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    10 Story Fantasy (1951 Avon) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    2 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

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    This issue is loaded with major SF writers from the period!

    One-shot, Volume 1, Issue 1 - Spring, 1951. Edited by Don Wollheim. Stories by De Camp, Neville, Del Rey, Leiber, Van Vogt, Kornbluth, Clarke, Derleth and others. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in., 130 pages, B&W text. Cover price $0.25.

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    A. Merritt's Fantasy Magazine (1949-1950 Recreational Reading) Pulp Vol. 1 #4 FN 6.0

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    Starts Aug 24

    Volume 1, Issue 4 - July, 1950. Pulp magazine featuring stories and articles by A. Merritt and Eric North. 7-in. x 10-in., 130 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Astonishing Stories (1942 Popular Publications) Canadian Variants Vol. 1 #1 GD 2.0

    1" Spine split from top. Water damage. Oxidation. Staple rust with migration.

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    Detective Novels Magazine (1938-1949 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 1 #1 FR 1.0

    4" Cumulative spine split. Cover detached. Water saturation. Mold.

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 1, Issue 1 - January/February, 1938. 6.75" x 9.75", 116 pages, B&W. Cover price $0.10.

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    Double-Action Detective Stories (1954-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp 4 GD+ 2.5

    Water damage.

    Starts Aug 31
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    Double-Action Detective Stories (1954-1960 Columbia Publications) Pulp 9 VG 4.0

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #2 GD 2.0

    5 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Chew.

    Starts Aug 17

    December 1946. Cover by Virgil Finlay. "Unthinkable" by Francis Sibson, "At the Farmhouse" by E. F. Benson, "And Not in Peace" by George Whitley. Illustrations by Lawrence and Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 8 #5 GD 2.0

    2 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Oxidation.

    Starts Aug 31

    June 1947. Cover by Finlay. "The People of the Ruins" by Edward Shanks, and "Caterpillars" by E. F. Benson. Interior illustrations Lawrence. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; 130 Pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 CGC 4.5

    Paper: Cream to off white

    Label #4365255008

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    "The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

    Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 10 #3 FR 1.0

    Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

    Starts Aug 31

    "The Scarlet Plague" a novelette by Jack London.

    Volume 10, Issue 3 - February, 1949. Cover by Lawrence Stevens. Stories by Inez Haynes Gillmore and Jack London. Illustrations by Lawrence Stevens and Leydenfrost. Book-length novel: "Angel Island" by Inez Haynes Gillmore - Five desperate, earthbound men...an isle where Love and Death were neighbors...a day when wings fought free of fetters to make a strange new world. Novelette: "The Scarlet Plague" by Jack London - Across a sick world it had crept, leaving man and his works destroyed. Now, in the twilight of history, only one remembered -- a blurred and faded picture of the death of our times. Also: The Readers' Viewpoint; In the Next Issue; Masters of Fantasy by Neil Austin - M.P. Shiel, High Priest of Phantasy; and The Lawrence Portfolio. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in., 130 newsprint pages, B&W. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Famous Fantastic Mysteries (1939-1953 Frank A. Munsey/Popular/Altus) Pulp Vol. 11 #1 FR 1.0

    Near complete spine split. Oxidation.

    Starts Aug 31

    Master of Fantasy article: Ray Bradbury--the October Man.

    Volume 11, Issue 1 - October, 1949. Cover by Lawrence. "The Starkenden Quest" by Gilbert Collins. Interior illustrations by Virgil Finlay. 7-in. x 9 1/2-in.; black and white; 134 newsprint pages. Published by Popular Publications Cover price $0.25.

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    Future Combined with Science Fiction (1941-1942 Columbia Publications) Pulp Vol. 2 #1 GD/VG 3.0

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    Starts Aug 24

    Vol. 2, No. 1 - Oct 1941. Previously titled Future Fiction. Cover by Hannes Bok. B&W, 112 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.15.

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    G-8 and His Battle Aces (1933-1944 Popular Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #1 GD 2.0

    Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

    Ends Aug 17 8:11 PM CST
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    Horror Stories (1935-1941 Popular) Pulp Vol. 9 #4 GD+ 2.5

    Paper: Cream

    Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.

    Starts Oct 3
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    Phantom Detective (1933-1953 Standard Magazines) Pulp Vol. 50 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    2" Spine split from top. Oxidation.

    Starts Aug 31

    "The Plainest Clue" a short story by Ray Cummings.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 3 #2 VG 4.0

    Starts Aug 17

    "Defense Mech" a short story by Ray Bradbury, "Engines of the Gods" a novel by Gardner Fox, plus "What Hath Me?" a novelette by Henry Kuttner.

    Cover by H.L. Parkhurst. Science fiction novels "Engines of the God" by Gardner. F. Fox and "The Blue Venus" by Emmet McDowell. Novelette "What Hath Me?" by Henry Kuttner. Shorts "Survival" by Basil Wells, "Defense Mech" by Ray Bradbury, "Electron Eat Electron" by Noel Loomis, and "Crisis on Titan" by James R. Adams. Illustrations by H. W. Kiemle, Joseph Doolin, Hollingsworth, Chester Martin, Petrizzo, Guy Gifford, and C. A. Murphy. 7-in. x 10-in.; 128 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.20.

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    Planet Stories (1939-1955 Fiction House) Pulp Vol. 4 #7 VG 4.0

    Moisture.

    Starts Aug 17

    Cover by Allen Anderson. Stories by Ray Bradbury, Alfred Coppell and Roger Dee. Illustration by Al McWilliams, Mayan, Vesta, and M. Elkan. 7-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 112 pages. Cover price $0.20.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 15 #1 VG 4.0

    1 1/2" Cumulative spine split.

