|
Study of the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and the Strand Magazine. |
Complete guide to the popular fiction magazines of the golden age of storytelling, with comprehensive illustrated studies of 70 of the most important magazines, and detailed information on over 70 others. |
Reference, the first major book on a famous supernatural fantasy author. |
Reprint (Constable 2001 as Starlight Man: The Extraordinary Life of Algernon Blackwood) biography. An index is included. First US edition. |
Reprint (Robinson 1998 as The British Monarchs) record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history. This is a revised and abridged edition of the work (not by Ashley, but under his supervision). The abridgement mainly consists of reducing the early British Kings from some 300 pages to 30 pages. |
Record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history. A quite incredible tome detailing in depth the lives of nearly 1000 rulers of Britain; including genealogies, maps, timecharts, odd facts, trivia, and an index to the lot. Dr. Julian Lock is mentioned as editor on the flyleaf. |
|
Reprint (??? ???) index to the 50 Years of Astounding Stories/Astounding SF & Analog from January 1930 to December 1979 together with the Analog Annual, the Analog Yearbook, & The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology. |
|
Critical work examining in great detail the magazines, anthologies, fanzines, series books, and related works, during the turbulent 1970s. Volume three in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. A hardcover edition (-002-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen. |
Non-fiction, a look at Hugo Gernsback and his influence on SF. Ashley covers Gernsback, while Lowndes surveys the fiction published in Gernsback magazines. A hardcover edition (-1054-5, $49.95) was announced but not seen; the trade paperback edition is officially scheduled for 9/04. This includes a general index, notes, bibliography, and appendices with reminiscences by Charles D. Hornig and indexes to speculative fiction in Gernsback magazines. |
Reprint (Virgin 1982) collection of facts and trivia from the realms of Science Fiction. |
Heavily-illustrated essay on King Arthur, packaged as a “mini hardback”. |
Reprint (Robinson 1998 as The British Monarchs) record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history. |
Detailed reference guide to all aspects of the legend. |
Reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries. |
|
Heavily-illustrated companion to an exhibition at The British Library. |
Critical history of the science-fiction magazines. Volume five in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. |
Critical history of the science-fiction magazines. Volume four in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. |
In depth look at the 7 ancient wonders of the world. |
Compendium of odd facts and trivia about strange animals, illustrated by David Mostyn. |
Compendium of odd facts and trivia about strange animals, illustrated by David Mostyn. |
Detailed biography of the supernatural fiction writer: secret agent, member of the Golden Dawn, radio and TV broadcaster. Researched over 23 years, issued to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of his death in December 1951. |
Bibliographical listing of over 2,100 fantasy and horror anthologies, and their contents, from 1813 to the present. Anthologies are listed by editor and title; stories are listed by author and title. |
The story of individuals who sacrificed greatly for what they believed in, whether they were celebrated in their own day, like Wat Tyler and Emmeline Pankhurst, or little known despite their remarkable impact, like John Lilburne, Caroline Norton, and Fenner Brockway. |
Critical history of science-fiction magazines. The first of 5 volumes, greatly expanded and rewritten from the non-fiction sections (introductions, essays, afterwords) in the original 4 anthologies (1974-1978). Volume one in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. A hardcover edition (-855-3, £32.00) was announced but not seen. |
Critical study of the magazines; heavily revised and updated from Ashley’s earlier series of anthologies. Volume two in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. A hardcover edition (-769-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen. |
Japanese translation of The Time Machines (Liverpool University Press, 2000). |
Introduction to horror and fantasy fiction mainly consisting of an A-Z section featuring 400 of the best and most original writers in the genres. First US edition. |
Reprint (Elm Tree Books 1977) introduction to horror and fantasy fiction mainly consisting of an A-Z section featuring 400 of the best and most original writers in the genres. First US edition. |
Annotated bibliography and guide to the works of one of Britain’s lesser-known SF writers. A hardcover edition (-0507-X, $25.00) was announced but not seen. |
Bibliography of Barrington J. Bayley. |
Description of 100 works of British science fiction published from 1895-1966, with most appearing before WWII. |
|
|