Ley Willy Editor (53 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Soft Cover -- Good -- Other than cover wear/repair, book is tight -- Good reading copy --.

Condition: VERY GOOD. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novella "The Martian Way" by Isaac Asimov; novelets "Sugar Plum" by R. Bretnor and "Command Performance" by Walter M. Miller, Jr, short stories by Robert Sheckley, C. M. Kornbluth and more. Illustrated by Emsh, Scattergood and others. 160 pp. Cover art by Jack Coggins for "The Martian Way." Good overall condition with usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels but missing a long piece on the rear cover.…

Softcover. First Edition. Fate Magazine #97 April 1958 Life in Space by Willy LeyLight toning to pages but supple, binding solid, covers bright, light edge wear, creasing and split to cover at spinePlease contact us about shipping costs for international orders of over-sized books or multi-book sets. We are happy to provide accurate quote prior to purchase. Light toning to pages but supple.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. Cover shows minor wear, pages are tanned, tape on the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good.

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novelets "Star, Bright" by Mark Clifton and "Dumb Martian" by John Wyndham, short stories by Roger Dee and Richard Matheson; the second intallment of the serial "Gravy Planet" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth and more. 160 pp. Cover art by Jack Coggins. Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers. …

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novella "Delay in Transit" by F. L. Wallace; the novelet "The Altruist" by James H. Schmitz and short stories by Katherine MacLean, Roger Dee, Gordon R. Dickson and more. Illustrated by Don Sibley, Emsh, Willer, Ashman, and Karl Rogers. 160 pp. Cover by Jack Coggins. Near fine condition with only minor wear, star stamped on front cover, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers.…

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novella "The Martian Way" by Isaac Asimov; novelets "Sugar Plum" by R. Bretnor and "Command Performance" by Walter M. Miller, Jr, short stories by Robert Sheckley, C. M. Kornbluth and more. Illustrated by Emsh, Scattergood and others. 160 pp. Cover art by Jack Coggins for "The Martian Way." Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers.…

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the first part of "Mars Child" by Cyril Judd [pseudonym of C. M. Kornbluth & Judith Merril], the novelets "Hostess" by Isaac Asimov and "Ask Me Anything" by Damon Knight, short stories by Bridge by Dave Dryfoos and John Christopher; an article by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Harrison, Willer, Emsh, and Peter Burchard. 160 pp. Striking cover art by Chesley Bonestell for "Mars Child" Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers. …

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the novella 'Baby Is Three' by Theodore Sturgeon and the short story 'Game for Blondes' by John D. MacDonald, and more. Illustrated by Don Sibley, Freas, and others. 160 pp. Cover art by Emsh on both the front and the back covers with caricature portraits of the leading science fiction writers of the day - including Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Robert A. Heinlein, Damon Knight, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson - celebrating Galaxy Magazine's second birthday with robots serving cake and cocktails. Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers.…

Condition: NEAR FINE. First printing - a digest magazine. Includes the conclusion of "Time Quarry" by Clifford D. Simak; the novelets "A Second Night of Summer" by James H. Schmitz and "A Stone and a Spear" by Raymond F. Jones; stories by Sam Merwin, Jr., Richard Matheson and more. Illustrated by James Vincent, Don Sibley, John Bunch, Paul Pierre, and David Stone. 160 pp Cover art by Don Hunter for the novelet "Second Night of Summer." Near fine condition with only minor wear, usual toning to the pages, no mailing labels and bright and attractive covers.…

paperback. Condition: Fine. First Edition; First Printing. Oversize pictorial wrappers [about 8.5" x 11"], saddle-stapled, 54 pages, illustrated. Small press publisher Donald Grant mailing label else a Fine copy. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall mag16E.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. ----------vintage paperback, Canadian printing. Many Canadian printed Pyramids of the '50s used a series of numbers that differed from the US. A 191-page science fiction anthology, reprinting 9 stories from the 1950 hardcover edition. Spine and cover creases, some pages extrude from the page block but are still attached, edgewear, a good copy. Mel Hunter (front cover) (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Good. ORIGINAL 1935 AMNH Natural History Magazine; small portions of covers rubbed w/ a couple of nicks along edge of covers; light creasing of covers; splits in uppermost paper covering of spine w/ lowermost paper covering of spine perished; light dampstain on lower and upper edge of front cover and first 3 leaves; o/w contents in good condition. Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Galaxy Magazine October 1966 Vol. 25 No. 1 NY 1st ed. Digest size magazine 194 pp. Very good condition with light wear and creasing to covers. 812.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation. Good. 1958. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Digest-sized pictorial wrappers, 144 pages, illustrated. Good copy [scattered chipping to the spine mostly at the ends, diagonal fold to the front cover and other light cover creasing pages toned. See photos whb11.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Digest format. Light wear; no interior markings. Cover art by Malcolm Smith. This issue contains: Suicide Rocket by Manly Wade Wellman; Mars - Planet of War by Willy Ley; Outlaws of Corpus by Lee Francis; The Visitors by Rog Phillips; The Death of Asteroid 13 by William P. McGivern; Why the Sky Is Blue by Ruppert Carling; The Wee Men of Weehen by Lester Barclay; and The Runaround by Craig Browning; along with the usual features. Size: 12mo. Malcolm Smith; (illustrator). Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Kokomo, IN: Better Publications Inc. Startling Stories, Vol. 29, No. 3. April 1953 Editor: Samuel Mines Publisher: Better Publications, Inc.; Kokomo, IN Pages: 148 Format: Pulp Cover: Startling Stories, April 1953 by Ed Emshwiller Contents include: Video-Technics: Science-Fiction Gimmicks an essay by Pat Jones Halos, Inc. [Jerry Ransom] a novella by Kendell Foster Crossen artwork by Alex Schomburg [as by Schomburg] Earth Is the Evening Star a short story by Robert Sherman Townes, artwork by Tom Beecham Threshold a short story by Robert Donald Locke, artwork by Ed Emshwiller Faraway Planets an essay by Willy Ley, artwork by Ed Emshwiller Fulfillment a novelette by Ross Rocklynne Distortion Pattern a short story by Sam Merwin, Jr., artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] Clockwork a short story by Leslie Bigelow, artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh] Lila a short story by Peter Phillips, artwork by Peter Poulton Rubberneck a short story by Richard Barr and Wallace West artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh] And much more See Contents page photo. Condition: Very good with light dust soiling and minor wear to the covers. Light Toning to pages. See photos. whb10. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller (illustrator). …

