Frank Mcgivern (27 results)

Condition: good. The book is in good condition with all pages and cover intact, including the dust jacket if originally issued. The spine may show light wear. Pages may contain some notes or highlighting, and there might be a "From the library of" label. Boxed set packaging, shrink wrap, or included media like CDs may be missing.

Condition: Trade paperback, Finer, Medford: Armchair Fiction:, 2010. Trade paperback, Finer, 215 pp. Blurb: New classic sci-fi double novels in extra large (8" by 5.25") paperback size! The first novel, "The Galaxy Raiders," features an impending alien invasion from outside the solar system. A rogue space captain, a beautiful stowaway, and an edgy crew are sent to stop the approaching alien armada. They find themselves caught on a planet inhabited by an army of robots. "Space Station #1" features a mystery aboard a giant space station when the daughter of a powerful industrialist is kidnapped by persons unknown. Behind it all is a seedy cosmic plot. Lots of great space opera is featured in both of these exciting novels, penned by two of sci-fi's best, William P. McGivern and Frank Belknap Long.

Condition: New.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 6. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Vernon Kramer. Includes "Let's Do It For Love" by Robert Bloch; "Never Mind a Martian" by William P. McGivern; "What a Man Believes" by Robert Sheckley; "From This Dark Mind" by Rog Phillips; "The Chase" by Bill Peters; "The Wrong People" by Ralph Robin; "The Siren Sounds at Midnight' by Frank M. Robinson; "Methuselah Ltd." by Wallace West & Richard Barr. Special Feature: "A Portfolio" by Gyula Zilzer. Illustrated by Bourgo, Pitz, Stone, Barth, & Ashman. Tears; edgewear; mild stains; tanning; rubbing.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Armchair Fiction #D-1, 2010. 5 1/4" x 8" paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. Fine condition.

Soft Cover. Condition: Poor. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Front cover missing, piece out of spine top, a poor copy.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 15, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Frank Novarro for "The House That Hate Built" (novel) by Peter Dakin. Includes "A Case for Mephisto" by Frank McGivern; "The Gods of Madness" by Chester S. Geier; "The Rim of Faith" (novelette) by E. K. Jarvis (house pseud.). Features: "Inside Stuff" by June Lurie; "Cycles - Cause and Effect" by Don Morrow; "Editor's Notebook"; "There's Got To Be Ether" by Charles Recour; " 'Copters is A-Comin'" by Sam Dewey; "Little Giants" by Joe Kleig; "Man Is Boss?" by Mildred Low; "Bullets with Brains" by Omar Booth; "Planets Made to Order" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Snow, Beautiful Snow" by A. T. Kedzie; "Hissing Stars" by Jon Barry; "Tiny Typer" by A. T. Kedzie; "Of Men and Ice Worms" by Pete Boggs; "How Big Is Space?" by John Weston; "Mechanical Man" by Tom Edsman; "The Life Secret" by Morris Small; "Mineral Trouble Ahead" by Gene Snow; "Space Problem" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Jets Away!" by Allen Yerby; "Hail to the Amateur" by Lee Gordon. Illustrated by Ed Emsler, Dave Stone, Dick Francis, & Frank Novarro. Standard wear and tear at edges and corner with minor losses; creasing; losses at spine ends; tanning.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 25, No. 9. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "A World He Never Made" (novel) by Edwin Benson. Includes "You've Got to Believe" by Frank M. Robinson; "The Green Blood of Treachery" (novelet) by Willard Hawkins; "Some Wolves can't Kill!" (novelet) by William P. McGivern; "The Betrayers" by Gene Hunter. Many Feature, short articles and departments. Illustrated by Rod Ruth, Leo R. Summers, Virgil Finlay, qnd others. Cover is creased and wrinkled with dealer's marks in pencil; 2.5" closed tear to p. 109; rear hinge wrinked with short tears and glue-mends.

