OPERATION FANTAST HANDBOOK 1952 CONTENTS
AN INTRODUCTION...... Page 4. THE CONTACT BUREAU ...... Page 6. DOLLARS AND POUNDS ...... Page 7. OPERATION FANTAST POSTAL LIBRARY...... Page 9. CURRENT MAGAZINE LISTING...... Page 10. "DEAD" MAGAZINES...... Page 14. MAGAZINES: some general notes •• •* ...... Page 15. THE FANTASY ART SOCIETY...... Page 16. THE DISTRIBUTION SERVICE...... Page 18. THE INTERNATIONAL FANTASY AWARD...... Page 18. A WORD ABOUT FANZINES ...... Page 19. LITERARY AGENTS...... Page 21. CLUBS AND SOCIETIES...... Page 22. THE BRITISH FANTASY LIBRARY...... Page 25. BOOK DEALERS...... Page 26. MAGAZINE DEALERS...... Page 26. LIBRARIES ...... Page 27. PUBLISHERS ...... Page 27. FANZINES...... Page 30. POCKET BOOK PUBLISHERS ...... Page 34. THE BOOK BINDING SERVICE...... Page 35. THE TRADING BUREAU ...... Page 37. THE INFORMATION AND RESEARCH BUREAU...... Page 39. ADDRESS LIST OF OPERATION FANTAST "OPERATORS".. .. Page 40. ADVERTISING RATES ...... Page 41. THE HANDBOOK 1953 ...... Pag® 41. 8"8-8“8-8"8-8“8-8"8-8“8-8"8-8"8-8“8-8'"8-8”8-8'_8-8“8-8"8-8“8-8”8 This HANDBOOK was compiled in Jan-Feb 1952, and information in cluded herein is as known at that date. Alterations will be an -nounced in other OPERATION FANTAST publications, as they occur. Compilation for & on behalf of OPERATION FANTAST, by K.F.Slater Our thanks to Peter Campbell, Bob Tucker, and many other fans & professionals, for information and assistance. Editorial address: Capt. K.F.Slater, (RPC), No. 28 PCLU Detachment, BAOR 29 (c/o G.P.O. England).
NOTE TO MEMBERS Please quote your membership number on all correspondence. An Introduction K- There are no hard and fast rules to be kept. If any rules are re quired, we make them up as we go along. The LIBRARY, for instance, ^ia operated under a set of regulations - it has to be - but when and if circumstances require it these regulations may be waived by the opera -tor in favour of a member. In other words, we try to keep flexible, With the second issue of the HANDBOOK cones the feeling that we and not get stiffly bound in red tape. started something. Just what, we are not sure. Perhaps an annual So there you are...... take us or leave us I You can subscribe, reference work to be put alongside Debrett, Kelly's, The New jtateii- and you’ll get your money’s worth being just a member, receiving the man. and other works of that nature. But at the moment the HANDBOOK quarterly O.F.. the NEWSLETTERS, and other items; or you can become is a minor affair It contains quite a lot of information which we an active participant; or you can just forget the whole thing ! But hope will be of interest and use to you, but it is sadly lacking in don’t forget this HANDBOOK. If you are seriously interested in scien some ways. There are many things we wanted to include - rates paid - -tifantagy, we feel sure that it will be a help to you, in one way or postal charges - paper sizes - printing costs - and a multitude of it another. —ems of Interest to the fan and the professional. But we lacked, or could not complete, the information. Pant as t ic ally^yo^ If you have any suggestions at all, please send them in. We will be glad to have them. About November, in 1952, we'll be starting on the 1953 HANDBOOK. Your co-operation is Invited I IMPORTANT THINGS to remember* Now a word (quite a few, in fact) about OPERATION PANTAST itself. If you are a member, you have a membership number. Please quote Those of you who are members, operators, and so forth, may skip this, this on all correspondence when writing to ’operators’. it is designed purely as an introduction to the new folks. Credit held by one ’operator’ may be transferred to any other Basically, OPERATION FANTAST is the 'fanzine' of that title. On operator. It does help, however, if you pay direct within your own it has been founded the organisation. Tour subscription, if you make country. In cases of difficulty, British folk may pay to Capt.Slater one, entitles you to four Issues of OPERATION FANTAST, and any NEWS for transfer to other ’operators’, USA members to Philip J. Rasch,and LETTERS, LBMEBZINES, etc., that we may put out in the same period. Australian members can pay to Roger N. Dard. The period should be a year, O.P. being Quarterly, but if it happens that we issue less than four O.P.'s in the year, the period covered , naturally, is extended until the fourth appears. The subscription rate is five shillings sterling (75# USA) for four Issues (that nom inal year). E . J. CARNEL All other services and facilities are operated on a voluntary bas -is by member-subscribers of OPERATION FANTAST, and although the 'op
erators' do in the main give speedy and efficient service, hitches AGENT FOR : AGENT FOR (due to illness, holidays, etc.,) cannot be avoided. As these services FANTASY PRESS. READING PA.. U.S.A. are privately operated, we cannot therefore "guarantee" them. PRIME PRESS. PHILADELPHIA. U.S.A
Where possible,we help each other out of difficulties - and extra SHASTA PUBLISHERS. CHICAGO. U.S.A. FANTASY PUBLISHING Co. Inc. LOS ANGELES. volunteers are always welcome. There are also openings for other set -vices, and we will be glad to assist anyone with, a 'bright idea' - sometimes we can offer financial assistance if the scheme is worthy I BRITAIN’S As a service to lovers of With the exception of the trading side of OPERATION PANTAST, the science-fiction, fantasy and NEW financial matters are the sole concern of the operator. Where poss FOREMOST EXPERT weird fiction ible reductions are made in favour of OPERATION PANTAST and NPPF mem BRITISH AND bers, but this is a matter left to the discretion of the operator con IN THE FANTASY POSTAL PREVIEW -cerned, naturally. field covers the entire field of AMERICAN new books with Profits from trading go to support publication of OPERATION PANT AST. the total publishing costs exceeding the revenue from subscript ★ Brief book reviews SCIIHCE FICTION ions. and any surplus is devoted to any scheme which we feel will be Advance publishing AND of general use or benefit to science-fiction fans. In other ’services schcd tiles the profits, if any, are considered to be the just recompense of the Write NOW for ★ Notes from the British FANTASY BOOKS operator, for services rendered, and are usually devoted by him to a and American weird and fantasy field pet scheme of his own, such as publishing a fanzine. latest lists A and assists yon to choose the The LIBRARY (now extended to cover the USA) is financed on a 50%- books your taste prefers 50% basis by the operators and Capt. Slater, the books mainly being a post free SPECIALITY. loan from Capt. Slater to the Library. The profits are shared between Sent free upon request the operators and Capt. Slater, and put to the best possible use at the time; i.e., to purchase more books, or to subsidise some other ac -tivity. There are no elections, or other ’democratic’ methods of putting folk into positions - the ’operators’ hold their posts solely on 17 BURWASH ROAD PLUMSTEAD. LONDON, S.E.18 ability and willingness to do things. The way to become an active participant in O.P. is to show sufficient initiative to DO something. We have found this the best system; an elected body may be all very pretty, but it is prone to the belief that getting itself elected was it’s major function ! But if you have a scheme you’d like to put ------:------Like all classes of all societies, ’fandom’ has evolved a over you don’t have to ask anyone’s consent...... and that is an advan ’slang’ of it’s own. Certain of the more common terms in use are in -tage. All you have to do is show that it is likely to work, and we cluded, with explanations, as ’filler' in this publication. will support you. Any assistance you may require can probably be ob actifan: any s-f enthusiast, who, whilst more than just a reader, does tained through the ’CONTACT BUREAU*. not feature as a professional. A constant letter-writer, or a fanzine publisher, would be classed as ’actifans*. aSP: astounding SCIENCE FICTION (magazine title). (5) DOLLARS AND POUNDS OPERATION FANTASY'S Contact Bureau Swap-trading between tana of different countries is often hemp -ered by the belief, on one side As its name suggests, the function of this service is to enable fans to make contact with each other. Reasons for desiring to or the other, that they are being •robbed*. This little table is do this may be various - the most common is, of course, to contact included in the hope that it may other fans in the same locality with the object of forming a club, be of some use to prevent this - or at least a 'get together' circle. Less common reasons are to we hope - misapprehension, and if find someone to help on a project - a checklist, a fanzine, or some in fact YOU are being robbed, you -thing of that nature; or to find some other fan who has an 'outside can stop it ! interest' akin to your own - philately or radio are two such. OPERATION FANTAST members are automatically registered as poss Sterling ible contacts for the purpose of forming local clubs, and so names four farthings = one penny (Id) and addresses are supplied to enquirers on request, unless the mem twelve pence = one shilling (1/-) ber advises the CONTACT BUREAU that his/her name should not be in twenty shillings = one pound (£1) cluded. 