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1950réf. 003874Los Angeles / Oahu Circa 1950/1960: Ackerman Science Fiction Agency 1950. Manuscript . No Binding. Very Good. 21 page original typewritten manuscript by Fennel who published science fiction 1947 - 1952. Minor typographical corrections in ink. From the archives of the Ackerman agency. Ackerman Science Fiction Agency unknown
1975réf. 021902Worcester UK: Hokutoh Shobo 1975. First Edition . Illustrated Boards. Fine/Fine DJ. Illustrations Throughout. 133 Pp. Illustrated Boards Blue Endpapers. Survey Of Sf With Reproductions Of Early American Pulp Sf Covers And Interior Illustrations. With Publisher's Printed Price Label And Bookmark. Also With A Presentastion Postcard Dated July 24 1977 Tokyo From Tetsu Yano To Forrest Ackerman Sf Agent And Publisher Who Had Been A Good Friend Of Yano's For Many Years: "Dear Forry; I Can Tell The Name In English Of The Book And Etcs As Follows; The Title Is Sf Archeological Museum. In Japanese Pronounced As Sf Kohkokan And Spelled As Kokokan. Koh Is Think; Ko Is Ancient Or Old Kan Is Building. Writer; Koichiro Noda Publisher . To Wendiko Wendayne Ackerman's Wife And Herself A Translator Of Sf: Thank You Very Much I Am Waiting. Almost Every Day We Are Talking About You. Please Tell My Best Wishes To Kris Los Angeles Area Sf Writer Kris Neville And His Family He Has Wrote About You And Praised Very Much. Love Tetsu "Typed Followed By Handwritten Notes Referring To The Woodblock Illustration On The Other Side Of The Postcard "Wood Cut Picture Show: Farm-House Living Room - Kerosene Lantern Kettle Furnace Kamiko Game. See You Again." The Dj Is A Simple Rerpduction Of The Illustration On The Boards In Color Plain Black And White Flaps With A Photo Alignment Mark On Each Flap And May Be A Proof Of The Illustration Used On The Boards Rather Than A True Dj But Is Printed On Exceptionally Sturdy Glossy Paper. Tetsu Yano 1923-2004 Was A Japanese Science Fiction Translator And Writer. He Began To Introduce To Japanese Readers The Works Of Us Science Fiction Writers In The Late 1940S. He Was The First Japanese Writer Of The Genre To Visit The United States In 1953. He Took Part In Founding Science Fiction And Fantasy Writers Of Japan Sfwj And Served As Its President From 1978 To 1979. Yano Was Born In Matsuyama Ehime Prefecture And Grew Up In Kobe. After Studying At Chuo University For Three Years He Was Drafted Into The Japanese Army Serving Two Years And Two Months. After The War He Made A Living Collecting Trash On A Us Military Base Where He Became Fascinated With The Colorfully-Illustrated Science Fiction Works Thrown Away By The Soldiers. He Learned To Read English And Eventually Began Translating Science Fiction Completing About 360 Works Of Writers Including Robert A. Heinlein Frederik Pohl And Frank Herbert. He Also Wrote Stories Of His Own Including The Legend Of The Paper Spaceship Which First Appeared In English Translation In 1984 And Has Appeared In Several Collections. Some Of His Stories Have Been Adapted Into Anime. The Dagger Of Kamui Is A Japanese Novel Series By Tetsu Yano Released By Kadokawa Shoten From 1984 To 1985. The Series Was Adapted In 1985 Into An Anime Film Directed By Rintaro And Animated By Madhouse And Toei Animation. The Screenplay Was Adapted By Mori Masaki And Character Designs Were Created By Moribi Murano Who Also Illustrated The Novel Series. Takuo Noda Directed The Animation And The Music Was Composed By Ryudo Uzaki And Eitetsu Hayashi. Kamui Was Released On Vhs And Dvd In North America By Animeigo. Yano And Noda Both Attended The Final Rites For Robert Heinlein And Their Attendance Is Mentioned In Requiem. Hokutoh Shobo hardcover
1955réf. 020959Los Angeles Circa 1955: Unpublished 1955. Original Typescript . Loose Sheets. Very Good. 16 Pp. Typescript Of An Original Story By Frank Riley With Hand Notation "4500 Edited" By Forrest Ackerman And With Ackerman's Change Of Title From Riley's "Mammathusia" To "A Breast Of The Times" Consistent Changes Of A Character's Names And A Few Other Changes. Riley An Editor And Syndicated Columnist For The Los Angeles Times Wrote Short Fiction Science Fiction Stories And Co-Wrote The Hugo Award Winning Novel "They'd Rather Be Right". Unpublished unknown
