Reference
BOOK COLLECTING 2000.
New York: G. P. Putnam's Sons, [2000]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition (first printing of this edition). New revised edition, previous editions published in 1989 and 1995. Estimated values for first printing of author's first books. 1,000 new entries added to this edition. Sections on Book Collecting, What to Collect, Sources for Books, Knowledgeable Buying, and more.
THE SUPERNATURAL INDEX: A LISTING OF FANTASY, SUPERNATURAL, OCCULT, WEIRD AND HORROR ANTHOLOGIES.
Westport, CT, London: Greenwood Press, [1995]. Large octavo, cloth. First edition.
ISAAC ASIMOV: A CHECKLIST OF WORKS PUBLISHED IN THE UNITED STATES, MARCH 1939-MAY 1972.
[Kent]: The Kent State University Press, [1972]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Lists fiction and nonfiction by Asimov published in books and magazines, plus selected secondary material on Asimov and his writings. Brief introductory note by Asimov. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 273.
I. ASIMOV: A MEMOIR.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [1994]. Octavo, illustrations, cloth backed boards. First edition. Winner of 1995 Hugo Award for best nonfiction book.
I. ASIMOV: A MEMOIR.
New York, London, Toronto, Sydney, Auckland: Doubleday, [1994]. Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii-ix [x-xi] xii [xiii-xiv] [1] 2-562, illustrations, cloth-backed boards. First edition. Winner of 1995 Hugo Award for best nonfiction book. Published posthumously, with an epilogue by his wife, and a checklist of Asimov's books.
IN MEMORY YET GREEN [and] IN JOY STILL FELT...
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1979-1980. Octavo, two volumes; pp. [i-v] vi-vii [viii-xii] [1-3] 4-732; [i-v] vi [vii] viii-x [xi-xii] [1-3] 4-828, cloth. First editions. Massive autobiography through 1978.
A KEY TO FREDRIC BROWN'S WONDERLAND: A STUDY AND AN ANNOTATED BIBLIOGRAPHICAL CHECKLIST.
Georgetown, CA: Talisman Literary Research, Inc., 1981. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 85 copies done in hardcover. Bibliographical data plus reminiscences by Elizabeth Brown and Harry Altshuler (who was the author's literary agent).
J. G. BALLARD: THE FIRST TWENTY YEARS.
[Hayes, Middlesex]: Bran's Head Books Ltd., [1976.]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Interview with Ballard, bibliography (through 1975) and critical articles and reviews. Contributors include Brian Aldiss, Michael Moorcock, Ian Watson, David Pringle and others.
CLIVE BARKER'S SHADOWS IN EDEN. Edited by Stephen Jones.
[Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Exploration of the career of Clive Barker with writings by and about Barker which includes interviews, introductions and articles by Barker and articles and essays about Barker by Ramsey Campbell, John Brosnan, Michael A. Morrison, Stanley Wiater, Douglas E. Winter, Kim Newman and many others. Introduction by Stephen King. Includes a detailed primary bibliography of Barker's work in all media produced from March 1984 to June 1990. Well-illustrated with artwork by Barker, photographs and stills.
CLIVE BARKER'S SHADOWS IN EDEN. Edited by Stephen Jones.
[Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Barker, this being copy number 1. Exploration of the career of Clive Barker with writings by and about Barker which includes interviews, introductions and articles by Barker and articles and essays about Barker by Ramsey Campbell, John Brosnan, Michael A. Morrison, Stanley Wiater, Douglas E. Winter, Kim Newman and many others. Introduction by Stephen King. Includes a detailed primary bibliography of Barker's work in all media produced from March 1984 to June 1990. Well-illustrated with artwork by Barker, photographs and stills.
CLIVE BARKER'S SHADOWS IN EDEN. Edited by Stephen Jones.
[Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed by Barker on the title page. Exploration of the career of Clive Barker with writings by and about Barker which includes interviews, introductions and articles by Barker and articles and essays about Barker by Ramsey Campbell, John Brosnan, Michael A. Morrison, Stanley Wiater, Douglas E. Winter, Kim Newman and many others. Introduction by Stephen King. Includes a detailed primary bibliography of Barker's work in all media produced from March 1984 to June 1990. Well-illustrated with artwork by Barker, photographs and stills.
ANATOMY OF WONDER 4: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION.
New Providence, New Jersey: R. R. Bowker Company, [1995]. Octavo, boards. First printing of the fourth edition. The fourth edition. The first part of the 1995 edition is five annotated checklists of science fiction: "The Emergence of Science Fiction: The Beginnings Through 1915" by Thomas D. Clareson (108 entries); "Science Fiction Between the Wars: 1916-1939" by Brian Stableford (157 entries); "From the Golden Age to the Atomic Age: 1940-1963" by Paul A. Carter (225 entries); The New Wave, Cyberpunk, and Beyond: 1963-1994" by Michael M. Levy and Brian Stableford (553 entries) and "The Speculative Muse: An Introduction to Science Fiction Poetry" by Steve Eng (19 entries); and "Young Adult Science Fiction by Francis J. Molson and Susan G. Miles (180 entries). The second part, pages 455-817, comprise ten sections of "research aids" including seven annotated checklists of secondary sources (a total of 570 entries) and other material, compiled by Barron and others. Anatomy of Wonder is generally considered the major research guide to the study of science fiction. It is the only comprehensive English-language source for the study of foreign-language science fiction not translated into English. Its coverage of English-language modern science fiction is sound as is the survey of reference sources. However, successive editions placing more emphasis on English-language modern science fiction at the expense of proto science fiction and foreign-language science fiction have, by the fourth edition, created a serious lack of historical perspective required in such critical guides. The first and second editions are still of value for their surveys of pre-1938 science fiction. For this period researchers should also consult Bleiler, Clareson, and Suvin. The third edition is essential for its extensive coverage of foreign-language science fiction that was not carried over into the fourth edition. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 51.
