Alfred Lester (156 results)

Condition: good. The item shows wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact including the dust cover, if applicable . Spine may show signs of wear. Pages may include limited notes and highlighting. May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.…

Condition: acceptable. Used - Acceptable: All pages and the cover are intact, but shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set case may be missing. Pages may include limited notes, highlighting, or minor water damage but the text is readable. Item may be missing bundled media.

Paperback. Condition: Good. THE SCRIPT! Vintage looking ACTING EDITION. Some tanning to the pages. Some shelf wear and scuff to the covers. Good dialogue inside. Enjoy this rare ACTING EDITION SCRIPT from the older days.

single issue magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. New York: First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers, 130 pages, illustrated. Includes "When the World Tottered" by Lester del Rey, "to the Victors" by H. B. Hickey, "The Devil Finds Work" by Mack Reynolds, "Earthbound" by Alfred Coppel, "The Wizard of Blue Gap" by Frances M. Deegan, etc. Good copy with tearing to the spine, usual edge wear and some creasing to the cover, paper tanned. mag 29. cover by Robert Gibson Jones (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Acceptable. No Jacket. some ink stain to front cover new lower spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. The book has some minor surface wear.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 13, No. 1. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Emsh ("Strange Nestlings"). Includes "The Man Who Ate the World" (novelet) by Frederik Pohl; "Dead Ringer" by Lester del Rey; "Vigil" by E. C. Tubb; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "The Stars My Destination" (pt. 2 of 4) by Alfred Bester. Science Department: "For Your Informatuon: No Longer Imaginary" by Willy Ley. Features: "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale; "Forecast". Illustrated by Docktor, Dick Francis, Finlay, and Emsh. Soiling/foxing of wraps (see scan - rear is similar as is spine); tanning. Book.…

Condition: New.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company December 1950. First Edition Vintage Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 130 pages, illustrated. Includes "When the World Tottered" by Lester del Rey, "to the Victors" by H. B. Hickey, "The Devil Finds Work" by Mack Reynolds, "Earthbound" by Alfred Coppel, "The Wizard of Blue Gap" by Frances M. Deegan, etc. A Good copy with a chip to the head of the spine running on the back cover as shown, usual edge wear and some creasing to the cover, Text paper toned as usual. See Photos magbx 3/E. cover by Robert Gibson Jones (illustrator). …

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Shows minor wear, tanning.

