Polton Cross (53 results)

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Reprint magazine. Includes "Earth Rehabilitators" by Henry J. Kostkos; "War With Jupiter" by W. Lawrence Hamling & Mark Reinsberg; "Return of the Space Hawk" by Duncan Farnsworth; "When Time Stood Still" by Philip Jacques Bartel; "Lost on the Sea Bottom" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "The Mosquito Army" by H. M. Crump. Illustrated by John Krupa, Leo Morey, and others. Edge and corner wear; tanning; minor rubbing and creasing. Magazine.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. First edition. Number 1 published in 1964, Number 2 in 1965, both have 100 pages including the covers. No. 1 is in good condition with wear, rubbing and creasing to covers, toning to pages. Spine head torn and lightly chipped. No. 2 is in very good condition with light wear, minor toning to page margins. See photos. mag bx 35.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. No. 9. Cover art by Leo Morey & Julian Krupa for "Suicide Squadrons of Space" by David Wright O'Brien. Includes "Mystery of the Martian Pendulum" by Thornton Ayre & A. R. Steber [John Russell Fearn & Raymond A. Palmer]; "World Beneath Ice" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "When the Moon Died" by Don Wilcox; "Mystery on Panetoid Ten" by James Norman; "The Man Who Never Lived" by Ross Rocklynne. Illustrated by Julian Krupa, Magarian, and others. Staple wear and wear-thru to wraps. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 16, No. 2. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover by Bergey illustrating "Through the Purple Cloud" (classic reprint) by Jack Williamson. Includes "The Man in the Iron Cap" (novel) by Murray Leinster; "Chaos" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Anastomosis" by Clyde Beck. Special Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Science Fiction Fan Publications". Letters from Chad Oliver, Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, Stanley Mullen, and Lin Carter. Illustrated by Kiemle, Astarita and others. Staining and other wet issues; edges trimmed. Solid and readable. Reading copy. Magazine. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. First Edition. Reprint anthology issued on pulp paper with stiff wraps, magazine-sized. Includes "Purpose" by Ray Bradbury; "The Woman from Altair" by Leigh Brackett; "What's It Like Out There?" by Edmond Hamilton; "Planet of the Black Dust" by Jack Vance; "Percy the Pirate" by Henry Kuttner; "De Profundis" by Murray Leinster; "Wanderer of Time" Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Columbus Was a Dope" by Robert A. Heinlein; "Music of the Spheres" by Walt Sheldon; "Affair of State" by Charles A. Stearns. Sticker pull at upper front foredge corner; lower end dampstain; tanning; a little soiling. Book.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition. New York: Street & Smith Publications Inc. Good. 1938. First Edition. Softcover. First edition. Pulp magazine. Includes the last installment of the serialization of GALACTIC PATROL by E. E. "Doc" Smith. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.5" x 9.5"] with the edges trimmed flush, [160] pages [last numbered page is 159], illustrated. Good only copy with chipping to the spine, usual cover creasing with some edge wear, paper tanned. mag 27 / E. over artwork by Howard V. Brown (illustrator). …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. XXIII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Titan of the Jungle" (novel) by Stanton A. Coblentz. Includes "Dead City" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Ice World" (novelet) by Ross Rocklynne; "Twilight Planet" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Zero" by Noel Loomis; "Forever is Today" by Charles F. Ksanda. Special Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "The Story Behind The Story." Illustrated by D. Donnell, Marchioni and others. Letters from Chad Oliver, Milton Lesser, and others. Lots of old tape, all over; tanned; creasing; dealer's marks on cover. Solid for reading. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. XX, No. 6. [Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.] Cover by Brown for "Mercutian Adventure" by Raymond Z. Gallun. Includes "The Fatal Quadrant" (short novel) by Arthur J. Burks; "The Degenerates" (novelette) by Polton Cross [aka John Russell Fearn]; "Wayward World" (novelette) by Gordon A. Giles [Otto Binder]; "The Anti-Weapon" (novelette) by Eando Binder; "Anachronistic Optics" by M. Schere; "Thunder Voice" by Dow Elstar [Raymond Z. Gallun]; "Galactic Patrol" (pt. 6 of 6) by Edward E. Smith. Science Features: "The Rainbow Bridge" by Herbert C. McKay; "Harnessing Earth's Heat" by Willy Ley. Readers' Departments: "In Times to Come"; "Editor's Page: Mercury"; "Science Discussions and Brass Tacks". Letters from Sam Youd and others. Tears, small losses and old tape mends;frotn xovwer nearly loose; creasing; store stamp and marks on front; tanning. Reading copy. Book. …

