The Gallery to Science Fiction, Fantasy, Weird & Occult as published by the British, Australians and Canadians

From the 1930s-1966 as Paperbacks, Digests, Pamphlets, Pulps, and Magazines.

My site is split in two halves. The 1st deals with Pbs, Digests and Pamphlets alphabetically by Publisher. The 2nd half represents the Pulps and Magazines arranged alphabetically by Title.

If anyone owns a copy of an item listed below that is not represented or has a suggestion for one that ought to be, please forward a 300 dpi JPEG scan to me for consideration.
Information between {__} represents artist information. Any additional questions or comments to: Morgan A. Wallace
Last updated: 27 May 2008

 

PART ONE: PAPERBACKS—DIGESTS—PAMPHLETS

 

Adam Publishing: Handy Library (Canadian digest)
The Face That Launched A Thousand Ships  Thomas P. Kelley, 1940s – not the best cover art by Wilf Long, but a scarce Canadian digest and quite collectable. Expect to pay over $50 easily.

There are scoundrels asking many times that amount, but be patient.

Alliance Press (UK pamphlet)
The Vampire and 16 Other Stories, Leslie H. Fox, 1945 {uncredited} – an incredibly rare collection of short fiction by a writer whom died during the War. (image from eBay auction)
Twisted Tales  Leslie H. Fox, 1946 {uncredited} – a second collection of this World War Two loss.  Not nearly as desirable, due to lack of a genuine weird tales, but damn rare.

 

Archer Press (UK digest)
Planet War  Fysh, 1952 {Facey}
Arc Press (UK digest)
Beyond The Solar System  Claud(e) Haley, 1954 {Light} – scarce digest, hard to find in any condition.

 

Atlantic Book Company (UK digest)
Invasion From Space  Matthew C. Bradford, 1954 {Theobald} – fairly difficult item to locate with boring cover art.

 

Authentic Science Fiction (UK digest)
note: magazine, but the first 28 issues were novels, and little else. Anybody avoiding the first 28 are complete fools; just do not read the very first issue. As horrible as the cover.
1 - Mushroom Men of Mars   Lee Stanton, 1951 {D.L.W.}
2 - Reconnoitre Krelling II   Jon J Deegan, 1951 {D.L.W.}
3 - Gold Men of Aureus   Roy Sheldon , 1951 {D.L.W.}
4 - Old Growler   Jon J. Deegan, 1951 {D.L.W.}
5 - Seven to the Moon   L. Stanton, 1951 {D.L.W.}
6 - Phantom Moon   Roy Sheldon, 1951 {D.L.W.}
7 - Energy Alive   Roy Sheldon, 1951 {D.L.W.}
8 - World in a Test Tube   H. J. Campbell, 1951 {D.L.W.}
9 - Old Growler and Orbis   Jon J. Deegan, 1951 {George Ratcliff}
10 - Man, Woman, and Android   George Hay, 1951 {George Ratcliff}
11 - The Last Mutation   H. J. Campbell, 1951 {George Ratcliff}
12 - Ten Years to Oblivion   Clem MacCartney, 1951 {George Ratcliff}
13 - Beam of Terror  Roy Sheldon, 1951 {D.L.W.}
14 - Planet of Power   Jon J. Deegan, 1951 {D.L.W.}
15 - Report from Mandazo   Lee Stanton, 1951 {D.L.W.}
16 - The Moon is Heaven   H. J. Campbell, 1951 {D.L.W.}
17 - Coming of the Darakua   F. G. Rayer, 1952 {D.L.W.}
18 - Chaos in Miniature   H. J. Campbell, 1952 {D.L.W.}
19 - Space Warp  Roy Sheldon, 1952 {D.L.W.}
20 - Earth, Our New Eden   F. G. Rayer, 1952 {Vann}
21 - Alien Impact   E. C. Tubb, 1952 {Davies}
22 - Mice or Machines   H. J. Campbell, 1952 {Davies}
23 - The Singing Spheres   Jon J. Deegan, 1952 {Davies}
24 - Aftermath   Bryan Berry, 1952 {Davies}
25 - The Plastic Peril   Roy Sheldon, 1952 {Pollack}
26 - Martians in a Frozen World   Rick Conroy, 1952 {Pollack}
27 - Star of Death   Roy Sheldon, 1952 {Davies}
28 - We Cast No Shadow   F. G. Rayer, 1952 {Vann}

Authentic Science Fiction Hand-Book  1954 {uncredited} – This is a pamphlet, glossary-dictionary of commonly used science-fiction words. Necessary for the completist.

