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Rare SFWA FORUM 24-26, 1972 Science Fiction Newsletters - eBay (item 310112357525 end time Jan-03-09 19:56:31 PST)These three issues of SFWA Forum are No. 24, 15 August 1972; No. 25, 20 September 1972; and No. 26, 3 November 1972. George H. Scithers was editor and Poul Anderson just became president with No. 24. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, they feature one front cover by Roy G. Krenkel and two front covers and all interiors by William Rotsler.
Contents:- No. 24 (22 pages)
- Note, editorial
- Policy, G.H. Scithers
- Mail, includes letters from:
- James Tiptree, Jr.
- Anonymous
- Bill Pronzini
- L. Sprague de Camp
- George H. Scithers
- Poul Anderson
- Brig. Gen. Theodore R. Cogswell
- Alex & Phyllis Eisenstein
- Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
- Norman Spinrad
- Arthur C. Clarke
- Howard Waldrop
- Ben Bova
- George H. Smith
- John Brunner
- Spring, poem by L. Sprague de Camp
- Financial Report, Joe Haldeman
- Secretary's Report, Robert Coulson
- Cartoons by Rotsler
- No. 25 (16 pages)
- Note, editorial
- Mail, includes letters from:
- L. Sprague de Camp
- H. K. Bulmer
- Robert Hoskins
- Barry N. Malzberg
- Dean Koontz
- President, Poul Anderson
- Ursula K. Le Guin
- Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
- Scott Edelstein
- Ejler Jakobsson
- Ruth Berman
- Roger Ellwood
- Ernest H. Taves
- George H. Scithers
- Swordsmen illos by Rotsler
- No. 26 (16 pages)
- Note, editorial
- Mail, including letters from:
- Jim Gunn
- Charles Platt
- Thomas F. Monteleone
- E. Michael Blake
- Lin Nielson
- A. Bertram Chandler
- Secretary, Robert Coulson
- Ex-Veep, Tom Purdom
- New-Veep, Norman Spinrad
- Ray Puechner
- Harvey L. Bilker
- Jerry Pournelle
- G. H. Scithers
- President, Poul Anderson
- Damon Knight
- Alpajpuri
- Palm tree illos by Rotsler
Rare SFWA FORUM NO. 34, 1974 Science Fiction Newsletter - eBay (item 310112123890 end time Jan-02-09 18:11:17 PST)This issue of SFWA Forum was published in Summer 1974 when Theodore Cogswell was editor. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, it features a front cover by Dave Prosser and art by William Rotsler.
Contents:- Articles and Special Features
- Editorial
- Jack Dann's Wandering Stars: A Review, Yuri Prizel
- Unto Us an Elwood Was Born, C.L. Grant
- One Afternoon in Toronto, Jodi Offutt
- In Cold Print: Writers and Underwriters, V.S. Navasky
- The Notebooks of Mack Sikes, Part II, David Gerrold
- Tips from the Treasurer, Part III, andrew j offutt
- Secrets of the Secretary, Part I, Theodore R. Cogswell
- The Mortal Storm (Letters)
- The Back of the Book (Official Notices and Reports
Yuri Prizel's review of Wandering Stars starts out printed in an unreadable font--on purpose--and is translated on the following pages. C.L. Grant's piece interviews Roger Elwood. (One page is printed upside-down by accident.)
One Afternoon in Toronto is the story of a beer run to fuel a convention. A photo of nudists claims to be "Future of SFWA Panel." Victor Navasky's piece was reprinted from New York Times Book Review, 18 November 1973 with permission.
David Gerrold's humor piece is a take off on familiar titles, with synopses. Tips from the Treasurer was meant as helpful for cash-strapped writers and is now humorously far out of date with the changes in writing tools. Secrets of the Secretary is #1 in a Series of Tips for the Drinking Writer.
Letters include missives from: Poul Anderson, Harvey Bilker, Michael Bishop, Paul Bond, Ben Bova, F.M. Busby, Arthur Clarke, Miriam Allen Deford, Phyllis Eisenstein, T. R. Fehrenback, Los Fisher, Dick Geis, Glenn L. Gillettte, Joe Green, Harry Harrison, Robert Heinlein (another upside-down page), Phil Higgins, Virginia Kidd, Damon Knight, Sam J. Lundwall, Ruth Berman, George R. R. Martin, Larry Niven, William F. Orr, Rachel Payes, P. J. Plauger, Andrew Porter, Jerry Pournelle, Joanna Russ, Guy Snyder, John Steinbeck (reprinted letter to Paul Carter), James Tiptree, Jr., and Steven Utley. Phew!
