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This is the True First Edition, preceding the USA Scribner's publication by several months - being a provocative collection of short works by several of science fiction's best authors - selected, edited, and introduced by Christopher Priest. CONTRIBUTORS: Ian Watson, Robert Sheckley, Bob Shaw, Harry Harrison, Thomas M. Disch, J. G. Ballard, Brian W. Aldiss, and Christopher Priest. CONTENTS: Introduction (Priest); The Very Slow Time Machine (Watson); Is That What People Do? (Sheckley); Amphitheatre (Shaw); The Negation (Priest); The Greening of the Green (Harrison); Mutability (Disch); One Afternoon at Utah Beach (Ballard); A Chinese Perspective (Aldiss). 214 pages.
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- PublisherFaber and Faber
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0571112072
- ISBN 13 9780571112074
- BindingHardcover
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Anticipations / edited by Christopher Priest ; cover illustrated by Dave Griffiths
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Book Description First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 214 p. ; 21 cm. Contents: The very slow time machine / ian Watson -- Is that what people do? / Robert Sheckley -- Ampitheatre -- Bob Shaw -- The negation / Christopher Priest -- The greening of the green / Harry Harison -- Mutability / Thomas M. Disch -- One afternoon at Utah Beach / J. G. Ballard -- A Chinese perspective / Brian W. Aldiss. Subjects: Science fiction Anthologies; Short stories, English; Science fiction, English; Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 404145
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Anticipations / edited by Christopher Priest ; cover illustrated by Dave Griffiths
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Book Description First Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 214 p. ; 21 cm. Contents: The very slow time machine / ian Watson -- Is that what people do? / Robert Sheckley -- Ampitheatre -- Bob Shaw -- The negation / Christopher Priest -- The greening of the green / Harry Harison -- Mutability / Thomas M. Disch -- One afternoon at Utah Beach / J. G. Ballard -- A Chinese perspective / Brian W. Aldiss. Subjects: Science fiction Anthologies; Short stories, English; Science fiction, English; Short stories in English, 1900 Texts. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 404145
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Anticipations: Eight New Stories: Watson: Sheckley: Shaw: Priest: Harrison: Disch: Ballard: Aldiss
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard cover, with unclipped dust jacket, both in very good condition. Jacket illustration by Dave Griffiths. Light shelfwear only, DJ colours remain vivid. Boards in fine condition, pages tightly bound, content unmarked. CN. Used. Seller Inventory # 548484
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Cover illustration by Dave Griffiths. Fine in a near fine dust jacket with slight rubbing, and a tiny crease at the crown. Signed by Priest on the title page. Includes contributions by Ian Watson, Robert Sheckley, Bob Shaw, Christopher Priest, Harry Harrison, Thomas Disch, J.G. Ballard, and Brian Aldiss. Seller Inventory # 551071
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Book Description Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed on the title page by Priest. Original anthology collecting eight stories by Ian Watson, Robert Sheckley, Bob Shaw, Harry Harrison, Thomas M. Disch, J. G. Ballard, Brian W. Aldiss, and Christopher Priest. One of the major anthologies of the 1980s. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 3-898. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#157451). Seller Inventory # 157451
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Image shows actual item for sale. Book Condition: Very Good; firm binding; contents very good. Jacket Condition: Very Good. Hard Cover George Allen & Unwin 1933 Fiction. Seller Inventory # 118076
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