Barker Gray, First Edition (31 results)

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition Thus. First edition thus, trade paperback, publisher's related promotional flyer is laid in, has a slight lean to the binding, bumps with tiny peels to the spine ends and corners, mild rubbing with some scraping and a touch of edgewear to the covers, and a crease to the lower corner of p. 147. Overall, this is a solid, unmarked, Very Good copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. Evanston, IL: Palmer Publications, Inc., 1958. First edition of the February, 1958 issue, issue #28. Cover is a still from the movie "Riders to the Stars". Octavo, 98 pp., wraps. At least a Very Good Plus by pulp grading standards. Small chip bottom rear panel, tiny chip right side of cover. Outstanding spine, as these spines go. See scans. Contents fine, with the usual pulp toning. For the specific articles of this issue, see cover and contents scans. By 1958, some UFO specialists - like Ray Palmer - were starting to publish more elaborate and wider-circulation products, like this UFO-investigation vehicle, than the smaller, cheaply reproduced efforts of the first pioneers. This is an example - a scarce one. L61.

Paperback. Printed pages: 186. Condition: Very Good Minus. 1st Edition. *** PLEASE NOTE *** The bookshop is currently closed for holidays. Items can still be ordered, but will not be dispatched until we reopen on Saturday 6th June. Many thanks for your patience. *** First UK paperback edition. Small bump to head of spine. A little light creasing to covers. Pages browned but otherwise clean throughout. Bookseller's stamp to title page, cover art by Curt Caesar. Scarce. Overall condition is Very Good Minus. Size: 4.25 x 7 inches (11 x 18 cm).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No date; circa 1965. Original oversize softcover design. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages fine. Includes 9 page glossary of space terminology. 79 pages. Small address stamp to cover. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Full leather Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Soft Purple Leather Covers, Gilt Spine Title. Marbled Endpages, Engraved Frontis Of Eton College From River Thames,Introduction Viii Erratatable Of Contents 101 Pgs. Nice Copy.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. No date; circa 1965. Original oversize softcover design. Moderate cover, edge wear. Pages fine. Includes extensive 9-page Glossary of Frequently Used Space Terms appearing in popular space literature. 79 pages. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 77 pages, 4to. Stated First Edition. Shelfwear: scuffing along edges and covers, heavy foxing on covers, a few small tears and tanning. Volume is in Very Good-minus condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Owner name and bookplate on fly, minor foxing to exterior page edges. Unclipped dust jacket in protective mylar. 194pp.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Jane Lew, WV: New Age Press, 1983. 8vo. 159 pp. Ring bound wraps. White and black wraps with the figures of 3 men in black on the front wrapper. First edition of Barker's last book in which he expands on Al Bender's Men in Black phenomenon. Near fine with just a little discoloration to the wraps. Scarce ufology item!

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. About Very Good. Card covers, soiled, faintly bumped. Firmly bound in a blue comb binding, clean internally. Barker's computer-generated index of UFO-related articles appearing in Fate, with sections organized chronologically, by subject, title, and location. From the collection of ufologist Tom Benson.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Clarksburg, WV: Saucerian Books, 1963. First Edition. Stated. Quarto, stapled wraps, 79 pp. + book ads. Toning at the margins of the covers (see scan), otherwise a crisp Near Fine - rather startlingly, as this historic title from early UFO lore was inexpensively made and easily worn and damaged. A true, stated first edition of Barker's accumulation of information on the curious suicide of UFO author/researcher Morris K. Jessup. That his suicide - from "acute carbon monoxide intoxication", per the included facsimile of the actual death certificate included here- was questionable for several reasons (probably most notably his assumed activities with regard to the investigation of the Navy's alleged "Philadelphia Experiment", which see and with regard to the enigmatic "Carlos Allende") has made Jessup a subject for segments in a wide variety of documentaries. A nicely-preserved copy of a title which is extremely scarce as the 1963 true first edition. L63.

