lester pratt (25 resultados)

Digest-size Magazine. Condición: Very Good. Johhny Bruck; Jeff Jones; Robert Fuqua; Frank R. Paul; W. E. Terry; Ernest Schroeder; Vogel Ilustrador. Very Good. Interior lightly tanned but unmarked. Spine square and tight, ends chipped. Three-quarter inch tears to top and bottom of rear hinge. Covers clean with light reading and shelf-wear. No mailing label. Not from a library. 148 pages. Edited by Harry Harrison. Includes: Spartan Planet (serial, part 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler (subsequently published as the book False Fatherland, winner of the first Ditmar Award in 1969 for the best Australian Science Fiction); The Court of Kublai Khan (short novel, 1948) by David V. Reed; Heart of Light (novelet, 1946) by Gardner F. Fox; The Great Steel Panic (short story, 1928) by Fletcher Pratt and Irvin Lester; Incompatible (short story, 1949) by Rog Phillips; I Love Lucifer (novelet, 1953) by William P. McGivern.

Paperback. Condición: New. Illustrated.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. Very good book, clean and tight, no dustjacket. [0906].

Condición: FAIR. Paperback. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (small tear at top of spine, crease to front cover, bookstore stamp on first page, usual toning to the pages).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Bound in publisher's cloth. Hardcover. No dust jacket. Good binding and cover. Shelf wear. "The principal purpose of this book is to assist in controlling the opportunities to steal from banks, and to present methods for detecting embezzlements in their early stages so that losses may be minimalized.".

Condición: FAIR. Paperback. SIGNED by Pohl on the title page. Second volume in this series of anthologies containing original stories - this includes fourteen stories by Alfred Bester, Hal Clement, Lester del Rey, C. M. Kornbluth, Jerome Bixby (his classic "It's a Good Life"), Robert Sheckley, Theodore Sturgeon, and others. Note from editor. 195 pp. Fair condition only (glue in binding is beginning to deteriorate, usual toning to the pages).

SingleIssueMagazine. Condición: Very Good. Vol. 17, No. 4. Edited by Harry Harrison. Cover art is uncredited [Johnny Bruck]. Includes "Spartan Planet" (pt. 1 of 2) by A. Bertram Chandler; "In the Court of Kublai Khan" (short novel) by David Reed; "Heart of Light" (novelet) by Gardner F. Fox; "I Love Lucifer" (novelet) by William P. McGivern; "The Great Steel Panic" by Fletcher Pratt & Irvin Lester; "Incompatible" by Rog Phillips. Features: "What Is Fantastic?" (editorial) by Harry Harrison; "Fantasy Books" by Fritz Leiber. Illustrated by Jeff Jones, Julian S. Krupa, Frank R. Paul, Terry, Ernest Schroeder, and others. Tanning; creasing; marks in pencil on contents page. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. 2nd Edition. 2nd edition hardback book in very good condition.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine. 1st Edition. Vi, 248 Pp. Blue Cloth. Spine Gilt. Third Printing Stated (Copyright 1947, No Later Date). Fine. Inscribed By Author To His Friend Ben R. Meyer. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condición: Very Good. Estado de la sobrecubierta: Very Good. 1st. First Edition, First Printing; dj w/lite wear, in mylar; 248 clean, unmarked pages/index. Signed & Inscribed By Author.

Wraps. Condición: Fair to Good-. Vol. 1, No. 2. Bedsheet-sized pulp. Edited by Hugo Gernsback. Cover art by Paul. Includes "The Alien Intelligence" (pt. 1 of 2) by Jack Williamson; "The Reign of the Ray" (pt. 2 of 2) by Irving Lester & Fletcher Pratt; "The Boneless Horror" by David H. Keller, M.D.; "The Menace From Below" by Harl Vincent; "The Problems of Space Flying" (pt. 1) by Captain Hermann Noordung, A.D., M.E.; "Science News of the Month"; "What Science Fiction Means to Me"; " The Reader Speaks". Illustrated by Paul. Spine tears and losses; label on front; glued inside hinges; tanned; edge and corner chips, tears and minor losses. Book.

Hardcover. Condición: Good. Bank Frauds. Their Detection and Prevention. 2nd Edition. By Lester A. Pratt. Hard covers and in good condition.

First Edition. THE LAST WORD----, The Hydra Club, 1948, first edition, some creasing, else a vg copy, one page folded to make 4, being an invitation to a Christmas Party at the Gramercy Park Hotel on December 26, complete with map, subway and bus directions as well as a list of 32 members: Isaac Asimov, Fredric Brown, L. Sprague De Camp, Lester Del Rey, Charles Dye, Ronald Clyne, Martin Greenberg, Phil Klass, David Kyle, Frank Belknap Long, Judy Merril, Sam Merwin, Frederik Pohl, Fletcher Pratt, George O. Smith, Ted Sturgeon, Ozzie Train, Jim Williams, et,al. A most interesting bit of historic SF ephemera and in all likelihood, quite scarce.

