Language: English
Published by John De Courcy, Portland Or, 1950
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Good. Original Letter. Typed Letter, Signed, Two Pages, 19 April 1947, From Nigel Lindsay To Forrest Ackerman, On His British Fantasy Library Letterhead. "Received Your Note From Ted [Carnell].The Stapledon Titles By The Way Are "Death Into Life" . And Cost 7 1.2S Each. Sorry About The Delay . I'm Trying To Locate Some Good Second-Hand Material For You, But No Luck So Far. " (Signed As "Nigel"). Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Walter Sullivan, Bristow Ok, 1939
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Very Good. Original Letter. Typed Signed Letter From Walt Sullivan To Forrest Ackerman. August 2, 1939. "I Am Planning On Publishing Something For The Fapa. The First Issue Will Concern The Convention. I Would Like To Know Your Opinion On The Exclusion Of Wollheim And The Other Five Futurians From The Hall.On My Way Back From The Convention [Walt Sullivan Is Not Listed Anywhere As An Attendee, But There Is This], We Stopped Off In Hagerstown And Talked Harry Warner Into Putting Us Up For The Night. Poor Harry! There Was Only Six Of Us. We Also Visited Leslie F. Stone . Her Husband Told Us That He Had Been In New York While The Convention Was In Progress And Met Hornig . I Will Be Going To College In Albuquerque N. M." (Signed "Walt (Chief Squatting Cow"). Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by James Gunn / University Of Kansas, New York / London, 1988
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Fine. Original Letter. A 27 Line Typed Letter, Signed, From Sf Author/Editor/Scholar James Gunn. He Begins By Notring That He Is Collecting Illustrations For The New Encyclopedia Of Science Fiction, And Requests Any That Might Be Good For Ackerman's Article On "Fandom" In The Encyclopedia. He Also Requests Other Illustrations: 1. Films [Mentioning 27 In Particular], 2. Spaceships, From Films Such As Destination Moon, Star Trek And Close Encounters; 3. Examples Of Sf Special Effects Work, Particularly That By Ray Harryhausen; 4. Pictures Or Drawings Of Future Cities. Signed by Author(s).
Language: English
Published by Erle Korshak, Chicago Il, 1946
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
Association Member: IOBA
Manuscript / Paper Collectible First Edition Signed
No Binding. Condition: Near Fine. Original Letter. Three Page Letter Of 18 Dec 46, Typed, Signed "Erle". Highly Conversational And Revealing Letter Discussing Their Business Buying And Selling Books With Each Other. On Melvin Korshak's "Bookseller / Specialist In Fantasy Fiction" Letterhead With The 1713 E. 55Th Street, (Hyde Park), Chicago 15 Address. The Letter Sheds Light On The Work Of Making A Living In The Used Fantasy Book Trade; Korshak Refers To His Having Something Printed, Then Stapling The Loose Sheets With His Sons To Cut Expenses. Korshak Is Best Known For His Shasta Press, Including The First Book Publication Of Three Heinlein Classics And Bester's Award-Winning "The Demolished Man" , Which He Issued In Both Trade And Signed Editions. Signed by Author(s).