1961réf. 022447London: Ted Carnell 1961. Original Letter . Single Sheet. Very Good. Typed Letter Both Sides Of A Single Sheet Signed From Ted Carnell The Well-Known Sf Editor On Carnell's 17 Burwash Road "Literary Agent" Stationary Dated 21St February 1961 To His Client A E Van Vogt. Discusses Payment Issues Including Deduction Of British Income Taxes As Van Vogt Had Not Personally Signed The Contracts And Necessity For Payment Directly To Van Vogt As The British Tax Authorities Do Not Authorize Payments To Anyone But The Copyright Holder. Ted Carnell unknown
1946réf. 024513Los Angeles: 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society 1946. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Near Fine. Cover By Lou Goldstone. Covers 48 Pp Of Ads And Support Statements. Promotional Fund-Raising Booklet For The Convention. At The Convention In His Keynote Speech Van Vogt Foresaw An Atomic War "Because Human Beings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves. Notice That I Did Not Say They Haven't Learned To Understand Others- It Is Themselves They Don't Understand" A Concern Which Later Led To His Work In Developing Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard His Assuming Reesponsibility For The Dianetics Organization When It Went Bankrupt In 1951 And Later To His Founding Of The International Dianetic Society. Signed By A E Van Vogt On His Centerfold; He Was Guest Of Hionor At This Convention And His Book "Slan" Was The Source Of The Informal Motto "Fans Are Slans". Van Vogt Was Awarded A Retroactive Hugo Award For This Novel In 2016. Also Signed By Dozens Of Writers Fans Publishers Agents And Members Of Lasfs Including A E Van Vogt Robert Bloch Bryce Walton Wilson "Bob" Tucker Forrest Ackerman And 3 Members Of His Family Russ Rocklynne Erle M Korshak Rick Sneary Tigrina Lou Goldstone Walt Leibscher Len Moffat Walt Daugherty Arthur Jean Cox Etc. All Signatures From 1946. With Original Envelope With Pencil Title Written By Roy A Squires. 4th World Science Fiction Convention Society unknown
1963réf. 016574NY Ace 1963 F-251 1963. First Edition . Wrappers. Very Good. Some light wear one light cover reading crease tiny chipm at bottom of spine bookseller's stamp on first page. NY Ace 1963 F-251 unknown
1932réf. 000722London: Methuen 1932 1932. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good. Viii 312 Pp. 8 Pp Publisher's Catalog Dated 932. Blue Cloth. Very Good First Edition. First State Near Fine Copy With First Issue Catalog September 1932; Unlike Many Other Copies Spine Gilt Is Especially Thick And Heavy But Same Design And Typeface Top Edges Of The Pages Have Publisher's Purple Topstain And There Is Purple Coloring In The Small Space Between The Gilt Lines At Both Top And Bottom Of Spine. Outer Covers Entirely Covered With A Clear Lacquer-Like Coating Which Is Wearing Off With Apparently No Detrimental Lasting Effect On Cloth Underneath. The Gilt Is As Bright As New. London: Methuen, 1932 hardcover
1950réf. 024156New York: Doubleday 1950 1950. First Edition stated . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine DJ. First Edition Inscribed By The Author To An Active 1950'S Fan "For ------ With Best Regards Judith Merrill" And With The Recipient's Small Ownership Signature Dated 1955 At Top. Book With Touch Of Wear At Corners Unfaded Spine Lettering Strong But Beginning To Fray Along Bottom Edge Of Spine. Dj With Just A Touch Of Wear At Corners Not Price Clipped Bright And Unfaded. No Foxing. New York: Doubleday, 1950 hardcover
1951réf. 024219New York: Greenberg 1951. 1st Edition 2nd Printing. Boards. Very Good/Very Good Dust Jacket. 231 Pp. Gray Boards Stamped In Black. Second Printing Of The Revised Edition Revised From The Original Appearance In "Astounding Science Fiction" . A Lightly Used Book Pages Crisp Light Wear At Corners Of Covers Two Tiny Faint Ink Dots On Front Cover Previous Owner's Information On Front Pastedown Dated Sept 5 1951. Inscribed By A E Van Vogt On Title Page To A Fan "For ------ Peacefully Yours Lydia And A E Van Vogt July 15 1989". Jacket Is Clean And Attractive No Creasing Unfaded 1/2" X 3/16" Chip Along Rear Top Of Spine Three 1/4" Worn Area And Tears At Other Spine Folds Minute Losses At Tips; Same Jacket As Was Used On First Printing. Greenberg hardcover
