Van Vogt a E Brown Fredric (51 results)

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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. BCE. DJ: Minimal edge wear. Navy boards with silver gilt spine text. Prior owner's Ex-Libros plate obverse upper board. Else tight and square. Scarce/rare/hard to find/out of print. SCIFI/FANTASY/SHORTSTORIES/SERIES. Karel Thole [DJ] (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 213 pp. Red boards lettered in gilt on the spine. Light rubbing on the corners of the dustjacket; price intact; no interior markings. Dj art by Ken Leeder. This anthology contains: Hobbyist - a novelette by Eric Frank Russell; The Xi Effect by Philip Latham (Robert Shirley Richardson); Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak; The Last Objective - a novelette by Paul Carter; Fireproof by Hal Clement; Arena - a novelette by Fredric Brown; Co-operate or Else - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; and Reason by Isaac Asimov. Size: 8vo. Ken Leeder; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. (x) 273 pp. Trade paperback format. Light edge and corner wear with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Ruby Mazur. This anthology contains: Hostess - a novelette by Isaac Asimov; Stranger Station - a novelette by Damon Knight; Talent by Robert Bloch; The Other Kids by Robert F. Young; The Miracle of the Lily - a novelette by Clare Winger Harris; The Bug-Eyed Musicians by Laurence M. Janifer; Puppet Show by Fredric Brown; Portfolio - art by Gahan Wilson; Wherever You Are - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim; The Faceless Thing by Edward D. Hoch; The Rull - a novelette by A. E. Van Vogt; Friend to Man by C. M. Kornbluth; and The Last One Left by Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg. Size: 8vo. Ruby Mazur; (illustrator). Book. …

Paperback. Condition: very good. Very Good Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Soft Cover. Condition: Fair to Good. 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. William Timmins (front cover) (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition By This Publisher. inventory = B 213 Pages; NY, New York, USA; Softcover Trade Paperback; 260 Grams; ** Goodreads; The Decade anthologies present the eighty-year history of science fiction in the most relevant way - by collecting the stories which have gone to make it up. Each volume, complete in itself, takes from a single decade the tales which are best, not only as history, but as entertainment.** Hobbyist - a novelette by Eric Frank Russell; The Xi Effect by Philip Latham (Robert Shirley Richardson); Huddling Place by Clifford D. Simak; The Last Objective - a novelette by Paul Carter; Fireproof by Hal Clement; Arena - a novelette by Fredric Brown; Co-operate or Else - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; and Reason by Isaac Asimov. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Painted Cover (illustrator). Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. V, No. 6. British Edition. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Timmins for "The Nightmare" (novelette) by Chan Davis. Includes "Rescue Party" (novelette) by Arthur C. Clarke; "The Cure" by Lewis Padgett [C. L. Moore & Henry Kuttner]; "A Son Is Born" by A. E. van Vogt; "Alexander the Bait" by William Tenn; "Placet Is a Crazy Place" by Fredric Brown; "N Day" (extra story for this edition) by Philip Latham. British edition does not include articles of Reader's Departments. Minor creasing and wear with a tiny edge tear to rear cove; light address stamp on front. Magazine.…

good.

good, clear tape all around, chips.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book Company 015. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Albert Nuetzell. This anthology contains: Introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman; Preface by Charles Nuetzel; The Test by Richard Matheson; The Earth Killers - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; The Racer by Ib Melchior; All the Troubles of the World by Isaac Asimov; Friends and Enemies by Fritz Leiber; No Land of Nod by Sherwood Springer; A Very Cultured Taste by George Frederic (Charles Nuetzel); The Mute Question by Forrest J. Ackerman; The Homo Sap by Charles Nuetzel; Aquella by Donald A. Wollheim; The Climbing Wave - a novella by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Your Life in 1977 - an essay by Willie Ley; and Preposterous by Fredric Brown. Albert Nuetzell; (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Book Company 015. Light edge and corner wear with minor creasing on the spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Albert Nuetzell. This anthology contains: Introduction by Forrest J. Ackerman; Preface by Charles Nuetzel; The Test by Richard Matheson; The Earth Killers - a novelette by A. E. van Vogt; The Racer by Ib Melchior; All the Troubles of the World by Isaac Asimov; Friends and Enemies by Fritz Leiber; No Land of Nod by Sherwood Springer; A Very Cultured Taste by George Frederic (Charles Nuetzel); The Mute Question by Forrest J. Ackerman; The Homo Sap by Charles Nuetzel; Aquella by Donald A. Wollheim; The Climbing Wave - a novella by Marion Zimmer Bradley; Your Life in 1977 - an essay by Willie Ley; and Preposterous by Fredric Brown. Albert Nuetzell; (illustrator). Book. …

