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New York: DAvis Publications, Inc., 1982. Side-Stapled Wraps. Very Good Minus. 5.25" x 7.5. An outstanding issue of one of the most popular vintage detective/mystery digest magazines. CONTENTS: (see accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents).160 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a couple light cover creases, compromised only by a slanted spine and evidence of a removed mailing label on the front cover. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Conde Nast Publications, 1972. Paperback. Fine. 5" x 7.5. Kelly Freas (cover). A fascinating vintage SF digest from over 40 years ago. CONTENTS: The Symbiotes (Schmitz), Ideological Defeat (Anvil), The Hated Dreams (Strausbaugh), Generation Gaps (O'Brien/Smith), The War of the Words (Conley), The Pritcher Mass (Part 2 of 3; Dickson), The Iron Pillar of Delhi (de Camp), How to Design a Flying Saucer (Rosa); features. 180 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear (just a miniscule chip/split at the top of the spine). This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Los Angeles, California: Art Enterprises, Inc., 1959. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8.5" x 10.75. Vintage men's entertainment from a half-century ago. CONTENTS: [fiction] A Present for Fred (George H. Smith); [articles] Stage Movie Rackets Are Growing! (Raymond Street), Confessions of a House Detective! (Wesley Corona), The High Cost of Dying! (unscrupulous undertakers); [art and pictorial] Mirror Mirror Should I Fall?, Should a Mistress Work?, Wash Your Troubles Away, Bare Buffaws, The Eyes Have It; with jokes and cartoons. 44 pages. MODELS: Karen Klause, Sharon Lee. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a couple cover corner creases, its centerfold loos from the staples. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: multiple magazine orders, depending on weight, may qualify for a generous shipping charge reduction.

Independence, Missouri: SFWA, 2000. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8.25" x 10.75. Dominic Harman (cover). For sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts, this magazine can provide a revelatory window into the genre and the views of its practitioners. SFWA publishes a quarterly magazine, the Bulletin. SFWA Members receive the Bulletin as part of their membership, but anyone can subscribe to it. The Bulletin carries nonfiction articles of general interest to writers, especially genre writers: The Nebula Awards, Features, Humor, Departments, Columns, and Markets. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents for article topics. 72 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, unmarked, uncreased Near Fine copy with minimal shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective poltpropylene bag with archival backing board.

Independence, Missouri: SFWA, 2000. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8.25" x 10.75. Philippe Coriat (cover). For sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts, this magazine can provide a revelatory window into the genre and the views of its practitioners. SFWA publishes a quarterly magazine, the Bulletin. SFWA Members receive the Bulletin as part of their membership, but anyone can subscribe to it. The Bulletin carries nonfiction articles of general interest to writers, especially genre writers: Features, Departments, Columns, and Markets. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents for article topics. 40 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked Very Good copy with minimal shelf-wear, a recipient's address label on the back cover, compromised only by a straight vertical crease down the center of the magazine. This remains a quiet attractive copy - now in a clear, protective poltpropylene bag with archival backing board.

Independence, Missouri: SWFA, 2001. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 8.25" x 10.75. Thea Hardy (cover). For sci-fi/fantasy enthusiasts, this magazine can provide a revelatory window into the genre and the views of its practitioners. SFWA publishes a quarterly magazine, the Bulletin. SFWA Members receive the Bulletin as part of their membership, but anyone can subscribe to it. The Bulletin carries nonfiction articles of general interest to writers, especially genre writers: Features, Departments, Columns, and Markets. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents for article topics. 48 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked Very Good copy with light shelf-wear, some minor wrinkling, and an recipient's address label on the back. This attractive copy is now in a clear, protective poltpropylene bag with archival backing board

Moscow: Soviet Artist, 1989. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9" x 13. Mitki Artists. No.2 (Issue 375). An outstanding journal, established in 1957 by the just-created Union of Artists of the USSR - SIGNED by one of the contributors. The highlight of this particular large-format issue is an extended illustrated article about the Mitki group (signed and inscribed by one of the Mitki members, with whom I met in 1989). The Mitki - or Mitky - movement originally emerged from Vladimir Shinkarev's literary work Mitki, which consists of eight chapters. The first five chapters were written between 1984 and 1985, though the book was not finished until four years later. The complete version was officially published in 1990. It encompasses a collection of ironic and absurd essays, anecdotes, conversations and opinions on different cultural subjects, which extend artistic sensibility and development into a comprehensive and cohesive life philosophy that even includes a specifically developed language.… Read More