Paperback. Condition: Acceptable.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 13, No. 6. [Edited by Raymond A. Palmer.] Cover by William Juhre for "World Without Death" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Future Space Suit," uncredited article for rear cover space-suit design by Frank R. Paul. Includes "The Whistling Death" by Abner J. Gelula; "The Deadly Slime" by Frederic Arnold Kummer; "Lundstret's Invention" by Robert Moore Williams; "Microbes from Space" by Thornton Ayre [John Russell Fearn]; "The Radio Man Returns" by Ralph Milne Farley; "Brigade of the Damned" by Ed Earl Repp. Features: "Observatory"; "Riddles of Science"; "A Lost Civilization"; "The Giant Eye"; "Questuions & Answers"; "Monthly Merit Award"; "Forecast"; "Meet the Authors"; "Science Quiz"; "Discussions"; "Correspondence Corner". Letters from Thornton Ayre [John Russell Fearn], Chester S. Geier, and others. Dealer's mark on cover; upper foredge corner off (moderate to large - takes off the top of "n" and most of "g" in "Amazing"); 2" separation at upper front hinge, less at others; creasing. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. XXVII, No. 3. [Edited by Sam Merwin Jr.] Pulp magazine. Cover art by Earle Bergey for "Cosmic Caravan" (novelet) by Ed Weston. Includes "Sword of Tomorrow" (novel) by Henry Kuttner; "Space Trap" (novelet) by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn] "The Nemesis of Astropede" by Stanton A. Coblentz; "Interlink" by John Russell Fearn; "One Came Back" by George Whitley [A. Bertram Chandler]. Special Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "The Story Behind the Story". Illustrated by Marchioni and others. Both hines weak with sperations and losses, front cover nearly half loose; tanning; creasing; standard wear and tear with small losses to free edges. Book.…

