ASHTON-WOLFE, H. (HARRY ASHTON-WOLFE)

Crimes of Violence and Revenge

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1929. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Good condition and is lacking a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean condition. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have bumping, rubbing and beginning fraying. The cloth covers have spots of ground-in dirt . The text pages are generally clean and bright, though there are spots of foxing throughout. There is a previous owner's inked name and chinese "chop" on the front endpaper. "A marvellous combination of Action Man, cheerleader for ‘modern’ scientific detection, adventurous ashton-wolfemaster of disguise and shameless name-dropper, Harry Ashton-Wolfe doesn’t just recount the cases, he inhabits them. He’s an important part of investigating teams in Paris tracking down fiendishly cunning criminals, such as the Eurasian Hanoi Shan; he gets locked up and threatened with death by vicious gangsters; he is at the elbow of the greatest forensic scientists of the day, such as Edmond Locard of the Surete, and earlier, the legendary Alphonse Bertillon; he is allowed to peruse the ”secret archives” of the Paris Prefecture; by chance, he recognises a famous anarchist bandit, Jules Bonnot, as having once been his chauffeur; he dons disguises such as that of a Parisian apache or a Corsican bandit to infiltrate criminal rings (delightfully, his books sometimes include photographs of him in disguise, complete with picturesque hats and moustaches! ) " (From the website Feathers of the Fireside). Good .

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Book number: 37250

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: True Crime Harry Ashton-wolfe Criminals Essays True Crime

ISAAC ASIMOV

The Alternate Asimovs

New York, NY: Doubleday, 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385197845. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. This copy includes codeAA44 on the last page of text.. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .

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Book number: 47864

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0385197845 Science Fiction And Fantasy Isaac Asimov Alternate Stories

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Change! 71 Glimpses of the Future

Boston, MA: Houghton Mifflin Company, 1981. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 039531545X. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has a small semi-closed edge tear and some spots of rubbing , mostly to the front panel. "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 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." ". Near Fine in Very Good dust jacket .

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Book number: 34909

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: 039531545X Science Isaac Asimov Change Techology Science

ASIMOV, ISAAC

Worlds Within Worlds: The Story of Nuclear Energy Volume 1: Atomic Weights - Energy - Electricity

Washington D. C.: U.S. Energy Research and Development Admin, 1972. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Pamphlet. Photographs; This is a trade sized pamphlet with cardstock covers and a stapled spine. The pamphlet is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The pamphlet and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The covers have some beginning edge wear, rubbing and wear. The top front cover has a small spot of color rubbed away. The text pages are clean and bright. "In a way, nuclear energy has been serving man as long as he has existed. It has served all of life; it has flooded the earth for billions of years. The sun, you see, is a vast nuclear engine, and the warmth and light that the sun radiates is the product of nuclear energy.". Very Good .

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Book number: 34782

Catalogue: Atomic / Nuclear

Keywords: Atomic / Nuclear Isaac Asimov Nuclear Energy Atomic weights Energy Electricity U.S. Energy Research and Development USERDA Atomic / Nuclear

ASINOF, ELIOT, ET AL.

The 10-Second Jailbreak; the Helicopter Escape of Joel David Kaplan

New York, NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, 1973. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 003001011X. B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in generally clean, bright condition. There is a strip of ground-in dirt to the bottom edges of book covers - all the way around. The text pages are clean and bright. There is a large circle of glue residue to the top corner of the front endpaper. The dust jacket has edge wear and rubbing to the spine ends and corners, along with some beginning chipping and wear. "There have been multiple prison escapes where an inmate escapes by means of a helicopter. One of the earliest instances was the escape of Joel David Kaplan, nicknamed "Man Fan", on August 19, 1971, from the Santa Martha Acatitla in Mexico. Kaplan was a New York businessman who not only escaped the prison but eventually got out of Mexico and went on to write a book about his experience, The 10-Second Jailbreak. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket .

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Book number: 47739

Catalogue: True Crime

Keywords: 003001011X True Crime Eliot Asinof Warren Hinckle William Turner Prison Escape Mexican Jails Prison Break Helicopters

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

Aftermath Thieves' World, Book 10

New York: Ace Fantasy, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805973. Mass Market PB. THis is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers are in mostly clean, bright condition, with only slight wear to the edges of the book cover. The text pages are mostly clean, but there is generalized very light toning.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 43266

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805973 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves World Shared Worlds

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY

Blood Ties Thieves' World, Book 9

New York, NY: Ace Fantasy, 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805957. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by Gary Ruddell. Cover Art; This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some beginning bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and the corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 45954

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805957 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Gary Ruddell Thieves World Fantasy Adventure

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

The Face of Chaos

New York, NY: Ace Fantasy, 1984. 4th Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441225497. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping, rubbing and wear to the spine ends, corners and edges. "The dynamics of sharing characters led to occasional conflicts between authors, as referenced by C. J. Cherryh in her afterword to Blood Ties: "You write your first Thieves' World story for pay, you write your second for revenge." In an interview for Green Ronin's Sanctuary-based roleplaying guides, Abbey explained the increase of interconnected storylines as the series progressed. "The stories of the first few volumes stood by themselves. But starting in about volume three (Shadows of Sanctuary) the authors began collaborating… big time. Eventually just about every author worked with the same plot threads, some of which stretched over several volumes." Authors would often mine each others' stories for plot ideas, with a minor plot point or piece of dialogue turning into a complete story in a subsequent volume. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good .

