avon science fiction reader (16 résultats)

Stapled pictorial wrappers. First edition (& 1st printing). Second of just three magazine issues published 1951-1952, intended as a companion title to the successful AVON FANTASY READER series. Contained mostly reprints from the 1920s and 1930s (the title story is ''Priestess Of The Flame'' by Sewell Peaslee Wright). Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. See Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-35. Pages browning, front cover and spine creased, a G/VG copy.

Stapled pictorial wrappers. First edition (& 1st printing). Second of just three magazine issues published 1951-1952, intended as a companion title to the successful AVON FANTASY READER series. Contained mostly reprints from the 1920s and 1930s (the title story is ''Priestess Of The Flame'' by Sewell Peaslee Wright). Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. See Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-35. Page edges browning, A VG+ copy with light circular stain on rear cover.

Stapled pictorial wrappers. First edition (& 1st printing). First of just three magazine issues published 1951-1952, intended as a companion title to the successful AVON FANTASY READER series. Contained mostly reprints from the 1920s and 1930s (the cover story is The War Of The Sexes'' by Edmond Hamilton). Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. See Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-35. Pages browning, a VG copy.

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Good+ to Very Good-. Vol. 1, No. 1. Edited by Sol Cohen. Cover art by Leo Manso. Includes "For Humans Only" by Alfred Coppel; "Like Gods They Came" by Irving E. Cox, Jr.; "The Forgotten Enemy" by Arthur C. Clarke; "The Agents" by Bryce Walton; "Mr. Kowtshook" by John Christopher; "The Space Ark" (Book Reviews) by Noah Gordon; "The Shed" by E. Everett Evans; "Come Blow Your Horn" by Milton Lesser; "The Call of the Black Lagoon" by Charles L. Harness; "Agratha" by Glen Malin; "Checkmate Morning" by John Jakes; "One-Man God" by Frank Owen; "The Short Count" by Theodore R. Cogswell. Illustrated by John Giunta, Everett Raymond Kinstler, Gerald McCann, Mort Lawrence, and Vincent Napoli. Small tear with loss at heel, about 1/4"; dealer's marks on front; edge and corner nicks and wear; lean; creasing; address label inside cover; marks on contents page; stress; twine dents to rear edges.

Single Issue Magazine. Etat : Good. Vol. 1, No. 2 (1951). Edited by Donald A. Wollheim. Cover art is uncredited [R. Crowl]. Includes "Priestess of the Flame" by Sewell Peaslee Wright; "The Whisperers" by Donald Wandrei; "When Half Worlds Meet" by John Michel; "The Superperfect Bride" by Bob Olsen; "Vulthoom" by Clark Ashton Smith; "The Man Who Discovered Nothing" by Ray Cummings; "Highway" by Leslie F. Stone; "Highway" by Robert W. Lowndes; "The Book of Worlds" by Miles J. Breuer; "The Rebuff" by Lord Dunsany. Creasing; stress; edge and corner nicks, minor tears and wear; tanning; center page loose; pencil mark on cover; rubbing; short stray pen mark on rear.

Etat : Good. First edition copy. . (Science Fiction, sci-Fi, Fantasy).

Small octavo, cover illustration by Leo Manso, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This was an attempt at a revival of Avon Fantasy Reader and Avon Science Fiction Reader. Publisher Joseph Meyer and new editor Sol Cohen were to produce a quarterly with all new stories. It lasted only two issues. All stories were illustrated. Authors included Alfred J. Coppel, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, John Christopher, John Jakes, and others. Tymm and Ashley note many of the stories had a dystopian tone and the stories were not widely reprinted. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 132-134]. A touch of edge wear, a fine copy. (28141).

Small octavo two issues, all published, cover illustrations by Leo Manso, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This was an attempt at a revival of Avon Fantasy Reader and Avon Science Fiction Reader. Publisher Joseph Meyer and new editor Sol Cohen were to produce a quarterly with all new stories. It lasted only two issues. All stories were illustrated. Authors included Alfred J. Coppel, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, John Christopher, John Jakes, Stephen Marlowe, Jack Vance and others. Tymm and Ashley note in both issues many of the stories had a dystopian tone and the stories were not widely reprinted. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 132-134]. Light cover crease to first issue, spine lean to second issue, a very good or somewhat better set. (28140).

Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Last of the two issues of this short-lived digest magazine. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 132-34. Spine folds rubbed, a very good or better copy. (#176504).

First edition. Octavo, three issues, pictorial wrappers. All published. Short lived digest which relied mainly on reprints from older magazines which was unable to compete with Galaxy and F & SF. [Reference: Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-35]. Rubbing and some splits to spine of issues one and three, a very good set. (25131).

Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers, stapled. The second of the three issues of this short-lived digest magazine. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-135. Tiny abrasion to front cover, mild dust soiling to rear cover, a bright, very good copy. (#176506).

Digest magazine. Both issues published in total January and April, 1953, an attempt to revive the earlier Avon Fantasy Reader series and Avon Science Fiction Reader series under one title. Unlike those earlier series (which contained many reprints), all stories in these two issues were new. Indeed, this first issue contains Arthur C. Clarke's classic story ''The Forgotten Enemy'' and no 2 Clarke's story ''The Parasite''. Near fine (NF) copies.

Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers, stapled. The first of the three issues of this short-lived digest magazine. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-135. Just a touch of wear at spine ends, a bright, nearly fine copy. (#176505).

Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. First of the two issues of this short-lived digest magazine. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 132-34. Faint distributor's date stamp on front cover, else a fine copy. (#176503).

Small octavo two issues, all published, cover illustrations by Leo Manso, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This was an attempt at a revival of Avon Fantasy Reader and Avon Science Fiction Reader. Publisher Joseph Meyer and new editor Sol Cohen were to produce a quarterly with all new stories. It lasted only two issues. All stories were illustrated. Authors included Alfred J. Coppel, Jr., Arthur C. Clarke, John Christopher, John Jakes, and others. Tymm and Ashley note many of the stories had a dystopian tone and the stories were not widely reprinted. [Reference: Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 132-134]. Cream pages, a lovely, fine set. (34547).

Small octavo, three issues, pictorial wrappers. Anthology style magazine which lasted only three issues which did not survive editor Wollheim leaving Avon. [Reference: Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 134-35]. Mild toning to text paper, small nicks/tears at rear corners, a bright, fine set. (34548).