Barrington-Gray Ltd. (UK digest)
The Moon Monsters   Roy Marquis, 1951 {uncredited}

Background Books Ltd (UK digest)
Not For The Squeamish   D.(avid) Scott-Moncrieff, 1948 – an excellently issued thin digest with using the primary color blue quite nicely, considering this book was banned in many places for

                                                                                           content, it tends to turn up quite often. Worth obtaining cheap if possible.      

 

Bear Hudson (UK small digest)
Spawn of the Vampire  N. Wesley Firth, 1946 {HW Perl} – sought worldwide by vampire enthusiasts, this novel will set you back some money unless you are fortunate to find it cheap.
The Terror From Timorkal   Festus Pragnell, 1946 {uncredited} – a rare paperback imitating the successful Armed Service Editions in similar oblong format. Copy rarely surface.

 

Blue Star (Irish digest; an imprint of Grafton Publications)
Realm of the Alien   Chester Delray, circa 1945 {uncredited} – an incredibly scarce Irish publication, featuring horrible and thankfully uncredited cover art. Vastly undervalued.

 

T.V. Boardman (UK; large mass-market)
No Place like Earth  John Carnell, 1954 {McLoughlin}
The Big Eye  Max Ehrlich, 1954 {Pagram}
What Mad Universe  Fredric Brown, 1954 {Pagram}
Wrong Side of the Moon Francis and Stehpen Ashton, 1951 {Pagram}

Brown-Watson, Ltd. (UK; see the Digit imprint)
Sinister Forces   Alvin Westwood, 1953 {Turner}
North Dimension   William Rogersohn, 1954 {Davies}
Return to Mars  Elton Westward, 1954 {Davies}
Amiro  William Rogersohn, 1954 {Osborne} – good luck completing this short run of titles. This is among the scarcest. Certainly a big let-down when obtain it; horrible cover art.

Cherry Tree (Fantasy Book)(UK paperback, imprint of Kemsley Newspapers, Ltd)
400 - John Carstairs: Space Detective   Frank Belknap Long, 1951 {Embleton}
401 - The Kid from Mars   Oscar J. Friend, 1951 {Maloney}
402 - The Sunken World   Stanton A. Coblentz, 1951 {Maloney}
403 - Flight into Space   Donald Wollheim, 1951 {Maloney}
404 - The Last Spaceship   Murray Leinster, 1952 {Maloney}
405 - Gabriel over the White House   Thomas F. Tweed, 1952 {uncredited}
406 - Ralph 124C 41+   Hugo Gernsback, 1952 {Maloney}
407 - Sinister Barrier   Eric Frank Russell, 1952 {Maloney}
408 - The Thing From Another World   J. W. Campbell, 1953 {Maloney} – a money book if ever there was one, collectors abound for this edition in tip-top shape.
409 - Typewriter in the Sky   L. Ron Hubbard, 1953 {Embleton} – excellent cover art and world’s first paperback edition. Highly sought after in Fine shape, worthless in Vg or less as is common.
410 - Vanguard to Neptune   J. M. Walsh, 1953 {Turner}
411 - Solution t-25   T. Du Bois, 1953 {Embleton}

Cleveland Publishing Co. (Australian pamphlet)
(The Mystery of the) Abominable Snowman  Michael Waugh, 1954-55 – novelty item, a sure-must for completist of the following author’s series below.
           The following 3 are a vampire series, however, the first 2 deal with a mad scientist resurrecting the dead, not true vampire novels. The third on the other hand.