Good condition.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. No. 17. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "A World He Never Made" (novel) by Edwin Benson. Includes "You've Got to Believe" by Frank M. Robinson; "Some Wolves Can't Kill!" (novelet) by William P. McGivern. Illustrated by Rod Ruth, Leo R. Summers, and Lawrence. Stress cracks; tanning; a little soiling.

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Frank Novarro (front cover) (illustrator). First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Less than the usual small edge tears, a VG+ to near fine copy.

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. cover by Frank Navarro (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Single Issue Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 130 pages, illustrated. Edited by Howard Browne with stories by Peter Dakin, Frank McGivern, Chester S. Geier, E. K. Jarvis, June Lurie, Don Morrow, Charles Recour, Sam Dewey, Joe Kleig, Mildred Low, Omar Booth, E. Bruce Yaches, A. T. Kedzie, Jon Barry. Cover by Frank Navarro A very good copy with the usual edge wear to the cover, dust soiling to the rear cover. Text paper lightly toned. See Photos bx 431.

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. cover by Frank Navarro (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Single Issue Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 130 pages, illustrated. Edited by Howard Browne with stories by Peter Dakin, Frank McGivern, Chester S. Geier, E. K. Jarvis, June Lurie, Don Morrow, Charles Recour, Sam Dewey, Joe Kleig, Mildred Low, Omar Booth, E. Bruce Yaches, A. T. Kedzie, Jon Barry. Cover by Frank Navarro A very good copy with shallow chipping to the spine heel, usual edge wear to the cover, Text paper lightly toned. See Photos bx 402E.

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. cover by Frank Navarro (illustrator). First Edition; First Printing. New York: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company 1953. First Edition; First Printing. Single Issue Pulp magazine in Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.75"], 130 pages, illustrated. Edited by Howard Browne with stories by Peter Dakin, Frank McGivern, Chester S. Geier, E. K. Jarvis, June Lurie, Don Morrow, Charles Recour, Sam Dewey, Joe Kleig, Mildred Low, Omar Booth, E. Bruce Yaches, A. T. Kedzie, Jon Barry. Cover by Frank Navarro A very good copy with shallow chipping to the spine heel, usual edge wear to the cover, Text paper tanning/tanned as usual. See Photos bx433.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 15, No. 1. Pulp magazine. Edited by Howard Browne. Cover art by Frank Novarro for "The House That Hate Built" (novel) by Peter Dakin. Includes "A Case for Mephisto" by Frank McGivern; "The Gods of Madness" by Chester S. Geier; "The Rim of Faith" (novelette) by E. K. Jarvis (house pseud.). Features: "Inside Stuff" by June Lurie; "Cycles - Cause and Effect" by Don Morrow; "Editor's Notebook"; "There's Got To Be Ether" by Charles Recour; " 'Copters is A-Comin'" by Sam Dewey; "Little Giants" by Joe Kleig; "Man Is Boss?" by Mildred Low; "Bullets with Brains" by Omar Booth; "Planets Made to Order" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Snow, Beautiful Snow" by A. T. Kedzie; "Hissing Stars" by Jon Barry; "Tiny Typer" by A. T. Kedzie; "Of Men and Ice Worms" by Pete Boggs; "How Big Is Space?" by John Weston; "Mechanical Man" by Tom Edsman; "The Life Secret" by Morris Small; "Mineral Trouble Ahead" by Gene Snow; "Space Problem" by E. Bruce Yaches; "Jets Away!" by Allen Yerby; "Hail to the Amateur" by Lee Gordon. Illustrated by Ed Emsler, Dave Stone, Dick Francis, & Frank Novarro. Bowed from poor stacking; mild tanning; light wear and soiling.

near fine.

