Fantasy
THE MAGIC MAN: AND OTHER SCIENCE-FANTASY STORIES.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Fawcett Gold Medal d1586. Paperback original. Collect eighteen stories, introduction by Ray Bradbury, afterword by Richard Matheson.
YONDER.
New York: Bantam Books, [1958]. First edition. Bantam Books A1759. Collects 15 stories, two of which had appeared in Playboy (one of the top fiction markets of the day), and one short screenplay. The author attained success quickly but was struck down in his early 30s by a mysterious illness that aged him grotesquely. His output nevertheless remains impressive. While the publisher's blurb compares him to Poe, Saki and John Collier, it seems safe at least to class him with (to mention true comparables) Fritz Leiber, Avram Davidson, Ray Bradbury and Frederic Brown.
CHARLES BEAUMONT: SELECTED STORIES.
Arlington Hts., Illinois: Dark Harvest, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collection of twenty-nine stories and novel extract (THE INTRUDER, chapter 10), five previously unpublished, edited by Roger Anker, seventeen with introductions by Ray Bradbury, Dennis Etchison, Richard Matheson, Harlan Ellison, and others. Winner of the 1989 Bram Stoker Award for best collection. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-27.
THE HUNGER AND OTHER STORIES.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1957]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's first book. Collects seventeen stories, of which eight are printed here for the first time. Classic collection by one of the major contributors to "The Twilight Zone" TV series. Signed inscription by Beaumont on the front free endpaper: "For Bill Froug -- / Here's to softened / lines, pure exposition, / and devious dialogue! / Chuck Beaumont." Beaumont wrote for most of the episodic television shows in the early to mid 1960s, but "The Twilight Zone" was clearly his favorite, with 22 scripts. Similarly, Bill Froug was an active producer on many shows in the early '60s, but had a particularly strong connection to "The Twilight Zone," producing, by coincidence, 22 shows. The two would work together on two episodes: "Queen of the Nile" (6 March 1964) and "Number 12 Looks Just Like You" (24 January 1964). A remarkable association copy, acquiring special poignance through Beaumont's early death at age 38, just ten years after the publication of this book. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 110. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 27. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-12. King list, p. 389. Winter list, p. 268. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-27.
THE HUNGER AND OTHER STORIES.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [1957]. Octavo, boards. First edition. The author's first book. Collects seventeen stories, of which eight are printed here for the first time. Classic collection by one of the major contributors to "The Twilight Zone" TV series. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 110. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 27. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-12. King list, p. 389. Winter list, p. 268. See Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-27.
BEST OF BEAUMONT.
Toronto, New York, London, Sydney: Bantam Books, [1982]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Paperback original. Collect twenty-two stories, including several previously unpublished. Introduction by Ray Bradbury, afterword by Christopher Beaumont.
THE MAGIC MAN: AND OTHER SCIENCE-FANTASY STORIES.
Greenwich, CT: Fawcett Publications, Inc., [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Fawcett Gold Medal d1586. Paperback original. Collect eighteen stories, introduction by Ray Bradbury, afterword by Richard Matheson.
DREAMS AND DAYLIGHTS.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Company, 1926. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Story collection with some supernatural and fantasy content.
THE HOUSE OF FULFILMENT.
New York: Cosmopolitan Book Corp. 1927. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. See Fantasy Literature 3-22.
THE HEADS OF CERBERUS.
Reading, PA: Polaris Press, 1952. Octavo, cloth. First edition. The first of the two Polaris Press books. Introduction by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach. Fantasy (in the style of A. Merritt who was once credited with this pseudonym) set in 2118 in Philadelphia where city government has evolved into a religious tyranny. Reprinted from a 1919 Street & Smith pulp, THE THRILL BOOK, this novel is considered to be the first work of fantasy to envisage the parallel time concept. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1085. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 163. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature II, pp. 718-19.
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
New York: George H. Doran Company, [1923]. Octavo, cloth. First U. S. edition. Story collection with some of the author's best horror fiction. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #142. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17.
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
London: Hutchinson and Co., n.d., [1923]. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv-vi] 7-288 + 40-page publisher's catalogue "for the Autumn, 1923" inserted at rear, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and blind, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Collection of short horror fiction; twelve stories including "The Horror Horn" and the vampire story "Mrs. Amworth." "Probably Benson's most famous collection." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 142. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 31-2. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01137.
VISIBLE AND INVISIBLE.
