Chicago: Better Publications, Inc., 1948. First Edition. Contents include contributions by Fredric Brown (What Mad Universe), John D. MacDonald (Shenadun), Jack Vance, P. Schuyler Miller, R.L. Farnsworth, and Dorothy & John de Courcy. Cover art by Earle Bergey. Quarto (23.5cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 145,[1]pp; illus. Light wear to extremities, gentle..... More
New York: Best Books, Inc., 1954. A Fine, unread copy. Superb cover painting by Walter Popp. Contains one of Bradbury's space stories, "Promotion To Satellite," as well as stories by Bolling Branham, Ray Cummings, Henry Kuttner, and Stanley G. Weinbaum. Most uncommon in this condition. More
Chicago: Ziff-Davis Publishing Company, 1941. This issue contains Burroughs's John Carter novel Black Pirates of Barsoom, James Norman's "Lost Treasure of Ankgor," McGivern's "The Quandary of Quintus Quaggle," and Reed's "The Girl From Venus." Front cover by J. Allen St. John. Quarto (25cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 146pp; illus. Three-digit ink..... More
New York: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1951. First Edition. Contents include contributions by L. Sprague de Camp, Robert Moore Williams, Carter Sprague, Margaret St. Clair, Mack Reynolds, Dallas Ross, and Matt Lee. Quarto (23cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 162pp; illus. Some trivial loss to crown, light wear to extremities, with several tiny..... More
Chicago: Fictioneers, Inc., 1940. First Edition. Quarto; illustrated wrappers; 130pp, illus. Edge chipping, tears, and brief loss to upper left corner of front wrapper; barest tanning to text edges, else creamy and supple; still bright and complete - Very Good. Contains the stories 'Tong Trouble' by Erle Stanley Gardner, 'Clamp..... More
Chicago: Popular Publications, Inc., 1942. First Edition. Small quarto (24.25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; 114pp; illus. Subtle tanning to text edges, with a few tiny nicks, tears, and creases to wrapper extremities; Near Fine. Contents include William Campbell Gault's "The Door to Hell," Day Keene's "Cupid's Corpse Parade," Francis K...... More
New York: Better Publications, Inc., 1947. First Edition. Small quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; 113,[1]pp; illus. Subtle tanning to text edges, a few tiny nicks and tears to wrapper extremities, else Near Fine. First appearance of David Goodis's short story "The Cop on the Corner," with contributions by Edward..... More
![Item #7496 THE MALTESE FALCON - PART 2 [IN] BLACK MASK - VOL.VIII, NO.1 (OCTOBER, 1929). Dashiell...](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/7496.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1731365373)
London: The Atlas Publishing and Distributing Co., Ltd., 1929. First U.K. Edition. A well-preserved copy of this issue, featuring Part 2 (of 5) of The Maltese Falcon. A loaded issue besides, with Carroll John Daly's Race Williams novelette The Silver Eagle, Erle Stanley Gardner's Ed Jenkins novelette Straight From the..... More
New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1930. First Edition. Scarce issue of Black Mask containing Hammett's story "The Cyclone Shot," part 2 of his 4-part serial The Glass Key. The issue also contains "Wise Guy" by Frederick Nebel, "Killers' Show" by Raoul Whitfield, and a pseudonymous Jo Gar story - "Red..... More
Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Canadian Issue, with "Printed In Canada" printed along the upper margin of the front wrapper. Quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; pp.385-512; illus. Light wear to extremities, hint of tanning to text edges, with some trivial dust-soil and a few tiny tears..... More
Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1934. First Edition. Quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; pp.401-529; illus. Sunning to spine, light wear to extremities, with subtle tanning to text edges, a tiny tear at mid-spine, and a few tiny creases to rear wrapper; complete; Very Good+. Contents include the first appearance..... More
Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1932. First Edition. Quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; pp.[577]-720; illus. Edgeworn, gently spine-sunned, tears and attendant creases to covers, tiny creases to upper corners of a few preliminary leaves, with some old, faint dampstaining to upper corners of text; complete, Good to Very Good..... More
New York: Standard Magazines, Inc., 1938. First Edition. Small quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; [13],14-113,[1]pp; illus. Subtle tanning to text edges, with a few tiny nicks, tears, and creases to the wrapper extremities; Near Fine. Contents include "Tomorrow We Die" by John H. Knox, "Death of an Angel" by..... More
Chicago: New Publicatons, 1949. A Very Good+ to Near Fine copy. One short closed tear at the lower left corner of the front cover, with a touch of spine fading and creasing to the yapped edges. Reprints the novel "Seven Footprints To Satan" by A. Merritt, and the short story..... More
![Item #427 BLACK MASK - VOLUME [VOL.] XX, NUMBER [NO.] 10 - DECEMBER 1937. Cornell Woolrich, W. T....](https://captainahabsrarebooks.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/427.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1562358616)
New York: Pro-Distributors Publishing Company, 1937. This issue contains the story "Dusk To Dawn," by Cornell Woolrich, a notably early appearance in Black Mask, with stories by W.T. Ballard, John Lawrence, Norbert Davis, and Frank Gruber. (Hagemann #2486; Nevins, 490). Quarto (25cm); illustrated pulp wrappers; 128pp; illus. A few vertical..... More