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Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Good. January 1963. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "The Hard Way" (novelette) by Gordon Dickson. Includes "The Common Man" (novelette) by Guy McCord; "Philosopher's Stone" (short story) by Christopher Anvil; "Space Viking" (Hugo-nominated, serial, part 3 of 4) by H. Beam Piper; "The Search for Our Ancestors" (science fact) by G. M. McKinley; "The Lesson of Thalidomide" (editorial). Illustrated by Schoenherr and Schelling. Authors: Gordon Dickson; Guy McCord; Christopher Anvil; H. Beam Piper; G. M. McKinley. …

Condition: Good. PLEASE NOTE: FORMER LIBRARY BOOK. IT MAY HAVE IDENTIFYING STAMPS, MARKS, STICKERS, ETC. Former Library book. paperback 100% of proceeds go to charity! Good condition with all pages in tact. Item shows signs of use and may have cosmetic defects.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Street and Smith Publications, April 1951 (Vol. 47, No. 2). Soft cover. CONDITION: Very Good. Covers in VG condition; light surface creasing, edge and corner wear, colors bright and glossy. Spine tight and straight, no creasing, 1/4" chip missing spine heel. 162 pages lightly tanned, clean and unmarked, no bent or creased corners. Contains TEMPLE TROUBLE by H. Beam Piper. Edd Cartier, Hubert Rogers, Paul Orban (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very light wear. Some chipping to spine bottom. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Van Dongen for "Occassion for Disaster" (pt. 1 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]. Includes "Oomphel in the Sky" by H. Beam Piper; "The Crackpot" by Theodore L. Thomas; "The Piebald Horse" by E. C. Tubb; "Sunspot" by Hal Clement. Science Fact: "The Electric Field Rocket" by H. C. Dudley; "Instrumentation for the Dean Device" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's page: The Literal-Minded Type"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass tacks". Illustrated by Bernklau, Douglas, Gardner, Schoenherr, and van Dongen.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Very light wear. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Schoenherr ("Man into Space"). Includes "Mercenary" (short novel) by Mack Reynolds; "A Slave is a Slave" (short novel) by H. Beam Piper; "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison; "The Circuit Riders" by R. C. FitzPatrick. Science Fact: "Suppressed Invention" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Three Degrees of Freedom. . ." by John W. Campbell; "Brass Tacks"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "In Times to Come"; "Cover: Man the Real Space Probe". Illustrated by Birmingham, Brey, and Schoenherr. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. LXVI, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Van Dongen for "Occassion for Disaster" (pt. 1 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]. Includes "Oomphel in the Sky" by H. Beam Piper; "The Crackpot" by Theodore L. Thomas; "The Piebald Horse" by E. C. Tubb; "Sunspot" by Hal Clement. Science Fact: "The Electric Field Rocket" by H. C. Dudley; "Instrumentation for the Dean Device" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's page: The Literal-Minded Type"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass tacks". Illustrated by Bernklau, Douglas, Gardner, Schoenherr, and van Dongen. Glue repair to lower front cover hinge; first 2 pages glued in at hinge; mild wet stain at lower spine; dealer's stamp. Book. …

Wraps. Condition: Good. Vol. 11, No. 4. Edited by Hans Stefan Santesson. Cover by Virgil Finlay. Includes "Crossroads of Destiny" by H. Beam Piper; "Robot Justice" by Harry Harrison; "Prison Break" by Miriam Allen deFord; "Forbidden Planet" by Bertram Chandler; "Space Control" by Robert Andrea; "What Could They be?" by Ivan T. Sanderson; "Human Element" by L. W. Hall; "One for the Road" by Kate Wilhelm; "The New Tom Swift" by Andrew E. Svenson; "Leisure Class" by Robert Silverberg; "The Trouble with Sten" by Gil Shipman; "Mr. Merman" by Raymond Brossard; "Universe in Books" by Hans Stefan Santesson. Lower front hinge etars; edge and corner wear; spine and hinge sunning; tanning. Magazine. …

