John Frederick Faust (24 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket.

Stapled. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Green-Fowler (cover), Herbrt Paus (Death Flies East), Floyd Davis (Calm Yourself), John G Gannam (Challenger), August Bleser, Jr (Merchant Princess), W Cotton (This Job of Mine), Fred G Cooper (Two Ways to Play Golf) (illustrator). First Edition. The July issue of The American Magazine. Stories and articles it contains include: Death Flies East, a story by Philip Wylie, Calm Yourself, part II of a novel by Edward Hope (Edward Hope Coffey, Jr), Challenger, a story by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), Merchant Princess, part IV of a novel by Ursula Parrott, Tough Guy, a story by Octavus Roy Cohen, This Job of Mine, an article by Vice President John Nance Garner, Two Ways to Play Golf, a sports article by Paul Gallico, Racqueteer - - an "Interesting People" profile of women's tennis star Sarah Palfrey, "Scattergood Baines", a short feature by Clarence Budington Kelland, and numerous other vintage Depression Era articles and ads. Condition issues include dark strips to the fore edge and bottom of the front cover, and a light damp stains at the top corner of the pages at the spine that fades out by page 20 and another one at the bottom throughout, Generally the interior is clean and tight. A good copy of a vintage magazine.

Stapled. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Green-Fowler (cover), Herbrt Paus (Death Flies East), Floyd Davis (Calm Yourself), John G Gannam (Challenger), August Bleser, Jr (Merchant Princess), W Cotton (This Job of Mine), Fred G Cooper (Two Ways to Play Golf) (illustrator). First Edition. The July issue of The American Magazine. Stories and articles it contains include: Death Flies East, a story by Philip Wylie, Calm Yourself, part II of a novel by Edward Hope (Edward Hope Coffey, Jr), Challenger, a story by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), Merchant Princess, part IV of a novel by Ursula Parrott, Tough Guy, a story by Octavus Roy Cohen, This Job of Mine, an article by Vice President John Nance Garner, Two Ways to Play Golf, a sports article by Paul Gallico Racqueteer - - an "Interesting People" profile of women's tennis star Sarah Palfrey, "Scattergood Baines", a short feature by Clarence Budington Kelland, and numerous other vintage Depression Era articles and ads. Condition issues include light wear & soiling to the front & back covers, light spine wear with a small closed tear at the bottom right spine hinge, and a light damp stain to the bottom corner of the last 30 pages, Generally the interior is clean and tight. A good to very good copy of a vintage magazine.

Unbound. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. The Plow and the Horse.

310 pp. plus ads. Frontispiece and jacket by Frank Tenney Johnson. 8vo, publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket. Reprint. Ink gift inscription; light use to cloth; tight and sound in a jacket with a few small chips and light use.

