Lesser, Milton; Phillips, Rog et al.

Fantastic Adventures. August 1952

New York, Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1952. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Walter Popp. 10 by 7 inches. 130 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring work by Milton Lesser, Rog Phillips and others. GOOD condition. A one by three inch piece torn from the lower rear cover's corner. Minor fading, with some toning and soiling to the rear panel. Some chipping, minor tearing and creasing along the fore edges, with lesser of the same wear along the other extremities. Pencil star on the f in Fantastic. Interior solid with some browning to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 006487

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Bloch, Robert; Phillips, Rog et al.

Fantastic Science Fiction. Volume 8, Number 5. May, 1959

New York, Ziff-Davis, 1959. Wraps. Digest sized. Color illustrated wraps by Jed Thayer. 130 pp. With a few black and white illustrations throughout. A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring work by Robert Bloch (The Hungry Eye), Rog Phillips and others. GOOD condition. Upper rear cover and last several pages creased and curled over at the corner. Minor soiling, fading and toning. Some creasing and scuffing to the wraps. Minor foxing to the rear wrap. Interior clean and solid with toning to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 006788

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Ballard, J.G.; Phillips, Rog et al.

Strange Fantasy. Spring 1970

Flushing, NY, Ultimate Publishing Co, 1970. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps. Digest sized. 131 pp. With a few black and white illustrations. A single issue of this science fiction/fantasy magazine featuring 'The Sudden Afternoon,' by J.G. Ballard, among work by other authors. GOOD+ condition. Some creasing and wrinkling along the spine. Minor soiling, fading and darkening. Good .

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Book number: 006402

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Roiti, Antonio

Osservazioni Continue Della Elettricita Atmosferica. Istitute a Firenze Dal Prof. Antonio Roiti in Collaborazione Col Dott. Luigi Pasqualini. Pubblicazioni Del. R. Istituto Di Studi Superiori Pratici E Di Perfezionamento in Firenze

Firenze, 1884. Original Wraps. Original wraps. 10pp plus 3 fold out charts and an illustration/schematic of a scientific instrument, presumably a device to measure atmospheric electricity, although no caption is given. The text refers to Mascart and an electrometer, perhaps suggesting the device pictured was a modification of his device. A brief work apparently presenting data and findings from measurements of electricity in the atmosphere. In POOR/FAIR condition. Ex-library with call numbers in pencil on the top of the first page of text and front cover, with a library ownership stamp on the inside front cover. Front cover and title page DETACHED. The rest of the work is intact but weak. The whole piece is rather fragile, with covers and pages chipping and flaking along the extremities. Moderate to heavy uneven fading to the covers, with some darkening. General moderate darkening to the interior. Minor pencil notations to the title page. Poor .

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Book number: 003551

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Noisbn Atmospheric Electricity

Romanes, George John

Darwin, and After Darwin. An Exposition of the Darwinian Theory and a Discussion of Post-Darwinian Questions. I. The Darwinian Theory

Chicago, The Open Court Publishing Company, 1892. Cloth. Blue cloth. 460 pp. plus ads in the rear. Black and white illustrations throughout. A general account of the Darwinian theory of evolution, including chapters on classification, morphology, embryology, paleontology, the theory of natural selection, evidences of that theory, and criticisms of the theory. Many illustrations throughout. GOOD+ condition. Minor to moderate fading and scuffing to the cloth. Minor soiling. Some scuffing along the extremities. Previous owner's bookplate present. Minor foxing to the endpapers. Good/No Jacket.

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Book number: 008233

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Noisbn

Hubbard, L. Ron et al.

To the Stars in Astounding Science Fiction. February and March 1950

New York, Street and Smith, 1950. Wraps. Digest sized. Color illustrated wraps. 162, 162 pp. Two issues of this science fiction magazine, featuring the complete story 'To The Stars,' by L. Ron Hubbard, among work by other writers. GOOD condition. Both with general fading, minor soiling, scuffing and creasing. Rear covers browned. Covers chipped and worn at the head and tails of the spines, with a few small tears present. Minor tearing along the staples. Interiors clean and solid with browning to the paper. Foxing present along the top edge of the February issue. Good .

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Book number: 006350

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Kuttner, Henry; Rocklynne, Ross et al.

Thrilling Wonder Stories. Spring, 1945

New York, Standard Magazines, Inc. Publisher, 1945. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Earle Bergey. 9 1/4 by 6 3/4 inches. 112 pp. A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring work by Henry Kuttner, Ross Rocklynne and others. VERY GOOD condition. Minor general fading to the wraps, with minor browning to the rear cover. A few faint creases present. Minor chipping and tearing along the extremities with some loss at the tail of the spine. Interior clean and solid with the text block somewhat browned. Very Good .

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Book number: 006654

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Samuelson, James

The Popular Science Review. A Quarterly Miscellany of Entertaining and Instructive Articles on Scientific Subjects. Volume 1

London, Robert Hardwicke, 1862. Hard Cover. Green cloth. 548 pages including index.With illustrations throughout, including a few in color. Includes articles on the microscope, the great comet of 1861, the lowest life forms, artificial light, solar chemistry, the West Coast of Equatorial Africa (with a color map), optical phenomena in the atmosphere, etc. With a color plate of light spectrums, of primitive astronomy and a color map. POOR condition, EX-LIBRARY with pockets and pastedowns removed. Evidence of sticker present at the foot of the spine. Front cover and spine DETACHED from the binding. Rear cover tenuously holding. Text block CRACKED and separated into different signatures. Minor soiling and fading with general minor scuffing, heavier to the center front cover. Upper 1 inch of the cloth backstrip missing from the head o the spine, with a piece missing from the upper left front cover. Text clean with general minor toning to the pages. Reference copy in need of rebinding. s. Poor/No Jacket.

