Forrest J. Ackerman's World of Science Fiction First edition Sharp edges, straight spine, glossy pages, bright and clear text and images. Pages unmarked. Jacket is glossy and unclipped in a protective covering, light scuffing. First edition. First printing 10-1. Foreword by John Landis. Preface by A.E. Van Vogt. Hardcover with pictorial dust jacket.

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Title

Forrest J. Ackerman's World of Science Fiction First edition

Publisher

General Publishing Group, Inc., Los Angeles

Publication Date

1997

Language

English

ISBN 10

1575440695

ISBN 13

9781575440699

Binding

Hardcover

Edition

First Edition.

Condition

Fine

Dust Jacket Condition

Fine

Book Type

BOOK

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Science Fiction

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Synopsis

Offers a historical look at science fiction as a genre in literature, films, and television

Reviews

Few adolescent males of the 1960s were immune to the creepy, punning charms of Famous Monsters of Filmland. Ackerman, the magazine's editor, houses a 300,000-item collection of fantasy memorabilia in his Hollywood "Ackermansion," and he has raided it for this elaborate, nostalgic scrapbook on the history of horror's slightly more mature cousin, science fiction. With 300 mostly color photos and evocative commentary by "4SJ" himself, the volume traces sf's development from Verne and Wells (Ackerman actually met and befriended the latter) to the pulp magazines to genre masters like Asimov and Bradbury. Plenty of attention is lavished, of course, on big-and small-screen sf, from Melies' three-minute Trip to the Moon (1899) to Star Wars and The X-Files. Di Fate's Infinite Worlds offered a tonier look at sf art, but Ackerman gives us the collection that appeals to the inner 12-year-old boy in readers of all ages and both genders. Gordon Flagg

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