New York: Pictorial Review, 1927. No Binding. Near Fine. 10.5" x 14. Grace G. Crayton. One of the delightful Dolly Dingle cut-out doll pages which appeared in the 1920s in the women's magazine " Pictorial Review" (1899-1939), the page including Dolly herself, a walking suit, day dress, Cinderella wig, costume, and bouquet. On the reverse is an array of Modele Parisien Patterns, titled "Last Minute Sketches from Paris". CONDITION: A bright, clean, unmarked sheet, with scant evidence of its near-century-old vintage, showing negligible shelf-wear and only a small, faint page-bottom wrinkle. This rare treasure is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Berlin, Germany: ExBerliner - Maurice Frank, 2004. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8.75" x 11.5. [English-language monthly magazine #21] A brilliant, provocative "window" on the life (and dreams) of/in Berlin. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 60 pages. CONDITION: A bright, unmarked Near Fine copy with light edge-/corner-wear - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Co., 1953. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 9.5" X 12. Vol. 71 No. 5. Etude Magazine was published by Theodore Presser Company between 1883 and 1957. It was a staple for music teachers throughout the country, providing articles related to music history, new developments in music, and practical teaching techniques, as well as musical scores from the classics and new pieces for beginning to advanced students. FEATURES: The Little Orchestra (Scherman); Wedding Bells and Harp Strings (Lamb); The the Glory of the Lord (Hinman & Lawhead); Music of Old Hawaii (Rodriguez); Should we have a Ministry of Fine Arts? (Cleva); You CAN play by heart (Temianka); Don't look for short cuts! (London); The Importance of Sight Reading (Nash); Letter to My Pupil's Mother (Clark); "I Like Teacher" (Cooke). DEPARTMENTS & MUSIC SCORES: Please see my accompanying scan of the complete Table of Contents. 64 pages. CONDITION: An attractive unmarked, uncreased… Read More

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Theodore Presser Co., 1929. Stapled Wraps. Very Good Minus. 10.5" x 13.5. Vol. 47, No. 1. "A Monthly Journal for the Musician, the Music Student and All Music Lovers." This publication was founded in 1883 and flourished until 1957. CONTENTS: Musical Education in the Home (Ross); The Supremacy of Personality; Venice - the City of Dreams; Phrasing - A Key to Technical Problems (Chiapusso); What is a Prelude? (Chiapusso); Why an Investment in Music Lessons Always Pays (Ruckmick); Turning Failure into Fortune (Spencer); An Appreciation of Schubert (Mencken); The Cornet and Trumpet in Band and Orchestra (Grabel); Music for [Special Needs] Children of the Public Schools (van de Wall); The Teachers' Round Table (Better Use of Pedal, etc.); The Singer's Etude - Improving the Head Tone (Rimmer); The Organist's Etude - (Weller); The Violinist's Etude (Braine); Junior Etude. 76 pages. CONDITION: A solidly-bound Very Good Minus copy with noticeable… Read More

New York: Health Knowledge Inc, 1966. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.25. Virgil Finlay (cover). An excellent but short-lived 1960s science fiction magazine. CONTENTS: The Girl in the Golden Atom (Cummings), Voice of Atlantis (Manning), The City of Singing Flame (CA Smith), The Plague (GH Smith), The Question (Holly), Why "Famous"? (Lowndes); Books; Down to Earth.130 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a hint of interior age-tanning, compromised only by a rear cover corner-crease and a tiny tape-repaired edge-tear. This remains an attractive, collectible copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: multiple magazine orders, depending on weight, may qualify for a generous shipping charge reduction.