Wraps. Condition: Good. Vol. XXXII, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Last pulp-sized issue. Cover art by Timmins for "The Storm" (novelette) by A. E. van Vogt. Includes "Fifty Million Monkeys" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "The Proud Robot" (novelette) by Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore]; "Symbiotica" (novelette) by Eric Frank Russell; "Paradox Lost" by Fredric Brown; "Willie" by Frank Belknap Long. Article: "Tidal Waves" by Malcolm Jameson. Features: "The Editor's Page: Concentration"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come". Illustrated by Alfred, Hall, Kramer and Orban. Losses at cornbers; creasing; tanning; edge wear with tears; minor soiling. Magazine.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XXXIV, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Timmins for "The Mixed Men" (novelette) by A. E. van Vogt. Includes "Nomad" (pt. 2 of 3) by Wesley Long (George O. Smith); "The Canal Builders" by Robert Abernathy; "Enter the Professor" by E. Mayne Hull; "The Waverlies" by Fredric Brown. Articles: "Spectrum of Generators" (uncredited); "The Perfect Machine" by A. Bertram Chandler; "They Were Dead. . ." by Willy Ley. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: The Next Decimel Place" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Orban and Williams. Tanned; tears at creased front hinge ends, with a little scarring at lower; other minor tears and creases. Book. …

good - very good chips, aging paper.

Condition: Fair. . Slightly dampstained. Writing on cover. In polypropylene bag. Barbara G. Mertz Rev Trust custom bookplate on front inside cover.This book formed part of Barbara G. Mertz's personal library at her home in Frederick, Maryland. (fantasy, science fiction, periodicals).

Wraps. Condition: Good+. Vol. XXXII, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Last pulp-sized issue. Cover art by Timmins for "The Storm" (novelette) by A. E. van Vogt. Includes "Fifty Million Monkeys" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "The Proud Robot" (novelette) by Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore]; "Symbiotica" (novelette) by Eric Frank Russell; "Paradox Lost" by Fredric Brown; "Willie" by Frank Belknap Long. Article: "Tidal Waves" by Malcolm Jameson. Features: "The Editor's Page: Concentration"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come". Illustrated by Alfred, Hall, Kramer and Orban. Front cover foredge corner losses (see scan); edge and corner nicks and wear; front covercreased foredge tears witb tape on verso; tanning; minor soiling. Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First UK Edition. Worn condition. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 64pp. Includes ' Rescue Party' by Arthur C Clarke.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: near fine. Second printing. EU4.

First Edition. RESCUE PARTY in the May issue of ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION for 1946, first edition, a vg copy in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by: John W. Campbell, George O. Smith, A. E. Van Vogt Lewis Padgett, William Tenn (ALEXANDER THE BAIT -his first professional sale), Fredric Brown, et.al. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Printings. (xii, viii) 338, 296 pp. Both books have light edge and corner wear with uncreased spines; no interior markings. Covers by Karel Thole. These anthologies contain: VOLUME ONE: Been a Long, Long Time by R. A. Lafferty; The Possessed by Arthur C. Clarke; Protected Species by H. B. Fyfe; All the Way Back by Michael Shaara; The Star Plunderer - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Foundation - a novelette by Isaac Asimov; We're Civilized by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton; The Crime and Glory of Commander Suzdal by Cordwainer Smith; The Rebel of Valkyr - a novella by Alfred Coppel; Brightness Falls from the Air by Margaret St. Clair writing as Idris Seabright; Immigrant - a novella by Clifford D. Simak; Resident Physician - a novelette by James White; Age of Retirement by Hal Lynch; and Planting Time by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale. VOLUME TWO: Escape to Chaos - a novella by John D. MacDonald; Concealment by A. E. van Vogt; To Civilize by Algis Budrys; Beep - a novelette by James Blish; Down the River by Mack Reynolds; The Bounty Hunter by Avram Davidson; Not Yet the End by Fredric Brown; Tonight the Stars Revolt - a novella by Gardner F. Fox; Final Encounter by Harry Harrison; Lord of a Thousand Suns - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Big Ancestor - a novelette by F. L. Wallace; and The Interlopers by Roger Dee. Both volumes contain an assortment of essays by Brian W. Aldiss. Karel Thole; (illustrator). Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. XXXII, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Last pulp-sized issue. Cover art by Timmins for "The Storm" (novelette) by A. E. van Vogt. Includes "Fifty Million Monkeys" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "The Proud Robot" (novelette) by Lewis Padgett [Henry Kuttner & C. L. Moore]; "Symbiotica" (novelette) by Eric Frank Russell; "Paradox Lost" by Fredric Brown; "Willie" by Frank Belknap Long. Article: "Tidal Waves" by Malcolm Jameson. Features: "The Editor's Page: Concentration"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come". Illustrated by Alfred, Hall, Kramer and Orban. Tanning; old browned tape inside cover at foredge, shows through (see scan); upper foredge corner loss to p. 5 with minor loss to editorial; tape at spine ends, lower is gone but ghost remains; minor tears; store stamp on rear; tanning. Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First UK Edition. G : in good condition. Writing on front cover. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 64pp.