London: Hutchinson and Co., n.d., [1923]. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii [iv-vi] 7-288 + 40-page publisher's catalogue "for the Autumn, 1923" inserted at rear, original blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and blind, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Collection of short horror fiction; twelve stories including "The Horror Horn" and the vampire story "Mrs. Amworth." "Probably Benson's most famous collection." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 142. Laid into this copy is information on a television film production of Mrs. Amworth. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 31-2. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-17. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 67. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01137.
BEYOND FANTASY FICTION. (Ten issues, all published).
New York: Galaxy Publishing Corporation, 1953-1955. Small octavo, ten issues, pictorial wrappers. Digest magazine. This was to be a companion to Galaxy Science Fiction, in the tradition of Unknown. Author's include Damon Knight, Frank Robinson, Richard Matheson, Robert Bloch, Philip K. Dick, Isaac Asimov, John Wyndham, Algis Budrys, Zenna Henderson, Jerome Bixby, Philip Jose Farmer, Fredric Brown, and others. It could not duplicate the audience of Campbell's Unknown which failed due to WWII paper shortages. This magazine's content was not broad based fantasy fiction, while it did publish quality fiction, it stayed away from traditional fantasy and popular sword and sorcery. It also got lost in the SF digest magazine boom. The covers of the first two issues are by Richard Powers. Tymm and Ashley, Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Weird Fiction Magazines, pp. 137-142.
DUDLEY AND GILDEROY: A NONSENSE.
New York: E. P. Dutton, 1929. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. A fantasy.
PAN'S GARDEN: A VOLUME OF NATURE STORIES ...
London: Macmillan and Co., Limited, 1912. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix [x] xi [xii] [1-2] 3-530 [531: tail piece] [532: printer's imprint] [533-536: ads] + 8-page undated publisher's catalogue headed "NEW / MACMILLAN / FICTION" inserted at rear, illustrated with drawings by W. Graham Robertson, original pictorial olive-green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and black. First edition. Collection of short fiction including, "The Man Whom the Trees Loved," perhaps Blackwood's most effective short story. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, pp. 36-7. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 182. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, pp. 38-40. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-35. Bleiler (1978), p. 24. Reginald 01396. Ashley A.9.1.
THE DIGGING LEVIATHAN ...
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. "...the first volume of what may be called the Digging Leviathan world, is set in a modern Los Angeles, beneath which is a giant Underground sea (it may be the first Los Angeles novel to feature one, though it is certainly not the last), and some of whose inhabitants hope to penetrate the centre of the Hollow Earth, which serves as the primary venue for Zeuglodon (2012), where the entire inner reality may be the Invention of a man asleep, who may be a Secret Master, or who may not." - SFE online. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-133. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-37. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-33. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 86.
THE DIGGING LEVIATHAN.
[Bath]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, Tim Powers (after word), K.W. Jeter (after word) and Ferret (illustrator). Barron (ed.): Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-56, Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-33, Pringle: Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels #86.
HOMUNCULUS ...
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Limited to 1010 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, introducer Keith Roberts, and artist Ferret. This issue adds "A Postscript to Homunculus" by William Hastings (a Blaylock pen name) and "A Note on Mr. Hastings' Postscript" by Blaylock, pages 245-257. Winner of the 1986 Philip K. Dick Award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-134. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-39. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-35.
HOMUNCULUS.
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 300 numbered and signed copies. Signed by Blaylock, Keith Roberts (introduction), and Ferret (artist). 1986 Philip K. Dick award winner. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-57, Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-35.
HOMUNCULUS.
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, boards. First hardcover edition. "A tangle of mildly sinister misadventures in Victorian London, with shades of Dickens, Sax Rohmer and Rider Haggard." - Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-35. Philip K Dick award winner, 1986. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-57.
LAND OF DREAMS.
New York: Arbor House, 1987. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition.
THE LAST COIN.
[Willimantic, Connecticut: Mark V. Ziesing, 1988.]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 750 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, author of the introduction Lucius Shepard, and artist Dennis Loughner. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-40. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-37.
THE MAGIC SPECTACLES.
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan, 1991. Octavo, boards. First edition. Trade issue.
THIRTEEN PHANTASMS.
Cambridge: Edgewood Press, 2000. Octavo, First edition. Collects sixteen stories, including the World Fantasy Award-winning title story, "The Pink of Fading Neon," "Paper Dragons," "The Shadow on the Doorstep, and others.