4 x MA = Id. £1. 12. 6d., or Other information is recorded from member's application forms, 12 x Id = 1/- £1/12/6 is there or from details they supply themselves. 20 x 1/— = £1 -fore one pound, When a request for contact is received, the index is checked to twelve shillings discover if people with the required 'qualifications' are recorded, and sixpence. and the enquirer advised of the details. The other action to make Dollars the 'contact' - the letter that needs to be written - Is then up to the enquirer. If no suitable contacts are available, details are one hundred cents = one dollar passed to Capt. Slater, who publishes them in the next available OF 100 x 1# = S 1.00 or NEWSLETTER. one dollar and twenty-five cents The bureau may be used In any way, to establish contact. If you is shown = S 1.25 want a pen-pal in UK, and you live in the USA, you should write to the AMERICAN section, and the 'operator' there will forward names & COMPARATIVE TABLE RALPH RAYBURN PHILLIPS addresses; a UK fan desiring a contact in America should write to British. U.S.A. Australian. ULTRA WEIRD ARTIST the British 'operative'. 32.82 £1. 5. -. 1507 S.W. 12th Ave. There is Just one rule - YOU MUST SUPPLY RETURN POSTAGE I The 16/- 2.24 Bureau has no direct income, and cannot afford to pay for the Some 1. -. -. PORTLAND 1, Oregon,USA 10/- 1.40 12. 6. -what heavy postage bill It incurrs. If you do not enclose postage 8/- 1.12 10. -. Your own personal "sticker", or your requirements will be recorded., but you will not receive a dir 7/6 1.05 book-plate, etc., designed at ect reply. Your name will just be passed on to some contactee who 7/2 1.00 8.11%. very reasonable terms._ does .send a stamp ! 5/4% 75/ If you want a permanent registration to be advised of all folk, >/- 70/ 6. 3. say. with an interest in 'Flying Saucers', you should forward sever 3/7 50/ 4. 5%. -(3. stamps, which will be used to notify you of names and addresses 2/6 35/ 3. 1%. as they come to hand. 2/- 28/ 2. 6. 1/9% 25/ It will help the Bureau considerably, if when you register, you 1/6 enter the information on a postcard, as below, and send it in: 21/ 1.10%. 1/5 20/ 14/ ROME TOWN NEARBY TOWNS 1/- 1. 3. 8.57d (8%) 10/ Maidenhead Slough. Note: This is 6d. 7/ 7%d, Windsor. a non-exist 4.28d (4%) 5/ John A. Smith, ing address. To change pounds British to Austra 99, Crawford Drive, lian, add one one-quarter. Australian MAIDENHEAD, Berks. OF NO.B17O to British, deduct one-fifth. Wish to contact local fans. 4 x 2}ad To change sterling (pounds British) into Dollars US multiply the number Stamps enclosed. Also please register as interested in of shillings by 14, this will give stamp collecting, but not requiring the value in cents. Don't forget 6d is half of one shilling. In the lar diroct advice. ______-ger sums, always refer to a currsit That would noun you would be advised if fans with addresses, in exchange table ! the io^s given, wore listed, and would be advised if any future ad -dilions were made; but for stamp collecting your name and address OPERATION FANTAST normally works on would be advised to folk who enclosed postage tor that purpose. the exact dollar figure raised tolhe nearest 5 or 10 cents above.This all The 'operators' are: USA: David Hike, Box 203, RODEO, California. -ows for postage. But bear in mind that all dealers have to meet over UK: Peter S. Hallifax, 105 Kingswell Road, heads, and so must usually add to the BOURNEMOUTH, Hants. exact exchange figure to meet these. Australia: Roger N. Dard, 232 James Street, Don't think you are being stung if a PERTH, Western Australia. dealer asks one-fifty, for a book at a 'dead exchange’ figure of 1.33.The Assistance to the Contact Bureau is also given by: Mrs. Janie addition of an extra 17/ is fair; it Lamb, Route 1, HEISKELL, Texas, of the N.F.F.F. Fan File. (ft is probable he did not get full dis count anyway. /— OPERATION FANT AST'S Postal Library FANTASY LIBRARIANS: USA - Henry W.Burwell,459 Sterling St. NB, ATLANTA, Ga. LIBRARY UK - J.F.Fairless, Taxal Edge, WHALEY BRIDGE, STOCKPORT, Cheshire. THE UNIQUE POSTAL LOAN SERVICE, The USA branch of the LIBRARY is designed to bring to U.S.A, fans England's latest printed fanzine, FEATURING ALL THE LATEST HARD whc only wish to read them, and not purchase them, the best of British (may cnange title with issue No.4) published s-f books and pocket-books, and of course the British branch BACKED SCIENCE-FICTION, FANTASY performs the same service in respect of American publications for the AND weird novels direct from A member of UKAFPA British fan. Certain USA books are held in the American branch, and vice versa. AMERICA Printed and published at: Charges are 2/6 or 50tf a month,plus postages on books both ways. When joining you should send a deposit of at least 15/- or 4.00. to 2, Spring Gardens, YOUR CHANCE TO CATCH UP WITH cover the first few months' subscriptions and postage costs, and also SOUTHWICK, to serve as a security. Full details of the rules, etc., can be ob THE FAVOURITE YARNS YOU'VE tained from the appropriate librarian. Any unused balance of a depos Nr. BRIGHTON, MISSED I ited subscription is returnable if you leave the library, of course. Sussex. Books (ordinary novels) are despatched two at a time, but large by: BOB FOSTER. or rare items count one as two ordinary novels, while pocket-books in GUARANTEED RETURN POST SERVICE. turn count two to one ordinary novel. Thus you may borrow one large & Sub rates: /or rare workj two ordinary novels; one novel and two pocket books; or four pocket books at one time. As soon as your current loan is return SEND S.A.E. FOR DETAILS AND 2 issues for 2/- -ed, the next is mailed out. LISTS TO: 1 issue for 1 US prozine. In order to enable this to be done, you make a selection of some Exchanges for other fan mags. ten or more titles from the catologue when joining, and each time you Dept. S, return a 'loan', you advise additions to your list. The librarian will Why not send your yams to the mail whatever items on your list are immediately available. 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Distribution Service ALL THE SCIENCE FICTION, FANTASY, WEIRD OR SUPERNATURAL BOOKS IN PRINT IN AMERICA OR ENGLAND I BIG PRINTED CHECKLIST OF 1000 The DISTRIBUTION SERVICE is open to anyone to use, dealer or fan, TITLES AT 25/ EACH UP... 10/ coin or 1/- stamp. I'LL DELIVER who desires to bring something to the notice of a large number of ANY BOOK OVERSEAS ON A BARTER OR PAID IN POUNDS IN FU GLAND BASIS. s-f enthusiasts. IwftNT TO 0UY !! You send us the material you want mailed, and we will distribute it with our current mailing to all our members (over 500) and also ANY AND ALL SCIENCE FICTION, ETC. BOOKS OR MAGAZINES IN ANY to any other people to whom we may be mailing at that time. QUANTITY. 1 or 100 OF A TITLE, NEW OH USED I ALSO STAMP COL This obviates for fans much tedious addressing of envelopes, _ and LECTIONS, LOTS AND ACCUMULATIONS OF STAMPS OF ANY SIZE OH KIND. the heavy expense of postage. For dealers, it means that advice S5BD DESCHIPTIONS OH STAMPS FOR HIGHEST CASH PAYMENT BY RETURN. their wares will reach a large number of people not on the dealers STAMPS HELD INTACT UNTIL PAYMENT ACCEPTED OR RETURNED AT MI regular mailing list. EXPENSE. I’VE BOUGHT THOUSANDS OF COLLECTIONS THIS WAY. Mailings are made at roughly six-weekly Intervals, and we will be FRANK A. SCHMID pleased to advise you of specific dates up to six weeks in advance. 