Stapled. Condition: Good - Very Good. No Jacket. Paul Hesse (cover), Matt Clark (Masquerade), Floyd Davis ( Face the Facts), Alfred Parker (Words and Music), Donald Teague (The Saint and the Siren), Pruett Carter (The Stolen God), John La Gatta (They Who Have), Bobri (We Can't All be Beautiful, But -) (illustrator). First Edition. The June 1936 issue of the American Magazine. It contains Masquerade, a novel by Max Brand (Frederick Schiller Faust), part 1 of 4 of Face the Facts, a novel by Clarence Budington Kelland, Words and Music, a story by Octavus Roy Cohen, The Saint and the Siren, a story by Leslie Charteris (Leslie Charles Bowyer Yin), part 5 of 6 of The Stolen God, a novel by Edison Marshall, part 3 of 5 of They Who Have, a novel by Reita Lambert, Errand Boy of Crime, an article by J Edgar Hoover, Follow the Feet, an article by Fred Astaire, We Can't All be Beautiful, But - , an article by Helena Rubinstein, I Blow My Own Horn, an article by legendary athlete "Babe" Didrikson (Mildred Ella "Babe" Didrikson Zaharias), Improviser - an Interesting People profile of movie director Frank Capra, and others. Light rubbing with some creases to the front cover. Light soiling along the fore and bottom edges of the front cover. Spine roll. Celo tape to the spine. A good to very good copy.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 300, No. 1. Cover by Rudolph Belarski for "The Harp and the Blade" (pt. 1 of 7) by John Myers Myers. Includes "Cinderella and the Mob" (novelet) by Cornell Woolrich; "Just Call Me Wolf" by Ray Nafzinger; "Demon of the Sand" by Garnett Radcliffe; "Move Over, Neptune" (novelet) by Crawford Sullivan; "One Time a Man" by Louis C. Goldsmith; ; "Dr. Kildare Goes Home" (pt. 4 of 4) by Max Brand [Frederick Faust]; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Illustrations are uncredited. Front foredge losses (see scan); quarter-sized hole in rear cover at lower spine corner; standard edge wear and tear; tanning. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 245, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Paul Stahr for "Jungle Girl" (pt. 1 of 4) by H. Bedford-Jones. Includes "Roll and Go" (novelette) by Robert Carse; "The Knight in Crimson" (novelette) by Donald Barr Chidsey; "Pardners" by Houston Day; "Another Man's Poison" by Douglas Leach; "Men of Daring: Captain George Fried, Hero of the High Seas" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Superstition's the Bunk" by Charles Victor Knox; "Buckshot" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle; "The Naked Blade" (pt. 5 of 6) by George Challis [Frederick Faust, aka Max Brand]. Features: "Stranger Than Fiction" by John S. Stuart; "Alpine Heat" by J. W. Holden; "Hidden Opium" by Delos White; "Your Life by the Stars" by Marguerite Carter; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanning; a little soiling; minor stains; standard edge wear and tear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 247, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Robert A. Graef for "The Terror" (pt. 1 of 3) by Eustace A. Adams. Includes "Fenced Off" (novelette) by Walt Coburn; "The Scar" (novelette) by Ralph R. Perry; "Murder on the Rif" by Houston Day; "Women of Daring: Laura Ingalls, dardevil solo flyer" (true story in pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Winner Take All" by John H. Thompson; "The Barbarian" (pt. 3 of 6) by F. V. W. Mason; "Montana Rides Agin" (pt. 6 of 6) by Evan Evans [Frederick Faust]. Other Features: "Stranger Than Fiction" by John S. Stuart; "Not Wide Enough" by W. D. Allen; "Splicing a Ship" by J. W. Holden; "Persia's Pink Animals" by E. J. Clarke; "Your Horoscope"; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanning; standard wear and tear; creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 271, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Chandler H. Whipple.] Cover art by Emmett Watson for "High Heels - and Henry" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "Blue Bullets" (novelette) by Norbert Davis; "The Legion Marches on" by Robert Carse; "Skyway to Peril" (pt. 2 of 3) by Eustace L. Adams; "Men of Daring: The Man Who Tackled a Lion Barehanded" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Feed Him to the Crabs" by Charles Alexander; "The American" (pt. 3 of 7) by George Challis [Frederick Faust, aka Max Brand]; "Jack of Diamonds" by William Chamberlain; "Z Is for Zombie" (pt. 6 of 6) by Theodore Roscoe. Features:"The Bounty's Haven" by John St. John; "Highballing the Jack" by Bernard Elas; "On the Bottom" by John H. Paine; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Cover wrinkle; wraps liekly re-glued; small loss at head. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 271, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Chandler H. Whipple.] Cover art by Emmett Watson for "Skyway to Peril" (pt. 1 of 3) by Eustace L. Adams. Includes "Sand Hog Heritage" (novelette) by Edmund Littell; "The American" (pt. 2 of 7) by George Challis (Frederick Faust aka Max Brand); "Reunion on River Street" by John K. Butler; "Z is for Zombie" (pt. 5 of 6) by Theodore Roscoe; "The Mistake Was Mutual" by Samuel Taylor; "Men of Dareing: Walter Wellman - early birdman" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "The Redcoat Renegade" (pt. 4 of 4) by Patrick Lee; "When Twins Meet Twins" by James Stevens. Features: "Missing - $240,000,000" by Charles Dorman; "Beasts of Worship" by John St. John; "The Golden Fortress" by Bernard Elas; "Where Lee Rests -" by Chandler McGinnis; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Very minor stains at upper edge of rear. Magazine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 271, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Chandler H. Whipple.] Cover art by Emmett Watson for "Skyway to Peril" (pt. 1 of 3) by Eustace L. Adams. Includes "Sand Hog Heritage" (novelette) by Edmund Littell; "The American" (pt. 2 of 7) by George Challis (Frederick Faust aka Max Brand); "Reunion on River Street" by John K. Butler; "Z is for Zombie" (pt. 5 of 6) by Theodore Roscoe; "The Mistake Was Mutual" by Samuel Taylor; "Men of Dareing: Walter Wellman - early birdman" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "The Redcoat Renegade" (pt. 4 of 4) by Patrick Lee; "When Twins Meet Twins" by James Stevens. Features: "Missing - $240,000,000" by Charles Dorman; "Beasts of Worship" by John St. John; "The Golden Fortress" by Bernard Elas; "Where Lee Rests -" by Chandler McGinnis; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!". Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 244, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Cover by Paul Stahr for "Buckshot" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "Death on Seadrome Three" (novelette) by Eustace L. Adams; "Gold Through the Night" (novelette) by William Edward Hayes; "Solitary" by Tom Curry; "Men of Daring: True Story in Pictiures" ("Smoky Joe Martin, ace of fire fighters") by Stookie Allen; "The Mug" by Bill Cook; "The Naked Blade" (pt. 2 of 6) by George Challis (Frederick Faust - aka Max Brand); "King of the Bush" (pt. 6 of 6) by William MacLeod Raine. Features: "Stranger Than Fiction" by John S. Stuart; "Machine Gun-Bows" by J. W. Holden; "America's First Aerial Flight" by Kenneth P. Wood; "Chinook Decides" by Jack O'Brien; "An Unusual Observation Balloon" by Colin K. Cameron; "Indian Justice" by D. T. Carr; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead." Edges trimmed; minor corner chipping; name on rear on pencil. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 257, No. 6. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art is uncredited for "Motor Circus Murder" (novelette) by John Wilstach. Includes "Bed Rock" (pt. 1 of 3) by Borden Chase; "The Sacred Valley" (pt. 2 of 6) by Max Brand [Frederick Faust]; "The Blackbirds Sing" (pt. 5 of 6) by by Dennis Lawton [Frederick Faust?]; "Riley Dillon, Masquerader" (pt. 6 of 6) by H. Bedford-Jones; "Men of Daring: Capt. Hugo Sundstedt, first to fly across the Baltic" (true picture story) by Stookie Allen; "A Lion in the Parlor" by C. C. Rice; "No-Gun Outlaw" by Hapsburg Liebe; "Grit in His Gizzard" by Anthony M. Rud; "Trouble Aft" by Berton E. Cook. Features: "Wonders of the World - No. 33: Fossil trees covering an area ten miles square" by Alfred George; "Record Lightning" by J. W. Holden; "Tarantula Catchers" by Melville Whitman; "Giant Flowers" by Delos White; "Hollywood Invades the Laboratory" by J. Schreibman; 'A Pay Window for Drunks" by Clarence M. Fink; "The Chemistry of Femininity" by Mrs. Orrin Black"; "The Men Who Make the Argosy - Borden Chase"; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Slightly faded. Magazine.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. First Edition. Single Issue In Original Wrappers. Light Wear, Bright, Foxing On Edges Of Page Block.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 247, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Albert J. Gibner.] Cover art by Robert A. Graef for "The Terror" (pt. 1 of 3) by Eustace A. Adams. Includes "Fenced Off" (novelette) by Walt Coburn; "The Scar" (novelette) by Ralph R. Perry; "Murder on the Rif" by Houston Day; "Women of Daring: Laura Ingalls, dardevil solo flyer" (true story in pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Winner Take All" by John H. Thompson; "The Barbarian" (pt. 3 of 6) by F. V. W. Mason; "Montana Rides Agin" (pt. 6 of 6) by Evan Evans [Frederick Faust]. Other Features: "Stranger Than Fiction" by John S. Stuart; "Not Wide Enough" by W. D. Allen; "Splicing a Ship" by J. W. Holden; "Persia's Pink Animals" by E. J. Clarke; "Your Horoscope"; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Mild tanning; less than usual wear and tear to edges; about 1/2" loss at heel. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 271, No. 4. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Chandler H. Whipple.] Cover art by Emmett Watson for "High Heels - and Henry" (pt. 1 of 4) by W. C. Tuttle. Includes "Blue Bullets" (novelette) by Norbert Davis; "The Legion Marches on" by Robert Carse; "Skyway to Peril" (pt. 2 of 3) by Eustace L. Adams; "Men of Daring: The Man Who Tackled a Lion Barehanded" (True Story in Pictures) by Stookie Allen; "Feed Him to the Crabs" by Charles Alexander; "The American" (pt. 3 of 7) by George Challis [Frederick Faust, aka Max Brand]; "Jack of Diamonds" by William Chamberlain; "Z Is for Zombie" (pt. 6 of 6) by Theodore Roscoe. Features:"The Bounty's Haven" by John St. John; "Highballing the Jack" by Bernard Elas; "On the Bottom" by John H. Paine; "Argonotes"; "Looking Ahead!" Tanning; minor wear. Book.

