A Stearns Charles (108 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very, very light wear. Square and tight binding. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis.…

Wraps. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 6, No. 5. Edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Cover art by Emsh for "The Spaceman's Van Gogh" by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "Through a Glass Darkly" (novel) by Milton Lesser; "The vacationer" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "The Bloomers of Shizar" by Charles A. Stearns; "Comes the Revolution" by Donald Franson. Feature: "The Mythological Background" by L. Sprague de Camp. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page" by Robert A. W. Lowndes; "Next Time Around"; "Readin' and Writhin'"; "The Last Word". Illustrated by Emsh, Garrett, Luton and Orban. Stained; front hinge mostly torn; wraps hanging on by a thread; tanning; worn. Reading copy. Magazine. …

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Paperback. Condition: Good. y 1st Edition. Kokomo, Ind.: Better Publications Inc. A vintage issue of startling stories for fall 1954 Featuring The Spiral of the Ages a novel by Flethcer Pratt and Stormy Weather by Judith Merril A good only copy with edge wear and dust soiling ,chipping to the lower outside corner, text toned . See Photos mag 31. Cover artwork by Ed Emshwiller (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Cover crease; tanning; minor edge nicks and wear; address label and date-stamp on first page; # in pen inside cover. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Light soiling; tanning; starting at contents page. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. y 1st Edition. Kokomo ,Ind.: Better Publications Inc. Better Publications Inc , Kokomo ,Ind., 1954 First edition 130 page. Featuring The Spiral of the Ages a novel by Flethcer Pratt and Stormy Weather by Judith Merril. See Contents page in Photos Cover art bt Emsh. A very good copy with edge wear and Light dust soiling , text toned . See Photos mag 35. Cover Art by Ed Emshwiller (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. 1st edition. Better Publications, Inc. Starling Stories for Spring 1954 132 pages Cover art by Alex Schomburg Featuring The Houses of Iszm a novel by Jack Vance and Runaway a novelette by Leigh Brackett. A good to very good copy of this vintage pulp with chips to the lower edge and foot of spine, with other light edge wear, light dust soiling , text toned. See Photos 276. Cover art by Alex Schomburg (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. 1st printing, Dec. 1962/Feb. 1963; #6163. [Cover by Valigursky.] Includes "Inside John Barth" by William W. Stuart; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Black Charlie" by Gordon R. Dickson; "$1,000 A Plate" by Jack McKenty; "Take Wooden Indians" by Avram Davidson; "The Bitterest Pill" by Frederik Pohl; "This Side Up" by Raymond E. Banks; "The Eel" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "A Feast Of Demons" by William Morrison; "Nightmare With Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "We Never Mention Aunt Nora" by Paul Flehr; "When The People Fell" by Cordwainer Smith. Minor creasing, rubbing and soiling; tanning. Book.…