Condition: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages). …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 50, No. 1. Cover by Stephen E. Fabian for this "50th Anniversary Issue!" Includes "Birth of a Notion" by Isaac Asimov; "Natural Advantage" by Lester Del Rey; "Strange Wine" by Harlan Ellison; "Down Here in the Dream Quarter" by Barry N. Malzberg; "Welcome to the Machine" by Ted White; "Ghur R'hut Urr" by Robert F. Young; "Milk Into Brandy" by Lil & Kris Neville; "The Death of Princes" (novelet) by Fritz Leiber; "Starhiker" (short novel) by Jack Dann. Features: "Editorial" by Ted White; "The Amazing Interview: Alfred Bester conducted by Darrell Schweitzer"; "Verses for a Golden Age" by Barry N. Malzberg; "Science in Science Fiction: The View from Titan" by Gregory Benford; "The Club House" by Susan Wood. Illustrated by Stephen E. Fabian, Rick Bryant, Richard Olsen, Reiss & White, Tony Gleeson, and Cathi Parker. Tanning; a little creasing; minor soiling; small price-sticker pulls to rear. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert [A.] W. Lowndes. Cover art by Leo Morey for "A' as in Android" by Milton Lesser. Includes "Out of the Atomfire" (novel) by Bryce Walton & Ross Rocklynne; "Honorable Enemies" (novelet) by Poul Anderson; "The Awful Weapon" by Alfred Coppel; "Mind of Tomorrow" by Lester del Rey; "Fun Can Last Forever" by J. Harvey Haggard; "Dark Cloud" by Richard Wilson; "Time Killer" by Charles Dye. Departments: "From the Bookshelf" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Today and Tomorrow"; "Readers Preference Coupon"; "Down to Earth"; "Ratings on the January Issue". Illustrated by Fawcette, Finlay, Poulton, and Luros. Covers appear nice, but foredges show wear and tape is inside the front cover foredge; spine a little more than half lost and rear cover is a little loose; tanning; store stamp on front. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 12, No. 12. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "When the World Tottered" (novel) by Lester del Rey. Includes "To the Victors" by H. B. Hickey; "Chrysalis" by L. Major Reynolds; "The Devil Finds Work" by Mack Reynolds; "Earthbound" by Alfred Coppel; "The Wizard of Blue Gap" by Frances M. Deegan. Features: "The Editor's Notebook"; "The Corneal Lens" by June Lurie; "Omniranger" by Leslie Phelps; "The Metal Arm" by H. R. Stanton; "Antibiotic Accelerator" by Carter T. Wainwright; "Mechanical Cow" by Milton Matthew; "Lady Luck Is a Tramp!" by William karney; "Finders Keepers" by L. A. Burt; "Supply and Demand" by Jon Barry; "Atomic Submarine" by A. L. Kedzie; "Factory on Wheels" by Charles recour; "Hobby of the Future" by Sandy Miller; "The Scientific Fan" by Lynn Standish; "Hot-Spot Machining" by Ramsey Sinclair; "Idiot Stick" by J. R. Marks; "Cybernetic Quibble" by A. Morris; "Enough to Eat?" by Cal Webb; "Reader's Page"; "Fables from the Future" by Lee Owens. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Edmund B. Swietek, and J. Allen St. John. Letters from W. Paul Ganley, James L. Thompson, and others. Spine and rear hinge losses, rear cover glued on at hinge with small losses; edge tears and losses (see scan); tanning; creasing; sticker ghost on first page. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 12, No. 12. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "When the World Tottered" (novel) by Lester del Rey. Includes "To the Victors" by H. B. Hickey; "Chrysalis" by L. Major Reynolds; "The Devil Finds Work" by Mack Reynolds; "Earthbound" by Alfred Coppel; "The Wizard of Blue Gap" by Frances M. Deegan. Features: "The Editor's Notebook"; "The Corneal Lens" by June Lurie; "Omniranger" by Leslie Phelps; "The Metal Arm" by H. R. Stanton; "Antibiotic Accelerator" by Carter T. Wainwright; "Mechanical Cow" by Milton Matthew; "Lady Luck Is a Tramp!" by William karney; "Finders Keepers" by L. A. Burt; "Supply and Demand" by Jon Barry; "Atomic Submarine" by A. L. Kedzie; "Factory on Wheels" by Charles recour; "Hobby of the Future" by Sandy Miller; "The Scientific Fan" by Lynn Standish; "Hot-Spot Machining" by Ramsey Sinclair; "Idiot Stick" by J. R. Marks; "Cybernetic Quibble" by A. Morris; "Enough to Eat?" by Cal Webb; "Reader's Page"; "Fables from the Future" by Lee Owens. Illustrations by Robert Gibson Jones, Edmund B. Swietek, and J. Allen St. John. Letters from W. Paul Ganley, James L. Thompson, and others. Spine losses, nearlly 50% of spine lost; tanning; minor soiling; creasing. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by Chester Whitehorn. Cover art by Martin. Includes "Love Affair" by Derfla Leppoc [Alfred Coppel]; 'Best Man" by H. E. Verett; Sunset for Pawns" by F. Anton Reeds; "Fair Exchange" by L. Major Reynolds; "The Mitr" by Jack Vance; "Tourist on Minotaur Moon" by Milton Lesser; "Homecoming" by Alfred Coppel;"The Gift" by K. R. Veenstra; "Stability" by Lester Del Rey; "Omega" by Fred Sorrel; "Visitor from Kos" by Harry J. Gardener (aka E. Everett Evans); "Old Purply-Puss" by Sylvia Jacobs; "The Last Answer" by Bryce Walton; "Red Chrome" by Bert Ahearne (aka Albert Hernhutter); "Jhn'Ah Ohr" by E. Everett Evans; "The Honeymoon" by Charles E. Fritch; "The Good Pilot" by Albert Hernhutter; "Murmer of Dawn" by Anna Sinclare (aka Mrs. Len Moffatt); "The Time Contraption" by Anthony Riker [F. Anton Reeds]; "Dealer's Choice" by S. A. Lombino [Evan Hunter]. Tanning; wraps a little soiled with tears; deler's marks on front cover; creasing; light stains and minor losses. Book.…

