HOWARD WHO
by Waldrop, Howard
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Fine in a fine dust jacket with the usual fade to spine panel from greenish blue to blue. Unread. (29279)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Garden City: Doubleday, 1986. First edition. Fine in a fine dust jacket with the usual fade to spine panel from greenish blue to blue. Unread. (29279). Octavo, boards. Waldrop's first collection of short fiction, twelve stories including "The Ugly Chickens," winner of the 1980 Nebula award for best novelette, with introductions to each story by Waldrop and a general introduction by George R. R. Martin. "A fine and lively gathering of twelve SF and fantasy stories." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction (second edition), p. 177. Waldrop was one of the best short story writers of the 1980s. See Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-579.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 29279
- Title
- HOWARD WHO
- Author
- Waldrop, Howard
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine in a fine dust jacket with the usual fade to spine panel from greenish blue to blue. Unread. (29279)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City
- Date Published
- 1986
- Keywords
- SF . Fantasy . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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