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PLANET STORIES.
New York: Love Romances, 1952. Octavo, single issue, cover by Anderson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "A Planet Named Joe" by S. A. Lombino, an early published story by the author who would change his name to Evan Hunter and achieve more fame writing as Ed McBain. Also includes a Leigh Brackett story. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 476-481.
5 AGAINST THE HOUSE.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1954]. Octavo, boards. First U.K. edition. Author's first novel. Signed inscription by Finney on the title page "Best wishes-/ -- from/ Jack Finney". Made into a film noir in 1955 directed by Phil Karlson, with Guy Madison, Kim Novak and Brian Keith.
5 AGAINST THE HOUSE.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, [1954]. Octavo, boards. First U.K. edition. Author's first novel. Made into a film noir in 1955 directed by Phil Karlson, with Guy Madison, Kim Novak and Brian Keith. Hubin, p. 284.
ASSAULT ON A QUEEN.
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1959. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Filmed in 1966 with Frank Sinatra in the lead role.
THE BODY SNATCHERS.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. "Seed-pod aliens take over a small American town, replacing people with will-less simulacra. A memorable piece of paranoia, similar to Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS (1951)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 45. "A chilling classic..."- Barron (ed.) Horror Literature 4-116. This novel has now been filmed four times, a classic of the genre. The first film version directed by Don Siegel starring Kevin McCarthy was released at the height of the Red scare of the 1950s. The latest version appeared in 2007 titled "Invasion". Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-401. Barron, ed., Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-136. King list, p. 390. Winter list, p. 269.
THE BODY SNATCHERS.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Seed-pod aliens take over a small American town, replacing people with will-less simulacra. A memorable piece of paranoia, similar to Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS (1951)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 45. "A chilling classic..."- Barron (ed.) Horror Literature 4-116. This novel has now been filmed four times, a classic of the genre. The first film version directed by Don Siegel starring Kevin McCarthy was released at the height of the Red scare of the 1950s. The latest version appeared in 2007 titled "Invasion". Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-401. Barron, ed., Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-136. King list, p. 390. Winter list, p. 269.
THE BODY SNATCHERS.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1955. Octavo, boards. First edition. "Seed-pod aliens take over a small American town, replacing people with will-less simulacra. A memorable piece of paranoia, similar to Heinlein's THE PUPPET MASTERS (1951)." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 45. "A chilling classic..."- Barron (ed.) Horror Literature 4-116. This novel has now been filmed four times, a classic of the genre. The first film version directed by Don Siegel starring Kevin McCarthy was released at the height of the Red scare of the 1950s. The latest version appeared in 2007 titled "Invasion". Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-401. Barron, ed., Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-136. King list, p. 390. Winter list, p. 269.
FROM TIME TO TIME.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Tokyo, Singapore: Simon & Schuster, [1995]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance uncorrected proof. Sequel to TIME AND AGAIN (1970).
THE HOUSE OF NUMBERS.
[New York: Dell Publishing Company, Inc., 1957]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Dell # A139. Paperback original. Filmed in 1957 with Jack Palance.
THE THIRD LEVEL.
New York: Rinehart, 1957. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-164.
TIME AND AGAIN.
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1970]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Correct first printing. Excellent novel of time travel-to New York of the 1880's. "Excellent historical detail and a compelling plot make this the outstanding work of the [time travel] sub-genre." -Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-167. "...it's a classic modern timeslip romance, detailed and moving...(the) author's best book." - Pringle (ed.)-The Ultimate Guide To Science Fiction. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-403. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-105. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 47. Survey of Science Fiction Literature V, pp. 2283-86. King list, p. 390.
THE WOODROW WILSON DIME.
New York: Simon and Schuster, [1968]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Fantasy novel of a parallel world.
GAMMA. (Five issues, all published).
North Hollywood, CA: Star Press, Inc., [1963-1965]. Small octavo, five issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest magazine. A short run magazine that published some very good fiction but could not work out its identity. Authors include Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, William F. Nolan, Richard Matheson, Charles Beaumont, A. E. Van Vogt, Dorothy Hughes, Robert Sheckley, Patricia Highsmith, Dennis Etchison and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 313-315.
VECTOR ANALYSIS.
New York: Published by Berkley Publishing Corporation Distributed by G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1978]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The author's "first novel, VECTOR ANALYSIS (short version May 1977 ANALOG; 1978), sets problems in a space station devoted to medical research, and sees them solved" (John Clute).
ARGOSY.
New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1939. Octavo, single issue, cover by Ralph Belarski, pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Includes part one of "Maker of Shadows," a Gees supernatural novel by Jack Mann (pseudonym of E. C. Vivian).
THRILLING WONDER STORIES.
New York: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "New Bodies For Old" by Jack Vance, a Chateau d'If story, "Battling Bolto" by L. Ron Hubbard, "A Walk in the Dark" by Arthur C. Clarke, and "As You Were" by Henry Kuttner. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 743-762.
STARTLING STORIES.
Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1949. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Sub-Standard Sardines" a Mignus Ridolph story by Jack Vance. Also includes L. Ron Hubbard writing as "Rene Lafayette, John D. MacDonald, Murray Leinster, Henry Kuttner and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
STARTLING STORIES.
Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1948. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Hard Luck Diggings" by Jack Vance. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, Edmond Hamilton, and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
STARTLING STORIES.
Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1948. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Hard Luck Diggings" by Jack Vance. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, Edmond Hamilton, and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
STARTLING STORIES.
Kokomo, IN: Better Publications, Inc., 1952. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. With "Noise" by Jack Vance and "The Lovers" by Philip Jose Farmer. This is Farmer's first published science fiction story. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES.
Kokomo, Indiana: Fictioneers, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by van Donegen, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Ultimate Quest" by Jack Vance writing as John Holbrook. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, Poul Anderson, Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds and others.
SUPER SCIENCE STORIES.
Kokomo, Indiana: Fictioneers, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by van Donegen, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Ultimate Quest" by Jack Vance writing as John Holbrook. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard, Poul Anderson, Fredric Brown, Mack Reynolds and others. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 631-635.
THRILLING WONDER STORIES.
New York: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "New Bodies For Old" by Jack Vance, a Chateau d'If story, "Battling Bolto" by L. Ron Hubbard, "A Walk in the Dark" by Arthur C. Clarke, and "As You Were" by Henry Kuttner. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 743-762.
SPACE STORIES.
Kokomo, IN: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1952. Octavo, single issue, cover by Erle K. Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. A short lived magazine which only had five issues. This issue features "Planet of the Damned" by Jack Vance, later published in paperback as SLAVES OF THE KLAU and then in hardcover as GOLD AND IRON (Vance's preferred title). Includes fiction by Kendell Foster Crossen, Phyllis Sterling Smith and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 591-599.
STARTLING STORIES.
Kokomo, IN: Better Publications, Inc., 1953. Octavo, single issue, cover by Alex Schomburg, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "Three-Legged Joe" by Jack Vance. Also fiction by Isaac Asimov, Damon Knight, Murray Leinster and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.