James M Sprague (36 results)

Wraps. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by James Blish, this was the only issue of this magazine ever to be published. Cover art by Emsh for "SOS: Planet Unknown" (novelette) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "Reap The Dark Tide" (novelette) by C. M. Kornbluth; "When the Shoe Fits" by James E. Gunn; "The Strad Effect" by Raymond F. Jones; "Farewell Party" by Richard Wilson. Features: "In the Beginning" by James Blish; "Wonders Are Many" by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Tales They Tell" by Lester del Rey; "Coming Next Issue". Upper quarter of cover has been cut out and following pages cut at same; tanning; date in pencil on front. Reading copy. Magazine.…

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very light wear. No spine crease. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Rogers for article on the Brookhaven Atomic Pile. Includes "Agent of Vega" (novelette; 1st SF story) by James H. Schmitz; "Eternity Lost" (novelette) by Clifford D. Simak; "Convergence to Death" by M. C. Pease; "The Animal-Cracker Plot" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Trip One" by Edward Grendon; "Secret Weapon" by Alfred Coppel; "Adaptation" by John Beynon (John Wyndham). Article: "Talking on Pulses" by C. Rudmore. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Brookhaven Sketches" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "Book Review"; "The Analytical Laboratory". Illustrated by Brush, Cartier, Orban and Quackenbush.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Former health lib. book; spine label neatly removed, light interior stamping. Binding tight, contents clean. 363 pp.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XLIII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Rogers for article on the Brookhaven Atomic Pile. Includes "Agent of Vega" (novelette; 1st SF story) by James H. Schmitz; "Eternity Lost" (novelette) by Clifford D. Simak; "Convergence to Death" by M. C. Pease; "The Animal-Cracker Plot" by L. Sprague de Camp; "Trip One" by Edward Grendon; "Secret Weapon" by Alfred Coppel; "Adaptation" by John Beynon (John Wyndham). Article: "Talking on Pulses" by C. Rudmore. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Brookhaven Sketches" by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "In Times to Come"; "Book Review"; "The Analytical Laboratory". Illustrated by Brush, Cartier, Orban and Quackenbush. Tanned; staple wear; tears at lower hinges, 1.5"; 1/4" loss at head; tear at lower front edge; wraps starting at head. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Former health lib. book; spine label neatly removed, light interior stamping. Binding tight, contents clean. 370 pp.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 16, No. 7. Cover by Bob Walters for "The Big Splash" (novelette) by L. Sprague de Camp. Includes "Grownups" (novella) by Ian R. MacLeod; "Monsters" (novelette) by James Patrick Kelly; "Breakfast Cereal Killers" (novelette) by R. Garcia y Robertson; "Die Rache" by Steven Utley; "Memories of the Flying Ball Bike Shop" by Garry Kilworth; "The Have-Nots" by Elizabeth Hand; "Second Lives" by M. Shayne Bell; "Editorial: Speed" by Isaac Asimov. lllustrated by Bob Walters, Laurie Harden, and Steve Cavallo. Book. …

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, digest size. Notable stories this issue are Agent of Vega by Schmitz (after an absence since a 1943 appearance in Unknown), and nothing else that the seller can see. Small tear to spine top, faint cover crease, a VG+ to near fine copy. Back cover advertisement is for Audel's Carpenters and Builders Guides (Audel, Publishers). Hubert Rogers (front cover) (illustrator).…

Singleissuemagazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Vanguard Science Fiction Inc. 1958. First Edition. Softcover. Magazine. Digest sized pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 7.75"], 128 pages [including "SOS, Planet Unknown" by A. Bertram Chandler, "Reap the Dark Tide" by C. M. Kornbluth, "When the Shoe Fits" by James E. Gunn, etc]. Good copy some spine cocking, reading crease to the front cover, chips rto fore edge and lower corner front cover, light soiling and a creased corner tear to the rear cover, text paper tanning. mag8E. Ed Emshwiller (illustrator). …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XLVI, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Pattee ("Choice"). Includes "The Truth About Cushgar" (novelette) by James H. Schmitz; "Tools of the Trade" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "In Value Deceived" by H. B. Fyfe; "Follower" by Eric Frank Russell; "Quixote and the Windmill" by Poul Anderson; "The Hand of Zei" (pt 2 of 4) by L. Sprague de Camp. Articles: "The General Adaptation Syndrome" by Joseph A. Winter, MD; "Science for Art's Sake" by J. J. Coupling. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Choice"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Book Reviews"; "In Times to Come"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Cartier, Miller and Ward. Tanning; stress tear; foxing. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XLVI, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Pattee ("Choice"). Includes "The Truth About Cushgar" (novelette) by James H. Schmitz; "Tools of the Trade" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "In Value Deceived" by H. B. Fyfe; "Follower" by Eric Frank Russell; "Quixote and the Windmill" by Poul Anderson; "The Hand of Zei" (pt 2 of 4) by L. Sprague de Camp. Articles: "The General Adaptation Syndrome" by Joseph A. Winter, MD; "Science for Art's Sake" by J. J. Coupling. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Choice"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Book Reviews"; "In Times to Come"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Cartier, Miller and Ward. Tanning; bumps to spine with stress; minor creasing; edge and corner wear; letter B on front in pencil; wear with minor tears at spine ends. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 128 pages; June 1958 Vol I, No. 1. First and only issue of this single issue Sci-Fi Digest magazine. Bright, tight and fresh with flat uncreased spine and sharp edges. Tiny nicks to spine ends; shallow small chip top edge of the rear cover. Feels and appears unread, Usual light general toning to page stock. VG++. Illustrated by Ed Emshwiller (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Former health lib. book; spine label neatly removed, light interior stamping. Binding tight, contents clean. 326 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 2nd ptg. 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Former health lib. book; spine label neatly removed, light interior stamping. Binding tight, contents clean. 285 pp.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. pp.xiv, 296 pages, a Fine hardback, publisher's original black leatherette binding with white lettering to the spine and front cover [0125421060].

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by James Blish, this was the only issue of this magazine ever to be published. Cover art by Emsh for "SOS: Planet Unknown" (novelette) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "Reap The Dark Tide" (novelette) by C. M. Kornbluth; "When the Shoe Fits" by James E. Gunn; "The Strad Effect" by Raymond F. Jones; "Farewell Party" by Richard Wilson. Features: "In the Beginning" by James Blish; "Wonders Are Many" by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Tales They Tell" by Lester del Rey; "Coming Next Issue". Creased and corner chipped. Magazine.…

