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Amazing as ever Micheal! Every time I begin to drift away from the boards, Serendip seems to be the thread that pulls me back :smile:

The ever-popular Hillbilly-Science Fiction? Good Sir! Use the socially correct term for hillbilly: "Western".

I really need to read Van Vogt....

I have always enjoyed "Foundation", and finally got my hands on the first printing of the story in pulp form:

given that most all agree the silver age began late 55 or early 56, golden age ends where silver age beings (unless you subscribe to the atom age ) I would say the atom age exists, but is a subset of the golden age

What a piece of history to own, congrats!

That is a lovely book OtherEric! (thumbs u

Who knew they would make a postcard out of that obscure book? I bought a cigarette holder to use as a wallet that had Captain Science #4 on the front, so it doesn't surprise me

Not sure, but thanks to this thread I look forward to bidding aggressively when some of these come to market next! My lone Ace so far.... That is one heck of a first pick up! I have never seen that before

That must have been a thrill! I am luckier at finding good knives in a stack of crappy ones than books sadly

Nice Astounding with the first Foundation story by Asimov! Thank you! It is really hard to find, especially in grade No kidding. My copy is one of the very few pulps where I broke down and went for a semi-brittle copy; I'm still looking for an upgrade. According to the dealer, it was one of Van Vogt's file copies. It lacked any provenance, however, so they didn't jump the price... which, oddly, makes me think it's more likely that it really was. If you're going to lie about something like that it's to try and make more money; if it's just thrown out as an interesting fact there's a better chance it's true, I think. It was by far the most I have paid for a pulp, but I was exstatic to pick it up. I would feel the same way about the file copy. Funny enough, I picked up a really terrible condition copy of a 1953 pulp that was signed by Isaac Asimov on page 149, it was an exciting find!

and of course, an introduction by Isaac Asimov

Nice Astounding with the first Foundation story by Asimov! Thank you! It is really hard to find, especially in grade

That is very impressive! I always have found Weird Tales to be an interesting run, especially the Brundage covers and H.P. Lovecraft stories

Some recent pick-ups

Life is very bizarre, but I am glad you are ok and you got medical attention. I hope you heal soon Micheal

What are you using, Bookkeeper spray? Essencially, it is a Krylon clone of it that is easily available

I just got them in last night, I need to edit my sig methinks

Sometimes you just have to complete a whole publisher twice!

Isn't this the end of the "Captain Science" series by Youthful? One might say it changed a little , I have been meaning to complete this run, but haven't gotten around to it

I picked up this pulp as of recent for a fairly good price, but the contents were much nicer than the condition! I deacidified it because the cover was brittle and the pages were still ok, but were darker than my other copy of this pulp. Does anyone else deacidify their pulps? If so, what do you use?

I would have been peeved too! I recently got a signed Asimov pulp and the bag it came in had literally fallen apart and the deterioration made the paper fragile.....

Fletcher Hanks was........ surreal and truly unique. If you want to read some truly bizarre and creative work, check him out. I am yet to figure out who his intended audience is...

I love obscure and interesting books, and these are amazing! (thumbs u Keep 'em coming please!

Let's name the sidekick "Disposable Boy", it would explain the monthly replacement