John K Aiken (11 results)

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Cover torn with small loss and edge wear and chipping; cover glued on at hinge; rubbing; tanning; date in pen on first page. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The North American Review Vol. 228 No. 4 October 1929. Various (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 2, No. 4. Edited by John Carnell. Cover art by Dennis. Includes "World in Shadow" (novelette) by John Brody; "The Cireesians" by Norman Lazenby; "Edge of Night" by John K. Aiken; "The Rebels" by E. R. James; "Position Line" by A. Bertram Chandler. Article: "The Shape of Ships to Come" by Arthur C. Clarke, B.Sc. Features: "Editorial"; "The Literary Line-up". Illustrated by Dennis and White. Heavy edgewear with chips, creasing and short tears; old tape at spine ends, heel piece is off with loss to heel; rubbing; minor soiling; marks in pen on rear. Book. …

Digest. Condition: Good+. First Edition, 1st Printing. A nice copy of the Winter 1950 issue of the British science fiction magazine Science-Fantasy. This issue was the the second and last publication under the editorship of Walter Gillings. Science-Fantasy was published during the 1950s to accompany New Worlds magazine. In the late 1940s, Gillings had produced three volumes of his first science fiction venture "Fantasy" before it failed. As a result, he was left with a substantial amount of stories purchased with the intention of publication. In 1950, Nova brought on Gillings as its editor of their new magazine, Science-Fantasy. With him came the inventory of stories from "Fantasy." After only two issues (Summer and Winter 1950) Gillings was replaced by New Worlds editor John Carnell. This copy is in remarkable condition for its age and scarcity. Cover's have some light wear and the staples have corroded over time leaving its stain on the inner margins. A soft vertical crease permeates most of the 96 numbered pages paginated [i: inner cover advertisements], [1], 2-96, [97: inner back cover advertisement for the Fantasy Book Centre]. Binding is solid with no loose pages. Pages are clean and unmarked. A good+ copy that beats many seen recently come to market. Powell, Turner, and Ernst (illustrator).…

paperback / softback. Condition: vg. 1st edition 1st printing paperback, vg, In stock shipped from our UK warehouse.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with wear at the bottom of the spine and some edgewear.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Pretty good condition but tear to corner of cover. Contains: Phoenix Nest (Aiken), Adoption (Doughty), Castaway (Whitley), Adaptability (Rayer), Jet Landing (Ashton), Coefficient X (Bertram Chandler). Clothier and Turner (illustrator). Book.

Soft cover (Stapled Wrappers). Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Contents Include: "Fantasy on Television" featuring John Carnell reporting on HG Wells' The Time Machine; "The Search for Superman" by John K. Aiken; a "Masters of Fantasy" profile on legendary author Clark Ashton Smith by Arthur F. Hillman; and "The Radio Man and The Golden Amazon" by Thomas Sheridan. The back cover features prominent full-page publishing advertisements for Atlas publishing properties including the British editions of Unknown Worlds and Astounding Science Fiction.Condition: Very Good. Text block shows light, uniform age-toning typical for late-1940s UK paper stock. Clean wrappers with sharp lettering and woodcut-style graphic borders. Spine fold remains clean with minimal stress; staples are firm and free of heavy rust. No institutional marks or owner signatures. …

Soft cover (Stapled Wrappers). Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Small Octavo, 24pp. Original printed stapled wrappers featuring a contents table and cover vignette on the front. Priced by subscription.Features: Front cover features a small, intricate illustration commemorating H.G. Wells' "First Man in the Moon". This issue contains a fascinating, highly desirable early cultural essay titled "Dianetics: My Experience" by Vernon L. McCain, capturing the science fiction community's immediate reaction to L. Ron Hubbard's early psychological movement. Additional major content includes a deep critical profile on author Sydney Fowler Wright by Dr. John K. Aiken and a detailed cinematic overview of "Science Fiction on the Silver Screen" by Paul W. Healy. The rear cover is blank cardstock as issued.Condition: Very Good. Spine fold is firm with only slight rubbing. The blank rear cover shows light dust-soiling and faint, natural age-spotting near the right-hand margin. Internally bright, tightly bound, and completely free of marks. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. xxii, 85pp. Small abrasion on rear pastedown, moderate foxing on the cover with a small tear along the joint, very good, lacking the unprinted glassine dust jacket. Contains the first book appearance of five poems by Louis Simpson (as Louis Marantz Simpson) [1923-2012], who eventually earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University and was awarded the Medal for Excellence from Columbia University; his first collection of poems was The Arrivistes: Poems, 19401949 (published in 1949 by Fine Editions Press).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Octavo. xxii, 85pp. Spine and edges sunned, very good being poet Daniel Hoffman's copy with his name penned on the front fly, lacking the unprinted glassine dust jacket. Contains the first book appearance of five poems by Louis Simpson (as Louis Marantz Simpson) [1923-2012], who eventually earned a Ph.D. at Columbia University and was awarded the Medal for Excellence from Columbia University; his first collection of poems was The Arrivistes: Poems, 19401949 (published in 1949 by Fine Editions Press).…