Holyoke, Massachussetts: Columbia Publications Inc., 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.25. An outstanding vintage western stories digest, edited by Robert W. Lowndes. CONTENTS: Bushwack Range (Barat); Murder Brand (McDaniel); The 4c Impeachment (Loomis); Squatter's Way (Smith); The Verdict (Miller); The Gunfighter Who Liked Requests (Baker); The Eleventh Hour (McKinley). 132 pages. CONDITION: a solid, bright, square, unmarked copy with minimal shelf-wear, a lightly faded back cover, and age-tanned pages, compromised only by a bit of cover rippling adjacent to the spine (caused by spine-glue drying/shrinkage). This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Holyoke, Massachussetts: Columbia Publications Inc., 1956. Soft cover. Good. 6.5" x 9.25. Another outstanding vintage collection of western stories. CONTENTS: The Overland Death (Short), Trigger Treachery (Webster), For Vengeance Alone (Paine), Digger John and the Sons (Baker), Marshal and Target (Smith), Bullets Bury the Past (Floren). 100 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with substantial cover-wear (small chips, short edge-tears, a damp-stain, a bit of crinkling adjacent to the spine), its interior compromised only by a very slight age-tanning. This quite respectable, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

New York: Columbia Publications Inc., 1959. Soft cover. Solid Very Good. 5.5" x 7.25. An outstanding vintage western stories digest, edited by Robert W. Lowndes. CONTENTS: The Pleasant Valley War (Peterson), Gunslick Tenderfoot (Calhoun), Rustlin' Gal (Paine), Watch for a Killer (Barat), Deadline for the 2DA (Jenner), and Cabin Fever (Smith). 130 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked copy with light shelf-wear, compromised only by a few formerly-folded page corners, a strip of sunning on the back cover, and a corner crease on the front. (There is a little crimping near the spine from spine-glue contraction.) This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Cornwall, Connecticut: Mercury Press Inc., 1983. Paperback. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.5. David Hardy (cover). A fascinating vintage SF digest from over 30 years ago. CONTENTS: see accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents. 164 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear plus creases on the covers and spine. The interior is clean and uncompromised. This quite respectable copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

London: Strato Publications Ltd., 1958. Soft cover. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.5. A fascinating vintage SF digest from over a half-century ago. CONTENTS: Point of View: the Moon (article, Asimov), New Model Spaceman (novelet, Thomas), Safety Valve (Aldiss), Baby (Harris), Anack (Hardwick), The Outcasts (Smith); plus features. 132 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear, compromised only by a bit of age-tanning to its pages and a couple front cover corner creases. This attractive, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Munchen [Munich] Germany: Wilhelm Heyne Verlag, 1966. First German Edition . Mass Market Paperback. Very Good Minus. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Heyne-Buch Nr. 3077. Outstanding science fiction in excellent German translations by Walter Ernsting. CONTENTS: In addition to those items shown in the front cover scan --- Havarie im Weltraum (Lang), Menschenjager (Reynolds), and Die Welt der illusionen (Smith). 160 pages. CONDITION: a solid copy with moderate shelf-wear and a noticeable spine-lean, unmarked but for a store stamp inside, plus a light crease on the spine, another on the front cover. This remains an attractive copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

Buffalo, New York: Quinn Publishing Co., Inc., 1955. Soft cover. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.5. Bob Watkins (cover art). An excellent issue of this outstanding sci-fi digest. CONTENTS: The Odd Ones (Dickson), Dreamtime USA (Kelly), Our Town (Bixby), Seller of the Sky (Dryfoos), The Big Leap (Fritch), The Last Crusade (Smith), A Witch in Time (Williams), Inhibition (Causey), The York Problem (Kastle); plus Features. 120 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid copy with minimal shelf-wear and a bit of spine slant, unmarked but for a check-mark and the previous owner's name on the front cover, plus faint (discoloration) evidence of previous dampness. This remains an attractive, collectible copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: This small item will be shipped with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: New Music Connoisseur, 2018. Stapled Wraps. Near Fine. 8.5" x 11. Three issues of the recently discontinued but provocative and informative magazine of "new music", AKA "contemporary classical", AKA "avant-garde" AKA "sound art" - none of which are quite accurate or specific. It was a "semi-annual periodical focusing on the work of 20th and 21st century composers. Anyway, please see my accompanying scan images of the journals' Tables of Contents. 32+32+24 pages. CONDITION: All are bright, solid, and unmarked. Individually: [23/1] has a small back cover corner-crease; [23/2] has a very small front cover crease; [24/1] has a light bend/near-crease on the back cover. These three excellent copies are now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.