Vance Nelson (33 results)

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Fair to Good-. Vol. 16, No. 9. Pulp magazine. Edited by Ray Palmer. Cover art by James B. Settles for "Blitz Against Japan" (novelet) by Robert Moore Williams. Includes "The Love Song of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond; "Captain Stinky's Luck" by Gerald Vance [William P. McGivern]; "Giants Beyond Pluto" (novelet) by E. K. Jarvis [house pseud., unattributed]; "Convoy in Space" (novelet) by William P. McGivern; "Vengeance on Venus" by P. F. Costello [William P. McGivern]; "Robotcycle for Two" (novelet) by Max Overton [Don Wilcox]; "Peace Mission to Planetoid X" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain; "The Vengeance of Martin Brand" (serial) by G. H. Irwin [Ray Palmer]. Features: "The Observatory"; "Quake" Valve"; "Salt Versus Heat"; "Scientific Mysteries"; "So the Savants Say"; "To Our Readers": "The Yankee King"; "Kings of the Roost"; "Ancient Usury"; "Amazing facts"; "The First Slot machine"; "Refrigerated Humans"; "Landscapes of Other Worlds"; "Busy bee- And No Wonder!"; "Why You Are What You Are!"; "Discussions"; "Plastic Airship of Europa"; "Correspondence Corner". Illustrated by Robert Fuqua, Ned Hadley, L. Raymond Jones, R. B. Sharp, Brady, Russell Milburn, H. W. McCauley, Joe Sewell, and Hugo Wolf. No back cover; front cover creased and edgeworn; old tape at spine ends; other small losses; tanning. Book.…

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Fair to Good-. Vol. 16, No. 9. Pulp magazine. Edited by Ray Palmer. Cover art by James B. Settles for "Blitz Against Japan" (novelet) by Robert Moore Williams. Includes "The Love Song of Lancelot Biggs" by Nelson S. Bond; "Captain Stinky's Luck" by Gerald Vance [William P. McGivern]; "Giants Beyond Pluto" (novelet) by E. K. Jarvis [house pseud., unattributed]; "Convoy in Space" (novelet) by William P. McGivern; "Vengeance on Venus" by P. F. Costello [William P. McGivern]; "Robotcycle for Two" (novelet) by Max Overton [Don Wilcox]; "Peace Mission to Planetoid X" (novel) by Dwight V. Swain; "The Vengeance of Martin Brand" (serial) by G. H. Irwin [Ray Palmer]. Features: "The Observatory"; "Quake" Valve"; "Salt Versus Heat"; "Scientific Mysteries"; "So the Savants Say"; "To Our Readers": "The Yankee King"; "Kings of the Roost"; "Ancient Usury"; "Amazing facts"; "The First Slot machine"; "Refrigerated Humans"; "Landscapes of Other Worlds"; "Busy bee- And No Wonder!"; "Why You Are What You Are!"; "Discussions"; "Plastic Airship of Europa"; "Correspondence Corner". Illustrated by Robert Fuqua, Ned Hadley, L. Raymond Jones, R. B. Sharp, Brady, Russell Milburn, H. W. McCauley, Joe Sewell, and Hugo Wolf. No back cover; hinge tears and loss to front cover (see scan); creasing; tanning; standard wear and tear at edges; spine faded. Book.…

Soft cover. Condition: Very good-. Spine is creased, some edge spotting to pages. Contains; The Golden Brick by P. M. Hubbard; Peggy and Peter Go to the Moon by Don White; Now Wakes the Sea by J. G. Ballard; Green Magic by Jack Vance; Captain Honario Harpplayer R.N. by Harry Harrison; Treaty in Tartessos by Karen Anderson; Hunter Come Home by Richard McKenna; McNamara's Fish by Ron Goulart; Nina Sol by Felix Marti-Ibanez; They Don't Make Life Like They Used To by Alfred Bester; Eight O'Clock in the Morning by Ray Nelson; What Strange Stars and Skies by Avram Davidson; and Deluge by Zenna Henderson.…

