New York: Ballantine Books, [1961]. Small octavo, cover by Richard Powers, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. "Instrumental in gaining SF a wider and more thoughtful critical acceptance, this is one of the best of the earlier critical studies." - Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 8-4. This study "was the first serious treatment of SF by a reputable mainstream novelist and, thanks to [this] Ballantine mass-market paperback,... the first critical work on SF to reach a wide audience... Though there are clear gaps in his knowledge of the field, Amis does not look down on genre writers, his style remains sharp and acerbic, and his book is justifiably cited as one of the landmarks in gaining broad recognition for the genre." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 8-7.  Item #18091

San Jose, CA: The Permanent Press, [1987]. Octavo, cloth. First edition.  Item #16488

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).  Item #9136

[Lancaster, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1991]. Octavo, printed wrappers. Advance review copy of the 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.  Item #21434

[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.  Item #21439

SF/Lancaster: Underwood-Miller, 1991. Octavo, Hardcover. First edition. Exploration of the career of Barker. Covers books, films, plays etc. Contributors include Stephen King (introduction), Ramsey Campbell, Doug Winter, Clive Barker, etc. Also includes a bibliography, Barker artwork and many color stills.  Item #2588

New York & London: Garland Publishing, Inc., 1990. Octavo, pictorial boards. First edition. The first part of this major reference book is annotated checklists of horror literature; "The Early Gothic, 1762-1824" by Frederick S. Frank (112 entries); "The Later Gothic Tradition, 1825-96" by Brian Stableford (99 entries); "Early Modern Horror Fiction, 1897-1949" by Brian Stableford (218 entries); and "Contemporary Horror Fiction, 1950-88" by Keith Neilson [with Mike Ashley, Bentley Little and Brian Stableford] (363 entries). The second part of the book, pages 327-551, comprises "research aids" including "Horror on Film and Television" by Michael Klossner and "Fantasy and Horror Magazines" by Mike Ashley. Overall, a more balanced selection than Tymn (ed), Horror Literature (Bowker 1981), especially for the period from 1897 to the 1980s. The core collection list, pages 520-532, 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, Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels, and other sources. Intended as a companion volume to Barron (ed), Fantasy 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 53.  Item #21721

Kent, Ohio: The Kent State University Press, 1983. Large octavo, cloth. First edition. A survey of approximately 7200 novels and short stories with supernatural content, ghost stories, weird fiction, supernatural horror, fantasy, Gothics, and occult fiction, culled from 1775 books (including approximately 250 anthologies) published in the English language (including translations) from 1750 to the 1970s (cut-off date for surveyed fiction is 1960 but books published after this date containing fiction published prior to 1961 are included). Each entry provides bibliography, author biography, analysis of fantastic content, plot summary, and critical / historical commentary. Indexed by title, and by motif (the latter containing over 40,000 entries). A major research tool. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 7-34. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 6-19. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 6-19. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 54.  Item #15252

Chicago: Advent: Publishers, Inc., 1987. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Collects nine essays, "A Science Fiction Coming of Age," an unfinished autobiography, and Blish's interview with Brian W. Aldiss. Pages [193]-290 comprise "Bibliography of the Works of James Blish," compiled by Judith Lawrence Blish. Edited by Cy Chauvin with introduction by John Foyster. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 8-27. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror 283.  Item #15894

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.  Item #8453

New York: Bantam Books, [1953]. Small octavo, cover by James Avati, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Bantam #1133. Hardboiled mystery novel.  Item #11342