An important collection of fanzines and related materials. Spanning the era from early fandom to the end of the 20th Century. US and UK, mostly. An incongruous group, as to be expected. Mostly incomplete runs or single issues, but covering a large number of the genre's authors, some of which are included below. I admit, the cataloguing is less than complete. My intention was to outline this fully, but that intention flaked away like the cheap paper these fanzines are made of. A number of items wouldn't be classed as fanzines, but this is the collection as purchased so they're included for integrity and for the buyer to determine their position. Again, this is by no means a complete or curated collection. More of an amassing, but important nonetheless for research into the genre. Many items are not currently available for sale on the market.Â
1: The Fanscient [Donald B. Day] 1945, 11, Volume 2, #3, issue 1, Spring 1945 to volume 4, #14, issue 13/14, 1951, Keller, Williamson, Moskowitz, Kuttner, Bradbury, Bloch, Heinlein, G.O. Smith, Sturgeon, Ackerman, Boucher, de Camp, Bok,Â
2: Futurian War Digest [J. Michael Rosenblum] 1940, 31, Volume 1, #1, Oct 1940 to Volume 3, #6, August 1944, Christopher, EF Russell, AC Clarke, Bulmer, Asimov,Â
3: Fancyclopedia [John Bristol Speer] 1944, 96 of 250 copies, presentation copy to Ken BulmerÂ
4: Fancyclopedia II with additions volume [Dick Eney] 1959-1960, E6 of 450 copies.Â
5: A Sense of FAPA [Dick Eney] 1962, Selections from the Mailings of the Fantasy Amateur Press AssociationÂ
6: Inside and Science Fiction Advertiser [Ronald Smith] 1952-1958, 5, July 1952, Sept 1955, May 1956, Sept 1956, Sept 1958,Â
7: Retribution [John Berry and Arthur Thompson] 1956-1959, 13, CompleteÂ
8: Forry [Fred Patten] 1966, Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society, A celebration of AckermanÂ
9: Ipso Facto [Ted Forsyth] 1962, 1, #4 Heinlein Issue,Â
10: Meretritious [Bjo Trimble] 1959, 1, Special Issue, Emsh, Bloch, Cawthorn, Shangri L'Affaires Special Christmas Issue. Copies of Christmas illustrations celebrating fandomÂ
11: Golden Atom [Larry Farsace] 1955, 1, 1955 Issue, Clark Ashton Smith, Signed by FarsaceÂ
12: Slant [Walter A. Willis] 1948-1953, 7, Winner of the Fanzine Retro Hugo. Appears to be the complete run of seven issues. Quite rare. The supplement issue is also included.Â
13: An archive of SWFA Items - Dick, McCaffrey, Blish, SWFA Forum #1 to #28 with three issues missing in between. Also included is an almost complete run of SWFA Bulletin, with around 30 of the first 40 issues. A few sheets of ephemeral material.Â
14: The Fantast - Two volumes: I.I and II.IIIÂ
15: John W. Campbell - An Australian Tribute - 1974Â
16: Colonial Excursion [Ron Bennett], Inscribed by BennettÂ
17: Science-Fantasy Review - 1939-1940, 11 of the first 13 issuesÂ
18: Quandry - 1951-1952, Silverberg, de la Ree, Ackerman, Four issues.Â
19: Smoke [George Locke] 1959, Ken Bulmer, First issue or six issuedÂ
20: PantoPon 16 [Ruth Berman] 1967, Single issue, Star Trek pasticheÂ
21: Rhodomagnetic Digest being the Proceedings of the Elves', Gnomes' and Little Men's Science-Fiction Chowder and Marching Society - 1950-1951, Six issues from volume II. Includes letters to the editor from Bradbury, Asimov and pieces by Zimmer Bradley, Brown, Silverberg, John CampbellÂ
22: The Rejected Canon [Dick Eney], Reprinted abridgement of the FancyclopediaÂ
23: Goliard 835 [Karen Anderson] 1964, Poul AndersonÂ
24: Shangri-L'Affaires -, Christmas SupplementÂ
25: The Big Three: Ten Years in Retrospect [Redd Boggs] 1960, Reviewing Astounding, Galaxy and F&SFÂ
26: The Bleary Eyes with The Middle Ages [John Berry] 1993, 90/100 and 82/100. Complete?Â
27: Fantasy-Fiction Telegram [Bob Madle] 1937, Vol I.IVÂ
28: The Stormy Petrel [Terry Carr] 1959, With a Robert Bloch pieceÂ
29: The Goon Goes West [John Berry] 1961,Â
30: Through Darkest Ireland with Knife, Fork and Spoon [Chuck Harris],Â
31: G.D.A. Casebook [John Berry] 1959, Cawthorn illusÂ
32: The Enigma of the Hieronymous Machine [Steve Schulteis],Â
33: This Goon for Hire [John Berry],Â
34: The Tattooed Dragon and his Electric Whing-A-Ding [William Rostler],Â
35: The Harp Stateside [Walter A. Willis],Â
36: Bibliography of Adventure: Mundy, Burroughs, Rohmer, Haggard [Bradford M. Day] 1964,Â
37: Habakkuk [Bill Donaho] 1966-1994, Seven Issues, comprising the complete volumes two and three.Â
38: Hyphen - 1953-1963, 17 issues, incomplete runÂ
[9353, Hyraxia Books].