Lester John William (95 results)

Condition: Very Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Pearson Pub Date: 1/1/2007 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 631 First edition.

Condition: Good. [ No Hassle 30 Day Returns ][ Ships Daily ] [ Underlining/Highlighting: NONE ] [ Writing: NONE ] [ Edition: First ] Publisher: Pearson Pub Date: 1/1/2007 Binding: Hardcover Pages: 631 First edition.

Singleissuemagazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. 1951. First Edition. Digest sized magazine in pictorial wrappers, 169 pages, illustrated. With Stories by Hal Clement, H. B. Fyfe, Lester del Rey, Eric Frank Russell, Ralph Williams, William Olcott, P. Schuyler Miller, and edited by John W. Campbell. A Very good with small chips to the spine ends, text lightly toned. See Photos whbx 18. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. black boards, binding is tight and square, spine is faded, some discoloration on the cover, edges and corners are rubbed, previous owner's name in pencil on the inside cover, text is clean and unmarked, page edges are soiled, last page is creased.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 7th printing [stated]. Soft cover. Pocket/mass market paper back. Sightly corner bumped. Nominal edge/shelf wear. Pages toned with age. Page edges sprayed yellow -faded. Binding tight. ISBN 425014266.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 35, No. 3. Edited by Cele Goldsmith. Front cover by Leo Summers for "A Dusk of Idols" (novelet) by James Blish. Includes "The Unknown" (novelet) by William F. Temple; "The Risk Profession" (novelet) by Donald E. Westlake; "Playboy and the Slime God" by Isaac Asimov; "The Last Evolution" (classic reprint; intro. by Sam Moskowitz) by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "Political Machine" by John Jakes; "Operation Lunacy" (article) by Lester del Rey. Features: "Editorial"; "The Spectroscope"; ". . .Or So You Say". Illustrated by Summers, Morey, Ivie, and Finlay. Creasing; edge and corner nicks, wear, and short tears; minor wet spots; glue mends to front hinge; old price and date in pencil on first page; tanning. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Very Good minus. First Edition. Duodecimo, 7 3/4" tall, frontispiece + illustrated title page + 325 pages + 4 plates, black titles on gilt decorated gray cloth. A very good, clean sturdy hardcover edition overall with minor shelf wear and light rubbing at the corners, cover cloth bright; hinges and binding tight, paper only slightly yellowed with just a touch of foxing to the fore-edges; in a very good, sharp, and moderately worn dust jacket. A great copy of this first edition with the rare original dust jacket.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 2. Edited by Leo Margulies. Cover art by Schomburg. Includes "The Life Watch" by Lester Del del Rey; "Or Darwin, If You Prefer" by Mel Hunter; "The Woman Obsession" by William Campbell Gault; "The Cottage" by Frank Belknap Long; "The Man Who Found Out" by Roger Dee; "And a Little Child" by Marcia Kamien; "The Recalcitrant" by Evelyn Goldstein; "Top Secret Boomerang" by Richard E. Smith; "Jackie Sees a Star" by Marion Zimmer Bradley; "Dirge for the Sane" by John Jakes; "He Who Served" by Ray Cummings; "Universe in Books" by Robert Frazier. Creasing; edge and corner wear with minor losses to spine ends; mark on front; tanning; staple poke to reat; upper rear hinge glue-mended. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 2, No. 2. Edited by Leo Margulies. Cover art by Schomburg. Includes "The Life Watch" by Lester Del del Rey; "Or Darwin, If You Prefer" by Mel Hunter; "The Woman Obsession" by William Campbell Gault; "The Cottage" by Frank Belknap Long; "The Man Who Found Out" by Roger Dee; "And a Little Child" by Marcia Kamien; "The Recalcitrant" by Evelyn Goldstein; "Top Secret Boomerang" by Richard E. Smith; "Jackie Sees a Star" by Marion Zimmer Bradley; "Dirge for the Sane" by John Jakes; "He Who Served" by Ray Cummings; "Universe in Books" by Robert Frazier. Creasing; rubbing; lower rear end stainingseveral pages deep with small losses; tanning; foxing. Reading copy. Book.…