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. The item might be beaten up but readable. May contain markings or highlighting, as well as stains, bent corners, or any other major defect, but the text is not obscured in any way.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condition: Good. Vol. 16, No. 6. Pulp magazine. Edited by Ray Palmer. Cover art uncredited for "The Avengers" by William P. McGivern. Includes "They Forgot to Remember Pearl Harbor" by P. F. Costello [William P. McGivern]; "Time Will Tell" (1st professional publication) by Emil Petaja; "Scientist Disowned" by Raymond Z. Gallun; "Henry Horn's Blitz Bomb" by Dwight V. Swain; "Juggernaut Jones, Trucker" by A. R. McKenzie; "It Happened in Space" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Sergeant Shane Goes to War" by John York Cabot [David Wright O'Brien]; "Captain Stinky" by Gerald Vance [McGivern]; "The Man Who Was Two Men" by E. K. Jarvis [house pseud., unattributed]; "Gods of the Jungle" (pt. 1) by Nelson S. Bond; "Voice from the Void" by Harl Vincent. Features: "The Observatory"; "Mrs. Lactodectus Mactans"; "Meet the Halogen Family"; "Science Forecast: The Seedless Watermelon"; "You're Not Wanted, peter Rabbit!"; "Nature's Bullets"; "Catalyst for Power"; "Strange Facts"; "Landscapes of Other Worlds - Venus, World of Mystery" by Willy Ley; "Your Orchids - Madam!"; "Ship of Stone"; "Scientific Mysteries"; "Meet the Authors" (Raymond Z. Gallun); "Discussions"; "Correspondence Corner"; "Atomic Airship of Mars" by Henry Gade [house pseud., unattributed] for James B. Settles rear cover illustration. Rear cover and last several pages (Meet the Author" & "Discussions") are glued on copies; cover has tape at edges and is glued on at hinge. With repairs, solid and readable. Book.…

Hardcover. Condition: As New. No Jacket. Pages are clean and are not marred by notes or folds of any kind. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. First Edition, First Printing (No additional printings stated). Very Good with moderate wear to covers and no marks to text. Light creasing to front cover, some toning to spine. Lit Mags. ; Fall 1959, Volume 1, Number 1; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 160 pages. …

Condition: very_good. Gently read. May have name of previous ownership, or ex-library edition. Binding tight; spine straight and smooth, with no creasing; covers clean and crisp. Minimal signs of handling or shelving. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships USPS Media Mail.…

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Condition: Very Good. A copy that has been read, but remains in excellent condition. Pages are intact and are not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. There are no stickers on book or rips in dust cover.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority.

Hardback. Condition: Good.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Front free end paper is missing.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition. 160pp. Gray printed wrappers. Thin dampstain on topedge of pages, spine darkened, else very good. Contributions by Vance Bourjaily, Philip Roth, Herbert Gold, Ellen Currie, Nelson Algren, Richard Power, and T.S. Eliot.

Paperback. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Condition good. To those influenced by evolutionary theory, one of the most preposterous claims made by Bible-believing creationists is that dinosaurs and humans co-existed. Much evidence, however, favours the recent existence of dinosaurs. Ancient artwork from around the globe shows accurate representations of various kinds of dinosaurs. Amazon Expedition documents the actual journey, study, and validation of an ancient depiction of what appears to be a sauropod dinosaur surrounding by nine hunters. Come on an exciting adventure to the Amazon rainforest in Peru, and see new evidence that suggests dinosaurs have lived recently.…

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition. Octavo. xi, 302pp. Navy blue cloth gilt. Binding with light wear and spine gilt a bit rubbed, near fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition; First Printing. Good hardcover edition, with wear to spine ends and corner tips. Has the previous owner's name and notation on the front pastedown. Signed by the author on the front endpaper. ; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 302 pages; Signed by Author.

SOFTCOVER. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Extra Large 4to. in colour printed stiff glossy card covers, 144pp, illustrations in text, etc . [CONDITION: A well preserved FINE very clean and tight copy still close to new ] . . . We always ship in STRONG PROTECTIVE CARD PARCELS.

Hardcover. Condition: Used: Acceptable. Condition good. Caves are extraordinary underground spectacles of pure grandeur. But more than that, they are a wondrous part of the history of this planet. Though their formation is often presented as exceedingly slow and gradual, new untold secrets are revealed in Catastrophic Caves, which suggest otherwise. When and how did caves form? How do cave formations develop? How long does this take? Are modern objects ever encased in cave deposits? These and many other intriguing questions will be answered with hundreds of compelling photographs. The evidence in this book may change your whole way of thinking about caves and the formations found within them.…

unknown_binding. Condition: Very good condition. In very clean condition. Ships quickly.

Hardcover. Reprint. Octavo, xi, 302 pages. In Very Good condition. Red spine with gilt lettering. Boards and textblock have mild shelving wear. Shelved in Room A. 1399183. Special Collections.

Condition: New. Print on Demand.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xxii, 551 Pp. Beige Cloth , Spine Stamped In Gilt And Black. First Printing Stated. Fine In Very Near Fine Dust Jacket Priced $8.50. Selections Of Sophisticated Writing About Or By Immigrants, Like The Majority Of Politicians, And Like Them Without Insight Into Their Own Characters, Focusing Always On Appearance, Feeling, And Achievement.…

Carleton College: Northfield, MN (1939). 9 x 6", cloth, 302 w/index, corners bumped, covers moderately worn, pencil marks on foredges & front end paper. FIRST EDITION, SIGNED BY AUTHOR.

Hardcover. Condition: new. New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed.

Decorated hard cover. First edition. Illustrated in black, white and color. Important reference work. Very scarce in this condition. Fine copy. New in shrinkwrap.