Condition: New.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 6, No. 4. Edited by James L. Quinn. Three-Stage Rocket cover by Mel Hunter. Includes "Satellite" (pt 1 of 2) by James M. Nuding & Paul J. Vanous; "The Crackpots" (novelette) by Harlan Ellison; "Z" (novelette) by Charles L. Fontenay; "The Scamperers" by Charles A. Stearns; "What Shall It Profit?" by Poul Anderson; "After Some Tomorrow" by Mack Reynolds; "Night Court" by Norman Arkaway. Features: "Editor's Report"; "What Is Your Science I.Q.?"; "Science Briefs"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Paul Orban and Ed Emsh. Spie sunning with stress; tanning; creasing; bumps and dings; creasing; # in pen on first page. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 6, No. 4. Edited by James L. Quinn. Three-Stage Rocket cover by Mel Hunter. Includes "Satellite" (pt 1 of 2) by James M. Nuding & Paul J. Vanous; "The Crackpots" (novelette) by Harlan Ellison; "Z" (novelette) by Charles L. Fontenay; "The Scamperers" by Charles A. Stearns; "What Shall It Profit?" by Poul Anderson; "After Some Tomorrow" by Mack Reynolds; "Night Court" by Norman Arkaway. Features: "Editor's Report"; "What Is Your Science I.Q.?"; "Science Briefs"; "Hue and Cry". Illustrated by Paul Orban and Ed Emsh. Lean; light scuffs to front (see scan). Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. First Edition. Reprint anthology issued on pulp paper with stiff wraps, magazine-sized. Includes "Purpose" by Ray Bradbury; "The Woman from Altair" by Leigh Brackett; "What's It Like Out There?" by Edmond Hamilton; "Planet of the Black Dust" by Jack Vance; "Percy the Pirate" by Henry Kuttner; "De Profundis" by Murray Leinster; "Wanderer of Time" Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Columbus Was a Dope" by Robert A. Heinlein; "Music of the Spheres" by Walt Sheldon; "Affair of State" by Charles A. Stearns. Sticker pull at upper front foredge corner; lower end dampstain; tanning; a little soiling. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 4. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Ed Emsh for "The Time-Lockers" (novelet) by Wallace West. Includes "Wyvernhold" (novelet) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Golden Ones" by Charles A. Stearns; "Back to Nature" by Bryce Walton; "Case Rests" by Mack Reynolds. Features: "Science in Science Fiction" (Special Article) by Richard H. Macklin, Ph.D.; "Paradies Tossed" by Michael Herman. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Readin' and Writhin'"; "It Says Here". Illustrated by Emsh, Orban, Luton, & Freas. Tanning; edge and cornmer tears and losses; exposure sunned at front cover edges. Book. …

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 5. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Jack Coggins. Includes "The Irrationals" (novelet) by Milton Lesser. Includes "Mercury Bill and the Amorous Hunk" by Charles A. Stearns; "Architect of Chaos" by John Danelaw [Victor Endersby]; "Curtain in the Sky" by Charles Dye; "The Myth-Makers" by Bryce Walton. Features: "It Says Here"; "The Way I See It"; "Readin' and Writhin'" by L. Sprague de Camp; "the Melting pot" by Calvin Thomas Beck; "The Reckoning"; "Reader's Preference Coupon". Illustrated by Luros, Murphy, Orban, and Sibley. Creasing; tanning; shallow edge losses and small corner loss; rubbing. Magazine.…

Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 32, No. 9. Edited by Paul W. Fairman and Cele Goldsmith. Cover art by Edward Valigursky for "Gold in the Sky" (novel) by Alan E. Nourse. Includes "Cry from a Far Planet" by Tom Godwin; "The Marooner" by Charles A. Stearns; "Why?" by Bertram A. Chandler; "The Gift Bearer" by Charles L. Fontenay; "The Alternate Plan" by Garry Maddren. Features: "Build Your Own Universe" by Ellery Lanier; "Editorial"; "The Spectroscope"; ". . .Or So You Say". Illustrated by Martinez, Summers, and Llewellyn. Rubbing; Slight rubbing, bumps and wear; a little bent from poor stacking; mild tanning. Magazine.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Freas for "Meddler's World" by Theodore Cogswell & Mack Reynolds. Includes "The Regenerators" by Charles A. Stearns; "Fort Iron" by Margaret St. Clair; "Noogles Have to Explain" by S. S. Boren; "Salvage" by Lee Priestly. Readers' Departments:: "Entertainment" (Editorial) by Robert W. Lowndes; "Inside Science Fiction" by Bob Madle; "Index to Volumes I & II." Illustrated by Freas, Emsh, & Orban. Upper foredge corner has been wet through with slight discoloration and waviness; stress. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 17, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis. Creasing; tanning; wet spots. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 17, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Wood for "Installment Plan" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak. Includes "I Plingot, Who You?" (novelette) by Frederik Pohl; "Insidekick" (novelette) by J. F. Bone; "Pastoral Affair" by Charles A. Stearns; "Forever" by Ned Lang [Robert Sheckley]; "Time-Killer" (pt. 4 of 4) by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: Monsters of the Deep" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: What'll It be?"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood and Dick Francis. Creasing; tanning; edge and corner wear with minor tears and losses. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "The Dark Side of the Moon" (novel) by Sam Merwin; "The Cyanided Man" (novelet) by Noel Loomis; "The Enemy, Time" by Roger Dee; "Affair of State" by Charles A. Stearns; "Red Alert" by Charles Foster. Features: "Space Station"; "Science Bulletins." Illustrated by Emsh, Schomburg, and others. Tears at spine ends with1/3" losses; creasing; edgewear with standard tears. Book.…

