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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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Or All the Seas with Oysters: Available Copies
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COLLECTED FANTASIES: Sacheverell; Help I Am Dr Morris Goldpepper; The Dragon Skin Drum; The Lord of Central Park; Or All the Seas with Oysters; What More is There to See; Manatee Girl Won't You Come Out Tonight; Sources of the Nile; The Certificate by Avram. Davidson
Seller: John McCormick (Mississauga, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.00
Shipping: $6.99
TOTAL Cost: $15.99
----------2 paperbacks. Paperback original first edition science fiction collections by Davidson. Oysters, from Berkley, his first collection, has reading and corner creases, a small split to the spine bottom, and is VG. Strange, from Ace, his second collection, has a reading crease, edgewear, and is VG+ to near fine.
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Or All the Seas with Oysters by Avram Davidson
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Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corp, New York, NY (1962)
Seller: Lazy S Books (Austin, TX, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $9.00
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TOTAL Cost: $16.00
A PBO (Berkley Original stated on the front cover - Berkley Medallion F-639) of a collection of sci-fi stories from the mid 1950s through the early 1960s. "Mad and unpredictable tales of past, present and future by a truly "different" science-fiction writer." Light edge wear to the covers. Very small loss at the top of the spine. A very good copy.
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Or All the Seas With Oysters by Avram Davidson
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Publisher: Pocket Books (1976)
Seller: DreamHaven Books (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $15.00
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TOTAL Cost: $21.00
First thus. Collection of short stories. VG+ White parts of cover discoloring slightly from age; minor edge wear. Interior clean with light tanning only.
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Or All the Seas with Oysters [Berkely F639] by Avram Davidson
Paperback
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Publisher: Berkley, New York (1965)
Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA (Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $20.00
Shipping: $5.50
TOTAL Cost: $25.50
Small 8vo. Berkley F-639. Very Near Fine with discreet name stamp on inside front cover and some age-toning. Tight, clean and square.
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OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS by Davidson, Avram
Paperback
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Publisher: A Berkley Medallion Book published by Berkley Publishing Corporation, [New York] (1962)
Seller: Currey, L.W. Inc. ABAA/ILAB (Elizabethtown, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $7.00
TOTAL Cost: $32.00
Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Berkley Medallion F639. Collects sixteen stories. Davidson's first book. Includes "My Boy Friend's Name in Jello," his first published F/SF story. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-55. Crease to front cover, a bright, nearly fine copy. (#158166)
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Or All the Seas with Oysters by Davidson, Avram
Hardcover
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Publisher: White Lion, London (1976)
Seller: James Cummins Bookseller, ABAA (New York, NY, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Near Fine
Book Price: $225.00
Shipping: $12.00
TOTAL Cost: $237.00
First British (and first hardcover) edition. 8vo. Uncommon first hardcover edition of Davidon's first collection, including the Hugo-award winning title story, "Or All the Seas with Oysters ", "My Boy Friend's Name Is Jello", "Now Let Us Sleep", and many more. Currey, p. 130 Black boards. Near fine in very good dust jacket (some toning to spine panel and edges) First British (and first hardcover) edition.
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