9, COLUMBUS CIRCLE, NEW YORK, 19, N. 1. Rates are A WORD ABOUT FANZINES SINGLE SHEETS up to foolscap or legal size: per 100 3/-or 50? The ’word’ this year differs but little from that of last year. Strange but true, the FANZINE is still the fan’s name for an amatuer Up to THREE SHEETS, as above: per 100 5/- or 75/ magazine, published by a fan, and connected with science-fantasy. It Up to EIGHT SHEETS, as above: per 100 8/- or 1.00 varies from a single mimeographed sheet, to a professionally printed periodical. In the last year the latter type has increased in number A reduction of 5% in the total is made for each additional 100 to but the ’hard core* of the amatuer fan-publishing world is the entbus be mailed: i.e. 200 single sheets = 6/- (1.00) minus 5% -iast, who,with limited capital but boundless energy, a battered type 300 single sheets = 10/- (1.50) minus 10% -writer and a mechanical monstrosity he calls a ’duplicator’, manages Maximum quantity that can be handled at present is 600 copies. to put out his ’fanzine*. All enquiries should be made to the editorial address. The contents of fanzines vary as much as their format, ranging, as they still do, from very poor quality fiction to articles of outstand -ing worth. The articles are usually better, the fiction being often a crime, unfortunately unpunishable ! Not always, however. We raise INTERNATIONAL the hat to SLANT, from which stories have been taken for professional FANTASY AWARD publication ! 19 5 2 Some fanzines concentrate on one aspect of fantasy, such as FANTASY TIMES and SCIENCE FICTION NEWS LETTER, the newspapers of the fantasy Sponsored by a small group of fantasy enthusiasts in London, world; SCIENCE FICTION ADVERTISER, self-explanatory in name; and all the-EITKRNATIONAL FANTASY AWARD - now in its second year - is an those ’zines which are the ’official organs’ of various clubs. Other original endeavour to encourage high standards' in all branches ol ’zines set no limits, and publish a mixture of fiction, news, reviews imaginative literature and the expression of fantasy by visual or and articles. In the main they form the harmless outlet of a lot of audible methods. energy, and thwarted creative ability, and are the source of consider The AWARD winners for 1951 - announced at, last year's first -able amusement. Very rarely are they profitable. Every worth-while INTERNATIONAL CONVENTION in LONDON - were fan should subscribe to at least two, and should try his/her hand at writing for them; the first to keep in touch with the field, and the MQM1 N. STEWART of California, USA, for his work "EARTH ABIDES" second for the fun of it - and once again, I assure you it is fun I receivin'" the FICTION AWARD prize of a chromium plated space shin Sorted on a polished oak plinth, complete with handsome Chitstanding items of 1951 were Sam Moskowitz’ THE IMMORTAL STORM, an inch thick mimeo-ed history of fandom, published by Henry Burwell^ table lighter. THE BRADBURY REVIEW, a 64 page photolithed booklet edited and publish WILLY LEY together with artist GHESLBY BONESTELL, of New York and -ed by William F. Nolan for the SAN DIEGO SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY. In the periodicals we must acknowledge the excellent work of Walter a. California respectively, for their work "THE CONQUEST OF Willis,with SLANT; Lee Hoffman with QUANDRY; and Manly Bannister,who ^ed'S fistedNON-FICTION m”gany plinth, AWARD ofcomplete a bronze with space a hand-ship se NEKROMANTICON was easily the finest effort of the year. some table lighter. Comb.n.ng: pROOf. PREVIEW PBJbVIEW CINEMA the international review of creative graphics
LONDON, N.16, dasl^d. PREVIEW retains all the outstanding features of each former magazine, and includes authorative and comprehensive information on experimental and (Note: American members of O.F. may make donations to the funds, through O.F. Channels, from tteir credits). avant-garde activities in creative ’Ktriting, Art, Cinema, Poetry, Music, Dance, Photography, etc. QUARTERLY, ILLUSTRATED. 753 a copy New Series, January 195^-» p. o. box wo 3^.50 a Year MOUTH HOUYWOO© Published by PROOF INCORPORATED cmvorma, u.s.a. Literary Agents
Some ’new' writers start right Literary Agents (cont.) out and send their ‘Great British (or American) Novel* direct to a AMERICAN publisher, and sometimes they man Forrest J. Ackerman, BRITISH odd FOREIGN MAGAZINE -age to sell it. Much more fre 915 S. Sherbourne Dr., DISTRIBUTORS quently they don’t - don’t sell LOS ANGELES, 35, it, that is. 548/550 Leeds Road, Bradford Calif. They often do this in the some Yorkshire Harry Altshuler, -what misguided belief that an — WE WANT TO BUY 1 agent is a species of leech, suck 179 Scotland Road, -ing the monetary blood from the SOUTH ORANGE, Fantastic and weird books and magazines veins of hard-working authors. In New Jersey. fact, nothing could be farther Scott Meredith, Prompt cash paid for whole collections or your surplus books. from the truth. The Literary Agent HAS to sell the stories the 580 Fifth Avenue, ls.6d. each paid for original American S. F. mags in clean Literary Gents send to him, for NEW YORK CITY, 19, condition. Higher prices for certain issues. usually he works on a percentage N. Y. basis, and if he doesn’t sell,his 3s. Od. to the dollar paid for American bound S. F. books, in wives and child starve. Frederick Pohl, clean condition in dust jackets. 220 Fifth Avenue, Okay, he has got to sell yarns NEW YORK CITY, 1, We will make a cash offer for collections if sent for our to live. It follows that he will know the best market - he will be N. Y. inspection; if not acceptable, we will return the books making a poor living if he does BRITISH intact at our own expense. not keep advised of what publish Walter Gillings, ers and editors want. So by send OUR ADVERTISEMENTS APPEAR REGULARLY IN ’’OPERATION FANTAST” -ing your manuscript to him, you 115 Wanstead Fark Rd., cut down on postage, and time, ILFORD, giving details of magazines and books we have for sale wastage. YOU may start off by Essex. mailing it to several editors who We accept subscriptions to any magazine in the world have piles of similiar yarns, and who don’t want any more.The agent (Footnote: My remarks anent editors knows - he has to - what the ed do not apply to those few gentlemen itors need. HE won’t. who have returned my manuscripts, & kindly and carefully explained tone The agent has got to sell. An why I should give up writing & try editor hasn’t - at least - he has crochet-work instead.) to sell a book, or a magazine,not QUOTES, NOTES, NEWS 4 REVIEWS a story. He has plenty of those from which to take his choice, and Probably the most welcome of the latest issues will be Ray Bradbury's ’Dark he may not be able to spare time "The beautiful shade of Elephant Pink on the cover of the latest ASF (June ’49) to give yours a close examination. If he likes it, he may decide to articles, photos, or anything "Meanwhile, ASF has been mentioned by the BBC, (1st time), through a dramatis- give you a hint or two on his rea pertaining to -sons for pinning a rejection-elip * It’s happened at last! Shasta Publications, (U.S.) announce the forthcoming to it this time. If he is a busy publication of Bob Heinlein's entire 'Future-History' series ...23 stories editor (most of them are) he very hUNQSnvcem probably won’t. But if your tale All enquiries to: " Our favourite sentence from 'WoF' is--"Dawn, end Lew Gordon was flying a has even a glimmering of worth, an streamlined turbo-jet into space", but similar gems, such as the rocket that agent will take an interest. He < (From June through September) will say “Here is another possible BARRY STREJCEK, " "To these others fantasy has aquired a distorted importance. It has become a source of income for me. If this dope, as much a dope as opium. It provides a perfect escape medium from life chap can make that a little better 16007 Neladale, " Arthur Clarke, who’s Ego was heard to remark the other day - "I hate a story I can make some money on it”. Not EAST CLEVELAND, 12, I’ve only sold once", will have a. technical book on space-flight published just like that, of course, but in general that is the principle.And Ohio. " Strangest BRE ever is the 64 page 'Cosmic Science Stories'. Though bearing if