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"AVON FANTASY READER / AVON SCIENCE FICTION READER / AVON SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READER" COMPLETE 23-VOLUME SET: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
by Wollheim, Donald A. (& Sol Cohen) (editors): Robert E. Howard, Ray Bradbury, Clark Ashton Smith, Jack Williamson, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, Sax Rohmer, Fritz Leiber, Many Others
- Used
- near fine
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine
- Seller
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Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
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About This Item
New York: Avon Book Company / Avon Publishing Company / Avon Novels / Stratford Novels 1st Editions 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953 ----------This set will require NO additional shipping charges for standard shipping for a US or Canadian order, overseas orders will require a shipping charge DRAMATICALLY LESS than actual postage (inquire). 23 pulp magazines, digest size, sometimes considered to be digest size vintage paperbacks, and also considered to be series of anthologies . The Avon Fantasy Reader (AFR), with Donald Wollheim as editor, ran for 18 issues from 1947 to 1952. There were a few original stories, but most were reprints, a large number coming from Weird Tales. Some authors included are William Hope Hodgson, August Derleth, H.G. Wells, Murray Leinster, A. Merritt, Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, Fletcher Pratt, David H. Keller, Guy Endore, Robert E. Howard, Robert W. Chambers, C.L. Moore, H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, John Collier, Nelson Bond, A.E. Van Vogt, Robert Bloch, C.M. Kornbluth, Jack Williamson, Thorp McClusky, David H. Keller, Sax Rohmer, Fritz Leiber, Frank Gruber, Ambrose Bierce, Algernon Blackwood, Otis Adelbert Kline, Malcolm Jameson, Seabury Quinn, Manly Wade Wellman, Clifford Simak, Ray Cummings, Stanley G. Weinbaum, M.P. Shiel, G.K. Chesterton, Anthony Boucher, Hugh B. Cave. Also under Wollheim, the Avon Science Fiction Reader (ASFR) ran for 3 issues in 1951-1952, and entirely consisted of reprints, including stories by Edmond Hamilton, Murray Leinster, A. Merritt, Jack Williamson, Frank Belknap Long, Clark Ashton Smith, Ray Cummings, Robert A.W. Lowndes, Lord Dunsany, S. Fowler Wright, H.P. Lovecraft and Hannes Bok. When Wollheim left Avon in 1952, the 2 lines were merged as Avon Science Fiction & Fantasy Reader (ASF&FR) for 2 1953 issues, under the editorship of Sol Cohen. For some reason, the publisher of the final issue (April 1953) was Stratford Novels, a subsidiary of Avon, rather than Avon. ASF&FR included illustrations (the 2 earlier runs did not), and published all original stories of very good quality, including works by Arthur C. Clarke, John Jakes, John Christopher, Charles L. Harness, Jack Vance, and Stephen Marlowe. Condition notes follow. AFR: # 5 has covers detached but still looks great, #s 4, 10 & 15 have faint cover creases and are VG+, # 17 has faint cover creases, back cover soiling, and is VG, some others have modest shelfwear, several are unread, and are near fine to fine. ASFR: # 2 has faint cover creases and is VG+, the other 2 have modest shelfwear and are near fine to fine. ASF&FR: both volumes are almost as new unread copies.. First Edition. Soft Cover. Near Fine. Note: our prices on Biblio are the LOWEST of any of the sites on which we list our books.
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- Bookseller
- John McCormick
(CA)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 012510
- Title
- "AVON FANTASY READER / AVON SCIENCE FICTION READER / AVON SCIENCE FICTION & FANTASY READER" COMPLETE 23-VOLUME SET: 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953
- Author
- Wollheim, Donald A. (& Sol Cohen) (editors): Robert E. Howard, Ray Bradbury, Clark Ashton Smith, Jack Williamson, Arthur C. Clarke, Jack Vance, Sax Rohmer, Fritz Leiber, Many Others
- Format/Binding
- Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- New York: Avon Book Company / Avon Publishing Company / Avon Novels / Stratford Novels 1st Editions 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951
- Keywords
- Science Fiction Fantasy Pulp Magazine A. Merritt, Clark Ashton Smith, Lord Dunsany, Fletcher Pratt, David H. Keller, Guy Endore, Robert E. Howard, Robert W. Chambers, C.L. Moore, H.P. Lovecraft, Ray Bradbury, John Collier, Nelson Bond, A.E. Van Vogt, Robe
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- Pulp Magazines;
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John McCormick
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John McCormick
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Mississauga, Ontario
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