Jack O'sullivan Ed (46 results)

Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. VG-. Vol. 5, No. 4; January, 1952. Covers and spine intact, with some loss at spine ends, rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, cover tear along spine at top and bottom of spine, pages typically toning. Stories by Poul Anderson, John Jakes and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Vol. 5, No. 3; November, 1951. Covers and spine intact, rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, small loss at spine ends, creasing along cover with tear at "P" of title, pages typically toning. Stories by Stanley Mullen, Poul Anderson and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Allen Anderson (illustrator). …

Magazine. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good. Vol. 5, No. 3; November, 1951. Covers and spine intact, light rubbing and mark to cover by L in title, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, small loss at spine ends, pages typically toning. Stories by Stanley Mullen, Poul Anderson and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Condition: New.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG. Vol. 6, No. 11; Summer, 1955. Last issue of this venerable pulp. Covers off-set and trimmed, light soiling, tape repair to tear along spine, cover and pages typically toning. Stories by Poul Anderson, Leigh Brackett and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG. Vol. 5, No. 4; January, 1952. Covers and spine intact, with some loss at bottom spine, rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, cover tear along spine at top and bottom of spine, pages typically toning. Stories by Poul Anderson, John Jakes and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. VG-. Vol. 6, No. 10; Spring, 1955. Next to last issue, covers and spine intact except 1/2" loss at head of spine, light soiling and cover creasing, pages typically toning. Stories by Algis Budrys, Alan E. Nourse and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator).…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG. Vol. 5, No. 9; November, 1952. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at both spine ends, light rubbing, fading at spine, small tears at edges due to typical cover overhang, slight creasing near spine, small piece missing from upper back cover, pages typically toning. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Evan Hunter (as S. A. Lombino) and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. G. Vol. 5, No. 12; May, 1953. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at both spine ends, light rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, creasing near spine, pages typically toning. Stories by Philip K. Dick, (THE INFINITES), Raymond Z. Gallun and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG. Vol. 5, No. 2; September, 1951. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at foot of spine, small tears and chips at edges due to typical cover overhang, creasing and tear to lower third of cover, pages typically toning. Stories by Theodore Sturgeon, Poul Anderson and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Condition: Good. Love Romances Pub. Co., Inc, 1952. Covers detatched but present, rubbed/age-toned/very lightly soiled, light creasing near corners and spine hinges, ~2.5 inch tear to back cover, other minor chipping and tearing around edges, light pencil markings on front cover, ~5 inches from bottom of spine and ~0.25 inches from top of spine are chipped, remainder of spine is age- tone/creased/rubbed; edges age-toned/lightly soiled/bumped; interior age- toned; binding tight; covers, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. paperback. Good.…

Condition: Good. Better Publications, Inc., 1954. Cover age-toned/lightly rubbed/soiled, ~3 inch tear along front bottom of spine juncture, ~0.125 inch chip to top right corner of back cover near spine end, other very minor chipping and tearing around edges, very light creasing near corners, spine age-toned/lightly rubbed/lightly creased, spine ends rubbed, damp stain to top right corner of book with shows on covers, edges and end pages of text block; edges lightly soiled/bumped; interior age-toned; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. paperback. Good.…

Magazine. Condition: VG-. 1st Edition. Vol. 1, No. 1; Spring, 1953. Covers and spine intact, light rubbing, small tears at edges due to typical cover overhang, slight creasing at spine, cover and pages toning. First issue of this short-lived two-issue pulp. Stories from Leigh Brackett, Ray Bradbury, Isaac Asimov, Nelson Bond and others. Alexander Leydenfrost (illustrator). …

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. VG+. Vol. 6, No. 10; Spring, 1955. Next to last issue, covers and spine intact except 1/2" loss at bottom of spine, light soiling,cover and pages typically toning. Stories by Algis Budrys, Alan E. Nourse and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). …

Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. 1st Edition. VG-. Vol. 5, No. 11; March, 1953. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at base of spine, light rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, slight creasing near spine and lower front cover, pages typically toning. Stories by Gardner F. Fox, Ross Rocklynne and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. VG. Vol. 6, No. 9; Winter, 1954-1955. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at top and bottom spine, light rubbing, small chip and light creasing to top edge, pages typically toning. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Michael Shaara and more. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Frank Kelly Freas (illustrator). …

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Edition. VG+. Vol. 5, No. 11; March, 1953. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at base of spine, light rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, slight creasing near spine, pages typically toning. Stories by Gardner F. Fox, Ross Rocklynne and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Copy 2. Allen Anderson (illustrator).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Leigh Brackett story. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Mild tanning to text paper, mild edge wear, bottom edge trimmed, a good copy. (35010).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Robert Sheckley. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Closed tears repaired with clear tape, upper half of front cover separating from spine edge, a good copy. (26178).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas (mistakenly credited to Algis Budrys), pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Leigh Brackett story as well as early fiction by Michael Shaara (who would write THE KILLER ANGELS). Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Light wear to upper and right edges, soiled strip along top edge, a very good copy. (23890).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas. pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Algis Budrys, Poul Anderson and others. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Mild edge wear, small closed tear with crease to lower front cover, mild wear to upper spine, a very good copy. (23891).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Infinites" by Philip K. Dick (his third appearance in Planet). Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Edge wear with creases and small tears, tape to upper right edge and tape ghost to mid-left front cover, minor loss lower left corner and spine end, a good copy. (23900).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Wear along bottom edge with some minor loss, a very good copy. (23882).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Leigh Brackett story. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Upper and lower edges trimmed, mild edge wear, several chips to upper front cover, some stress creases, a very good copy. (23884).…

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Robert Sheckley. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Overall cover soiling, a very good copy. (23889).…

Magazine. Condition: Very Good+/Near Fine. 1st Edition. VG+/NF. Vol. 5, No. 9; November, 1952. Covers and spine intact, with exception of slight loss at base of spine, light rubbing, small tears and creases at edges due to typical cover overhang, slight creasing near spine, pages typically toning. Stories by Leigh Brackett, Evan Hunter (as S. A. Lombino) and others. Stored in archival bag with board. Allen Anderson (illustrator). …

Pulp Magazine. Two issues published in total, Spring 1953 (standard pulp size) and Fall 1953 (digest size), the first edited by Jack O'Sullivan and the second by Malcolm Reiss: '' featured stories which had first appeared in Planet Stories. Contributors included such Planet Stories regulars as Leigh Brackett and Ray Bradbury. The change from pulp to digest shows the dilemma some of the traditional pulp publishers faced as the pulp chains dissolved and the distributors turned their backs on them'' (Philip Harbottle, Mike Ashley & Malcolm Edwards/Encyclopedia of SF, 3rd Edition). First issue a good copy (spine tears), the second issue NF/Fine (small chip along top spine edge).…