WRITING AND SELLING SCIENCE FICTION
by Grant, Charles L. (introduction) (Thomas F. Monteleone; Kate Wilhelm; Gene Snyder; James Gunn; Poul Anderson; Jerry Pournelle; Gardner Dozois; Tom Purdom; George R. R. Martin; Andrew J. Offutt)
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0911654356
- ISBN 13
- 9780911654356
- Seller
-
Burlington, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
Cincinnati, Ohio: Writer's Digest, 1976. Book. Illus. by Dale Diesel;. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8vo. 191 pp. Black boards lettered in gilt on the front cover and spine. Light wear at the corners of the dustjacket with a few small nicks around the edges; price clipped; no interior markings. The Contents are: Introduction: Getting Your Feet Wet by Charles L. Grant; Science Fiction Markets: Where and to Whom? by Thomas F. Monteleone; On Characters by Kate Wilhelm; Dialogue by Gene Snyder; Where Do You Get Those Crazy Ideas? by James Gunn; Nomenclature in Science Fiction by Poul Anderson; Building Future Worlds by Jerry Pournelle; Living the Future by Gardner Dozois; Who's Going to Run Things in Twenty Three Hundred? And How Are They Going to Do It? by Tom Purdom; First, Sew on a Tentacle by George R. R. Martin; and Money Is Valuable: Save It by Andrew J. Offutt.
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- Bookseller
- W. Fraser Sandercombe
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 221059
- Title
- WRITING AND SELLING SCIENCE FICTION
- Author
- Grant, Charles L. (introduction) (Thomas F. Monteleone; Kate Wilhelm; Gene Snyder; James Gunn; Poul Anderson; Jerry Pournelle; Gardner Dozois; Tom Purdom; George R. R. Martin; Andrew J. Offutt)
- Illustrator
- Dale Diesel;
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0911654356
- ISBN 13
- 9780911654356
- Publisher
- Writer's Digest
- Place of Publication
- Cincinnati, Ohio
- Date Published
- 1976
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- authorship; speculative fiction; fantasy; new wave; future; space opera; aliens; invasion; sf; rocket; robot; thriller; exploration; first contact; parallel universe; time travel;
- Bookseller catalogs
- Writing and Language;
Terms of Sale
W. Fraser Sandercombe
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About the Seller
W. Fraser Sandercombe
Biblio member since 2004
Burlington, Ontario
About W. Fraser Sandercombe
We are primarily an Internet-only bookstore, selling on-line for over twenty-three years; our shop can, however, be visited by appointment through an e-mail. We specialize in First Editions and collectible books (and usually have around 500 signed editions in stock at any given moment) ranging through most of the genres: Fantasy; Horror; Science Fiction; Mysteries; and a good selection of Literature; Historical Adventure; History; Outdoors; True Crime; and Assorted Non-fiction. We stock roughly 9000 books and add to our catalogues regularly.
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