ASTOUNDING (RENE LAFAYETTE - AKA L. RON HUBBARD; GEORGE O. SMITH; PETER CARTUR; FRANK BELKNAP LONG; G. S. CURRY; L. RON HUBBARD — Astounding Science Fiction: October, Oct. 1947 ("Old Doc Methuselah")

NY, Street & Smith. 1947. Wraps. Magazine, Vol. XL, No. 2. Edited by John W. Campbell, Jr. Cover art by Bonestell. Includes "Old Doc Methuselah" (novelette) by Rene Lafayette [L. Ron Hubbard]; "Problem in Solid" (novelette) by George O. Smith; "Target" by Peter Cartur [Peter Grainger]; "Collector's Item" by Frank Belknap Long; "What's Wrong with the Patent System" (article) by G. S. Curry; "The End is Not Yet" (pt. 3 of 3) by L. Ron Hubbard. Reader's Department: "The Editor's Page"; "Book Review"; "In Times to Come". Illustrated by Cartier, Orban, Rogers and Timmins. Tanning; stress with tears to upper end; creasing; minor corner loss; something written in pencil on front and first page; bumps and dings. Good+ to Very Good-.