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The Man from Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey
by Nadis, Fred
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 039916054X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399160547
- Seller
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Woodlawn, Illinois, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2013. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. First Edition (Number Line With The One Present). Includes Bibliographical References, Index And Chapter Notes. The Book Is Bound In One Quarter Red Textured Paper Over Dark Blue With Dark Blue Lettering On The Spine. Title In Dark Blue With Yellow Border On The Front.
Synopsis
The rollicking true story of the legendary writer and editor who ruled over America’s fantasy and supernatural pulp journals in the mid-twentieth century, and shaped today’s UFO and sci-fi cultures: Ray Palmer. Meet Ray Palmer. A hustler, a trickster, and a visionary. The hunchbacked Palmer, who stood at just over four feet tall, was nevertheless an indomitable force, the ruler of his own bizarre sector of the universe. Armed with only his typewriter, Palmer changed the world as we know it – jumpstarting the flying saucer craze; frightening hundreds of thousands of Americans with “true” stories of evil denizens of inner earth; and reporting on cover-ups involving extraterrestrials, the paranormal, and secret government agencies. As editor for the ground-breaking sci-fi magazine Amazing Stories and creator of publications such as Other Worlds, Imagination, Fate, Mystic, Search, Flying Saucers, Hidden World, and Space Age, Palmer pushed the limits and broke new ground in science fiction publishing in the 1940s and 1950s—and was reviled for it by purists who called him “the man who killed science fiction.” In the first-ever biography devoted to the figure who molded modern geek culture, pulp scholar Fred Nadis paints a vivid portrait of Palmer—a brilliant, charming, and wildly willful iconoclast who helped ignite the UFO craze, convinced Americans of hidden worlds and government cover ups, and championed the occult and paranormal. Palmer overcame serious physical handicaps to become the most significant editor during the “golden age” of pulp magazines; he rebelled in his own inimitable way against the bland suburban vision of the American Dream; he concocted new literary genres; and he molded our current conspiracy culture decades before The X-Files claimed that the truth was out there.
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- Bookseller
- Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 038107
- Title
- The Man from Mars: Ray Palmer's Amazing Pulp Journey
- Author
- Nadis, Fred
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- 1st Edition 1st Printing
- ISBN 10
- 039916054X
- ISBN 13
- 9780399160547
- Publisher
- Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 2013
- Pages
- 289
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Keywords
- Palmer, Ray, - 1910-1977; Periodical Editors - United States - Biography; Science Fiction - Publishing - United States - History - 20Th Century. Editors, Journalists, Publishers", Publishing
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
Biblio member since 2013
Woodlawn, Illinois
About Granada Bookstore (Member IOBA)
I have a small inventory of about 23,000 titles. I sell from my own property and only on-line. I started selling on line in 1999. This is my Fourth year with Biblio.
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