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . 8vo, hardcover. No dj, black cloth. Vg condition. Former health lib. book; spine label neatly removed, light interior stamping. Binding tight, contents clean. 257 pp.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. XLVI, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Pattee ("Choice"). Includes "The Truth About Cushgar" (novelette) by James H. Schmitz; "Tools of the Trade" (novelette) by Raymond F. Jones; "In Value Deceived" by H. B. Fyfe; "Follower" by Eric Frank Russell; "Quixote and the Windmill" by Poul Anderson; "The Hand of Zei" (pt 2 of 4) by L. Sprague de Camp. Articles: "The General Adaptation Syndrome" by Joseph A. Winter, MD; "Science for Art's Sake" by J. J. Coupling. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: Choice"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "Book Reviews"; "In Times to Come"; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Cartier, Miller and Ward. Tanning; light wear. Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. ** ARTICLES AND STORIES (1) Telepathy - Your Questions Answered by Dr S. G. Soal (2) Six Famous People on Flying Saucers by Prof. A. M. Low, Neville, Duke, Haigh, Sir Harold, Spencer Jones and Shaw Desmond (3) Death of the Golden Inca by Mary S. Fuller (4) Your Moods Can Shape Your Health by Desmond Dunne (5) Has Atlantis Been Found? by L. Sprague de Camp (6) How Destiny Can Be Changed by Walter Sorell (7) Murder - By a Ghost by James Crenshaw (8) D. D. Home - Man of Mystery by Paul M. Vest, Ph. D. (9) The Lighthouse Crew Who Vanished by Michael Hervey (10) Invisible Death by Eric Frank Russell (11) The Collie that Walked 3,000 Miles by Charles Alexander (12) Seances at Buckingham Palace by Maurice Barbanell > Cover scuffing; wear to spine. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Hard Cover. Fine/As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. 285 pages.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by James Blish, this was the only issue of this magazine ever to be published. Cover art by Emsh for "SOS: Planet Unknown" (novelette) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "Reap The Dark Tide" (novelette) by C. M. Kornbluth; "When the Shoe Fits" by James E. Gunn; "The Strad Effect" by Raymond F. Jones; "Farewell Party" by Richard Wilson. Features: "In the Beginning" by James Blish; "Wonders Are Many" by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Tales They Tell" by Lester del Rey; "Coming Next Issue". Creasing; tanning. Magazine.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by James Blish, this was the only issue of this magazine ever to be published. Cover art by Emsh for "SOS: Planet Unknown" (novelette) by A. Bertram Chandler. Includes "Reap The Dark Tide" (novelette) by C. M. Kornbluth; "When the Shoe Fits" by James E. Gunn; "The Strad Effect" by Raymond F. Jones; "Farewell Party" by Richard Wilson. Features: "In the Beginning" by James Blish; "Wonders Are Many" by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Tales They Tell" by Lester del Rey; "Coming Next Issue". Mark on cover in pen; light wear; mild tanning. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First editions. Two volumes. 285, 326pp. Owner signature of a noted American psychologist on the front fly of Volume I else a fine set in very good unprinted glassine dust jackets; Volume I has a small area of loss on lower panel and Volume II is modestly toned.…

Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condition: Good. Your purchase helps support Sri Lankan Children's Charity 'The Rainbow Centre'. Ex-library, so some stamps and wear, but in good overall condition. Our donations to The Rainbow Centre have helped provide an education and a safe haven to hundreds of children who live in appalling conditions.…

Couverture rigide. Condition: Très bon. 285 p. Ill. Call number and stamps (some on edge) of library.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Paperback Ed. & 1st Printing.. Inventory # D503-1 FATE (Pulp Digest Magazine); Vol. 6, No. 7, Issue 40, July 1953 True Stories on The Strange, The Unusual, The Unknown - Has Atlantis Been Found? - Socrates Published by Highland Park, IL: Clark Publishing Company, CONTENTS; ** STORIES (1) Murder by a Ghost by James Crenshaw (2) Fire in No. 1 Hold by Robert V. Hulse (3) The Phantom Horse by Capt. Hugh Thomason (4) Three Dreams in the Presidents Family by William Oliver Stevens (5) The Face Beneath the Rubble by Warrington Dawson (6) How Lost Was My Father? by Stuart Palmer; ** ARTICLES = (1) Telepathy in Pets by Dr. W. E. Farbstein (2) The Case of Katie King by Dr. W. D. Chesney (3) The "Demon" of Socrates by Alson J. Smith (4) Case of the Approved Spoon by Harriet S. Hollister and Gertrude O. Tubby (5) Italys Great Healer by J. M. Sheppard (6) Voices of the Silences by Sidney O. Burke (7) Has Atlantis Been Found? by L. Sprague de Camp; CONDITION; Near Fine; minor spine wear/ fray bottom/ top PRICE = $59 Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. Marked with underlining, highlighting and some notes; Volume 4 only; Ex-Library; 8vo 8" - 9" tall.

Condition: good. A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail.…

Hardcover/ Pappband. Condition: Gut. 298 S. Bibl-Ex. Guter Zustand Bibl-Ex. ha1077958 Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 700.