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SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE 1922-1927. 10 Volumes, 60 magazine issues
by Howard V. Brown (Illustrator), Orson Desaix Munn II (Editor)
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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Los Angeles , California, United States
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About This Item
[HOWARD VACHEL BROWN]. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Munn & Co., New York, 1922-1927. 60 magazine issues professionally bound in 10 volume books with cover art work on most issues by the famous Science Fiction pulp artist Howard V. Brown. First Edition (s). Three-quarter black Morocco and cloth covered boards. Titles and volumes in gilt on spine. Vol. 126-133 (1922-1925 complete set) Vol. 135/136 (July-Dec. 1926, Jan-June 1927). Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Ex-library with the usual stamps with a few neat library inscriptions in pencil. Some minor rubbing to extremities of hardback exteriors, a few creases and scuffs to a few magazine covers otherwise internally magazines are generally excellent, all pages included all front covers intact, only rear covers removed by library, appears seldom read or rarely seen outside the reference library department in nearly 100 years, scarce in any condition. Many iconic SA cover art illustrations by Howard V. Brown from the Golden Age with historical scientific articles. Many beautifully illustrated pulp steampunk airships and inventions. Howard V. Brown was known as one of the major "Big Four Sci-Fi Pulp Artists" of the 1930's who did the cover art for the most popular science fiction pulp magazines of the day; Astounding Science-Fiction, Argosy All-Story, The Popular Magazine,Thrilling Wonder Stories, Startling Stories and many more magazines from the Golden Age of Science Fiction. All original magazines, not reprints, not facsimiles and not remainder marked. Rare SA magazines with cover art from a major pulp artist, highly collectible.
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- Bookseller
- Astro Trader Books
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 1000-135
- Title
- SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE 1922-1927. 10 Volumes, 60 magazine issues
- Author
- Howard V. Brown (Illustrator), Orson Desaix Munn II (Editor)
- Illustrator
- Howard V. Brown
- Format/Binding
- Magazine / Softcover / hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Munn & Co.
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1922-1927
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Howard V. Brown, Pulp Art, Astounding Stories, Steampunk
- Bookseller catalogs
- Pulp Art; Scientific, Travel and Explorational; Americana;
- Size
- 4to
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
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About the Seller
Astro Trader Books
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Los Angeles , California
About Astro Trader Books
Astro Trader Books was founded in 2010 selling camera manuals, then branched into antiquarian, modern firsts, science fiction, fantasy, horror genres and pulp fiction.
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- Pulp magazines
- Magazines published primarily in the 20th Century named for the cheaply produced wood pulp paper on which they were printed....
- Remainder
- Book(s) which are sold at a very deep discount to alleviate publisher overstock. Often, though not always, they have a remainder...
- Morocco
- Morocco is a style of leather book binding that is usually made with goatskin, as it is durable and easy to dye. (see also...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- Rubbing
- Abrasion or wear to the surface. Usually used in reference to a book's boards or dust-jacket.
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- New
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