Robert Ley (507 results)

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Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Very light wear. Square and tight. Schomburg, Alex (illustrator). Book is in excellent condition. Binding is solid and square, covers have sharp corners, exterior shows very light edge wear only, small creases at spine. text/interior is clean and free of marking of any kind. 159 pages on age-toned paper with b&w illustrations, photos, ads. Contents include: Made in U.S.A., J.T. McIntosh, University, Peter Phillips, The Sentimentalists, Murray Leinster, Seventh Victim, Robert Sheckley, Unready to Wear, Kurt Vonnegut; Origins of Galactic Law, Edward Wellen. The Birth of the Space Station, WIlly Ley. Keywords: Made in U.S.A., J.T. McIntosh, University, Peter Phillips, The Sentimentalists, Murray Leinster, Seventh Victim, Robert Sheckley, Unready to Wear, Kurt Vonnegut; Origins of Galactic Law, Edward Wellen. The Birth of the Space Station, WIlly Ley.

Condition: acceptable. Fully readable with visible signs of use. Cover may have creases, dents, or edge wear. Pages may include writing, highlighting, or folded corners. Binding remains intact. Dust jacket included if originally issued with hardcover. Supplemental items e.g., CDs, codes, or inserts are not guaranteed. We ship daily, Monday through Friday excluding weekends and holidays , in a protective poly mailer for secure delivery.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good-. Vol. 22, No. 6. Edited by Fredrick Pohl. Cover art by Pederson. Includes "The Dead Lady of Clown Town" (short novel) by Cordwainer Smith; "Jungle Substitute" (novelette) by Brian W. Aldiss; "The Watchers in the Glade" (novelette) by Richard Wilson; "The Delegate from Guapanga" (novelette) by Wyman Guin; "Neighbor" by Robert Silverberg. Science Department: "For Your Information: A Century of Fossil Man" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editorial"; "Forecast". Illustrated by Morrow, Gaughan, Nodel, and Finlay. Dark spine abnd hinge staining (see scan; some visible on front); tanning. Book.

Single Issue Magazine. Condition: Very Good. Cover art by James B. Settles (illustrator). First Edition. First Edition 162 page digest sized Science Fiction magazine edited by Raymond A. Palmer with Stories by Robert Bloch, Fredric Brown, Willy Ley and others. Cover art by James B. Settles. Contents page in Photos. A very good or better copy with light wear, text lightly toned. See Photos whbx 17.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Reading Copy. Vol. 17, No. 6. Edited by H. L Gold. Cover art by Wood. Includes "No Life of Their Own" (novella) by Clifford D. Simak; "Mugwump 4" (novelet) by Robert Silverberg; "The Malted Milk Monster" (novelet) by William Tenn; "The Waging of the Peace" (novelet) by Frederik Pohl; "Citizen Gell" by Michael Shaara; "The Spicy Sound of Success" by Jim Harmon; "Lex" by W. T. Haggert; "Non-Fact Article: License to Steal" by Louis Newman. Science Department: "For Your Information: Orbit Around the Sun" by Willy Ley. Features: "The Editor's Page: Other People's Mail"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf"; "Forecast". Illustrated by Wood, Dick Francis, Don Martin, and Dillon. Wraps ar soiled/stained (see scan - rear is similar); mild tanning. Reading copy. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 6, No. 5. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Mel Hunter. Includes "Mind Alone" (novella) by J. T. M'Intosh; "Diplomatic Immunity" (novelet) by Robert Sheckley; "Stamped Caution" (novelet) by Raymond Z. Gallun; "We're Civilized" by Mark Clifton & Alex Apostolides; "The Trap" by Betsy Curtis; "Minimum Sentence" by Theodore Cogswell. Science Department: "For Your Information: Scientific Journey" by Willy Ley. Features: "The Editor's Page: Chance & Maps"; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin. Illustrated by Vidmer, Balbalis, Ashman, Emsh, and Kossin. Spien heel glue-mend; minor stain at spine heel; marks on cover in red marker; short tear at upper frotn cover hinge; creasing; tanning; edge and corner wear with minor tears and losses; marks on contents page. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 12, No. 5. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Jack Coggins showing "Hauling in an Asteroid". Includes "The Other Man" (novella) by Theodore Sturgeon; "Verbal Agreement" (novelet) by Arthur Sellings; "Chain Reaction" (novelet) by Boyd Ellanby; "Nothing But the Best" by Alan Cogan; "Human Man's Burden" by Robert Sheckley; "Seeing-Eye Dog" by Daniel F. Galouye. Science Department: "For Your Information: Project Vanguard" by Willy Ley. Features: "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Gaughan, Cal, Dick Francis, Weiss, and Doktor. Some bug damage to spine and minorly to rear hinge; also at upper rear cover foredge corner; stain at lower rear spine corner, small but penetrating; tanning.creasing; rear cover date-stamped; internal corner chips; marks on contents page in pen. Book.

paperback. Condition: Very Good. Minimal wear and tear, tanned pages.

