FANTASTIC ADVENTURES (THE RED DWARF - AKA RICHARD S. SHAVER; ELROY ARNO - AKA LEROY YERXA; DAVID WRIFGT O'BRIEN; LEE FRANCIS; RAY BRADBURY; LEROY YERXA; H. B. HICKEY)

Fantastic Adventures: May 1947

NY, Ziff-Davis. 1947. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 9, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "The Tale of the Red Dwarf" (short novel) by 'The Red Dwarf' [Richard S. Shaver]. Includes "Meet My Mummy" (novelette) by Elroy Arno [Leroy Yerxa]; "Painting of the Prophet" by David Wright O'Brien; "When the Spirit Moves Me" by Lee Francis [Yerxa]; "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Ray Bradbury; "The Emperor's Eye" (novelette) by Lee Yerxa; "Shades of Henry Morgan" (novelette) by H. B. Hickey. Features: "The Editor's Notebook"; "The Man Who Mapped the Brain" by Gary lee Horton; "The Luck That Failed" by Pete Bogg; "Romance of the Elements: Hafnium" by Rod Ruth; "Human Electricity" by Jerry Walsh; "Flight Against Time" by H. R. Stanton; "The Pirate Barbarossa" by June Lurie; "Out of Any War" by Alexander Blade; "The Green Tower" by Sandy Miller; "Reader's Page"; "Animals Know" by Pete Bogg; "Disappearance of the Wolf-Men" by Jon Barry. Illustrated by Henry Sharp, Magarian, Gray, Brady, Virgil Finlay, and J. Allen St. John. Creasing; rubbing; tanning; spine a little sunned. Very Good.

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FANTASTIC ADVENTURES (THE RED DWARF - AKA RICHARD S. SHAVER; ELROY ARNO - AKA LEROY YERXA; DAVID WRIFGT O'BRIEN; LEE FRANCIS; RAY BRADBURY; LEROY YERXA; H. B. HICKEY)

Fantastic Adventures: May 1947

NY, Ziff-Davis. 1947. Single Issue Magazine. Vol. 9, No. 3. Pulp magazine. Edited by Raymond A. Palmer. Cover art by Robert Gibson Jones for "The Tale of the Red Dwarf" (short novel) by 'The Red Dwarf' [Richard S. Shaver]. Includes "Meet My Mummy" (novelette) by Elroy Arno [Leroy Yerxa]; "Painting of the Prophet" by David Wright O'Brien; "When the Spirit Moves Me" by Lee Francis [Yerxa]; "Tomorrow and Tomorrow" by Ray Bradbury; "The Emperor's Eye" (novelette) by Lee Yerxa; "Shades of Henry Morgan" (novelette) by H. B. Hickey. Features: "The Editor's Notebook"; "The Man Who Mapped the Brain" by Gary lee Horton; "The Luck That Failed" by Pete Bogg; "Romance of the Elements: Hafnium" by Rod Ruth; "Human Electricity" by Jerry Walsh; "Flight Against Time" by H. R. Stanton; "The Pirate Barbarossa" by June Lurie; "Out of Any War" by Alexander Blade; "The Green Tower" by Sandy Miller; "Reader's Page"; "Animals Know" by Pete Bogg; "Disappearance of the Wolf-Men" by Jon Barry. Illustrated by Henry Sharp, Magarian, Gray, Brady, Virgil Finlay, and J. Allen St. John. Tanning; a little creasing; standard wear and tear at edges, but much less than usual. Very Good+.

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(Butler, Arthur Gardiner). Riley, Charles V.; Grote, Augustus Radcliffe; Scudder, Samuel H.; Darwin, Francis; Murray, Richard Paget; Distant, William Lucas; Moore, Frederic; Hewitson, William Chapman; Meldola, Raphael; Boisduval, Jean Baptiste; Moschler,

A Collection of 28 Pamphlets on Lepidopterans : Moths and Butterflies - from the Library of British Museum Entomologist Arthur Gardiner Butler.

circa 1874-1878. circa 1874-1878. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 5-1/2 inches wide. Hardcover, 28 pamphlets bound into three-quarter brown leather and dark green cloth. The ownership initials of Arthur Gardiner Butler, "A.G. Butler", are stamped in gilt on the front cover. The rear cover is detached and the spine has perished and is thus lacking. Pages (i)-28 illustrated with a plate & pages (29)-50, and [2]; pages 169-187, [1]; and pages 115-120; pages (1)-23 and [1]; pages (1)-34, illustrated with a folding plate; pages (385)-390; 523-529, and [1], illustrated with a color plate; pages ix-xvi; pages 93-104; pages (43)-52; pages (83)-94; pages (339)-348; pages (227)-237 and [1]; pages (319)-328; pages (155)-161 and [1]; pages 233-244; pages 1-85 and [1]; pages (1)-22; pages (89)-124; pages (1)-17 and [2]; pages (136)-146 & (147)-150; pages (1)-60 illustrated with 2 plates; pages 1-28; pages (1)-4; pages 1-52 illustrated with 2 plates; pages (1)-7 and [1]; pages 1-11 illustrated with a plates; and pages (1)-72 illustrated with 3 color plates. Three of the pamphlets are quite darkened and are fragile. A few pages are foxed. In otherwise good to very good condition.

