Jack Purdom (39 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear. Some loss to bottom of cover as pictured. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Light wear as pictured. Cover by Emsh ("Madman in the Wreckage"). Includes "Mind Partner" (novelet) by Christopher Anvil; "Sordman the Protector" (novelet) by Tom Purdom; "A Husband for My Wife" by William W. Stuart; "The Business, As Usual" by Jack Sharkey; "To Tell the Truth" by Neal Barrett, Jr.; "An Elephant for the Prinkip" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Drunkard's Walk" (conclusion) by Frederik Pohl. Article: "For Your Information: How to Slay Dragons" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Carter, Burns, Trattner, Wood, Dick Francis, and Emsh.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Gaughan, Jack / Emshwiller, Ed (illustrator). 1st Edition. Ace Double #F-289. A nice, square copy with light wear and stress lines on the spine.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. A readable copy of the book which may include some defects such as highlighting and notes. Cover and pages may be creased and show discolouration.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Schoenherr, John / Gaughan, Jack (illustrator). 1st Edition. 1st printing. Ace Double #M-139. A tight, square, unmarked copy with a couple of light creases to the Empire Star cover but otherwise, smooth and shiny.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. Kelly Freas and Jack Gaughan (cover illustrators) (illustrator). Ace Double H-22. Illustrated covers; wear and chips on spine edges, corners, top corner of one side has crease. Petaja book has 118 pp.; Purdom book has 136 pp.; clean, browning.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Jack Gaughan (illustrator). 1st Edition. Demon's World / I Want the Stars by Kenneth Bulmer / Tom Purdom, Ace F-289, 1964, paperback original. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. Bright, square and tight; couple of corner creases.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Frank Kelly Freas / Jack Gaughan (illustrator). Lord of the Green Planet by Emil Petaja / Five Against Arlane by Tom Purdom, Ace H-22, 1967, first printing. Cover art by Frank Kelly Freas / Jack Gaughan. Bright, square and tight, faint corner crease.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 8 pieces of writing including a novella, novelettes short stories and poetry. Featured are Long Voyage Home by R Garcia Y Robertson (novella), Romance for Augmented Trio by Tom Purdom (novelette), At Ten Wolf Lake by William Sanders (novelette), Language Barrier by Matthew Jarpe (novelette), Travels with My Cats by Mike Resnick (short story), Rewind by Jack Skillingstead (short story), TV Tea by Ruth Berman (short story) and Timing is Everything by Mario Milosevic. Slight glue residue on front cover where address label was removed. Faint mark on cover (near tip of spaceship). In Very Good Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 12 pieces of writing including novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are The Bellman by John Varley (novelette), Bernardo's House by James Patrick Kelly (novelette), The Path of the Transgressor by Tom Purdom (novelette), Dead Worlds by Jack Skillingstead (short story), Nimby and the Dimension Hoppers by Cory Doctorow (short story), Morlock Chili by Lawrence Person (short story), The Bird of Paradise by Daniel Abraham and Susan Fry (short story), Listen to Me by David Marusek (short story), The First Living Skyscraper Copes with an Earthquake by Mario Milosevic (poetry), The Gingerbread Woman Remembers by Sandra J Lindow (poetry), The Power of Myth by Mario Milosevic (poetry) and Tea with the Queen by Robert L Nansel (poetry). Slight glue residue where address label was affixed. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 8 pieces of writing including novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are Hormiga Canyon by Rudy Rucker and Bruce Sterling (novelette), The Bridge by Kathleen Ann Goonan (novelette), The Mists of Time by Tom Purdom (novelette), Dead Horse Point by Daryl Gregory (short story), Teachers' Lounge by Tim McDaniel (short story), Prodigal by Justin Stanchfield (short story), Thank You, Mr. Whiskers by Jack Skillingstead (short story) and When the Radar Aliens Come by Greg Beatty (short story). In Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this double issue of 16 pieces of writing including a novella, novelettes, short stories and poetry. Featured are Bank Run by Tom Purdom (novella), Memory Work by L Timmel Duchamp (novelette), Out of the Box by Steve Martinez (novelette), Pericles the Tyrant by Lois Tilton (novelette), Back to Moab by Phillip C Jennings (novelette), Dark Flowers, Inverse Moon by Jay Lake (novelette), Nightmare by M Bennardo (short story), The God Engine by Ted Kosmatka (short story), Overlay by Jack Skillingstead (short story), Betting on Eureka by Geoffrey A Landis (short story), Cruel Sistah by Nisi Shawl (short story), Song of the Harpy's Lover by William John Watkins (poetry) The Hand Puppet by John Alfred Taylor (poetry), The Werewolf's Absolution by William John Watkins (poetry), Pray for the Tiny Monsters by W Gregory Stewart (poetry) and The Werewolf Escapes His Wife by William John Watkins (poetry). In Fine Condition.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Digest Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 27, No. 5. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin. Mild spine roll. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 18, No. 6. Cover by Emsh ("Madman in the Wreckage"). Includes "Mind Partner" (novelet) by Christopher Anvil; "Sordman the Protector" (novelet) by Tom Purdom; "A Husband for My Wife" by William W. Stuart; "The Business, As Usual" by Jack Sharkey; "To Tell the Truth" by Neal Barrett, Jr.; "An Elephant for the Prinkip" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Drunkard's Walk" (conclusion) by Frederik Pohl. Article: "For Your Information: How to Slay Dragons" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Carter, Burns, Trattner, Wood, Dick Francis, and Emsh. Mild dampstain at lower rear cover hinge; small bit of rear cover lower foredge corner off; minor soiling front cover. Book.

softcover. Condition: Very Good. Kelly Freas/Jack Gaughan (illustrator). First edition. PBO, Ace Double H-22. Cover art by Kelly Freas/Jack Gaughan. This book appears attractive, except that someone years ago felt compelled to write "Good" in red ink on the first page of both novels. And there's a light crease along bottom of Purdom title.