Digest softcover. Condition: Good+. A very nice copy of the short lived Venture Science Fiction digest that only saw ten editions during its first run in the late 1950s. Bright covers with standard toned pages. Chipping to the spine ends and a hard bump at the foot. Small creases and chips to the lower corner of pages 11-16 as well as the last three leaves and back cover. There is a 1 inch tear on the inside of the back cover near the spine resultant of a crack to the spine that can be exposed if bent. Emsh (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. None Stated. The September 1954 issue (v 2, # 2) of a sci-fi digest from the mid 1950s. Stories by Lester del Rey (The Life Watch), Mel Hunter,William Campbell Gault, Frank Belknap Long, Roger Dee, Marcia Kamien,Evely Goldtein, Richard E Smith, Marion ZimmerBradley (Jackie Sees a Star), John Jakes (Dirge for the Sane), Ray Cummings (He Who Served), & Robert Frazier. Light edge wear. Small damp stain to the lower right corner of the pages. Toning to the pages. A very good copy. Vernon Kramer, cover (illustrator).…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 2. Edited by Leo Margulies. Cover art by Schomburg. Includes "The Life Watch" by Lester Del del Rey; "Or Darwin, If You Prefer" by Mel Hunter; "The Woman Obsession" by William Campbell Gault; "The Cottage" by Frank Belknap Long; "The Man Who Found Out" by Roger Dee; "And a Little Child" by Marcia Kamien; "The Recalcitrant" by Evelyn Goldstein; "Top Secret Boomerang" by Richard E. Smith; "Jackie Sees a Star" by Marion Zimmer Bradley; "Dirge for the Sane" by John Jakes; "He Who Served" by Ray Cummings; "Universe in Books" by Robert Frazier. Creasing; rubbing; edgewear; tanning. Magazine.…

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 35, No. 3. Edited by Cele Goldsmith. Front cover by Leo Summers for "A Dusk of Idols" (novelet) by James Blish. Includes "The Unknown" (novelet) by William F. Temple; "The Risk Profession" (novelet) by Donald E. Westlake; "Playboy and the Slime God" by Isaac Asimov; "The Last Evolution" (classic reprint; intro. by Sam Moskowitz) by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "Political Machine" by John Jakes; "Operation Lunacy" (article) by Lester del Rey. Features: "Editorial"; "The Spectroscope"; ". . .Or So You Say". Illustrated by Summers, Morey, Ivie, and Finlay. Lower rear edge was exposed a little over 1" with tanning in foxing; spine heel a little bent with small tear; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 35, No. 3. Edited by Cele Goldsmith. Front cover by Leo Summers for "A Dusk of Idols" (novelet) by James Blish. Includes "The Unknown" (novelet) by William F. Temple; "The Risk Profession" (novelet) by Donald E. Westlake; "Playboy and the Slime God" by Isaac Asimov; "The Last Evolution" (classic reprint; intro. by Sam Moskowitz) by John W. Campbell, Jr.; "Political Machine" by John Jakes; "Operation Lunacy" (article) by Lester del Rey. Features: "Editorial"; "The Spectroscope"; ". . .Or So You Say". Illustrated by Summers, Morey, Ivie, and Finlay. Tanning; rear cover has a smallish stain with a little bug damage to the two foredge corners and minor tears; foxing inside front cover and minor stains. Book.…

Condition: New.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Digest format. Edge and corner wear with some creasing on the spine and a small mark on the front cover. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen; interiors by: Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; and Paul Orban. This issue contains: Editorial by Lester del Rey; Take Off by Lester del Rey; Explosion Delayed by John Christopher writing as William Vine; Infinite Intruder by Alan E. Nourse; Collectivum by Mike Lewis; Cue for Quiet (conclusion) by T. L. Sherred; and Let 'em Breathe Space by Lester del Rey; along with the usual features. Size: 12mo. H. R. van Dongen; Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; Paul Orban; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Edge and corner wear; no interior markings. Cover art by Leo Summers; interiors by Frosty; Leo Morey; Larry Ivie; and Virgil Finlay. This issue contains: The Risk Profession by Donald E. Westlake; Political Machine by John Jakes; Playboy and the Slime God by Isaac Asimov; A Dusk of Idols by James Blish; The Unknown by William F. Temple; Operation Lunacy by Lester del Rey; The Last Evolution by John W. Campbell Jr; and The Last Evolution: Introduction by Sam Moskowitz; along with the usual features. Leo Summers; Frosty; Leo Morey; Larry Ivie; Virgil Finlay; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 170 pp. Digest format. Light edge and corner wear with a small chip from the foot the spine. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen; interior drawings by: Edd Cartier; Paul Orban; and Van Dongen. This issue contains: Novelette: Thinking Machine by H. B. Fyfe. Short Stories: The Years Draw Nigh by Lester del Rey; Ultima Thule by Eric Frank Russell; The Head Hunters by Ralph Williams. Serial: Iceworld - part one of three by Hal Clement. And Article: These Rare Earths by William Olcott; along with the usual features, including John W. Campbell's editorial: Evaluation of Dianetics; a book reviews by P. Schuyler Miller. Size: 12mo. H. R. van Dongen; Edd Cartier; Paul Orban; (illustrator). Book. …