1940réf. 015183New York: Frank A. Munsey Company 1940. First Edition . Illustrated Wrappers. Very Good. Virgil Finlay. A Very Bright Clean Copy No Marks Or Stains. Fine Color Cover By Finlay. Small Chip On Rear Cover Several 1/4' Closed Tears At Spine Edge Of Front Cover With A Few Overlapping Onto Spine Three Pinhole Binding Punctures Through Book Adjacent To Spine. Frank A. Munsey Company unknown
1935réf. 018863London: Methuen Circa 1940 1935. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Blue Cloth. Very Good/Good- Very Good Dustjacket. Dustjacket Designed By Stapledon. Light Blue Boards. First Edition First Impression Later Issue But No Indication Of Later Printing. Shorter Binding 18.3 Cm Tall Blue-Violet Cloth With Black Print Format Different Than First Binding No Ads Using First Impression Sheets. Dustjacket Is Identical To First Issue Priced 7S6p At Lower Front Flap Except It Is Trimmed To 185.6 Mm Considerably Taller Than This Issue Of The Book But Shorter Than The First Issue Dj And Has A Printed Paper Label "Offered At 2'- Net Ex-Libris" At Foot Of Spine Above The Publisher's Name. This Binding And This Labelling Of The Dustjacket Is Not Listed In Satty & Smith's Definitive Bibliography. Satty & Smith's A6.1.1.4 First Edition First Impression Fourth Issue March 1939 555 Copies Has The First Issue Binding And Includes The Later Ads In A Dj With A New Price Of 2'6P Attached To The Front Flap; A6.1.1.5 1941 Is An Issue In Wrappers Without Ads Priced At 2 Shillings; This Issue Probably Occurred Between These Two Issues Perhaps In 1940. A Very Good Tight Copy. Book Lightly Foxed On First Few Pages A Few Tiny Spots Of Foxing In Rest Of Book. Dj With Some Edge Wear Light Chipping At Corners And Front Flap Fold. Dustjacket In Blue Pink White Tan And Black Has What Is Reportedly Stapledon's Own Striking Bust-Length Design For The Eric Fraser Illustration Of The Title Character. Methuen, (Circa 1940) hardcover
1951réf. 024093Reading: Fantasy Press 1951. 1st Edition . Green Cloth Gilt. Fine/Near Fine Dustjacket. 236 Pp. Green Cloth Gilt. First Edition. #330 Of 350 Copies Of The Signed Limited Edition Green Cloth. Dj With Slight Rubbing In Areas Art Edge Of Spine And Near Center Of Spine But Just A Point Of Rubbing At Corners And Tips Bright And Clean Two 1/8" Closed Tears At Top Edge Not Price-Clipped. Fantasy Press hardcover
1948réf. 024263Chicago : Shasta Press 1948. First Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good Dust Jacket. Viii 222 Pp Author Biography At End. Tan Cloth Stamped In Black. Stated First Edition. Near Fine Book No Names Or Marks Inscribed To A Fan "Best Regards To ------- L Sprague De Camp" Not A Subscriber Copy But A Personal Inscription By The Author. Dj Lightly Used Minute Losses At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Tips Some Of The Usual Browning To White Areas At Top And Bottom Of Spine And At Edges And Flaps. Shasta Press hardcover
1979réf. 024887Glendale: Roy A. Squires 1979. First Edition . Wrappers. Fine. 9 3/8" x 6 1/4. Chapbook One Of The Last From Squires. #30 Of A Stated 230 Copies Printed From Post Roman And Hadrian Stone Cut Types On Specially Made Paper By Twinrocler With Covers Of Regina Katusha Made By Barcham Greene In England The Wrappers Of French Marble Numbered And Signed By Bradbury On The Colophon. With An Original Typed Four Line Letter Requesting A Review Dated March 29 1980 Signed By Roy Squires. Also With The Enclosed Photocopy Of The Full Page Publicity "Announcement" Including A Full Explanation Of How It Is Considered A Martian Chronicle Describing How The Manuscript Was Stored By Bradbury In A Manila Folder Upon Which Was Written "A Martian Chronicle"; At The Bottom Of The Announcement Is A Note In Marker "Looks Fine To Me! Ray Bradbury 9/1/79" All Photocopied No Original Signature On The Announcement. Roy A. Squires unknown
1956réf. 000416London: Jonathan Cape 1956 1956. First Edition . Purple Boards. Fine/Fine. 282 Pp. Purple Boards White Lettering. Dj Priced 15S. Net. A Fine Copy In Dust Jacket. No Fading Not Price-Clipped No Wear No Foxing. London: Jonathan Cape, 1956 hardcover
1937réf. 017223New York: Street & Smith 1937. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good . First issue under editorship of John W Campbell. Street & Smith paperback
