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Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.
AMAZING Stories: January, Jan. 1952
Amazing (Walter M. Miller, Jr.; Stephen Marlowe - aka Milton Lesser; Rog Phillips - aka Roger P. Graham; Gerald Vance; Milton Lesser)
Published by Ziff-Davis, NY 1952
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Contact seller5-star sellerSingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Norman Saunders for "The Reluctant Traitor" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Includes "The Last Revolution" by Stephen Marlowe (Milton Lesser); "No Greater Wisdom" by Rog Phillips (Roger P. Graham); "C'Mon-a My Planet…" by Gerald Vance (unattributed house pseud.); "The Impossible Weapon" by Milton Lesser. Features: "The Observatory"; "The Short End of the Stick" by Jon Barry; "The Spectre of the Hoardes" by Merritt Linn; "Miracle in Ice" by Salem Lane; "Life Is So Simple" by June Lurie; "Fertilizer - Economy Size" by Carter T. Wainwright; "Stpo Sign in Space" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Once in a Blue Moon" by A. T. Kedzie; 'Long Live the Dead!" by Walt Crain; "Oil- Or Juice?" by Frederic Booth; "Squeezing Steel" by John Weston; "The Perfect Light" by Jack Winter; "The Club House" by Rog Phillips; "The Reader's Forum"; "Science Fiction Bookcase" by Sam Merwin; "Destruction - 1851 Vintage" by Sandy Miller; "Our Friend, the Rattlesnake" by Dale Lord; "Perennial Monorail" by William Karney; 'Planetoids with Tails!" by Jonathan Peterson. Illustrated by James Otis, Ed Emsler, Gene Fawcette, Ed Vailigursky, and Julian S. Krupa. Front hinge gouges/nibbled; creasing; tanning; edge and corner nicks and with with small losses; name stamped on first page. Book.
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Published by Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf 1968
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AMAZING Stories: January, Jan. 1952
Amazing (Walter M. Miller, Jr.; Stephen Marlowe - aka Milton Lesser; Rog Phillips - aka Roger P. Graham; Gerald Vance; Milton Lesser)
Published by Ziff-Davis, NY 1952
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Seller: Books from the Crypt, N. Potomac, MD, U.S.A.Books from the Crypt
Contact seller5-star sellerSingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Norman Saunders for "The Reluctant Traitor" by Walter M. Miller, Jr. Includes "The Last Revolution" by Stephen Marlowe (Milton Lesser); "No Greater Wisdom" by Rog Phillips (Roger P. Graham); "C'Mon-a My Planet…" by Gerald Vance (unattributed house pseud.); "The Impossible Weapon" by Milton Lesser. Features: "The Observatory"; "The Short End of the Stick" by Jon Barry; "The Spectre of the Hoardes" by Merritt Linn; "Miracle in Ice" by Salem Lane; "Life Is So Simple" by June Lurie; "Fertilizer - Economy Size" by Carter T. Wainwright; "Stpo Sign in Space" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Once in a Blue Moon" by A. T. Kedzie; 'Long Live the Dead!" by Walt Crain; "Oil- Or Juice?" by Frederic Booth; "Squeezing Steel" by John Weston; "The Perfect Light" by Jack Winter; "The Club House" by Rog Phillips; "The Reader's Forum"; "Science Fiction Bookcase" by Sam Merwin; "Destruction - 1851 Vintage" by Sandy miller; "Our Friend, the Rattlesnake" by Dale Lord; "Perennial Monorail" by William Karney; 'Planetoids with Tails!" by Jonathan Peterson. Illustrated by James Otis, Ed Emsler, Gene Fawcette, Ed Vailigursky, and Julian S. Krupa. Cover stamped "Property of Ted White", noted editor and author, from his collection. Glue-mends to spine which has small losses and stress; tape at upper front hinge; something written on cover in crayon; a little bent from poor stacking; foxing; mild tanning. Book.
