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1971849M6London: Panther; Grafton Books; HarperCollins; Bantam; Orbit 1971-1999. Paperback. Very Good. 7" by 4.5". None. Six volumes from Asimov's most famous work The Foundation Series with an additional work developing the series by Greg Bear. Seven works in the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Isaac Asimov 1920-1992 was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke. His most famous work was the Foundation series the first three books of which won the Hugo Award for Best All-Time Series in 1966. In this collection are six books from this series as well as Greg Bear's Foundation and Chaos 1998 the second book of the Second Foundation trilogy which was written after Asimov's death by three authors and authorised by the Asimov estate. The works in this collection are listed below: Foundation 1971 reprint Foundation and Empire 1971 reprint Second Foundation 1971 reprint Foundation's Edge 1987 reprint Foundation and Earth 1994 reprint Forward the Foundation 1998 reprint Foundation and Chaos 1999 reprint There are a couple of pages of advertisements to the rear of five of the books. In the publisher's original pictorial paper wraps. Externally smart with light shelf wear to the first three volumes. Bumping to the rear of the paper wraps to Foundation's Edge. Last three volumes are very smart and bright. Internally firmly bound. Pages are clean but a little age toned. Tidemarks to the first few pages of Foundation's Edge and a stamp to the front free end paper. Very Good Panther; Grafton Books; HarperCollins; Bantam; Orbit paperback
196286984Boston and Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin Company and The Riverside Press 1962. Presumed First Edition First printing. Hardcover. Very good/Good. William Barss Decorations. The format is approximately 6.875 inches by 10.25 inches. 10 274 4 pages. Illustrations/decorations. Index of Names. Index of Places. Gift inscription NOT FROM AUTHOR on half-title page. DJ has substantial edge wear and some other wear soiling chips and small tears. "Brief essays in alphabetical order on the derivation of some two hundred fifty place names. All of the states and cities of the United States are covered as well as most of the major cities and countries of the world."--Library Journal. In this book of language Professor Asimov ranges over the whole world digging up the roots and histories of hundreds of place names from Aachen derived from the Latin "Hot Springs" to Zanzibar "land of the Zenj". The words on our maps are after all but a kaleidoscopic reflection of human history and the book is overflowing with a thousand surprising and fascinating bits of information. The Roman Caesars for example have left their mark on many cities but who would suspect that New Jersey is names for them or that the Canary Islands are names not for the birds but for the wild dogs that lived there. Residents of Iowa may be surprised to learn that the name presumably means a place of :the sleepy one" while New Yorkers commemorate the yew tree. The book is divided into 250 one-page essays in which over 1500 names are discussed. Isaac Asimov born Isaak Yudovich Ozimov; circa January 2 1920 - April 6 1992 was an American author and professor of biochemistry at Boston University best known for his works of science fiction and for his popular science books. Asimov was prolific and wrote or edited more than 500 books and an estimated 90000 letters and postcards. His books have been published in 9 of the 10 major categories of the Dewey Decimal Classification. Asimov wrote hard science fiction and along with Robert A. Heinlein and Arthur C. Clarke he was considered one of the "Big Three" science fiction writers during his lifetime. Asimov's most famous work is the Foundation Series; his other major series are the Galactic Empire series and the Robot series. The Galactic Empire novels are explicitly set in earlier history of the same fictional universe as the Foundation series. Later beginning with Foundation's Edge he linked this distant future to the Robot and Spacer stories creating a unified "future history" for his stories much like those pioneered by Robert A. Heinlein and previously produced by Cordwainer Smith and Poul Anderson. He wrote hundreds of short stories including the social science fiction "Nightfall" which in 1964 was voted by the Science Fiction