Science Fiction First Editions: A Select Bibliography and Notes for the Collector

Overview:

  • Title: Science Fiction First Editions: A Select Bibliography and Notes for the Collector
  • Author: George Locke
  • Year: 1978
  • Publisher: Ferret
  • Pages: 96
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Non-fiction
  • Title Reference: Science Fiction First Editions: A Select Bibliography and Notes for the Collector
  • Notes:
    • Single-page "ADDENDA and CORRIGENDA" laid in.
    • Three variations:
      -7 copies in black buckram with yellow dustjacket, signed and lettered A-G for presentation, not for sale (this entry).
      -These included a holograph manuscript of a sixth "Morlock Tomes" story, "The Shelving of Conan".
      -Six of these had identical text, the seventh copy was slightly re-written.
      -49 copies in black buckram with yellow dustjacket, signed and numbered 1-49, for sale at £10.00.
      -These copies were identical to the presentation copies except that they lacked the manuscript.
      -100 trade paperback copies bound in white cardstock, for sale at £5.00.
    • Price and limitation information from The Science-Fantasy Publishers by Chalker & Owings (3rd Edition, page 786).