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Hardback. Condition: New. In the 1980s, Iraq and Iran attacked each other's petroleum industry in the Persian Gulf in what became known as the Tanker War. In an effort to restore stability to the world's oil markets, the United States deployed a U.S. Navy flotilla to escort convoys of oil tankers in an operation dubbed Earnest W…ill. Although U.S. leaders imagined the Navy's presence would deter hostile action, the United States instead found itself embroiled in a secret war with Iran.During Operation Earnest Will, U.S. Navy minesweepers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians kept commerce lanes clear of Iranian mines. U.S. Navy Special Boat Units and U.S. Army Special Operations helicopters interdicted the Iranian fleet of gunboats and minelayers. At a time when U.S. Navy planning focused on carrier battle group operations against the Soviet Navy, surface combatants and minesweepers found themselves taking the leading role against a regional power. As the conflict escalated, the U.S. Navy decimated the Iranian fleet in a one-day war called Operation Praying Mantis.Though the United States would triumph over Iran, great tragedy came first. On July 3, 1988, USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian commercial flight, and all 290 passengers perished. Though gravely tragic, this event provided Iran's religious leader a face-saving means to end the Iran-Iraq War. Even as Ayatollah Khomeini accepted a peace treaty, he stated, "Taking this decision is more deadly than drinking from a poisoned chalice."Although the Iran-Iraq War ended, Operation Earnest Will led to all the American conflicts in the modern era-the wars in Iraq, the Global War on Terrorism, and the attacks brewing today between the U.S. Navy and Iran's Houthi proxies in Yemen. In A Poisoned Chalice, former U.S. Navy Commander Stephen P. Phillips discusses the Iran-Iraq War's strategic implications, what happened at operational and tactical levels of warfare, and what the war teaches us about the United States' relationship with the Middle East today.
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Hardcover. Condition: new. Hardcover. In the 1980s, Iraq and Iran attacked each other's petroleum industry in the Persian Gulf in what became known as the Tanker War. In an effort to restore stability to the world's oil markets, the United States deployed a U.S. Navy flotilla to escort convoys of oil tankers in an operation dubb…ed Earnest Will. Although U.S. leaders imagined the Navy's presence would deter hostile action, the United States instead found itself embroiled in a secret war with Iran.During Operation Earnest Will, U.S. Navy minesweepers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians kept commerce lanes clear of Iranian mines. U.S. Navy Special Boat Units and U.S. Army Special Operations helicopters interdicted the Iranian fleet of gunboats and minelayers. At a time when U.S. Navy planning focused on carrier battle group operations against the Soviet Navy, surface combatants and minesweepers found themselves taking the leading role against a regional power. As the conflict escalated, the U.S. Navy decimated the Iranian fleet in a one-day war called Operation Praying Mantis.Though the United States would triumph over Iran, great tragedy came first. On July 3, 1988, USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian commercial flight, and all 290 passengers perished. Though gravely tragic, this event provided Iran's religious leader a face-saving means to end the Iran-Iraq War. Even as Ayatollah Khomeini accepted a peace treaty, he stated, "Taking this decision is more deadly than drinking from a poisoned chalice."Although the Iran-Iraq War ended, Operation Earnest Will led to all the American conflicts in the modern erathe wars in Iraq, the Global War on Terrorism, and the attacks brewing today between the U.S. Navy and Iran's Houthi proxies in Yemen. In A Poisoned Chalice, former U.S. Navy Commander Stephen P. Phillips discusses the Iran-Iraq War's strategic implications, what happened at operational and tactical levels of warfare, and what the war teaches us about the United States' relationship with the Middle East today. Stephen P. Phillips discusses Operation Earnest Will, the U.S. intervention in the Iran-Iraq War and what it taught us about the U.S. Navy's presence in the Persian Gulf; the strategic uses of mine warfare; and how Earnest Will influences America's relationship with the Middle East today. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.