1953réf. 022227Los Angeles: Fantasy Publishing Company Inc. Fpci 1953. First Edition First Issue . No Binding. No Book Included/Fine Dustjacket. As new unusued DJ never on a book never folded. uncut margins 20 3/8" x 9" suitable for framing. Only 300 copies of the book were bound by FPCI and it is quite scarce. Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. ( Fpci) unknown
réf. 023946Unpublished. Original Typescript . No Binding. Very Good. 4 Pp A Short Typewritten Sf Story Earth Visitors To A Possibly Habitable Plant Turning Back After Seeing Nothing But Desolation And Danger Ending With The Leaders Of The Inhabitants Congratulating Themselves On The Operation Of Their New Imaginative Apparatus. Dedicated To Forrest Ackerman Anf Frpm Ackerman's Library. Unpublished unknown
1992réf. 024694Shingletown: Mark V. Ziesing 1992. First Edition 1st Printing. Black Boards. Fine/Fine DJ and Slipcase. 301 pp. #111 of 350 copies of the signed limited edition as new in as new slipcase Mark V. Ziesing hardcover
1949réf. 021677Los Angeles: Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society 1949. First Edition 1st Printing. Printed Wrappers. Very Good. Original Program Red Covers With Black Printing. This Example With "E. E. E. " At The Top Apparently E. Everett Evans' Copy As He Participated In The Organization Of This Second Annual Convention With "Th' Ol' Foo" Added Below By Forrest Ackerman And This Being His Copy. Signed By Ray Bradbury And With His Own Caricature Marguerite Bradbury A E Van Vogt Arthur Joquel R. Dewitt Miller Eph Konigsberg Forrest Ackerman Bryce Walton William Rotsler Also With His Caricature Roy A Squires Kris Neville Henry Eichner Len Moffat Rick Sneary Walt Daugherty Jean Cox. And Several Dozen Other Members. With An Extra Cover Sheet. Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society unknown
1930réf. 015038New York 1930. First Edition . Soft cover. Very Good. Science Fiction. Spine torn with some small chips two faint cover creases still an attractive copy. paperback
1955réf. 022882New York: Ballantine Books 1955. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good Jacket. 186 Pp. Yellow-Brown Cloth With Spine Lettering In Blue. There Are Several Variants Of The Cloth Color No Known Priority. The Publisher's Personal Copy Direct From The Publisher's Library. Handwritten "Production Dept" On Front Pastedown As Is Sometimes Found In The Publisher's Copies. Book Fine Clean No Wear Spine Lettering As New Pages Aged As Usual. Dj Complete Not Price-Clipped. Tiny Rub At Top Of Front Spine Edge Small Damp Spots At Top And Bottom Of Spine And Adjacent Area Of Rear Panel Some Foxing Along Spine Folds And Rear Panel A Little Fading To Green Color On Spine Panel And Very Faint Foxing To Spine Panel. Ballantine Books hardcover
1950réf. 024147Reading: Fantasy Press 1950. First Edition 1st Printing. Blue-green Cloth. Fine/Fine. 310 Pp. Blue-Green Cloth Spine Stamped In Gold. #194 Of 500 Subscribers' Copies With An Inserted Numbered Limitation Leaf Signed By The Author This One Also Inscribed By Williamson "Most Cordially". Fantasy Press hardcover
1950réf. 024799Chicago: Ziff-Davis 1950. First Edition . Staples. Very Good. 11" x 8 1/2. 8 Pp Large Format Sf Magazine With Title Etc At Top Of First Page Publisher's Info At Bottom Of Last Page Containing Just This One Story. The Copy Of Forrest Ackerman But No Marks. Ziff-Davis unknown
1902réf. 000742London: Methuen 1910 1902. First Edition . Red Cloth. Fine. 31 Pp. 47 Pp Publisher's Catalog At Rear. First Edition Sheets And First Edition Red Cloth Binding With 1902 Date On Title Page But 1902 Sheets Bound With 1910 Catalog At Rear. A Philosophical Fantasy With A Starring Mermaid. Probably Wells' Least Successful Work Now More Appreciated. A Stunningly Fine Copy Absolutely Bright With A Trace Of Bumping At Edges. This Is The Copy Which Belonged To Wells Fan And Indiana Poet And Novelist George Barr Mccutcheon With His Personalized Engraved Bookplate On The Front Pastedown. There Is Also The Attractive Bookplate Of Anne J. Smith On Ffep With A Naked Eve Holding An Apple In Which Lies A Tiny Book. The Book Is Enclosed In A Custom Half-Leather Case With A Cloth Sleeve A Matching Case With Men Like Gods Is Also Available. Nice Copies Of This Book Are Apparently Rarer Than Even His Sf Classics. London: Methuen (1910) hardcover
