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Great Science-Fiction & Fantasy Works
Science-fiction & fantasy literature: a critical list with discussions.
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The Star-Spangled Future: Available Copies
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THE STAR-SPANGLED FUTURE by Spinrad, Norman
Paperback
ISBN: 9780441784752
Publisher: Ace Books, New York (1979)
Seller: WF Sandercombe (Burlington, ON, Canada)
Used Book—Condition: Very Good
Book Price: $14.95
Shipping: $9.95
TOTAL Cost: $24.90
Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Vincent Di Fate. This story collection contains: Introduction: The Star-Spangled Future; Introduction: Science Fiction Time; Carcinoma Angels; All the Sounds of teh Rainbow; The Perils of Pauline; The Last Hurrah of the Golden Horde; Holy War on 34th Street; Blackout; Ndw Worlds Coming; The National Pastime; It's a Bird! It's A Plane!; The Entropic Gang Bang Caper; The Big Flash; No Direction Home; Those Who Survive; Sierra Maestra; A Thing of Beauty; and The Lost Continent.
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The Star-spangled Future by SPINRAD, NORMAN
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Publisher: ace 1979 (1979)
Seller: Hard to Find Books NZ (Internet) Ltd. (Dunedin, OTAGO, New Zealand)
Used Book—Condition: unspecified
Book Price: $5.42
Shipping: $20.71
TOTAL Cost: $26.13
Paperback (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.
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THE STAR SPANGLED FUTURE by Spinrad, Norman
Paperback
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Publisher: New York, N.Y.: Ace Books, A Division of Charter Communications, Inc., A Grosset & Dunlap Company, (1979). (1979)
Seller: BOOKFELLOWS Fine Books, ABAA (Sun City, AZ, U.S.A.)
Used Book—Condition: Fine
Book Price: $25.00
Shipping: $6.00
TOTAL Cost: $31.00
First edition, first printing; Paperback original. "First Ace Printing July 1979" statement, and first printing number code sequence 1 through 0 to the copyright page. A collection of four novelettes, ten short stories, and four essays on the future and writing science fiction, divided into three thematic sections: 'Science Fiction Time', 'New Worlds Coming', and 'Those Who Survive'. An exceptional unread collectible. Fine, firm, square, very tight and unread in white glossy stiff-card wraps with a touch of age-toning to the spine joints as usual, cover art by Vincent Di Fate, bright red and black titles to the spine; printed code 78475-5 and $2.25 price still intact to the front cover. Mass-market paperback; 401 pages plus three pages of ads to the rear.
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Seller: BooksByLisa (Highland Park, IL, U.S.A.) New Book
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