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Series: The Zodiac Series, Book 2 of 13. Book 2 of 13 - The Zodiac Series
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Hardback. Condition: New. In the 1980s, Iraq and Iran attacked each other's petroleum industry in the Persian Gulf in what became known as the Tanker War. In an effort to restore stability to the world's oil markets, the United States deployed a U.S. Navy flotilla to escort convoys of oil tankers in an operation dubbed Earnest W…ill. Although U.S. leaders imagined the Navy's presence would deter hostile action, the United States instead found itself embroiled in a secret war with Iran.During Operation Earnest Will, U.S. Navy minesweepers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians kept commerce lanes clear of Iranian mines. U.S. Navy Special Boat Units and U.S. Army Special Operations helicopters interdicted the Iranian fleet of gunboats and minelayers. At a time when U.S. Navy planning focused on carrier battle group operations against the Soviet Navy, surface combatants and minesweepers found themselves taking the leading role against a regional power. As the conflict escalated, the U.S. Navy decimated the Iranian fleet in a one-day war called Operation Praying Mantis.Though the United States would triumph over Iran, great tragedy came first. On July 3, 1988, USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian commercial flight, and all 290 passengers perished. Though gravely tragic, this event provided Iran's religious leader a face-saving means to end the Iran-Iraq War. Even as Ayatollah Khomeini accepted a peace treaty, he stated, "Taking this decision is more deadly than drinking from a poisoned chalice."Although the Iran-Iraq War ended, Operation Earnest Will led to all the American conflicts in the modern era-the wars in Iraq, the Global War on Terrorism, and the attacks brewing today between the U.S. Navy and Iran's Houthi proxies in Yemen. In A Poisoned Chalice, former U.S. Navy Commander Stephen P. Phillips discusses the Iran-Iraq War's strategic implications, what happened at operational and tactical levels of warfare, and what the war teaches us about the United States' relationship with the Middle East today.
AMAZING Stories: December, Dec. 1951
Amazing (Stephen Marlowe - aka Milton Lesser; Walter M. Miller, Jr.; H. B. Hickey; Mack Reynolds & Fredric Brown; Rog Phillips - aka Roger P. Graham)
Published by Ziff-Davis, NY 1951
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SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 25, No. 12. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "Somewhere I'll Find You!" (short novel) by Stephen Marlowe [Milton Lesser]. Includes "The Little Creeps" (novelette) by Walter M. Miller, Jr.; "Return Engagement" by H. B. Hickey; "The Hatchetman" (novelett…e) by Mack Reynolds & Frederic Brown; "Checkmate for Aradjo" by Rog Phillips [Roger P. Graham]. Features: "The Observatory"; "Man: Genius or -?" by Jon Barry; "What Happened at Eniwetok?" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Look Out Below!" by Frank Cain; "Entropic Mystery" by Dale Lord; "Is He Kidding?" by June Lurie; "Rocket Bomb" by Clint Avers; "Palomar Begins to Perk!" by Walt Crain; "This Can Kill You!" by Glenn Otis; "Two Men in a Hurry" by Charles Recour; "Step into Space" by Leo Lewin; "The Club House" by Rog Phillips; "Man-Made Meteor!" by Tom Lynch; "Build Your House of Dust!" by Ralph Cox; "Science Fiction Bookcase" by Sam Merwin; "The Reader's Forum"; "No Monument So Proud" by Salem Lane; "Who Owns the Moon?" by Peter Dakin; "This Will Shock You!" by L. A. Burt; "Tough As Nails" by John Weston; "Little Red" by Omar Booth; "Too Close to Noth! by William Karney; "Let's Have a Drink" by Lee Owen. Illustrated by Lawrence, L. R. Summoer, Ralph Castenir, Ed Valigursky, Virgil Finlay & Leo Ramon Summers. Stress; creasing; minor losses at spine ends; standard wear and tear at edges with minor losses. Book.
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Necronomicon: The Best Weird Tales of H.P. Lovecraft edited with an afterword by Stephen Jones ; illustrated by Les Edwards.
Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 ; edited by Stephen Jones, 1953-. ; E. Hoffmann Price
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Published by The Orion Publishing Group; Gollancz, London, 2008 2008
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. 15th printing; commemorative edition ; black and gold textured wrappers ; xii, 880 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm ISBN 9780575081567, 9780575081574, 0575081562, 0575081570 OCLC 174129973 ; LCCN 2008431154 LC PS3523.O833 A6 2008 Dewey 813.52 ; H.P. Lovecraft's astonishing tales blend elements of horror…, science fiction, and cosmic terror that are as powerful today as they were when they were first published. This tome brings together all of Lovecraft's harrowing stories, including the complete Cthulhu Mythos cycle, just the way they were first released. -- publisher description ; Contents: Night-Gaunts -- Dagon -- The Statement of Randolph Carter -- The Doom That Came to Sarnath -- The Cats of Ulthar -- The Nameless City -- Herbert West-Reanimator -- The Music of Erich Zann -- The Lurking Fear -- The Hound -- The Rats in the Walls -- Under the Pyramids -- The Unnamable -- In the Vault -- The Outsider -- The Horror at Red Hook -- The Colour Out of Space -- Pickman's Model -- The Call of Cthulhu -- Cool Air -- The Shunned House -- The Silver Key -- The Dunwich Horror -- The Whisperer in Darkness -- The Strange High House in the Mist -- The Dreams in the Witch-House -- From Beyond -- Through the Gates of the Silver Key (with E. Hoffmann Price) -- At the Mountains of Madness -- The Shadow Over Innsmouth -- The Shadow Out of Time -- The Haunter of the Dark -- The Thing on the Doorstep -- The Case of Charles Dexter Ward -- The Dream-Quest of Unknown Kadath -- To a Dreamer -- Afterword: A Gentleman of Providence by Stephen Jones ; G. Les Edwards (illustrator). Book.
