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Avon Fantasy Reader [#9 (1949)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Publishing Co., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s) [] 3 · The Flower-Women [Maal Dweb] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales May 1935 12 · The Night Wire · H. F. Arnold · ss Weird Tales September 1926 18 · Through the Vibrations [Alexander Gregory] · P. Schuyler Miller · nv Amazing Stories May 1931 48 · The Man Who Never Grew Young · Fritz Leiber · ss Night’s Black Agents by Fritz Leiber, Jr., Arkham House, 1947 54 · The Man from the Moon · Otis Adelbert Kline · nv Amazing Stories October 1930 75 · The Unspeakable Betrothal · Robert Bloch · ss 87 · The Stone Ship · William Hope Hodgson · nv The Red Magazine July 1 1914, as “The Mystery of the Ship in the Night” 110 · Child’s Play · Alice-Mary Schnirring · ss Weird Tales March 1942 118 · The Madness of Andelsprutz · Lord Dunsany · vi Saturday Review (UK) May 30 1908 121 · The Painted Mirror · Donald Wandrei · ss Esquire May 1937

Avon Fantasy Reader [#10 (1949)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by L. S.) [] 3 · A Witch Shall Be Born [Conan] · Robert E. Howard · na Weird Tales December 1934 36 · Bimini · Bassett Morgan · nv Weird Tales January 1929 53 · The Statement of Randolph Carter [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft · ss The Vagrant #13, May 1920 59 · The Mentanicals · Francis Flagg · nv Amazing Stories April 1934 81 · Vengeance in Her Bones · Malcolm Jameson · ss Weird Tales May 1942 92 · The Gostak and the Doshes · Miles J. Breuer, M.D. · ss Amazing Stories March 1930 107 · Storm Warning · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Future Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1942, as by Millard Verne Gordon 116 · Omega · Amelia Reynolds Long · ss Amazing Stories July 1932

Avon Fantasy Reader [#11 (1949)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s) [] 3 · Glamour · Seabury Quinn · nv Weird Tales December 1939 22 · The Golden Hour of Kwoh Fan · Frank Owen · ss The Purple Sea by Frank Owen, Lantern, 1930 27 · Uncommon Castaway · Nelson S. Bond · ss Argosy June 1945 41 · Mogglesby · T. S. Stribling · nv Adventure June 1 1930 79 · Asleep in Armageddon · Ray Bradbury · ss Planet Stories Winter 1948 90 · The Inheritors · John Michel & Robert Lowndes · nv Future Fantasy and Science Fiction October 1942 111 · The Dancer in the Crystal · Francis Flagg · ss Weird Tales December 1929

Avon Fantasy Reader [#12 (1950)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by M. Isip) [] 3 · The Blonde Goddess of Bal-Sagoth [Turlogh O’Brien] · Robert E. Howard · nv Weird Tales October 1931, as “The Gods of Bal-Sagoth” 34 · The Chain of Aforgomon · Clark Ashton Smith · nv Weird Tales December 1935 48 · In the Valley of the Sorceress · Sax Rohmer · ss The Premier Magazine #21, January 1916 61 · The Kelpie · Manly Wade Wellman · ss Weird Tales July 1936 67 · The Captured Cross-Section · Miles J. Breuer, M.D. · ss Amazing Stories February 1929 80 · The Wonderful Window · Lord Dunsany · ss Saturday Review (UK) February 4 1911 84 · Tiger Dust · Bassett Morgan · nv Weird Tales April 1933 102 · An Episode of Cathedral History · M. R. James · ss The Cambridge Review June 10 1914 116 · The Day Has Come · Walter Kubilius · ss Stirring Science Stories March 1942

