THE BRITISH HEROINES SHOWCASE No. 2
The Comic Heroines Fan Club / Steven R. Johnson, 1979. Paperback. Sq.octavo. 30pp. Staple-bound pamphlet. White pictorial wrappers printed in color. Illustrated throughout. toning to one edge.
The Comic Heroines Fan Club / Steven R. Johnson, 1979. Paperback. Sq.octavo. 30pp. Staple-bound pamphlet. White pictorial wrappers printed in color. Illustrated throughout. toning to one edge.
New York: Magabook, 1950. First edition. Paperback. Sm. octavo. 128pp. each. Short-run periodical, two issues only- May & November 1950. Authors featured include Max Brand, Cornell Woolrich, Theodore Roscoe, Irving Cobb and others. Ghost of the letter 'K' on one cover, very light wear and light wrinkling to bottom of.....
Steven R. Johnson/ The Comic Heroines Fan Club, 1980. Paperback. Octavo. 32pp. Staple-bound pamphlet. Tan Pictorial wrppers printed in black and brown. Illustrated throughout.
Memphis, TN: David A. MacInnes, July 1947. Paperback. Listed and pictured in The Magazine Data File, p311. Quarto. 20pp. Rare fanzine, possibly one and only issue. Its also possible that MacInnes, his wife Pam and their Scotch terrier, Goldberg Soda were the only contributors, though the titlepage credits: Seigfried Shine.....
Silver Scarab Press, 1975. Paperback. Quarto. Volume II, Number 3. 54pp. Staple-bound pamphlet with pictorial paper wrapper. Illustrated. Lovecraft Fanzine. This issue contains: HPL: The Early Years A Bibliography, The Astronomical Articles of H.P. Lovecraft by Kenneth Faig and an Index to The Not at Night Series.
London: Utopian Publications Ltd., 1946. First edition. Paperback. Octavo. 2 Issues. Staple-bound pamphlets with pictorial self-wrappers. 68pp. Selection one features: Ray Bradbury, Clark Ashton Smith, Robert Bloch, H. P. Lovecraft and others. Second selection features: John B. Harris, Tarleton Fiske, Clark Ashton Smith, H. P. Lovecraft and others. Covers show.....
New York: Twayne Publishers, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 245pp. Yellow cloth stamped in red. Yellow printed dustjacket has a hint of rubbing. Originally written in Spanish and published in Mexico. Illustrated by John Resko.
Huntington Woods, MI: Phantasia Press, 1983. First edition thus. Hardcover. Octavo. Limited edition #558 of 750 copies, SIGNED BY ASIMOV. Dust jacket illustration by Barclay Shaw. Black cloth stamped in silver with silver endpapers. Housed in black cloth slipcase that has rubbing to edges.
Lamoni, IA: IAMOCO Corporation, 1976. Paperback. Quarto. 43pp. Staple-bound pamphlet with pictorial paper wrappers. Illustrated. Limited to 1200 numbered copies. Light edgewear.
Lamoni, IA: Graceland College/ Stygian Isle Press, 1977. Paperback. Quarto. 29pp. each. Stapled sheets with pictorial paper covers. Illustrated. Complete as only three issues were published. This fanzine reproduces hard to find work by Robert E. Howard and Sprague de Camp along with original poems, stories, appreciations by lesser known.....
West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Sq. Octavo, 8.5" x 7 ". Unpaginated. Staple-bound pamphlet with pictorial wrappers. Cover art by Marc A. Michaud.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1909. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 225pp. Author's first book. Grey paper over boards with angel illustration, grey cloth spine. Small edge-tears to two pages. Top of spine rubbed. Grey boards are lightly soiled and have one rubbed corner and one turned corner.
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1925. First edition. Octavo. 288pp. Tan cloth stamped in red. Spine slightly darkened, corners lightly bumped or turned.
Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Octavo. Wrappers. 176pp. Light wear (silverfishing) to lightly faded spine.
West Warwick, RI: Necronomicon Press, 1980. First edition. Paperback. Sq. Octavo, 8.5" x 7 ". 52pp. Plus errata slip. Staple-bound pamphlet in pictorial paper wrappers.
New York: Mysterious Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 202pp.
West Bloomfield, MI: Phantasia Press, 1987. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo.506pp. INSCRIBED BY BRIN, "Good Luck Rick..."One of 3000 copies. A couple spots to blue cloth (Silverfish maybe?); top edge has a blemish or two.
New York: Regent House Publishers, 1944. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 392pp. " A not so mythical place halfway to heaven." Low quality paper endpapers are lightly toned, interior paper nice.
Chicago: A. C. McCLURG & CO., 1927. First edition. Hardcover. 7 1/2'' x 5 1/4''. 383pp. with Glossary. Dustjacket shows general wear and soiling and taped on inside.
San Diego, CA: Pacific Comics, 1979. First edition. Folio. Portfolio of six color plates, " unlimited edition...Artwork designed and drawn by John Buscema. Rendered by Rudy Nebres, Painted by Peter Ledger" Housed in green pictorial cardstock portfolio.
London: Hamilton & Co., 1952. First edition. Hardcover. 7 1/2'' X 5 2/8''. 189pp. 1 page of ads. Minor toning to pages, bright clean dustjacket.
London: Atlas Publishing & Distributing Co. Ltd., 1952. First British edition. Hardcover. Quarto. 124pp. Dust jacket illustration by Edd Cartier. Blue cloth stamped in burgundy, very mild bump to one corner. Light rubbing to bright dust jacket at corners and edges. Stories selected from the magazine, "Unknown Worlds." Featured authors.....
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1925. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 408pp. Blue boards with decorated paper label. Spine label worn and browned. Light general wear. Light foxing to fore-edge, endpapers and occasionally throughout. Still solid nice copy. "The hero is a chemist Mr. Prokop, who was able to produce.....
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 72pp. Limited to 3000. copies. Black cloth, spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket designed by Tim Kirk. Dust jacket has only a hint of rubbing. Collection of Carter's macabre verse.
St. Petersburg, FL: The Sign of the Centaur, 1953. First edition. Paperback. Octavo. Staple-bound pictorial wrappers. 24pp. Incl. Illustrated cover by Lin Carter. SIGNED BY CARTER ON TITLE PAGE.