Murray Pratt (49 results)

single_issue_magazine. Condition: Very Good. Original wraps show minor wear and tear, loss at the spine ends. Pages tanned and clean.

Paperback. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. Adventure House, 2007, 4to, 127 pages. Softcover edition in near fine condition. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" Tall.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. XXXIX, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Bergey for "The Wanderer's Return" (novel) by Fletcher Pratt. Includes "Escape from Hyper-Space" (novelet) by E. Hoffmann Price; "The Song of Vorhu" (novelet) by Walter M. Miller. Jr.; "The Iron Deer" by Sam Merwin; "Star Bride" by Anthony Boucher; "The Way of the Moth" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster. Features: "The reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Mars, The Iron Dwarf" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Book Review"; "The Frying Pan". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, Orban, and more. Letter from Bob Hoskins, Poul Anderson, & L. Sprague de Camp. Rear cover loose; edge, corner and spine tears and losses; tanning; creasing; internal pencil scribble; date in pencil on front. Reading copy.

single_issue_magazine. Condition: Good. Shows minor wear.

reading copy couple large pieces out of cover, no back cover.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. New York: Standard Magazines Inc.1949. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.25"], 146 pages, illustrated. Very good copy with light chipping to the spine ends, usual rubbing and edgewear/light chipping to the cover, text paper tanning as usual. 74E.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Cover art by Ed Bergey (illustrator). 1st Edition. Standard Magazines, Inc., NY 1952 First edition 146 page Vintage pulp magazine edited by Samuel Mines with Stories Murray Leinster , Fletcher Pratt, George O. Smith and others, Contents page in Photos Cover art by Ed Bergey A very good copy with edge wear and small edge tears, Light dust soiling, text toned. See Photos bx 504.

Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XL, No. 2. Edited by Samuel Mines. [Cover by Bergey.] Includes "The Gadget had a Ghost" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Square Cube Law" (novelet) by Fletcher Pratt; "Bombs Awry" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Papa Knows Best" by Wallace Umphrey; "Such an Angel" by R. J. McGregor; "The Foxholes of Mars" by Fritz Leiber. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Systems Within a System" by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Book Review." Letters from Bill Tuning, Harlan Ellison, and others. Illustrated by Orban, Poulton, Finlay, Schomburg, and Dreary. Wraps edge and spine end chipping.

Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Cover art by Earle Bergey with interior art by Virgil Finlay (illustrator). 1st Edition. Standard Magazines, Inc., NY 1952 First edition 146 page Vintage pulp magazine Edited by Samuel Mines with Stories Fletcher Pratt , Murray Leinster , George O. Smith and others , Contents page in Photos Cover art by Earle Bergey with interior art by Virgil Finlay A very good copy with edge wear and small edge tears, Light dust soiling, text toned. See Photos Pulp bx 3.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. XXXIX, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Bergey for "The Wanderer's Return" (novel) by Fletcher Pratt. Includes "Escape from Hyper-Space" (novelet) by E. Hoffmann Price; "The Song of Vorhu" (novelet) by Walter M. Miller. Jr.; "The Iron Deer" by Sam Merwin; "Star Bride" by Anthony Boucher; "The Way of the Moth" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster. Features: "The reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Mars, The Iron Dwarf" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Book Review"; "The Frying Pan". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, Orban, and more. Letter from Bob Hoskins, Poul Anderson, & L. Sprague de Camp. Front foredge loss (see scan) with associated tape ghost on inside and tears; creasing.

very good.

very good unread but a small edge insect hole.

very good several creases, couple chips.

