Willey Ley (29 results)

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1937. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 160 pages, illustrated. Very good copy with tear to the spine heel front corner, usual edge wear and very scattered light chipping to the cover, paper t. over art by Howard V. Brown (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. A good solid copy in blue cloth covers, Previous owner name in front, in jacket that is well worn with missing pieces but mostly there now in mylar.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. Good. 1938. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Pulp magazine. Includes the last installment of the serialization of GALACTIC PATROL by E. E. "Doc" Smith. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.5" x 9.5"] with the edges trimmed flush, [160] pages [last numbered page is 159], illustrated. Good only copy with chipping to the spine, usual cover creasing with some edge wear, paper tanned. mag 27 / E. over artwork by Howard V. Brown (illustrator). …

very good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Poor. 1st Edition. Good/poor, used, illustrated end papers, 212pp. Interior clean except for former owners gift inscription on the front of the front image page. Shelf wear to dust jacket, both end flaps are torn off and laid in loose. Chips and tears to dj on all edges. Small area of paper of the dj spine missing, about the center of the spine.…

very good - fine.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. a little loss ends spine. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. XVIII, No. 6. Pulp magazine. [Edited by F. Orlin Tremaine.] Cover art by Brown for "At the Perihelion" (novel) by Robert Willey [Willy Ley]. Includes "The Saga of Pelican West" (novelette) by Eric Frank Russell; "The Reign of the Long Tusks" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Beyond Which Limits" by Nat Schachner; "The Comet" by K. Raymond; "Fractional Ego" by Clifton B. Kruse; "Cosmic Fever" by A. R. Long; "The Stellar Exodus" by Oliver Saari; "The Blue Spot" (pt. 2 of 2) by Jack Williamson. Science Features: "Other Eyes Watching" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "New Frontiers" by Thomas Calvert McClary. Readers' Departments: "Editor's Page: An Open Letter to You"; "Science Discussions". Illustrated by Dold, Wesso, and Thompson. Letters from P. Schuyler Miller, Milton A. Rothman, James Taurasi, Jim Blish, and more. Inside hinge taped; spine is an artful re-creation; rear cover glued on at hinge with scarring to outside hinge from tape removal with one short piece of tape remaining; minor tears, nicks, and creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning. Book. …

Very Good condition.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. a little loss ends spine. Book.

Softcover. Condition: Befriedigend. English. Cover has some heavy smudging and dust. Reading pages slightly browned with age, but free from tips or tears. Some wear and signs of storage on exterior of book.

