Robert Ottum (8 results)

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Luros, Milton; Fawcette, Gene; Sibley, Don; Beecham, Tom; Orban, Paul (illustrator). First Edition. UK edition. A variant of the September 1953 US edition. Contains 'Dust Thou Art' by Neville, 'To Save a World' by Cox, 'Freedom of the Press' by Warner, 'Stand Watch in the Sky' by Budrys, 'Double-Talk' by Dye, 'Please to Remember' by Reynolds, 'Anyone Here Seen Herbie Green' by Ottum, 'Ixtl Igo Son!' by Banks, reviews by Lowndes and Blish and an article 'The Phantom Phoenicians' by de Camp. The front cover has a half-inch closed tear to the bottom edge. There is a one inch piece missing from the base of the spine with some associated tearing at the bottom left corner of the front cover. There is also a two inch tear at the centre of the front cover and some light chipping and creasing around the edges. Pages browned with a book store stamp at the beginning of the first story and a little staining at the bottom of two pages. Cover illustration by Milton Luros and interior illustrations by Fawcette, Sibley, Beecham, Orban and Luros. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Reginald 11060. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#173318).

Couverture souple. Condition: Assez bon. Broché. J'Ai lu. N°568. 1974. Traduit de l'américain par Jean-Luc Fromental. 308 p. Couverture colorée titrée en blanc. Format 12 x 17 cm. Dos plissés, noirceurs d'usage éparses sur les tranches. Expédition dans une enveloppe à bulles.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 2, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Milton Luros for "The World She Wanted" by Philip K. Dick. Includes "Intermission Time" (novelet) by Raymond F. Jones; "She Called Me Frankie" by Robert K. Ottum; "Lifework" by Robert Abernathy; "The Mud Puppy" (novelet) by William C. Bailey; "Time Goes to Now" by Charles Dye; "The Visitors" by C. H. Liddell [C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner]. Features: "It Says Here"; "Readin' and Writhin'"; "Edgar Allan Poe - Ancestor" (article) by Robert A. Madle; "The Golden Mirages" (article) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Melting Pot" by Calvin Thomas Beck; "Remembered Words"; "The Reckoning"; "Reader's Preference Coupon". Illustrated by Beecham, Luros, Murphy and Orban. Edge and corner wear and tear; tanning' creasing. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. The basis for the 1983 film "Stroker Ace." A reprint edition. A bit of light foxing on top edge, else fine in a fine dust jacket.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Luros, Milton; Orban, Paul; Murphy, C.A.; and Beecham, Tom (illustrator). First Edition. UK Edition. May 1953 US issue published in the UK in 1954. Small tears in the top and bottom edges of the rear cover which has some browning and light edge wear to the covers. Small surface chip at the base of the spine which has some edge rubbing and surface wear and a one inch closed tear at the top next to the front cover. Pages browned with some chipping to the corners but otherwise clean and unmarked. Contains 'The World She Wanted' by Dick, 'Intermission Time' by Jones, 'She Called me Frankie' by Ottum, 'Lifework' by Abernathy, 'The Mud Puppy' by Bailey (Berryman), 'Time Goes to Now' by Dye, book reviews by Lowndes (the editor) and an article on myths and legends by de Camp.

Staplebound. Condition: Very Good. Pages clean, no markings, age toned, wear to edges. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

Publisher's original super period colour illustrated Science Fiction card wrap covers. 8vo. 10'' x 7½''. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Tanning to the page margins, rubs to the spine ends, across the top of the front cover and corners. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES.