The Weird Tales Story
by Weinberg, Robert - Writer and Editor
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0913960160
- ISBN 13
- 9780913960165
- Seller
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About This Item
West Linn, Oregon: FaX Collector's Editions, Inc., 1977. First Edition . Hard Back. Fine/Very Good. 8 1/2" X 11. Nino, Alex; Magsino, Grank; Jundis, Orvy. 134 Pages. Blue cloth with silver spine lettering. Endpapeer art by Nino and Jundis. Here for the first itme, is a history of the magazine, from its first struggling days; the first Anniversary issue which was almost its last; the glory days of Howard, Smith, and Lovecraft; the last years when competition was finally making its mark. Here are biographies of Edwin Baird, the first editor of weird Tales and Farnsworth Wright, the man who almost single-handedly made the magazine successful. Included is E. Hoffmann Price's famous biographical sketch of wright, a fitting tribute to the greatest all fantasy magazine editors. There is a huge chapter, itself the size of a small book, on the great stories published in Weird Tales, from the first issue on. Included in this section are dozens of biographical sketches of famous Weird Tales authors from the famous to the forgotten. Lovecraft is included, but so are Anthony Rud, Nictzin Dyalhis, and many many others. Also in this giant volume are personal recollections by many of the greats who wrote for Weird Tales, including Frank Belknap Long, Edmond Hamilton, Wallace West, Robert E. Howard, Robert Barbour Johnson, H. Warner Munn, Robert Block and more! Margaret Brundage, whose name stands for Weird Tales cover excellence, is interviewed, for the first time, in depth. Here, as never before, is the complete story of her years with Weird Tales. There is much, much more including nearly 200 reproductions of covers, interior artwork, and photos of contributors. The interior is futher enhanced with the brilliant artwork of fantasy art's star, Alex Nino. This book has been designed for a collector and no effort has been spared to make it one that will be cherished for years to come. Contents in Eleven Chapters: Publishing History, Farnsworth Wright, Why Weird Tales, The Stories, Recollections of Weird Tales, Cover Art, Interior Art, Beginnings and Ends, Out of the Eyrie, Competition, and A Brief Resurrection.
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- Bookseller
- Dons Book Store (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 10571
- Title
- The Weird Tales Story
- Author
- Weinberg, Robert - Writer and Editor
- Illustrator
- Nino, Alex; Magsino, Grank; Jundis, Orvy
- Format/Binding
- Hard Back
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0913960160
- ISBN 13
- 9780913960165
- Publisher
- FaX Collector's Editions, Inc.
- Place of Publication
- West Linn, Oregon
- Date Published
- 1977
- Size
- 8 1/2" X 11
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