he thinks he can sell what you (at all other times, to) the title of an extinct US prozine, the stories are from the Sept.'49 Super write, then he is going to get it written the way he can sell it. Barry Strejcek, " ..laws of li;>el prevent us from giving them full justice, (and Ken Slater is Lodge S-2, dealing with them in 'O.F.’), but if you know any over-sexed 12 year olds So there are two good reasons with manuscripts, l.ell them they' ve got u market. for using an agent. One - he is Miami University, able to place your story where it " "I am sure you will be pleased to hear that the ^10.00 subscription was an will be wanted. Two - he has what OXFORD, error on our part. The new yate will be ^4.00 a year, and $7.00 for two amounts to a personal interest in Ohio. seeing that your yarn is well con " Kemsleys are soon to publish a series of l/6d P.B.'s reprinting U.S. s-f structed, and the best writing of which you are capable. " DE CAM° VISITS LONDON CIRCLE. L.Spraguada Camp, famous author of s-f and a price will be paid if Some agents are listed in the material is sent with your "According to latest U.S. reports, 'GALAXY'... has temporarily ceased puolicat- next column. They specialise in enquiry, and I deem it worth science-fantasy. Use them. money. AND OF COURSE, LOTS OF OTHER NEWS, HAVE ALL APPEARED IN 'SCIENCE FANTASY NEKS’, °LUS ARTICLES, CARTOONS, STORIES, AND LETTERS. IT’S 6d PER COPY, OBTAINABLE CO FROM A. VINCENT CLARKE A H.K.BULMER, 16, KENDOVER KAY, WELLING, KENT. Clubs and Societies CLUBS & SOCIETIES: continued* AUSTRALIAN THE FUTURIAN SOCIETY OR SIDNEY. Monthly meetings. Membership restrict AMERICAN -ed to fans living in or near Sydney. Sec: A.W.Haddon.4.Doug Note: This information is limited to organisations of which we las Street, WATERLOO, N.S.W. ’ have personal knowledge, or definite proof of present The AUSTRALIAN SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY. Open to all Australian fans. activity. However, it is probable that we have missed a Membership fee 2/6 per annua. Sec: Graham B. Stone. Box 61 large number of active clubs. Our apologies - you can The Union, University of Sydney, N.S.W. rectify this by advising us of your existence ! BRITISH The ATLANTA S-F ORGANISATION. Meetings every week, membership open to anyone residing in the Greater Atlanta area. President - The BRADFORD SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION. Meetings held alternate Sundays. All enquiries to the Secretary. Derek Pickles at Henry W.Burwell; Sec-Ires; Ian T.Macauley, 57 Hast Park Lane. 22 Marshfield Place, BRADFORD, Yorks. * at ATLANTA, 5, Ga. ’ The BALTIMORE .SCIENCE FICTION FORUM. Pounded July 1951 with nine The FANTASY ART SOCIETY. See full page notice. members. Now (Oct '51) about thirty. Founder Fletcher Pearl- The BRITISH INTERPLANETARY SOCIETY. For those interested in space- mutter. Lending Library, Club Bulletin, Science Lectures. LONDON “%*°0ketr7- The Secretary, B.I.S., 157, Friary Rd., Nat.Corresponding Sec. Allen Newton,114 E.25th St. .BALTIMORE, 12, Md. BOURNEMOUTH: Fans in the Bournemouth region interested in starting The CINCINNATI FANTASY GROUP. Meetings every Saturday night. Pull a club should contact Peter Halllfax, 105 Klngswell Road. details from Don Ford, 129 Maple Avenue, Sharonville, Ohio. Bournemouth, Hants. PR 6666. CARDIFF: Contact Fred J. Robinson, 37 Willows Ave.,Tremorfa,Cardiff. CHICAGO. There must be a club in CHICAGO !! Why don't they tell us ? Ask Ed Wood, JI N. Aberdeen St., CHICAGO, 7, Ill., USA, for The FORTEAN SOCIETY: Secretary (British); Eric Frank Russell. 3. local information, if you are a neo-fan in the Chicago area I Dale Hey, HOOTON, Cheshire. The ELVES', GNOMES', AND LITTLE MEN'S SCIENCE FICTION, CHOWDER. AND The JUNIOR S-F SOCIETY. For ’teen agers. All enquiries to Kenneth MARCHING SOCIETY. Full details from the Secretary, c/o The Potter, 5, Furness St., MARSH, Lancaster. Garden Library, 2524 Telegraph Avenue, BERKELEY 4, Calif. GLASGOW: Contact Matt A. Elder, 37 Moray Place, Glasgow, S.l. The HOOVER HIGH SCIENCE-FANTASY SOCIETY. (A junior group of the SAN The LIVERPOOL SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY. Permanent meeting place, DIEGO SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY (below) to whom dll enquiries ’’The Space Dive”, 13a St.Vincent St., LIVERPOOL, 3. Always should be made. open - members have their own keys. Official meetings on Mon The LOS ANGELES SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY. Meetings every Thursday,at days & Saturdays. Subscription - 2/- per week. All enquiries "Freehafer Hall”, Prince Rupert Apts.,1305 W. Ingraham. Los to the Secretary, Jeff Espley, 1, Gorsebank Rd.,LIVERPOOL,18. Angeles, Calif. The oldest established s-f society. The LONDON CIRCLE. An informal group who meet without arrangement on The NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION, America’s largest fan club. Sub Thursday evenings in The White Horse Tavern, Fetter Lane,EC4. rate 1.00 per annum. Membership open to those outside USA. Anybody welcome... Nearest Underground - Chancery Lane. Sec.Tres. Gertrude M.Carr, 5319 Ballard Ave., Seattle 7, Wash. The MEDWAY S-F & FANTASY CLUB. A small club for fans resident in or British rep: Derek Pickles, (see INFORMATION BUREAU for address) near Gillingham, Kent. Library. Meetings 7-50 pm Tuesdays,at The NEW ENGLAND FANTASY FEDERATION. A loosely knit group of New Eng— 21 Granville Road, Gillingham, Kent. All enquiries to the or land stf fans is now in process of development. A fanzine—hul1 -ganiser, A.C. (Tony) Thorne, at that address. —etin is being published, a round—robin conducted.Conclave and The NOR’WEST S-F FANS. Meetings fortnightly in Manchester. Full de other activities planned. Ev Winne,109 Ashley St.,Springfield, ‘ tails from Dave H. Cohen, 32 Larch St., Hightown,Manchester,8. Mass, is Director, pro-tern; and Lawrence Campbell. 43 Tremont St., MALDEN 48, Mass., is official editor. The RESEARCH CINTRE GROUP, covering Atlantis, the Hoerbiger theory, and similiar facets of s-f. The Secretary, 9, Markham Square , The PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY, 1614 Locust St. Philadel LONDON, S.W.3. phia, Penn. President: James A.Williams; vice—pres: Irvin Heyne; secretary: David Hammond; treasurer: Jean Bogert. Address corres SWEDISH —pondence to David Hammond. 806 Oak St., Runnemede, N.J. Meet FUTURA, fdrening fdr science-fiction. At the beginning of the year, ings alternate Sunday evenings. this newly-born club had fifteen members. Address is Klubbaek The PITTSBURGH SCIENCE FICTION ASSOCIATION. Full details from the -en 24, Hagersten, Sweden. Chairman is Mr. Sture LUnnerstrand, Public Relations Officer: Bill Venable, 610 Park Place, Pitt and Foreign Relations member is Sigvard Ostlund, Smedsbacks- sburgh, 9, Pa. gatan 7±x, STOCKHOLM, Sweden. The SAN DIEGO HIGH SCIENCE—FANTASY SOCIETY. (A junior group, all en quiries to the SAN DIEGO SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY, below). A NOTE ABOUT FAN CLUBS The SAN DIEGO SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY. Pres.Roger Nelson; Sec.Martin They vary from the very formal society, taking minutes, and Weiner; Vice-Pres, Mrs.Cleve Cartmill; Treas. Henry Bray. All arising on points of order, to the convivial together-getting of a enquiries to: 3522 Union, SAN DIEGO 1, Calif. Tele J-2543. The few people with like tastes. Some are ’correspondence’ clubs, and SAN DIEGO S-F Soc. does not publish a fanzine. Instead it has the members never meet, physically. But most of them are good fun, embarked on a series of photo-lith issues to honour outstanding and it up to the individual what type he or she joins; and -jf one figures of the s-f world. First of these, issued in Dec ’51, is to your taste does not already exist, well, who will prevent you if devoted to RAY BRADBURY. you start a new one ? If one is not running in your home town, you can soon find a few folk who read science—fiction, want to talk it The WASHINGTON SCIENCE FANTASY SOCIETY. Full details from the Secre over with other readers, and swap their mags for other people’s.And tary, P.O.Box 7595, Benj.Franklin Station, WASHINGTON, 4, D.C. that is all it requires — call yourselves a club, and have a secre fax) tary, just so new people can contact you. You don't HAVE to publish a fanzine, or do anything else, if you don’t wish to. The CONTACT BUREAU will help you find other folk in your, or near your, home town if you ask them. If none are recorded, sugges -tions on how to find them will be given. (M) THE BRITISH FANTASY LIBRARY
