Robert K Phillips Editor (14 results)

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Chipping to spine extremities, reading crease, less than the usual small edge tears, a VG copy. William Slade (front cover) (illustrator).

Paperback. Condition: As New. LIKE BRAND NEW. Edges have little-to-no wear, and all copy is crisp, clean, and there is no highlighting or underlining. Binding is tight and all pages appear to be crisp, clean, and there is no highlighting or underlining. 100% of proceeds go toward promoting literacy worldwide.…

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. ----------pulp magazine, standard pulp size. Reading crease, less than the usual small edge tears, a VG+ copy. Leo Ramon Summers (front cover) (illustrator).

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. UK edition. A reduced version of the March 1950 US edition with 164 pages rather than 196. It excludes some stories that were in the US edition and also loses some of the features. Contains 'The Ultimate Peril' by Abernathy, 'The Man from Arbutus' by Hickey, 'Sun-Stuff' by Stanton, 'All Else is Dust' by Jarvis (Bloch), 'For Each Man Kills' by Temple, 'Space-Jaloppies' by Karney, 'Malignant Mentor' by Phelps, 'Refuge' by Miller, 'Sword of Peace' by Moore, 'Two Against Venus' by Browning (Phillips) and very short essays by Wainwright, Barry, Burt, Kedzie and Sinclair. The front cover has a few small edge tears and some chipping and creasing. The back cover has a ragged two inch tear with a little loss to the bottom right corner. There is a quarter inch piece missing at the base of the spine which also has a some chipping and tearing along the edges and a small chip at the top. Pages browned with creases to the bottom corners of a numbet of pages. Cover illustration by Robert Gibson Jones and interior illustrations by Ruth, Summers, Krupa and Swiatek. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Krupa, Julian S.; Swiatek, Edmond (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 130 pp. Volume 14, number 4. General wear. Cover art by Leo Ramon Summers. This issue contains: The Jack of Planets - a novel by Paul W. Fairman; The Unfinished Equation - a novelette by Robert Arnette; The Chase - a short story by E. K. Jarvis; The Green Cat - a short story by Frances M. Deegan; and A More Potent Weapon - a novelette by Rog Phillips; along with the usual features. Size: 8vo. Leo Ramon Summers; George Shemo; William Slade; Ed Emsh; Nobu Shimotsuka; Tom Beecham; (illustrator). Book.…

Paperback. Condition: Good. 1st printing. LIght shelf wear, tanning. Faint creasing on cover. Tight, clean copy.

hardcover. Condition: As New. 6th Revised edition. NOT ex-library. Boards are clean, undamaged. Pages are clean/crisp, no markings. Binding in excellent condition. 100% of proceeds go toward promoting literacy in under-served areas of the world.

hardcover. Condition: Good. Used items may contain, highlighting, writing, and other previous signs of use. Used items may not contain CD's. access codes and other accompanying items when applicable.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Undated UK edition, circa 1950. 98 pages. Contains 'Spy-Maker's Masquerade' by Deming; 'Death Carries the Mail' by Holden; 'G-Skinned' by Cassiday and 'Heir Unapparent' by Thomey. Each story has an uncredited illustration at the beginning. There is a small nick to the bottom edge of the front cover but the covers are otherwise bright and unmarked. Pages slightly browned but unmarked. Jones, Robert Gibson; Ruth, Rod; Summers, Leo Ramon; Krupa, Julian S.; Swiatek, Edmond (illustrator). …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. [A collection of interviews of former slaves, conducted by the Virginia Federal Writers' Project in 1936 and 1937] Hardcover and dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Edge wear. Some foxing. Owner's name on front end page, else unmarked. xlv, 405 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm. "Of the states participating in the Writers' Project, only Virginia had all-black units interviewing the slaves. Their reports are free of the racial bias that occurred in other cases when descendants of the planter aristocracy interviewed former slaves." - University Press of Virginia. B/W Illus (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 1st edition. 297 pages. 8.00x4.75x0.50 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Original wraps b/w illustrated wraps 22x28cm with photo of the Safaniya - Ras Tanura pipeline. 24pp including wraps with several b/w photos and drawings. Fine with recipient's mailing details printed to the back (Anthony E. Ramirez, a social studies teacher in San Francisco). Aramco World was at this time edited by T.O. Phillips, and issued monthly by Aramco's PR Department in New York. Phillips transformed what was a utilitarian in-house bulletin into a professionally produced magazine targeting a much wider audience, maintaining a strong focus on Saudi Arabia and the region. The cover story gives a celebratory history and description of Aramco's Ras Tanura oil refinery: "a wartime baby grown to maturity, [it] processed its billionth barrel of crude oil this year". Other content includes a description of Bahrain with photos of fishing, BAPCO installations, and development; a history of fortresses (including that at Hofuf); the Golden Age of Muslim medicine; Queen Zenobia of Palymyra; and prairies. Photographers include Aramco's own V.K. Antony; T.F. Walters; Robert Yarnall Richie; Harold Corsini; and B.H. Moody. V.K. Antony; T.F. Walters; Robert Yarnall Richie; Harold Corsini; and B.H. Moody (illustrator).…

Soft cover. Condition: Good. Original wraps 22x28cm with b/w cross section of a Saudi oilfield to the front by Harold Hoopes. 24pp including wraps with several b/w photos and drawings. Covers good with a hard vertical centrefold crease to the front, and the recipient's mailing details printed to the back (Anthony E. Ramirez, a social studies teacher in San Francisco). Interiors very good. Aramco World was at this time edited by T.O. Phillips, and issued monthly by Aramco's PR Department in New York. Phillips transformed what was a utilitarian in-house bulletin into a professionally produced magazine targeting a much wider audience, maintaining a strong focus on Saudi Arabia and the region. The cover story describes Aramco's methods "to guard the future of precious oil reservoirs - a normal part of good day-to-day oil field procedures", with scenes from Abqaiq, Ain Dar, the Saudi Cement Company, and elsewhere. Other Saudi content includes the first aerial exploration of the new concession in 1934 (vintage photos of Dick Kerr, Charley Rocheville, John Mountain, Rus Gerow with their Fairchild 71); and the development of desert travel from camel to road and rail including Aramco's specialised equipment. Other articles cover Arabian music; architecture in the ancient Middle East; a history of globe making; and the modern match. Photographers include Aramco's own V.K. Antony; T.F. Walters; Abd al-Latif Yousef; Max Steineke; Robert Yarnall Richie; Harold Corsini; Khalil Abou El-Nasr; and Russell Lee. Hoopes, Harold D.; V.K. Antony; T.F. Walters; Abd al-Latif Yousef; Max Steineke; Robert Yarnall Richie; Harold Corsini; Khalil Abou El-Nasr; Russell Lee (illustrator).…