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Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, spine creasing and wear, nicks along edges, faint creasing at top edge. This a large book and may require additional postage.This book is a detailed description of the monuments of the Acropolis in Athens Greece.

Arcade, New York, 1993. 5th trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear, price sticker on rear cover.Acclaimed by Norman Mailer more than twenty years ago as "possibly the only American writer of genius," William S. Burroughs has produced a body of work unique in our time. In these scintillating essays, he writes wittily and wisely about himself, his interests, his influences, his friends and foes. He offers candid and not always flattering assessments of such diverse writers as Ernest Hemingway, F. Scott Fitzgerald, Joseph Conrad, Graham Greene, Jack Kerouac, Allen Ginsberg, Samuel Beckett, and Marcel Proust. He ruminates on science and the often dubious paths into which it seems intent on leading us, whether into outer or inner space. He reviews his reviewers, explains his famous "cut-up" method, and discusses the role coincidence has played in his life and work. As a satirist and parodist, William Burroughs has no peer, as these varied works, written over three decades,… Read More

Sun Dial Press, New York. No edition stated. Condition: Good in fair dust jacket, green cloth with black raised lettering and illustration of prone figure in a field, reading. Book has light edge wear and corner bumps, slight fading. Dust jacket has multiple tears and wear.David Grayson, pseudonym of Ray Stannard Baker, American author, who began as a Chicago newspaper reporter, then joined the staff of McClure's Magazine for which he wrote some famous muckraking articles. A book of quiet country sketches.

Condition: Very good plus, very light edge wear and corner bumps, price sticker on front cover, 2 interior pages have slight tears at bottom edge.The Cypress IssueIncludes profiles of Kyriakos Charalambides, Panos Ioannides, Costas Montis; essays by Theoclis Kouyialis, Andriana Lozides; fiction by Chistakis Georgiou, Andriana Ierodiaconou, Niki Marangou; Poetry by Kypros Chrysanthis, Sophocles Lazarou, Popi Soteriou, Lefkios Zafiriou; photography by Andy Sotiriou; and more.

Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear and corner bumps, price sticker on front cover.Travelling WritersIncludes an interview with Vassilis Vassilakos; essays by David French, Robin Magowan; fiction by David Mason, Joseph Matthews, Thomas Parker, Ersi Sotiropolous; Poetry by Antonis Fostieris, Theresa Pappas; and more.

Condition: Very good plus, very light edge wear and corner bumps, price sticker on front cover, faint sun shadow near spine.Gypsy FolktalesIncludes an interview with Yannis Tsarouchis; essays by Jacques Bouchard, Frank J, Frost, Savas Patsalidis; fiction by John Bradley, Dimitris Nollas, Lawrence P. Spingarn; Poetry by Andreas Anghelakis, Raymond Carver, Lawrence Ferlinghetti, Theodora Stylianidouu; photo essay y Diane Tong; and more.

Condition: Very good plus, very light edge wear and corner bumps, price sticker on front cover, faint sun shadow near spine.Remembering Cafe NeonIncludes an interview with Olga Broumas; essays by Robin Magowan, Frank J, Frost, Fred A. Reed; fiction by Antonis Sourounis; Poetry by Olga Broumas, Kiki Dhimoula, Nikos Engonopoulos, Nicholas Samaras; photography by Hillary Liss; and more.

Black Sparrow Press, Santa Rosa CA, 1995. 2nd trade paperback printing. Condition: Near fine, very light edge and corner wear.A critical review of the work of Charles Bukowski.

Paraclete Press, MA, 2000. First trade paperback edition. Condition: very light edge and corner wear.Howard Mumma, a Methodist minister who served as a guest preacher at the American Church in Paris in the 1950s, reveals his uncommon friendship the renowned existentialist and Nobel Prize winner, Albert Camus. In a series of spirited and probing dialogues over the course of several years, as the two thinkers discussed the belief systems which had shaped their lives, Mumma attempted to guide Camus into an understanding of Christian theology. "Almost 50 years have passed since these conversations", says Mumma, "and they haunt me to this day".

University of Illinois Press, Urbana, 1988. First edition. Condition: Very good plus, light edge wear and soiling but no interior markings or highlighting.From the publisher: All Day, Every Day depicts the multi-racial culture and everyday drams of women working in the heart of the British hosiery industry and makes a major contribution to our understanding of women's history and feminist theory.

Paragon, New York, 1987. First trade paperback edition. Condition: Near fine, very light edge wear, price sticker on rear cover.This text consists of two notebooks that the Nobel laureate kept during a short trip to the U.S. in 1946 and during a longer stay in Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina and Chile in 1949 during periods of stress and hectic public appearances, when he was tired, nervous, ill and vulnerable. If these journals were not by Camus, they might be regarded as "meaningless bits and pieces" (his own description) that do not merit publication. But as many of these fragments later turned up in his published writings, their major interest stems from the fact that they show how Camus passed from rough notes to a finished work. Translated by Hugh Levick.

Conde Nast, New York, 1967. First edition. Condition: Very Good, light edge and corner wear, light scuffing near top left corner and spine, light soiling and creasing on white area of rear cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age.Includes Coup by Guy McCord; The Case of the Perjured Planet by Martin Loran; Prostho Plus by Piers Anthony; The Cure-All Merchant by Jack Wodhams; Mission: Red Plague by Joe Poyer.Science Fact: Applied Science Fiction by Will F. Jenkins [Murray Leinster]. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Impossible Problem by John W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas.

