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PALMER, Raymond A. (1910-1977) and BENNIS, Walter, et al. (eds.). The Comet/Cosmology. [Chicago: Science Correspondence Club, 1930-1933].
15 issues, 4to. Original wraps (toning, rubbing, wear to extremities). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.
A NEARLY-COMPLETE RUN OF THE FIRST SCIENCE FICTION FANZINE.
FIRST EDITIONS. Cosmology appeared as the official publication of the Science Correspondence Club in May 1930, and is often considered to be the first science fiction fanzine ever printed. The publication underwent numerous title changes through its first four issues before settling on Cosmology after Arthur W. Gowing assumed editorial duties with the October 1930 issue. Contributors include Willy Ley, Lillith Loriain, P. Schuyler Miller, and Miles J. Breuer. As William Crawford and D.R. Welch wrote in their 1935 bibliography, “Copies are now so rare that they are almost unattainable at any price.”
15 issues, 4to. Original wraps (toning, rubbing, wear to extremities). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.
A NEARLY-COMPLETE RUN OF THE FIRST SCIENCE FICTION FANZINE.
FIRST EDITIONS. Cosmology appeared as the official publication of the Science Correspondence Club in May 1930, and is often considered to be the first science fiction fanzine ever printed. The publication underwent numerous title changes through its first four issues before settling on Cosmology after Arthur W. Gowing assumed editorial duties with the October 1930 issue. Contributors include Willy Ley, Lillith Loriain, P. Schuyler Miller, and Miles J. Breuer. As William Crawford and D.R. Welch wrote in their 1935 bibliography, “Copies are now so rare that they are almost unattainable at any price.”
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PALMER, Raymond A. and BENNIS, Walter, et al. (eds.). The Comet/Cosmology. 1930-1933. FIRST SCIENCE
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