Condition: FINE. First printing. A numbered, limited edition. Using the pen name of Max Brand (and about 20 other pseudonyms), Frederick Faust became one of the best known and most prolific writers of Western fiction. He was killed in action in Italy in 1944 while serving as war correspondent with the American army. Frontispiece portrait. Introduction. One of 750 individually numbered copies. 138 pp. Fine in dark blue cloth spine with gilt lettering over light blue boards in a near fine dark blue slipcase and a slightly chipped, but still intact original glassine wrapper.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. 295 pages. First edition, with initials "GHD" to verso of title page. Binding sturdy, light wear to corners, wear to head and foot of spine, black lettering to front board and to spine distinct, a small (5/8") binding imperfection to fore-edge of front panel; a small spot to fore-edge of textblock; bookplate of Aubrey Drury, California historian, to front pastedown, inscribed "For Aubrey Drury / / Knowing that he / will judge the / performance by / the intention / / John" at front free endpaper, contents age-toned but clean. 530 grams. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Limited Edition: #390/750. Octavo, 138 pages. In Very Good condition and housed in publisher's Very Good minus slip case. Quarter bound in dark blue cloth and blue paper boards with gilt lettering on spine. Minor shelf wear. Light fading to gilt. Top edge of textblock dyed blue. Interior pages clean. Sunning and some chipping to edges of slip case. Shelved in Poetry - F. 1376836. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

