Pat Calhoun

just read a great war-/-detective crossover: a WWII flashback where Blake is sent aboard a Brit warship escorting a merchant convoy to Murmansk with the job of finding the traitor who's communicating their location to U-boats in the area. The icy waters add an eerie backdrop as suspense mounts each time the convoy is attacked. The scene where the gunnery officer shoots down a plane was particular meaningful to me as my dad was a star gunnery officer back in the day: I can almost hear those big booms...

to have been the editor when THAT got delivered !!!

one of the greatest SF novels

I also think #6 cover is spectacular and Tilburne...

I had just made Tilburne my best guess when I came back and saw your post...

The above looks similar to the Sexton Blake detective series I've been collecting. Also were published twice a month. Here's my newest: June 1961. The 64-page booklets are easy on shelf space...

good stories in there too

borrowed a pic from Red for jimbo: "when I was forced to read 'The Outsider' in English class and liked it"

Dar's tour of Mexico was fun: ended up spending some dinero: but looks like I've ordered the very copy he posted...

even Pat has an Allison collection

mine is 80

It's the PKD thread, but those digests get me going on all the other gold therein. Those are 2 classic novels, both cover-featured, one a Hugo winner...

that Avon Aphrodite is lush; the Berkley edition is also a sweetie...

I don't own one (or the Amazing) but I'd far prefer a Aug 1928 WT: re space opera it features the first half of 'Crashing Suns' by Edmond Hamilton, the first story in his 'Interstellar Patrol' series. As the title implies, Hamilton's yarn goes far beyond a little space chase. REH too (Solomon Kane!), and the first sale for a young Tennessee Williams...

I like that first head. Crazy longshot possibility: Kays of Scotland has been making curling stones from their special granite since the 1850s and 'offcuts' get carved into giftware, so maybe the work of one of their craftspeople?

Both the Bantam PB and the Brit hardback use the M & R Weatherall translation which I've read at least twice (via Bantam), once young and once older.

well, that said, if you get hold of one of these that you think is too pretty to read make sure you get a reader copy too because the upper right BC blurb is severe understatement. this is not just a book, but a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to hang out with a wise and wonderful voice that will help you to the end of your days: may you live long and prosper.

grading isn't my thing, but PB grading is unique enough to merit some comment. I'm comfy enough with the old G-VG-F but did like it when someone came out with SVG for Solid Very Good. Which leads to the other point: the imperfections of perfect binding. As (perhaps and no slur) with the Bradbury above a fair amount of the 'hi grade unread' copies are unread 'cause if you tried to open them you'd have confetti. Thus SVG means not only does the book present nicely but that it can be handled without courting catastrophe...

Graham Holroyd put out a PB guide a while back, not sure how big print run was, but likely references that... I buy a lot from him via ABE...

yes this is THE PB thread on the forum: nuff said. More Than Human is a beautiful beyond-masterpiece SF cornerstone classic, and I'm also a huge fan of The Dreaming Jewels. One of the rare occasions I've had a book signed, but when I saw him at a con while holding the book in my hand it seemed to flow through our charming hello. His Q-arrow stands for 'ask the next question'. I also have the hardcover under the original title...

the Schulz Museum is a class act and a cool place to visit...