J Robert Gribble (31 results)

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Paperback or Softback. Condition: New. Inside the Fire: Memoir of an Urban Firefighter. Book.

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Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 64 pp. Digest format. Edge and corner wear; no interior markings. Cover art by Dear. This issue contains: STORIES: Phantom Fortune by Hugh B. Cave; The Shrewd Banker by Leonard Gribble; Pony Run by Gerald Wyatt; Encounter at Sea - part one of two parts (originally titled: Barrier Reef Espionage) by John Gunn. ARTICLES: Summer Exams in March or May by Reg Butler; Gag Bag - anonymous; Scientists Will Probe the Aurora by H. J. Campbell; Highways and Byways in Many Lands by Hellier; Two Years in the Antarctic by E. W. Kevin Walton; Volleyball is a Thrilling Game by Don Anthony; The Night Sky in July by George Graham; A Fast Bowler is the Shock Weapon of the Team by Brian Statham; There Won't Be Any Panic - Life Saving for Swimmers by Sid G. Hedges; Touring with One Map by Ronald English; Set Sail for Marseilles by Robert E. Gibbs; Let's Try Fishing by Alan C. Jenkins; Can You Name These Objects - anonymous; Stamp of the Month by L. N. and M. Williams; Chess Problem by John Bee; and July Crossword (unmarked) by Gordon Doublas. Size: 12mo. Dear; (illustrator). Book.…

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Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware - Driving up Broadway Avenue through the Cleveland neighborhood known as Slavic Village on a beautiful summer evening in 1976, I decided to become a firefighter for all the wrong reasons. What I thought would be a fun, short gig to make some money and enable me to return to graduate school developed into an unlikely thirty-three-year career as a firefighter with the City of Cleveland. I could not have anticipated that the fire service would become a significant, influential, and integral part of my personal life journey. From the insecurity of a young man who lacked confidence and direction, to the tempered finality and painful ending of my career, the fire service carried me, taught me, held me, and challenged me in ways I cannot imagine would have happened in any other career or context.…

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Condition: New. &Uumlber den AutorBorn: John Robert Gribble, July 23, 1951, Kalamazoo, Michigan. Education: North Olmsted High School, Class of 1969, North Olmsted, Ohio. Cleveland State University, Bachelor of Arts, Anthropology and Psychology, 1976. .

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Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the May 15, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No. 5. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, age-toning; Very Good Plus. The fifth issue of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter; this publication itself, in fact, later evolved into Interplanetary and then ultimately the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more information; in this issue: "UFO Hovers Near Air Base", "Flying 'What' Films Studied", "New Jersey Area Shaken by Mystery Vibrations", "Designs On the Moon", "Brilliant Object in the Sky Seen by Gainesville, Florida Students", "Antigravity" a lengthy "Brazillian UFO Review" by Olavo Fontes, and quite a bit more. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L63.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the July, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No.7. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, age-toning; Very Good Plus. The seventh issue of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter; this publication itself, in fact, later evolved into Interplanetary and then ultimately the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more information; in this issue: "Airliner Averts Collision with UFO", "Radar Spotting of Objects Related", "Eels Pour Down", "Stanford Scientists Investigate 'Outer Space' Signals", and the lengthy "Recent Reports of Aerial Phenomena" section. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L63.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the June, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No. 6. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, age-toning; Very Good Plus. The sixth issue of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter; this publication itself, in fact, later evolved into Interplanetary and then ultimately the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more information; in this issue: "Britons Spot Objects", "UFOs Controlled Outside Earth, Briton Says", "UFO Film Seen", "Recent Reports of Aerial Phenomena" (a long-ish segment), and a number of other entries. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L63.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the September, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No. 9. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, mild age-toning; Very Good Plus. The ninth issue of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter; this publication itself, in fact, later evolved into Interplanetary and then ultimately the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more contributions, and by this time he did have contributors: Olavo Fontes herein continues his "Brazilian UFO Review" department and Adam Barber contributes "The Second Coming of Noah's Flood". Gribble's own reporting in this issue , which features fewer but longer pieces than earlier ones, includes "Fiery Object Tours West Coast States", about an oddly-behaving supposed meteor; "Trip In Spacecraft Made Public" about a Brazilian abduction; and several pieces discussing goings-on in the community at the time. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L103.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the April, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No.4. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, mild age-toning; Very Good Plus. The fourth issue ever of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter; this publication itself, in fact, later evolved into Interplanetary and then ultimately the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more contributions, and by this time he did have contributors: Olavo Fontes herein continues his "Brazilian UFO Review" department, and Carol Honey's ambitiously title department, The Universe, here talks about meteors and Comet 1956h, discovered by Arend and Roland. Gribble's reporting in this issue includes "British Radar Picks Up Flying Object"; "Mass of Flame Hurtles Through Space, Hits Peak Near Anchorage, Alaska"; "Expert Says UFOs Are Myth"; "U.S. Scientist Challenged on Nixing Flying Objects"; "Head of NASA Backs Down On Flying Disc Claim"; "UFO Prober Charges U.S. Hushes Investigation Data"; "What Was It?"; "Lakewood, California Citizens See 75 Flying Objects"; and a variety of other shorts by Gribble. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L103.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the February, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No.1. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 6 pp. Mailing folds, mild age-toning; Very Good Plus or better. The premiere issue of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter. This publication itself later evolved into Interplanetary and then, in fact, the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more contributions, and by this time he did have contributors. Feature article in this issue is: Jim French's "UFOs Swarm Over Northern Midwest States" - the Dakota and Minnesota. Also: an editorial by Gribble, Lis'c Lagozzino's review of Frank Edwards hardcover title, Strangest of All; a lengthy review by Olavo Fontes' of the then-current and very active Brazilian sightings; "UFO Skims Over Delaware River"; "Mysterious Object Sighted in Sky Over Montana"; "Giant Disc Seen Over New Jersey"; and a variety of other shorts by Gribble, including more sightings. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L103.…