Hardcover. Condition: FAIR. 5th or later printing. Fair. 9th Edition. 1932. The Platt & Munk Co., New York. Acceptable. Hardcover. Heavy structural and cosmetic flaws. Front binding separated from text block. 5 inch closed tear front endpage. Gift inscription from Mother Magdalene, Sister of St. Francis, Christmas 1942 to Anna Bruington Harden. Text and illustrations have a few small pencil marks scattered, 1/2 title has scribble mark. Interior text for the most part unmarked, smudges to margins, some areas heavy, a few pages have small margin closed tears (minor). Navy cloth cover with paste-on decorative plate shows heavy wear, fading, staining, fraying. Color frontispiece and vivid color illustrations and B&W blocks throughout. Illustrated by Lucille W. Holling and H.C. Holling. No jacket. Folio; 10 in.x12 in. Normally I would not sell a book in this condition, but because so many of the illustrations are so lovely I felt someone might appreciate it for the art and stories. Collection of fairy tales and traditional stories in the Storyland series, featuring imaginative narratives for young readers with extensive illustration program combining color plates and black-and-white block prints. Ships from the USA, quickly & w/ care. _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ SYNOPSIS & HISTORY: The Road in Storyland brings together fairy tales and traditional stories in one of Platt & Munk's well-loved Storyland anthologies, edited under the familiar Watty Piper house name. This ninth edition from 1932 reflects how Platt & Munk kept their successful nursery titles in steady production throughout the early 1930s. These books were built for durability and repeated reading rather than limited runs, offering young readers imaginative escape during the Depression years in a format families could count on. Holling, Lucille W.; Holling, H.C. (illustrator). …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Street and Smith Publications, August 1950 (Vol. 45, No. 6). Soft cover. CONDITION: Very Good. Covers in VG condition; light stress creasing, tiny chip at top front corner, dirt smudge on back cover. Spine tight and straight, no creasing, light chipping at spine heel. 162 pages, lightly tanned, clean and unmarked, no bent or creased corners. Contains the classic novella LAST ENEMY by H. Beam Piper. A real nice copy. Edd Cartier (illustrator).…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXVIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Birmingham for "When the Glaciers Go" (article) by John W. Campbell, Jr. Includes "Black Man's Burden" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Naudsonce" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Worm in the Woodwork" (novelette) by E. C. Tubb; "Idiot Savant" by Gordon R. Dickson. Article: "The Big Boom in Forming" by Willis Cain. Illustrated by Morey, Williams, Goodavage, and Schoenherr. Creasing; edge nicks; minor soiling; tanning. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. LXIX, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Schoenherr ("Man into Space"). Includes "Mercenary" (short novel) by Mack Reynolds; "A Slave is a Slave" (short novel) by H. Beam Piper; "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison; "The Circuit Riders" by R. C. FitzPatrick. Science Fact: "Suppressed Invention" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Three Degrees of Freedom. . ." by John W. Campbell; "Brass Tacks"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "In Times to Come"; "Cover: Man the Real Space Probe". Illustrated by Birmingham, Brey, and Schoenherr. Creasing; tanning; upper foredge corner has been wet with a little waviness and discoloration throught. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXVIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Birmingham for "When the Glaciers Go" (article) by John W. Campbell, Jr. Includes "Black Man's Burden" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Naudsonce" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Worm in the Woodwork" (novelette) by E. C. Tubb; "Idiot Savant" by Gordon R. Dickson. Article: "The Big Boom in Forming" by Willis Cain. Illustrated by Morey, Williams, Goodavage, and Schoenherr. Creasing; tanning. Magazine. …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. 1987 hardcover/no jacket/ex-library with usual markings/clean & unmarked text.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 1987 hardcover with jacket/ex-library with usual markings/clean & unmarked text/new clear archival cover.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. LXVIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Birmingham for "When the Glaciers Go" (article) by John W. Campbell, Jr. Includes "Black Man's Burden" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mack Reynolds; "Naudsonce" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper; "Worm in the Woodwork" (novelette) by E. C. Tubb; "Idiot Savant" by Gordon R. Dickson. Article: "The Big Boom in Forming" by Willis Cain. Illustrated by Morey, Williams, Goodavage, and Schoenherr. Tanning; minor edge tears; perhaps a little musty. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Dust Jacket Condition: No dust jacket present. This hardcover copy of "Children of Other Lands" shows significant wear consistent with its age. The spine and cover edges are frayed, and the binding is exposed, indicating use and handling over the years. The pages are intact but exhibit signs of aging, such as yellowing and minor tears. Handwritten inscriptions are present on the inside cover, adding character to this vintage piece. No dust jacket is included. Lucille W. and H. C. Holling (illustrator).…