Soft cover. Condition: Good to Very Good. Jack Gaugham Cover. (illustrator). PBO (Paperback Original) True First Ed. The Tree Lord of Imeten by Tom Purdom / Empire Star by Samuel R. Delany (Ace, M-139) >> Cover creasing; Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 27, No. 5. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover art by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin. Short tear with minor loss at upper frotn cover edge; tanning; minor creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 27, No. 5. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin. Mild spine roll. Book.

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SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 18, No. 6. Cover by Emsh ("Madman in the Wreckage"). Includes "Mind Partner" (novelet) by Christopher Anvil; "Sordman the Protector" (novelet) by Tom Purdom; "A Husband for My Wife" by William W. Stuart; "The Business, As Usual" by Jack Sharkey; "To Tell the Truth" by Neal Barrett, Jr.; "An Elephant for the Prinkip" by L. J. Stecher, Jr.; "Drunkard's Walk" (conclusion) by Frederik Pohl. Article: "For Your Information: How to Slay Dragons" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Carter, Burns, Trattner, Wood, Dick Francis, and Emsh. Creasing; tanning; edge and corner wear with minor tears; rubbing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 27, No. 5. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover art by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin. A few minor bumps; corner wear; tanning; top edge a little soiled; cover stamp. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 27, No. 5. Edited by Avram Davidson & Ted White. Cover by Emsh for "The Third Coordinate" by Adam Smith. Includes "Greenplace" by Tom Purdom; "After Everything, What?" by Dick Moore; "Treat" (verse) by Walter H. Kerr; "Breakthrough" by Jack Sharkey; "Books" (reviews) by Avram Davidson; "Dark Conception" by Louis J. A. Adams; "One Man's Dream" by Sydney Van Scyoc; "The New Encyclopaedist - III" by Stephen Becker; "Where Do You Live, Queen Esther?" by Avram Davidson; "Science: The Black of Night" by Isaac Asimov; "On the House" by R. C. FitzPatrick; "Portrait of the Artist" by Harry Harrison; "Hag" (verse) by Russell F. Letson, Jr.; "Oversight" by Richard Olin. Tanning; a little soiling/spotting at edges. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Jack Gaughan; Kelly Freas; (illustrator). First Edition. 118, 136 pp. Ace Double H-22. Light edge and corner wear with a crease on the spine; no interior markings. Cover on Green Planet by Kelly Freas; on Arlane by Jack Gaughan. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Ed Emsh; (illustrator). First Edition. 128 pp. Digest format. Light edge and corner wear. Cover art by Ed Emshwiller. This issue contains: Greenplace by Tom Purdom; After Everything What by Dick Moore; Breakthrough by Jack Sharkey; Dark Conception by Louis J. A. Adams; One Man's Dream by Sydney Van Scyoc; The New Encyclopaedist III by Stephen Becker; Where Do You Live Queen Esther by Avram Davidson; The Black of Night - a science article by Isaac Asimov; On the House by R. C. FitzPatrick; Portrait of the Artist by Harry Harrison; Oversight by Richard Olin; The Third Coordinate - a novelette by Adam Smith; Treat - a poem by Walter H. Kerr; and Hag - a poem by Russell F. Letson Jr.; along with the usual features. Size: 12mo. Book.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Finlay, Vergil; Gaughan, Jack; Wood, Wallace (illustrator). First Edition. Contains 'Where the Changed Ones Go' by Robert Silverberg, 'The Echo of Wrath' by Thomas M Disch, 'Eye of an Octopus' by Larry Niven 'The Age of Pussyfoot' (conclusion) by Frederik Pohl, 'In the Imagicon' by George Henry Smith, 'Courting Time' by Tom Purdom, 'Mulligan, Come Home!' by Allen Kim Lang, 'Under Old Earth' by Cordwainer Smith, reviews by Algis Budrys and a science piece by Willy Ley. UK price "3/6" stamped on front cover. Some browning around the edges of the cover and to the spine. The page edges are browned. Brown spotting to the insides of the covers and to the first and last pages. The pages are browned around the edges but otherwise unmarked. Cover illustration by Vergil Finlay and interior illustrations by Finlay, Gaughan and Wood. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.

Couverture souple. Condition: Satisfaisant. Que collection , 1992. 1 volume broché(s) format In-8 assez bon.

Paperback. Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Emsh (Stars); Jack Gaughan (Demon's) (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition/printing (for both titles) paperback original (PBO) 1964 Ace F-289. Very Good Plus condition with an abrasion on one cover (Stars) and one spine split starting (book still tight). Nicely inscribed by Purdom at his title page story along with a nice Ernest Hemingway quote written by Purdom on the copyright page! Inscribed by Author(s).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Kelly Freas; Jack Gaughan (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition/printing paperback original (PBO) 1967 Ace Double H-22. Uncommonly inscribed by Purdom on the title page of his story along with a neat, informative recall about this story! Very Good Minus condition. Inscribed by Author(s).