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. Digest format. Light wear but with a short tear in the leading edge of the front cover. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen; interiors by: Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; and Paul Orban. This issue contains: Let 'em Breathe Space by Lester del Rey; Cue for Quiet (conclusion) by T. L. Sherred; Infinite Intruder by Alan E. Nourse; Explosion Delayed by John Christopher writing as William Vine; Collectivum by Mike Lewis; and Science Fact and Fiction by George O. Smith; along with the usual features, including a review of The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov. Size: 12mo. H. R. van Dongen; Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; Paul Orban; (illustrator). Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition. 160 pp. Digest format. General wear with creasing on the front cover. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen; interiors by: Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; and Paul Orban. This issue contains: Let 'em Breathe Space by Lester del Rey; Cue for Quiet (conclusion) by T. L. Sherred; Infinite Intruder by Alan E. Nourse; Explosion Delayed - by John Christopher writing as William Vine; Collectivum by Mike Lewis; and Science Fact and Fiction by George O. Smith; along with the usual features, including a review of The Currents of Space by Isaac Asimov. Size: 12mo. H. R. van Dongen; Joseph Eberle; Kelly Freas; H. R. Smith; Paul Orban; (illustrator). Book.…

dvd. Condition: Used - Good.

Condition: New.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. UK edition. Contents similar to July 1953 US issue with all the stories but without most of the non-fiction. Contains Let 'em Breathe Space by del Rey (illustrated by Eberle), Cue for Quiet (Part 2 of 2) by Sherred (Illustrated by Orban), Infinite Intruder by Nourse (illustrated by Smith), Explosion Delayed by Vine (Christopher - illustrated by Freas), Collectivum by Lewis (illustrated by Smith) and an editorial by del Rey. The back cover has some creasing and there is some light edge and surface wear to the covers. The page edges are browned. Browning to the pages with some spotting to the first and last pages. Cover art by Van Dongen. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Van Dongen, H.R.; Eberle, Joseph; Freas, Kelly; Orban, Paul; Smith, H.R. (illustrator). …

Magazine/Periodical. Condition: Good+. See photos for condition details. Three magazines, ranging in condition from G+ to VG. All three issues still have the covers attached and none of them show address labels or library markings. The November 1932 is in the best shape although there is toning present and edges are darkened. The February 1933 copy shows creasing and bumping to the edges with the rear cover having a thin rectangular area cut out at the upper left area. The December 1933 issue has the lowest condition grade. The edges are darkened, the cover is toned and there is small tears and fraying along the fold of the hinge area. All three magazines have been placed in acid-free BCW bag after photos were taken.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Very good in original wrappers with light edgewear.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. . . . . Rev. [i.e. 2d] ed. 8vo, hardcover, blue cloth, no dj. Head/heel of spine & board corners slightly bumped, pea-sized stain on cover, else vg condition, contents clean & tight. 560 p.

Condition: New.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . Odyssey Publications #11. Anthology of stories originally published between 1927 and 1940 taken from Action Stories magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.25"], illustrated. Very good with scattered staining to the upper right corner portion of the front cover plus two small related spot stains to the fore-edge. See photos clph(action).…

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. . Odyssey Publications #11. Anthology of stories originally published between 1927 and 1940 taken from Action Stories magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 5.5" x 8.25"], illustrated. Very good with foxing and light rubbing to the covers. clphE(action).