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Modern Tales of Horror
Hammett, Dashiell; Faulkner, William; Collier, John; Frisbie, Robert Dean; Maurois, Andre; Fleming, Peter; MacDonald, Philip; Ewers, Hanns Heinz; Strong, L.A.G.; Seabrook, W.A.; Cobb, Irvin S.; Aiken, Conrad; Lovecraft, H.P. [Howard Phillips]; Benet, Stephen Vincent; Wandrei, Donald; Backus, W. Elwyn; Suter, Paul; Joyce, Michael; Long, Frank Belknap
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Published by Victor Gollancz Ltd. 1932
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Contact seller5-star sellerHard Cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 2nd Printing. Second printing. No jacket. Dent and smudge on front board, page ridges foxed, ink name on front endpaper, front endpapers soiled. 1932 Hard Cover. 448 pp. Includes: Introduction by Dashiell Hammett; A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; Green Thoughts by John Collier; The Gh…ost of Alexander Perks, A.B. by Robert Dean Frisbie; The House by Andre Maurois; The Kill by Peter Fleming; Ten O'Clock by Philip MacDonald; the Spider by Hanns Heinz Ewers; Breakdown by L.A.G. Strong; The Witch's Vengeance by W.B. Seabrook; Faith, Hope and Charity by Irvin S. Cobb; Mr. Arcularis by Conrad Aiken; The Music of Erich Zann by H.P. Lovecraft; The King of the Cats by Stephen Vincent Benet; The Read Brain by Donald Wandrei; The Phantom 'Bus by W. Elwyn Backus; Beyond the Door by Paul Suter; Perchance to Dream by Michael Joyce; A Visitor from Egypt by Frank Belknap Long.
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Hardback. Condition: New. In the 1980s, Iraq and Iran attacked each other's petroleum industry in the Persian Gulf in what became known as the Tanker War. In an effort to restore stability to the world's oil markets, the United States deployed a U.S. Navy flotilla to escort convoys of oil tankers in an operation dubbed Earnest W…ill. Although U.S. leaders imagined the Navy's presence would deter hostile action, the United States instead found itself embroiled in a secret war with Iran.During Operation Earnest Will, U.S. Navy minesweepers and Explosive Ordnance Disposal technicians kept commerce lanes clear of Iranian mines. U.S. Navy Special Boat Units and U.S. Army Special Operations helicopters interdicted the Iranian fleet of gunboats and minelayers. At a time when U.S. Navy planning focused on carrier battle group operations against the Soviet Navy, surface combatants and minesweepers found themselves taking the leading role against a regional power. As the conflict escalated, the U.S. Navy decimated the Iranian fleet in a one-day war called Operation Praying Mantis.Though the United States would triumph over Iran, great tragedy came first. On July 3, 1988, USS Vincennes mistakenly shot down an Iranian commercial flight, and all 290 passengers perished. Though gravely tragic, this event provided Iran's religious leader a face-saving means to end the Iran-Iraq War. Even as Ayatollah Khomeini accepted a peace treaty, he stated, "Taking this decision is more deadly than drinking from a poisoned chalice."Although the Iran-Iraq War ended, Operation Earnest Will led to all the American conflicts in the modern era-the wars in Iraq, the Global War on Terrorism, and the attacks brewing today between the U.S. Navy and Iran's Houthi proxies in Yemen. In A Poisoned Chalice, former U.S. Navy Commander Stephen P. Phillips discusses the Iran-Iraq War's strategic implications, what happened at operational and tactical levels of warfare, and what the war teaches us about the United States' relationship with the Middle East today.
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