Avon Fantasy Reader [#13 (1950)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by M. Isip) [] 3 · The Love-Slave and the Scientists · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales February 1935, as “The Body-Masters” 13 · The Cave · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1932 25 · The Forgotten Planet [John Hanson] · Sewell Peaslee Wright · nv Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 43 · The Curious Case of Norton Hoorne · Ray Cummings · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly April 2 1921 57 · The Power and the Glory · Charles W. Diffin · ss Astounding Stories of Super-Science July 1930 63 · He Walked by Day · Julius Long · ss Weird Tales June 1934 68 · Original Sin · S. Fowler Wright · ss The Witchfinder by S. Fowler Wright, Books for Today, 1946 74 · The Thing That Walked on the Wind [Cthulhu] · August Derleth · ss Strange Tales of Mystery and Terror January 1933 83 · Raiders of the Universes · Donald Wandrei · nv Astounding Stories September 1932 98 · The House of Shadows · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales April 1933 104 · The Ship of Silence · Albert Richard Wetjen · nv The Blue Book Magazine July 1932 116 · The Street That Wasn’t There · Clifford D. Simak & Carl Jacobi · ss Comet July 1941

Avon Fantasy Reader [#14 (1950)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by R. Crowl) [] · Unendurable Ecstasy and Inconceivable Doom! · Donald A. Wollheim · ed 3 · Temptress of the Tower of Torture and Sin · Robert E. Howard · nv Oriental Stories October/November 1930, as “The Voice of El-Lil” 20 · Ylla [Mars] · Ray Bradbury · ss Maclean’s January 1 1950, as “I’ll Not Ask for Wine” 30 · The Three Eyed Man [Tubby] · Ray Cummings · ss Argosy Allstory Weekly July 7 1923 40 · The Cave of the Invisible [Jan Kromhout] · James Francis Dwyer · ss The Blue Book Magazine April 1939 51 · Guard in the Dark · Allison V. Harding · ss Weird Tales July 1944 63 · The Still Small Voice · Clive G. B. Jackson · vi Slant #2, Summer 1949 66 · The Curse of Yig · Zealia Brown Bishop (with H. P. Lovecraft) · ss Weird Tales November 1929, as by Zealia Brown Reed written by Lovecraft based on a story idea and some notes by Bishop. 79 · The Yeast Men · David H. Keller, M.D. · nv Amazing Stories April 1928 95 · The Headless Miller of Kobold’s Keep · Irvin Ashkenazy · ss Weird Tales January 1937, as by G. Garnet 110 · The Shadows · Henry S. Whitehead · nv Weird Tales November 1927

Avon Fantasy Reader [#15 (1951)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by James Bama) [] Cover attributed to “J. Gama.” 3 · A Man, a Maid, and Saturn’s Temptation · Stanley G. Weinbaum · nv Astounding Stories January 1935, as “Flight on Titan” 21 · Mommy · Mary Elizabeth Counselman · ss Weird Tales April 1939 29 · The Great Gizmo · Gilbert Wright · ss The Blue Book Magazine January 1946 38 · Gray Ghouls · Bassett Morgan · nv Weird Tales July 1927 54 · Venus · Maurice Baring · ss Orpheus in Mayfair by Maurice Baring, Mills & Boon, 1909 62 · Ship-in-a-Bottle · P. Schuyler Miller · ss Weird Tales January 1945 71 · Up There · Donald A. Wollheim · ss Science Fiction Quarterly #7, Summer 1942, as by Martin Pearson 77 · The Einstein See-Saw · Miles J. Breuer, M.D. · nv Astounding Stories April 1932 94 · In Amundsen’s Tent · John Martin Leahy · nv Weird Tales January 1928 109 · Ubbo-Sathla [Hyperborea] · Clark Ashton Smith · ss Weird Tales July 1933 115 · Kazam Collects · C. M. Kornbluth · ss Stirring Science Stories June 1941, as by S. D. Gottesman

