Capt John Murray (13 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Light wear. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Undercurrents" (pt 1 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Once a Cop" (short novel) by Rick Raphael; "Fair Warning" by John Brunner; "A Niche in Time" by William F. Temple; "Hunger" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact: "The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth" by J. P. Kirton; "Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" by I. D. Murray. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Transphonemator"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Michael Arndt, and Laszlo Kubinyi. …

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Light wear. Probably unread. Bedsheet-sized. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Undercurrents" (pt 1 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Once a Cop" (short novel) by Rick Raphael; "Fair Warning" by John Brunner; "A Niche in Time" by William F. Temple; "Hunger" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact: "The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth" by J. P. Kirton; "Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" by I. D. Murray. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Transphonemator"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Michael Arndt, and Laszlo Kubinyi.…

Leather. Condition: Good. No Jacket. This is an original nonfiction historical shipmasters directory called 1951 Ship Masters Association Directory, copyright 1951, stiff leather covered book, written by Capt. John C. Murray. The book has usual libary markings, otherwise in good condition with firm binding and 435 pages. Size: 16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. W E Johns story is a hard to find short story Birds of a Feather (WW2) Murray Leinster story is The Propagandist. This copy is not in very good condition. There is writing on the back board, a hole about 1cm round to the spine, the front board is stained and there is a corner detached from the front free endpaper. Gift marked in ink 1956. Original Illustrations. Its a heavy book so shipping will be more than the standard rate as the book will come in at about1.3 kilos packed and is oversized. Robert McGilvray (illustrator).…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. LXXIII (72), No. 3. Bedsheet-sized. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Undercurrents" (pt 1 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Once a Cop" (short novel) by Rick Raphael; "Fair Warning" by John Brunner; "A Niche in Time" by William F. Temple; "Hunger" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact: "The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth" by J. P. Kirton; "Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" by I. D. Murray. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Transphonemator"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Michael Arndt, and Laszlo Kubinyi. A little creasing and stress; short tear at front foredge with dent to following pages; large number 6 on cover with a small stamp "Library". Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. LXXIII (72), No. 3. Bedsheet-sized. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Undercurrents" (pt 1 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Once a Cop" (short novel) by Rick Raphael; "Fair Warning" by John Brunner; "A Niche in Time" by William F. Temple; "Hunger" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact: "The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth" by J. P. Kirton; "Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" by I. D. Murray. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Transphonemator"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Michael Arndt, and Laszlo Kubinyi. Light wear and rubbing; minor creasing; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. LXXIII (72), No. 3. Bedsheet-sized. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover art by Schoenherr for "Undercurrents" (pt 1 of 2; Telzey series) by James H. Schmitz. Includes "Once a Cop" (short novel) by Rick Raphael; "Fair Warning" by John Brunner; "A Niche in Time" by William F. Temple; "Hunger" by Christopher Anvil. Science Fact: "The Problem of the Gyroscopic Earth" by J. P. Kirton; "Possible Relationships Between Smoking and Lung Cancer" by I. D. Murray. Readers' Departments: "Brass Tacks"; "The Editor's Page: Transphonemator"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller. Illustrated by John Schoenherr, Michael Arndt, and Laszlo Kubinyi. Minor creasing, rubbing, edge tears; mild tanning. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Dust Jacket. This old book from 1950 is clean, solid and in great shape! This is a hardcover book with 427 pages including many illustrated maps. The binding is strong with all pages firmly attached. The pages are clean with no soiling or tears. There is stamp on the first end paper. The copyright page shows 1950 as the published date. The blue covers show some light soiling and there is a vertical crease mark on the back from the top to the bottom. This old book looks and feels great! We always ship in a sturdy cardboard box.…

First Edition. SCIENCE FICTION CLASSICS, Magazine Productions, 1967, first edition, Volume 1, #1 & 2, two volumes, fine and just about in full color pictorial wraps respectively. Contains contributions by Otis Adelbert Kline, Hugo Gernsback, Capt. S. P. Meek, Murray Leinster, Curt Siodmak, John W. Campbell, David Keller, H. Hyatt Verrill, Frank R. Paul, et.al. …

Ads, oblong 6 x 9, blue cloth, 456 pp, covers lightly worn and soiled, extremities bumped, hinges loose, contents toned and spotted, a decent used copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair to Good. Blue Cl. Dec. Fair to Good/No Jacket. Oblong 8vo. pp 444, ind. Sl.faded & edgeworn.

1p., landscape 12mo (16 x 20.5 cm). Addressed on reverse 'To | John Bowring Esqre | 6 Freeman's Court | Cornhill'. In good condition, lightly aged and worn. Folded into a packet for hand-delivery. Written in a crabbed, difficult hand. Begins: 'Tomorrow I will send you a copy of my Character [clearly 'The Life and Character of the Duke of Wellington', which is however generally ascribed to his namesake the Earl of Ellesmere], which you will see Blaquiere is just now in demand. Also a work which i can only lend him. The Fragment ought [last word underlined three times] to be sent'. He explains that 'Along with this go the two first packets of 'Nepaul'. | In the Introduction I have it in contemplation to the value of a paper, as therein mentioned. I should be much obliged to Mr F. if he could adjust the measures mentioned as requiring adjustment'. He continues with reference the 'Introduction and Plan of the Work and 'Titles of the Chapters and Sections'. In the Introduction Both Egerton's 'Journal of a Winter's Tour in India, with a Visit to the Court of Nepaul' and 'The Life and Character of the Duke of Wellington' were published by John Murray in 1852.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. Pages 85-168, plus 32 pages of wonderful vintage ads. Many black and white photos and illustrations. Contents include: The Queen Side of Things - The Shot That Failed; Derelicts of Misfortune; Short Stories - The Novice, My Friend the Sea; Clearing the Road; Through Borneo by 'Bus; Tshaka's Treasure; When Davy Jones Invaded Eden; Work-Hunting in New Zealand - part 1; A Run on Raincoats; Phases of Life - When the Tanker Took Fire, The Tribal Law, Streets Paved with Gold; Man and His Needs; Stamps of the World. Bits of clear tape at each end of spine. Unmarked with average wear. Binding intact. A sound copy of this vintage issue. Sindall, Alfred; Tresilian, S.; Golden, Grace; Leigh, Conrad; Cuneo, T.C.; Prater, Ernest; Lathan; Wenban, R.; Stott, W.R.S.; Soper, Geo. (illustrator).…