LAN Librarian & Correspondent: John Gunn, Esq., A.M.H.C.I., "Gunn’s Guest House", Reviewers have called it brilliant, facetious, No. 1 Stratford Square, intelligent, mad, sophisticated, corny, Off Shakespeare Street, NOTTINGHAM. flippant, highbrow, colourful, and the best fanmag of all time. But reviewers will say any SECTION LIBRARIANS -thing. SLANT stuff has been bought for pro Colin C. Brown, Esq., Astounding BRE,Unknown 1940-49-Startling mags and anthologies, but then some people will print anything. If 3, Cambridge Gardens, Stories.FANTASTIC STORY Quarterly.Marvel EDINBURGH, 6. Science Stories. GALAXY Science Fiction- you like Shaverism, Hubbardism, FATE, AMAZING, pretentious poetry, Etc. and long solemn articles about occult phenomena or some ridiculous Arthur Duell, Esq., Planet Stories. Science Adventure Books. pseudo-sciep.ce, try some other fanmag. But if you’ve got a sense 247, Scarborough Road, Other Worlds. Future Fiction. Walker, of humour and have been reading adult science fiction for some time NEWCASTLE-ON-TYNE, 6. try SLANT, WALTER A. WILLIS Wm. 0. Dawson, Esq., Thrilling Wonder Stories. Astounding From 170 Upper Newtownarde Rd., 5, Old Street, Science Fiction. Avon Fantasy Reader. BELFAST, NORTHERN IRELAND DUNTOCHER, Fantasy Book.Famous Fantastic Mysteries. Dumbartonshire. Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction. ^BOOSTER ADVERT Melbourne Lee, Esq., Amazing Stories. Fantastic Adventures. Ain appreciation of 5? No. 1, Buxton Avenue, Sf. Edwin Counts, ?£& Carlton, NOTTINGHAM. CHICAGO K. V. Hodgson, Esq. Weird Tales.Tales of Wonder.Arkham Samp of Michigan, North Fellingsby Crossing, ler. §who in 1950 sent a<$ GATESHEAD, 10, *&pile of mags for Co. Durham. Sfree distribution <7^ Invites you to the Jvto the ’poor and *3needy’ of British Subscriptions 5/- per year, payable on the 1st January each year. ^gfandom, and who has)? Library includes most American magazines'back to 1926, and is one of Sexpressed his intend the most comprehensive of its kind in Great Britain, On joining, mem T-tion of doing the -bers send 1/- PO. to the librarian in charge of the section of mag azines which they wish to read, for half a dozen numbers, to cover postage; and post the magazines back to the librarian after reading. Current Issue Department (C.I.D.), covers the new magazines by chain subscription as soon as they arrive to hand,at a cost of 4d per copy. Each magazine is posted to a member, who then posts it to the next FAN JARGON (cont) lObtoa!.| member in the chain after he has read it. Con: C on vent ion, of t en used in conduction British Fantasy Library, BOOK DEPARTMENT with part of the WORLD place in which it A splendid collection of American and British Science-Fiction and will be held;e.g. Fantasy Books. At present, subscription 5/- per year,which entitles LONCON - London SCIENCE - FICTION members to read as many books as they wish during the year. Subs and convention. correspondence direct to: Crud: unwanted matter Jim Donaldson, Esq., of any kind. CONVENTION 46, Eyhurst Avenue, Egoboo: "BOOsting the Elm Park, ROMFORD, EGO".Publicity. Essex. Fan: any science-fan 444+ ------444+ tasy enthusiast. August 30-31, September I Combines with SCIENCE FICTION NEWSSCOPE other words to Details from: (Lawrence R.Campbell, Editor.) form terms in con 19 5 2 SCIENCE FICTION CONVENTS^ -nection with the activities of fen Box 1422, uuv::s- Published monthly by FANDOMAIN PRESS, (plural), e.g.: CHICAGO, 90, 43, Tremont St., fanzine - an amat Illinois U.S.A, & copy, a year. MALDEN,48, Mass. -uer publication, (f an-m agazine). A newszine featuring fandoings, personalities, Fanart: Art work by Fan Jargon (cont.) and features. fans. F&SF: Fantasy & Science Fiction, FFM FAMOUS FANTASTIC (magazine title). Subscribers receive all supplements,bulletins, MYSTERIES (mag title) F. FUTURE (magazine title). one shots, etc., produced by FANDOMAIN PRESS FN FANTASTIC NOVELS (”) FSS. Futuristic Science Stories, FSM FANTASTIC STORY MAG or Futurian Society of Sydney, during the year. AZINE. ghod: Fen always spell the word with FB FANTASY BOOK. an ’h’, the only taboo whichA^. FA FANTASTIC ADVENTURES. seems to have developed. BOOK DEALERS American MAGAZINE DEALERS American (cont.) Ackerman., Forrest J., 915 S. Sherbourne Drive, Los Angeles, 35, Cal. Held, Claude, 372 Dodge Street, Buffalo, 8, N.Y. Lipton, Henry, 558 E. 5th Street, Brooklyn, 18, N.Y. Appal man, Evan H., 133 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois. Schmid, Frank A., 9, Columbus Circle, New York, 19, N.Y. Austin, Wm. N. , 4327 W. Brandon, Seattle, 6, Washington. (Formerly WEREWOLF BOOKSHOP, 1508-H, Riverside Drive, Verona, Pa. of WOLFDEN BOOKSHOP). Williams, James, A., 122 S. 18th Street, Philadelphia, 3, Pa. Blatt, Lee, 5734 Walnut St., Philadelphia, 39, Pa. British (see under BOOK DEALERS for address, if not given below). BOOKLOVER’S BARGAIN HOUSE, PO Box 214, Little Rock, Arkansas. DELL’S; New and second-hand British and American magazines bought and sold. Want-list system. Magazine subscriptions taken. BROOKFIELD BOOKSHOP (Malcolm M. Ferguson) Sanbom- -ville, New Hampshire. FANTASY BOOK CENTRE: New and second-hand magazines, American & British. CICERONE’S CENTRE, 86-22 Northern Blvd., Jackson MILCROSS BOOK SERVICE: New and second-hand magazines, American & Brit Heights, N.J. ish. Want list system. Subscriptions taken. Will not enter in -to correspondence other than that essential. HOUSE OF STONE, Lunenberg 21, Mass. OPERATION FANTAST....see Trading Bureau. READER’S BOOK SERVICE, 119 E. San Fernando St., San Jose 21, Cal. LIBRARIES American Schmid, Frank A., 9 Columbus Circle, New York, 19, COCHECO LIBRARY, Dover, N.H. (no other information available). N. Y. NATIONAL FANTASY FAN FEDERATION runs a library for members, as do many STEPHEN’S BOOK SERVICE, 45 Fourth Avenue, New York, fan-clubs. Full details from the secretary. 3, N.Y. OPERATION FANTAST: see page 9 for details. Unger, Julius, 6401 - 24th Ave., Brooklyn 4, N.Y. PHILADELPHIA SCIENCE FICTION SOCIETY also has a library available to WEREWOLF BOOKSHOP, 1508-H, Riverside Drive, Verona, Pa. members. Williams, James A., 122 S. 18th St., Philadelphia 3, Penn. British BRITISH FANTASY LIBRARY; John Gunn, Esq., A.M.H.C.I., "Gunn’s Guest British House",No.1 Stratford Square, Off Shakespeare Street, Camell, E.J., 17 Burwash Rd., Plumstead, LONDON, S.E.18. Nottingham. See page 25 for full details. Agent for FANTASY PRESS, PRIME PRESS, FPCI, SHASTA, FANTASY BOOK CENTRE; (see BOOK DEALERS for address). Postal Book Lib. and GRANDCN publishing houses. Serves British read -ers with all American books (and British books). FANTASY LIBRARY, 143 Southborough Lane, BICKLEY, Kent. Post.Book Lib. Issues POSTAL PREVIEW (free) giving news of forth OPERATION FANTAST; see page 9 for full details. coming publications. Advertises regularly in O.F. PUBLISHERS regularly issuing, or specialising, in fantasy and s-f. Chapman, G.Ken, 23 Farnley Road, South Norwood, LONDON, SE 25. Agent for ARKHAM HOUSE. Also holds large stocks of •ARKHAM HOUSE: PUBLISHERS, Sauk City, Wisconsin. second-hand USA and British s-f books. Operates a DOUBLEDAY & CO., Garden City, New York. ’want-list* system for book-collectors. •FANTASY PRESS, 120 N. 9th Street, Reading, Pennsylvania. •F.P.C.I., 8318-20 Avalon Blvd., Los Angeles, 3, Calif. DELL’S, 548/550, Leeds Road, BRADFORD, Yorks. New and second-hand FREDERICK FELL, INC., 368 4th Ave., New York, 18, N.Y. USA and British books. Items are advertised in per ♦GNOME PRESS, Inc., 80 East 11th St., New York, 3, N.Y. -iodic lists. Books bought, single copies or coll GREENBERG: Publisher, 201 East 57th Ave., New York, 22, N.Y. ections. Advertise regularly in O.F. PELLIGRINI & CUDAHY, 41 East 50th Street, New York, 22, N.Y. FANTASY BOOK CENTRE, 52 Stoke Newington Road, LONDON, N.16. Agent •PERRI PRESS, Box 5007, Portland 13, Oregon. for GNOME PRESS. New and second-hand British and •PRIME PRESS, c/o James A. Williams, 122 S.18th St., Philadelphia,3,Pa. American books. •SHASTA PUBLISHERS, 5525 South Blackstone, Chicago, 37, Hl. SIMON & SCHUSTER, Rockefeller Center, 1230 