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  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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OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS (SF STORIES)
    by davidson, avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: berkley book, (1962)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $6.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $12.95

639, , very good -fine, , reading crease, (COLLECTION OF 16 STORIES), , paperback,

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OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS (SF STORIES)
    by davidson, avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: berkley book, (1962)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $7.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $13.95

639, , almost near fine, , (COLLECTION OF 16 STORIES), , paperback,

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Or All the Seas with Oysters
    by Davidson, Avram

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780671808068
    Publisher: Pocket Books (1976)


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta (AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $13.98
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $13.98

May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.25

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OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS (SF STORIES)
    by davidson, avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: berkley book, (1962)


    Seller: GRAHAM HOLROYD, BOOKS (webster, NY, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $8.00
    Shipping: $6.95
    TOTAL Cost: $14.95

639, , near fine, unread, (COLLECTION OF 16 STORIES), , paperback,

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Or All the Seas with Oysters
    by Davidson, Avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkley Medallion, New York (1962)


    Seller: Black Falcon Books (Wellesley, MA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $12.00
    Shipping: $3.75
    TOTAL Cost: $15.75

A Berkley Original (paperback original) story collection; Berkley Medallion book number F639; cover price 50 cents; page edges tinted red (here still fairly bright); cover art by Richard Powers. The book is square and unmarked; spine creased and edgeworn; age-toning to the pages; minor edgewear to the wraps; sleeve protected.

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Or All the Seas with Oysters
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    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
    Shipping: $7.00
    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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"AVRAM DAVIDSON" FIRST EDITION COLLECTIONS: Or All the Seas with Oysters / What Strange Stars and Skies
    by Davidson, Avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: New York: Berkley Books # F639 1st Edition 1962 / Ace Books # F-330 1st Edition 1965 (1965)


    Seller: John McCormick (Mississauga, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $11.00
    Shipping: $5.99
    TOTAL Cost: $16.99

----------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

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkley ()


    Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas (Dallas, TX, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $18.41
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $18.41

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.24

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Or All the Seas with Oysters
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780671808068
    Publisher: Pocket (1976)


    Seller: GF Books, Inc. (Hawthorne, CA, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $19.09
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $19.09

Book is in Used-VeryGood condition. Pages and cover are clean and intact. Used items may not include supplementary materials such as CDs or access codes. May show signs of minor shelf wear and contain very limited notes and highlighting. 0.31

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Or All the Seas with Oysters
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780671808068
    Publisher: Pocket (1976)


    Seller: Book Deals (Tucson, AZ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $19.10
    Shipping: Free!
    TOTAL Cost: $19.10

Very Good condition. Shows only minor signs of wear, and very minimal markings inside (if any). 0.31

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Or All The Seas With Oysters
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN: 9780671808068
    Publisher: Pocket Books (1976)


    Seller: Ab Astra Books (Ottawa, ON, Canada)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $7.17
    Shipping: $12.00
    TOTAL Cost: $19.17

The book is in very good condition. There may be some wear to the cover with no noticeable writing on the pages. Possible mild book foxing. Some spine lean.

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Or all the seas with oysters
    by DAVIDSON, Avram

    Hardcover
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkeley Publishing, NY (1962)


    Seller: Cotswold Internet Books (Cheltenham, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    Book Price: $4.07
    Shipping: $16.85
    TOTAL Cost: $20.92

A Berkeley Medallion book F639. Pages yellowed; slight crease in spine

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Or All the Seas With Oysters
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pocket Books (1976)


    Seller: DreamHaven Books (Minneapolis, MN, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $15.00
    Shipping: $6.00
    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.
    by Davidson, Avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkley Publishing (1962)


    Seller: Allyouneedisbooks Ltd (Westbury, WILTS, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $5.28
    Shipping: $19.38
    TOTAL Cost: $24.66

vg 1962 Berkley Publishing; 1st edition paperback book In stock shipped from our UK warehouse

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Or All the Seas with Oysters [Berkely F639]
    by Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkley, New York (1965)


    Seller: 32.1 Rare Books + Ephemera, IOBA, ESA (Princeton, NJ, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: unspecified
    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
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Pocket (1976)


    Seller: Rob & June Edwards (Salem, OR, U.S.A.)
    Used Book—Condition: Very Good
    Book Price: $24.99
    Shipping: $4.63
    TOTAL Cost: $29.62

First paperback ed. thus. Very good condition, moderate over all wear, spine slant, slight bend to book.

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OR ALL THE SEAS WITH OYSTERS
    by Davidson, Avram

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    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: $6.00
    TOTAL Cost: $31.00

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 Avram Davidson

    Paperback
    ISBN:
    Publisher: Berkley Publishing Corporation, New York (1962)


    Seller: Stirling Books (Stirling, United Kingdom)
    Used Book—Condition: Good
    Book Price: $8.69
    Shipping: $38.75
    TOTAL Cost: $47.44

Spine Creased With A Little Fraying At Ends. Boards And All Pages Tightly Bound And Clean, A Little Fraying To Corners.

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