Popular Science 1950 -1959

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 Popular Science Book Publications

 

Date:

Description

Condition

Price:

January, 1950

Luxury Sports Car Rides the Range 

Not Available

NA

February, 1950

Big Mouth Eats a Ton (of dirt) a Second – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good, fray

$7.50

March, 1950

How Good Is Our Anti-Sub Defense? – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

April, 1950

What You Should Know About Automatic Drives

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

May, 1950

I Saw This Jet Liner Fly 500 MPH – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

June, 1950

Will We Drive Turbo Cars?

G/VG

$10.00

July, 1950

Making the Death Seat Safer

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1950

Super-Movies Put You in the Show

Good

$7.50

September, 1950

Wilbur Shaw Reports on the New Packard from the Driver’s Seat – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – (2 copies  – 1 with fray)

Good

$7.50

October, 1950

Television’s Five-Ring Circus

Not Available

NA

November, 1950

Pack Plane Drops Complete Combat HQ

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1950

50th Christmas for Electric Trains

G/VG

$12.50

 

January, 1951

How Deadly are the Russian Jets? – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

February, 1951

Wilbur Shaw Drives 1951 Plymouth – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

March, 1951

How to Build a Family “Foxhole” – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

April, 1951

I Flew With Our Jet Defenders

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

May, 1951

How Good Are the Little Cars?

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1951

How Gunners Hit Invisible Enemy – 5 copies

Good

$10.00

July, 1951

Wreck-proofing the Railroads – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1951

Aerial Bus Climbs Mountains – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

September, 1951

New Sports Cars. What Color Does to TV

Not Available

NA

October, 1951

How to Winterize Your Home – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

November, 1951

500 lb. Car for $500

G/VG

$10.00

December, 1951

World’s Fastest Freight Yard – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

January, 1952

Willys Makes America’s Newest Light Car – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

February, 1952

Air Truck Lands Military in a Bean Patch – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1952

What the New Ford Will Do – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

April, 1952

How to Help Build a House – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

May, 1952

How Berlanger Builds Winners (Race Cars)

Not Available

NA

June, 1952

How TV Will Take You To The Conventions (Dave Garroway cover) – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

July, 1952

Wilbur Shaw Flies a Car – 8 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1952

How to Buy An Antique Car – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

September, 1952

How They’ve Made Hot Rods Safe – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1952

Making the Most Of Your Basement – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

November, 1952

1953 Dodge & Kaiser. Also: “Saucers” Made in Hollywood (“War of the Worlds” movie) – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

December, 1952

1953 Plymouth & Packard – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1953

Whales Adopt New Electric Harpoons, Family Runs Own Railroad, Gluing, Mounties Become Mechanics – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

February, 1953

Under the Hood of the New Chevy – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1953

Dream Motorcycles, Spring Spruce-Up, etc. – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1953

All About 18 Little Cars – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

May, 1953

New Guns You Should Know About (Military) – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1953

Fanciest Car/Science-Fiction Book Digest (Arthur C. Clarke story)

Good

$10.00

July, 1953

Build Your Own Diving Lung

Not Available

NA

August, 1953

Twin-Engine Truck to Move Mountain – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

September, 1953

How to Buy Wood  - 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1953

Monorail, Fireplaces, Etc. – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

November, 1953

New Cars, 1954 Power Steering, Color TV – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

December, 1953

US Now Flies Fastest Fighter, Studebaker’s New Wagon

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

 

Same

Good, torn cover

$6.00

 

January, 1954

’54 Mercury – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

February, 1954

1954 Auto Show 

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

 

Same

Fair/Good, stain

$6.00

March, 1954

150 Mile-an-Hour Subway Trains – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1954

Nash’s New Economy Car, New Thunderbird – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

May, 1954

Free College for Ship’s Officers

Not Available

NA

June, 1954

How to Build a Beginner’s Diving Outfit – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

July, 1954

He Rides A Kite – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1954

Finding Fortunes in Uranium – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

September, 1954

Home-Idea Supplement – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

October, 1954

Take the Wheel of Ford’s New Sports Car –Thunderbird

Good

$10.00

November, 1954

Europe in 2 Hours, Chevy V-8 – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1954

