introduction james morrow (9 Ergebnisse)

First paperback printing (per publisher's statement and number line upon copyright page; originally published 1994). xxx, 356 pages. Paperback: H 22.75cm x L 15.25cm. Paper covers lightly soiled; short purple ink streak at front cover's upper right. Slender soiling to text block's top edge with several leaves affected at their top margins; minor wrinkling to half-title leaf; interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding retains some crispness. ISBN 1557285624.

Zustand: FINE. First printing. A collection of four powerful novellas, one of only 4000 copies, by this award winning author. The title story is original to this volume, the others - "Apartheid, Superstrings, and Mordecai Thubana" which examines South Africa's brutal institutionalized racism; "Cri de Coeur" about three Earthly starships which travel to star system, with disastrous results and "Death and Designation among the Asadi" where an anthropologist comes to the planet BoskVeld to study an inexplicable alien race - were all finalists for various awards. SIGNED by James Morrow on the final page of his introduction. xv, 263 pp plus colophon and 3 pp of publisher's ads. Wraparound dust jacket art by Ron Walotsky. Fine in fine dust jacket.

Leather Bound. Zustand: Very Good. Collector's edition bound in brown leather with gilt stamped covers, all edge gilt, four backbone hubs, satin marker and decorative endpapers. A trace of wear to gilt along top edge of text block but essentially like new. Masterpieces of Science Fiction collectors notes and unused bookplate laid in. 319pp.

Full-Leather. Zustand: Near Fine. Zustand des Schutzumschlags: No Jacket as issued. Jill Bauman - color frontispiece (illustrator). Collector's Edition. xiii + 284 pp, Certificate of Authenticity signed by Publisher and Author; Introduction, 12 titled stories, afterword. 6" x 9.25" dark brown leather, gilt exterior design, gilt text block. Silk e.p.'s. Pamela Sargent (born March 20, 1946) is an American feminist, science fiction author, and editor. She has an MA in classical philosophy and has won a Nebula Award. Size: Large Octavo. Signed by Author(s). Book.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Illustrated by Pat Morrissey (illustrator). Collector's edition. Still stiff to open bound in full caramel leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in. ; 359 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Illustrated by Byron Taylor (illustrator). Collector's edition. Still stiff to open bound in full caramel leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in. ; The Masterpieces of Science Fiction; 319 pages.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. Illustrated by Byron Taylor (illustrator). Collector's edition. Still stiff to open bound in full brown leather with gilt decoration, silk-moire endpapers, all edges gilt, and a ribbon marker still folded as it came from the publisher. About new but for nameplate to front pastedown. Collector's notes laid-in. ; The Masterpieces of Science Fiction; 506 pages.

Library Binding. Zustand: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title!

Hardcover. Stated First Edition, First Printing. 6.25 x 9.25in. xxix. 356pp. Publisher's cloth boards. NEAR FINE in Near Fine dust jacket. The book itself shows a former owner name neatly at the half-title page, otherwise remains Fine/As New. The dust jacket shows only slight shelf rubbing along the edges, otherwise remains Fine/As New. As pictured.