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Book number: 004241

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Noisbn Science

Smith, Hamilton

Annals of Science, Being a Record of the Inventions and Improvements in Applied Science. No. 1 October 15, 1852

Cleveland, Ohio, U.S.A. Harris, Fairbanks and Co, 1852. Original Wraps. In original wraps. 14 pages, plus a note from the publisher on the inside rear cover an ads on the rear cover. With a few black and white illustrations. Topics include an instrument for examining the living eye, the stereoscope, mercerized cotton, early Egyptian chemistry, Iodo-Sulphate of Quinine, Astronomy including the Craig telescope, the Second Comet of 1852, fossil fishes, and photography, mentioning a new process on glass. POOR condition. Rear cover almost detached. Moderate to heavy soiling, moderate foxing, and several creases, large and small, present to the covers. Two vertical creases present that run the length of the pamphlet and affect the text within. Moderate uneven fading and darkening present to the covers. Lower corner of the pages creased and bent. A jagged 2 inch half moon shaped piece missing from the lower edge of the pamphlet. Moderate foxing and minor scattered soiling throughout, with general fading to the pages. Several pages unopened. Poor .

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Book number: 002502

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Science Photography Astronomy Comets

Asimov, Isaac; Pohl, Frederik; de Camp, L. Sprague et al.

Future Science Fiction. No. 30

New York, Columbia Publications, 1956. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Emsh. Digest sized. 130 pp. A single issue of this science fiction/fantasy magazine featuring work by Isaac Asimov, Frederik Pohl and others. GOOD+ condition. Mostly minor wrinkling/creasing to the covers. Minor browning and a hint of soiling. Good .

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Book number: 006397

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Stearns, Robert E.C.

Remarks on Fossil Shells from the Colorado Desert. Offprint from the American Naturalist, March 1879

No Place, No Publisher. Wraps. No publisher, place or date, presumed the American Naturalist: 1879. Printed wraps. Pagination runs 141-154. With a few small illustrations of shells. A short discussion of various fossil shells found in the Colorado Desert (in the California region, around the outlet of the Colorado River), discussing Owens Lake and the geography of the region as well. With assertions as to the freshwater sources for the shells, climate and age, etc. GOOD condition. Heavy chipping, tearing and loss to the wrappers along the extremities. Minor staining, soiling and moderate general browning to the wraps, with offsetting along the top portion. A few minor pen corrections to the text in the interior. Good .

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Book number: 008878

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Noisbn

Phillips, Rog; Fairman, Paul W.; Marlowe, Stephen et al.

Fantastic Adventures. November 1951. Volume 13, Number 11

New York, Ziff-Davis, 1951. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Ed Valigursky. Approximately 10 ½ by 7 inches. 130 pp. A single issue of this science fiction magazine, featuring work by Rog Phillips, Paul Fairman, Stephen Marlowe and others. GOOD condition. Minor staining to the rear cover, with some toning. General fading. Minor soiling, mostly to the rear cover. Minor chipping and tearing, with some associated creasing, along the extremities, especially the lower spine. Larger creases present to the rear cover. Spine slightly curled. Interior clean and solid with light toning to the paper. Good .

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Book number: 007427

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Wei, Tien En; Wright, Dave

Earth Defense Fortress Devastator. Wright/Wei Comics 1. August, 1987

Essex Junction, VT, Wright/Wei Comics, Publisher, 1987. Wraps. Yellow illustrated wrappers. 28 pp. Black and white comic illustrations throughout. A self-published comic book blending the authors' fondness for manga and "sci-fi Japanimation," into a story of people, robots and interstellar fighting. VERY GOOD condition. Very light fading and edgewear. Very Good .

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Book number: 017597

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn Fanzines Comics

Abernathy, Robert; Hickey, H.B.; Moore, Ward et al.

Amazing Stories. March 1950. Volume 24, No. 3

New York, Ziff-Davis, 1950. Wraps. Color illustrated wraps by Robert Gibson Jones. 194 pp. (196 including covers, as apparently the publisher considered). A single issue of this science fiction magazine featuring 'The Ultimate Peril' by Robert Abernathy, among work by other authors. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading and toning to the wraps. Rear cover with a diagonal crease at the lower corner. Several small chips and tears along the extremities. Interior clean and solid with minor toning. Good .

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Book number: 006573

Catalogue: Science Fiction

Keywords: Noisbn

Williams, George Huntington

Elements of Crystallography for Students of Chemistry, Physics and Mineralogy

New York, Henry Holt and Company, 1901. Cloth. Stated third edition, revised and enlarged. Green cloth. 270 pp. Line drawings throughout. A scientific study of crystallography, for students in fields of science not related to mineralogy. GOOD+ condition. Minor fading, scuffing and soiling to the covers. Cloth scuffed along the extremities. A few scattered pencil underlines or tick marks in the text. Owner's signatures present. One fold out chart torn along one fold, but complete. Good .

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Book number: 015478

Catalogue: Science

Keywords: Noisbn