Paperback. Condición: New. Illustrated.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. M. Isip (Cover) Ilustrador. Soft Cover. Street & Smith Publications 1940. 1st Edition. Book condition: VG - Very Good. Black & White illustrations. This is an issue (Vol. III, No. 3) of Unknown Fantasy Fiction published in May 1940. This issue features 'The Roaring Trumpet' by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt, 'The Pipes Of Pan' by Lester del Rey and many more stories. 163 pages. Size: 7" x 9" (170mm x 230mm). (1.2 UNKNOWNMAY40).

Publisher's original colour illustrated period science fiction super art work paper covers. 8vo. 7½'' x 5½''. Monochrome illustrations throughout. Slight tanning to the page margins, a little rubbing of the paper to the spine tips, internally repaired teat to the upper spine edge and in Very Good clean condition. We currently hold 5 other Space Science Fiction Magazine titles in stock. Member of the P.B.F.A. SCIENCE FICTION MAGAZINES.

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 60 401:B&W 5.5 x 8.5 in or 216 x 140 mm (Demy 8vo) Perfect Bound on Creme w/Matte Lam.

Hardcover. Condición: Fine.

Condición: New. Print on Demand pp. 60.

Condición: New. PRINT ON DEMAND pp. 60.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 248 pages; Description: vi, 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Embezzlement. Banks and banking. 3 Kg.

First Edition. Fine copy in the original gilt-blocked cloth. Slightest suggestion only of dust-dulling to the panel edges. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. ; 248 pages; Description: vi, 248 p. : ill. ; 22 cm. Includes index. Subjects: Embezzlement. Banks and banking. 1 Kg.

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good.

Single Issue Magazine. Condición: Good. Shepard, Harriett (cover); Brackett, Ward; Hall, Tom; Shellhase, George; Dimitri, Piotr; Peskin, Hy and David; Cunette, Lou; Fleischmann, Glen; Hilbert, Bob; Ilustrador. First Edition. 90 pages. Articles: The Red Plan for S-Day (Soviet Day) when American Communists will perform disrupting tactics in America - with photo of Communist leaders arrested for advocating violent overthrow of the government; I'm a Sucker for Screwballs; Chain Store in the Wilderness - The Hudson's Bay Company (HBC) - article with great photos from northern Canada; I Catch Bank Embezzlers; Through Hell and High Brass (part 2 of 5) - The Story of Jimmy Doolittle; Magdealena - California's gift to Broadway - with great color dance photos; Steve Canyon and Me - Milton Caniff writes about his popular comic strip; Beatrice Pearson - color photo with write-up. Fiction: Security; Cry Deep, Cry Stilll; Riviera Renegade; Jack Pot; Passage to Panama (par 1 of 7); The Impudent Rifle (conclusion). Ad include: Bell Telephone; Elgin Watches (with Robert Montgomery); Monarch packaged foods; "Every Girl Should Be Married" movie with Cary Grant; Admiral entertainment units; Gruen Curvex watches; RCA Victor radios; 1949 Ford cars; Chesterfield cigarettes - two-page two-color ad featuring Perry Como, Jo Stafford, Arthur Godfrey and Peggy Lee; Plymouth; Nash Airflyte centerfold ad - very attractive; Bostonians shoe ad; Westinghouse electric sheet/blanket ad - color photo; GM - two-page color ad; Very colorful two-page ad for Calvert Reserve whiskey; Hedy Lamarr is featured in an Auto-Lite ad; Hamm's beer; Pepsodent ad features Jacqueline Crouse; Pennsylvania Railroad; Camel cigarette ad on back cover features bridge walker Adam Tomey. Average wear. Cover holding by one staple. Unmarked. A nice vintage copy.

1st. THE BIG BOOK OF SCIENCE FICTION, Crown, 1950, first edition, just about fine in like dust-wrapper with a faded dust-wrapper spine with easily readable text Contributions by Miles Breuer, Lewis Padgett, Murray Leinster, Mack Reynolds, Ted Sturgeon, Eric Frank Russell, Fletcher Pratt, Lester Del Rey, Clifford Simak, Fred Brown, Jules Verne, H. L. Gold, Ray Bradbury, John D. MacDonald, Fritz Leiber, Cyril Kornbluth, Damon Knight, et.al.