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 170 pp. Digest format. Volume 49, number 5. Edge and corner wear; short tear on the lower right corner of the first two pages. Cover art by Gordon Pawelka; interior drawings by: Edd Cartier; Paul Orban; and Pawelka. This issue contains: Novelettes: The Emissary by Jim Brown; Stardust by Chad Oliver. Short Stories: All the Way Back by Michael Shaara; I Am Nothing by Eric Frank Russell; Gramp and His Dog by Frank Quallrocchi. And Article: Comets by Willy Ley; along with the usual features, including John W. Campbell's editorial: The Ultimate Weapon, and including a letter from Hal Clement in Brass Tacks. Size: 12mo. Gordon Pawelka; (illustrator). Book. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Good to Very Good-. First Edition. [1st printing](1957) Dj art by W. I. Van der Poel. Dj has rubbing, tears and losses (see scan - front worse than rear); pages tanned. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK edition from July 1954. Largely follows the February 1954 US issue without some interior art, some of the reviews and two stories by Arthur Sellings and Kenneth Harmon. Contains 'Beep' by Blish, 'Pet Farm' by Dee, 'Inanimate Objection' by Chandler Elliott, 'Men Like Mules' by M'Intosh, 'Project Hush'; by Tenn, 'Two Timer' by Brown, a science piece by Ley, an editorial by Gold and book reviews by Conklin. Cover art by Emsh and interior illustrations by Emsh, Dick Francis and David Stone. Small chop out of the top edge of the front cover which also has a half-inch closed tear to the bottom edge. Otherwise only light edge wear and browning to the covers. Browning and spotting to page edges. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. The postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Emshwiller, Ed (Emsh); Francis, Dick; Stone, David (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK edition from May 1954. Largely follows the December 1953 US edition but does not include the Fredric Brown and Edward Wellen stories, two essays and the book reviews. Contains The Dark Door by Nourse, Mr. Costello, Hero by Sturgeon, One Man's Poison by Sheckley, The Caves of Steel (Part 3 of 3) by Asimov, a science piece by Ley and an editorial by Gold. Cover art by Alex Schomburg (from the April 1953 US edition) and interior illustrations by Ashman and Emsh. Small piece torn from the top right corner of the front cover. Small chip at the base of the spine. Tiny chip to the top left corner of the back cover. Otherwise only browning to the covers. Browning to page edges. First page torn along the inner edge along three-quarters of its length. Pages browned but otherwise unmarked. The postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Schomburg, Alex; Emshwiller, Ed (Emsh); Ashman (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Contains: 'A-W-F Limited' by Herbert; 'Farmer' by Reynolds; 'The Weirdest World' by Lafferty; 'Mother Hitton's Littul Kittons' by Smith; 'The Graybes of Raath' by Barrett; 'A Gentle Dying' by Pohl & Kornbluth; 'Breakdown' by Kastle; 'My Object All Sublime; by Anderson; 'The Long Way Home' by Saberhaten; reviews by Gale; and an article by Ley. Cover art by Wenzel. Interior illustrations by Ritter, Martin, Wood, Finlay, Cowles, Gaughan, Francis and Ivie. There is chipping at the top of the spine with a one inch closed tear next to the front cover. Light edge rubbing to the spine. One inch crease to the bottom left corner of the back cover. Half inch piece torn from the first page and there is browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Wenzel, Paul E.; Ritter, Bob; Martin, Don; Wood, Wallace; Finlay, Virgil; Cowles; Gaughan, Jack; Francis, Dick; Ivie, Larry (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK price stamp to front cover. Contains: 'Do I Wake or Dream? by Herbert; 'The Shipwrecked Hotel' by Blish and Knight; 'Peeping Tom' by Young; 'Please State My Business' by Kurland; an editorial by Pohl; reviews by Budrys (including The Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch) and an article by Ley. Cover art by Gray Morrow. Interior illustrations by Giunta and Morrow. There is a little staining and surface wear to the rear cover which also has a quarter inch closed tear to the edge. Light wear to the spine. Heavy creasing to the top corners of pages 83 to 86 and one inch edge tears to the next two pages. Browning to the pages which are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Giunta, John; Morrow, Gray (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket As Issued. First Edition. Kokomo, IN: Better Publications Inc. Startling Stories, Vol. 29, No. 3. April 1953 Editor: Samuel Mines Publisher: Better Publications, Inc.; Kokomo, IN Pages: 148 Format: Pulp Cover: Startling Stories, April 1953 by Ed Emshwiller Contents include: Video-Technics: Science-Fiction Gimmicks an essay by Pat Jones Halos, Inc. [Jerry Ransom] a novella by Kendell Foster Crossen artwork by Alex Schomburg [as by Schomburg] Earth Is the Evening Star a short story by Robert Sherman Townes, artwork by Tom Beecham Threshold a short story by Robert Donald Locke, artwork by Ed Emshwiller Faraway Planets an essay by Willy Ley, artwork by Ed Emshwiller Fulfillment a novelette by Ross Rocklynne Distortion Pattern a short story by Sam Merwin, Jr., artwork by Paul Orban [as by Orban] Clockwork a short story by Leslie Bigelow, artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh] Lila a short story by Peter Phillips, artwork by Peter Poulton Rubberneck a short story by Richard Barr and Wallace West artwork by Ed Emshwiller [as by Emsh] And much more See Contents page photo. Condition: Very good with light rubbing and creasing to covers. Sunning and creasing to the spine. Two small tears across spine. Toning to pages. See photos. mag9E. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller (illustrator). …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. UK edition from June 1954. Largely follows the January 1954 US edition but does not include the story by Gordon R. Dickson, one essay and all but two of the book reviews. Contains Natural State by Knight, The Holes around Mars by Bixby, Backlash by Marks, The Big Trip up Yonder by Vonnegut, a science piece by Ley; an editorial by Gold and book reviews by Conklin. Cover art by Mel Hunter and interior illustrations by Emsh, Dick Francis and Don Sibley. Light edge wear and browning to the covers with a faint trace of a stamp near the top of the front cover. Browning and spotting to page edges. Pages browned with a number in pen to the top corner of the first page but otherwise unmarked. The postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Hunter, Mel; Emshwiller, Ed (Emsh) (illustrator). …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. UK edition with no publication date and 'Vol 3, No. 8' printed on the front cover where 'June 1953' appeared on the original US edition. Contents identical: Tangle Hold by Wallace; First Lady by McIntosh; Colony by Dick; Warm by Sheckley; If You were the Only by Wilson; a science piece by Ley; an editorial by Gold and book reviews by Conklin. Cover art by Mel Hunter for Tangle Hold and interior illustrations by Emsh. Light edge wear to the covers with a number in pen to the rear cover which has some yellowing over a small area. Browning to page edges. The postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Hunter, Mel; Emshwiller, Ed (Emsh) (illustrator). …