ANATOMY OF WONDER: A CRITICAL GUIDE TO SCIENCE FICTION-Third edition.
New York & London: R. R. Bowker Company, 1987. Octavo, boards. First edition. The third edition. The first part of the 1987 edition is six annotated checklists of science fiction: "The Emergence of Science Fiction: The Beginnings to the 1920s" by Thomas D. Clareson (108 entries); "Science Fiction Between the Wars: 1918-1938" by Brian Stableford (147 entries); "The Early Modern Period: 1938-1963" by Joe De Bolt and John Pfeiffer (461 entries); The Modern Period: 1964-1986" by Brian Stableford (673 entries); "Children's and Young Adult Science Fiction by Francis J. Molson (180 entries); and "Foreign-Language Science Fiction" (476 entries for German, French, Russian, Japanese, Italian, Danish, Swedish, Norwegian, Dutch, Belgian, Romanian, and Yugoslav science fiction and foreign-language secondary material and a survey of Hebrew science fiction). The second part, pages 585-786, comprise ten sections of "research aids" including seven annotated checklists of secondary sources (a total of 552 entries) and other material, one section compiled by Muriel Rogow Becker, two by Hal W. Hall (one in collaboration with Barron), the remainder by Barron. This is the best edition for foreign language fiction, which was dropped from later editions. "Barron's Anatomy has generally been accepted as the standard reader's guide to science fiction literature." - Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror, 62.
FANTASY LITERATURE: A READER'S GUIDE.
New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1990. Octavo, pictorial boards. First edition. The first part of this major reference book is annotated checklists of fantasy literature; "Development of the Fantastic Tradition Through 1811" by Dennis M. Kratz (94 entries); "The Nineteenth Century, 1812-99" by Brian Stableford (160 entries); "From Baum to Tolkien, 1900-56" by Brian Stableford (386 entries); "Modern Fantasy for Adults, 1957-88" by Maxim Jakubowski [with Brian Stableford] (305 entries); and "Modern Fantasy for Young Adults, 1950-88" by Francis J. Molson and Susan G. Miles (184 entries). The second part of the book, pages 351-534, comprises "research aids." The core collection list, pages 489-507, includes titles recommended by various genre authorities, including some that do not appear in the body of annotated entries. Includes title listings from Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books, Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books, and Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, Tymn, Zahorski and Boyer, Fantasy Literature, and other sources. Intended as a companion volume to Barron (ed), Horror Literature (1990) that should be consulted for overlapping genre fiction, especially the pre-1956 period. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 7-33. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 52.
PETER PARLEY TO PENROD: A BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DESCRIPTION OF THE BEST-LOVED AMERICAN JUVENILE BOOKS.
Waltham, MA: Mark Press, 1974. Octavo, cloth. Later edition.
A CLASH OF SYMBOLS: THE TRIUMPH OF JAMES BLISH.
San Bernardino: The Borgo Press, 1979. Octavo, pp. [1-2] 3-62 [63-64: ads], purple cloth, lettered in gold. First edition. Hardcound issue limited to 62 copies of which this is one of 50 numbered copies signed by Stableford. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 9-18.
UNDERCOVER: AN ILLUSTRATED HISTORY OF AMERICAN MASS MARKET PAPERBACKS.
New York: Penguin Books, 1982. Octavo, decorated wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback format. A short history of the American paperback, includes a number of cover reproductions including several color sections.
STAR WARS: THE ANNOTATED SCREENPLAYS...
New York: Del Rey / Ballantine Books, [1997]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback original. Includes the screenplays for "Star Wars: A New Hope," "The Empire Strikes Back," and "Return of the Jedi." The author had access to various drafts of the scripts, treatments and story conference transcripts.
VIEWPOINT.
Cambridge: The NESFA Press, 1977. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. One of 800 signed and numbered copies. Volume issued for the annual Boskone SF convention. Collections of editorials from Analog.
THE DARKOVER CONCORDANCE: A READER'S GUIDE.
Berkeley, CA: Pennyfarthing Press, 1979. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Trade paperback issue.
RAYMOND CHANDLER: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1979. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Definitive bibliography of the works of Chandler.
ROSS MACDONALD/KENNETH MILLAR: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Definitive bibliography of the works of Macdonald/Millar.
ROSS MACDONALD/KENNETH MILLAR: A DESCRIPTIVE BIBLIOGRAPHY.
Pittsburgh, PA: University of Pittsburgh Press, 1983. Octavo, cloth. First edition.
BENCHMARKS: GALAXY BOOKSHELF.
Carbondale and Edwardsville: Southern Illinois University Press, [1985]. Octavo, pp. [i-viii] ix-xix [xx] xxi-xxvi [xxvii-xxviii] 1-349 [350: blank] [351: biographical notes] [352-356: blank] [note: last two leaves are blanks], cloth. First edition. Collects all 54 Galaxy book review columns by Budrys. Includes an evaluation by Catherine L. McClenahan, introduction by Frederik Pohl, "Forward" by Budrys, and a checklist of the 161 books reviewed. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) 9-42.
EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS BIBLIO: MATERIALS TOWARD A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF THE WORKS OF EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS.
New York: Science-Fiction & Fantasy Publications, 1956. Wrappers. First edition. Bibliographic material for Burroughs, includes books and magazine appearances.