Weird Tales – US pulp – January 1953 - Volume 44 Number 8 – 96
pages. Publisher: Weird Tales – Editors: D. McIlwraith – Cover: Frank Kelly
Freas.
Contents:
6 The Eyrie -
essay by The Editor
8 Letter -
essay by Joseph V. Wilcox
10 Once There
Was a Little Girl - novelette by Everil Worrell
31 The Phantom
Soldier at Ticonderoga - essay by Cyrus Macmillan [as by Dr. Cyrus Macmillan]
34 I Can't Wear
White - short story by Suzanne Pickett
39 The Gloves -
short story by Garnett Radcliffe
43 The Werewolf
of Ponkert [Tales of the Werewolf Clan] (1925) - novelette by H. Warner Munn
62 Wet Straw -
short story by Richard Matheson
66 Red Ghosts in
Kentucky - poem by Leah Bodine Drake
68 "Sexton,
Sexton, in the Wall" - short story by August Derleth
75 Six Feet of
Willow Green - short story by Carroll F. Michener (variant of Six Feet of Willow-Green
1923)
81 Hand of Death
- short story by Marjorie Murch Stanley
To Prospective Buyers….
Please see my
profile ‘page’ for important announcements (if any). Thank you.
This update is
dated 23 March 2023.
Checkout Instructions.
Note 1:
Royal Mail is used for delivery and all postage rates shown
(on this listing) are based on their
increase in rates as of April 2023.
UK rates should be accurate for the item(s) advertised (on this listing), including the cost for
loss or damage of the item(s). Standard compensation for items posted within
the UK is only up to £20…Note that this covers the Purchase Price and not
what the Buyer thinks the item might be worth! Postage quoted when multiple
items are purchased will be calculated based on the weight and value of the
‘bundle’ (please also see Note 2 below). For multiples, I will wait and combine them when you have
finished ‘shopping’ (see Note 3 for
more information). Simply add them to the basket and then request an invoice.
All Customers please note:
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In
February 2021 a valuable hardcover was damaged in the post (the dustjacket was
torn by a few inches, thus de-valuing the item) and, needless to say perhaps,
the customer was not too well pleased. The item was insured for up to £1000 and
I raised a claim for £250, the cost of a professional repair. Photographs were
provided as part of the claim process (before and after the damage), however
this was to no avail. Royal Mail would not pay for the damages because
the packaging was not kept by the customer. Although this has only
happened to me a couple of times, in all the years I have been selling my
collection, the message is absolutely clear. If you receive an item that looks damaged,
please photograph it immediately before opening. Then open the package
carefully and keep it [the packaging]
to one side. If the contents are intact and as described on the listing then
all is well. If however there is damage to the item then please [also] take pictures of that. Contact me
immediately and I will take it from there (i.e. raise a claim) once you
have provided the relevant evidence. Put the item and its packaging safely to
one side for further examination as appropriate.
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On
multiple (combined) purchases please, please use the Shopping Basket and
request an invoice….do NOT pay at checkout. I can then apply the correct Postage
& Packing (P&P) amounts to the invoice. In fact, if in any doubt that
the P&P is not correct for your situation please request an invoice. It
saves a lot of time and trouble for both of us!
International Customers please note:
Please note that I will post worldwide. However, I am only
able to show 4 International rates (Royal Mail Tracked & Signed) on my
listings and cannot cater for every weight, postage method and eventuality.
They are generally as follows:
> Europe - is now (from
April 2022) split into 3 Zones and the highest priced Zone is shown on
every listing
> World Zone 1 - Asia, Africa, North & South America
(excl. USA)
> World Zone 2 - Oceania (incl. Singapore)
> World Zone 3 - USA
Therefore, please ask for an invoice (also see Note 2).
Standard compensation for items posted internationally is
only up to £50…Note that this covers the Purchase Price and not what the
Buyer thinks the item might be worth! Any purchase cost greater than this will
incur the additional ‘insurance’ cost.
If you have any questions at all, please contact me and I
will get back to you as soon as I can. Thank you very much.
Note 2:
As may be appreciated some of the items I am selling are
very scarce, because of their age or because they are Limited and/or Signed Editions,
etc., and many are also quite valuable/costly. As a Private Seller I am
unable to refund the cost of any loss or damage out of my own pocket; thus the
Postage quoted always includes the compensation charges (as listed by the
courier).
However, I do appreciate that the cost of postage is high (and getting more costly as time goes by!)
and will send items by Standard Post (UK) or International Standard if
requested. BUT…I will ask that the Buyer
sends me written confirmation that they will not claim from me in the event of
loss or damage. Thank you for your understanding on this point.
If you have any questions on the above, or anything to do
with my listings, please contact me. I am generally available Monday through
Friday and will answer soonest.
Note 3: Yes,
I will combine items to optimise postage costs.
I am always happy to do multiple purchases with
combined postage. Please follow these steps; otherwise you will end up paying
the P&P on all items:
> Click on the 'Add to basket' button and not the 'Buy it
now'. A separate ‘window’ will pop up after each selection. Click on “See all”
at the foot of the window to return to listings and continue shopping.
> On completing your selections click on 'Go to basket',
do not use the 'Checkout n items' -
this is important. You are now on a window which allows you to review all items
(with the total amounts), remove items or even continue shopping again.
> Finally, do not
use the “Go to checkout” button or you will end up paying the entire bill. At
the top of the list of items you should find “Request total”, click on that and
wait for me to send you an invoice with the correct P&P amount (this will include the appropriate loss or
damage cover for the shipment). As far as I am aware this will also work
for a single item and this is where you would ask for an invoice with P&P
for your particular situation (country, cover, etc.).
The important thing is to communicate your intentions so we
can agree on the protocol for your specific situation (always within the site
rules abiding at the time). I have various sizes of cardboard
and mail-lite envelopes, a couple of different size of cardboard
boxes, etc.; along with various and many packing materials!!
General: Please
know that I am a private seller listing my book collection from over 60 years
and of many thousands of items. The books and magazines are the genuine article
as described in the listings and I try to be as detailed as I can about the
condition of each item (I err on the side of caution). If you have any
questions on the above, or anything to do with my listings, please contact me.
I am generally available Monday through Friday and will answer honestly and to
the best of my ability.
Thank you for your
attention and happy browsing.