Mens 9 D JUSTIN COWBOY BOOTS Brown Leather, New No Tag!

Mens 9 D JUSTIN COWBOY BOOTS Brown Leather, New No Tag! - eBay (item 310112762545 end time Jan-05-09 20:38:51 PST)

This pair of mens cowboy boots is marked, "Justin" on the sole, small cloth tags and inside the boots. The label inside the shaft says, "Justin Boots, Made in China, Comb. Last, Leather Upper, Balance Manmade. Size 9 D, Style JB1100 GC 0705."

Designed with understated elegance, they have same-color decorative stitching on shafts and instep. They're like new, smell nice inside, have no wear on heels or soles, no scuffs or scrapes. There's slight wrinkling at the back ankle area.

There is flawed stitching on the vertical seam of the outer right boot, a small thread loop on the vertical seam of the outer left boot, and messy stitching on two tabs inside the boots.

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Rare SFWA FORUM #27, 28, 30 Science Fiction Newsletters

Rare SFWA FORUM #27, 28, 30 Science Fiction Newsletters - eBay (item 310112586564 end time Jan-04-09 21:31:18 PST)

These three issues of SFWA Forum are No. 27, 17 December 1972; No. 28, 27 February 1973; and No. 30, 27 June 1973. George H. Scithers' editorship ended with No. 30 as Jerry Pournelle just became president. Offset-printed and bound with staples like a fanzine, they feature one front cover by Roy G. Krenkel, one by Ray Capella and one by Tim Powers. Interior illos are by Frank Kelly Freas, Dan Adkins, Michael Fountain, E. Michael Blake, Steve Stiles, and Eddie Jones.

Contents:

• No. 27 (10 pages)
• Note, editorial
• Letters from:
• Robert Coulson
• Robert E. Margroff
• Scott Edelstein
• A. Bertram Chandler
• Bruce McAllister
• Michael Bishop
• Phyllis Eisenstein
• Alpajpuri
• S. Joyce Van Scyoc
• From the President: Poul Anderson
• Cover by Ray Capella; interior illos by E. Michael Blake, Steve Stiles and Eddie Jones
• No. 28 (22 pages)
• Note, editorial
• Presidential Report: Poul Anderson's course of action to save SFWA
• Secretarial Report: R. S. Coulson
• Editor's Report: G. H. Scithers
• Science Fiction Writers' Speakers' Bureau, Harvey L. Bilker
• Science Fiction Writers' Speakers' Bureau Contract, Gordon R. Dickson
• Letters from:
• Joanna Russ
• Charles Platt
• Harry Harrison
• Joseph Green
• James Blish
• E. Michael Blake
• Lloyd Biggle, Jr.
• A. Bertram Chandler
• Poul Anderson
• Harvey L. Bilker
• G. H. Scithers
• Arthur Byron Cover
• John W. Jakes
• Cover by Roy G. Krenkel; interior illos by Dan Adkins and Michael Fountain
• No. 30 (24 pages)
• Note, editorial
• Letters from:
• Arthur Byron Cover
• Scott Edelstein
• andrew j offutt
• Brian W. Aldiss
• Thomas F. Monteleone
• Phyllis & Alex Eisenstein
• Ted Cogswell
• F. M. Busby
• Harry Harrison
• Michael Bátki Bratmann
• Susan Janice Anderson
• James Tiptree, Jr.
• Nicholas Zvegintzov
• A. Bertram Chandler
• Dr. Willis E. McNelly
• Richard A. Lupoff
• Vonda N. McIntyre
• Ernest Taves
• John Millard
• Harlan Ellison
• Secretary, Treasurer Announcements, Joe W. Haldeman
• Ex-President, Poul Anderson
• New President, Jerry Pournelle
• Cover by Tim Powers; interior illos by F. Kelly Freas

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Rare SFWA FORUM 24-26, 1972 Science Fiction Newsletters

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

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Rare SFWA FORUM NO. 34, 1974 Science Fiction Newsletter

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.

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Vintage REED'S ROCKET PECAN CRACKER Piston Nutcracker!

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.

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Unknown Worlds British Anthology HELL HATH FURY, HC DJ!

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.

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CGC 6.5 SILVER SURFER #4 Thor, Low Dist. Marvel Comic!

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.

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