Bell E T John Taine (17 results)

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. Plates (illustrator). First Edition. 1/3029 Copies. Red-Brown Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. Light Usage, Lettering Clear, No Marks.

Lou Goldstone (illustrator). Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company (FPCI):, 1949. First edition, Very in Good in Fair dust jacket, 179 pp. Cover artwork by: Lou Goldstone A clean, straight and tight copy in a jacket with wear to extremities and folds and with three-inch closed tear t front panel. Looks remarkably good in its fresh mylar. First edition, Very in Good in Fair dust jacket,

John T. Brooks (illustrator). Reading: Fantasy Press:, 1954. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket, 251 pp. Cover artwork by: John T. Brooks A clean, straight and tight copy with lightly dusted head in jacket with toning to verso and moderate chipping to extremities and folds. Looks good in its fresh mylar. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket,

John T. Brooks (illustrator). Reading: Fantasy Press:, 1954. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket, 251 pp. Cover artwork by: John T. Brooks A clean, straight and tight copy with lightly dusted head in jacket with toning to verso and moderate chipping to extremities and folds. Looks good in its fresh mylar. First edition, Hardcover, Very Good in Good dust jacket,

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xx, 437 Pp. Blue Cloth, Gilt. First Printing. Lightly Used, Gilt Brilliant, Spine Cloth Slightly Faded. Decorative Bookplate Of Ray Newburn, A Senior Jpl Astronomer, With A Space Exploration Theme. No Dj.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Xv, Portrait Plates, 593 + 1 Pp Ads At Rear. Blue Cloth, Stamped In Gilt And Black. Fifth Printing Stated. Near Fine, Faint Signs Of Usage, Gilt Brilliant. Ownership Signature Of Ray L. Newburn, Astronomer For Jpl And Prominent In The International Halley Watch. Written By A Professor Of Mathematics At The California Institute Of Technology, Who Wrote Primarily About Mathematics But Also Wrote Science Fiction Stories Under The Pseudonym John Taine.

Cloth. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 278 Pp. Orange Cloth, Gilt. First Edition Stated. #156 Of 500 Numbered And Autographed Copies, Also Personally Inscribed. . John Taine Was The Pseudonym Of California Institute Of Technology Mathematics Professor And Historian Of Mathematics Eric Taine Bell. Inscribed by Author(s).

Grey Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Good DJ. Second Printing. X, 279 Pp. Gray Cloth, Spine Gilt. Second Uk Impression, 1946. Book Is Clean, Almost No Signs Of Wear, No Marks, Hinges Tight, No Names. Dj Has Closed Tear Halfway Across Front Panel, 1/2" Chip Across Base Of Spine, A Little Loss At Edges, All Without Effect On Lettering Or Design.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good_. No Jacket. First Edition. 192pp. 7.5 inches. No dw. Near-vg. Navyblue buckram, silver titles and logo on spine. Few tiny spots. Foxed edges. Internally, scar to pastedown from lib traces, a pasted-over label on back free page, else contents vg, with occasional spot of foxing crept in from the page-edges. Scarce. Scientific science fiction about possible human consequences of radiation, by Dr. E. T. Bell of California Inst. Tech. 250g. (Science Fiction) Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First edition. 8vo. [9], 10-255, [1] pp. Orange cloth with gold lettering on the spine. Decorative brown endpapers and pastedowns. Price of $2.75 on the front flap of the dust jacket. Decorations by Ric Binkley. A story of atomic energy, written by a scientist who worked at the California Institute of Technology. Jacket with a closed tear to the front panel, minor foxing to the reverse.

Red Cloth. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine DJ. First Edition. 138 Clean Pages. Red Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels, As Issued. Near Fine, Covers Clean And Bright. Near Fine Dj Faded With Slight Edge Wear At Top Edges. ".A View Of What Mathematics Is All About And Of The Progress Of That Field Of Intellectual Endeavor During The Last Century." Written By A Professor Of Mathematics At The California Institute Of Technology, Who Also Wrote Science Fiction Under The Pseudonym John Taine.