Avon Fantasy Reader [#16 (1951)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by R. Crowl) [] 3 · The Black Kiss [Michael Leigh] · Robert Bloch & Henry Kuttner · ss Weird Tales June 1937; given as by Robert Bloch, Kuttner having asked that his name be removed from later publication. 18 · Mr. Strenberry’s Tale · J. B. Priestley · ss The London Magazine March 1930, as “Doomsday” 26 · The Man Who Lived Backward · Gelett Burgess · ss The Blue Book Magazine January 1946 41 · Something from Above · Donald Wandrei · nv Weird Tales December 1930 59 · The Wax Doll · Greye La Spina · ss The Thrill Book August 1 1919, as by Ezra Putnam 68 · The Forest of Lost Men · Beatrice Grimshaw · ss The Blue Book Magazine August 1934 76 · The Place of Pain · M. P. Shiel · ss The Red Magazine May 1 1914 85 · The River · L. Major Reynolds · ss 94 · The Water Ghost of Harrowby Hall · John Kendrick Bangs · ss Harper’s Weekly June 27 1891 101 · The Hounds of Tindalos [Cthulhu] · Frank Belknap Long · ss Weird Tales March 1929 113 · The Picture · Francis Flagg · ss Weird Tales February/March 1931

Avon Fantasy Reader [#17 (1951)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s, cover by Barton) [] 3 · The Sapphire Siren · Nictzin Dyalhis · nv Weird Tales February 1934, as “The Sapphire Goddess” 28 · Jack-in-the-Box · Ray Bradbury · ss Dark Carnival by Ray Bradbury, Arkham House, 1947 42 · The Noticeable Conduct of Professor Chadd [Rupert Grant; Basil Grant] · G. K. Chesterton · nv Harper’s Weekly June 25 1904 (+1) 56 · The Pink Caterpillar [Fergus O’Breen] · Anthony Boucher · ss Adventure February 1945 65 · The Phantom Dictator · Wallace West · ss Astounding Stories August 1935 76 · Through the Gates of the Silver Key [Randolph Carter] · H. P. Lovecraft & E. Hoffmann Price · nv Weird Tales July 1934 104 · The Bookshop · Nelson Bond · ss The Blue Book Magazine October 1941 111 · One-Man God · Frank Owen · ss 119 · The Mystery of the Sargasso [Sargasso Sea] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Story-teller July 1907, as “The Mystery of the Derelict”

Avon Fantasy Reader [#18 (1952)] ed. Donald A. Wollheim (Avon Novels Inc., 35¢, 128pp+, digest s/s) [] 3 · The Witch from Hell’s Kitchen · Robert E. Howard · nv 21 · The Devil in Hollywood · Dale Clark · ss Argosy August 8 1936 35 · The Watcher in the Green Room · Hugh B. Cave · ss Weird Tales September 1933 47 · A Victim of Higher Space [John Silence] · Algernon Blackwood · nv The Occult Review December 1914 62 · Out of the Eons · Hazel Heald (with H. P. Lovecraft) · nv Weird Tales April 1935 82 · Just What Happened · Gelett Burgess · ss The Blue Book Magazine June 1944 94 · The Phantom Ship of Dirk Van Tromp [Hochdorf] · James Francis Dwyer · ss Breath of the Jungle by James Francis Dwyer, McClurg, 1915 107 · Amina · Edward Lucas White · ss The Bellman June 1 1907 116 · The Haunted “Jarvee” [Thomas Carnacki] · William Hope Hodgson · ss The Premier Magazine #30, March 1929

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly   (about) A halfway house between a magazine and paperback anthology series, this was a generic title for a series of (mainly) single-author reprint collections which ran for a number of years. Publishers: Avon Book Company, 432 Fourth Avenue, New York 16, New York.: Avon Modern Short Story Monthly.

