Item #11232 NORTHWEST OF EARTH. Moore, L.
NORTHWEST OF EARTH.
Signed

NORTHWEST OF EARTH.

New York: Gnome Press, Inc., Publishers, [1954]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Presentation copy with signed inscription by Moore on front free endpaper: "For Jean & Julie Schwartz / with the best wishes of / C.L. Moore." Very nice association from a fine writer to an important editor, agent and fan in the field of science fiction. Julie Schwartz was a fanzine publisher (along with close friend Mort Weisinger), opened the first literary agency to specialize in SF authors (also with Weisinger) and later became an editor at DC comics and played a major role in the revival of their super-hero line in the late 1950s. Collects seven stories, five featuring Northwest Smith and two with Jirel of Joiry. All first published in Weird Tales magazine. The Jirel stories are notable as being pulp fiction's first sword-and-sorcery Amazonian warrior. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1191. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 793. A very good to near fine copy, rubbing along lower edge, lower corner bumped in a very good dust jacket, mild shelf wear and rubbing, touch of color fade to spine panel. (11232). Item #11232

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