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. small inscription cover. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Early Space Age grouping all in Very Good condition with B&W photos and drawings: Mariner (1966 Signet P2932) first edition/printing paperback original (PBO); Copernicus (1959 Mentor MD65) 7th paperback printing, and; Orbit (n.d. 1960's Avon G-1075) first paperback edition/printing.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1952 Edition #1 hardcover book NEAR FINE clean copy no writing in or on book binding is solid/dustjacket VERY GOOD wear to corner/edges brodart covered.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1953 Edition #2 hardcover book NEAR FINE clean copy no writing in or on book binding is solid/dustjacket VERY GOOD light wear to corner/edges brodart covered.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. Fair. 1940. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.5' x 9.25"], 162 pages, illustrated. Includes "Old Man Julligan" by P. Schuyler Miller, "Fog" by Robert Willey / Willy Ley, "Legacy" by Nelson S. Bond, "Justinian Jugg's Patent" by L. Sprague de Camp, the Conclusion of "Slan" by A. E. van Vogt, etc. A good copy with edge wear a few small chips and tears, light dust soiling , text toned. See photos this week bx.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. 1st Edition. A lightly creased spine with very light egde rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by :Richard Matheson, Isaac Asimov, Ray Bradbury, Frederic Brown, Fretz Leiber, Willey Ley, Donald A.Wollheim, & A.E.Van Vogt. Nuetzell (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. XVIII, No. 6. Pulp magazine. [Edited by F. Orlin Tremaine.] Cover art by Brown for "At the Perihelion" (novel) by Robert Willey [Willy Ley]. Includes "The Saga of Pelican West" (novelette) by Eric Frank Russell; "The Reign of the Long Tusks" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Beyond Which Limits" by Nat Schachner; "The Comet" by K. Raymond; "Fractional Ego" by Clifton B. Kruse; "Cosmic Fever" by A. R. Long; "The Stellar Exodus" by Oliver Saari; "The Blue Spot" (pt. 2 of 2) by Jack Williamson. Science Features: "Other Eyes Watching" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "New Frontiers" by Thomas Calvert McClary. Readers' Departments: "Editor's Page: An Open Letter to You"; "Science Discussions". Illustrated by Dold, Wesso, and Thompson. Letters from P. Schuyler Miller, Milton A. Rothman, James Taurasi, Jim Blish, and more. 2 short tape repairs inside wraps and tape at spine ends with some losses at ends; other tears; tanning; dust-soiling. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 4. Pulp magazine. Edited by Hohn W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Rogers for "Old Man Mulligan" (novelette) by P. Schuyler Miller. Includes "Slan!" (pt. 4 of 4) by A. E. van Vogt; "Spheres" (novelette) by D. M. Edwards; "Fog" (novelette) by Robert Willey (Willy Ley); "Legacy" by Nelson S. Bond. Articles: "Justinian Jugg's Patent" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Wanted: Suggestions" by R. S. Richardson. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Fog"; "In Times to Come"; "Anaytical Laboratory"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Orban and Schneeman. Old tape repairs to upper spine and rear cover (upper spine tape is falling off); dealer's marks (multiple) in pencil on cover; tears at spine ends. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First paperback edition/printing thus with the Powers cover art. (1958 Crest S216) Fine, unread condition. Richard Powers (illustrator).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 26, No. 4. Pulp magazine. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Rogers for "Old Man Mulligan" (novelette) by P. Schuyler Miller. Includes "Spheres" (novelette) by D. M. Edwards; "Fog" (novelette) by Robert Willey [Willy Ley]; "Legacy" by Nelson S. Bond; "Slan!" (pt. 4 of 4) by A. E. van Vogt. Articles: "Justinian Jugg's Patent" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Wanted: Suggestions" by R. S. Richardson. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's page: Fog"; "In Times to Come"; "Analytical Laboratory"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Orban and Schneeman. Tears at spine heel; some scarring of rear cover along hinge; small tear over upper front staple; stress. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Black cloth, silver lettering, edges rubbed, text solid. Space.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1953 Edition #3 hardcover book NEAR FINE clean copy no writing in or on book binding is solid/dustjacket NEAR FINE minor corner/edge rubbing brodart covered.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Green cloth covers with black print at spine, no jacket. Engineers' Dreams are things that can be done --as far as the engineer is concerned. They are also things that cannot be done-- for reasons that have nothing to do with engineering. Sometimes it is a question of money: the sums involved may be so huge that only a government could pay them; or commercial interests may not be convinced that the project is worth the expenditure. In some cases there may be a clash of interests. In short, the following chapters do not tell what will be done, not even what should be done, but merely what could be done. **The book has tanning while the covers have shelf rubbing at the extremities.**.…

4to. 162 pp. Text illustrations by Orban & Schneeman. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Hubert Rogers, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, slight dustsoiling front cover, 1 tiny closed tear at fore-edge, chip to rear corner), still G copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories considered Campbell's "Golden Age," and which here featured the conclusion to Van Vogt's "Slan," De Camp's, "Justinian Jugg's Patient," and Willy Ley's "Fog.".…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1954 Edition #5 hardcover book NEAR FINE clean copy no writing in or on book binding is solid/dustjacket VERT GOOD minor corner/edge wear brodart covered.

near fine.

4to. 160 pp. Text illustrations by Dold, Orban, Scheeman, Thomson, Wesso. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Thomson, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, couple minor closed tears, predation with loss at upper fore-edge), Poor copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories, featuring the first installment of L. Ron Hubbard's "The Tramp," of a hobo who gained superpowers, Willy Ley's "Orbit XXIII-H" who had begun using his pen name as the Nazi's consolidated power in Germany.…

4to. 159, [1] pp. Text illustrations by Dold, Wesso, Thomson. Colour-illustrated softcovers, cover art by Harold V. Brown, (uniform light interior toning as usual, slight shelfwear, very small closed tear at foot of spine), still VG bright copy. First edition of this installment in Astounding Stories, featuring Willy Ley's "At the Perihelion" who had begun using his pen name as the Nazi's consolidated power in Germany, Coblentz's "The Reign of the Long Tusks," and conclusion of Williamson's "The Blue Spot.".…