Robert Fritch (34 results)

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of two novelets, four short stories and a special reprint feature. Featured are The Throne and the Usurper by Christopher Anvil (novelet), Alpha Bets by Sonya Dorman (novelet), The Mayday by Keith Roberts (short story), Starting from Scratch by Robert Sheckley (short story), The Misfortune Cookie by Charles E Fritch (short story), Time Dog by Richard A Lupoff (short story) and The Venus of Ille by Prosper Merimee (special reprint). Slight edgewear. Light age toning to the pages and cover. In Near Fine Condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of 1 novella, 1 novelet and 7 short stories. The novella is Byline for Murder by Brett Halliday. The Novelet is Billionaires Die, Too by Jean Darling. The short stories are The Payoff by Edward Wellen, Harvey's Smile by John Keefauver, Authoress of Death by Vicki Shaull Carleton, Burton's Beat by Robert Lopresti, The Real Thing by Elizabeth St. Clair, Shepherd of the Valley by Susanne Shaphren, Jay Fox Edgar Allan's Trunk. In near fine condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First edition, first printing of this collection of one short novel, two novelets and four short stories. Featured are one short novel Murder from Beyond the Grave by Brett Halliday. Two novelets are Hallowe'en Maddness by Mel D. Ames, Cestus by W.L. Fieldhouse. The four short stories are The Zurich Solution by William F. Nolan, A Day in the Death of Peter Swaggurt by Robert Silverstien, Footsteps of Death by Dick Stodghill, The Blind Quietus by Thorn Montgomery. Light edge wear. Slight reading crease to the spine and front cover. In very good condition.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Printing. paper magazine Condition is fine, has light hinge crease front cover, no writing, stamps or labels, light toning, cover bright and glossy, a beautiful looking magazine.**.WRAPPED IN A PLASTIC BAG TO PROTECT CONDITION OF BOOK.We have other titles in this genre in stock and give discounts in shipping on additional books sent in the same package, .Summary - Renown Publications, Reseda, California, 1979. Magazine." THE GUADELOUPE CAPER" by Brett Halliday; "LEAVE IT TO A PRO" by Dick Strodghill; "THE HOUSE IN DOWNEY" by Jerry Jacobson. Other short stories by Charlese Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel. Special Features by John Ball and Larry T. Shaw.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 2, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W, Lowndes. Cover art by Luros for "The Children of Thon" (novelet) by Irving E. Cox, Jr. Includes "A Transmissible Error" by Ray Earl Schmidt; "The Dry Spell" by Charles E. Fritch; "Last Stand of a Space Grenadier" by David Grinnell (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Monster or - - The Monster?" by Eando Binder; "The Last Hero" by Bryce Walton; "Audience Reaction" by Robert F. Young. Special Features: "It Says Here (When I Talk and You Talk Right Back)"; "The Stars in their Courses" (article) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Coupon." Illustrated by Luros, Orban, and Sibley. No rear cover; small tears and losses to front cover which is also a little rubbed; more than half of spine lost; tanning. Reading copy. Book.

DVD. Condition: Good. disc shows light scratches; some signs of wear and use; Small Crack to DVD Case. Good Viewing Copy!