Following is a description of the contents of the volume:

1) A.R. Grote: Check List of the Noctuidae of America, North of Mexico. Part 1: "Bombyciae and Noctuelitae (Nonfasciatae)". 28 pages, plus a plate. Buffalo, 1875. Part 2: "Noctuelitae (Fasciatae), Deltoides and Noctuo-Phalaenidi". Pages 29-50. Buffalo, 1876

2) A.R. Grote: Descriptions of Noctuidae, Chiefly from California. Pages 169-187 extracted from the "Bulletin United states Geological Survey".

3) Aug. R. Grote: Notes on a Collection of Noctuid Moths Made in Colorado in 1875 by Dr. A.S. Packard, Jr. Pages 115-120, extracted from the "Bulletin United States Geological Survey".

4) Chas. V. Riley: Notes on the Yucca Borer (Megathymus Yuccae.) An offprint from the Transactions of the Academy of Science St. Louis, Vol. III, January 1876,published St. Louis, MO. 1876. 23 pages with textual illustrations.

5) Samuel H. Scudder: Description of the Larva and Chrysalis of Papilio Eurymedon Boisd. of California. ENTOMOLOGICAL NOTES III. From the Proceedings of the Boston Society of Natural History, Vol. XIII, 1870. 34 pages, with a folding plate.

6) Francis Darwin, M.B.: On the Structure of the Proboscis of Ophideres fullonica, an Orange-Sucking Moth. Pages 385-390, with textual illustrations.

7) Rev. R.P. Murray, M.A.: Descriptions of some new species belonging to the genus Lycaena. Pages 523-529, with a color plate, extracted from the Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, December 1874.

8) W.L. Distant: The Geographical Distribution of Danais Archippus. Pages 93-104, extracted from the Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, June 1877.

9) Frederic Moore, F.Z.S.: Descriptions of Asiatic Diurnal Lepidoptera. Pages43-52, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for July 1877.

10) Frederic Moore, F.Z.S.: New Species of Heterocerous Lepidoptera of the Tribe Bombyces, collected by Mr. W.B. Pryer chiefly in the District of Shanghai. Pages 83-94, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for August 1877.

11) Frederic Moore, F.Z.S.:Descriptions of Ceylon Lepidoptera. Pages 339-348, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for October 1877.

12) Frederic Moore, F.Z.S.: Descriptions of New Species of Lepidoptera Collected by the Late Dr. F. Stoliczka during the Indian-Government Mission to Yarkund in 1873. Pages 227-237, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for March 1878.

13) W.C. Hewitson: Descriptions of Twenty-Three New Species of Hesperidae from his own collection. Pages 319-328, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for October 1877.

14) Raphael Meldola, Sec. Ent. Soc.: Entomological Notes Bearing on Evolution. Pages 155-161, an offprint from the Annals and Magazine of Natural History for February 1878.

15) W.F. Kirby, Assistant Naturalist, R.D.S.: Notes on the New or Rare Sphingidae in the Museum of the Royal Dublin Society, and Remarks on Mr. Butler's recent revision of the Family. Pages 233-244, extracted from the Transactions of the Entomological Society of London, October 1877.

16) Dr. Boisduval: Monographie des Agaristidees (Lepidopteres). Pages 1-85, an offprint from Revue et Magasin de Zoologie, 1874. [With numerous reader's notes in pencil].

17) Georg Semper: Diagnosen einiger neuer Tagfalter von den Philippinen und Bemerkungen uber die Verbreitung einiger derselben. Pages 1-22. Published Hamburg Marz/April 1878. An offprint from Verhandlungen des Vereins fur naturwissenschaftliche Unterhaltung in Hamburg (1876).

18) Dr. O. Staudinger, in Blasewitz bei Dresden.: Neue Lepidopteren des sudamerikanischen Faunengebiets. Pages 89-124, an offprint from Verhandlungen der K.K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1875).

19) H.B. Moschler: Tineen der Ober-Lausitz. Pages 1-17, with a plate. An offprint from Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu GÃ
¶ rlitz, circa 1868. [THE PAGES OF THIS PAMPHLET ARE QUITE DARKENED AND ARE THEREFORE SOMEWHAT FRAGILE.]