First edition (as stated upon copyright page). xvi, 268, [1] pages. Hardcover: H 21.75cm x L 14.75cm. Dust jacket rubbed/scuffed; nicks and several small chips at edges; toning to white rear panel; front flap's bottom corner clipped but with printed price still present at top right. Black spine; light aquamarine boards bumped at corners. Deckle fore-edge. Light toning to endpapers; interior pages are clean. Binding is firm.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XL, No. 2. Edited by Samuel Mines. [Cover by Bergey.] Includes "The Gadget had a Ghost" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Square Cube Law" (novelet) by Fletcher Pratt; "Bombs Awry" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Papa Knows Best" by Wallace Umphrey; "Such an Angel" by R. J. McGregor; "The Foxholes of Mars" by Fritz Leiber. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Systems Within a System" by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Book Review." Letters from Bill Tuning, Harlan Ellison, and others. Illustrated by Orban, Poulton, Finlay, Schomburg, and Dreary. Small edge tears and losses; minor creasing; tanning.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XXXIX, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Bergey for "The Wanderer's Return" (novel) by Fletcher Pratt. Includes "Escape from Hyper-Space" (novelet) by E. Hoffmann Price; "The Song of Vorhu" (novelet) by Walter M. Miller. Jr.; "The Iron Deer" by Sam Merwin; "Star Bride" by Anthony Boucher; "The Way of the Moth" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster. Features: "The reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Mars, The Iron Dwarf" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Book Review"; "The Frying Pan". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, Orban, and more. Letter from Bob Hoskins, Poul Anderson, & L. Sprague de Camp. Lower rear hinge has been glue-mended; creasing; minor losses at head and heel.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XXXIX, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Bergey for "The Wanderer's Return" (novel) by Fletcher Pratt. Includes "Escape from Hyper-Space" (novelet) by E. Hoffmann Price; "The Song of Vorhu" (novelet) by Walter M. Miller. Jr.; "The Iron Deer" by Sam Merwin; "Star Bride" by Anthony Boucher; "The Way of the Moth" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster. Features: "The reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Mars, The Iron Dwarf" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Book Review"; "The Frying Pan". Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, Orban, and more. Letter from Bob Hoskins, Poul Anderson, & L. Sprague de Camp. Staple tears and a little soiling of wraps; tears with small losses at spine ends.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XL, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. [Cover art by Bergey.] Includes "The Gadget had a Ghost" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Square Cube Law" (novelet) by Fletcher Pratt; "Bombs Awry" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Papa Knows Best" by Wallace Umphrey; "Such an Angel" by R. J. McGregor; "The Foxholes of Mars" by Fritz Leiber. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Systems Within a System" by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Book Review." Letters from Bill Tuning, Harlan Ellison, and others. Illustrated by Orban, Poulton, Finlay, Schomburg, and Dreary. Less than usual wear to overlapping edges, but another issue, stacked on top, had protruding staples which made a couple of tiny tears to this issues cover, right over upper staple; minor creasing.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Hardcover and dust jacket. Shelf wear. Tears to jacket with some loss. Moderate foxing.

very good - fine.

very good spine chipping.

very good bottom edge damp marks.

very good some clear tape.

very good creases.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XXXIX, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Edited by Samuel Mines. Cover art by Bergey for "The Wanderer's Return" (novel) by Fletcher Pratt. Includes "Escape from Hyper-Space" (novelet) by E. Hoffmann Price; "The Song of Vorhu" (novelet) by Walter M. Miller. Jr.; "The Iron Deer" by Sam Merwin; "Star Bride" by Anthony Boucher; "The Way of the Moth" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Keyhole" by Murray Leinster. Features: "The reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Mars, The Iron Dwarf" by James Blish; "Science Fiction Book Review"; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary). Illustrated by Virgil Finlay, Napoli, Orban, and more. Letter from Bob Hoskins, Poul Anderson, & L. Sprague de Camp. Small piece out at foredge; letter "E" on cover, small, in pen.

very good - fine reading crease.

Original Wraps. Condition: Poor. Bergey, Earle; Orban, Paul; Poulton, Peter; Finlay, Virgil; Schomburg, Alex; Dreany, J. (illustrator). First Edition. US Edition with a cover price of 25c. Contains The Gadget had a Ghost by Leinster, The Square Cube Law by Pratt, Bombs Away by Smith, Papa Knows Best by Umphrey, Such an Angel by McGregor, The Foxholes of Mars by Leiber, features by Blish and Bixby and a letter from Harlan Ellison. The front cover is badly chipped with a one inch square piece missing from the right edge and five chips of varying sizes out of the top edge. Heavy surface chipping to the spine with a tear down most of the length of the rear cover which also has several small chips out of the edges. Pages browned and otherwise largely unmarked. Cover by Earle Bergey and interior illustrations by Orban, Poulton, Finlay, Schomburg and Dreany.

almost near fine.

Condition: Very Good+. Vol. XL, No. 2. Edited by Samuel Mines. [Cover by Bergey.] Includes "The Gadget had a Ghost" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Square Cube Law" (novelet) by Fletcher Pratt; "Bombs Awry" (novelet) by George O. Smith; "Papa Knows Best" by Wallace Umphrey; "Such an Angel" by R. J. McGregor; "The Foxholes of Mars" by Fritz Leiber. Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "What's New in Science?"; "Systems Within a System" by James Blish; "The Frying Pan" (A Fanzine Commentary) by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Book Review." Letters from Bill Tuning, Harlan Ellison, and others. Illustrated by Orban, Poulton, Finlay, Schomburg, and Dreary. Creasing; dealer's marks; edgewear and standard short tears.

near fine.