Frank Mcgivern (31 results)

Digest-size Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Very Good. Interior lightly tanned but unmarked. Spine square and tight, ends chipped. Three-quarter inch tears to top and bottom of rear hinge. Covers clean with light reading and shelf-wear. No mailing label. Not from a library. 148 pages. Edited by Harry Harrison. Includes: Spartan Planet (serial, part 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler (subsequently published as the book False Fatherland, winner of the first Ditmar Award in 1969 for the best Australian Science Fiction); The Court of Kublai Khan (short novel, 1948) by David V. Reed; Heart of Light (novelet, 1946) by Gardner F. Fox; The Great Steel Panic (short story, 1928) by Fletcher Pratt and Irvin Lester; Incompatible (short story, 1949) by Rog Phillips; I Love Lucifer (novelet, 1953) by William P. McGivern. Johhny Bruck; Jeff Jones; Robert Fuqua; Frank R. Paul; W. E. Terry; Ernest Schroeder; Vogel (illustrator).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. 1st Printing. Armchair Fiction #D-1, 2010. 5 1/4" x 8" paperback bound in pictorial wrappers. Fine condition.

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.…

Paperback. Condition: New.

Condition: New.

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. 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 mag 30. Cover art by Frank Navarro (illustrator).…

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. 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 mag 21 / E. cover by Frank Navarro (illustrator).…

Single Issue magazine. Condition: Very Good. 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 mag 26. cover by Frank Navarro (illustrator).…

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

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. Book. …

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. Book. …

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. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 130 pp. Digest format. Wear on the corners with a few short nicks around the edges and some rubbing on the front cover. Cover art by Vernon Kramer; portfolio by Ernest Schroeder; cartoons by Gahan Wilson; illustrations by Sanford Kossin; Ernie Barth; Frosty; Jay Landau; Carl Geren; Augusto Marin; David Stone; De Persiis; Lee Teaford; and Vogel. This issue contains: The Dwarf by Ray Bradbury; The Will by Walter M. Miller Jr; Scream at Sea by Algis Budrys; The Disenchanted by Wallace West and John Hillyard; Wish It Away by Frank Freeman; The Good Dog by Jerome Bixby; The Odyssey of Henry Thistle - a novelette by Vern Fearing; Mr Dittman's Monsters by William P. McGivern; A Nice Thing to Know by Sam Merwin; and The Sisters by Gordon Schendel. Size: 12mo. Vernon Kramer; Ernest Schroeder; Sanford Kossin; Ernie Barth; Frosty; Jay Landau; Carl Geren; Augusto Marin; David Stone; De Persiis; Lee Teaford; Vogel; (illustrator). Book. …

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. Book. …

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

almost near fine.

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. Book. …

Good condition.

near fine.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. 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. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Lawrence (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 130 pp. General wear. Cover art by Frank Novarro; interiors by: Ed Emshwiller; David Stone; Dick Francis; and Frank Novarro. This issue contains: The House That Hate Built - a novel by Peter Dakin; A Case for Mephisto - a short story by Frank McGivern; The Gods of Madness - a short story by Chester S. Geier; and The Rim of Faith - a novelette by E. K. Jarvis; along with the usual features. Size: 8vo. Frank Novarro; Ed Emshwiller; David Stone; Dick Francis; (illustrator). Book.…

very good + fading spine, small clear tape.

Taschenbuch. Condition: Neu. Neuware.

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.…

Condition: New.

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. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good/Good. 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. Frank Kramer (illustrator). Book. …

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