Soft cover. Condition: Good. A bit scuffed but all pages intact and legible. Good reading copy. Clean. No store stamps. --- Jan, 1980 issue. --- Science Fiction stories including authors: --- Robert Silverberg --- Robert F. Young --- Charles E. Fritch --- Coleman Brax --- John Kessel --- Bill Pronzini and Barry N. Malzberg.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 10, No. 6. Edited by Antthony Boucher. Cover art by Dick Shelton for "The Asa Rule" by Jay Williams. Includes "The Man Who Came Early" (novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Star Slugger" by William Morrison; "The Ship" by William Nolan & Charles Fritch; "The Planets Are Not Enough" (article) by Arthur C. Clarke; "Genius of the Species" by R. Bretnor; "The Science Screen" (department) by Charles Beaumont; "Payment Anticipated" by C. S. Forester; "Bottle Babe" by Stuart Palmer; "Recommended Reading" by Anthony Boucher; "All on a Golden Afternoon" (novelet) by Robert Bloch; 'Bright Destruction" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Index". Tanning; creasing; marks on front and rear; minor tears. Magazine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 10, No. 6. Edited by Antthony Boucher. Cover art by Dick Shelton for "The Asa Rule" by Jay Williams. Includes "The Man Who Came Early" (novelet) by Poul Anderson; "Star Slugger" by William Morrison; "The Ship" by William Nolan & Charles Fritch; "The Planets Are Not Enough" (article) by Arthur C. Clarke; "Genius of the Species" by R. Bretnor; "The Science Screen" (department) by Charles Beaumont; "Payment Anticipated" by C. S. Forester; "Bottle Babe" by Stuart Palmer; "Recommended Reading" by Anthony Boucher; "All on a Golden Afternoon" (novelet) by Robert Bloch; 'Bright Destruction" (verse) by Winona McClintic; "Index". Tanning; minor rubbing; Magazine.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good +. Later Printing. An uncreased spine with very light edge rubbings. No store stamp. Stories by : Walter M.Miller, Jr., Ray Bradbury, Arthur C,Clarke, Ray Russell, Robert Sheckley, Charles E.Fritch, Poul Anderson, William F.Nolan, Chad Oliver.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 31, No. 5. Edited by Paul W. Fairman. Cover art by Edward Valigursky for "Winged Planet" by Adam Chase. Includes "The Edge of the Knife" by H. Beam Piper; "No World for the Timid" by Charles E. Fritch; "A Moment of Peace" by William P. Salton; "Cosmic Kill" (conclusion) by Robert Arnette; "Yellow Streak Hero" by Harlan Ellisons. Features: "The Observatory"; "The Space Club"; ". . .Or So You Say". Illustrated by Llewellyn and others. Cohesion issues to upper front corner; stains; tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 3, No. 1. Edited by Leo Margulies. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Includes "The Unhappy Man" by James E. Gunn; "Good to Be a Martian" by Frank Belknap Long; "Operation in Free Orbit" by F. B. Bryning; "The Figment" by Arthur Sellings; "Test Area" by Theodore R. Cogswell; "The Fortunate Person" by Robert Sheckley; "Crystal of Macaosu" by Dorothy Madle; "The Heirs" by Norman Arkaway; "He Stepped on the Devil's Tail" by Winston Marks; "Shock Treatment" by Charles E. Fritch; "Behind the Moon" by Sherwood Springer; "Back Door in the Sky' by Robert Moore Williams; "Universe in Books' by Robert Frazier. Roll; edge and corner nicks and wear; tanning; dealer's marks on front. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Hoot von Zitzewitz; (illustrator). First Thus. Berkley Book S1437. Lightly rubbed on the corners with some minor creasing on the spine; store stamped. Cover art by Hoot von Zitzewitz. This anthology contains: Introduction by A. E. van Vogt; Those Among Us by Henry Kuttner; Changeling by Ray Bradbury; Last Rites by Charles Beaumont; Evidence by Isaac Asimov; The Fires of Night by Dennis Etchison; Steel by Richard Matheson; The Addict by Shelly Lowenkopf; The Life Game by Chad Oliver; The Show Must Go On by James Causey; Geever's Flight by Charles E. Fritch; Badinage by Ron Goulart; Juke Doll by Robert F. Young; The Fasterfaster Affair by William F. Nolan writing as Frank Anmar; TheJoy of Living by William F. Nolan; and A Bibliography of Robot Fiction. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Jack Gaughan; (illustrator). First Edition. 130 pp. Digest format. Light wear on the corners with an uncreased spine. Cover art by Jack Gaughan. This issue contains: The Throne and the Usurper - a novelette by Christopher Anvil; Alpha Bets by Sonya Dorman; The Mayday by Keith Roberts; Starting from Scratch by Robert Sheckley; The Misfortune Cookie by Charles E. Fritch; Time Dog by Richard A. Lupoff; The Venus of Ille - a novelette by Prosper Merimee; But How? - an essay by Isaac Asimov; a cartoon by Gahan Wilson; and the usual features. Size: 12mo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Malcolm Smith; Michael Becker, W. E. Terry, Bert Duur, H. W. McCauley, John Cadel, Herb Ruud, Gredna Mahasm; (illustrator). 