Condition: Very Good. First. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. LXIX, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Schoenherr ("Man into Space"). Includes "Mercenary" (short novel) by Mack Reynolds; "A Slave is a Slave" (short novel) by H. Beam Piper; "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison; "The Circuit Riders" by R. C. FitzPatrick. Science Fact: "Suppressed Invention" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Three Degrees of Freedom. . ." by John W. Campbell; "Brass Tacks"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "In Times to Come"; "Cover: Man the Real Space Probe". Illustrated by Birmingham, Brey, and Schoenherr. Tanning; glue-shrink with minor stress tears. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. LXIX, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Schoenherr ("Man into Space"). Includes "Mercenary" (short novel) by Mack Reynolds; "A Slave is a Slave" (short novel) by H. Beam Piper; "Toy Shop" by Harry Harrison; "The Circuit Riders" by R. C. FitzPatrick. Science Fact: "Suppressed Invention" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Three Degrees of Freedom. . ." by John W. Campbell; "Brass Tacks"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "In Times to Come"; "Cover: Man the Real Space Probe". Illustrated by Birmingham, Brey, and Schoenherr. Minor bumps and dings; tanning; light wear. Magazine. …

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, digest size. Notable stories this issue are the 2nd part of Russell's Dreadful Sanctuary. Splits to spine extremities, cover half detached, front cover corner chip, back cover creases, a fair copy. Back cover advertisement is for Audel's Carpenters and Builders Guides (Theo. Audel & Co). Chesley Bonestell (front cover) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Poor. No Jacket. Drawings, water color painters, portrait painters, romantic artists, cartoonists, sporting pictures. 48 color plates plus 127 black & white illustrations. Spine is darkened and stained with small light spots, wear at top and bottom. Boards are worn at corners and along bottom edges. End pages toned with age, back hinge and center hinge cracked, all pages firmly attached. New York bookseller's label, circa 1947, remains. Interior pages are clean and undamaged. 324 pages, 6 1/2" x 9".…

reading copy rear damp mark.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Good with a two-inch tear at the front hinge and "20c" written on the cover.

Softcover Digest. First Edition, 1st Printing. An attractive copy featuring the conclusion of L. Ron Hubbard's "To The Stars." Very good with a 0.25 inch chip at the head. Light wear around edges.

Soft Cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. ----------science fiction pulp magazine, digest size. The 40th anniversary issue, reprinting classic stories, including Wilcox's The Voyage That Lasted 600 Years, a generation starship story that pre-dates Robert A. Heinlein's famous Universe. Reading crease, a near fine copy. Frank R. Paul, Robert Fuqua & H.W. Wessolowski (front cover) (illustrator).…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. Good. 1951. First Edition; First Printing. Softcover. First edition. Magazine. Digest sized pictorial wrappers, 162 pages, illustrated. Otherwise VG+ or better copy [cheap paper tanning] with 5/8" chipping to the spine heel.; 16mo 6" - 7" tall; 162 pages . whbx 2. …

Second printing SIGNED BY SONNY MONTGOMERY. viii, 227 pages. Hardcover: H 20.75cm x L 15.75cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed. Dark blue spine with white boards. Pages are bright and clean. Binding remains fairly crisp. A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with Montgomery's three-line black ink inscription written in a very shaky hand upon the half-title page: "Thanks and Best Wishes | Sonny Montgomery | M.C. Miss." ISBN 1578065542.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXVI, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Van Dongen for "Occassion for Disaster" (pt. 1 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]. Includes "Oomphel in the Sky" by H. Beam Piper; "The Crackpot" by Theodore L. Thomas; "The Piebald Horse" by E. C. Tubb; "Sunspot" by Hal Clement. Science Fact: "The Electric Field Rocket" by H. C. Dudley; "Instrumentation for the Dean Device" by John W. Campbell. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's page: The Literal-Minded Type"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass tacks". Illustrated by Bernklau, Douglas, Gardner, Schoenherr, and van Dongen. Tanning; tears at heel; creasing; minro glue drips on rear; rubbing. Book.…