Red Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine DJ. First Edition. 138 Clean Pages. Red Cloth With Spine And Cover Labels, As Issued. Fine, Covers Clean And Bright. Fine Dj, Spine A Little Faded. ".A View Of What Mathematics Is All About And Of The Progress Of That Field Of Intellectual Endeavor During The Last Century." Written By E. T. Bell, Professor Of Mathematics At The California Institute Of Technology, Who Also Wrote Science Fiction Under The Pseudonym John Taine. This Example Is Near New And Inscribed To Another Professor, A. D. Michal, At Cal Tech And Dated Dec 1, 1931. Inscribed by Author(s).

Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Wrapper sand affixed printed dustwrapper as issued. Slight toning at the spine, near fine. Eric Temple Bell was a mathematician and important scholar who wrote the bestselling history of mathematics "Men of Mathematics" and and also wrote science fiction under the name of John Taine. This copy bears the ownership signature of Barrett H. Clark, an influential dramatist, author, editor, and critic.

No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Manuscript. Pp9-113, Reproduced Pages From Famous Fantastic Mysteries 1943. Author's Agent's Copy (Forrest Ackerman) With New And Important "Politically Correct" Revisions In Ink, And A Lot Of Yellow Marker, To Prepare For The 1951 Fpci Hardcover Printing. Color Label Of The Forrest J Ackerman Science Fiction Agency. Not Signed, But Obtained Directly From Mr. Ackermn.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. Wrappers and affixed printed dustwrapper as issued. Sunning, split at the bottom of the front flap, very good. Signed by Bell. Eric Temple Bell was a mathematician and important scholar who wrote the bestselling history of mathematics "Men of Mathematics" and and also wrote science fiction under the name of John Taine. This copy with the bookplate of the important rocket scientist and influential science-fiction fan John Drury Clark. In addition to writing an important book on rocket propulsion, as well as a couple of stories in "Astounding Stories", Clark was also instrumental in revitalizing and promoting the career of Robert E. Howard. He was college roommates with L. Sprague de Camp, who he encouraged to write science fiction stories, introduced de Camp to his sometime co-writer Fletcher Pratt, and eventually married Pratt's widow Inga. His previous marriage prompted Pratt to form a club of science fiction writers and scientists called The Trap Door Spiders, so that they wouldn't have to socialize with Clark's first wife. Isaac Asimov later fictionalized the club as a group of mystery solvers, The Black Widowers.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. FIRST EDITION, 4th printing; ONE OF THE FEW IF ONLY TIMES THAT E.T. BELL SIGNED HIS NAME AND HIS PSEUDONYM ON THE SAME DOCUMENT); signed by E.T.Bell on title page: GREETINGS TO VIRGINIA BARTELL, REED COLLEGE, JULY 1953, E.T.BELL=("John Taine"); book plate of Virginia Lee Bartell present; book and dust jacket are in very good condition; ONE OF A KIND; Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Author(s).

Cloth. Condition: Good. Early Edition. 128, (1) Pp. Original Green Cloth, Spine Lettered In Gilt, Covers Stamped In Blind. . Torn At Spine. Ex-Library California Institute Of Technology, With Their Marks, Bookplate, And Pocket, And With Gift Bookplate Of E. T. Bell, Professor Of Mathematics [And, As "John Taine", Pulp Science Fiction Writer]. Endpaper With His Signature And 1918 Date With A Note That He Purchased It From Another Person At Columbia University, Apparently M. E. Gansohne (??) Whose Signature And Address Appear Above The Bell Information. There Is Another Note On The Rear Cover, Dated 1908. Ppm 378, The Electron Theory. Covers Worn, Fraying At Corners And Closed Split To Spine Cloth, 1" Foil/Label On Spine.