almost near fine.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Lawrence (illustrator). First Edition. UK edition. A reduced version of the September 1951 US edition with 100 pages rather than 164. It excludes three stories that were in the US edition and also loses some of the features. Contains 'A World He Never Made' by Benson, 'You've Got to Believe' by Robinson and 'Some Wolves Can't Kill' by McGivern. The front cover has a half-inch closed tear to the bottom edge. There is a four inch closed tear along the spine next to the back cover which also has a small closed tear to the top edge. Slight chipping to the top and bottom of the spine. Pages browned with creases to the top corners of three pages. Cover illustration by Robert Gibson Jones and interior illustrations by Ruth, Summers and Lawrence.

very good + fading spine, small clear tape.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. British Edition. SOFTCOVER. Paper spine is complete except for a minor nick at the base. Cover has minimal wear. Clean & tight. Dispatched ROYAL MAIL FIRST CLASS with TRACKING next working day or sooner, securely boxed in cardboard. ref H8. Fantastic Adventures magazine. No. 22. British edition. Includes: A Call for Mephisto by Frank McGivern; The House That Hate Built by Peter Dakin.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. British Edition. Paperback. Front cover is bright. Clean & tight. No inscriptions. Dispatched Royal Mail First Class with tracking next working day or sooner securely boxed in cardboard. ref F78. Fantastic Adventures magazine. No. 22. BRITISH EDITION. Includes: A Call for Mephisto by Frank McGivern; The House That Hate Built by Peter Dakin.

Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. Spine has a little chipping with a one inch tear and half an inch of surface loss at the bottom. Small chip out of bottom right hand corner of rear cover next to the base of the spine. Some surface creasing to covers with a few very small nicks in the edges. Pages a little browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Contains 'She, Me and Murder' by Martin, 'Death Comes Gift-wrapped' by McGivern, 'Three Men and a Corpse' by Ray, 'The Hunter and the Hellcat' by Ward, 'Lethally Yours' by Gendron. 'Sucker's Fury' by Norton, 'Moonlight 'n Murder' by Goulden and 'Bullets. Ballistics and Bloodshed' by Cole. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good/Good. Frank Kramer (illustrator). First Edition. Very Good condition. Clean pages and tight binding. No inscription. Clean and unmarked boards. Unclipped dustjacket is a little worn on edges and has orange marking on back flap. Clean compressed page edge. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

very good - fine or better spine soiling, very nice, oversize.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. Dohanos, Stevan (cover); Smith, William A.; Lester, Gene; Stevens, Peter; Ross, Frank; Sewell, Amos; Hilbert, Bob; Schaeffer, Mead; Bomberger, Bruce; (illustrator). First Edition. 76 pages. Fiction: The Lady Wasn't Bashful; The Cradle; Men are Naturally Dangerous; The Killer of Hourglass Lake; The Magic Afternoon; The Big Heat (part 1 of 7); The Secret of the Purple Reefs (part 4 of 8). Articles: Our Baby Was Born Blind; Manhattan's Haughtiest Eatery - "21"; The Mystery of the Private Chapel - at Bailey's Harbor, WI; Congress Vs. the Plunging Neckline - photo of Mrs. Winfield Smart and family of Falls Church, VA; I Fly the Night Skies Over Korea - Lt. Comdr. Franklin Metzner, USN flys blind night after night hunting the Reds, dodging unmapped mountains and sweating through flak traps; What I Learned from the Russians - photo-illustrated article by Marguerite Higgins who was arrested by the Reds; The Town Where it Rains Money - color photos of Rockdale, Texas Where Alcoa is building a new plant; The Best Player I Ever Coached - Paul (Bear) Bryant on Bob Gain. Ads: Boeing's Project X; Detroit Diesel - with color photo of Budd rail diesel car; Campbell's Soup; Fantastic two-page color photo Seven-Up (7-up) ad; 1st Lieutenant Lloyd L. Burke, U.S. Army Medal of Honour winner is featured in a U.S. Defense Bond ad; Coke ad on back cover features the four seasons. Above-average but not excessive wear. Unmarked. A worthy vintage copy.