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![THE CATALYST by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24425.jpg?v=1562874614)
THE CATALYST by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1951]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "Scott and Nancy Andrew bring back a small cinder rock from Mercury, not knowing that it is a catalyst which will turn water into gold. It is lost in the sewers of London, and Earth is threatened. An ingenious SF re-working of the King Midas Legend." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A132.
![THE CATALYST by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24465.jpg?v=1562874637)
THE CATALYST by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1951]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "Scott and Nancy Andrew bring back a small cinder rock from Mercury, not knowing that it is a catalyst which will turn water into gold. It is lost in the sewers of London, and Earth is threatened. An ingenious SF re-working of the King Midas Legend." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A132.
![THE COSMIC FLAME by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24426.jpg?v=1562874614)
THE COSMIC FLAME by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1950]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "The inhabitants of a synthetic world beyond the orbit of Pluto come to the aid of Earth when renegade scientists utilize a natural cosmic lens to back up an ultimatum to the world. An entertaining space opera." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A133.
![INFERNO by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24427.jpg?v=1562874615)
INFERNO by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1950]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." In the year 2150 A.D. immortal Atlanteans living underground on the planet Saturn help a stranded astronaut and his girl friend overthrow the ruthless Earth dictator who tried to kill them. The main part of the plot involves super science, dopplegangers and matter transmission. "A grandiose interplanetary adventure." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A144.
![NEBULA X by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24428.jpg?v=1562874615)
NEBULA X by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1950]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." The scattered atoms of the long-dead sole survivor of a peaceful alien race annihilated by the super science of an ancient pre-antediluvian Earth civilization are reunited by Earth scientists during a laboratory experiment. The super intelligent, amoral, and totally evil alien assumes the form of a beautiful woman, Nebula, and makes plans to exterminate mankind to avenge its dead race. "The basic plot of this story is based on 'The Multillionth Chance' which appeared in the September 1946 issue of THRILLING WONDER STORIES, as by John Russell Fearn." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A155.
![THE RENEGADE STAR by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24445.jpg?v=1562874624)
THE RENEGADE STAR by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., [1951]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "When the Solar System is doomed to absolute destruction by the close passage of a renegade star, super scientist Evelyn Stokes is Earth's only chance of survival. An audacious novel that sends Earth on a titanic voyage through the universe, the story is a slightly expanded and rewritten version of 'The Blue Infinity,' which was published in the September 1935 issue of ASTOUNDING under Fearn's own name." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A162.
![SPACE WARP by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24429.jpg?v=1562874616)
SPACE WARP by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Limited. [1952]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "A fault in the ether causes temperatures to rise to record levels all over the world as the endless day gets under way. The lives of a number of people are affected in different ways by this strange and terrifying metamorphosis in nature." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A164.
![WANDERER OF SPACE by Vargo Statten [pseudonym]. John Russell Fearn, "Vargo Statten."](/pictures/thumb/24430.jpg?v=1562874616)
WANDERER OF SPACE by Vargo Statten [pseudonym].
London: Scion Ltd., n.d., [1950]. Octavo, cover by Ronald Turner, pictorial wrappers. First edition. "A Scion Scientific Novel." "Deep in space a son is born to the Queen of Earth, while back on the politically unstable homeworld, an exact twin is created by synthesis, giving rise to interplanetary intrigue and adventure. An SF variant of Alexandre Dumas's THE MAN IN THE IRON MASK." - Harbottle and Holland. Harbottle and Holland A172.
THE PILDITCH PUZZLE.
Chicago: Royce Publishers, n.d. [1946]. Small octavo, wrappers. First U.S. paperback edition. Trophy Books #402. First published in the U.K. as The Murderer (under the pseudonym of William Morton), the U.S. hardcover in 1932 uses the listed title. This edition is both illustrated and abridged.
GEMINI RISING.
New York: Fawcett Gold Medal, [1971]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. The author's only SF novel. Secret underground facility experimenting on animal genetics to create weapons.
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 HOUSE OF NUMBERS.
London: Eyre & Spottiswoode, 1957. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. After assaulting a guard in San Quentin prison, Arnie Jarvis needs to find a way to escape or face the death penalty. "...the method Finney devises for the escape is ingenious, and the characters are well drawn. The suspense, as with all Finney's works, is guaranteed to keep you turning the pages." - Pronzini and Muller, 1001 Midnights, The Aficionado's Guide to Mystery and Detective Fiction, pp. 247-248. Filmed in 1957 with Jack Palance from a screenplay by Don Mankiewicz and Russell Rouse. Hubin, p. 284.
THE FAST BUCK.
New York: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1952]. Small octavo, cover by Barye Phillips, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal #270. Signed by the author on the title page. A hard boiled novel.
HOUSE OF FLESH.
New York: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1950]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal #123. Paperback original.
THE LADY KILLS.
New York: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1951]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. A Gold Medal book #148. Paperback original.
THE LADY KILLS.
New York: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1951]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal #148. Paperback original.
SECOND-HAND NUDE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications Inc., [1959]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal #928. Paperback original.
SO WICKED MY LOVE.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1961. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. Later (third printing) edition. Gold Medal #S1110. Paperback original.
SO WICKED MY LOVE.
New York: Gold Medal Books/Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1954]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal # 437. Paperback original. Hardboiled mystery novel.
THE SPIDER LILY.
[New York: Dell Publishing Compnay, Inc., n.d., (1950s)]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition.
I WAKE UP SCREAMING.
[New York: Quinn Publishing Company, Inc., 1944]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Handi-Book #27. Classic hardboiled mystery novel.
THE NIGHT BEFORE MURDER.
New York: Popular Library, [1951]. Small octavo, cover by Rudolph Belarski, pictorial wrappers. Later edition. Popular Library 317. Hard boiled fiction. Contrary to popular belief this is not the first paperback printing. Hillman-Curl produced a paperback edition contemporary to the hardcover edition.
THE SHELTERING NIGHT.
New York: Gold Medal Books/Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1952]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal # 219. Paperback original. Hardboiled mystery.
DEATH'S LOVELY MASK.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1958. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original.
THE LADY AND THE CHEETAH.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett/Gold Medal, 1951. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original.