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(NOTE: The 1896-99 issues below, while named “Popular Science”, are not affiliated with the Popular Science magazine as we know it. The publication ran from 1866 to 1902 – and was also known as “Popular Science News”).

Date of Issue:

Cover/Issue

Condition:

Price

1896 Issues

Jan. (missing covers), Sept. (split covers)

Fair

$7.50 ea.

1898 Issue

Jan.

Good

$15.00

1899 Issues

May (cover tear), June, Aug.

Good

$15.00

1899 Issues

July (back cover missing), Nov. (split covers), Dec. (front cover missing)

Fair

$7.50 ea.

 

 

 

Date of Issue:

Cover/Issue

Condition:

Price

July, 1897

“Appleton’s Popular Science

Good, cover edge chipped

$25.00

October, 1918

Riding the “Air Elephants” (Balloon)

Good, chipped corner

$25.00

March, 1919

Balloons That Can’t Catch Fire. WWI content

Good, small tear, tape neatly on spine

$35.00

 

March, 1920

Elephantine Diving Armor.

G/VG

$40.00

April, 1920

Fumigating A Sick Tree

G/VG

$40.00

May, 1920

The Truth About The Ouija Board

G/VG, light soiling

$40.00

July, 1920

Cup Sailing Becomes a Science

Good

$35.00

August, 1920

Flivverette – The Littlest Electric Automobile

G/VG

$40.00

September, 1920

Architectural Model

G/VG

$40.00

October, 1920

Inventing Perpetual Motion by Norman Rockwell

G/VG

$75.00

 

January, 1921

Electric Crane (Hercules). Telephotograph

G/VG

$40.00

February, 1921

Electric Log Cutter by Walter Beach Humphrey

G/VG

$40.00

March, 1921

Steam-Driven Monorail Train

G/VG

$40.00

April, 1921

Air-Blowing Metal Soderer by Norman Rockwell

G/VG

$75.00

May, 1921

Sled Brick-Hauler by Walter Beach Humphrey

G/VG

$40.00

July, 1921

Measured for Your Suit by Camera

G/VG

$40.00

August, 1921

Factory-Built House of Concrete Delivered for $1500

G/VG

$40.00

September, 1921

Cabinful of Airplane Passengers Saved by A Parachute

G/VG

$40.00

October, 1921

Babe Ruth painted by B. L. Kidder – Home Run Secrets Solved by Science

Good, soiled

$75.00

November, 1921

World series on Wireless. Japan’s New Naval Monsters

Good

$35.00

December, 1921

Aero Sled.

Good

$35.00

 

February, 1922

Glider Coasting. Radio, Inventions We Need the Most

G/VG

$40.00

March, 1922

When Al Jolsen Sings by Wireless Beside Ten Thousand Sick Beds. Gorilla-Faced Caveman Had Brain Like Ours

G/VG

$40.00

April, 1922

The Gift of a Box of Tools

G/VG

$40.00

May, 1922

The Next-Door Wireless Expert. Fiftieth Anniversary Issue, Edison on Future Marvels of Radio and science

G/VG

$45.00

June, 1922

Radio on a Vacation. Secrets of Auto Camping (to our New National Parks)

G/VG

$40.00

July, 1922

Eddie Rickenbacker Predicts Huge Passenger Airplane

G/VG, lightly soiled

$40.00

 

March, 1923

Leviathan – Most Palatial Ocean Liner cover

Good, missing back cover

$15.00

 

June, 1924

Man Fishing at Camp with Portable Radio Set

G/VG

$25.00

 

Same

Good

$20.00

July, 1924

How to Fix a Balky Electric Fan

Not Available

NA

August, 1924

Father, Children and Radio Set Troubles

Not Available

NA

October, 1924

“Politics in the Air” – Two Men Listening to Radio

Good

$17.50

 

April, 1925

Amazing Plane Its Own Parachute

G/VG

$25.00

May, 1925

Gigantic Engines Foreshadow New Era of Transportation

G/VG

$25.00

September, 1925

Giant Plane Designed to Cross Atlantic in a Day

Not Available

NA

November, 1925

Skyscraper Steel Worker

Not Available

NA

 

February, 1926

How Fast Can Your Mind Work?

Fair/Good, taped spine

$10.00

 

January, 1927

Pilot Coming Down in Parachute

Good

$17.50

May, 1927

Skyscraper Riveter by Herbert Paus

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Good

$15.00

September, 1927

Shipbuilders by Paus

Good

$15.00

October, 1927

Big Band with Microphone by Paus

G/VG

$20.00

 

January, 1928

Observatory Telescope by Paus

Not Available

NA

February, 1928

Crane Lifting Train Engine by Paus – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

April, 1928

Aviator Photographer by Paus

Good, some edge chipping

$17.50

 

Same

Good, edge tears

$17.50

May, 1928

Aircraft Carrier & Planes by Paus – 3 copies

Good

$17.50

June, 1928

Hoist at Train Yard by Paus

G/VG

$20.00

July, 1928

Nighttime Airplane Landing

Good

$17.50

August, 1928

Speed Motorboat Racers by Paus

G/VG

$20.00

November, 1928

Railroad Signalman by Paus

Good

$17.50

 