            All 3 are exceedingly SUPER RARE and worth well in excess of $100 each for these thin pamphlets.

The Living Dead  Michael Waugh, 1954-55

Back From The Dead  Michael Waugh, 1954-55
Fangs of the Vampire  Michael Waugh, 1954-55

 

Comyns (Publishers) Ltd. (UK; digest) – all 3 of these are rare to find in any form of decent condition and in sharp shape command in excess of $75 each

Zhorani   Karl Maras, 1953 {Turner}
Venusian Adventure   E. C. Tubb, 1953 {uncredited}
Peril from Space   Karl Maras, 1954 {Turner}

 

Currawong Pub. Co. (Australia; pamphlet)
The Living Dead, J.W. Heming, 1940
Subterranean City, J.W. Heming, 1940
King of the Underseas   J.W. Heming, 1941                                             
Other Worlds   J.W. Heming, 1941 {John Andrews}
From Earth To Mars   J.W. Heming, 1941  
In Aztec Hands  J.W. Heming, 1942 {John Andrews}
Ape of God   Vol Molesworth, 1943          
Monster at Large   Vol Molesworth, 1943   
The Wizard Returns   Vol Molesworth, 1943           
Prelude For Death   Vol Molesworth, 1944   
Satan's Understudy   Vol Molesworth, 1944 

     The following are a juvenile fantasy series, sort of Tarzan-like. As usual, scarce and commanding $50+ per. They were reprinted in one volume in the 1990s.
Lords of Serpent Land   Alan Connell, 1945
Prisoners of Serpent Land   Alan Connell, 1945                                              
Warriors of Serpent Land   Alan Connell, 1945

Curtis Warren, Ltd. (UK digest)
The Earth Invasion Battalion   Denis Hughes, 1950 {Ratcliff} 
The Green Mandarin Mystery   Grant Malcom, 1950 {Theobald}                 
Murder by Telecopter   Denis Hughes, 1950 {Ratcliff} 
Laboratory “X”   David Shaw, 1950 {Maloney}
Planet Federation   David Shaw, 1950 {Maloney}
Formula 695   Denis Hughes, 1950 {Maloney}
Warlords of Space   Denis Hughes, 1950 {Theobald}
Gyrator Control  King Lang, 1951 {Theobald}
Moon War   Denis Hughes, 1951 {Theobald}
Space Men  David Shaw, 1951 {Theobald}
Astro Race   King Lang, 1951 {Theobald}
Hostile Worlds   Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Planet X   Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Task Flight   King Lang, 1951 {Theobald}
Elektron Union   Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Rocket Invasion   King Lang, 1951 {Theobald}
Spaceflight  Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Spatial Ray  Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Projectile War   King Lang, 1951 {Theobald}
Saturn Patrol   King Lang, 1951 {Theobald} – E. C. Tubb’s first ever novel.
Vega   Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald}
Planetfall   Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald} – E. C. Tubb’s second ever novel.
Galactic Storm  Gill Hunt, 1951 {Theobald} – John Brunner’s first ever novel.
Fission   Gill Hunt, 1952 {Theobald}
Terra!  King Lang, 1952 {Theobald}
Catalyst   Brad Kent, 1952 {Theobald}
Argentis   Brian Shaw, 1952 {Theobald} – E. C .Tubb’s third ever novel.

