The Bibliophan! [#1(?) (n.d.)] ed. D. W. []
Details supplied by Sean Wallace.
- 1 · [Dear Fans (and Fannettes, both of them)] · [uncredited] · ed
- 2 · Gems of Wisdom, Filtered out from the Mire of Stf · [uncredited] · ed; the thing perperated by Basil Wells (note the surname!) in [Wollheim’s] Cosmos No. 1, under the title, “Biped”, is the business of the bibliophan. It is lifted, without the slightest acknowledgement, from the great H.G.W.’s “Country of the Blind.” of greater interest is a discussion on “books that are never published,” [or] “bashful authors who lurk, trembling behind a flimsy barrier of pseudonym.” he further discusses “Christopher Blayre,” who wrote a volume titled “The Purple Sapphire, and other Poshumous Papers” (Phillip Allan, 1921): The tales comprise a mixed bag of fantasy and stf.“ the last item on the contents page is ”The Cheetah-Girl“ yet on page 211: the publishers state ”The Publishers regret that they unable to print this MS“ When it was reprinted in 1932, the reference to ”The Cheetah-Girl“ was deleted and four stories added. the odd thing is that in the catalogue of the Cambridge University Library is the following entry: ”The Cheetah Girl: being the MS not published with the collection under the title of “The Purple Sapphire.” (privately published, limited to 20 copies), London, 1923. The editor inquires for any details from his readers on this mystery.
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