Timmins Robert (14 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. William Timmins (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, digest size. Notable stories this issue are The Mixed Men (Van Vogt) and The Waveries (Brown). 2 pieces of clear tape on spine, small piece out of front cover at spine, cover creases, wear/splits to spine extremities, a fair-good copy. Back cover advertisement is for Calvert Distillers Corp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. This is an ex-library book with the usual markings. The book has a slight amount of shelf wear.

Stapled. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Roy Spreter (cover), Harry L Timmins (The Strangled Witness), August Bleser, Jr (Merchant Princess), Robert C Gellert (A Piece of String), E A Georgi (A Prayer for All Mothers), F G Cooper (Always Gloom at the Top) (illustrator). First Edition. The May issue of The American Magazine. Stories and articles it contains include: The Strangled Witness, a story by Leslie Ford (Zenith Jones Brown), Merchant Princess, part II of a novel by Ursula Parrott, A Piece of String, a Scattergood story by Charles Budington Kelland, A Prayer for All Mothers, an article by Lloyd C Douglas, Always Gloom at the Top, a sports article by Paul Gallico, and numerous other vintage Depression Era articles and ads. Condition issues include light soiling & wear to the front & back covers, a .75" x 1.25" scrape to the middle fore edge of the back cover, occasional small dark streaks to the fore edge of the pages, and a light damp stain to the top corner of the pages that starts in the back and gradually fades out by 118. The interior is clean and tight. A very good copy of a vintage magazine.

Pulp Digest. Condition: Very good. Cover by William Timmins. Interior illustrations by Kramer, Paul Orban and Arthur Williams (illustrator). First Edition, 1st Printing. Cover story Destiny Times Three by Fritz Leiber, Special Delivery by George Smith, Alter Ego by Chandler, Frank Belknap Long's short story Filch, Blind Alley by Isaac Asimov, and When the Rockets Come by Robert Abernathy. 178 pages. A very good copy with some foxing to edges and a spot on the cover at the "S" in Astounding. Back cover age toned/soiled at edges. Pages lightly toned. Clean and unmarked.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good +. No Jacket. First Edition. Bound in black cloth, stamped in silver. This is a copy from the Bethlehem Steel Co. Library. Only checked out by one person, so in great condition. Envelope in rear, stamp on ffep. and number on spine. 206 pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Pulp Digest. Cover by William Timmins. Interior illustrations by Paul Orban and Arthur Williams (illustrator). First Edition, 1st Printing. First appearance of Vogt's 26-page novelette The Mixed Men that would later be included in his 1952 fix-up novel of the same name. Also featured in this edition are Robert Abernathy's The Canal Builders, E. Mayme Hull's Enter the Professor, Frederic Brown's The Waveries, and the second installment of Wesley Long's [George O. Smith] Nomad. A. Bertram Chandler and Willy Ley contribute the articles The Perfect Machine, and They Were Dead. Ley's article reports on Russian experiments that are alleged to have brought soldiers back to life. Very good with a few chips to cover edges. Standard tears at binding staple. Pages lightly toned.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Dust jacket missing. Minor shelf and handling wear, overall a clean solid copy with minimal signs of use. Secure packaging for safe delivery.

Card 40pp.Spine repaired, clean & bright VG+.

Hardcover. Condition: Acceptable. Acceptable. Dust Jacket NOT present. CD WILL BE MISSING. SHIPS FROM MULTIPLE LOCATIONS. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. hardback book and dust jacket in near fine condition.

Paperback. Condition: Good. Timmins, William (illustrator). First Edition. 24 pages. The wartime theme affects many aspects of this issue. Features: Nice Camel cigarette ad inside front cover features illustration of air crew prepping a bomber, and Jeanne Flaherty; Brief bio and small photo of Orlando Rigoni; Cute child's description of husbands; Sierra Pine Toilet Soap ad; I Want to Know Why (fiction); How to make babyfood; Ida Lupino - The Poor Man's Bette Davis - article with photos; Dinner menus suggestions; The Power of Listening; Illustrated ad for KRSC radio in Seattle; Pride Goeth Before Victory - an intriguing article which begins by stating that "We Americans don't really hate anybody - not the Germans, or even the Japs. Probably the only people we actively dislike are the British."; Food for Thought - an illustrated feature of interesting world facts; Nice illustrated Airway Coffee ad mentions coffee rationing; and more. Average wear. Unmarked. Center page nearly loose. This vintage issue provides nostalgic insight to American homelife during the second world war.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Timmins (illustrator). VERY GOOD; December 1942 issue of Astounding Magazine, a bed sheet issue; contains works by Vogt, Padget, Williams and others; the cover art featuring the" WEAPON SHOP" was one of van Vogt's best stories in the golden age of science fiction; front cover has a crease at the bottom and some chipping; 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. Illustrated by McCullagh, W.R. (cover); Timmins, Harry L.; Eldridge,Harold; Aldwinckle, Eric (illustrator). First Edition. 48 pages. Cover photo of air gunner. Features: They Marched Up the Hill - premiers debate the Sirois Report; So I Have a Mild Face! - photo-illustrated article on author Robert W. Service; He's in the Navy Now - two fantastic pages of photos of Canadian sailor William (Bill) A. Caskie as he undergoes training; Lord Halifax - Diplomatic Riddle; T.T.C. - excellent photo-illustrated two page feature on the history of Toronto's street railway system; Ask Doctor Mac (New Brunswick's Dr. William MacIntosh). Fiction: The Be-Still Tree; Hungry Fighter - tale of a young man forced to box for money, but the author better known for his many Hardy Boys books; Achilles and Willie; She Wrote Finis (serial). Beautiful colour (red) ad for the International panel van inside front cover. Dodge car ad. Oldsmobile car ad. Dodge stake truck ad; Nice Fargo truck ad with illustrations of eleven models. Nice Chevrolet truck ad features 1941 grill; Plymouth car ad. Unmarked with moderate weaer. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage wartime issue.; Folio - over 12" - 15" tall; Maclean's, Canada's National Magazine, January (Jan.) 15, 1941, Vol. 54, No. 2 - Robert W. Service Sirois Report; So I Have a Mild Face! - photo-illustrated article on author Robert W. Service; He's in the Navy Now - two fantastic pages of photos of Cana.

Magazine. Condition: Good. Reid, Robert O. [Cover Art]; Sawyers, Martha; Beall, C.C.; McLeod, Ronald; Biggs, Geoffrey; Cooper, Mario; Roth, Ben; Lichty, George; Timmins, Harry L.; Coe, RolandBorgstedt, Douglas; Keate, Jeff; Green, George Hamilton; Gentry, Thurston; Hilton, Ned (illustrator). First Edition. Feature article by Albert Einstein entitled "Why Do They Hate The Jews?" offers his views on the subject and includes a large black and white profile photo of the man himself. Additional features include: Local Ghost Makes Good - Jesse James Makes Restitution in Pineville; Coach Ralph Furey explains why football stars are not born (article with several photos of football stars of the day); Speak No Evil (short story); Hangin' Crazy Benny (short story); Uncertain Wings (short story); Via All Oceans (short story); You Liked a Parade (short story); None But The Brave (part 5 of 6); Murder for Christmas - part 3 of 10 of this serial by Agatha Christie; Great cover art by Robert O. Reid features young lovely eyeing the dessert table; and more. 70 pages. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. Moderate evidence of moisture exposure. A sound vintage copy of this exceptional issue. Boni, Russ & Laurence 396.