Science fiction source book (56 resultados)
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de AmericaWonder Book
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Condición: Good. Good condition. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains. Bundled media such as CDs, DVDs, floppy disks or access codes may not be included.
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
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Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino UnidoAwesomeBooks
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Science Fiction Film Source Book, The This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thu…s far. Money back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping. .
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Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino UnidoWeBuyBooks
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paperback. Condición: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Librería: WeBuyBooks, Rossendale, LANCS, Reino UnidoWeBuyBooks
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paperback. Condición: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Longman, London, 1985
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Librería: Jeff Stark, Barstow, CA, Estados Unidos de AmericaJeff Stark
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Añadir al carritoCloth Hardback - Bright. Condición: Fine-Bright. Estado de la sobrecubierta: VG+ Dj. 1st Edition. 312 pages. A comprehensive guid3 and critique of SciFi films. "Cast and production details on more than 1350 SF movies .etc." Some illustrations. Includes several overview essays. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
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Librería: Better World Books Ltd, Dunfermline, Reino UnidoBetter World Books Ltd
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Condición: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.
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Librería: AwesomeBooks, Wallingford, Reino UnidoAwesomeBooks
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Science Fiction Source Book This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Mon…ey back guarantee if you are not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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Librería: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaThriftBooks-Atlanta
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.
Reader's Guide to Science Fiction; - Comprehensive and Fascinating Source Book
Searles, Baird with Martin Last, Beth Meacham, and Michael Franklin
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Librería: Ye Old Bookworm, Odessa, TX, Estados Unidos de AmericaYe Old Bookworm
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Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good No Dust Jacket as issued. Estado de la sobrecubierta: No Dust Jacket As Issued. Stated First Printing thus. 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 266 pages; Mass market paperback rubbed at edges, spine ends and corner tips. Book solid and tight. Text block clean pages tight but yellowed. Bagged for protection….
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: William Morrow & Co, 1984
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Librería: Wonder Book, Frederick, MD, Estados Unidos de AmericaWonder Book
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Condición: Very Good. Very Good condition. Good dust jacket. Volume 2. A copy that may have a few cosmetic defects. May also contain light spine creasing or a few markings such as an owner's name, short gifter's inscription or light stamp. NOT AVAILABLE FOR SHIPMENT OUTSIDE OF THE UNITED STATES.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: William Morrow & Co, 1984
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Librería: Visible Voice Books, Cleveland, OH, Estados Unidos de AmericaVisible Voice Books
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EUR 11,95
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hardcover. Condición: Acceptable. William Morrow & Co January 1984 ex-library copy.
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Librería: Bookworm Books, Tifton, GA, Estados Unidos de AmericaBookworm Books
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Cloth. Condición: Very Good. Intact Dustjacket. First Edition. 320pp, Includes an alphabetically-arranged Consumer's Guide to the work of 880 science fiction authors, in which more than 2500 novels and short stories are examined. Also includes magazines and works of SF criticism. Illustrated with b&w photos of authors. Very Good… Size: 8vo - over 7?" - 9?" tall. Book.
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Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino UnidoBahamut Media
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EUR 8,45
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. This book is in very good condition and will be shipped within 24 hours of ordering. The cover may have some limited signs of wear but the pages are clean, intact and the spine remains undamaged. This book has clearly been well maintained and looked after thus far. Money back guarantee if you are… not satisfied. See all our books here, order more than 1 book and get discounted shipping.
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Librería: Bahamut Media, Reading, Reino UnidoBahamut Media
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Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Shipped within 24 hours from our UK warehouse. Clean, undamaged book with no damage to pages and minimal wear to the cover. Spine still tight, in very good condition. Remember if you are not happy, you are covered by our 100% money back guarantee.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Van Nostrand Reinhold Inc.,U.S., New York, NY, 1984
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Librería: Autumn Leaves Books, Crown Point, IN, Estados Unidos de AmericaAutumn Leaves Books
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First Edition, 1984 and contains "1" in the number line on copy right page. Fine pictorial dust jacket; DJ is NOT price clipped. Price sticker on front of DJ. Interior pages have NO writing, tears or folds; Black paper covered boards are clean. Bindi…ng is tight - like new.This is NOT a remainder or Ex-Lib. Note: We use "Fine" book condition judiciously; the book exhibits no flaws. Also book was either NOT previously owned; not read or not handled much, so binding is tight, pages clean without tears or writing. We clearly note any flaws as exceptions to fine condition when describing a book and dust jacket.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: William Morrow & Co, New York, 1984
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Librería: Voyageur Book Shop, Milwaukee, WI, Estados Unidos de AmericaVoyageur Book Shop
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Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Dust Jacket. First Edition. 400pp. First Printing. Black cloth, silver stamp on spine. Shelf wear. Clean Text. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. M7.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: William Morrow & Co, 1984
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Librería: Powell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA, Chicago, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaPowell's Bookstores Chicago, ABAA
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Hardcover. Condición: Used-Very Good. 1st. Cloth, dj. Minor shelf-wear. Some scuffing. Dust jacket frayed at head of spine. Else clean copy.
