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Published by Specific Fiction Corp., NY, 1953
Seller: Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 5.5 X 7.5 inches. 160 pages. Unmarked, some cover soiling, still VG-.
Condition: Good. Good book. Toned. Inquire if you need further information.
Paperback. Condition: Fair. Front cover missing. Light edgewear to spine and back, including a few tiny closed tears and chipping from spine ends. Staplebound; staples secure, with slight rust formation to upper staple. Binding is sturdy through interior pages. Pages toned, text unmarked. With contributions from Ray Bradbury, Carl Jacobi, and others.
Published by Specific Publications, New York, 1955
First Edition
softcover. Condition: near Very Good. first edition. Periodical. Stapled wraps. Approx. 7/ 7/8" by10 1/2". 64 pages. Color cover features Marlon Brando. Photos inside publication are in black and white. Many articles, including those by the business side of show business, the agents, photographers, Madison Avenue, etc. Also, an article by Red Skelton: Now I'll Tell One. "The Off-Stage Story of Man With the Golden Arm." "A Girl Behind a Star" about Lee Reynolds, Jackie Gleason's Girl Friday. "Gene Lesser Shoots the Stars." " Dick Shawn, so Far," by Dick Shawn. "Steve Allen's Nine Lives." "Television in Russia." and many more. One inch piece missing near base of spine cover, else Very Good. 120506A.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp., New York, 1954
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Magazine. Condition: Very Good-. This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends, corners and edges of the magazine have some rubbing, bumping, edge wear and nicking. The text pages are clean, but have light generalized toning. The contents include: Will Your Child Visit the Moon by Jack Cluett, Interplanetary Man by Olaf Stapledon, Serendipity by Joe Callanan, The Mitr by Jack Vance, The First by Kris Neville, Haunted Atoms by A. E. Van Vogt, Dwellers in the Dust by Forrest J. Ackerman, Entrance Exam by E. C. Tubb, The Rat by S. Fowler Wright, Gallie House by T. D. Hamm, Space Platform by John Norment, Time Check for Control by Robert Sheckley, The River by L. Major Reynolds, Precedent by Charles Gray and Mimic by Donald A. Wollheim.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp, New York, 1953
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First edition, volume 1, number 2. Very good with some foxing to the edges in wrappers.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp, New York, 1953
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Digest Paperback. First Editon. Very good. Date stamp on cover, corner crease, and spotting on back cover. Modest shelf wear all around.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp, New York, 1953
Seller: Memento Mori Fine and Rare Books, Stafford, VA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
First Edition
Digest Paperback. First Editon. Near fine with a touch of shelf wear.
Published by Specific Fiction, Corp. Alexander Gross, New York, 1953
Magazine / Periodical First Edition
Magazine. 160p., stories, illustrations, very good digest magazine in pictorial wraps., mild wear to tail of spine. Vance's "The Mitr." Del Rey's "Stability.".
Published by Literary Licensing, LLC, 2011
ISBN 10: 1258150999ISBN 13: 9781258150990
Seller: Ergodebooks, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
Book
Paperback. Condition: Good.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp., New York, 1953
Seller: Raymond Tait, Beccles, SUFFO, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good. First Edition. 25 Complete Stories. The spine is faded and has one scrape on it. Staining in patches on the covers with a long crease on the bottom corner of the rear cover. Pages very browned with a small torn piece missing from the bottom corner of about half the pages. Contains the first published stories by Marion Zimmer Bradley 'Women Only' and 'Keyhole' and stories by a large number of fairly obscure authors. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed.
Published by Alexander Gross, New York, 1953
Seller: Between the Covers-Rare Books, Inc. ABAA, Gloucester City, NJ, U.S.A.
First Edition
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. First edition, Vol. 1, No. 1. Owner's stamp. Near fine in wrappers.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp, New York, 1953
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Magazine / Periodical
Magazine. Condition: Very Good. This magazine features the first of Marion Zimmer Bradley's professionally published stories. This is a trade sized magazine. The magazine is in Very Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The magazine cover has a couple of small tears to the bottom spine end joints. There is some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and the corners of the book cover. There are several small spots of discoloration on the book covers. The text pages are clean, but have light generalized toning. The contents include: The Paper Knife by Lelon Kohle, the Unlikeliest Thing by Bruce Fearing, Granch Male-Left by Emmett Herlocker, Food for Thought by Rice Arden , Women Only by Marion Z. Bradley, Shade of Blond by James L. Harte, Rejects by Frank Bristow, Keyhole by Marion Z. Bradley, Teacher's Pet by J. T. Oliver, and more.
Published by Specific Fiction Corp., New York, 1954
Seller: Singularity Rare & Fine, Baldwinsville, NY, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Very Good. See scans and description. New York: Specific Fiction Corp., 1954. First Edition of the premier issue of the extraordinarily scarce Science Fiction Digest serial publication. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 160 pp. A strong very good, with light penciled initials at top right, front cover (scan), small scale peripheral and corner-tip wear, moderate closed tear at lower rear cover (scan). Toning of the pulp pages is remarkably understated, and they remain very supple. A tour de Force of golden age sci-fi creators inside, including, among many others, Forrest Ackerman, Willey Ley, A.E. Van Vogt, Donald A. Wollheim, and S. Fowler Wright. See scan of contents for more detail on all these masters, and their titles herein. Highly collectible and very scarce. See scans. L106.
Published by New York: Specific Fiction Corp, 1954., 1954
Seller: Bookfever, IOBA (Volk & Iiams), Ione, CA, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition - First printing. The second and final issue in this very short lived digest magazine. While most of the stories published in these issues - including two by Robert Sheckley - several of the articles (which leaned towards the occult) were first published here, including My Experience with the Supernatural by Eartha Kitt and Has Hollywood Gone Science Fiction Mad? By George Pal. Color illustration from Creature of the Black Lagoon illustration on front cover, several small black and white photographs from the film inside the cover. Illustrated. This second issue seems to be harder to find than the first issue. 160 pp. Fair condition only (rubbing and creasing to the covers, covers beginning to separate along the side of the spine, usual toning to the pages, no label).
Published by Specific Fiction Corp., New York, 1954
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
First Edition
First edition. Small octavo, two issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest magazine. The only two issues of this short lived magazine. Fiction comprised largely of reprints from other magazines. The editor also featured articles telepathy and levitation. The second issue features a cover photo of the Creature From the Black Lagoon and a short article by George Pal on science fiction films. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 533-534. Mild darkening to text paper, mild edge rubbing to issue two, nearly fine copies. (31530).
Published by Specific Fiction Corp, New York, 1954
Softcover. Condition: Near Fine. Cover clean, illustrated with B/W & B/W photos, toning, pages clean, binding stapled very good. Short stories & articles: Has Hollywood Gone Science Fiction Mad? By George Pal, My Experience with the Supernatural by Eartha Kitt, Spacemen in the Dark by Robert Sheckley to name a few. Creature of the Black Lagoon illustration on cover. ; 7.25" Tall; 160 pages. First Paperback Publication; First Printing.