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.
Science Fiction
FANTASY FICTION/ FANTASY STORIES
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.....
THE HEROINES SHOWCASE No. 18
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.
NECROMANCER
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.....
NYCTALOPS TEN
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.
STRANGE TALES. First selection #1; Second Selection #1
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.....
THE REFUGEE CENTAUR
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.
THE ROBOTS OF DAWN
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.
FANTASY CROSSROADS #9
Lamoni, IA: IAMOCO Corporation, 1976. Paperback. Quarto. 43pp. Staple-bound pamphlet with pictorial paper wrappers. Illustrated. Limited to 1200 numbered copies. Light edgewear.
FANTASY CROSSWINDS #'s 1, 2 & 3
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.....
A DIM-REMEMBERED STORY
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.
FULL CIRCLE
London: Elkin Mathews and Marrot, 1929. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 23pp. Limited edition, # 34 of 530 copies, SIGNED BY BLACKWOOD. Decorated paper covered boards in dust jacket printed with matching design on heavy laid paper. Decorated endpapers. Nicely printed on heavy hand-made paper. Untrimmed. Light bump to spine ends.....
JIMBO
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.
TONGUES OF FIRE
New York: E.P. Dutton & Co., 1925. First edition. Octavo. 288pp. Tan cloth stamped in red. Spine slightly darkened, corners lightly bumped or turned.
THE EIGHTH STAGE OF FANDOM. Selections from 25 Years of Fan Writing
Chicago: Advent Publishers, 1962. First edition. Paperback. Octavo. Wrappers. 176pp. Light wear (silverfishing) to lightly faded spine.
THE FIRST WORLD FANTASY CONVENTION: THREE AUTHORS REMEMBER
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.
THE KING OF TERRORS
New York: Mysterious Press, 1977. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 202pp.
UNIVERSAL STATION
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.
WARRIORS OF THE SHADOW REALM
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.
THE DEVIL'S ADVOCATE
New York: Crown Publishers, 1952. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 375pp. Dystopian novel set in North America by this popular author. A very bright clean copy.
FROM UNKNOWN WORLDS: An Anthology of Modern Fantasy for Grownups
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.....
DREAMS FROM R'LYEH
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.
GALLEON OF DREAMS
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.
SANDALWOOD AND JADE
St. Petersburg, FL: The Sign of the Centaur, 1951. First edition. Paperback. Octavo. Staplebound. 24pp. incl illustrated cover. Lin Carter's First book. Cover and illustrations by the author. SIGNED by CARTER on title page. Lin Carter's first book. "...A longtime science-fiction and fantasy fan, Carter first appeared in print with.....
THE KEY TO INTERPLANETARY SPACE TRAVEL
New York: Stravon Publishers, 1956. Paperback. Octavo. 66pp. Small magazine. Staple-bound with illustrated, glossy paper wrappers.