Search Results: Pulp Art from Astro Trader Books

[ENNIO MORRICONE, FRANCO NERO, SIR CHRISTOPHER JOHN FRAYLING]. ONCE UPON A TIME IN ITALY: THE WESTERNS OF SERGIO LEONE. Harry N. Abrams, New York, 2005. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Dust jacket is unclipped and near fine, jacket protected in archival plastic sleeve. Hand signed by legendary composer Ennio Morricone on the half-title page and hand signed by legendary actor Franco Nero on red colored first endpaper. Considered the definitive historical Italian western cinema reference book on legendary cult film director Sergio Leone, Spaghetti Western films and Italian western film poster art. Morricone composed the legendary Spaghetti Western Dollars Trilogy; "Fistful of Dollars, A Few Dollars More, The Good, The Bad and The Ugly" and "Once Upon a Time in the West" soundtracks, over 500 scores including numerous Spaghetti Westerns and scores for cinema and television. Franco Nero was the actor for the original 1966 Django.… Read More

[HOWARD VACHEL BROWN]. SCIENTIFIC AMERICAN MAGAZINE. Munn & Co., New York, 1922-1927. 60 magazine issues professionally bound in 10 volume books with cover art work on most issues by the famous Science Fiction pulp artist Howard V. Brown. First Edition (s). Three-quarter black Morocco and cloth covered boards. Titles and volumes in gilt on spine. Vol. 126-133 (1922-1925 complete set) Vol. 135/136 (July-Dec. 1926, Jan-June 1927). Condition: Fine / Near Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean, bright and binding tight. Ex-library with the usual stamps with a few neat library inscriptions in pencil. Some minor rubbing to extremities of hardback exteriors, a few creases and scuffs to a few magazine covers otherwise internally magazines are generally excellent, all pages included all front covers intact, only rear covers removed by library, appears seldom read or rarely seen outside the reference library department in nearly 100 years, scarce in any condition. Many iconic SA cover art illustrations by Howard… Read More

[CATHY AND ARNIE FENNER]. SPECTRUM 7: THE BEST IN CONTEMPORARY FANTASTIC ART. Grass Valley, California, 2000. First Edition, First printing with full number line. Condition: Fine. Appears unread, pages are clean and binding tight. Dust jacket is fine, not clipped with the original price of $35 on rear panel, in Bordart professional collector archival sleeve. Hand signed by 14 artists; Robh Ruppel, Terese Nielsen, Steve "The Dude" Rude, Greg Polutanovich, Henry Alvarez, Steven Lawrence, Roxana Villa, Greg Spalenka, Marc Fishman, Scott Everett Burton, Lori Koefoed, Fernando Favila, Brian Horton and Gary Gianni (signed 3 times by Gianni). With over 300 works of art and over 200 artists. Cover art by Cliff Nielsen and Jon Foster. This is the seventh book in the Spectrum series. As of this writing this is the only known copy on the market with autographs from all 14 artists (16 autographs total). Fantasy illustrated art of science fiction, fantasy and horror genres, signed by 14 artists, highly… Read More

[LARRY NIVEN]. STAN LEE PRESENTS: UNKNOWN WORLDS OF SCIENCE FICTION #5. Marvel Comics / Curtis, New York, Sept., 1975. First Edition, First printing. Condition: Near Fine. Appears unread, cover has much of the original gloss, a few light creases and micro-chips to extremities, some minor bumping to corners else near pristine. Hand signed 2X by author Larry Niven both on the front cover with a silver sharpie and with a ink pen on a interview article with the author on the interior page. Signed in person at a book convention, flyer/bookmark of the event for provenance included. Cover art by Sebastia Boada Puigdomenech. Featuring Larry Niven's story "All the Myriad Ways." 72 pgs. 4to Magazine size.