The Best Laid Plans, serialized in Astounding Science Fiction, November & December 1959 by Everett B. Cole - November 1959

NY: Street & Smith, 1954. Vol. LII, No. 5. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by van Dongen for "Exile" (short novel) by Everett B. Cole. Includes "The Return" (novelette) by H. Beam Piper & John J. McGuire; "Bertha" (novelette) by Ralph Williams; "The Lonely Man" by Frank M. Robinson; "A.I.D" by Algis Budrys. Article: "That Professional Look" by Leonard Lockhard. Reader's Departments: "the Editor's page: Hell on Earth"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Freas, Orban and van Dongen. No back cover; loss to front cover (see scan); creasing; front cover glued on at hinge; losses to spine covering. Reading copy.. SingleIssueMagazine. Reading Copy.

NY: Street & Smith, 1955. Vol. LV, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art from Paramount Pictures for the article "[Making] Conquest of Space". Includes "Millennium" (novelette) by Everett B. Cole; "Risk" (novelette) by Isaac Asimov; "Allamagoosa" by Eric Frank Russell; "Watch Your Step" by Algis Budrys; "The Long Way Home" (pt.2 of 4) by Poul Anderson. Article: "How to Learn Martian" by Charles F. Hockett. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: The Demeaned Viewpoint"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrations by Freas and van Dongen. Spine has been wet with tears and hinge stains and has been re-glued; cover damage as seen in scan; creasing. Reading copy.. SingleIssueMagazine. Reading Copy.

New York: Street & Smith Publications, December 1959. Digest-size Magazine. Very Good. Interior tanned but unmarked. "-20" inked to front cover. Spine straight, ends chipped. Half-inch tears at bottom of front hinge and to lower edge of rear cover. Edgewear. Creasing to rear cover. No mailing label. Not from a library. 164 pages.Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by H. R. Van Dongen illustrating "The Destroyers" (novelette) by Randall Garrett. Includes "The Big Fix" (novelette) by George O. Smith; "Mating Problems" (short story) by Christopher Anvil; "Tell the Truth" (short story) by E. C. Tubb; "The Best Made Plans" (serial, part 2 of 2) by Everett B. Cole. "How to Write Science Faction" (article) by Les Collins. Interior illustrations by Bernklau, Summers and H. R. van Dongen.

New York: Street & Smith Publications. February 1961. Digest-size Magazine. Good. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover by Van Dongen for "The Weakling" (novelette, Hugo honorable mention) by Everett B. Cole. Includes: "Freedom" (novelette, Hugo honorable mention) by Mack Reynolds; "The Plague" by Teddy Keller; "The Outbreak of Peace" by H. B. Fyfe; "The Ghost Fleet" by Christopher Anvil; "Occasion for Disaster" (serial, part 4 of 4) by Mark Phillips [Randall Garrett & Laurence Janifer]; "Progress Report: Super V-2 Program" (science fact) by G. Harry Stine; "On the Selective Breeding of Human Beings" (editorial). Illustrated by Douglas, Schoenherr and van Dongen.

Street and Smith Publications, 1956 Volume LVII Number 3 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Van Dongen. Short Novels: "The Missionaries" by Everett B.Cole and "Academy for Pioneers" by Raymond F. Jones. Short Stories: "To Be Continued" by Robert Silverberg, "Psioid Charlie" by John A. Sentry (Algis Budrys), and "Thereby Hangs" by Varley Lang. Article: "The Abnormality of Being Normal" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, In Times to Come, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library, and Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Emsh and Van Dongen. Symbol: Two's company, three's a crowd that won't work.. Digest Magazine. Very Good Minus. Periodical.

Street and Smith Publications, 1956 Volume LVII Number 3 in Poor condition. Cover art by Van Dongen. Short Novels: "The Missionaries" by Everett B.Cole and "Academy for Pioneers" by Raymond F. Jones. Short Stories: "To Be Continued" by Robert Silverberg, "Psioid Charlie" by John A. Sentry (Algis Budrys), and "Thereby Hangs" by Varley Lang. Article: "The Abnormality of Being Normal" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, In Times to Come, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library, and Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Emsh and Van Dongen. Symbol: Two's company, three's a crowd that won't work. Back cover loose, front cover detatched but present. *****READING COPY ONLY!!!*****. Digest Magazine. Poor. Periodical.

Conde Nast Publications Inc., 1970 Volume LXXXV Number 2 in Very Good Minus condition. Cover art by Kelly Freas.. Digest Magazine. Very Good Minus. Periodical.

Street and Smith Publications, 1956 Volume LVII Number 3 in Good condition. Cover art by Van Dongen. Short Novels: "The Missionaries" by Everett B.Cole and "Academy for Pioneers" by Raymond F. Jones. Short Stories: "To Be Continued" by Robert Silverberg, "Psioid Charlie" by John A. Sentry (Algis Budrys), and "Thereby Hangs" by Varley Lang. Article: "The Abnormality of Being Normal" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: The Editor's Page, In Times to Come, The Analytical Laboratory, The Reference Library, and Brass Tacks. Illustrations by Emsh and Van Dongen. Symbol: Two's company, three's a crowd that won't work.. Digest Magazine. Good. Periodical.

NY: Conde Nast Publications, 1970. Vol. LXXXV, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell. Cover by Freas for "Here, There be Witches" (novelette) by Everett B. Cole. Includes "Quiet Village" (novelette) by David McDaniel; "The Life Preservers" (novelette) by Hank Dempsey; "Come You Nigh: Kay Shuns" by Lawrence A. Perkins; "Seed Stock" by Frank Herbert; "The Siren Stars" (pt. 2 of 3) by Richard And Nancy Carrigan. Science Fact: "A Case of Overprotection" by Hazel Mosely. Reader's Departments: "The Editor's Page: Filtered News"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "In Times to Come"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Kelly Freas, Vincent diFate, and Craig Robertson. Front hinge has several minor short closed stress tears.. SingleIssueMagazine. Very Good-.

NY: Street & Smith, 1956. Vol. LVII, No. 3. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by van Dongen for "The Missionaries" (short novel) by Everett B. Cole. Includes "Academy for Pioneers" (short novel) by Raymond F. Jones; "To Be Continued" by Robert Silverberg; "Psioid Charley" by John A. Sentry [Algis Budrys]; "Thereby Hangs" by Varley Lang. Article: "The Abnormality of Being Normal" by Isaac Asimov. Readers' Departments: "The Editor's Page: The Scientific Method"; "In Times to Come"; "The Analytical Laboratory"; "The Reference Library" by P. Schuyler Miller; "Brass Tacks". Illustrated by Emsh and van Dongen. Has been wet with some ruffling and slight discoloration; Tears at spine ends. Covers are nice.. SingleIssueMagazine. Good to Very Good-.