Wrappers. Condition: Good Plus. D.C. Lucchesi (illustrator). First Edition. Clarksburg, WV: Gray Barker, 1955. First Edition of the January, 1955 issue, Vol 3, No 1; the fifth issue ever published. Cover illustration by D.C. Lucchesi. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Octavo, illustrated green and white stapled wraps, 46 pp. Soiling to both covers, as well as most internal pages, not affecting readability; rust at staples, which have pulled through, leaving covers loose around textblock. Just good plus. A very rare early issue of Gray Barker's Saucerian publication, originally a monthly, then quarterly publication which was edited, in part written, and published by Barker. Campy, spooky and often thought provoking by a master of the subject. 46 pages of reports, rumors, drawings, photos and humor. This issue is particularly packed (see contents scan), and features 5 of the 46 pages devoted to James W. Moseley's "Who's Lying? The Wright Field Story". Kitschy interior art by Lucchesi. The periodical is a vintage Ufology icon. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International, and editor of its publication, Saucers. L103.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. D.C. Lucchesi (illustrator). First Edition. Clarksburg, WV: Gray Barker, 1954. First Edition of the September, 1954 issue, Vol 2, No 2; the sixth issue ever published. Illustrations by D.C. Lucchesi, Orville Mosher, others. Octavo, illustrated blue and white stapled wraps, 62 pp. Small-scale rouoghening at spine-bottom, very light peripheral wear, Very Good plus or better. Previous owner's stamp at cover right. Nice copy. A rare early issue of Gray Barker's Saucerian publication, originally a monthly, then quarterly publication which was edited, in part written, and published by Barker. Here, expanded to 62 pages from earlier issues generally in the forty-page range. Campy, spooky and often thought provoking by a master of the subject. 40 pages of stories, reports, rumors, drawings, photos and humor - see scan of contents. The periodical is a vintage Ufology icon. L100.

Wrappers. Condition: Very Good Plus. D.C. Lucchesi (illustrator). First Edition. Clarksburg, WV: Gray Barker, 1954. First Edition of the September, 1954 issue, Vol 2, No 2; the fourth issue ever published. Cover illustration by D.C. Lucchesi. From the collection of UFOlogist Max Miller. Octavo, illustrated blue and white stapled wraps, 40 pp. Moderate discoloration to the right side of front cover and top edge of rear cover, else essentially flawless. Very Good Plus. A rare early issue of Gray Barker's Saucerian publication, originally a monthly, then quarterly publication which was edited, in part written, and published by Barker. Campy, spooky and often thought provoking by a master of the subject. 40 pages of stories, reports, rumors, drawings, photos and humor. The periodical is a vintage Ufology icon. From the collection of Max Miller, founder of Flying Saucers International, and editor of its publication, Saucers. L103.