1955 Auto Show – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1955

Project Calendar

G/VG

$10.00

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

February, 1955

New Packard, Brighten Up Your Home – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1955

GM’s New All-Purpose Truck Chassis – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

April, 1955

25 Pages of Suburban Home Ideas – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

May, 1955

Motoring on Rails – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1955

He’s America’s No. 1 Sports Driver – Jim Kimberly – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

July, 1955

How to Enjoy Skin Diving – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same

Good

$7.50

August, 1955

Flying Fireman Saves Forests – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

September, 1955

Ohio Shows How They Build Super Roads

G/VG

$10.00

October, 1955

First of the ’56 Cars – Mercury, Lincoln, Ford

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

November, 1955

Giant Glider to Climb 13 Miles

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1955

1956 Cars

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1956

Inside the New Midget Moon (Satellite) – 5 copies

Good

$10.00

February, 1956

Annual Auto Issue. Chevy Corvette Cover – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

March, 1956

Spring Boat Fair – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1956

Home Show – 48 pages

Not Available

NA

May, 1956

Dream Highways for Dream Cars  – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1956

12 New Inventions Make Camping Easier – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

July, 1956

The Missile Ships We’re Building – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1956

New Cadillac Brougham, How TV Will Cover the Conventions – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same  – 5 copies

Good

$10.00

September, 1956

Make Your Home a Show Place

G/VG

$10.00

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1956

1957 Ford – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

November, 1956

Comparing the 1957 Ford, Plymouth, Chevy – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

 

Same

Fair

$7.50

December, 1956

Riding Tomorrow’s Train Today

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 7 copies

Good

$7.50

 

January, 1957

Out Deadliest Bomber – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

February, 1957

All 14 New Station Wagons – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1957

New Antennas Boost Your TV – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1957

Facts on 69 Power Lawn Mowers – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

May, 1957

Why You Can’t Outrun Police – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

June, 1957

New Economy Cars – 4 copies

Good

$7.50

July, 1957

Hiller’s Aerial Sedan – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1957

New Portable Radios – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

September, 1957

First 1958 Car: All About Ford’s Luxury-Loaded Edsel  – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

October, 1957

Snow & Mud Tires – 5 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

November, 1957

First Look at the 1958 Chevrolet  – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

December, 1957

New Ford – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

 

January, 1958

Annual Auto Issue: the 1958 Cars – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

February, 1958

Inside Russia By Car – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1958

Electric handsaw: Year's Most Exciting Power Tool – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1958

8 Best Selling Small Cars  -- 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

 

Same

Fair, heavy wear, torn

$6.00

May, 1958

U.S. Scientists Sets Timetable to Moon

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same

Good

$10.00

June, 1958

Learn From Bad Drivers 

Good

$7.50

July, 1958

New US Missile Fired from Bomber – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1958

New 2-Piece TV (Philco Predicta) – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$12.50

September, 1958

How to Defend Yourself on the Highways – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

October, 1958

First 1959 Cars

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 6 copies

Good

$10.00

November, 1958

Comparing the Big Three (Chevy, Plymouth, Ford)

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

December, 1958

50 Pages on Tools, Why We Smoke So Much

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

 

January, 1959

New Car Issue: New Wagons – Ford, Plymouth, Chevy – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 6 copies

Good

$10.00

February, 1959

Detroit’s Aluminum V-8 Engine – 4 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$7.50

March, 1959

100 Knot Liner to Fly on Sea Wind – 3 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

April, 1959

X-Ray View of Latest Jet Liner (DC-8 – fold-out diagram cover) – 3 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 6 copies

Good

$10.00

May, 1959

Why You Can’t Fool the Radar Cops – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

June, 1959

Navy’s New Undersea Hit and Run Raider – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$7.50

July, 1959

Car Without Wheels – 2 copies

G/VG

$10.00

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$7.50

August, 1959

First Really Portable TV – 2 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$10.00

September, 1959

Detroit’s First V-6 Engine – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$10.00

October, 1959

Battle of the New Small Cars – Corvair, Falcon – 4 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$10.00

November, 1959

Hottest New Compact Car: Chrysler Valiant – 5 copies

G/VG

$12.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$10.00

December, 1959

Fixing Electric Trains

Good

$7.50

 

Same

Good, missing insert

$6.00

 

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