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WHISPERS.
Binhampton, NY: Stuart David Schiff, 1982. Octavo, single issue, cloth. Of 376 hardbound copies this is one of 350 numbered copies signed by Ramsey Campbell and publisher Stuart Schiff. The Ramsey Campbell issue. Contributors include Campbell, Ray Russell, Michael Shea, William F. Nolan, Gerald W. Page, Karl Edward Wagner and others.
FANTASY MAGAZINE.
Jamaica, New York: Conrad H. Ruppert, June, 1935. Octavo, single issue, printed self wrappers, stapled. First edition. Includes an autobiographical sketch by Stanley G. Weinbaum. In addition to original fiction, SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST featured biographical and autobiographical information on leading writers, artists, and editors. "For all-around quality SCIENCE FICTION DIGEST has never been surpassed in the history of fandom ... [In addition to special features it] printed solid, interesting, factual articles in every number. Up until the end of its life it remained the undisputed leader in the field, and its influence on the varied currents of fan history was profound indeed." - Moskowitz, The Immortal Storm (1974), p. 16. Pavlat and Evans, Fanzine Index (1965), p. 98 and p. 39. Tymn and Ashley (eds), Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, p. 838.
STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES (with "The Reaper's Image.")
New York: Health Knowledge Inc., 1969. Octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This issue includes "The Reaper's Image," Stephen King's second professional sale.
WHISPERS.
Browns Mills, NJ: Stuart David Schiff, 1979. Octavo, single issue, cloth. Of 376 hardbound copies this is one of 350 numbered copies signed by Fritz Leiber, Stephen Fabian, artist, and publisher Stuart Schiff. The Fritz Leiber issue. Contributors include Leiber, Glen Cook, Brian Lumley, Roger Zelazny, Dennis Etchison and others.
MAGAZINE OF HORROR. (Thirty-six issues, all published).
New York: Health Knowledge Inc., 1963-1971. Octavo, thirty-six issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This publication included new and reprint fiction. Reprints coming mainly from the pulps and with the knowledgeable editor and his two consultants Robert A. Madle and Sam Moskowitz, stories long out of print and virtually unobtainable were reprinted. Lowndes was also able to print stories by some old time writers which had been unpublished. Editor Lowndes was also able to capitalize on the resurgence of Robert E. Howard of the mid 1960s with publication of several unpublished stories including a Conan story (Spring 1967, #15). Newer material included writers as Stephen Goldin, Joanna Russ, Roger Zelazny, August Derleth, Joseph Payne Brennan, Robert Silverberg, and others. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 391-395.
NYCTALOPS.
Albuquerque, NM: Silver Scarab Press, January - February 1975. Large octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Well-regarded amateur journal devoted to the study of weird fiction, especially the work of H. P. Lovecraft and members of the Lovecraft circle. This issue devoted to Lovecraft and the Mythos.
NYCTALOPS.
Albuquerque, NM: Silver Scarab Press, January - February 1975. Large octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Well-regarded amateur journal devoted to the study of weird fiction, especially the work of H. P. Lovecraft and members of the Lovecraft circle. This issue devoted to Lovecraft and the Mythos.
NYCTALOPS.
Albuquerque, NM: Silver Scarab Press, July 1974. Large octavo, single issue, pictorial wrappers. Well-regarded amateur journal devoted to the study of weird fiction, especially the work of H. P. Lovecraft and members of the Lovecraft circle. This issue devoted to Lovecraft and the Mythos.
STARTLING MYSTERY STORIES. (Eighteen issues, all published).
New York: Health Knowledge Inc., 1966-1971. Octavo, eighteen issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest size magazine. This publication included new and reprint fiction. Reprints coming mainly from the pulps, including Seabury Quinn's Jules de Grandin stories, Paul Ernst's Dr. Satan, and Edward Hoch's Simon Ark stories. As for new material, a claim to fame is the publication of Stephen King's first two stories "The Glass Floor" in issue number 6 and "The Reaper's Image," in issue number 12. Other new fiction included authors Ramsey Campbell, John Brunner, and F. Paul Wilson with his first professional appearance. Lowndes editorials were also of interest as he covered subjects in the detective fiction genre. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 608-611.
WHISPERS.
Browns Mills, NJ: Stuart David Schiff, 1983. Octavo, single issue, cloth. First edition. Of 376 hardbound copies this is one of 350 numbered copies signed by Whitley Streiber and publisher Stuart Schiff. The Whitley Streiber issue. Contributors include Streiber, Charles Grant, Stephen Goldin, Manly Wade Wellman, Hugh B. Cave and others.
THE HOWARD COLLECTOR. [ALL PUBLISHED].
Pasadena, TX: Glenn Lord, 1961-1973. Small octavo, printed wrappers. All published. A major source for material by and about Robert E. Howard. Many Howard poems, letters and fragments of fiction are printed here for the first time. Most issues are scarce, especially the early numbers.
WHISPERS.
Binhampton, NY: Stuart David Schiff, 1984. Octavo, single issue, cloth. First edition. Of 376 hardbound copies this is one of 350 numbered copies signed by contributors J. N. Williamson, Margo Skinner, Fritz Leiber, Hugh B. Cave, David Morrell, Susan Casper, Stuart Schiff, Dennis Etchison, and Alan Ryan. Fiction, news, reviews and other material.
WHISPERS.
Binghamton, New York: Whispers Press, 1988. Octavo, First edition. Of 376 copies this is one of 26 lettered copies signed by Whitley Strieber and inscribed by Stuart David Schiff. The Whitley Strieber issue.