0 82 p. Includes illustrations. Vol. 1, No. 1, November 1977. Cover art uncredited. First issue of a short-lived magazine reprinting material from Marvel Science Fiction Magazine (1951). STORIES: The Last Spaceman (1951) by Lester del Rey; This Joe (1951) by A. E. van Vogt (aka The First Martian); Seed (1951) by Raymond F. Jones; Skag with the Queer Head (1951) by Murray Leinster; Trans-Plutonian (1951) by Milton Lesser. FEATURE: Marvel Science-Fiction Quiz (1951). Interior art uncredited; photos credited to NASA. Fine. Light general toning to pages. Lester del Rey (Author), A. E. van Vogt (Author), Raymond F. Jones (Author), Murray Leinster (Author), Milton Lesser (Author) (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; includes folded map in rear pocket (complete); Softcover, comb-bound; ex-corporate library; bottom plastic comb broken, o/w in very good condition. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. ORIGINAL PUBLICATION; includes folded map in rear pocket (complete); Softcover, comb-bound; ex-corporate library; in very good condition. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 50, No. 1. Cover by Stephen E. Fabian for this "50th Anniversary Issue!" Includes "Birth of a Notion" by Isaac Asimov; "Natural Advantage" by Lester Del Rey; "Strange Wine" by Harlan Ellison; "Down Here in the Dream Quarter" by Barry N. Malzberg; "Welcome to the Machine" by Ted White; "Ghur R'hut Urr" by Robert F. Young; "Milk Into Brandy" by Lil & Kris Neville; "The Death of Princes" (novelet) by Fritz Leiber; "Starhiker" (short novel) by Jack Dann. Features: "Editorial" by Ted White; "The Amazing Interview: Alfred Bester conducted by Darrell Schweitzer"; "Verses for a Golden Age" by Barry N. Malzberg; "Science in Science Fiction: The View from Titan" by Gregory Benford; "The Club House" by Susan Wood. Illustrated by Stephen E. Fabian, Rick Bryant, Richard Olsen, Reiss & White, Tony Gleeson, and Cathi Parker. Light wear and tanning. Book. …

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

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Not issued. Softcover. Owner name; no other markings. Cover fine. Illustrated with line drawings. Fast shipping from NYC.

very good edge wear.

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

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 11. Pulp magazine. UK edition; abridged. Cover art by Walter Popp for "The Mad Monster of Mogo" (novel) by Don Wilcox. Includes "Too Many Worlds" by Irving Cox, Jr.; "Master of the Universe - VIII" by Author Unborn; ". . .And Goal to Go" by Alfred Coppel. Features: "Star Ship Centauri" by Edward Leslie Stewart; "But What Did It Say?" by Jack Winter; "New Neighbors" by Sid Seeman; "Life in the Sky" by Sam Dewey; "Big Ear for the Generals" by Sid Overman; "Carbon - A Girl's Best Friend" by June Lurie; "Interstellat Hot Box" by Jack Winter; "Utopia - When Nobody Works" by Leland Wing. Illustrated by Dick Francis, William Slade, and Ed Valigursky. Glue-shrink; minor soiling; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert [A.] W. Lowndes. Cover art by Leo Morey for "A' as in Android" by Milton Lesser. Includes "Out of the Atomfire" (novel) by Bryce Walton & Ross Rocklynne; "Honorable Enemies" (novelet) by Poul Anderson; "The Awful Weapon" by Alfred Coppel; "Mind of Tomorrow" by Lester del Rey; "Fun Can Last Forever" by J. Harvey Haggard; "Dark Cloud" by Richard Wilson; "Time Killer" by Charles Dye. Departments: "From the Bookshelf" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Today and Tomorrow"; "Readers Preference Coupon"; "Down to Earth"; "Ratings on the January Issue". Illustrated by Fawcette, Finlay, Poulton, and Luros. A few small bits out at cover edges. Book.…

very good - fine , creases.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very good. V shape dirt stain to lower end of outer edge of text block. No interior markings, no bookplate. In very good dust jacket with slight edge wear. Not price clipped. A pen price is adjacent to printed jacket price. Some scuffing to jacket. …

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