The Fatal Law   Brad Kent, 1952 {Theobald}
Ominous Folly   Ray Barry, 1952 {Theobald}
Trans-Mercurian   King Lang, 1952 {Theobald}
Para-Robot   Neil Charles, 1952 {Theobald}
Space-Line   King Lang, 1952 {Theobald}
Zero Field  Gill Hunt, 1952 {Theobald}
Death Dimension   Ray Barry, 1952 {Theobald}
Station 7   Gill Hunt, 1952 {Theobald}
Titan’s Moon   Neil Charles, 1952 {Theobald}
Blue Peril  Ray Barry, 1952 {Davies}
“A” Men   Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies}
Biology “A”  Brad Kent, 1952 {Davies}
Destination Alpha   Berl Cameron, 1952 {Davies}
Red Storm   Brian Storm, 1952 {Davies}
Out of the Silent Places   Brad Kent, 1952 {Davies}
Gamma Product   Ray Barry, 1952 {Davies}
Satellite B.C.   Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies}
War of Argos, Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies}
Photomesis   Berl Cameron, 1952 {Davies}
Humanoid Puppets  Ray Barry, 1952 {Theobald}
Black Infinity  Berl Cameron, 1952 {Theobald}
Twenty Four Hours  Neil Charles, 1952 {Davies} 
Blue Asp  Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies} 
The Queen People  Russell Rey, 1952 {Theobald}
Cosmic Echelon, Berl Cameron, 1952 {Davies} 
Beyond These Suns  Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies} 
Time and Space, Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies} 
Blue Cordon   Dee Carter, 1952 {Theobald}
Bio-Muton  Lee Elliott, 1952 {Davies} 
Zero Point   Rand Le Page, 1952 {Davies} 
Stella Radium Discharge   Kris Luna, 1952 {Davies} 
Ships of Vero   Brain Shaw, 1952 {Theobald}
The Land of Esa  Neil Charles, 1952 {Theobald}
The Third Mutant, Lee Elliott, 1952 {Davies}   
Two Worlds   Paul Lorraine, 1952 {Theobald}
Maid of Thuro   John Lane, 1952 {Theobald}
Zenith-D   Paul Lorraine, 1952 {Davies}   
Chloroplasm   Dee Carter, 1952 {Davies}   
Sphero Nova  Berl Cameron, 1953 {Theobald}
Purple Islands   Dee Carter, 1953 {Facey}
Lost Aeons   Berl Cameron, 1953 {Davies}   
Dark Boundaries   Paul Lorraine, 1953 {Facey}
Asteroid Forma   Rand Le Page, 1953 {Davies}   
Planet Tha  Neil Charles, 1953 {Facey}
Z-Formations  Bryan Shaw, 1953 {Facey}
Beyond Geo  Arn Romilus, 1953 {Facey}
Brain Palaeo  Arn Romilus, 1953 {Davies}   
The Mortals of Reni  Von Gruen, 1953 {Davies}   
Solar Gravita  Berl Cameron, 1953 {Davies}   
Beyond Zoaster  Neil Charles, 1953 {Davies}
Pre-Gargantua  Neil Charles, 1953 {Davies}
People of Asa  Marvin Ashton, 1953 {Davies}
Tri-Planet  Von Kellar, 1953 {Davies}
Cosmic Conquest, Adrian Blair, 1953 {Davies}
Lost World   Brian Shaw, 1953 {Davies}
Dwellers in Space  Van Reed, 1953 {Davies}
Valley of Terror  Russell Ray, 1953 {Davies}
World of Gol  Neil Charles, 1953 {Davies}
Ionic Barrier  Von Kellar, 1953 {Davies}
House of Many Changes, Van Reed, 1953 {Davies}
Overlord New York  Lee Elliot, 1953 {Davies}
Mammalia  John Lane, 1953 {Davies}
Research Opta  Neil Charles, 1953 {Davies}
Operation Orbit  Kris Luna, 1953 {Davies}
Southern Exploration  Adam Dale, 1953 {uncredited}
Organic Destiny  Arn Romilus, 1953 {Davies}
Ferry Rocket  George Kinley, 1954 {Davies}
Pacific Advance  G. R. Melde, 1954 {Davies}
Experiment in Telepathy  E. R. Royce, 1954 {uncredited}
Challenge   H.K. Bulmer, 1954 {Davies}
Time Drug   Miles Casson, 1954 {Davies}
The Seeing Knife   Crawley Fenton, 1954 {Davies}