98 pp. Illustrated. Folio, original wrappers illustrated in color. First edition. Some moderate edgewear to wrappers.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. XX, No. 6. [Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr.] Cover by Brown for "Mercutian Adventure" by Raymond Z. Gallun. Includes "The Fatal Quadrant" (short novel) by Arthur J. Burks; "The Degenerates" (novelette) by Polton Cross [aka John Russell Fearn]; "Wayward World" (novelette) by Gordon A. Giles [Otto Binder]; "The Anti-Weapon" (novelette) by Eando Binder; "Anachronistic Optics" by M. Schere; "Thunder Voice" by Dow Elstar [Raymond Z. Gallun]; "Galactic Patrol" (pt. 6 of 6) by Edward E. Smith. Science Features: "The Rainbow Bridge" by Herbert C. McKay; "Harnessing Earth's Heat" by Willy Ley. Readers' Departments: "In Times to Come"; "Editor's Page: Mercury"; "Science Discussions and Brass Tacks". Letters from Sam Youd and others. Tears, small losses, tape and glued-on pieces for mends; tanning; heavy marks in pencil have been erased from front but indents remnain. Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Fair. First Edition. browned pages tape to edges cover. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 13 No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Other Eyes Watching" (novel) by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]. Includes "The Dimension of Chance" (reprint) by Clark Ashton Smith; "The Dead Planet" by Edmond Hamilton; "The Unbroken Chain" by John Russell Fearn. Features: "The Ether Vibrates" (announcements and letters); "Review of Fan Publications" by 'Sergeant Saturn'; "Meet the Author": Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn). Illustrated by Marchioni, Morey, and others. Losses to spine and edges; creasing; edge and corner wear; tanning. Magazine.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. XIII, No. 1. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mortimer Weisinger.] Cover is uncredited (Howard V. Brown?) for "Flight of the Starshell" by Gordon A. Giles [Otto Binder]. Includes "The Human Equation" by Max Sheridan; "The Telepathic Bomb" by Frederic Arnold Kummer; "World Without Chance" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Moon of Mad Atavism" by Hal K. Wells; "The War of the Weeds" by Carl Jacobi; "Invasion's End" by Myer Krulfeld; "The Discarded Veil" by Arthur J. Burks. Features: "Science Quiz"; "If-" (picture story) by Jack Binder; "Scientifacts" by J. B. Walter; "Forecast for the Next Issue"; "Science Fiction League"; "Science Questions and Answers"; "The Story Behind the Story"; "The Reader Speaks" (letters from Sam Moskowitz and others); "The Swap Column"; "Scientibook Review." Rear hinge tear has been glue-mended; standard wear and tear at edges; a little roll; creasing; minor internal corner loss; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 11, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mortimer Weisinger.] Cover art by Brown (?) for "The Dual World" (novelet) by Arthur K. Barnes. Includes "Murder in the Void" (novelet) by Edmond Hamilton; "Terror in Utopia" (novelet) by Paul Ernst; "The Reinmuth Rider" by John Victor Peterson; "The Man Who Looked Like Steinmetz" by Robert Moore Williams; "Wings Across the Cosmos" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "The Year of Unreason" by J. Harvey Haggard; "The Great Illusion" by Willl Garth [Edmond Hamilton]; "Time on My Hands" by Mort Weisinger. Special Article: "The Conquest of the Deep" (article) by Willy Ley. Special Features: "Science Quiz"; "If- (A Picture Feature)" by Jack Binder; "Scientifacts" by J. B. Walter. Other Departments and Features: "The Story Behind the Story"; "Forecast for the Next Issue"; "Science Questions and Answers"; "The Science Fiction League"; "The Reader Speaks"; "The 'Swap' Column." Illustrated by Leo Morey, Murphy, and Wesso. Tanned; edges trimmed with stains; edge and corner wear; address label bits adhered along inside foredge; owner's marks (Lynn Hickman of First Fandom) on first page. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 11, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mortimer Weisinger.] Cover art by Brown (?) for "The Dual World" (novelet) by Arthur K. Barnes. Includes "Murder in the Void" (novelet) by Edmond Hamilton; "Terror in Utopia" (novelet) by Paul Ernst; "The Reinmuth Rider" by John Victor Peterson; "The Man Who Looked Like Steinmetz" by Robert Moore Williams; "Wings Across the Cosmos" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "The Year of Unreason" by J. Harvey Haggard; "The Great Illusion" by Willl Garth [Edmond Hamilton]; "Time on My Hands" by Mort Weisinger. Special Article: "The Conquest of the Deep" (article) by Willy Ley. Special Features: "Science Quiz"; "If- (A Picture Feature)" by Jack Binder; "Scientifacts" by J. B. Walter. Other Departments and Features: "The Story Behind the Story"; "Forecast for the Next Issue"; "Science Questions and Answers"; "The Science Fiction League"; "The Reader Speaks"; "The 'Swap' Column." Illustrated by Leo Morey, Murphy, and Wesso. Tanned; edges chipped; spine faded with tears and losses; corner losses; minor stains. Book. …

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. XIII, No. 1. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Mortimer Weisinger.] Cover is uncredited (Howard V. Brown?) for "Flight of the Starshell" by Gordon A. Giles [Otto Binder]. Includes "The Human Equation" by Max Sheridan; "The Telepathic Bomb" by Frederic Arnold Kummer; "World Without Chance" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Moon of Mad Atavism" by Hal K. Wells; "The War of the Weeds" by Carl Jacobi; "Invasion's End" by Myer Krulfeld; "The Discarded Veil" by Arthur J. Burks. Features: "Science Quiz"; "If-" (picture story) by Jack Binder; "Scientifacts" by J. B. Walter; "Forecast for the Next Issue"; "Science Fiction League"; "Science Questions and Answers"; "The Story Behind the Story"; "The Reader Speaks" (letters from Sam Moskowitz and others); "The Swap Column"; "Scientibook Review." Tape at spine ends; glued inside hinges; accidental glue swipe on rear which has yellowed with age; 2 store stamps on cover. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 16, No. 2. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover by Bergey illustrating "Through the Purple Cloud" (classic reprint) by Jack Williamson. Includes "The Man in the Iron Cap" (novel) by Murray Leinster; "Chaos" by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]; "Anastomosis" by Clyde Beck. Special Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Science Fiction Fan Publications". Letters from Chad Oliver, Lloyd Arthur Eshbach, Stanley Mullen, and Lin Carter. Illustrated by Kiemle, Astarita and others. Edges trimmed; old tape at spine ends; minor edge loss to front foredge; creasing; tanning. Magazine. …