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: Aerial Phenomena Research Group, 1957. First Edition of the February, 1957 issue, Vol. 1, No.2. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, corner stapled legal paper, 10 pp. Mailing folds, mild age-toning; Very Good Plus. The second issue ever of the APRG Reporter, edited by the rising editorial star of UFOlogy, Robert Gribble, later to become NICAP director and editor of the NICAP Reporter. Gribble's thoughtfulness, clear-sightedness and information-orientation gave his issues a value not found to the same degree in other publications of the genre in the fifties. The lengthy legal paper used in the A.P.R.G. Reporter gave him more room for more contributions, and by this time he did have contributors: in addition to Gribble's "Noted Astronomer Says UFOs May Come From Another Solar System" (not necessarily a common understanding at the time; the astromer was Clyde Tombaugh, discoverer of Pluto) are an article by Jim French on news coverage of UFOs; Lis'c Lagozzino's review of Edward Ruppelt's now-famous hardcover title, The Report On Unidentified Flying Objects; William H. Noordhoek Hegt's "News of Spitzbergen UFO Revealed"; Carol Honey's "The Universe" (now there's a topic); Olavo Fontes' "The Brazilian UFO Review"; and a variety of other shorts by Gribble, including "New Planet Found by Palomar Scope" and, of course, a wide variety of short bulletins on sightings. Serious output at a time in UFOlogy history when that direction was much needed and valued. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International and editor of its publication, "Saucers". L103.…

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963 (later The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena). First edition of the February, 1963 issue. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, stapled printed paper, 6 pp. including covers, which do bear articles. Paper is notably age-toned but supple; Near Fine. A surprisingly scarce piece of UFO history. This is the fifth issue ever of The NICAP Reporter, a bulletin-style brief-update format for reporting current UFO sightings around the world, a typeset publication on unpretentious paper which replaced the immediate former publication, "Interplanetary", both of course by the now-legendary NICAP. Featured in this issue is a piece of multiple-province sightings in Argentina: "Argentina Favourite 'Refueling' Stop For Flying Disks". Just a few of the numerous other single- or double- paragraph sighting items are: "Boom and Crater - Object Seen By Hundreds"; "Official Prove Urged of Mystery Object"; "Strange Light on Bolt Mountain Puzzles Man"; " 'Sky Fires' Sighted Over City [in fact, several northeastern cities]"; "Sky Object, Shock Wave Pose Puzzle"; and a wide variety of similar sightings. Scarce and historic, from the well-preserved collection of Max Miller. L103. …

Printed Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. First Edition. Seattle: National Investigations Commission on Aerial Phenomena [NICAP], 1963 (later The National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena). First edition of the April, 1963 issue. From the collection of noted UFOlogist Max Miller. Quarto, stapled printed paper, 6 pp. including covers, which do bear articles. Paper is notably age-toned but supple; several small chips, all at the same mailing fold on successive pages; else essentially unflawed. Very Good Plus. A surprisingly scarce piece of UFO history. A vintage issue of The NICAP Reporter, a bulletin-style brief-update format for reporting current UFO sightings around the world, a typeset publication on unpretentious paper which replaced the immediate former publication, "Interplanetary", both of course by the now-legendary NICAP. Some of the single- or double- paragraph items are: "Opinon Concerning Photos of Some Objects [in Cordoba, Spain]; "A Photo Has Been Made of A Flying Object [Bahia Blanca, Brazil]; "Flying Objects Flare Into View Over City [Seattle]"; "Strange Lights Seen Over Rootstown [Ohio]"; "South Dudley Agog Over Silver 'Dot' In Sky"; "Mystery Object Seen Over Western Washington"; "Red Ball Mystery In Sky [California]; and a wide variety of similar sightings. Ain't easy finding one of these at all, let alone Max Miller's. L103. …

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