Idioma: Inglés
Editorial: Van Nostrand Reinhold, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1984
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Librería: Granada Bookstore, IOBA, Woodlawn, IL, Estados Unidos de AmericaGranada Bookstore, IOBA
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st Edition. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Bumping To The Upper Corners And Light Tanning Of The Page Edges, Else Fine. The Jacket Has Light Wear.
Editorial: Harlow, Essex, England: Longman, 1985, 1985
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Librería: Katsumi-san Co., Cambridge, MA, Estados Unidos de AmericaKatsumi-san Co.
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Very Good. 1st Edition. Trade Paperback. First Ed. Small nick on back cover; light, minor corner crease on bottom of back cover; extremities have a little wear; otherwise VG.
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Librería: Southampton Books, Sag Harbor, NY, Estados Unidos de AmericaSouthampton Books
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Hardcover. Condición: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Not price-clipped. Published by Van Nostrand, 1984. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Dust jacket is like new.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All bo…oks packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.
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Librería: Saucony Book Shop, Kutztown, PA, Estados Unidos de AmericaSaucony Book Shop
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. 1st Edition. Black cloth-effect boards, lettered in silver foil. Slight tanning to text block edges and endpapers, essenetially as issued, dust jacket now in mylar. 320 pp. 1st ptg. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
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hardcover. Condición: Good. Our good condition books are generally good for reading but not for gifting or collecting. They could have imperfections such as creasing, fanning, inscriptions, margin notes, yellowing, staining on edge or cover or pages, bumps, scuffs, etc etc (sometimes multiple of these). It's a wide category that… encompasses anything that isn't almost-new down to anything that is slightly better than poor. We would NOT recommend gifting Good books - these should be considered reading copies. Our books are dispatched from a Yorkshire former cotton mill. We list via barcode/ISBN so please note that the images are stock images and may not be the exact copy you receive, furthermore the details about edition and year might not be accurate as many publishers reuse the same ISBN for multiple editions and as we simply scan a barcode or enter an ISBN we do not check the validity of the edition data when listing. If you're looking for an exact edition please don't order (at least not without checking with us first, although we don't always have time to check). We aim to dispatch prompty, the service used will depend on order value and book size. We can ship to most countries, see our shipping policies. Payment is via Abe only.
Editorial: van nostrand rinehold, 1984, first edition ,,, 1984
Librería: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS, webster, NY, Estados Unidos de AmericaGRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS
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Librería: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, Estados Unidos de AmericaHeartwood Books and Art
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Hardcover. Condición: Fine. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Fine. First Edition. The Science Fiction Source Book by David Wingrove Firm square copy. Bright dust jacket. Not price-clipped. A reference book, packed with information about writers, novels, short stories, magazines and works of criticism. Brian W. Aldiss(Foreword) (ilust…rador). BOOK.
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Condición: Near Fine. dj. First Edition. Harlow: Longman:, 1985. First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket, 320 pp. Cover artwork by: Nigel McIntrye Jacket lightly rubbed . First edition, Hardcover, Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. Nigel McIntrye (ilustrador).
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Librería: WorldofBooks, Goring-By-Sea, WS, Reino UnidoWorldofBooks
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Hardback. Condición: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.
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Librería: PsychoBabel & Skoob Books, Didcot, Reino UnidoPsychoBabel & Skoob Books
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Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. Hard cover, with clipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. General shelf and handling to cover; light rubbing, minor creasing and tanning to edges and small bumps to rear cover. Boards are very clean, content within unmarked. CN. Used.
A READER'S GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION - A Comprehensive and Fascinating Source-Book for Every Reader of Science Fiction
Searles, Baird (with Martin Last; Beth Meacham; and Michael Franklin) (foreword by Samuel R. Delany) (Edgar Rice Burroughs; Philip K. Dick; Thomas M. Disch; Robert A. Heinlein; Frank Herbert; William Hope Hodgson; C. S. Lewis; H. P. Lovecraft; A. Merritt)
Editorial: Avon Books, New York, 1979
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Librería: WF Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, CanadaWF Sandercombe
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Añadir al carritoSoft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. (xv) 266 pp. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; previous owner's name inside. Cover art by Stanislaw Fernandes. Discusses the work of: Edgar Rice B urroughs; Philip K. Dick; Thomas M. Disch; Robert A. Heinlein; Frank Herbert; William Hope Hodgson; C. S. Lewis;…H. P. Lovecraft; A. Merritt; Walter M. Miller; Jack Vance; Jules Verne; Stanley G. Wein baum; H. G. Wells; Jack Williamson; S. Fowler Wright; John Wyndham; Roger Zelazny; Michael Moorcock; Larry Niven; H. Beam Piper; Frederik Pohl; C. M. Kornbluth; Joanna Russ; Mary Shelley; Cordwainer S mith; E. E. "Doc" Smith; Olaf Stapledon; Theodore Sturgeon; A. E. Van Vogt; Fritz Leiber; Henry Kuttner; C. L. Moore; Ursula K. Le Guin; Harlan Ellison; M. John Harrison; Gordon R. Dickson; Arthur C. Clarke; Hal Clement; Samuel R. Delany; Poul Anderson; Isaac Asimov; J. G. Ballard; Alfred Bester; James Blish; Ray Bradbury; John Brunner; and many many others. Stanislaw Fernandes; (ilustrador). Book.
