williamson jack niven larry ellison (7 résultats)

Hard Cover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Book Club (BCE/BOMC). Book club edition. Minimal wear to corners. 1985 Hard Cover. 532 pp. "Medea: Harlan's World is a collection of science fiction short stories by different authors, all taking place on the same fictional planet. It was an experiment in collaborative science-fictional world-building, featuring contributions by Hal Clement, Frank Herbert, and others. It was based on a 1975 UCLA seminar called "10 Tuesdays Down a Rabbit Hole", held by Ellison and other science fiction authors." Includes introduction by Ellison, a section on the scientific, mathematic, and technological underpinnings of this form of storytelling, sections on the seminar inspiring the book and questions asked by the audience, correspondence between the authors while planning their contributions, and eleven stories.

Soft cover. Etat : Very Good. Barry Windsor Smith; Tim Conrad; Jack Kirby; Rodney Dale Stevens; Michael Hague; Rick Bryant; Danny Whitehead; Bruce Jones; Thomas Canty; Dennis Anderson; Alan Lee; (illustrateur). 1st Edition. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Musings by Robert E. Howard; The Last Enchantment by Michael Moorcock; Comic, Along the Scenic Route by Harlan Ellison and Al Williamson; Jim Crocker, Prince of Atlantis by Peter Jackson; The Night of Mozatlan by Peter Jackson and Michael Sollars; A Visit with Frank Herbert by Paul Williams; The Halls of the Frost Giants by Alexander Heart; East of the Sun by David James; Interview with Barry Windsor-Smith; The Awakening by John James Praetorius; The Maiden and the Dragon by Bruce Jones; Dark Horse Shadow, and Thundershoon by Roger Zelazny; and Transfer of Power by Larry Niven. Cover art by Barry Windsor Smith; interiors by: Barry Windsor Smith; Tim Conrad; Jack Kirby; Rodney Dale Stevens; Michael Hague; Rick Bryant; Danny Whitehead; Bruce Jones; Thomas Canty; Dennis Anderson; and Alan Lee. Size: 4to. Book.

Hardcover. Etat : Near Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Very Good. Near Fine hardcover in a Very Good dust jacket. Book Club Edition. Former owner's bookplate to the front paste-down, otherwise the book is clean and bright. Minor shelf wear to the dust jacket, though no tears or dust jackets. Overall an attractive copy. 532 pp.

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Diane Duane (Maps); Kelly Freas (illustrateur). 1st Edition. First printing of the stated first edition, in first issue/first state dust jacket. Signed by Harlan Ellison and Kelly Freas (illustrator) directly on the title-page, additionally signed by the following contributors on the title-page of their title piece: Larry Niven, Frederik Pohl, Jack Williamson, Poul Anderson, & Robert Silverberg. Faint rubbing to board edge, else book in fine condition; dust jacket in fine condition. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Fine. Etat de la jaquette : Fine. Kelly Freas, Diane Duane (illustrateur). Book Club Edition. Fine, both book and jacket. Signed by Harlan Ellison and Larry Niven on the title page. Toronto: Bantam Books, 1985. 'Medea: Harlan's World, conceived, orchestrated and in part written by him, first inspired in a seminar he taught; others who contributed to the creation of this planet made "from cosmic dust, from the chained lightning of their imaginations, and populate it, and write stories that take place on its mythic, pragmatic surface" include Jack Williamson, Thomas M. Disch, Larry Niven, Frank Herbert, Frederik Pohl, Kate Wilhelm, Hal Clement, Theodore Sturgeon, Poul Anderson, and Robert Silverberg, as well as Ellison himself; the art herein is by Kelly Freas (including his rather magnificent color foldout), and the cartography of Medea is by Diane Duane. Octavo, illustrated wrap-around jacket by Freas, maroon and black boards with blue spine imprinting, 532 pp. Fine, virtually perfect, books and jacket. A large, hefty Book Club Edition example of Ellison's memorable symphony of creation. Note: this Bantam book club edition - oddly apparently much scarcer than the the Phantasia Press first edition - expresses no ISBN number, though it cannot have the same one as Phantasia's. Ships in a sturdy new box, of course. Truly unusual, For a genre collector. 11. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Etat : Very Good. Etat de la jaquette : Near Fine. Frank Kelly Freas, dj art. (illustrateur). 1st Edition 1st Printing. This book is #190/475 copies of the Limited Slipcased First Edition. The book has light foxing and soiling to the edges of the page block.The slipcase is in Very Good condition and slightly soiled. The dust jacket is unclipped ($50.00). Signed by all the contributors (except Diane Duane the Cartographer) on the limitation page.

Soft cover. Etat : Near Fine. No Jacket. First Ed. Set of all 5 issues of Amazing Science Fiction digest magazine for 1982. Near fine condition. Includes January through November issues. Vol. 28, No. 4 through Vol. 28, No. 8. Book.