In The Back of the Book, Frederik Pohl talks about what he found in the way of markets for stories in Eastern Europe. This is followed by club officer reports.
Vintage REED'S ROCKET PECAN CRACKER Piston Nutcracker! - eBay (item 310112122227 end time Jan-02-09 18:01:47 PST)This metal piston-style nutcracker is embossed on the barrel, "Reed's Rocket Pecan Cracker, Pat. Pend." The screw bolt is adjustable for different size nuts. Lift the handle, insert nut between bolt and piston, depress the handle and Crunch!
There are remnants of pecan shell in the depressions, patina on all the metal parts and slight soiling and edge wear on the wooden base. The handle moves easily, good for cracking all the nuts you could ever need, not just pecans.
Unknown Worlds British Anthology HELL HATH FURY, HC DJ! - eBay (item 310109403059 end time Dec-20-08 18:13:21 PST)This vintage 1963 first edition hard cover copy of Hell Hath Fury is a British anthology containing seven fantasy fiction stories edited by George Hay. The stories were first published in Street & Smith's short-lived forties magazine Unknown Worlds. The book was published by Neville Spearman, Ltd. and comes with the original dust jacket.
Contents:- Preface by George Hay
- Hell Hath Fury novel by Cleve Cartmill
- The Bleak Shore story by Fritz Leiber, Jnr.
- The Frog story by P. Schuyler Miller
- The Refugee story by Jane Rice
- The Devil's Rescue story by L. Ron Hubbard
- The Cloak story by Robert Bloch
- The Extra Bricklayer story by A. M. Phillips
The book is in excellent condition with Wehman Bros. stamped on the title page, a price-clipped dust jacket and some minor foxing and age-darkening as seen in photos.
CGC 6.5 SILVER SURFER #4 Thor, Low Dist. Marvel Comic! - eBay (item 310108893113 end time Dec-18-08 19:53:52 PST)This vintage copy of Silver Surfer #4 published by Marvel Comics Group in February, 1969 is CGC slabbed at 6.5. Stan Lee story, John Buscema cover. John Buscema, Howard Purcell, Sal Buscema and Paul Reinman art. Thor appearance. Hulk, Thing and Hercules cameos. Tales of the Watcher backup story.
Restoration includes: very small amount of color touch on cover (black on two creases at staples). Off-white pages. CGC judged this copy to be worth $700 this May. It's pedigreed with illustrator Joe Wehrle, Jr. as the sole owner.
Vintage WINCHESTER CRYSTAL CLEANER BOTTLE Paper Label! - eBay (item 310108886351 end time Dec-18-08 19:05:16 PST)This vintage glass bottle comes complete with air bubbles in the glass and a paper label. It says, "Winchester Red W Trade Mark Reg. in U.S. Pat. Off. Crystal Cleaner. For dissolving the Copper and Nickel fouling from gun barrels." Price per bottle, 25 cts."
Directions:Apply freely with vigorous and repeated rubbing until coloration disappears; then wipe dry and oil with Winchester "Gun Grease." This preparation will not injure the barrel, and should always smell strongly of ammonia.
Prepared in Laboratory of Winchester Repeating Arms Co., New Haven, Conn., U.S.A. 2175
There's a stain on the label and the bottom right corner is missing. The back of the slim squared bottle is embossed, "Winchester." The mouth looks chipped, but it's smooth as silk. It has a big air bubble and smaller bubbles, typical of vintage glass.
Boys or Girls Size 2 Fancy Black SKECHERS COWBOY BOOTS! - eBay (item 310108883040 end time Dec-18-08 18:42:14 PST)This pair of black Skechers cowboy boots would fit either a girl or boy, US size 2. They're manmade material, made in China, with embroidered legs, a silver-chained ankle belt embroidered "Skechers" on the back and have silver medallions and toe clips.
The label inside the foot says, "Somethin' Else from Skechers." The inner leg is stamped, "All Manmade Material, Made in China, US 2, UK 1, EUR 33.5, CM 21."
They're so lightly used they smell new. The worst flaw is a white scuff on the left inner foot (bunion area). There are several minor scratches on each toe and two small white marks on the outer left heel. See photos.
These fancy cowboy boots have 1 1/2" heels. The boots measure 9 1/2" from back of heel to toe tip, 10 3/4" tall, 3 1/4" across widest part of sole, 9" tall shaft from top of heel to top of boot, and the shaft measures 5 3/4" across top of boot.
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