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Contains 'Where the Changed Ones Go' by Robert Silverberg, 'The Echo of Wrath' by Thomas M Disch, 'Eye of an Octopus' by Larry Niven 'The Age of Pussyfoot' (conclusion) by Frederik Pohl, 'In the Imagicon' by George Henry Smith, 'Courting Time' by Tom Purdom, 'Mulligan, Come Home!' by Allen Kim Lang, 'Under Old Earth' by Cordwainer Smith, reviews by Algis Budrys and a science piece by Willy Ley. UK price "3/6" stamped on front cover. Some browning around the edges of the cover and to the spine. The page edges are browned. Brown spotting to the insides of the covers and to the first and last pages. The pages are browned around the edges but otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Vergil Finlay and interior illustrations by Finlay, Gaughan and Wood. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Finlay, Vergil; Gaughan, Jack; Wood, Wallace (illustrator).…

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. Issue # 21, April 1969, of Crawdaddy: The Magazine of Roll, a counter culture rock magazine from the late 1960s. Contents include articles by Michael Horowitz (The Morrison Mirage), An Interview with Sam Andrew and Ken Greenberg, Howard Schoenfeld (One Man's Opinion), Peter Stafford (The Big Bust), Willy Ley (Pseudoscience in Naziland), Antonia Lamb (Subud, Rock and Roll), Jonathan Pinckney (The True Art of Reading Tea Leaves), and others. Light edge wear. A very good copy of an interesting artifact from the 1960s alternative rock scene. days. Ken Greenberg (cover photographed at the Fillmore East) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Very Good condition hardcover book, Good condition dust jacket. Copyright 1963. Very slight shelf wear and bumping to edges. Slight toning and very slight smudging to edges of text block. Slight smudging to front end papers. Top edge colored. Dust jacket unclipped. Dust jacket has slight smudging and shelf wear to covers. Slight creasing to edges. Few small tears to edges, none more than 1/2 inch. Dust jacket protected by mylar. All of our books are individually inspected and described. Never X-library unless specifically described as such.…