Vintage fantasy science fiction pulp magazine Fantastic Adventures November 1951
$19.00
This is a “good plus” or better vintage “standard” format pulp magazine published in 1951, cover date November, cover price 25 cents, 130 newsprint pages.
Includes the sort novel (25,000 words) “The Man Who Stopped at Nothing” by Paul Fairman
Front cover art by the noted Ed Valigursky.
Spine is solid, no loose or folded pages, no writing internally, no tears, text edges are just ever so mildly tanned. Cover colors are bright and uniform, front and back. Covers edges have a fair amount of chipping, with front cover outer edge having a crescent shaped closed tear.
Overall, a still pleasing copy, with great cover art.
See the accompanying images for table of contents & full condition details.
Will ship promptly, carefully packaged.
1 in stock
Additional information
Weight | .5 oz |
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Dimensions | 10 × 7 × 1 in |
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