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Book number: 44060

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441225497 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves' World

ASPRIN, ROBERT

Myth Alliances Includes: Myth-Ing Persons, Little Myth Marker, and M.Y. T. H Inc. Link

Garden City, NY: Nelson Doubleday, Inc, 1986. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Illustrated by Walter Velez. Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some rubbing to the spine ends and corners, along with one sem-closed tear to the top front panel. "During 1978, Asprin began the "MythAdventures" series, chronicling the comic adventures of Skeeve and Aahz, with the book Another Fine Myth. Illustrated originally by Frank Kelly Freas, and later by Phil Foglio, the pun-rich books concern a "demon" magician who has lost his powers and his inexperienced human apprentice as they travel through a variety of worlds. Some of the early "Myth" novels were adapted later as comic books by Foglio and others. The Myth books have been published by three publishing companies over the years: Donning Starblaze, Meisha Merlin and, as of 2008, Wildside Press. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket .

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Book number: 46613

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin Walter Velez Myth Alliances

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN (EDITED BY)

Storm Season

New York, NY: Ace Fantasy, 1982. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 044178710X. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have some light bumping and rubbing. There is one tiny scrape to the top front cover of the book. The text pages are generally clean and bright. "Thieves' World is set in the city of Sanctuary at the edge of the Rankan Empire. The city is depicted as a place where many are downtrodden and where the invading Rankan gods and the Ilsigi gods they had ousted begin a struggle for dominance. As the series continues, additional invasions occur, and the city is taken over by the snake-worshipping Beysib as the Rankan empire collapses. Over time, a number of the characters in the series are revealed either to be the offspring of or otherwise blessed by various figures in the pantheons of the competing deities, and they discover or develop various powers as the series progresses. " (from Wikipedia). Very Good- .

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Book number: 44695

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 044178710X Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin C. J. Cherryh Diana L. Paxson Andrew J. Offutt Sanctuary Thieves World

ASPRIN, ROBERT & LYNN ABBEY

Thieves' World : Blood Ties Book 9

New York, NY: Ace Books, 1986. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. There is some light bumping and edge wear to the spine ends and corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright, though generally toned.. Very Good .

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Book number: 46560

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves' World

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

Thieves' World: Wings of Omen

New York, NY: Ace, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805930. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. This book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping to the corners of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright.. Very Good+ .

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Book number: 47493

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805930 Science Fiction And Fantasy Robert Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves World Shared Worlds C. J. Cherryh Janet Morris Diana L. Paxson

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY (EDITED BY)

Thieves' World: Book 7 the Dead of Winter

New Haven, CT: Ace Books, 1985. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441140890. Mass Market PB. Illustrated by .25. This is a mass market paperback. (PBO). The book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. First published in 1979, the series went on hiatus in 1989 after the twelfth anthology. In addition to the official anthologies, several authors published novels set in Thieves' World. In 2002, Lynn Abbey, who co-edited several of the original anthologies, relaunched the series with the novel Sanctuary. It was followed by the anthologies Turning Points and Enemies of Fortune, which contain some returning authors and several new ones. Abbey also oversaw the republication of the original anthologies in omnibus editions. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine .

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Book number: 42759

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441140890 Science Fiction Rober Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves' World Shared World Collection

ASPRIN, ROBERT LYNN & LYNN ABBEY

Wings of Omen Thieves World #6

New York: Ace Fantasy, 1984. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0441805930. Mass Market PB. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good+ condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some very beginning bumping and wear to the edges of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. "The Thieves' World anthologies were conceived by authors Robert Lynn Asprin, Lynn Abbey, and Gordon R. Dickson during a casual meeting at the Boston science-fiction convention Boskone in 1978. [1] Asprin suggested that the task of world-building was a major hurdle for modern fantasy writers: "Whenever one set out to write heroic fantasy, it was first necessary to reinvent the universe from scratch regardless of what had gone before. Despite the carefully crafted Hyborean world of Howard or even the delightfully complex town of Lankhmar which Leiber created, every author was expected to beat his head against the writing table and devise a world of his own. Imagine, I proposed, if our favorite sword-and-sorcery characters shared the same settings and time-frames. Imagine the story potentials. ”Abbey described the 1978 meeting as "a casual conversation changed the lives of a couple dozen people who had no idea what they had been missing or what they were getting into." The writers who were recruited for the series saw Thieves' World as both a challenge and an opportunity to bring "new oddments of human behavior, new quirks of character that the authors wouldn't dare put in a universe for which he or she was solely responsible." ". Very Good+ .

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Book number: 42550

Catalogue: Science Fiction and Fantasy

Keywords: 0441805930 Science Fiction Robert Lynn Asprin Lynn Abbey Thieves World Shared World Collection Fantasy

OFFICE OF TECHNOLOGY ASSESSMENT (U. S. CONGRESS)

Alternative Coca Reduction Strategies in the Andean Region

Washington, D. C.: U. S. Government Printing Office, 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0160418275. B&W Illustrations; This is an oversized paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the book covers have light bumping and noticeable spots of rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean and bright. "FactorsInfluencingCocaReductionInitiatives 2T he Andean region is complex in its geology, ecology, andcultural history. This complexity precludes simple orbroadly applicable coca substitution strategies. Success-ful, cooperative, counternarcotics efforts among theUnited States and Andean countries require careful considerationof all of these factors. This chapter examines the biophysical, cultural, socio-political, and economic conditions that may affectthe success of efforts to reduce coca cultivation in Bolivia, Peru, and Colombia." (from the book). Very Good- .

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Book number: 48107

Catalogue: Politics

Keywords: 0160418275 Politics Office Of Technology Assessment Coca Narcotics Trafficing Production Of Coca Congressional Reports Drugs Drug Trafficking