Curtis Warren: Jungle Novels (UK digest)
Death Warriors   Marco Garon, 1952
Silent River   Marco Garon, 1952
Snake Valley   Marco Garon, 1952
Black Fury   Marco Garon, 1952
Black Sport  Marco Garon, 1952
Bush Claws  Marco Garon, 1952
Jungle Allies  Marco Garon, 1952
Leopard God  Marco Garon, 1952
Veldt Warriors  Marco Garon, 1952
Mountain Gold  Marco Garon, 1952
Fire Tribes  Marco Garon, 1952
White Gold  Marco Garon, 1952

Curtis Warren: Azan the Ape Man series (UK digest)
Jungle Fever   Marco Garron, 1952
King Hunters   Marco Garron, 1952
The Lost City  Marco Garron, 1952
The Missing Safari  Marco Garron, 1952
White Fangs   Marco Garron, 1952
Tribal War   Marco Garron, 1952

Dragon (UK digest, successor to Scion Ltd, formerly their printer)
Creature from the Black Lagoon  Vargo Statten, 1954 {Richards} – unbelievably rare novelisation, many times rarer than the scarce hardcover, though copies abound.
1,000-Year Voyage  Vargo Statten, 1954 {Turner}
Earth 2  Vargo Statten, 1955 {Richards}

Duchess Printing & Publishing Co, Ltd. (Canadian digest)
Brigands of the Moon   J.W. Campbell, 1944 {uncredited} – scarce digest featuring awful, juvenile cover art. Erroneously credited to Campbell, really is Ray Cummings’ novel.

Edwin Self (UK digest)
Destination Mars   George Sheldon Brown, 1951 {Turner} 
The Planetoid Peril   George Sheldon Brown, 1952 {Maloney}
The Mystery Planet   Edgar Rees Kennedy, 1952 {Maloney} 
Conquerors of Venus   Edgar Rees Kennedy, 1953 {Turner} 
Curse of Planet Kuz   Erle van Loden, 1953 {Maloney}
The Yellow Planet  George Sheldon Browne, 1954 {Turner} – these last two entries are usually the last pair for completists to locate. Both are quite scarce in any condition.
Voyage into Space  Erle van Loden, 1954 {Turner} 

 

Everybody's Books (UK pamphlets and digests) circa 1940s
Tales of Murder and Mystery  1943, Collection of stories (by Sidney Dehnam [4 by], J. D. Kerruish, Michael Hervey, Arthur Armstrong)
Tales of Mystery and Surprise  Collection (by Sydney Denham [2 by], Kent Barnett, Arthur Armstrong, Harold Kelly, Richard Westlake)
Tales of Terror and Surprise, Collection
More Tales of Terror and Surprise   Collection
Tales of Terror and the Unknown, Collection
Third Finger -- Left Hand and Other Thrilling Stories  Anonymous Collection, 1945 (no stories are credited; all are reprints from prior Mitre and Everybody’s collections)
Gamma Ray Murders  Preston Yorke, 1943 {Jeff Cook}
The Astounding Crime  Preston Yorke, 1943 {Jeff Cook}
Death On Priority 1  Preston Yorke, 1945 {Doug}
The Grim Caretaker  Eugene Ascher, 1944 {Doug}
Uncanny Adventures, Eugene Ascher, 1944
The Perfect Murder  Justin Atholl, 1943
Land of Hidden Death, Justin Atholl, 1944
The Grey Beast   Justin Atholl, 1944 {Douglas}
The Trackless Thing   Justin Atholl, 1944
Queer-Looking Box: Seven Gripping Stories  Michael Hervey, 1944

 

Export Publishing Enterprises, Ltd (Canadian digest)

I Found Cleopatra   Thomas P. Kelly, 1946 – erroneously spelled surname, should be “Kelley”, and his rarest novel.

 

Fantasy Library Series (Mark Goulden: UK digest)
The Human Bat   Edward R. Home-Gall, 1950 {Davies} – wonderful juvenile cover art. Typical boys’ story plot, save the kids from leading criminal lives.
The Human Bat vs. the Robot Gangster   Edward R. Home-Gall, 1950 {Davies} – the second one here is rarer than the initial installment. Both are wonderful additions to the collection.

