A J Rayer (15 results)

reading copy chipping, some clear tape.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clothier, Hunter, Gerard Quinn] (illustrator). First Edition. London: Nova Publications Ltd 1952. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.5"], 96 pages, illustrated. Very good copy with some creasing, 1/4" tear to the bottom edge of the front cover, area of staining to the bottom edge and along the bottom edge of the rear cover. whb10.

Condition: Good. DJ may have small chips, toning and tears. Book will have been read but remains clean. Cover may have light wear or slight soiling. Pages may be slightly tanned. May contain inscriptions but text pages will be free from markings.

Condition: Good. Light wear to boards. Content is clean and bright. Good DJ with some edge wear and creasing.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 6. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Clothier. Includes "Phoenix Nest" (novelette) by John K. Alken; "Adoption" by Don J. Doughty; "Castaway" by George Whitley; "Adaptability" by F. G. Rayer; "Jet Landing" by Francis Ashton; "Coefficient X" by A. Bertram Chandler. Features: "Editorial"; "Film Review"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Clothier and Turner. Small corner loss at lower front foredge; creased; tape at heel. Book.

very good - fine.

very good - fine crease.

Pulp Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Gerard Quinn, Clothier and Hunter (illustrator). A litle wear to cover , internally bright and clean. Very good overall. Contains: Project - Peace! (Wright), Emergency Working (James), The Broken Record (McGregor), The Serpent (Chandler), The Peacemaker (Rayer) and The ESP Worlds (Part 2 of 3 of a series by J T M'Intosh). Book.

near fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Clothier and Turner (illustrator). Pretty good condition but tear to corner of cover. Contains: Phoenix Nest (Aiken), Adoption (Doughty), Castaway (Whitley), Adaptability (Rayer), Jet Landing (Ashton), Coefficient X (Bertram Chandler). Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator). First Edition. July 1952 edition. There is tape around the top and bottom of the spine with pieces on the bottom edges of the front and rear covers where small pieces have been torn off. Initials to top right corner of rear cover. Rusty marks around the staples. Some annotations in pencil have been erased from the first page leaving very slight traces. Light creasing to the bottom corners but the pages are otherwise generally clean and unmarked. Includes part one of three of 'The ESP Worlds' by M'intosh, 'Man's Questing Ended ' by Rayer, 'Men Only' by Tubb, 'The Temporal Rift' by Longdon and 'Finishing Touch' by Chandler. One page editorial by Carnell. Cover art by Bob Clothier. Interior illustrations by Clothier, Quinn and Hunter. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator). First Edition. September 1952 edition. 'Project - Peace!' by Wright; 'Emergency Working' by James; 'The Broken Record' by Macgregor; 'The Serpent' by Chandler; 'The Peacemaker' by Rayer; and 'The ESP Worlds (Part two of three parts) by M'intosh. Book reviews and an editorial by Carnell. Gerard A. Quinn provided the cover illustration for 'The ESP Worlds.' Interior illustrations by Quinn, Clothier and Hunter. The covers have light surface and edge wear. Letter 'R' to top corner of front cover which has a small closed tear to the right hand edge and a small crease to the bottom cornenr. Light discolouration to rear cover which also has light creasing to the corners. Slight chipping at the base of the spine. Pages browned with a little creasing to the corners but otherwise clean and unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator). First Edition. July 1952 edition. There is a tape mark to the top right hand corner of the rear cover and very slight edge wear and chipping at the top of the spine. Light browning to the first and last pages and the insides of the covers. Slight spotting to page edges but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Overall a nice looking copy of a rare issue of New Worlds. Includes part one of three of 'The ESP Worlds' by M'intosh, 'Man's Questing Ended ' by Rayer, 'Men Only' by Tubb, 'The Temporal Rift' by Longdon and 'Finishing Touch' by Chandler. One page editorial by Carnell. Cover art by Bob Clothier. Interior illustrations by Clothier, Quinn and Hunter.

very good - fine.

(London: Nova Publications 1952). A softback production not issued with a D/W. Superb cover art by RMB (Reina M Bull). Brian Aldiss referred to Reina Bull as "one of the most remarkable artists to enter the British field". About fine. Photographs/scans available upon request.