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Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: Good. Love Romances Pub. Co., Inc, 1952. Covers detatched but present, rubbed/age-toned/very lightly soiled, light creasing near corners and spine hinges, ~2.5 inch tear to back cover, other minor chipping and tearing around edges, light pencil markings on front cover, ~5 inches from bottom of spine and ~0.25 inches from top of spine are chipped, remainder of spine is age- tone/creased/rubbed; edges age-toned/lightly soiled/bumped; interior age- toned; binding tight; covers, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. paperback. Good.

Condizione: Good. Better Publications, Inc., 1954. Cover age-toned/lightly rubbed/soiled, ~3 inch tear along front bottom of spine juncture, ~0.125 inch chip to top right corner of back cover near spine end, other very minor chipping and tearing around edges, very light creasing near corners, spine age-toned/lightly rubbed/lightly creased, spine ends rubbed, damp stain to top right corner of book with shows on covers, edges and end pages of text block; edges lightly soiled/bumped; interior age-toned; binding tight; cover, edges, and interior intact and clean except as noted. paperback. Good.

Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Pulp mag in color-illus wraps. 1st edition. This issue features The Ambassodors of Flesh by Poul Anderson, Dawn of the Demi-Gods by Ray Gallun, Mary Anonymous by Bryce Walton, The Ogre Test by Robt Sheckly, more. 7 x 10, 96 pp, b/w illus, ads. VG, bright wraps, edgewear, datestamp on cover.

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Robert Sheckley. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Closed tears repaired with clear tape, upper half of front cover separating from spine edge, a good copy. (26178).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas (mistakenly credited to Algis Budrys), pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Leigh Brackett story as well as early fiction by Michael Shaara (who would write THE KILLER ANGELS). Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Light wear to upper and right edges, soiled strip along top edge, a very good copy. (23890).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas. pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Algis Budrys, Poul Anderson and others. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Mild edge wear, small closed tear with crease to lower front cover, mild wear to upper spine, a very good copy. (23891).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Infinites" by Philip K. Dick (his third appearance in Planet). Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Edge wear with creases and small tears, tape to upper right edge and tape ghost to mid-left front cover, minor loss lower left corner and spine end, a good copy. (23900).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Wear along bottom edge with some minor loss, a very good copy. (23882).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes a Leigh Brackett story. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Upper and lower edges trimmed, mild edge wear, several chips to upper front cover, some stress creases, a very good copy. (23884).

Octavo, single issue, cover by Freas, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes fiction by Robert Sheckley. Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Overall cover soiling, a very good copy. (23889).

Magazine. Condizione: Good+. Vol. 5, No. 6. Aug-Oct 1952. Chipping along the edges, small unobtrusive stain inside front cover, 18 mm tear along upper edge of front cover and another tear to spine tail. A good+ copy. Includes The Monster of Voodoo Isle, a Ki-Gor novel by John Peter Drummond. Also includes Outpost by W. H. Griffey, The One-Eyed Bull by Francis C. Battle and Elephant Trail by Alexander Wallace.

Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Infinites" by Philip K. Dick (his third appearance in Planet). Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Wear to edges with some chips, creases and tears, small chip to lower left front corner, tiny chip to lower right front corner, bottom edge trimmed, minor loss to spine ends, a good to very good copy. (23883).

Condizione: Very Good. Stamford: Love Romances Co., 1953. Pulp Magazines. No. 1 large format (19.75" x 6.75"); 128pp; No. 2 digest (7.25" x ~5.5"); 128pp. Illustrated paper wraps. Spring Issue: Shallow chips and tears along overhung edges, with top front and rear fore-edge apparently trimmed; long crease to front panel, with crimping along spine and rubbing at spine ends. Pages toned as expected, but unmarked. Binding is sound. Fall Issue: Covers lightly shelfworn with brief tape repair at top front and bottom back edges and over / along spine; surface dampstain and some smudging to rear panel, with some lighter smudging to front. Pages toned, moreso along bottom edges, but unmarked. Binding is sound. Short-lived Love Romances title set up to reprint fiction from Planet Stories (1939-1955), including Leigh Brackett's novellas Citadel of Lost Ships and Lorelei of the Red Mist, Ray Van Houten's "The Last Martian," Ray Bradbury's "The Million-Year Panic," Isaac Asimov's Black Friar of the Flame, Robert Abernathy's "Saboteur of Space," and others. While the fiction consisted of reprints the issues did include some original art by Frank Kelly Freas. These two issues were in turn reprinted in Britain in three digest volumes between 1954 and 1956.

Octavo, single issue, cover by Vestal, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Incudes Philip K. Dick"s second professionally published story, "The Gun." Unabashedly the magazine was a proponent of "space-opera." In Leigh Brackett's introduction in the anthology THE BEST OF PLANET STORIES (1974) she states "the so-called space opera is the folk-tale, the hero-tale of our particular niche in history." [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481]. Edge wear and stress creases, ink stamp to title box, small chip to lower front cover, a very good copy. (23899).