1st Edition. Digest format. Light rubbing on the corners; no interior markings. Cover art by Malcolm Smith; interiors by: Michael Becker, W. E. Terry, Bert Duur, H. W. McCauley, Malcolm H. Smith, John Cadel, Herb Ruud, and Gredna Mahasm. This issue contains: Constant Reader by Robert Bloch; The World Well Lost by Theodore Sturgeon; The Castaway by Murray Leinster; Down Will Come the Sky by Nelson Bond; Bow Down to Them by Mark Clifton; Muscle Man by Frank M. Robinson; Stowaway by Mack Reynolds; and The End by Charles E. Fritch. Size: 12mo. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. **FEATURE AND NOVELETS (1) The Guadeloupe Caper by Brett Halliday (2) Leave It To The Pro by Dick Stodghill (3) The House In Downey by Jerry Jacobson (4) Stiff Competition by John Ball (5) Methods For Murder by Larry T. Shaw **STORIES (1) Touch by Charles E. Fritch (2) Final Payoff by Robert Turner (3) Ambulance Report by Morgan Powell (4) Ambush in Bangkok by Mike Taylor (5) Cruising by M. J. Shimmel >> minor scuff on cover; indents to covers. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

very good + some creases near spine, small spine chips.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 1, no. 2. Edited by William F. Nolan & Charles E. Fritch. Cover by Morris Scott Dollens ("Cargo Rocket Passing Mars"). Includes "The Granny Woman" (novelette) by Dorothy B. Hughes; "The Old College Try" by Robert Bloch; "Michael" by Francesca Marques; "Deus ex Machina" by Richard Matheson; "The Kid Learns" by William Faulkner; 'King's Jester" by Jack Matcha; "Here's Sport Indeed!' by Shakespeare (with editorial assistance by Ib Melchior); "The Undiscovered Country" by William F. Temple; "Castaway" by Charles E. Fritch; "Something in the Earth" by Charles Beaumont; "I'm Only Lonesome When I'm Lonely" by William F. Nolan; "Sombra y Sol" by Ray Bradbury. Special Features: "Portfolio" (5 illustrations) by Burt Shonburg; "The Gamma Interview: Robert Sheckley"; "A Note on Ernest Hemingway". Creasing; tanning. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W, Lowndes. Cover art by Luros for "The Children of Thon" (novelet) by Irving E. Cox, Jr. Includes "A Transmissible Error" by Ray Earl Schmidt; "The Dry Spell" by Charles E. Fritch; "Last Stand of a Space Grenadier" by David Grinnell (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Monster or - - The Monster?" by Eando Binder; "The Last Hero" by Bryce Walton; "Audience Reaction" by Robert F. Young. Special Features: "It Says Here (When I Talk and You Talk Right Back)"; "The Stars in their Courses" (article) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Couplon." Illustrated by Luros, Orban, and Sibley. Tanning; a few small edge and corner losses; creasing; dealer's mark on cover; rough 1.5" tear at lower rear cover edge. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 2, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W, Lowndes. Cover art by Luros for "The Children of Thon" (novelet) by Irving E. Cox, Jr. Includes "A Transmissible Error" by Ray Earl Schmidt; "The Dry Spell" by Charles E. Fritch; "Last Stand of a Space Grenadier" by David Grinnell (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Monster or - - The Monster?" by Eando Binder; "The Last Hero" by Bryce Walton; "Audience Reaction" by Robert F. Young. Special Features: "It Says Here (When I Talk and You Talk Right Back)"; "The Stars in their Courses" (article) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Couplon." Illustrated by Luros, Orban, and Sibley. Small stain at top edge affecting both covers and adjacent pages; creasing; tanning; upper staple rusty with offset to rear cover; tape at spine heel. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Kokomo, IN / New York, NY: Better Publications Inc. A Thrilling Publication.1952. First edition. Pulp magazine. Pictorial wrappers [about 6.75" x 9.25"], 146 pages including "Dragon's Island" by Jack Williamson and "Sabotage on Sulfur Planet" by Jack Vance], illustrated, including a rear cover ad for 7 books for a dollar from The Dollar Mystery Guild]. Good or better copy [shallow chipping to the spine heel, remains of a short piece of clear tape across the spine ends, usual edgewear/light chipping to the cover, text paper tanned as usual]. ; 4to 11" - 13" tall; 146 pages .bx419E, mag11.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Milton Luros (cover); Paul Orban et al (interiors) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Good condition SF pulp issue with piece missing from rear cover.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 2, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Edited by Robert W, Lowndes. Cover art by Luros for "The Children of Thon" (novelet) by Irving E. Cox, Jr. Includes "A Transmissible Error" by Ray Earl Schmidt; "The Dry Spell" by Charles E. Fritch; "Last Stand of a Space Grenadier" by David Grinnell (Donald A. Wollheim); "The Monster or - - The Monster?" by Eando Binder; "The Last Hero" by Bryce Walton; "Audience Reaction" by Robert F. Young. Special Features: "It Says Here (When I Talk and You Talk Right Back)"; "The Stars in their Courses" (article) by L. Sprague de Camp; "The Reckoning"; "Readers' Preference Couplon." Illustrated by Luros, Orban, and Sibley. Edge and corner wear with minor tears and chips; light rubbing and soiling; tanning. Book.