Wraps. Condition: Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 1. Edited by Boucher & McComas. Cover art by Alex Schomburg. Includes "The Big Holiday" by Fritz Leiber; "The Footprint" by Mabel Seeley; "Perfect Creature" by John Wyndham; "The Mask of Demeter" by Martin Pearson & Cecil Corwin [Donald A. Wollheim & C. M. Kornbluth]; "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright [Margaret St. Clair]t; "When the Devil took the Professor" by Kurd Lasswitz (Translated by Willy Ley); "The Last Magician" by Bruce Elliott; "The Isle of Voices" by Robert Louis Stevenson; "Recommended Reading"; "Joy Ride" by William Campbell Gault; "What Shadows We Pursue" by Russell Kirk; "The Chocolate Coach" by Doris Gilbert. Minor creasing; first page wrinkled with tears; tanning. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 27, No. 4. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Dember for "Building on the Line" (novelette) by Gordon R. Dickson. Includes "Perris Way" (novelette) by Robert Silverberg; "Eeeetz Ch" (novelette) by H. H. Hollis; "Keep Moving" by Miriam Allen DeFord; "The Market in Aliens" by K. M. O'Donnell [Barry N. Malzberg]; "Locust Years" by Douglas R. Mason; "The Tell-Tale Heart Machine" by Brian W. Aldiss. Science Department: "For Your Information My Friend, the Nautilus" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editorial: Vietnam Revisited"; "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Algis Budrys; "Galaxy's Stars". Illustrated by Gaughan, Gray Morrow, Brock, and Adkins. Tanning; slight rubbing; minor ink dot on lower frotn hinge; minor bumps and dings. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 28, No. 3. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by Reese for "How Like a God" (novelette) by Robert Bloch. Includes "Witch Hunt" (novelette) by James E. Gunn; "Buckets of Diamonds" (novelette) by Clifford D. Simak; "And Now They Wake" (pt. 2 of 3) by Keith Laumer; "Beam Us Home" by James Tiptree, Jr.; "Slave to Man" by Sylvia Jacobs. Science Department: "For Your Information: The Drowned Civilization" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editorial: The Prometheus Project"; "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Algis budrys; "Galaxy's Stars". llustrated by Adkins, Reese, Barr, and Gaughan. Staple poke to front; a little stress; minor soiling and rubbing; mild tanning; minor creasing. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 4, No.1. Edited by Ramond A. Palmer and Beatrice Mahaffey. Cover art by James B. Settles for "America's Secret Weapon?" (Article on Atomic Submarines & missiles launched from subs) by Willy Ley. Includes "The Witness" by Eric Frank Russell; "Down in the Misty Mountains" by Joe Gibson; "A Word From Our Sponsers" by Fredric Brown; "My Struggle" by Robert Bloch. Features: "Editorial"; "Coming in October"; "Book Reviews"; "News of the Month"; "Nolacon"; "Test Piece Contest Winners"; "Letters"; "Personals." Includes brief bio of Willy Ley. Letter from Robert P. Hoskins. Illustrated by Edd Cartier. Creasing; lean; rear hinge wrinkled; tape ghosts at lower spine; tanning; small tears; stress tears; edge and corner nicks and wear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 16, No. 2. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Pederson. Includes "Mars by Moonlight" (novella) by Paul Flehr [Frederik Pohl]; "The Gentlest Unpeople" (novelet) by Frederik Pohl; "The Minimum Man" (novelet) by Robert Sheckley; "The Last Letter" by Fritz Leiber; "The Gun Without a Bang" by Finn O'Donnevan [Robert Sheckley]; "Perfect Answer" by L. J. Stecher. Science Department: "For Your Information: News of Atlantis" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Worlds to Eat; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Wood, Dillon, and Dick Francis. Rear cover soil/stained at edges, but mostly hinge side; mild tanning; short tear at upper front spine corner. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 9, No. 2. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Emsh showing "Space-Time in One Tough Lesson". Includes "How-2" (novelet) by Clifford D. Simak; "The Music Master of Babylon" (novelet) by Edgar Pangborn; "Big Ancestor" (novelet) by F. L. Wallace; "The Nostalgia Gene" by Roy Hutchins; "The Laxian Key" by Robert Sheckley; "Up for Renewel" by Lucious Daniel; "The Age of Kindness" by Arthur Sellings. Science Department: "For Your Information: Asteroid Roundup" by Willy Ley. Features: "The Editor's Page: Better & Better!" by H. L. Gold; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Grofff Conklin. Illustrated by Emsh, Coughlin, Krigstein, Docktor, and Dick Francis. Rear cover bumps; a little soiling of wraps. Book.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Paperback edition. Vol. 4, no. 1. (science fiction).

