THE CHECKLIST OF FANTASTIC LITERATURE.
[Naperville, Illinois]: Fax Collector's Editions, [1972]. Octavo, cloth. Reprint. Inscribed and signed by Bleiler on the front free end paper. Offset from the 1948 Shasta edition. The pioneer bibliographical checklist of science fiction, fantasy, and horror literature. The checklist, based on seven years of research, records approximately 5300 books and pamphlets with emphasis on English-language prose works (including translations) published from 1764 (Walpole's The Castle of Otranto) through early 1948. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 7-1. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 178]. A nearly fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild shelf wear. (31586). Item #31586
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