20) H.B. Moschler: Aufzahlung der in Andalusien 1865 von Herrn Graf v. Hoffmannsegg gesammelten Schmetterlinge. Pages 136-146, extracted from Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift und Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift in Vereinigung, 1866.

21) H.B. Moschler: Neue Microlepidopteren von Sarepta, pages 147-150, extracted from Berliner Entomologische Zeitschrift und Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift in Vereinigung, 1866.

22) H.B. Moschler: Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. Pages 1-60, with 2 plates. An offprint from Verhandlungen der K.K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1875).

23) H.B. Moschler: Neue exotische Hesperidae. Pages 1-28, an offprint from Verhandlungen der K.K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien (1878). [THE PAGES OF THIS PAMPHLET ARE QUITE DARKENED AND ARE THEREFORE ARE FRAGILE.]

24) H.B. Moschler: Vier neue sudrussische Schmetterlinge. Pages 1-4, an offprint from Wiener Entomologische Monatsschrift, circa 1860. (the pages are quite stained).

25) H.B. Moschler: Beiträge zur Lepidopteren-Fauna von Labrador. Pages 1-52, with 2 plates, an offprint from Wiener Entomologische Monatsschrift, circa 1860.

26) H.B. Moschler: Beitrage zur Schmetterlingsfauna von Labrador. Pages 1-7, an offprint from Wiener Entomologische Monatsschrift.

27) H.B. Moschler: Tineen der Ober-Lausitz. Familie der Plutelliden Pages 1-11, with a plate. An offprint from Abhandlungen der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu GÃ
¶ rlitz, circa 1868. [THE PAGES OF THIS PAMPHLET ARE HEAVILY DARKENED AND ARE THEREFORE VERY FRAGILE.]

28) H.B. Moschler: Beitrage zur Schmetterlings-Fauna von Surinam. II. Title & pages 1-72, with three color plates. Published in Vienna in 1878 the pamphlet is an offprint from Verhandlungen der K.K. zoologisch-botanischen Gesellschaft in Wien, 1877. (The pages are darkened.). Good .

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Book number: 98061

Catalogue: Natural History

Keywords: NATURAL HISTORY; NATURE; LEPIDOPTEROLOGY; MOTHS; BUTTERFLIES; ENTOMOLOGY; A.R. GROTE; ARTHUR GARDINER BUTLER; CHARLES V. RILEY; SAMUEL H. SCUDDER; FRANCIS DARWIN; RICHARD PAGET MURRAY; WILLIAM LUCAS DISTANT; FREDERIC MOORE; WILLIAM CHAPMEN HEWITSON; RAPHA

COLLINS, RICHARD C.; ABRAHAM, GEORGE D.; WILLIAMS, J.C.; GUTHRIE, N.E.; PAUL, MISS H.W.; PATTERSON, WALTER G.; SMITH, ALBERT E.; RINEHART, MARY ROBERTS; LEES, G. FREDERIC; FLETCHER, ALFRED C.B.; DICKIE, FRANCIS J.

The Wide World, the Magazine for Men, November [Nov. ] 1916, Vol. 37, No. 223: War in the Dolomites / New Glacier Park

New York: The International News Company, 1916. First Edition. Single Issue Magazine. Margaret. Abundant black and white illustrations and reproductions of photos. Features: The Knife-Haft Clue - a tale of murder at Cavadiera Camp in Brazil; The War in the Dolomites - article and photos of extremely challenging terrain in Italy; Stalked! - L. Rogers was stalked on a lonely trail by a big mountain lion; The Return Match - follow-up to October 1915 article "A Prize-Fight in Mexico" by N.E. Guthrie, one of the principals in the fight; Two Girls in Camp in British Columbia - Miss H.W. Paul and her friend Fatima, two English nurses, describe their month-long holiday in the wilds of the B.C. coast; In the Grip of the "Hip Sings" - part III - an American businessman was also a member of a Chinese tong; The Mutiny of the Z.___ - part I of a tragic story related by the first mate; On the Trail in Wonderland - Part II - exploring America's newest national reserve, Glacier Park in North-Western Montana; The Disappearance of Charlie Westcott - WWI story of a lucky escape; From Job to Job Around the World - Part IX - Alfred C.B. Fletcher recounts his voyage to Spitzbergen, his coal-mining experiences in the Arctic, and his final return to the U.S, with fascinating photos; "Mike" - The Story of a Mounted Police Sled Dog that rescued a man who had fallen unconscious in a blizzard; and more. pp. 5 [ads], [2], 96, 6-24 [ads]. Unmarked with moderate wear. A quality vintage copy.; 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall; Wide World Magazine, November 1916, Knife-Haft Clue, murder, Cavadiera Camp, Brazil, Dolomites, WWI - Italy, Italy - mountains, L. Rogers, mountain lion; A Prize-Fight in Mexico, N.E. Guthrie, Boxing - Mexico, British Columbia - camping, Vancouver Isla. Very Good .

