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Von Händler/Antiquariat, elgin_books.
The Pyrotechnics of Lester del Rey SF's most protean personality--writer, editor, critic, publisher--sets off an incomparable fireworks display in these tales of robots and humans, animals and aliens, ghosts and gods, science and the supernatural . . . HELEN O'LOY If you want an ideal mate, build her! HEREAFTER, INC. This is Heaven? The hell it is! LITTLE JIMMY The invisible kid was a ghost for sure. But whose? INSTINCT The robots labored to re-create the extinct human species-- but there was one element they somehow left out. FOR I AM A JEALOUS PEOPLE "In God We Trust" is a great motto--until you find you can't. And much more! From the Trade Paperback edition., Mass Market Paperback, Ausgabe: 1st Ballantine Books ed, Label: Del Rey, Del Rey, Produktgruppe: Book, Publiziert: 1978-08-12, Freigegeben: 1978-08-12, Studio: Del Rey, Verkaufsrang: 1300850.

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anthologies,literature and fiction,science fiction,science fiction and fantasy,short stories, The Best of Lester Del Rey, Terry Brooks recalls Lester del Rey as being "not physically imposing, barely over 5 feet, rather hollow-cheeked and frail-looking." But "when Lester looked at you, he peered through his thick glasses in the same way a botanist might study an interesting specimen." A legendary editor whose exploits included scooping up untried unknowns like Stephen R. Donaldson, David Eddings, and Brooks himself (not to mention the coup of snagging the rights to Star Wars), the eccentric del Rey is one of SF's elite old guard, widely respected for years as a publisher and critic. But, as Brooks points out in this book's introduction, del Rey also slugged it out in the trenches, writing for John W. Campbell and others in the glory days of Unknown, Astounding Science Fiction, et al. ("In those days of long ago, any sale to John W. Campbell was something of a triumph," del Rey recalls.) This collection pulls together del Rey's best short works from the '30s, '40s, and '50s, including many of his personal favorites and more than a couple that sprouted from ideas passed on by Campbell himself. Some of the 16 stories here show their age in places, but all reflect del Rey's inventive, often opinionated, top-shelf mind. Whether it's a classic tale of boy-builds-robot, boy-falls-in-love-with-robot, or a Rip Van Winkle-style riff on an elven tinker who's frustrated by modern alloys, del Rey always stuck to the big ideas that brought him--and us--to sci-fi in t.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Vagabond Books.
Ballantine Books / Del Rey. 1978. 1st Printing. Paperback. 0345273362 . Fair reading copy only, creasing, dulled covers, edge wear, page corner crimps. Sound binding, clean pages. Sold AS IS, do not purchase if condition is important to you. ; Mass Market PB; 366 pages .

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Hippo Books, OH, Toledo, [RE:4].
Good copy for reading, may have heavy page wear with writing textual notes highlighting or be an heavily used ex library copy with library markings, stickers or stamps. Dust jacket or accessories may not be included. Mass Market Paperback, Ballantine Books ed.

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Von Händler/Antiquariat, Samwise Books.
Ballantine Books, NY, 1978. Paperback. Book Condition: Good. Moderate reading wear. Very clean interior..