Trade Paperback. First Edition. 164 pages, 11 x 8.5 inches, type on recto only. Pages 124 and 131 with corrections, clear-taped to blank page, inserted. First edition (first printing) of corrected proofs. A near fine copy in unlabeled brown folder bound with metal clasps.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good Plus. Limited Edition of 750 copies. Hard cover, demy octavo, (measuring 5 1/2 x 9 1/4 inches) in blue paper covered boards, the spine in darker blue cloth with gilt titles, First Edition, 138 pp. Protected by the original glassine wrapper (Very Good)and slipcase (Very Good Minus), the book itself is Very Good Plus overall. This has no copy number indicted on the limitation page. Includes frontispiece portrait,title page, diary entries and much of his poetry. ** Author Frederick Schiller Faust (May 29, 1892 - May 12, 1944) aka "Max Brand," wrote more than 400 full length pulp novels , excelling at western fiction, poetry, humor and journalism. He was also the creator of the character Dr. Kildare, removing o Italy in his later years to write screenplays for MGM. His life story reads like one of his titles. Orphaned at the age of 13, he attended college at the University of California and embarked on a most prolific writing career, using a variety of pseudonyms. He was killed in action in Italy during WW. II while working as a war correspondent. Some of the many pseudonyms of the author are: Evan Evans, George Challis, Owen Baxter and David Manning. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition; First Printing. 8vo; 274 pages; Jacket with some closed tears, light chipping, rubbing and wear.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. First Edition; First Printing. New York: George H. Doran Company 1923. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. This copy has been inscribed ["For / Leonard Bacon - / Scholar (underscored) and Critic (underscored) -"] and signed ["John Schoolcraft"] by the author on the front free endpaper. NB: Signed copies of Frederick Faust's books [regardless of which name/s he signed them with] are scarce. Apparently a romantic novel involving tramps/hobos. Green cloth with black lettering/decoration, 295 pages. [With the in-joke that the dedication page reads "DEDICATED TO / FREDERICK FAUST / 'May God love me as I love a / straightforward man.'---Jack Wilton"]. Foxing-like spotting to the edges of the text block [heavily to the top edge], front hinge badly cracked; else would be a lightly spine end bumped VG or better copy. Lacking the jacket. .LR2/4E.