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#1, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) [] Reprints Cosmopolitans by W. Somerset Maugham (Heinemann, 1936). Details taken from eBay listing. · Raw Material · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan November 1923, as “The Imposters” · Mayhew · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan December 1923 · German Harry · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan January 1924 · The Happy Man · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan June 1924 · The Dream · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan May 1924 · In a Strange Land · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan February 1924 · The Luncheon · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan March 1924 · Salvatore · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan July 1924, as “Salvatore the Fisherman” · Home · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan September 1924, as “Home from the Sea” · Mr. Know-All · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan January 1925 · The Escape · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan February 1925, as “A Widow’s Might” · A Friend in Need · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan April 1925, as “The Man Who Wouldn’t Hurt a Fly” · The Portrait of a Gentleman · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan June 1925, as “The Code of a Gentleman” · The End of the Flight · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Harper’s Bazar January 1926 · The Judgement Seat · W. Somerset Maugham · vi The Judgement Seat by W. Somerset Maugham, Centaur Press, 1934 · The Ant and the Grasshopper · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan October 1924 · French Joe · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan January 1926, as “Without a Country” · The Man with the Scar · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan October 1925 · The Poet · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan November 1925, as “The Great Man” · Louise · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan September 1925, as “The Most Selfish Woman I Knew” · The Closed Shop · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Harper’s Bazar September 1926 · The Promise · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan December 1925, as “An Honest Woman” · A String of Beads · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan February 1927, as “Pearls” · The Bum · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan February 1929, as “A Derelict” · Straight Flush · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan April 1929 · The Verger · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan June 1929, as “The Man Who Made His Mark” · The Wash-Tub · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan January 1929, as “In Hiding” · The Social Sense · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan March 1929, as “The Extraordinary Sex” · The Four Dutchmen · W. Somerset Maugham · vi Cosmopolitan December 1928

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#2, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) [] Reprints Files on Parade by John O’Hara (Harcourt, Brace and Company, 1939). Details supplied by Richard Fidczuk. · Foreword · John O’Hara · fw 1939 · Price’s—Always Open · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 14 1937 · Trouble in 1949 · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar November 1938 · The Cold House · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 2 1938 · Days · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 30 1938 · Are We Leaving Tomorrow? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 19 1938 · Portistan on the Portis · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 23 1935 · Lunch Tuesday · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 3 1937 · Shave · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 20 1937 · Sidesaddle · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 5 1938 · No Mistakes · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 17 1938 · Brother · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 18 1936 · Saffercisco · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 11 1936 · Ice Cream · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 20 1935 · Peggy · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 17 1937 · And You Want a Mountain · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker June 11 1938 · Pal Joey [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker October 22 1938 · Ex-Pal [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker November 26 1938 · How I Am Now in Chi [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 1 1939 · Bow Wow [Pal Joey] · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 13 1939 · Give and Take · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 13 1937 · The Gentleman in the Tan Suit · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker 1935 · Good-by, Herman · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 4 1937 · I Could Have Had a Yacht · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 6 1935 · Richard Wagner: Public Domain? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker September 3 1938 · Olive · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 17 1935 · It Wouldn’t Break Your Arm · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar January 1935 · My Girls · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker May 29 1937 · No Sooner Said · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker July 31 1937 · Invite · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker December 10 1938 · All the Girls He Wanted · John O’Hara · ss Harper’s Bazaar October 1934 · By Way of Yonkers · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 27 1937 · Most Gorgeous Thing · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker March 7 1936 · A Day Like Today · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker August 6 1938 · Do You Like It Here? · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker February 18 1939 · The Ideal Man · John O’Hara · ss The New Yorker April 29 1939

Avon Modern Short Story Monthly [#3, 1943] (Avon Book Company, 25¢, digest) [] Reprints To Step Aside by Noel Coward (Doubleday, Doran, 1939). Subtitled “7 Long Short Stories”. Details taken from eBay listing. · The Wooden Madonna · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan December 1939 · Traveler’s Joy · Noel Coward · ss (r) · Aunt Tittie · Noel Coward · nv To Step Aside by Noel Coward, Doubleday, 1939 · What Mad Pursuit? · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan December 1939 · Cheap Excursion · Noel Coward · ss (r) · The Kindness of Mrs. Radcliffe · Noel Coward · na Cosmopolitan December 1939 · Nature Study · Noel Coward · ss (r)