6th Ave., New York, 20, NY. Fennell, Hugh W. 4, Dixon Road, South Norwood, LONDON, S.E.25. It will be noted that all the above publishers are American houses.An Specialist in second-hand books, rare items. asterisk preceeding the name denotes that the publisher deals exclus MARKHAM HOUSE PRESS, LTD., 31 Kings Road, Chelsea, LONDON, SW 3. ively in s-f and fantasy. Despite that fact that several books have, Mail order book service, to any part of the world, in 1951, been published in Britain, no British publisher has been in for British books. cluded in the list. It is still too early to say whether Messrs Grey -son & Greyson, or Messrs Boardman’s, will continue to publish s-f,in MILCROSS BOOK SERVICE, 205 Brownlow Hill, LIVERPOOL, 3. American 1952. Other publishers than those above have produced an occasional - and British books, new and second-hand. Catologues very occasional - s-f novel in 1951, but the biggest proportion of it air-mailed to overseas customers. -ems printed have come from the above-named houses. DOUBLEDAY, nota Canadian ble as a publisher of works other than s-f, holds the lead for 1951, with 9 published titles. GNOME and FPCI tie for second place, with 7 Harding, D., 563 Sherbrook St., Winnipeg, Manitoba. each. Then FANTASY PRESS, 6; SHASTA and FREDERICK FELL, 5 each; PELL IGRINI & CUDAHY and GREENBERG, with four each. ARKHAM HOUSE, one of MAGAZINE DEALERS American the original pioneers of the medium, managed to produce only two vol umes in the year, both works being collections of verse. Appelman, Evan H., 133 Laurel Avenue, Highland Park, Illinois, the BAT’S BELFRY, 307 Admiral Blvd., Kansas City 6, Mo. .0O0. .0O0. .0O0. .0O0. .0O0. de la Ree, Gerry, 277 Howland Avenue, River Edge, N.J. FANTASY FOCUS: Weaver Wright, 915 S. Sherbourne Dr.,Los Angeles, "IN LONDON THURSDAY NIGHT ? VISIT THE LONDON CIRCLE." 35, California. (ab) , . WHITE HORSE TAVERN, Fetter Lane, E.C.4. AT THE TOP OF BRITISH SCIENCE FICTION AND ONLY A YEAR OLD!
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To ensure that the correct inform No.5 had sixty mimeo-ed pages of fiction and articles. —ation is included in the 1953 HANDBOCK, mail a copy of your •fanzine WASTEBASKET Vernon L. McCain, 146 E.lzth Ave.,EUGENE, Oregon. So to us, to reach us in January, or write to us giving full details at far as we can see, Vernon must give it away. Issue 3, that time. printed with 36 pages, containing some very witty items, would have been well worth 250. 2) With certain special exceptions, OPERATION FANTAST is not exchanged for other fanzines. We have a long list of non-mater WORLDS APART J.T.Oliver, 3401 6th Ave., COLUMBUS, Ga. 100 ialising offers to exchange to account for that fact. However, if a AUSTRALIAN fanzine is sent to us, and we like it. we will subscribe. We expect, and hope, that you will do the same if you like ours. We will also SCIENCE FICTION COURIER G.B.Stone, Box 61, The Union, University review any copies which are sent to us, marked ’review*. of Sydney, N.S.W. 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(») (3*> Pocket Book Publishers OPERATION FANTAST'S Book Binding Service Tn this section have been included only those publishers who con sistently issue pocket-books, or paper-covered items,in the science OPERATOR-: F.J.Robinson, 37 Willows Avenue, Tremorfa, CARDIFF, Glam. fantasy field. PENGUIN and PAH both print the occasional s-f story, MAGAZINE BINDING: The undermentioned magazines may be professionaly but these are rare. Some such publishers have been included, but in bound in full cloth, trimmed edges, coloured, and these cases have issued a fair number of s—f pbs, and presumably in lettered on spine in gold, (title and Vol. & No.,etc.) at the very -tend to continue doing so. reasonable rates shown against the titles: AMERICAN MAGAZINE TITLE No. of PRICES AVON PUBLISHING CO.INC.,575 Madison Avenue, NEW YORK, 22, N.Y. copies O.F. & NFFF Non-members. (Have issued nearly all the A.Merritt works at 25£ each,& to Vol. members also a large number of other items of s-f.) 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FANTASY post-war 3 11/6 1.65 13/- 1.85 BRITISH AVON FANTASY READER ( 3 12/- 1.70 13/6 1.95 W.H.AILEN, Essex Street, LONDON, W.C.2, (Have issued in 1951 a ser AVON SCIENCE FICTION READER ■f 4 13/6 1.95 15/6 2.20 ies of nineteen titles by Edgar Rice Burroughs, at 1/6 and 6 15/- 2.10 16/6 2.35 2/-). FATE _( 4 13/6 1.95 15/- 2.10 CHERRY TREE NOVELS, Kemsley Newspapers,Ltd., Kemsley House, LONDON, ( 8 15/6 2.20 17/- 2.40 W.C.L. (Four titles in 1951, reprints of USA b^oks). CURTIS WARREN DTD., 81 Lambs Conduit Street, LONDON, W.C.l. (One of ARKHAM SAMPLER ) Britain's most prolific pb publishers in the s-f field, OTHER WORLDS 4 14/- 2.00 15/6 2.20 having produced some two dozen titles by the end of 1951). IMAGINATION GAYWOOD PRESS, DTD., 30 Gaywood Street, LONDON, S.E.l. (Have as the Note: in the case of mags with both USA and UK editions, prices in 'name * author Astron del Martia, advertised as the penname respect of the USA edition are quoted above. Numbers, etc., of an American scientist. Six titles to date, four by AdM). given above are examples only. Rates for other quantities in HAMILTON & CO.(STAFFORD) LTD., 1 & 2, Melville Court, Goldhawk Road, volumes will be quoted on request. . LONDON, W.12. (Besides publishing Authentic Science Fiction this house issues p-bs on s-f themes). Prices for other styles of binding, and foi magazines not quoted a- SCION LTD., 37a Kensington High Street, LONDON, W.8. (Mainstay auth bove, will be quoted on application. WE DO NOT RECOMMEND FULL or is Vargo Statten, with eighteen yarns at the end of *51< LEATHER BINDING FOR MAGAZINES.. .the cost is much higher, and life Two or three titles by other authors). of the binding is greater than that of the magazine ! WORLD FANTASY CLASSICS, Clydesdale House, 'Turner Street, MANCHESTER. Reduced rates are quoted for binding collections ----- if more than (Going strong in *50 and early '51» with reprints of USA six volumes of the same magazine are bound at one time, a reduction novels, this publisher seems to have ceased to issue s-f). of 10% will be made. ASK FOR ESTIMATES, if you have a collection. Ask for quotes on the following - all rates are reasonable: FAN JARGON (cont.) Repairing and rebinding books. Binding excerpts. MoF - Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction (also MoF&SF, F&SF) Binding manuscripts, writing cases, etc,, to your own specification. NECRONOMICON - mythical book purported to have been written by Ab Bindings in leather, Buckram, Rexine, or cloth. dul Alhazred, a mad Arab, telling of the mysteries of the 'Old Ones* and the 'Elder Gods’, beings inhabiting the un Any quantity of work undertaken; swift service - averaging a fort -iverse before man. Used in much horror and weird fiction night - satisfaction guaranteed. 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The main concern of the Trading Bureau is exchanging British ■ 1 an amatuer magaziimagazine books for USA magazines, which in turn are exchanged with British members for the where-withal to purchase the books which are sent Containing the best in fiction, articles, poems, columns, to the USA members for the magazines. Last year we described it and art work. as a ’vicious circle’. It still is.... Published irregularly by .ttoa?01*..simplicity, in the following where we say ’Americans or USA1, it should be read to include Canada. When we say British* Derek & Marjorie Pickles, or ’UK’, we mean not only the UK, but Australia, Europe, etc. 22, Marshfield Place, BRADFORD, Yorks, England. In explaining the process, we’ll treat it as two halves.First -ly,the USA half.USA members who want British books or magazines, Regular contributions include a column by WALTER WILLIS - or who wish to use one of the ’services* operated from Britain,es •The Outpost1; Topical comments on practically everything — in• - -tablish credit by sending into the Trading Bureau magazines, or •The Editor Squeaks1. books, etc., which are valued and placed to the credit of their Covers and interior illustrations are done by Alan Hunter accounts. In respect of magazines a table of credits follows, and (of lew Worlds & Science-Fantasy). on pocket-books full cover-value credited is normally given, pro vided the pbs are in good condition. Unfortunately