January, 1929

Wilbur & Orville Wright: Inventors of the Airplane

Not Available

NA

March, 1929

Parachutist by Paus

Not Available

NA

April, 1929

Bridge Surveyors by Paus

Good

$17.50

July, 1929

Aviators by Herbert Paus

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1929

Skyscraper Welder by Paus

Good, spine starting to fray

$17.50

 

January, 1930

Installing Cruise Ship Propeller by Paus

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Good, top right corner off

$17.50

February, 1930

Steel Worker by Paus

G/VG

$17.50

March, 1930

DO-X Flying Boat by Dornier by Paus

Good

$20.00

Same

Good, edge tear

$17.50

April, 1930

Glider by Paus – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

June, 1930

Air Mail Pilots cover by Paus – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

July, 1930

Double-decker Bus by Paus – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

August, 1930

Splicing a Cable Mid-Atlantic by Paus – 3 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

September, 1930

Mass Military Flying by Paus – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

 

Same

Good, taped spine

$15.00

October, 1930

Monorail by Paus  – 2 copies

Good

$25.00

November, 1930

Locomotive by Paus

Good

$17.50

December, 1930

Streamlined Auto Can Almost Fly

Not Available

N/A

 

January, 1931

Wings on Skis by Paus

G/VG

$17.50

March, 1931

Successful Helicopter

Not Available

NA

April, 1931

Boat Travels on Water or Land

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

May, 1931

Spinner Plane

Not Available

NA

June, 1931

Emergency Gas Bags Save Land Planes At Sea

Good, spine split

$17.50

July, 1931

House on Wheels Has All Home Comforts

Not Available

NA

August, 1931

Speedboats Race Standing Still by Paus

Not Available

NA

September, 1931

Weird Engine Hunts Gold on Ocean Floor

Good

$17.50

October, 1931

Uncle Sam’s New Motorcycle Cavalry

Not Available

NA

November, 1931

Sleeping Volcano Flames at Touch of Electric Key – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

December, 1931

Prof. Goddard’s Turbine Rocket Ship for Flight to Moon

G/VG

$25.00

 

January, 1932

Monster Electric Plant Run by Wind – 3 copies

Good

$17.50

February, 1932

Speedy Ski-Car Rides Winter Snows

Not Available

NA

March, 1932

Rocking Landscape Trains Flyers Indoors – 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

April, 1932

Each Wheel a Steam Engine

Good

$17.50

May, 1932

Motor-Driven Hoop

Good

$17.50

June, 1932

Ocean Marvels Seen From Underwater Bus

G/VG

$17.50

July, 1932

Magnetic Air Line

Not Available

NA

August, 1932

Winged Target for Flying Gunners

Good

$17.50

September, 1932

Ocean Landing Fields of Artificial Ice

Good

$17.50

October, 1932

Whirlpool Tube For Submarine Rescues

Good

$17.50

November, 1932

Giant Railway for Ocean Liners

G/VG

$20.00

December, 1932

Air Driven Auto

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

 

January, 1933

Landing Airplane on Ramp Dragging from Ship

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

February, 1933

Defroster For Orchards – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Good, fray

$12.50

March, 1933

Art Deco Speed Boat – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

April, 1933

Making Movies In A Volcano

Not Available

NA

May, 1933

New Rail Car Rises From Track At High Speed – 3 copies

Good

$17.50

June, 1933

6-Propeller Flying Wing

Not Available

NA

July, 1933

Edgar F. Wittmack cover -- Sailing

G/VG

$17.50

August, 1933

Speedboat with Airplane Tail

Fair, no back cover

$12.50

September, 1933

Airplane Attached To Water Wheel – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

October, 1933

A Short Cut To Flying – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

November, 1933

War Tank on One Wheel

G/VG

$17.50

Same

Good

$15.00

December, 1933

Edgar F. Wittmack cover -- Huge Truck For Land or Water

G/VG

$17.50

 

January, 1934

Sea Tractor Saves Wrecked Ships – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

February, 1934

Cylinders Replace Wings in Airplane

G/VG

$20.00

Same – 4 copies

Good

$17.50

March, 1934

Boat on Wheels -- 2 copies

G/VG

$20.00

Same

Good, fray

$15.00

April, 1934

New Streamlining for Big Ships

Good

$15.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Good, fray

$12.50

 

Same

Fair

$6.00

May, 1934

Swinging Car Ride

G/VG

$20.00

Same – 4 copies

Good

$17.50

June, 1934

Unsinkable Motor Boat with Round Hull – 3 copies

G/VG

$20.00

 

Same

Good

$17.50

July, 1934

Amphibian Cars For Monorail

G/VG

$17.50

Same

Good

$15.00

August, 1934

Gyrocopter – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

September, 1934

Spearing Balloons Boat Race – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

October, 1934

Power From the Sun – 3copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

November, 1934

Paddle Wheels Drive Wingless Plane

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Fair – soiled cover

$10.00

December, 1934

Underwater Sea Craft

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

 

January, 1935

Tiny Plane Launched from Back of Newest Aircraft

Good

$17.50

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

February, 1935

Ski Parachute – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Good, cover scuff

