Aka Jack Vance (21 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Almost no wear. Edited by Avram Davidson and Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Emsh for "No Truce with Kings" (short novel) by Poul Anderson. Includes "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Pushover Planet" by Con Pederson; "Starlesque" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Green Magic" by Jack Vance; "Science: The Light That Failed!" by Isaac Asimov; "The Weremartini" by Vance Aandahl; "Ferdinand Feghoot: LXII" by Grendel Briarton (Reginald Bretnor); "Bokko-Chan" by Shin'ichi Hoshi; "Tis The Season To Be Jelly" by Richard Matheson; "Another Rib" by John J. Wells & Marion Zimmer Bradley; "There Are No More Good Stories About Mars. . ." (verse) by Brian W. Aldiss; "Index to Volume XXIV".…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. LVI, No. 1. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Freas for "The Gift of Gab" (novelette) by Jack Vance. Includes "Call Him Dead" (pt. 2 of 3) by Eric Frank Russell; "Aspirin Won't Help It" by John A. Sentry [Algis Budrys]; "Blessed Are the Meek" by G. C. Edmondson; "Scrimshaw" by Murray Leinster. Article: "Victory on Paper" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Game Theory" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Freas, Poulton and Van Dongen. Creasing; spine edgewear with tears at hinge ends; rubbing; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 24, No. 6. Edited by Avram Davidson and Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Emsh for "No Truce with Kings" (short novel) by Poul Anderson. Includes "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Pushover Planet" by Con Pederson; "Starlesque" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Green Magic" by Jack Vance; "Science: The Light That Failed!" by Isaac Asimov; "The Weremartini" by Vance Aandahl; "Ferdinand Feghoot: LXII" by Grendel Briarton (Reginald Bretnor); "Bokko-Chan" by Shin'ichi Hoshi; "Tis The Season To Be Jelly" by Richard Matheson; "Another Rib" by John J. Wells & Marion Zimmer Bradley; "There Are No More Good Stories About Mars. . ." (verse) by Brian W. Aldiss; "Index to Volume XXIV". Closed tear at upper front hinge; tiny corner chips. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Milton Luros for "The Aeropause" by Charles Dye. Includes "Graveyard" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Four Hundred Blackbirds" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Strike" by Richard Wilson; "Road to Rome" by David Grinnel (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Martain Ritual" by Philip Latham; "Where or When?" by Katherine MacLean. Departments: "Down to Earth"; "Readin' and Writhin'" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Remembered Words"; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Coupon". Article: "Utopias in Contrast" by Robert A. Madle. Illustrated by Orban, Luros, Murphy. Tanned; rubbed; creasing; foxing; minor tears. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good- Very Good. 2nd Printing. Solid with a spine roll and the covers show light wear.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXIV, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover is by Freas for "The Law Breakers" (novelette) by Christopher Anvil. Includes "Dodkin's Job" (novelette) by Jack Vance; "Unspecialist" by Murray F. Yaco; "That Sweet Little Old Lady" (pt. 2 of 2) by Mark Phillips (Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer). Article: "Blood from Turnips . . . Almost!" by William C. Boyd. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page:Frontier News"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Bernklau and Freas. Lower rear edge bumped with associated dent and short tear; light rubbing; mild tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W. Lowndes. Cover art by Milton Luros for "The Aeropause" by Charles Dye. Includes "Graveyard" by Gordon R. Dickson; "Four Hundred Blackbirds" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Strike" by Richard Wilson; "Road to Rome" by David Grinnel (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Martain Ritual" by Philip Latham; "Where or When?" by Katherine MacLean. Departments: "Down to Earth"; "Readin' and Writhin'" by Robert W. Lowndes; "Remembered Words"; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Coupon". Article: "Utopias in Contrast" by Robert A. Madle. Illustrated by Orban, Luros, Murphy. Minor chips and short tears; creasing; tanning; a little stress; date-stamped on cover. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 17, No. 2. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Gaughan ("The Strange Planet Next Door"). Includes "Join Now" (novella) by Finn O'Donnevan [Robert Sheckley]; "Ullward's Retreat" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Nightmare with Zeppelins" by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth; "The Number of the Beast" by Fritz Leiber; "Time Killer" (pt. 3 of 4; vt - "Immortality, Inc.") by Robert Sheckley. Science Department: "For Your Information: The Strange Planet Next Door" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: It's All Yours"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Goodman, Dick Francis, Wood, and Martinez. Date-stamp and name on cover; small dark spot on rear cover; minor tears at spine ends; rubbing. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. The Many Worlds of Magnus Ridolph / The Brains of Earth both by Jack Vance (Minor creasing to this cover) (Ace Double M-141) >> Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall. Jack Gaugham Painted Art! (illustrator). Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 7, No. 2. [Edited by Ejler Jakobssen.] Cover by van Dongen for "The Star Beast" (novel) by Poul Anderson. Includes "The Mind Masters" (novel; Professor Jameson series) by Neil R. Jones; "Beyond Space and Time" (novel) by Joel Townsley Rogers; "Half-Life" by Alfred Coppel; "Ultimate Quest" by John Holbrook [Jack Vance]; "The First" by Kris Neville; "The Undying Ones" by Fredric Brown; "The Word from the Void" by Mack Reynolds; "Final Enemy" by L. Ron Hubbard. Departments and Features: "Fandom's Corner" by James V. Taurasi; "The Titan's Goblet" (verse) by Lilith Lorraine; "The Science Fictioneer" by Frederik Pohl; "Missives and Missiles" (letters). Illustrated by Finlay, Calle, Van Dongen, Fawcett, Morey, Stuart and Paul. Cat clawing at lower end; tanning; creasing; standard wear and tear at other edges; minor rubbign and scuffs. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr. Cover art by Bergey for "Son of the Tree" (novel) by Jack Vance. Includes "Temporary Keeper" (novelet) by H. B. Fyfe; "I Psi" (novelet) by Carter Sprague (Sam Merwin); "Fog" by William Campbell Gault; "Girl from Callisto" by Roger Dee; "A Thesis for Branderbook" by Charles L. Harness. Features: "The Reader Speaks" by the Editor; "Our Inhabited Universe" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Forecast"; "The Frying Pan"; "Science Fiction Book Review". Illustrated by Orban, Schomburg, and others. Letters from Bob Silverberg, Bob Hoskins, & Marion Zimmer Bradley. Lower front hinge tear has been glue-mended; small spine and edge losses; tanning; rubbing. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 20, No. 2. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Samuel Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "The Other World" (novel) by Murray Leinster. Includes "The Ultimate Catalyst" (novelet; reprint) by John Taine [Eric Temple Bell]; "Journey for One" by Carter Sprague [Sam Merwin]; "The King of Theives" by Jack Vance; "Homeward Bound" by Robert Moore Williams; "Cure for a Ylith" by William Fitzgerald [Murray Leinster]; "Limiting Factor" by Clifford D. Simak; "The Emperor of the Universe" by Rene LaFayette [L. Ron Hubbard]. Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "The World of Science"; "Science Fiction Bookshelf"; "Current Fan Publications". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Astarita, and others. Letters from John W. Jakes, W. Paul Ganley, and others. Creasing; standard wear and tear at edges and corners; tanning. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 8 No. 1. Pulp magazine. Final issue. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Includes reprints of "Things Pass By" (novel) by Murray Leinster; "The World-Thinker" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Swing Your Lady" by Kelvin Kent [Henry Kuttner]. New Stories: "Moon of the World" (novelet) by Bryce Walton; "Ice the Man Down" by Winston Marks. Features: "Cosmic Encores" by 'The Editor'; "Star people" by R. S. Richardson; "The Fall of Man" (verse) byt A. Samalman. Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Orban, Alex Schomburg, and Emsh. Standard wear and tear at edges, but much less than usual; minor creasing; glue-shrink; mild tanning. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 20, No. 2. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Samuel Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "The Other World" (novel) by Murray Leinster. Includes "The Ultimate Catalyst" (novelet; reprint) by John Taine [Eric Temple Bell]; "Journey for One" by Carter Sprague [Sam Merwin]; "The King of Theives" by Jack Vance; "Homeward Bound" by Robert Moore Williams; "Cure for a Ylith" by William Fitzgerald [Murray Leinster]; "Limiting Factor" by Clifford D. Simak; "The Emperor of the Universe" by Rene LaFayette [L. Ron Hubbard]. Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "The World of Science"; "Science Fiction Bookshelf"; "Current Fan Publications". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Astarita, and others. Letters from John W. Jakes, W. Paul Ganley, and others. P97 written in pencil on cover; musty; minor tears; dusty; minor creasing. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 20, No. 2. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Samuel Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "The Other World" (novel) by Murray Leinster. Includes "The Ultimate Catalyst" (novelet; reprint) by John Taine [Eric Temple Bell]; "Journey for One" by Carter Sprague [Sam Merwin]; "The King of Theives" by Jack Vance; "Homeward Bound" by Robert Moore Williams; "Cure for a Ylith" by William Fitzgerald [Murray Leinster]; "Limiting Factor" by Clifford D. Simak; "The Emperor of the Universe" by Rene LaFayette [L. Ron Hubbard]. Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "The World of Science"; "Science Fiction Bookshelf"; "Current Fan Publications". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Astarita, and others. Letters from John W. Jakes, W. Paul Ganley, and others. Front foredge chipped.; tanning. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XXXVIII, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr. Cover art by Bergey for "Son of the Tree" (novel) by Jack Vance. Includes "Temporary Keeper" (novelet) by H. B. Fyfe; "I Psi" (novelet) by Carter Sprague (Sam Merwin); "Fog" by William Campbell Gault; "Girl from Callisto" by Roger Dee; "A Thesis for Branderbook" by Charles L. Harness. Features: "The Reader Speaks" by the Editor; "Our Inhabited Universe" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Forecast"; "The Frying Pan"; "Science Fiction Book Review". Illustrated by Orban, Schomburg, and others. Letters from Bob Silverberg, Bob Hoskins, & Marion Zimmer Bradley. Creasing; rubbing. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 18, No. 3. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "The Time Axis" (novel) by Henry Kuttner. Includes "The Sub-Standard Sardines" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "Martian Gesture" (novelet; 'Hall of Fame' reprint) by Alexander M. Phillips; "Flaw" by John D. MacDonald; "The Story of Rod Cantrell" by Murray Leinster; "The Fission Man" by R. W. Stockheker; "Forbidden Voyage" by Rene LaFayette (L. Ron Hubbard). Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Science Fiction Fan Publications"; "Science Fiction Bookshelf." Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, and others. Letters from Chad Oliver and others. Creased;; slight roll; tanning; mild wet spotting at foredges; lower rear cover foredge corner off; standard wear and tear at edges. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Ed. Near Fine in white pictorial wraps with black & red lettering & cover photo of a guy holding a raised hammer behind a luscious blonde getting ready for bed. Mystery about a rural country sheriff investigating the murder of a mailman. Mystery, Vintage Paperback.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Jacket has mild fraying to head & heel of spine. Scarce. Ink name.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Mystery novel. Very scarce. VG; small bumps to tips; in VGF jacket. A very nice copy overall.

Hardcover. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. 1st Edition. Scarce, Rare. Jack Vance. 224 pages. Previous owner made two very small marks on back paste-down endpaper. Yellow cloth with black titles on spine. DJ with illustration on front cover by Ric Binkley; price-clipped. Book.