Wraps. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 24, No. 5. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Morrow for "When I Was Miss Dow" by Sonya Dorman. Includes "The Eskimo Invasion" (novelet) by Hayden Howard; "Open the Sky" (novelet) by Robert Silverberg; "Heisenberg's Eyes" (pt. 1 of 2; vt "The Eyes of Heisenberg") by Frank Herbert; "Priceless Possession" by Arthur Porges. Non-Fact Article: "Galactic Consumer Reports 2: Automatic Twin-Tube Wishing Machine" by John Brunner. Science Department: "For Your Information: Brownian Motion, Loschmidt's Number and the Laws of Utter Chaos" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editorial: Looking Ahead to 1965"; "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Algis Budrys. Illustrated by Adkins, Gaughan, and Morrow. Stress with creack; creasing; mil;d tanning. Magazine.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 28, No. 3. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover by Reese for "How Like a God" (novelette) by Robert Bloch. Includes "Witch Hunt" (novelette) by James E. Gunn; "Buckets of Diamonds" (novelette) by Clifford D. Simak; "And Now They Wake" (pt. 2 of 3) by Keith Laumer; "Beam Us Home" by James Tiptree, Jr.; "Slave to Man" by Sylvia Jacobs. Science Department: "For Your Information: The Drowned Civilization" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editorial: The Prometheus Project"; "Galaxy Bookshelf" by Algis budrys; "Galaxy's Stars". llustrated by Adkins, Reese, Barr, and Gaughan. Tanning; minor tears at spine ends; small poatch of soiling on rear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 20, No. 1. Cover art by Virgil Finlay for "The Beat Cluster" by Fritz Leiber. Includes "A Planet Named Shayol" by Cordwainer Smith; "Arcturus Times Three" by Jack Sharkey; "The Abominable Earthman" by Frederik Pohl; "A Spy in the Elevator" by Donald E. Westlake; "Crime Machine" by Robert Bloch; "Amateur in Chancery" by George O. Smith; "Mating Call" by Frank Herbert. Article: "The Man Made Land" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Finlay, Burns, Dick Francis, Balbalis, Schelling, and West. Tear at upper front hinge, minor tear at heel; creasing; tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good-. Vol. 4, No. 5. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Emsh ("The 40 Credit Tour of Earth"). Includes "Surface Tension" (novelet) by James Blish; "Yesterday House" (novelet) by Fritz Leiber; "Proof of the Pudding" by Robert Sheckley; "Education of a Martian" by Joseph Shallit; "Gravy Planet" (conclusion; vt "The Space Merchants") by Frederik Pohl & C. M. Kornbluth. Science Department: "For Your Information: The Supersonic Bot Fly" by Willy Ley. Features: "The Editor's Page: Action & Reaction"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin. Illustrated by Willer, Ashman, Emsh, and Don Sibley. Tanning; creasing; minro soiling; store stamp on rear. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 14, No. 1. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover by Pederson ("Port of Entry - Phobos"). Includes "Survival Kit" (novelet) by Frederick Pohl; "A Touch of E Flat" (novelet) by Joe Gibson; "Time in the Round" (novelet) by Fritz Leiber; "The Language of Love" by Robert Sheckley; "Founding Father" by Clifford D. Simak; "Double Dome" by Raymond E. Banks; "Quota for Conquest" by Richard Wilson. Science Department: "For Your Information: Who'll Own the Planets?" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Behind the Cob" by H. L. Gold; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale. Illustrated by Gaughan, Dillon, Dick Francis, & Finlay. 3/4" upper rear hinge tear and date stamp; a little fading of cover; creasing; minor edge tears. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 100 pages. 11.00x8.50x0.23 inches. In Stock.

