FANTASY NEWS LETTER by JAMES A. WILLIAMS -- BOOKS. No. 3 & No. 4.
Philadelphia, PA: James A. Williams, n.d., [c. 1948]. 4 x 9", 2 catalogs, printed wrappers, stapled. Bookseller catalogs. Number 3 is sixteen pages, Number 4 is 24 pages. Two genre catalogs from a Philadelphia Bookseller. Listing of fantasy and science fiction books for sale. Nice introductory comments about various books, mostly newer releases. Fairly abbreviated listings with little commentary and not always identifying editions. Still interesting an look a the titles presented during this time. James A. Williams was a rare book collector and bookseller. He was a member of the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society and served as their President for a time. He was one of the founders of Prime Press, along with Oswald Train. Williams operated several bookstores in Philadelphia until his death in 1953. Toning to paper, stains to No. 4, very good copies. (37111). Item #37111
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