HRD. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

PAP. Condition: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

paperback. Condition: Good. minor wear, tear, chipping, tanning.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Pocket Book 6163. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord; Inside John Barth by William W. Stuart; The Last Letter by Fritz Leiber; Perfect Answer by L. J. Stecher Jr.; Double Dare by Robert Silverberg; Pastoral Affair by Charles A. Stearns; Black Charlie by Gordon R. Dickson; $1000 a Plate by Jack McKenty; Take Wooden Indians by Avram Davidson; The Bitterest Pill by Frederik Pohl; This Side Up by Raymond E. Banks; A Feast of Demons by William Morrison; Nightmare with Zeppelins by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth; We Never Mention Aunt Nora by Paul Flehr (Frederik Pohl); and When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printing. Pocket Book 6163. Lightly rubbed on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: Inside John Barth - a novelette by William W. Stuart; The Last Letter by Fritz Leiber; Perfect Answer by L. J. Stecher Jr.; Double Dare by Robert Silverberg; Pastoral Affair by Charles A. Stearns; Black Charlie by Gordon R. Dickson; $1000 a Plate by Jack McKenty; Take Wooden Indians - a novelette by Avram Davidson; The Bitterest Pill by Frederik Pohl; This Side Up by Raymond E. Banks; The Eel by Miriam Allen DeFord; A Feast of Demons - a novelette by William Morrison; Nightmare with Zeppelins by Frederik Pohl and C. M. Kornbluth; We Never Mention Aunt Nora by Paul Flehr (Frederik Pohl;) and When the People Fell by Cordwainer Smith. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 4, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Freas for "Meddler's World" by Theodore Cogswell & Mack Reynolds. Includes "The Regenerators" by Charles A. Stearns; "Fort Iron" by Margaret St. Clair; "Noogles Have to Explain" by S. S. Boren; "Salvage" by Lee Priestly. Readers' Departments:: "Entertainment" (Editorial) by Robert W. Lowndes; "Inside Science Fiction" by Bob Madle; "Index to Volumes I & II." Illustrated by Freas, Emsh, & Orban. Tanning; minor wet spots; minor chips and tears. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XLIII, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Walter Popp. Includes "The Transposed Man" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain; "Mission to Mizar" (novelet) by Kendall Foster Crossen; "The Last Dame" by Curt Storm; "Transfer" by Charles F. Ksanda; "Mr. Heinkle's Green Thumb" by Charles A. Stearns; "Dr. Lightening" by Guy DeAngelis. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Science" (verse) by A. Kulik; "Spaceways" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Inventions and Discoveries" (a quiz); "Science Fiction Book Review." Illustrated by Finlay, Freas, Emsh, Poulton and others. Letters from Philip Jose Farmer and others. Creasing; rubbing; wraps reglued. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XLII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover by Jack Coggins. Includes "Whistle Stop in Space" (novel) by Kendell Foster Crossen; "Booby Prize" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Arbiter" (novelet) by Sam Merwin, Jr.; "Fishing Season" by Robert Sheckley; "Sibling" by Leslie Waltham; "The Belly of Gor Jeetl" by Charles A. Stearns; "Metamorphosis" by Mike Curry; "The Politician" by R. J. McGregor; "Green-Eyed Monster" by J. W. Groves; "Flight Eighteen" by Paul A. Torak. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?" by Dixon Wells; "Progress" (verse) by Alexander Samalman; "Are You Heaven Wise?" (quiz); "Top of the World" by I. G. Edmonds; "War of the Worlds" (movie review) by Pat Jones; "Science Fiction Book Review". Letters from Sherwood Springer and L. Sprague de Camp. Illustrated by Finlay, Poulton, Emsh, Orban, Schomburg and others. Cover edges chipped; dealer's mark. Book.…