Bob Bertram (16 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of a novel, two novelets and five short stories. Featured are Steam Bird by Hilbert Schenck (novel), The Pilgrimage of Clifford M G by Bob Leman (novelet), A Message to the King of Brobdingnag by Richard Cowper (novelet), Cube Root by Jack C Haldeman II (short story), Barking Dogs by Terence M Green (short story), Grimes and the Jailbirds by A Bertram Chandler (short story), Till Human Voices Wake Us by Lewis Shiner (short story) and The Grass of Remembrance by John De Chancie (short story) Slight edgewear. Light age toning to the cover and the pages. In Near Fine Condition.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 66, No. 5. Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by David Hardy. Includes "Steam Bird" (novel; pt 2 of 2) by Hilbert Schenck; "The Pilgrimage of Clifford M." (novelet) by Bob Leman; "A Message to the King of Brobdingnag" (novelet) by Richard Cowper; "Cube Root" by Jack C. Haldeman II; "Barking Dogs" by Terence M. Green; "Grimes and the Jailbirds" by A. Bertram Chandler; "Till Human Voices Wake Us" by Lewis Shiner; "The Grass of Remembrance" by John DeChancie. Departments: "Books" by Alis Budrys; "Films: Unabsorbed Shocks" by Baird Searles; "Science: Up We Go" by Isaac Asimov; "Acrostic Puzzle" by Rachel Cosgrove Payes. P. 85 crumpled at lower foredge corner; tanning; otherwise minor creasing and edgewear. No label, never was. Book. …

softcover/paperback. Condition: very good+. first. A very good+ copy of the Hamelin Plague. Cover nice and bright with nominal crease near spin and slight spine slant. Cover price $.35. IN mylar wraps. Nice collectors copy. Bob McGuire (illustrator).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good to Fine. PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. 126 pages. "The world trembled in the grip of a strange and horrible scourge." >>Edge wear to covers; slight bend to top of book, minor surface scratching to front cover. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Bob Maguire Painted Cover. (illustrator). Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. No. 33. Edited by Robert A. W. Lowndes. Cover art by Freas for "Cat 'O' Nine Tails" by Thomas N. Scortia. Includes "Mars Trial" (novelet) by Theodore L. Thomas; "A Season for Remorse" by Robert Silverberg; ". . .And a Half Dozen of the Other" by A. Bertram Chandler; "The Convincer" by David Gordon. Features: "Author, Author"; "The Editor's Page: A Backwards Glance at 'Yesterdays World of Tomorrow: 1927'" by " Robert A. W. Lowndes; "Tale of the Pioneer" (verse parody sung to "Yoeman of the Guard') by Isaac Asimov; "Wanted: A Definition of Science Fiction" (article) by Bob Olsen; "Readin' and Writhin'"; 'Down to Earth" . Illustrated by Emsh, Freas and Murphy. Glue-shrink; tanning; minor rubbing. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Softcover. No inscriptions. Clean, crisp covers and pages. Tight.