we can’t give Authors who have already appeared in PHANTAS1UGOBIA such good rates on books, and the best that you can expect is 70^ include Clive Jackson, Peter J. Ridley, Bob Shawv John Allen, in the dollar on books in very good, near mint, condition intact, Allen Tetley, R.J.Banks, and we have stories by Chuck Harris, with dust wrappers. You can probably do better elsewhere.... and H.J.Campbell (of ASFm) coming in future issues. From the credit so established members may purchase any items However, as the spice of life is suprise we won’t tell which they see listed in O.F., or which they may learn about from you all we are having in PHANTASMAGORIA, but one thing is pos other sources. Or they may transfer credit from the Trading Bur itive, from and including No 4 the size of PHANTASMAGORIA eau to some other ’service’. Normally, we list only s-f books or changes from semi-foolscap to quarto size. Number of pages magazines in our lists, but if you want technical works, or maybe will vary, but will not drop below 24 pages and will probably non-sf-novels, you may obtain those. But please do your best to be greater. give us full details. As already stated there will be a limited circulation of That covers things, basically, from the point of view of the 125 copies. If you have not already subscribed, or if your USA members. subscription has expired, enter one soon as the number of copies not taken up is extremely small. If you have a fanzine Now, the magazines, etc., obtained are passed on to the Brit (except FAPA and SAPS) and do not already exchange with us ish members, either by ‘regular orders’, which means that the mem send a copy along, we desire all such trades possible. -ber has registered to receive every issue of a certain Magazine as it comes to hand, or else he buys the occasional one from the Rates are: issues for one U.S. prozine. lists published. Rates for pbs and mags are 2/6 for 25^ issues - 4 issues for 2/- cash. 3/- for 35^ issues. Payment this end is usually in cash, but now and again the British members have material that the USA members want, and then the proceedure goes into reverse ! And again, that basically covers things from the British end. But there are a multitude of variations on the theme. The WANT Index to the LIST system applies to all members. If there are particular old out-of-print books or magazines you want, you can record than,and when copies come to hand we advise you by letter or card, and if Science-Fiction the price and condition suits you, then you claim them. Normally, such items are reserved for a month. Magazines Conjointly with the Want-List system runs the ’DISPOSALS’ sec -ti'on. If you have items you wish to sell, you may send in a list, stating the prices you desire. We compare your list with 1926*1950 Want-Lists on hand,and offer the items to people who desire than. Covplled and arranged b'j When a sale is made, we send our invoice to you, and you mail the items direct. We collect the money, and pay you less 10% agent’s DONALD B. DAY. fee. Any balance of material left we will advertise on the same terms. A complete Index to all tLe Science-Fiction and most of the Fantasy Alternatively, you may advertise them yourself at the current Magazines; the first 25 years from the first AMAZING thru 1950: rates; and of course you may also advertise your wants. over 1275 issues of 48 magazines. All stories and articles are With the help of the Contact Bureau you may make arrangements alphabet tenlly indexed by Author and Title and there are checklists with another member to swap direct. You may ask us to send to you books or mags of our own selection, just stating the particular - of the magazines indexed. All this in a BIG book, 85- x 11 inches er - ’style’ of material you want. You can try to make any sort ful] ftUC/RAM bound. Includes both American and British magazines. of a deal you like. We shall not always be able to accomodate you - but it won’t be for want of trying ! We try to keep the system as flexible as possible, so that it msy be varied to fit the in IJ. S. A. orders S 6.5O from U. K. orders £ 2/8/- from: dividual needs of members. Two things you must bear in mind. Although we put cash values Capt. K. F. Slater, on items, these are only to help in accounting and clearing mater PERRI PRESS. 13 Gp. R.P.C., -ial. There is no interchange of currency between the sterling & B.A.O.R., 15, dollar areas, and therefore the ’credit’ established is really a Rox 5007, Portland 13, Ore. % G.P.O., England £7) THE TRADING BUREAU (cont.) The Information and Research Bureau fictitious figure, and for it’s realisation it requires a member of the faction to need what you have contributed, and to be willing to supply what you want. In other words, it is a glorified and centr alised barter system. But it has operated very successfully over The INFORMATION AND RESEARCH BUREAU is one of our lesser ’ser the last five years. The second point is that all transactions are vices , and ’therefore we have not devoted a large amount of effort conducted on an ’honour* basis. We trust you - and you trust us.We ways^^0^^11^ Nevertheless, it can prove useful to you in many all trust each other. That gives raise to a point - some folk, now and again, get worried because nothing seems to happen. That,we are Let us outline the information we can supply. Firstly, we are sorry to say, usually means that your requirement has been overlook in possession of fairly complete records of every s-f magazine ev- -ed ! A letter will usually put it right - the snag is that there SRe Can give you dates, contents, and so forth. We is an awful lot of work being done by a very few people, as a spare nave first edition records of books, covering most of the works time hobby, and we don’t how it can possibly be further decentralis issued prior to 1946. We have a morass of data on authors, & lists -ed without getting completely out of hand ! of their works in many cases, but this is very deficient in many Which more or less covers everything, but we’ll be happy to an respects. But we can generally manage to track down any story you swer any queries you may have, and will welcome any suggestions you “J lf we we w111 alwa73 refer the question to the mem- may care to make. bership for possible answer. USA MEMBERS CREDIT RATES FOR MAGAZINES Secondly, Technical reference, library research, and s1mi11nr matters will be undertaken, within limits. If you want information 1951» and earlier issues on a specific subject we will find, copy,. and give full details of any reference to that subject that is available to us. But please 1940/41 1942/43 1944 1945/46 1947 1948/51 be specific on what you require. p Arkham Sampler 50# The prime limitation on what we can do is the time factor.This Astounding 50/ 50/ 45/ 40/ 30/ 15* is what will stop us getting down to discovering the things that Avon F.R. & SFR 35* 25/ 20# you wish to know, if anything does. However, no harm will be done F. F. M. 50/ 50# 40/ 35/ 20/ 15# if you ask us; and if we undertake what you want done, we will est Fant.Adventure s 40/ 40# 35/ 25* 15/ 15# -xmate the cost for you first. If we can't undertake the work, we Fant.Novels 50/ 15# will let you know. ’ Mag of F.& SF. 20# Future 40/ 40# 15/ Some information on possible charges; Galaxy SF & Novels 20# 1) For technical research there will be a minimum charge of Marvel 1 I 15* 3/6 or SOj*'; and further costs will depend on the time and Planet 30/ 20/ 15* work involved. Startling Stories 35* 25* 20/ 15* Thrilling Wonder 35/ 25* 20/ 15* 2) For magazine information the charges will be as follows: Weird Tales 30/ 15/ 10/ 10* a) per story traced: l$d or 2/, plus postage. Other 25# or below b
i 3 h’ per contents page quoted in full: 9d or 10/, plus p. c magazines kN 30/ 25* 20/ 15* quoting publication dates, vol. and issue numbers:
Other 35# mags 1 1 20# l$d or 2/ per six issues. Comics - fantasy & S-f, etc., 50% of cover price. No charge will be made for magazine information supplied •Astounding - after July *51,, 20#. in connection with a 'want list', of course. Notes The above credit scale applies to magazines sent without Enquiries on technical or book research should be made to: request for ’trade in’ purposes. Prom time to time we are able to make higher offers for certain issues. Notices to this effect are Derek Pickles, 22 Marshfield Place, BRADFORD, Yorks, England. published in O.F., Newsletter, etc. All mags should be in good con Enquiries in connection with magazines should be made to Cant. K.F -dition with both covers. Magazines in poor condition will be dis Slater. (See editorial address). allowed. Some issues 1939 are usually required, and special rate is quoted on request. All packages sent to the bureau should be clear -ly labelled, and should show name and address of sender both out FAN JABGOB (cont.) side package, and on a sheet of paper inside package. one-shot: CURRENT AND FUTURE ISSUES a fan publication which appears but once, either inten tionally or otherwise. Some of the best productions are Last year we published a table showing what credit you could get intentional one-shots. Some of the worst, fortunately, are also one—shots — unintentioanly ! if you mailed specific issues of mags in specific months. This seem 00: -ed to confuse quite a few members, so this time we omit the table, Abbreviation for ’Official Organ', used to define a fan and try to make sense with words ! -zine put out by a club, as representing that clu¥. OOTWA: Out of This World Adventures. Defunct prozine. Example: An issue of Thrilling Wonder appears on the stands in original: Usually in connection with illustrations. The drawing or July. It is dated August. If you mail it to the operator in charge painting from which the printing plates were made, of the Bureau in July or August, your credit will be cover price,25 pb: paper-back or pocket-book. cents. If you mail it any time after the 31st August, you will get pro- prefix used to denote ’professional’, ’prozine’ - a pro only 15# credit. fessional magazine, as opposed to a ’fanzine’. There*are An issue of Astounding Science Fiction appears on the also ’profans* - people who make a profession out of fan stands in June. It is dated July. If you mail it during June o r -dom ! Also used to denote authors, artists, etc. "Sam July, you get 35# credit (cover price). If you mail it on August 1, Mines is a pro." (Sam Mines is a professional (editor)." or any time after, you get 20# only. pulp: A magazine printed on newspaper-type paper, ’pulp-size’- the common size of such magazines, around 6%"x9%". If you apply that to any other months or mags, you’ll see the Sclenti- position. But we play fair - if perhaps you mail the June issue of a prefix commonly used to denote something is science- Galaxy to us in July, and a ’regular order’ member still wants that fictional in content. Scienticomics, scientifilm.Scienti- issue, then you will be credited the full price. fyti) fiction. The art of word-combination is attributed to Forrest J. Ackerman.but we have the opinion it’s somewhat Capt. K. F. Slater, (RPC.), No. 28, PCLU Detachment, BAOR 29 (c/o GPO England) 6*)) older even than that long standing (sit down, Fox'ry) fan. He may have introduced it (the art) to fandom, however. OPERATION FANTAST ”OPERA!OR'8” ADDRESS LIST ADVERTISING Chief Operator, ) Capt. K. F. Slater, (R.P.C.) Editor, )— No. 28 PCLU Detachment, Trading Bureau. ) B. A. 0. R., 29. Advertising is accepted by OPERATION fANTAST, and unless other (add:”c/o G.P.O., England." when writing -wise specified is run in the first available publication after from outside U.K.) date copy is received. Copy should always be sent to the editor- LIBRARIANS: U.S.A. - Henry W. Burwell, 459 Sterling Street, N.E., ial address, and should NOT be accompanied by payment. ATLANTA, Ga., U.S.A. Charges are raised on the following basis: U.K. - J.F. lairless, Taxal Edge, Whaley Bridge, OPERATION FANTAST NEWSLETTER, or LETTERZINE, etc, STOCKPORT, Cheshire, England. copy size OFFICIAL Page width. Full Page 30/- or £4.00 7" x 12" REPRESENTATIVES: U.S.A. - Philip J. Rasch, 567 Erskine Drive. Half Page 15/6 or £2.10 PACIFIC PALISADES. Calif.,USA. 7" x 6" Quarter Page 8/- or £1.15 7" x 3" Australia - Roger N. Dard, 252 James street, PERTH, Western Australia. Column width: Full Column 15/6 or £2.10 3J4" x 12” Half Column 8/— or £1.15 W' X 6” ASSISTANT EDITOR: Peter Campbell, 60 Calgarth Road, Quarter Column 4/6 or 60£ 5W' x 3" WINDERMERE, Westmorland, Eng. Column Line 6d or 8£ ART EDITOR (and OPERATION FANTAST QUARTERLY FANTASY ART SOCIETY): Alan Hunter, 124 Belle Vue Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Hants., England. Page width: Full Page 45/- or £7.50 7" x 12" Half Page or £5.50 7" x 6" CORRESPONDENTS: U.S.A. - Bob Silverberg, 760 Montgomery Street, Quarter Page or £2.00 7" x 3" BROOKLYN, 15, N.Y., U.S.A. Edward Wood, 51 N. Aberdeen Street, Column width: Full Column '?>/- or £5.50 W X 12" CHICAGO, 7, Illinois, U.S.A. Half Column 15/- or £2.00 ii" X 6" Australia: - Graham B. Stone, Box 61, The Union, Quarter Column 8/- or £1.15 5F x 3" University of Sydney, N.S.W., Australia. Prepared copy should be based, including borders, on the di OPERATORS: mensions given in the right hand column. Full page size, in the case of the NEWSLETTER, etc., after reduction is 2%”x5”. Contact Bureau: U.S.A. - Janie Lamb, Route 1, HEISKELL, Texas. Size of the QUARTERLY is as in this HANDBOOK. - David Rike, Box 205, RODEO, Calif. CLASSIFIED ADVERTISING UNDER BOX NUMBERS U.K. - Peter S. Hallifax, 105, Kingswell Road, BOURNEMOUTH, Hants. A limited form of classified advertising under ’’box numbers” has been introduced for the benefit of O.F. members wishing to Australia - Roger N. Dard (see above). obtain or sell small quantities of material. A basic box fee Distribution Service: - Miss Mavis Pickles, 41 Compton Street, charge of 5d to cover postage is made, plus Id per magazine, & BRADFORD, Yorks, Englaid. 2d per book, advertised. American advertisers should calculate costs on total charge at 14# to one shillings, (e.g., Nine mag Book Binding Service: - Fred J. Robinson, 57 Willows Avenue, -azines would be 9d, plus 5d box fee; total 1/- or 14#). Tremorfa, CARDIFF, Glam. REDUCTIONS FOR REGULAR ADVERTISERS Trading Bureau: — Capt. K.F. Slater (see above). A reduction of 25% will be made for any advertlament entered Research Bureau: - Derek Pickles, 22 Marshfield Place, without change for four consecutive issues. BRADFORD, Yorks. A reduction of 10% will be made for any advertiser who books space for four consecutive issues, but who changes size or mat -erial of advertlament from issue to issue. FAN JARGON (cont.) SHAVERISM - SHAVER MYSTERY : named after originator, Richard S. ALL ADVERTISING SHOULD BE S£NT TO THE EDITORIAL ADDRESS: Shaver who, through the medium of AMAZING STORIES, circa Capt. K.F.Slater.(RPC), No.28 PCLU Detaohment, BA0R,29. 1947, started a new cult: his stories of DERO dwelling in (add ”c/o G.P.O., England” if writing from outside caves below the earth and inflicting harm on mankind were Great Britain). labelled ’true’ - and were so accepted by many I SLAN: a superman or genius, of any kind. Adopted from the super -race of that name from A.E.van Vogt's tale in aSF 1940. You have now reached the end of 1952's HANDBOOK, and we hope Often used a synonym for ’fan’. that you have found it both interesting and useful. If you have don't forget that there will be another issue in 1955 I slick: a magazine or other material printed on a smooth or glossy surfaced paper. Compilation of the 1955 HANDBOCK will commence in November, 1952, and at that time we shall circulate details of advertis space opera: melodramatic science-fiction. ing rates, projected inclusions, etc., to all people and busi SS: Startling Stories (magazine title). nesses who are recorded as ’possibly interested'. SSS: Super Science Stories (magazine title). If YOU will be interested in receiving this circular, please TWS: Thrilling Wonder Stories (magazine title). register your name and address NOW I (Note: most magazines are know by their initials, among collectors, tmd similiar folk. Reviewers have adopted the You may wish to advertise; you mey desire to ensure that the system to a Izirge extent, to save time and space). correct information is recorded in respect of your publication. Your club, or fanzine, may have been omitted in this issue. YOU can prevent that, next time, by sending your name and address TO Miss Mavis Pickles, 41 Compton Street, Dudley Hill, BRADFORD, Yorks., England. NOW I Telephone 21333 CANSFIELD BROS. (MAPS) LTD.
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