Writers of America the best short science fiction story of all time. Asimov wrote the Lucky Starr series of juvenile science-fiction novels using the pen name Paul French. Asimov also wrote mysteries and fantasy as well as much nonfiction. Most of his popular science books explain scientific concepts in a historical way going as far back as possible to a time when the science in question was at its simplest stage. He often provides nationalities birth dates and death dates for the scientists he mentions as well as etymologies and pronunciation guides for technical terms. Examples include Words on the Map Guide to Science the three-volume set Understanding Physics and Asimov's Chronology of Science and Discovery as well as works on astronomy mathematics history William Shakespeare's writing and chemistry. Asimov was a long-time member and vice president of Mensa International albeit reluctantly; he described some members of that organization as "brain-proud and aggressive about their IQs". He took more joy in being president of the American Humanist Association. Houghton Mifflin Company, and The Riverside Press hardcover
1962mon0000190385Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 1962T. hardcover. Very Good. 1.3000 in x 10.0000 in x 7.1000 in. A nice copy. Check our listings for similar books. Dust Jacket protected by mylar cover. First printing. NOT EX-LIBRARY. Minor chipping to the jacket and rubbing with a short closed tear on the front corner also not price clipped. We are working on adding photos and more information for this listing for our new website. Please email for photos. Houghton Mifflin Harcourt hardcover
1969ANAIS-0451040104Signet 1969-09-01. Clean & Tight Contents. mass_market. Good. 17.8x2.5x12.7. Buy with confidence. Excellent Customer Service & Return policy. Signet unknown
1969Q-0451615506Signet 1969-09-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet paperback
1959034533Houghton Mifflin: 1959. 266 pages. "What is a word A complete index to the more than 1500 terms covered makes it a unique reference book as well." FINE-HARDCOVER VERY GOOD- DUST JACKET. Dust jacket protected with a clear plastic acid-free jacket. Dust jacket price is clipped. Tipped into this book is Isaac Aismov's signature from Nov. 21 1974. By the Author. Hard Cover. Fine-/Very Good-. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Houghton Mifflin: Hardcover
19691813232Signet. Collectible - Good. 1969. Clean & Tight Contents. Mass Market Paperback. L216-2 First Signet paperback printing . Signet paperback
19741813316Harrap. Very Good/No Dust Wrapper. 1974. Hard Cover. L236 This is the fully revised combined one volume edition with 416 pages; a very good hard cover with no dust wrapper; previous owner's name of a library in front and back but does not have the usual library markings . Harrap hardcover
196966440aSignet Books 1969-01-01. Mass Market Paperback. Acceptable. Mass market paperback 1969 published by Signet. Light staining at top of front cover light spill at head of spine along top edge. Name stamped on top edge else unmarked. Spine faded gentle wear. Signet Books paperback
196248870Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Good /good . 233p octavo. Rear inner hinge cracked but a bright copy in a chipped dust jacket <br/><br/> Houghton Mifflin hardcover
19611341529Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1961. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo; G/G- Hardcover w/ Dustjacket; Blue Yellow and White spine with Green Black and Pink text; Dustjacket has some edgewear some shelfwear fraying along tail edge of spine small open tears along spine edges and tail edge rear cover small closed tears along edges of front cover small open tear at bottom corner of front cover gray marks on both covers; Boards strong some edgewear some shelfwear slight bumping to corners; Textblock has gray stain along head edge; 225 pp. 1341529. FP New Rockville Stock. Houghton Mifflin hardcover books
1961033512Boston: Houghton Mifflin 1961. 225pp. Navy boards purple titles on spine purple illustration on front board. Binding tight spine straight corners solid. Gift inscription on half-title. Dust jacket shows wear to spine ends and extremities. Jacket is price clipped. All told a serviceable copy of Asimov's survey. . First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo. Houghton Mifflin Hardcover