single_issue_magazine. Condition: Good.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Poor. First Edition. Contains 'And all Disastrous Things' by Chandler; 'Manhunt' by Walker; 'Life Cycle' by Hawkins; 'No Place Like Earth' by Beynon; 'Balance' by Christopher. The rear cover is missing. The spine is damaged with about one third of the surface missing. Creasing to the front cover which also has a cross over the letter 'N' in the title. Pages browned with some creasing to the top corners but generally clean and unmarked. Bob Clothier provided the cover illustration. Interior illustrations by Clothier, Hunter and Quinn. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. March 1953 edition. 'The Exterminators' by Hawkins; 'Golden Slumbers' by Burke; ' Jetsam' by Chandler; '.Is No Robbery' by Wright; 'The Prophet' by Christopher; 'Rockets aren't Human' by Tubb; Articles by Owens and Sandfield; an editorial and book reviews by Carnell; There is also a profile of E.C. Tubb. Bob Clothier provided the cover illustration. Interior illustrations by Quinn, Clothier and Hunter. One inch surface chips at the top and bottom of the spine and a half inch triangular piece missing from the bottom right hand corner of the front cover. The covers have some edge chipping. Price to front cover in ink and some discolouration to the rear cover. Date stamp to contents page. Pages browned with some edge wear. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. July 1952 edition. There is tape around the top and bottom of the spine with pieces on the bottom edges of the front and rear covers where small pieces have been torn off. Initials to top right corner of rear cover. Rusty marks around the staples. Some annotations in pencil have been erased from the first page leaving very slight traces. Light creasing to the bottom corners but the pages are otherwise generally clean and unmarked. Includes part one of three of 'The ESP Worlds' by M'intosh, 'Man's Questing Ended ' by Rayer, 'Men Only' by Tubb, 'The Temporal Rift' by Longdon and 'Finishing Touch' by Chandler. One page editorial by Carnell. Cover art by Bob Clothier. Interior illustrations by Clothier, Quinn and Hunter. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Contains 'Pest' by Chandler; 'Alien Analysis' by Morgan; 'Without Bugles' by Tubb; 'A Matter of Salvage' by Bounds; 'Operation Exodus' by Wright; an article by Kerr and an editorial by Carnell. The front cover has some surface and edge creasing and some discolouration. Chipping and edge wear to the spine. The rear cover is a little discoloured in places. The first page and the inside of the front cover have a small stains to the edges. Creasing to the top corners of the pages which are browned but otherwise generally clean and unmarked. Quinn provided the cover illustration. Interior illustrations by Quinn, Clothier and Hunter. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. 2014, "A Memorial Edition". 269pp. Colour images throughout. "Bob Bertram was a well-known character around the South Side of Edinburgh. He was a prolific writer of poems and lyrics for hundreds of songs which he performed at folk venues around the Town. After Bob's death in 2009, I resolved to produce a Memorial Edition of his complete works which are the contents of this book. . A CD is enclosed with a selection of Bob's songs and poems." Book in excellent condition. No inscriptions. PLEASE NOTE: Heavyish book so a little extra may be needed for shipping to non-UK customers.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. September 1952 edition. 'Project - Peace!' by Wright; 'Emergency Working' by James; 'The Broken Record' by Macgregor; 'The Serpent' by Chandler; 'The Peacemaker' by Rayer; and 'The ESP Worlds (Part two of three parts) by M'intosh. Book reviews and an editorial by Carnell. Gerard A. Quinn provided the cover illustration for 'The ESP Worlds.' Interior illustrations by Quinn, Clothier and Hunter. The covers have light surface and edge wear. Letter 'R' to top corner of front cover which has a small closed tear to the right hand edge and a small crease to the bottom cornenr. Light discolouration to rear cover which also has light creasing to the corners. Slight chipping at the base of the spine. Pages browned with a little creasing to the corners but otherwise clean and unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. July 1952 edition. There is a tape mark to the top right hand corner of the rear cover and very slight edge wear and chipping at the top of the spine. Light browning to the first and last pages and the insides of the covers. Slight spotting to page edges but the pages are otherwise clean and unmarked. Overall a nice looking copy of a rare issue of New Worlds. Includes part one of three of 'The ESP Worlds' by M'intosh, 'Man's Questing Ended ' by Rayer, 'Men Only' by Tubb, 'The Temporal Rift' by Longdon and 'Finishing Touch' by Chandler. One page editorial by Carnell. Cover art by Bob Clothier. Interior illustrations by Clothier, Quinn and Hunter. Clothier, Bob; Quinn, Gerard; Hunter, Alan (illustrator).…

Condition: Fine. Publisher's original flat backed photographic card wrap covers (soft back). 8vo. 8½'' x 5½''. Contains [ii], 69 pp with archive monochrome photographs and 4 maps throughout. In Fine condition, no dust wrapper as issued. Member of the P.B.F.A. KENT [Whitstable].

First Edition. THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY for the year 1971, Mercury Press, 1971, first edition, 12 volumes complete, just about fine to fine in full color pictorial wraps with original contributions by Harlan Ellison, A. E. Van Vogt, Jack Vance (THE FACELESS MAN), Tom Disch, Bob Shaw, Isaac Asimov, James Blish, Poul Anderson (the HUGO & NEBULA winning QUEEN OF AIR AND DARKNESS), Gordon Dickson, Dean Koontz, Robert Aickman, Larry Niven, Samuel Delany, Richard Wilson, Michael Bishop, Roger Zelazny (JACK OF SHADOWS), Gene Wolfe, Ben Bova, A. Bertram Chandler, Clifford Simak, Philip Jose Farmer, Zenna Henderson, Fritz Leiber, R. A. Lafferty, Keith Roberts, et.al. The stories amongst this years grouping were most likely exceptional as the THE MAGAZINE OF SCIENCE FICTION AND FANTASY won the HUGO award for Best Professional magazine for this years publication.…