SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. LIX, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Freas for "Profession" (short novel) by Isaac Asimov. Includes "Divine Right" (novelette) by Lester del Rey; "Run of the Mill" by Robert Silverberg; "Hot Potato" by Algis Budrys; "The Best Policy" by David Gordon. Article: "The Sea Urchin and We" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Intelligence Amplification" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library"by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Freas. Creasing; tears; edge nicks and wear; losses at spine ends; tanning; minor stains and soiling; RO written on cover in pen.
Published by New York: Ballantine Books # U2220 1st Edition, 1964
Seller: John McCormick, Mississauga, ON, Canada
First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ----------paperback, Canadian printing. A 192-page first edition paperback original science fiction anthology reprinting stories first published in the digest magazine Venture Science Fiction. Price stamp on page block bottom edge, minor shelfwear, a near fine copy.
Published by Fantasy House, Inc, Concord, N. H., 1958
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Digest softcover. Condition: Good+. Emsh (illustrator). A very nice copy of the short lived Venture Science Fiction digest that only saw ten editions during its first run in the late 1950s. Bright covers with standard toned pages. Chipping to the spine ends and a hard bump at the foot. Small creases and chips to the lower corner of pages 11-16 as well as the last three leaves and back cover. There is a 1 inch tear on the inside of the back cover near the spine resultant of a crack to the spine that can be exposed if bent.
Published by Mercury Press, NY, 1958
Magazine / Periodical
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 2, No. 1. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover by Emsh for "The End of Winter" by William Scarff. Includes "Falling Torch" (novelet) by Algis Budrys; "Fecundity Limited!" by Isaac Asimov; "Robots Should Be Seen" by Lester del Rey; "Skin Game" by James E. Gunn; "Books on Hand. . .Off Hand" by Theodore Sturgeon; "New Moon" (short novelet) by Doug Morrissey; "The Meddler" by John Novotny; "The Enemy" by Damon Knight; "Venturings". Illustrated by Giunta. Creasing; tanning; corner wear; minor tears at heel.
Published by Mercury Press, NY, 1958
Magazine / Periodical
SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 2, No. 1. Edited by Robert P. Mills. Cover by Emsh for "The End of Winter" by William Scarff. Includes "Falling Torch" (novelet) by Algis Budrys; "Fecundity Limited!" by Isaac Asimov; "Robots Should Be Seen" by Lester del Rey; "Skin Game" by James E. Gunn; "Books on Hand. . .Off Hand" by Theodore Sturgeon; "New Moon" (short novelet) by Doug Morrissey; "The Meddler" by John Novotny; "The Enemy" by Damon Knight; "Venturings". Illustrated by Giunta. Tanning; minor creasing and edgewear.
Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1964
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 192 pp. Ballantine Book U2220. Edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Education of Tigress MacArdle - a short story by C. M. Kornbluth; All the Colors of the Rainbow - a novelette by Leigh Brackett; Now Let Us Sleep - a short story by Avram Davidson; Vengeance for Nikolai - a novelette by Walter M. Miller Jr; Seat of Judgment - a novelette by Lester del Rey; Buy Jupiter - a short story by Isaac Asimov; And Then She Found Him - a short story by Algis Budrys; Before the Talent Dies - a novelette by Henry Slesar; and The Comedian's Children - a novelette by Theodore Sturgeon. Book.
Published by Ballantine Books, New York, 1964
Seller: W. Fraser Sandercombe, Burlington, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 192 pp. Ballantine Book U2220. Edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Education of Tigress Macardle by C. M. Kornbluth; All the Colors of the Rainbow by Leigh Brackett; Now Let Us Sleep by Avram Davidson; Vengeance for Nikolai by Walter M. Miller Jr.; Seat of Judgment by Lester del Rey; Buy Jupiter by Isaac Asimov; And Then She Found Him by Algis Budrys; Before the Talent Dies by Henry Slesar; and The Comedian's Children by Theodore Sturgeon. Book.
Published by J. W. Ferman / Fantasy House, 1958
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. VENTURE, J. W. Ferman, 1958, first edition,Volume 2, #1, fine in multi-color pictorial wraps. Contributions by Theodore Sturgeon, Lester Del Rey, James Gunn, Damon Knight, Isaac Asimov, Algis Budrys, et.al.
Published by London: Atlas Publishing November 1957 First Australian Digest Edition, 1957
Seller: N & A Smiles, Kellerberrin, WA, Australia
Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Near Fine. Cover art by Frank Kelly Freas.
Published by New York: Street & Smith Publications, Inc. 1st Editions 1952, 1952
Seller: John McCormick, Mississauga, ON, Canada
First Edition
Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Hubert Rogers, H.R. Van Dongen, Pawelka, Alejandro, Charles Schneeman, Welker (front covers) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------12 pulp magazines, digest size, ALL 12 issues for 1952. Complete serials this year were Gunner Cade by Kornbluth and Merril (as by Cyril Judd), and The Currents of Space by Asimov. Other important stories were Dumb Waiter by Walter M. Miller (and several other Miller srories), Blood's a Rover by Oliver, Me and Flapjack and the Martians by Fredric Brown and Mack Reynolds. February has spine taping, cover creasing, writing on the back cover, and is fair-good only. All other volumes are at least VG to unread fine.
Published by Astounding / Street & Smith, 1955
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
First Edition. ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION FOR 1955 ALL 12 ISSUES, Street & Smith, first edition, very good plus to near fine or better in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by: John W. Campbell, Walter M. Miller (THE DARFSTELLER), Chad Oliver, Eric Frank Russell (CALL HIM DEAD aka THREE TO CONQUER), James Gunn, H. Beam Piper, James Schmitz, Algis Budrys, Frank Kelly Freas, Ed Emshwiler, H.R. van Dongen, Mark Clifton, Poul Anderson (THE LONG WAY HOME), Donald Kingsbury, Isaac Asimov, Frank Herbert (UNDER PRESSURE aka DRAGON IN THE SEA), Robert Sheckley, James Blish, L. Sprague De Camp, Lester Del Rey, Murray Leinster, Jack Vance (THE GIFT OF GAB), Raymond F. Jones, et.al. A good to very good copy in pictorial wraps of the January 1956 issue has been added to complete the serialization of UNDER PRESSURE, Frank Herbert's first novel.