Condition: Good. First Edition. First Issue June 1953 128pp Good condition with wear, rubbing and light soiling to covers, creasing to spine, tear and chip to spine heel. Pages toned. whb9.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Malcolm H. Smith, Becker, Terry, Duur, McCauley, Smith, Cadel, Ruud, and Mahasm. (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stiff color illus. wraps. Vintage SF digest. Inaugural issue, with contents by Robert Bloch, Theodore Sturgeon, Murray Leinster, Nelson Bond, Mark Clifton, Frank M. Robinson, Mack Reynolds, and Charles E. Fritch. Cover art by Malcolm H. Smith, illus. by Becker, Terry, Duur, McCauley, Smith, Cadel, Ruud, and Mahasm. Vintage clear tape reinforcement along spine has yellowed, otherwise only minor handling wear. 128 pp., illus. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Renown Publications, Inc., 1979. The July, 1979 issue of Mike Shayne Mystery Magazine, that being Volume 43, Number 7. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. Very Good - and better than the typical VG of the series, with stiffer, brighter covers and somewhat less age toning to the pages. Small penciled "x" on front cover, and another on the contents page; touch edge wear. Zoom on scans. Sharp example of this inexpensively-produced series (see all scans). Superior spine. Firmly bound, and very readable, should you choose to do that; also collectible, in several categories. Lead story, "The Guadeloupe Caper", is by Brett Halliday, the creator of the great fictional detective after which this series is named. Other contributors include Dick Stodghill; Jerry Jacobson; Charles E. Fritch; Robert Turner; Morgan Powell; Mike Taylor; M.J. Shimmel; John Ball; and Larry T. Shaw. See scan of contents for story list. L202.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good+. Morris Scott Dollens; (illustrator). 1st Edition. Digest format. Lightly rubbed on the corners; no interior markings. Cover art by Morris Scott Dollens. This issue contains: Something in the Earth by Charles Beaumont; Sombra y Sol by Ray Bradbury; Deus Ex Machina by Richard Matheson; The Kid Learns by William Faulkner; The Granny Woman by Dorothy B. Hughes; The Old College Try by Robert Bloch; Michael by Francesca Marques; King's Jester by Jack Matcha; The Undiscovered Country by William F. Temple; Here's Sport Indeed by William Shakespeare and Ib Melchior; and an interview with Robert Sheckley; along with A Note on Ernest Hemingway from the editors. Size: 12mo. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 26, No. 2. Pulp magazine. Cover art by Bergey for "Dragon's Island" (abridged reprint of contemporary hardcover edition) by Jack Williamson. Includes "Sabotage on Sulfer Planet" (novelet) by Jack Vance; "The Watcher" by Charles E. Fritch; "Skin Deep" by Tarr Roman; "Problem for Emmy" by Robert Sherman Townes; "The Ambassadors" by Anthony Boucher; "The Men in the Moons" by R. G. McGregor. Features: "The Ether Vibrates"; "Man's Enduring Dream: The Spaceship" by Norman B. Wiltsey; "Current Fan Publications" by Jerome Bixby; "Science Fiction Bookshelf." Illustrated by Shomburg, Emsler, Orban and others. Letters from Marion Zimmer Bradley, Joe Gibson and others. Pencil mark on front; staples poke through rear; Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. short novels Murder From Beyond the Grave by Brett Halliday. Two novelets: Hallowe'en Maddness by Mel D. Ames, Cestus by W.L. Fieldhouse. The four short stories are: The Zurich Solution by William F. Nolan, A Day in the Death of Peter Swaggurt by Robert Silverstien, Footsteps of Death by Dick Stodghill, The Blind Quietus by Thorn Montgomery. >> Minor creasing to lower frotn cover; Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: FINE+, Near New. GGA - {Good Girl Art) Painted Cover (illustrator). First Collected Edition, PBO thus!. **FEATURE AND NOVELETS (1) The Guadeloupe Caper by Brett Halliday (2) Leave It To The Pro by Dick Stodghill (3) The House In Downey by Jerry Jacobson (4) Stiff Competition by John Ball (5) Methods For Murder by Larry T. Shaw **STORIES (1) Touch by Charles E. Fritch (2) Final Payoff by Robert Turner (3) Ambulance Report by Morgan Powell (4) Ambush in Bangkok by Mike Taylor (5) Cruising by M. J. Shimmel Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book.