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Davies, Julien T.; Shevlin, Thomas H.; Lindabury, Richard V.; Morton, Paul; Aldrich, Nelson W.; McGibbon, D. Lorne; Stetson, Francis Lynde; Colt, LeBaron B.; Colt, Samuel P.

Addresses in Response to Toasts at a Dinner to the Directors of the United States Rubber Company at the Metropolitan Club, November the Twenty-Third, Nineteen Hundred and Nine.

[New York: The Barnes Printing Company], 1909. 1909. - Octavo, 8-1/2 inches high by 6 inches wide. Softcover, bound in printed cream wrappers decorated with a prancing horse and a green rubber tree leaf, in the original glassine dust wrapper. The edges of the glassine are slighly chipped. 48 deckle-edged pages with a photographic frontispiece picturing the guests at the dinner seated around a large table decorated with candles and plants. There is a rust stain to the top of the first page from the paper clip which held the toastmaster Samuel P. Colt's card. Very good.

First (only) edition.

Laid in is the Metropolitan Club card of Samuel P. Colt who served as the toastmaster at the dinner. Colt (1852-1921) formed the United States Rubber Company. Among the toasts given at the event was "Insurance and Banking" by Paul Morton (1857-1911), the 36th Secretary of the Navy, "Tariff and Currency" by Rhode Island Senator Nelson W. Aldrich (1841-1915), "Law and Business" by Francis Lynde Stetson (1846-1920), President of the New York State Bar Association, "Rubber and Canada" by Douglas Lorne McGibbon, the chief benefactor of a tuberculosis sanatorium in Sainte-Agathe-des-Monts, Quebec, and "Judiciary and Commerce" by LeBaron Bradford Colt (1846-1924), a Rhode Island senator. Very good .

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Book number: 98467

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Keywords: ECONOMICS; BUSINESS; ADDRESSES IN RESPONSE TO TOASTS AT A DINNER TO THE DIRECTORS OF THE UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY; UNITED STATES RUBBER COMPANY; TOASTS; SAMUEL P. COLT; METROPOLITAN CLUB; PAUL MORTON; SECRETARY OF THE NAVY; US SENATOR; NELSON W. ALDRI

F&SF (SHIELA FINCH; ALBERT E. COWDREY; FRANCIS MARION SOTY; PAUL DI FILIPPO; KEN LIU; WALTER C. DEBILL, JR. & RICHARD GAVIN & RROBERT M. PRICE & W. H. PUGMIRE & JEFFREY THOMAS & DON WEBB; JAMES PATRICK KELLY; KARL BUNKER; KALI WALLACE; DIXON WRAGG; +)

The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction (F&Sf): March, Mar. / April, Apr. 2011

NY, Spilogale, Inc. 2011. SingleIssueMagazine. Vol. 120, Nos. 3 & 4. Edited by Gordon van Gelder. Cover art by Kent Bash for "The Evening and the Morning" (novella) by Shiela Finch. Includes "Scatter My Ashes" (novelet) by Albert E. Cowdrey; "The Second Kalandar's Tale" (novelet) by Francis Marion Soty; "A Pocketful of Faces" by Paul Di Filippo; "The Paper Menagerie" by Ken Liu; "Night Gauntlet" by Walter C. Debill, Jr. & Richard Gavin & Rrobert M. Price & W. H. Pugmire & Jeffrey Thomas & Don Webb; "Happy Ending" by James Patrick Kelly; "Bodyguard" by Karl Bunker; "Botanical Excercises for Curious Girls" by Kali Wallace; "Ping" by Dixon Wragg; "The Ifs of Time" by James Stoddard. Poem: "Metaversal" by Sophie M. White. Departments: "Books to Look For" by Charles de Lint; "Books" by James Sallis; "Films: Who's the Indie-est of Them All" by Lucius Shepard; "Coming Attractions"; "Curiosities" by F. Gwynplaine MacIntyre. Cartoons by Arthur Masear, J. P. Rini and Bill Long. Label pulls to front, including a quarter sized flap tear; otherwise pretty nice. Good to Very Good-.

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FRANCIS, RICHARD H.

Blackpool Vanishes

Granada. 1980. (ISBN: 0586045791) Paperback, 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Book, No inscription or spine creases. As New.

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FRANCIS Richard H.

Blackpool Vanishes

Newton Abbot: Readers Union, 1979. Book club edn. 8vo. Original gilt lettered black cloth (Fine), dustwrapper (VG in protective wrapper). Pp. 191 (pages browning; no inscriptions). .

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