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Librería: Crappy Old Books, Barry, Reino UnidoCrappy Old Books
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Hardback. Condición: Good. Small correction: Good is the condition; the publisher is Longman . David Wingrove is the editor rather than the sole author, as the book contains contributions from several prominent science-fiction writers and critics. Science fiction has imagined galactic empires, immortal humans, sentient planets a…nd machines capable of thinking independently. It has also produced thousands of books with nearly identical pictures of spaceships on their covers, leaving the ordinary reader to wonder which particular future is worth entering. The Science Fiction Source Book arrives with maps, recommendations and a large supply of opinions. Edited by David Wingrove, this ambitious reference volume combines a history of science fiction, an examination of its principal subgenres, essays by working writers and a vast guide to authors and books. It is part literary companion, part reading list and part emergency navigation system for anyone who has become lost somewhere between Isaac Asimov and Roger Zelazny. Brian Aldiss begins with a concise history of the genre, tracing its development from early speculative literature through scientific romance, pulp magazines, the Golden Age and the more experimental fiction of the post-war decades. The journey demonstrates that science fiction existed long before bookshops decided precisely which shelf should contain it. The historical section considers how writers responded to industrialisation, scientific discovery, world war, nuclear weapons, space travel and changing ideas about humanity?s future. Every technological advance supplied possibilities for utopia and disaster, although disaster generally produced the more attractive cover illustration. Brian Stableford surveys fifteen major science-fiction subgenres and thematic traditions. These include space opera, time travel, alternative history, utopian and dystopian fiction, alien encounters and speculative treatments of future societies. The categories are useful, though science-fiction novels frequently ignore them and wander into several departments without completing the appropriate forms. Space opera takes politics, warfare and personal rivalry into the galaxy, where everything becomes larger and can be settled with fleets. Time-travel fiction allows characters to alter history and then spend the remainder of the book attempting to repair it. Alternative history explores worlds in which one important event happened differently, often producing an alarming quantity of military tailoring. Utopian fiction imagines a perfect society; dystopian fiction explains what happened once the organising committee took control. Stories about robots ask whether machines can become human, while stories about humans occasionally suggest that this would not represent an obvious promotion. At the centre of the volume is an enormous consumer guide covering approximately 880 novelists and more than 2,000 individual works. Entries describe authors and books, identify major titles and offer assessments intended to help readers choose among several lifetimes? worth of speculative fiction. Books are rated for readability, characterisation, idea content and literary merit. This permits the critic to distinguish between a novel containing splendid ideas and no believable people, a beautifully written book in which nothing occurs, and the rare masterpiece that achieves both thought and entertainment without accidentally becoming 900 pages long. The ratings are informative, convenient and guaranteed to provoke disagreement. Every reader will eventually discover a cherished novel receiving fewer stars than deserved, while an inexplicably celebrated work has been rewarded for qualities visible only to the editorial committee. Reference books thereby encourage active critical engagement, sometimes expressed through muttering. The guide ranges across celebrated authors, prolific professionals and figures who have slipped from general memory. It provides an intriguing snapshot of the genre as it appeared in 1984: which reputations seemed secure, which newer writers appeared important and which books had already been quietly assigned to the cupboard of abandoned futures. A further section allows leading writers to discuss their own working methods. Contributors include Ray Bradbury, Ursula K. Le Guin, Robert Silverberg, John Sladek, Lisa Tuttle, Gene Wolfe and Roger Zelazny, among others. They reveal how imaginary worlds are constructed through observation, planning, intuition, rewriting and the persistent requirement to remain at the desk. These accounts are especially valuable because the finished novel conceals the ordinary labour behind it. Readers encounter strange planets and transformed civilisations; writers encounter drafts, deadlines and paragraphs that seemed perfectly adequate yesterday. Even the future must pass through revision. Wingrove and Malcolm Edwards also examine publishing and criticism, the two processes through which manuscripts are transformed first into books and then into subjects of disagreement. Editors, magazines, specialist publishers and reviewers shaped the history of science fiction almost as decisively as the writers themselves. A revolutionary idea still requires somebody to print it and persuade a distributor that readers exist. Kingsley Amis provides an afterword containing his own distinctly sceptical assessment of the field. Having once championed science fiction as serious literature, he remained unimpressed by much of its subsequent development. Every movement eventually acquires an elder statesman announcing that the revolution became disappointing after everyone else joined. Published in 1984, the book appeared just as cyberpunk and personal computing were beginning to alter the imaginative landscape. William Gibson?s Neuromancer was published that year, while the internet remained largely outside ordinary public experience. The source book therefore captures science fiction at the exact moment anothe.
