Fred Smale (10 results)

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 1, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mary Gnaedinger.] Includes "On the Brink of 2000" by Garrett Smith; "Behind the Curtain" by Francis Stevens; "The Radio Man" (pt. 2 of 3) by Ralph Milne Farley; "The Red Germ of Courage" by R. F. Starzl; "An Astral Gentleman" by Robert Wilbur Lull; "The Conquest of the Moon Pool" (pt. 3 of 6) by A. Merritt; "The 'V' Force" by Fred C. Smale; "Weird Travel Tales" (Feature) by Bob Davis. Illustrated by Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay, and others. About 1/3rd of rear cover lost; tanning; creased' spine and lower edge minorly wet stained; several short tears.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mary Gnaedinger.] Includes "On the Brink of 2000" by Garrett Smith; "Behind the Curtain" by Francis Stevens; "The Radio Man" (pt. 2 of 3) by Ralph Milne Farley; "The Red Germ of Courage" by R. F. Starzl; "An Astral Gentleman" by Robert Wilbur Lull; "The Conquest of the Moon Pool" (pt. 3 of 6) by A. Merritt; "The 'V' Force" by Fred C. Smale; "Weird Travel Tales" (Feature) by Bob Davis. Illustrated by Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay, and others. Creasing; rubbing; tanning; dealer's marks on front; 1" lost from spine head, minor loss at heel.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mary Gnaedinger.] Includes "On the Brink of 2000" by Garrett Smith; "Behind the Curtain" by Francis Stevens; "The Radio Man" (pt. 2 of 3) by Ralph Milne Farley; "The Red Germ of Courage" by R. F. Starzl; "An Astral Gentleman" by Robert Wilbur Lull; "The Conquest of the Moon Pool" (pt. 3 of 6) by A. Merritt; "The 'V' Force" by Fred C. Smale; "Weird Travel Tales" (Feature) by Bob Davis. Illustrated by Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay, and others. A few minor edge tears; tanned; tears at spine ends; stained at lower rear foredge corner.

First edition (not stated). 192 pages. Hardcover: H 28.5cm x L 22cm. Dust jacket lightly rubbed with some bumping along top edges and at spine heel. Dark maroon boards; spine heel lightly bumped. Four-line ink inscription "Thanks for helping make | This a Special Place! | Larry Templeton | 1997" (Templeton served as Director of Athletics from 1987-2008) in black felt tip ink on unpaged frontispiece leaf; additional signature of baseball coach Ron Polk in black felt tip ink on page 16. Laid-in between pages 62-63 is five sheet printout for the 1941 Mississippi State Freshman Football Squad along with two copies of a single-sheet but six-panel foldout brochure "McKeen Era Reunion Football Players 1939-1948;" book was acquired from the estate of Whitney Lidell "Cowboy" Howard (1922-2015) of Laurel, Mississippi who played on the MSU team. Interior pages are otherwise clean. Binding is firm. A very good+ copy in a very good+ dust jacket. Please note that this book has an approximate shipping weight of 3.5 pounds (1.58 kg) and may require additional postage for any postal class other than domestic Media Mail. ISBN 0964868016.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 1, No. 4. [Edited by Mary Gnaedinger.] Pulp magazine. Includes "On the Brink of 2000" by Garrett Smith; "Behind the Curtain" by Francis Stevens; "The Radio Man" (pt. 2 of 3) by Ralph Milne Farley; "The Red Germ of Courage" by R. F. Starzl; "An Astral Gentleman" by Robert Wilbur Lull; "The Conquest of the Moon Pool" (pt. 3 of 6) by A. Merritt; "The 'V' Force" by Fred C. Smale; "Weird Travel Tales" (Feature) by Bob Davis. Illustrated by Frank R. Paul, Virgil Finlay, and others. Minor edgewear, creasing - close to Near Fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Will Owen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Illustrated by Will Owen. Being a faithful narrative of strange experiences which befell Mr Josiah Pettigrew Mayor of Littlejoy during his term of office. Original pictorial cloth, gilt titling. There is edgewear and some bumps to the corners. The spine is also worn. Overall a good copy of an interesting period work. All books outside the UK are sent airmail and those over £30 are tracked; those inside the UK are signed for. Paypal accepted.All dustwrappers are film protected.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of six short fantasy stories. Featured are The Uses of Advertisement - An Aeroplane Adventure by Tristram Crutchley, When the New Zealander Comes by Prof. Blyde Muddersnook, The Monster of Lake Lametrie by Warden Allan Curtis, The Abduction of Alexander Seine - A tale of the Twentieth Century by Fred C. Smale, Is the End of the World Near? A Question and Answer by John Munro, When William Came by H.H. Munro ('Saki'). Earlier owner's gift inscription on the first free end-page. Moderate age toning to the pages. In very good / very good condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Will Owen (illustrator). 1st Edition. Undated first edition [1901]. Original blue cloth, with illustration in gilt and white, lettered in gilt. Extremities scuffed, inner joint paper cracked (but joints tight), text block shaken with early gatherings protruding, otherwise good. A comic fantasy: the mayor (Alderman Pettigrew) is greatly embarrassed to discover that his great-great-great-great grandmother was -- and still very much is -- a fairy called Rosabel. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good Plus. No Jacket. Owen, Will (illustrator). First Edition. Original publisher's dark blue fine-ribbed vertical cloth; lettering in gilt on front cover and spine; all gilt is bright; hinges are tight; full page illustrations by Will Owen are in excellent condition; frontispiece tissue guard present; 317 pp.; attractive binding; no date; no additional printings; Preface dated 1899; minor shelf rubbing with one tip peeking.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Hardcover. No date. no additional printings, Preface dated 1899. Owen, Will (illustrator). First Edition. Tight spine and hinges are tight; full page illustrations by Will Owen are in excellent condition; frontispiece tissue guard present; 317 pp.