The informal story of the science fiction book field in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's then almost totally the providence of the amateur specialist publisher, set against the background and life of an early science fiction fan and writer. Fantasy Press, Gnome, Shasta, Prime, Grant, FPCI, Arkham House -- those were the kingpins of science fiction publishing three or four decades ago. From its details emerges a picture of a handful of men who accomplished things as fantastic in their own way as the fiction they published. With a ...
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The informal story of the science fiction book field in the 1930's, 40's, and 50's then almost totally the providence of the amateur specialist publisher, set against the background and life of an early science fiction fan and writer. Fantasy Press, Gnome, Shasta, Prime, Grant, FPCI, Arkham House -- those were the kingpins of science fiction publishing three or four decades ago. From its details emerges a picture of a handful of men who accomplished things as fantastic in their own way as the fiction they published. With a 16-page photo supplement, index, and checklist of published books.
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Like New in Very Good jacket. Blue cloth with gold spine titling, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good in Mylar with light shelf-wear, price clipped at front inner flap, with small price rubber-stamped adjacent. Small pink mark to top margin of FFEP. Interior else clean, pages bright, text unmarked.
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Very Good in Very Good jacket. First edition. Very good in very good dustwrapper. Dustwrapper price clipped. Corners bumped. Pages clean. Cover clean. Small tear on bottom edge of rear dustwrapper Nice condition.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ jacket. Book A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Boards Have A Tiny Bit Of Shelf Wear. Not Bumped. Fore Edges Have A Tiny Bit Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Plus Condition. Tiniest Bit Of Wear Along The Edges. Has Been Price Clipped, With New $20.00 Price Stamped In. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy.
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Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. A clean tightly bound copy in mid blue library-like cloth (not rebound). Signed by the author on title page, not inscribed. Jacket is slightly yellowed and has some chipping and edgwear. Overall a nice signed copy.