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.
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.
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.
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 faded spine. Interior nice.
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.
THE WAR CHIEF.
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.
BEYOND THE VISIBLE.
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.
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.....
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.
A CHECKLIST OF SCIENCE FICTION ANTHOLOGIES.
W.R. Cole, 1964. Hardcover. Quarto. 374pp. Check list of published science fiction since 1927 (1927-64). Over 200 anthologies listed with publication information and contents. Blue cloth, spine stamped in gold. Whit pictorial dust jacket has light edge wear and small tears.
MARTIAN MARTYRS; VALLEY OF PRETENDERS; THE MACHINE THAT THOUGHT; THE NEW LIFE; THE VOICE COMMANDS; RHYTHM RIDES THE ROCKET.
New York: Columbia Publications, Inc, 1942. First edition. Paperback. Sm. Octavo. Each 24pp, including cover. Pictorial white paper wrappers with illustration of a rocket by Frank R. Paul, printed in black. On faint dent on edge of one cover.
ATMOSPHERE OF HOUSES.
Muscatine, Iowa: THE PRAIRIE PRESS, 1939. WOODCUTS BY FRANK UTPATEL. First edition. Hardcover. 8 3/4'' x 5 3/4''. 45pp. Original green cloth.
HARRIGAN'S FILE.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1975. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 256pp. A collection of seventeen " documentary" accounts of "queer people," from the files of newspaer reporter, Ted Harrigan. Limited to 4000 copies. Black cloth, spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket designed by Frank Utpatel.
SOMETHING NEAR.
Sauk City: ARKHAM HOUSE, 1945. First edition. Hardcover. 7 3/4'' x 5 1/2''. 274pp. Edition limited to two thousand copies. A bumped corner to book and dustjacket. A clean bright copy.
COLONIAL MARKESAN and Less Pleasant People.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1966. First edition. Hardcover. Octavo. 285pp. Limited to 2500 copies. Black cloth, spine stamped in gold. Dust jacket designed by Frank Utpatel, is slightly darkened on spine. All but one of these stories were written in the summer of 1931, when the two authors shared.....