Digest Wraps. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 10, No. 3. Cover by Kirberger illustrating "Preferred Risk" (pt. 1 of 4) by Edson McCann (Lester del Rey & Frederik Pohl). Includes "The Princess and the Physicist" (novelet) by Evelyn E. Smith; "Inside Story" (novelet) by Richard Wilson; "The Necessary Thing" by Robert Sheckley; "Picture Bride" by William Morrison; "Grandy Devil" by Frederik Pohl. Article: "Konstantin Anklitzen Alias Friar Bertholdus" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Kossin, Dick Francis, Emsh, Ashman, and Mel Hunter. Light soil to wraps. Book.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good. Vol. 24, No. 1. Edited by Frederik Pohl. "15th Anniversary Issue." Cover art by Pederson for "Founding Father" by Isaac Asimov. Includes "The Age of the Pussyfoot" (pt. 1) by Frederik Pohl; "Three to a Given Star" (novelette) by Cordwainer Smith; "Shall We Have a Little Talk?" (novelette) by Robert Sheckley; "Inside Man" by H. L. Gold; "A Better Mousehole" by Edgar Pangborn; "Small Deer" by Clifford D. Simak; "The Good New Days" by Fritz Leiber; "Special Feature: The Machines, Beyond Shylock" by Ray Bradbury; "For Your Information: Fifteen Years of Galaxy - Thirteen Years of F.Y.I." by Willy Ley. Features: 'Editorial: The Day After Tomorrow"; "Galaxy Bookshelf"; "Forecast". Illustrated by Finlay, Morrow, and Gaughan. Tanning; bump tears at spine ends; rubbing; minor creasing; mid rear foredge bumps. Magazine.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good to Very Good-. Vol. 13, No. 1. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover art by Emsh ("Strange Nestlings"). Includes "The Man Who Ate the World" (novelet) by Frederik Pohl; "Dead Ringer" by Lester del Rey; "Vigil" by E. C. Tubb; "Double Dare" by Robert Silverberg; "The Stars My Destination" (pt. 2 of 4) by Alfred Bester. Science Department: "For Your Informatuon: No Longer Imaginary" by Willy Ley. Features: "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Floyd C. Gale; "Forecast". Illustrated by Docktor, Dick Francis, Finlay, and Emsh. Soiling/foxing of wraps (see scan - rear is similar as is spine); tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 22, No.1. Edited by Frederik Pohl. Cover art by Dember. Includes "The Men in the Walls" (short novel) by William Tenn; "On the Gem Planet" (novelette) by Cordwainer Smith; "A Day on Death Highway" (novelette) by Chandler Elliott; "Med Ship Man" (novelette) by Murray Leinster; "Sweet Tooth" by Robert F. Young. Article: "King of the Rats" by Willy Ley. Illustrated by Finlay, Wood, Lutjens, Nodel and Emsh. Minor front hinge scuff; bumps and dings; a little rubbing, mostly rear; slight creasing; mild tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 10, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover by Kirberger illustrating "Preferred Risk" (pt. 1 of 4) by Edson McCann [Lester del Rey & Frederik Pohl]. Includes "The Princess and the Physicist" (novelet) by Evelyn E. Smith; "Inside Story" (novelet) by Richard Wilson; "The Necessary Thing" by Robert Sheckley; "Picture Bride" by William Morrison; "Grandy Devil" by Frederik Pohl. Science Department: "For Your Information: Konstantin Anklitzen Alias Friar Bertholdus" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Man's Bait" by H. L. Gold; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin. Illustrated by Kossin, Dick Francis, Emsh, Ashman, and Mel Hunter. Short tear at upper front hinge; mild tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Very Good+. Vol. 10, No. 3. Edited by H. L. Gold. Cover by Kirberger illustrating "Preferred Risk" (pt. 1 of 4) by Edson McCann [Lester del Rey & Frederik Pohl]. Includes "The Princess and the Physicist" (novelet) by Evelyn E. Smith; "Inside Story" (novelet) by Richard Wilson; "The Necessary Thing" by Robert Sheckley; "Picture Bride" by William Morrison; "Grandy Devil" by Frederik Pohl. Science Department: "For Your Information: Konstantin Anklitzen Alias Friar Bertholdus" by Willy Ley. Features: "Editor's Page: Man's Bait" by H. L. Gold; "Forecast"; "Galaxy's Five Star Shelf" by Groff Conklin. Illustrated by Kossin, Dick Francis, Emsh, Ashman, and Mel Hunter. Light soil to wraps. Book.