Dell Magazines, New York, 1995. First edition. Condition: Very good, light edge wear and corner creases, slight spine creases and nicks, rear cover has light creasing.Includes stories and articles by Lois McMaster Bujold (Cetaganda), Robert R. Chase, James Gunn, Bud Sparhawk, Joseph P. Martino, Michael A. Burstein, John G. Cramer, and Stanley Schmidt. Book reviews by Tom Easton. Art by Mark Harrison, Mike Aspengren, Kelly Freas, Dell Harris, and Janet Aulisio Danheiser.

Conde Nast, New York, 1967. First edition. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, spine has creasing and tear towards bottom, light scuffing and creasing on covers, light soiling on rear cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes Starfog (Prometheus Hall of Fame Award nominee) by Poul Anderson; The Featherbedders by Frank Herbert; Babel II by Christopher Anvil; Cows Can't Eat Grass by Walt and Leigh Richmond; Depression or Bust by Mack Reynolds.Science Fact: The Misers by William T. Powers; The Red and Blue Giant by John W. Campbell. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by John Schoenherr, Rudi Palais, and Leo Summers.

Conde Nast, New York, 1971. First edition. Condition: Good plus, edge and corner wear, creasing at corners, spine has light creasing, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight yellowing of interior pages. A well read magazine.Includes The Telzey Toy by James H. Schmitz; Sprog by Jack Wodhams; Homage by Tak Hallus (Stephen Robinett); The Enemy by M. R. Anver; The Tactics of Mistake [Childe Cycle] (part 4 of 4, nominated for Locus Award) by Gordon R. Dickson. Science Fact article: The Scientific Gap in Law Enforcement by James Vandiver; The Baby in the Bath Water (editorial) by Jack W.Campbell; Readers' Departments: The Analytical Laboratory, In Times to Come, The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller, and Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas, Vincent Di Fate, David Cook, and Leo Summers

Conde Nast, New York, 1966. First edition. Condition: Good minus, edge and corner wear and nicks, spine has creasing and tear towards bottom, light scuffing and creasing on covers, light soiling and wrinkling on rear cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes The Ancient Gods (part 1 of 2) by Poul Anderson; CWACC Strikes Again by Hank Dempsey; Early Warning by Robert S. Scott; Stranglehold by Christopher Anvil; Escape Velocity by Frank Herbert.Science Fact: Live Sensors by Carl A. Larson. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Observer Effect; The Analytical Laboratory; In Times to Come; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by John Schoenherr, Stan Robinson, Gray Morrow, and Kelly Freas.

Conde Nast, New York, 1977. First edition. Condition: Good, edge and corner wear, light corner and spine creasing, light nicks at spine ends, light soiling on white area of rear cover and slight rubbing at top of front cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age.Includes Beachhead by Dean McLaughlin; Of Future Fears (part 2) by Mack Reynolds; Mirror, Mirror off the Wall by Spider Robinson; The Trees by John Charles Baker; Malpractice by Orson Scott Card; Legal Rights for Germs? by Joe Patrouch.Science Fact: Home Computers Now! by Martin Buchanan. Reader's Departments: The Editor's Page: Remember Vanguard? by Ben Bova; The Analog Calendar of Upcoming Events; Clicheland; In Times to Come; Biolog: Dean McLaughlin by Jay Kay Klein; The Reference Library by Lester del Rey; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Doug Beekman, Vincent Di Fate, Jack Gaughan, and George Schelling.

Conde Nast, New York, 1968. First edition. Condition: Very Good plus, very light edge and corner wear, slight creasing at spine, back cover has large crease at bottom corner, light soiling at rear cover on white background. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. A well-read magazine.Includes Hawk Among the Sparrows (Hugo finalist, Nebula nominated, short novel) by Dean McLaughlin, Null Zone by Joe Poyer; To Sleep, Perchance to Dream by W. C. Francis; Winkin, Blinkin and ?R² by R. C. FitzPatrick; Satan's World (part 3 of 4, nominee for the Prometheus Hall of Fame Award) by Poul Anderson.Icarus and Einstein (science fact) by Robert S. Richardson; The Non-Gold Crisis (editorial) by Jack W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller; Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Kelly Freas.

Conde Nast, New York, 1961. First edition. Condition: Good minus, edge and corner wear, nicks and tears at spine and edges, light soiling on white area of cover. Slight yellowing of interior pages due to age. Spine crack and one loose page. A well read magazine.Includes The Weakling by Everett B. Cole; Freedom by Mack Reynolds; The Plague by Teddy Keller; The Outbreak of Peace by H. B. Fyfe; The Ghost Fleet by Christopher Anvil; Occasion for Disaster (part 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer].Science Fact: Progress Report: Super V-2 Program by G. Harry Stine. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page: On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings by John W. Campbell; In Times to Come; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrations by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen.

Conde Nast, New York, 1975. First edition. Condition: Very good minus, edge and corner wear, spine has light nicks, light soiling on white areas of covers, slight creases at top corner. A well-read magazine.Includes Crazy Oil by Brenda Pearce; The Sixth Face by Thomas Sullivan; To Be or Not to Be by Alecs Baird; Doing Lennon by Gregory Benford; Lifeboat (part 3 of 3) by Gordon R. Dickson & Harry Harrison. Science Fact: The Economics of the Robot Revolution by James S. Albus. Special Feature: Cover Artist; Rick Sternbach. Reader's Departments: Guest Editorial: Debate: National Health Insurance by F. Paul Wilson & Alan E. Nourse; The Analytical Laboratory; The Reference Library by Lester del Rey; Brass Tacks; In Times to Come. Illustrations by Rick Sternbach, Jack Gaughan, John Schoenherr and Kelly Freas.