Stapled Pages. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Clarksburg, WV: Gray Barker, 1956. First Editions. The first four issues of Barker's The Saucerian Bulletin, those being March, May, September and October of 1956 (volume 1, numbers 1, 2, 3, and 4). Octavo, corner stapled leaves, each 6 pp (three leaves). Remarkably nicely preserved; mailling folds, small rubber stamp of original subscriber on each, last leaf of one issue has pulled off its staple, else, really, near fine, with only minimal age toning. The very first volume, all four issues, of one of the earliest serials produced by Barker, an iconic promoter of UFO research in the early days who is now seen by many as a controversial figure of debatable motives, and one who almost certainly did take part in at least one hoax. He nonetheless did - at the time, more than almost anyone else - publicize, in his books and periodicals, actual (still unexplained) sightings and incidents; He was as instrumental as anyone in early dissemination of information about the "Men In Black" phenomenon, still a larger-than-life mystery - perhaps with some actuality, perhaps only as a psychological symbol for distrust of the still-reticent government entities involved with unidentified aerial phenomena. In any case, these Saucerian Bulletins - small, short, and unpretentious - are extraordinarily rare symbols themselves of what was going on in those early years of the modern UFO era. Lsmph5.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. Good with some toning and a dirt smear near lower corner of front cover. No interior markings. 77 oversize pages in stiff pictorial paper covers.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. Roberts, August C. (Photo Editor); Duplantier, Gene (Art Editor) (illustrator). First Edition. Rare classic, early UFO periodical from minds of Ray Palmer and Gray Barker. Moderate cover, corner wear. Pages very good. Close-up b&w cover shot of early jet pilot w/oxygen apparatus, helmet, in cockpit. Saddle-stitch bind good; fully intact. Unique 4"x6" design. Includes nine fascinating articles and sections on phenomenon inc.: Flying Saucers - From Under the Sea? by Will Carson; Saucers from Fortland (Charles Fortean slant) by Cecil Roberts; Saucer Over Our Carab Tree by Rosalind John; From the Critics Corner - Saucer Clubs - Twentieth Century Cults by Peter Kor; UFO's and Telepathy by Australian Flying Saucer Review; Chasing the Flying Saucers by Gray Barker; an editorial by Ray Palmer; Letters from Readers, Saucer Club News and an unusal personals section. Many unique and timely adverts such as the class Rosicrucian message at back and Oahspe book inside frt. cvr. Contents page states October, 1961; cover states November, 1961. 96 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First paperback edition. A beautiful example approaching fifty years since produced. Moderate corner, edge wear. Pages fine, clean. Red page edges. Yellow block cover, spine titles on blackish blue starshine cover design. Classic work on researchers who discovered too much and were warned off. The true story of what happened to certain researchers and investigators who found out where the saucers came from. Printed in the USA. 190 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. Scarce! Moisture damaged copy with staining to upper stapled edge corners of pages. Text fully legible. Illustrated, 98pp. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Good. First Edition. First edition, hardcover, has a mild skew to the binding, shallow bowing to the covers, bumps to the spine ends and the lower rear cover corner, minor smudging to the edges of the text block, and toning to the fly leafs that is offset by the jacket flaps. Overall, this is a solid, Very Good copy in a price-clipped, Near Very Good dust jacket, which has bumps with creasing to the spine ends and corners, sunning to the spine with slight wear along the hinges, rubbing with light smudging and thin scrapes to the covers, and toning with foxing to the inside of the covers and flaps. The jacket is wrapped in Mylar.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 77pp. Tall softcover.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by University Books, 1956. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is very good with shelf wear and toning to page ends. No dust jacket. A scarce copy of this important early UFO history.100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 4to, 68 pp. Saddle stapled. Near Fine. A collaborative effort between two of the greatest showmen in 20th century ufology: Barker and wildly prolific publisher-author Timothy Green Beckley. Illustrated throughout by Beckley's house artist Carol Ann Rodriguez. Barker chooses and narrates his favorite UFO stories from 1981. Scarce. OCLC locates no holdings.

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 99pp. Smudges and toning to cover and fly. Scarce!

Stapled Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. 1st Printing. First printing, stapled wraps, has slight bumps to spine ends and corners with a tiny peel at each spine end, slight sunning with a few very faint stains to spine, very slight edgewear and rubbing to covers, and a few slight cross creases along spine, otherwise a solid VG+ copy.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Small 8vo, 8p, stapled. A rather scarce little booklet featuring an uncommonly forthcoming interview with the slippery ufologist and publisher.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Mild edgewear to jacket which is now in protective mylar. 194pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st UK Edition. Previous owner's name. Old bookseller's stamps. Edges and endpapers lightly foxed. Jacket lightly edge owrn with a closed tear; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 256 pages; The scarce UK edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 1st edition. 8vo. 194pp. 2 bw drawings. Publisher's plainblue cloth covers, silver lettering on spine. Pale blue plain dw, bluelettering on front & spine, not price clipped 21s net. Original white eps. Covers : faintest shelf knocks top spinerear bottom corner else bright. Dw : slight browning along rear inside flap edge else clean and unchipped. Contents : very clean & tight & unfoxed. Clean tight copy. F-/VG+. .

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo, 60 pp. A very sharp copy of this scarce early issue of Barker's important flying saucer magazine.