$15.00

March, 1935

Flying Whirligig – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

April, 1935

Monorail Car

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

May, 1935

Dirigible Hangar Rotates to Reduce Wind Peril

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

June, 1935

Safety Liner with Lifeboat Chutes

G/VG

$17.50

Same

Good

$15.00

July, 1935

Edgar F. Wittmack cover – Globe Stabilizing Helicopter

G/VG

$17.50

Same

Good, corner chew

$12.50

August, 1935

Boat Driven by Self-Bailing Rotors – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

September, 1935

Sphere-Wheeled Car – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

October, 1935

Tractor Boat – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good, covers loose

$12.50

November, 1935

Windmill Operates Like a Turbine – 4 copies

Good

$15.00

December, 1935

Streamline Plane Is Flying Wind Tunnel

Good

$15.00

 

January, 1936

Ship on Stilts Rides Above Waves

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

February, 1936

Paddle Wheel Plane – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

March, 1936

Power From Polar Gales

G/VG

$17.50

Same – 2 copies

Fair/Good

$12.50

April, 1936

Big Guns Speed Mail Rockets – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$15.00

May, 1936

Spiral Rollers Drive Speed Boat – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

June, 1936

Motor Cycle Pulls Trailer for Camping

G/VG

$17.50

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

Same

Fair/Good – loose covers

$10.00

July, 1936

Rolling Ball War Tank – 4 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

August, 1936

Paddle Wheels Drive Plane – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

Same

Good

$15.00

September, 1936

Gasoline Motor Drives Speedy Road Toboggan – 5 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

October, 1936

Oxygen Masks for Mountain Climbers – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

November, 1936

Giant Sparks to Thrill Visitors at Exposition (France)

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

December, 1936

Armored Motorcycle Tractor

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good

$15.00

 

January, 1937

Amphibian Lifeboat Speeds Rescue – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same – 2 copies

Fair/Good

$12.50

February, 1937

Tank Truck Fights Fire with Wall of Water

G/VG

$20.00

Same – 2 copies

Good

$17.50

March, 1937

Oil Hunting Craft – 4 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

 

Same

Fair, corner torn off

$10.00

April, 1937

Training Glider – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Fair/Good

$12.50

May, 1937

Kangaroo Car Runs on Rear Wheels – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good, ink on cover

$12.50

June, 1937

Bulletlike Rail Car Launches Giant Planes – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

July, 1937

Jungle Craft for Filming Animals – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Good, rolled spine

$12.50

 

Same

Good, scuff, fray

$10.00

August, 1937

Outboard Motor Drives Novel Surfboard – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

September, 1937

Directional Sound Detector Finds Ships in Fog – 4 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 4 copies

Good

$15.00

Same

Good, pgs 63-66 missing

$12.50

October, 1937

Biggest Atom-Smasher – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

November, 1937

Air Propelled Navy Craft

Good

$15.00

December, 1937

Octopus Sprinkler Fights Forest Fires – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

 

January, 1938

Air-Driven Boat

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

February, 1938

Bullet-like Motorcycle Sets Speed Record

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same

Good, loose cover

$15.00

March, 1938

Two-Wheel Car Runs on Giant Hoops – 2 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 2 copies

Good

$15.00

April, 1938

Rocket Ride Is Planetarium Visit

Good

$17.50

 

Same

Fair, cover torn

$10.00

May, 1938

Amphibious Tank Carrier – 5 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

June, 1938

Hi-Speed Racing Car with Twin Hulls – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 5 copies

Good

$15.00

July, 1938

Tank cover – 3 copies

G/VG

$17.50

 

Same – 3 copies

Good

$15.00

 

Same

Fair/Good, spine damage

$10.00

August, 1938

21 Mile Parachute Jump – 5 copies

Good

$15.00

September, 1938

Water Wheel Racing – 4 copies

Good

$12.50

October, 1938

Tool Throws Dirt on Flames -- 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

November, 1938

Mechanical Horse Runs Movie Race

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same

Good

$12.50

 

Same

Good, missing bc

$6.00

December, 1938

Movies Train Big-Game Fishermen – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

January, 1939

Ice Sailing

Good

$12.50

February, 1939

Windmill Planes

G/VG

$15.00

March, 1939

New York Worlds Fair Parachute Drop cover – with 6 pages in color within on Fair Attractions

Not Available

NA

April, 1939

Boat Rides on Underwater Wing

Not Available

NA

May, 1939

High-Speed Train

G/VG

$15.00

June, 1939

Mechanized Water Polo

G/VG

$15.00

July, 1939

Firemen Use Telescoping Water Tower – 2 copies

Good

$12.50

August, 1939

Wind-Powered Turbines

Not Available

NA

September, 1939

(Smaller format hereon) Aircraft Engine Testing

Good

$12.50

Same

Fair, wear

$10.00

October, 1939

Sailing Bicycle

G/VG

$15.00

 

Same

Good

$12.50

November, 1939

Propeller-Driven Skiing Soldier

G/VG

$15.00

December, 1939

Army Aircraft – 2 copies

G/VG

$15.00

 

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