196129412Boston: Houghtom Mifflin Company. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1961. 1st Edition. First Printing. Hard Cover. Stated first edition first printing. Publisher's full black cloth purple lettering on spine purple vignette on cover fore-edge deckle illustrated endpapers. Illustrated with B&W drawings and decoration by William Barss. Asimov explores the Greek myths to discover the roots of hundreds of words that have entered our daily language and the results are fascinating. An index of mythological terms and an index of modern words that come from them make this book a useful reference as well as a unique retelling of the myths. . The volume is very lightly shelf-worn else fine; unmarked tight square and clean. The unclipped $3.00 dust jacket now in Mylar is very lightly worn at the head heel and corners else near fine. Scarce in thuis excellent condition. NEAR FINE/NEAR FINE. B&W drawings. 8vo 8" - 9" tall. vi 225 pp . Houghtom Mifflin Company hardcover
1961101696<p>Boston:: Houghton Mifflin. Very Good in Very Good dust jacket. 1961. Hardcover. First edition not stated matching year of publication on title and copyright pages. Very good in a very good moderate edge wear and fading dust jacket. .</p> Houghton Mifflin, hardcover
1969Q-0451166868Signet 1969-09-01. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet paperback
1969220621002Signet 1969-09-01. Mass Market Paperback. Softcover. First Edition. 1st printing 1969Free of any markings and no writings inside. Tight binding. Minor Shelf-wear. Signet paperback
196816-1022Boston: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1968. 1968 265pp illus. usual lib. markings slight shelfwear to cover soiling to pg edges tape marks to eps & cover card pocket removed from rear ep slight edgewear to dj contents clean. Cloth. Good /Very Good -. Illus. by William Barss. Ex-Library. Houghton Mifflin Co. Hardcover
196300003617Riverside Press Cambridge: Houghton Mifflin & Co. 1963 203 pages price clipped dust jacket has a two inch piece missing from bottom into spine. Houghton, Mifflin & Co. hardcover
1961COLLECTI008729IBOSTON: HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. VERY GOOD IN A VERY GOOD D.J. PUB 1961. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. ISBN: ILLUSTRATED BY WILLIAM BARSS. OTHER THAN A BINDING ERROR ON THE FRONT ENDPAPER A VERY NICE CLEAN ANDTIGHT COPY. D.J. HAS A SLIGHT BIT OF RUB AT THE EXTREMETIES WITH MODESTCOLOR FADE TO THE SPINE PANEL AND NOT PRICE-CLIPPED. A VERY NICE COPYOF THIS SCARCE EARLY NON-FICTION ASIMOV TITLE. Keywords: LANGUAGE MYTHOLOGY ABCDEF. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO hardcover
19632240119Boston: Houghton Mifflin Company 1963. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/VG-. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. See photos for condition details. Hardcover with unclipped dust jacket still shows the price of $3.25 in the upper corner of the front flap. DJ shows some spotting and scuffing along with edge bumps. The top edge of the front of the jacket has a few small tears and creases present. The tan cloth boards underneath are clean without any issues. The internal binding is good no interior issues either. Pages are clean and tight there is no handwriting no bookplates no library markings no signatures no remainder marks nothing torn or loose. <br/> <br/> Houghton Mifflin Company hardcover
191150089Dent 1911. 8vo. First Edition thus; original series binding of terracotta ribbed cloth upper board blocked in blind gilt back dark top pictorial endpapers a near fine copy. EL 517; Seymour 990.0; Eckert p.267. VERY SCARCE IN THIS CONDITION. Dent, hardcover
1902437555London : Macmillan 1902. New Edition. Hardcover. Very good copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Spine bands and panel edges slightly dust-toned and rubbed as with age. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description; xii 375 pages : maps inc. 2 color folded ; 17 cm. Subjects; Onomastics. Names Geographical. London : Macmillan hardcover
1991Q-1558820809Intl Polygonics Ltd 1991-01-01. Paperback. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Intl Polygonics Ltd paperback
1983BOOK_0451125428New Condition Book. Cover may show some shelf wear. <br /> New American Library paperback
1984Q-0451128826Signet 1984-04-03. Mass Market Paperback. New. New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! Signet paperback