very good , creases.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Collier Books edition. Very good condition paperback. No inscriptions. Remains of price label to back cover. ---- General information: please email for any more information or condition photos. There may be other minor faults not included here, but this description should include all important points and convey accurately the overall condition of the book(s) or other item. We are happy to give a more detailed description (by volume where applicable) on request. Posted next day (Mon-Fri) from the UK. We normally post by Royal Mail 1st class within the UK, but may use a slower service for books over 1kg or multiple orders or a tracked service for higher value orders. We normally post by tracked mail for overseas deliveries, and may request additional postage (at cost) for heavier books (buyers always have the option to cancel the order if we do so).…

very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Editions. (xii, viii) 305, 278 pp. Book One has black boards lettered in gray on the spine; Book Two is quarter-bound in dark blue on light blue boards; lettered in lavender on the spine. Both dustjackets have light wear at the corners. Dj art by Karel Thole. These anthologies contain: VOLUME ONE: Been a Long, Long Time by R. A. Lafferty; The Possessed by Arthur C. Clarke; Protected Species by H. B. Fyfe; All the Way Back by Michael Shaara; The Star Plunderer - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Foundation - a novelette by Isaac Asimov; We're Civilized by Alex Apostolides and Mark Clifton; The Crime and Glory of Commander Suzdal by Cordwainer Smith; The Rebel of Valkyr - a novella by Alfred Coppel; Brightness Falls from the Air by Margaret St. Clair writing as Idris Seabright; Immigrant - a novella by Clifford D. Simak; Resident Physician - a novelette by James White; Age of Retirement by Hal Lynch; and Planting Time by Pete Adams and Charles Nightingale. VOLUME TWO: Escape to Chaos - a novella by John D. MacDonald; Concealment by A. E. van Vogt; To Civilize by Algis Budrys; Beep - a novelette by James Blish; Down the River by Mack Reynolds; The Bounty Hunter by Avram Davidson; Not Yet the End by Fredric Brown; Tonight the Stars Revolt - a novella by Gardner F. Fox; Final Encounter by Harry Harrison; Lord of a Thousand Suns - a novelette by Poul Anderson; Big Ancestor - a novelette by F. L. Wallace; and The Interlopers by Roger Dee. Both volumes contain an assortment of essays by Brian W. Aldiss. Size: 8vo. Karel Thole; (illustrator). Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XXXIV, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Timmins for "The Mixed Men" (novelette) by A. E. van Vogt. Includes "Nomad" (pt. 2 of 3) by Wesley Long (George O. Smith); "The Canal Builders" by Robert Abernathy; "Enter the Professor" by E. Mayne Hull; "The Waverlies" by Fredric Brown. Articles: "Spectrum of Generators" (uncredited); "The Perfect Machine" by A. Bertram Chandler; "They Were Dead. . ." by Willy Ley. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: The Next Decimel Place" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Orban and Williams. Tanning; creasing; minor edge nicks and tears; small loss at head. Book. …