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ARGOSY.
New York: The Frank A. Munsey Company, 1937. Octavo, single issue, cover by Emmett Watson, pictorial wrappers. Pulp Magazine. Features part three of the serial "Seven Worlds to Conquer" by Edgar Rice Burroughs (published in book form as BACK TO THE STONE AGE). Also includes L. Ron Hubbard with "Flying Trapeze." Heins, p. 140.
BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000.
[London]: New English Library, [1983]. Octavo, printed blue wrappers. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the projected first British edition. "Galactic goodies-versus-baddies. Hubbard's comeback novel after decades misspent as a religious prophet. Extremely long, and very old-fashioned, it has no virtues." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 27. "There is a degree of badness that is not even funny ... unremittingly dreadful." - Roz Kaveney, Foundation. The first part of the novel was adapted as a 2000 film starring (and partly financed by) John Travolta. Released to critical and commercial failure, "Battlefield Earth" is frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. New English Library did not publish the novel due to a contractual dispute with Bridge Publications. The book was published in the UK in 1984 by Quadrant Books. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-280.
BATTLEFIELD EARTH: A SAGA OF THE YEAR 3000.
New York: St. Martin's Press, [1982]. Octavo, blue wrappers printed in black. Advance copy (uncorrected proof) of the first edition. "Galactic goodies-versus-baddies. Hubbard's comeback novel after decades misspent as a religious prophet. Extremely long, and very old-fashioned, it has no virtues." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. 27. "There is a degree of badness that is not even funny ... unremittingly dreadful." - Roz Kaveney, Foundation. The first part of the novel was adapted as a 2000 film starring (and partly financed by) John Travolta. Released to critical and commercial failure, "Battlefield Earth" is frequently described as one of the worst films of all time. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 4-280.
FINAL BLACKOUT.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of Hubbard's best novels, first published in 1940 as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, a pessimistic meditation on the theme of "the ambiguity of all revolutions." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-549. In 333.
FINAL BLACKOUT.
Providence, R.I. Hadley Publishing Co., [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of Hubbard's best novels, first published in 1940 as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, a pessimistic meditation on the theme of "the ambiguity of all revolutions." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-549. In 333.
FINAL BLACKOUT.
Providence, RI: Hadley Publishing Co., [1948]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of Hubbard's best novels, first published in 1940 as a three-part serial in ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, a pessimistic meditation on the theme of "the ambiguity of all revolutions." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-549. In 333.
OLE DOC METHUSELAH.
Austin, Texas: Theta Press, [1970]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects the seven Ole Doc Methuselah stories first published in the pulps in the 1940s under Hubbard's pen name René Lafayette.
OLE DOC METHUSELAH.
Austin, Texas: Theta Press, [1970]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Collects the seven Ole Doc Methuselah stories first published in the pulps in the 1940s under Hubbard's pen name René Lafayette.
SLAVES OF SLEEP.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. Octavo, jacket illustration by Hannes Bok, cloth. First edition. One of an undetermined number of subscriber's copies signed by Hubbard on front free endpaper. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-184. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 868. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 55. In 333.
SLAVES OF SLEEP.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. Octavo, jacket illustration by Hannes Bok, cloth. First edition. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-184. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 868. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 55. In 333.
SLAVES OF SLEEP.
Chicago: Shasta Publishers, 1948. Octavo, jacket illustration by Hannes Bok, cloth. First edition. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-184. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 868. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 55. In 333.
TYPEWRITER IN THE SKY [and] FEAR.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Two classic short novels first published in UNKNOWN in 1940. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-185. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-97. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 870. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 57. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 761-65.
TYPEWRITER IN THE SKY [and] FEAR.
New York: Gnome Press, Inc. Publishers, [1951]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Two classic short novels first published in UNKNOWN in 1940. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 3-185. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-97. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 870. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 57. Survey of Science Fiction Literature II, pp. 761-65.
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.
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.
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.
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.
Springfield, MA: Better Publications, Inc., 1949. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. With "The King of Thieves" a Mignus Ridolph story by Jack Vance. Also includes L. Ron Hubbard writing as "Rene Lafayette," Murray Leinster, Clifford Simak, and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
STARTLING STORIES.
Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Five Gold Bands" by Jack Vance and "Pardon My Iron Nerves" a Captain Future story by Edmond Hamilton. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard (his final pulp story), Mack Reynolds and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.
STARTLING STORIES.
Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1950. Octavo, single issue, cover by Earle Bergey, pictorial wrappers. Pulp magazine. Includes "The Five Gold Bands" by Jack Vance and "Pardon My Iron Nerves" a Captain Future story by Edmond Hamilton. Also fiction by L. Ron Hubbard (his final pulp story), Mack Reynolds and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 611-617.