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    Volume 15, Issue 1 - March, 1947. Cover by Rudolph Belarski. Stories: "The Laws of Chance" by Murray Leinster, "When Planets Clashed" by Manly Wade Wellman, "The Soma Racks" by Margaret St. Clair, "Stellar Snowball" by John Barrett. Softcover, 7-in x 9-in, 116 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.15.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #1 GD/VG 3.0

    1 1/2" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.

    Starts Aug 17

    Volume 20, Issue 1 - September, 1949. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories: "The Portal in the Picture" by Henry Kuttner, "The Hothouse Planet" by Arthur K. Barnes, "Communications" by Edwin James, "A Condition of Beauty" by John D. MacDonald, "The Fires Within" by Arthur C. Clarke, "Beyond The Black Nebula" by Rene LaFayette. Four Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in x 9-in, 164 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 20 #3 FR 1.0

    Full length spine split with covers detached. Oxidation.

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 20, Issue 3 - January, 1950. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by A.E. Van Vogt, Edmond Hamilton, Kelvin Kent, William Morrison, L. Ron Hubbard (under pseudonym Rene LaFayette), Margaret St. Clair, J.W. Groves, and John D. MacDonald. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #1 FR 1.0

    Near complete spine split.

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 22, Issue 1 - September, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Raymond F. Jones, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story "The Harpers of Titan"), Arthur K. Barnes and Henry Kuttner, Jack Vance, Mack Reynolds, and Matt Lee. Virgil Finlay illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 22 #2 GD 2.0

    2" Cumulative spine split. Water damage. Staple rust with migration.

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 22, Issue 2 - November, 1950. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Jack Vance, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future in "Pardon My Iron Nerves), L. Ron Hubbard (author's final pulp story), Rog Phillips, Robert Moore Williams, and Mack Reynolds. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 160 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 23 #2 GD/VG 3.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 23, Issue 2 - May, 1951. Cover Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Fletcher Pratt, Matt Lee, Edmond Hamilton (Captain Future story), John Wyndham, Robert Moore Williams, and Samuel Mines. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 166 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 24 #3 VG 4.0

    Starts Aug 31

    Volume 24, Issue 3 - January 1952. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories: "Journey To Barkut" by Murray Leinster, "Lost Art" by A. Bertram Chandler, "The Great Idea" by Raymond Z. Gallun, "The Wheel" by John Wyndham, and "How Green Was My Martian" by Mack Reynolds. Softcover Pulp, 6.75" x 9", 148 Pages, B&W. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 25 #3 GD/VG 3.0

    1st published SF of Frank Herbert
    Starts Aug 31

    The Glory That Was" by L. Sprague de Camp, and "The Last Days of Shandakor" a novelette by Leigh Brackett, plus "Looking for Something" a short story by Frank Herbert. Alex Schomburg Cover.

    Vol. 25, No. 3 - April 1952. Cover by Alex Schomburg. Stories by L. Sprague de Camp, Leigh Brackett, Oliver Saari, Charles E. Fritch, and Frank Herbert (first published science fiction story, "Looking for Something?"). Alex Schomburg illustration. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Startling Stories (1939-1955 Better Publications) Pulp Vol. 27 #1 VG 4.0

    Water damage.

    Starts Aug 31

    Vol. 27, No. 1 - August, 1952. Cover by Earle K. Bergey. Stories by Philip Jose Farmer "The Lovers" (this is his 1st published sf-story, but his very 1st non-sf story appeared six years earlier in Adventure Vol. 115 No. 5, March 1946), Kendell Foster Crossen, Harry Neal, Charles E. Fritch, Boyd Ellanby, Jack Vance, and Dave Dryfoos. Virgil Finlay (3) and Alex Schomburg illustrations. 6.75-in. x 9.75-in.; black and white; 150 pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Thrilling Wonder Stories (1936-1955 Beacon/Better/Standard) Pulp Vol. 35 #2 VG 4.0

    Cover oxidation.

    Starts Aug 17

    Volume 35, Issue 2 - December, 1949. Cover by Earle Bergey. Stories by James Blish, Murray Leinster, Raymond F. Jones, Arthur C. Clarke, Ray Bradbury, William Morrison, Cleve Cartmill, and L. Sprague de Camp. Two Virgil Finlay illustrations. 7-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 160 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 23 #3 CGC Coverless Restored

    Restored: C1

    Paper: Light tan to off white

    Restoration includes: COLOR COPY COVER ATTACHED WITH GLUE. COVERLESS.

    Label #4684489006

    Starts Aug 17

    March 1934. Cover by M. Brundage. Edited by Farnsworth Wright. "The Black Gargoyle" by Hugh B. Cave, "Winged Death" by Hazel Head, "The Solitary Hunters (conclusion)", and more. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 128 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.25.

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    Wonder Stories (1930-1936 Stellar/Continental) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 7 #8 GD/VG 3.0

    2" Cumulative spine split.

    Starts Aug 17

    April 1936. Final issue. Cover by Frank R. Paul. "The World of Singing Crytals" by Thomas S. Gardner. Other science fiction stories by F. Flagg & F. J. Ackerman, A. Connell, Philip Barshofsky, Alan Conn, Arthur K. Barnes, Gerald H. Adams, George F. Gatter, and Joseph Skidmore. Illustrations by Paul, Winter, Schneeman. Softcover pulp, 7-in. x 10-in., 132 pages, black and white (text with illustrations). Cover price $0.15.