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 13 No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Other Eyes Watching" (novel) by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]. Includes "The Dimension of Chance" (reprint) by Clark Ashton Smith; "The Dead Planet" by Edmond Hamilton; "The Unbroken Chain" by John Russell Fearn. Features: "The Ether Vibrates" (announcements and letters); "Review of Fan Publications" by 'Sergeant Saturn'; "Meet the Author": Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn). Illustrated by Marchioni, Morey, and others. Spine darkened with small tears; stress; lower rear cover foredge corner off; tape at spine head; small loss, lower front edge. Magazine.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Brightly colored pictorial wraps. Cover painting by William Juhre, depicting a scene from World Without Death by Polton Cross. Also includes the stories The Whistling Death by Abner J. Gelula, The Deadly Slime by Frederic Kummer, Lundstret's Invention by Robert Moore Williams, Microbes from Space by Thornton Ayre, The Radio Man Returns by Ralph Milne Farley, and Brigade of the Damned by Ed Earll Repp. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. XXIII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Titan of the Jungle" (novel) by Stanton A. Coblentz. Includes "Dead City" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Ice World" (novelet) by Ross Rocklynne; "Twilight Planet" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Zero" by Noel Loomis; "Forever is Today" by Charles F. Ksanda. Special Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "The Story Behind The Story." Illustrated by D. Donnell, Marchioni and others. Letters from Chad Oliver, Milton Lesser, and others. Standard short edge tears; 1/2" lost at heel; rear hinge glue-repaired. Book.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 13 No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Other Eyes Watching" (novel) by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]. Includes "The Dimension of Chance" (reprint) by Clark Ashton Smith; "The Dead Planet" by Edmond Hamilton; "The Unbroken Chain" by John Russell Fearn. Features: "The Ether Vibrates" (announcements and letters); "Review of Fan Publications" by 'Sergeant Saturn'; "Meet the Author": Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn). Illustrated by Marchioni, Morey, and others. 1.5" upper fornt hinge tear; 1" lower front hinge tear; dealer's marks; a few minor edge chips. Magazine.…

Hardcover. 'A Black Horse Western': first published as a paperback original in 1949. Fine copy in pictorial boards (as new), as issued without dustjacket. First hardcover edition (& 1st printing).

Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. browned pages. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 13 No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Other Eyes Watching" (novel) by Polton Cross [John Russell Fearn]. Includes "The Dimension of Chance" (reprint) by Clark Ashton Smith; "The Dead Planet" by Edmond Hamilton; "The Unbroken Chain" by John Russell Fearn. Features: "The Ether Vibrates" (announcements and letters); "Review of Fan Publications" by 'Sergeant Saturn'; "Meet the Author": Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn). Illustrated by Marchioni, Morey, and others. Standard wear and tear to overlaps, which are at top end; mark on rear; mild tanning. Magazine.…

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 16, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Earle Bergey for "The Blue Flamingo" (novel) by Hannes Bok. Includes "The Conquest of Two Worlds" (novelet; reprint) by Edmond Hamilton; "Aleph Sub One" by Margaret St. Clair; "Ultra Evolution" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Guaranteed" by Everett Evans. Special Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Science Fiction Fan Publications." Letters from Lin Carter and Marion "Astra" Zimmer. Illustrated by Napoli, Astarita, and others. Tanning; a little creasing; much less than usual wear and tear at edges, but front foredge appears to have have been trimmed. Magazine.…

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Fair.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. XXIII, No. 3. Pulp magazine. [Edited by Sam Merwin, Jr.] Cover art by Bergey for "Titan of the Jungle" (novel) by Stanton A. Coblentz. Includes "Dead City" (novelet) by Murray Leinster; "The Ice World" (novelet) by Ross Rocklynne; "Twilight Planet" by Polton Cross (John Russell Fearn); "Zero" by Noel Loomis; "Forever is Today" by Charles F. Ksanda. Special Features: "The Reader Speaks"; "The Story Behind The Story." Illustrated by D. Donnell, Marchioni and others. Letters from Chad Oliver, Milton Lesser, and others. Tanning; small loss at lower front edge, spine corner; small mark in pencil on front. Book.…