 

Fantasy Fiction Series (Whitman Press: Australian pamphlet) – entirely a reprint series of short novels in pamphlet format, desirable for their artwork.
The Three Eternals   Eando Binder, 1949 – scarce.
Where Eternity Ends   Eando Binder, 1950 – scarce.

Adam Link In The Past   Eando Binder, 1950 – somewhat commonplace.

Parasite Planet   Stanley Weinbaum, 1949/50 – although this edition commands the most value, it is the next title that is rarest in the entire series.
Roar of the Rocket   Oscar J. Friend, 1950 – rarest; notice the Sydney Harbor Bridge is replacing the original art rendering.
The Molecule Monsters   Oscar J. Friend, 1950 – the most common, and utterly worthless.

Fireside Publications (Canadian large digest)

One of Cleopatra’s Nights  Theophile Gautier – an anthology containing at least 2 fantasy/ghost stories

Playthings of Desire  W. H. Hudson – unconfirmed, but might be the utopian novel “A Crystal Age” but don’t hold me to that.

Rocket Flight to the Moon  Jules Verne – retitling of “From The Earth to the Moon”

Gannet Press (UK digest) – publishing some of the worth fiction ever, they are now exceedingly rare. It is sad that a completist need pay dearly for trash.
The “X” People  Vektis Brack, 1953 {Facey}
The Brains of Helle  Bengo Mistral, 1953 {Facey}
Castaway from Space  Vektis Brack, 1953 {Theobald}  
Pirates of Cerebus  Bengo Mistral, 1953 {Theobald}   
Far Beyond the Blue  Drax Amper, 1953 {Theobald}  
Worlds Away!  Cragg Beemish, 1953 {Theobald}
Trouble Planet, Mark Steel, 1954 {uncredited}
Global Blackout  Karl Vallance, 1954 {Theobald}  
Odyssey in Space  Vektis Brack, 1954 {Facey}
Space Flight 139  Bengo Mistral, 1954 {Mendoza as ‘Ferrari’}

Gaywood Press (UK digest)
The Trembling World   Astron del Martia, 1949 {Leroi}
Freaks Against Supermen   R. L. Finn, 1950 {Leroi}
Dawn of Darkness   Astron del Martia, 1951 {Leroi}
Captive on the Flying Saucers   Ralph L. Finn, 1951 {Leroi}
Space Pirates   Astron del Martia, 1951 {Leroi}
Interstellar Espionage   Astron del Martia, 1952 {Leroi}

 

Hamilton & Co. (see Panther and Authentic imprints)
Blood on the Dragon  Earl Ellison, 1946 {H. W. Perl} – a bland oriental cover
The Tomb of Horror  Earl Ellison, 1946
The Terror, N. Wesley Firth, 1946
The Terror Strikes   N. Wesley Firth, 1946 {H. W. Perl} – a somewhat creepy cover, my apologies for never obtaining a better copy.
Strange Hunger   Michael Hervey, 1946 {H. W. Perl} – two editions thus exist, the Perl a GGA edition, and the Pollack features a science fiction cover apparently.
Strange Hunger, Michael Hervey, 1946 {J. Pollack}
Emperor Of Mars   John Russell Fearn, 1950 {Maloney} – a collectable quartet by Fearn, available in reprint editions, have thus reduced the vale of this one valuable series.
Warrior Of Mars  John Russell Fearn, 1950 {Maloney}
Red Men Of Mars  John Russell Fearn, 1950 {Maloney}
Goddess Of Mars   John Russell Fearn, 1950 {Maloney}
Space Beam  John Robb, 1951 {Ratcliff}
Dark Side Of Venus   Clem Macartney, 1951 {Ratcliff}
Return To Earth   Bryan Berry, 1951 {Ratcliff}
Duel In Nightmare Worlds   B. Flackes, 1952 {Ratcliff}
This Planet For Sale   George Hay, 1951 {Ratcliff}
Flight Of The Hesper  George Hay, 1952 {Ratcliff}
Moment Out Of Time   Roy Sheldon, 1952 {J. Pollack}
Mammoth Man   Roy Sheldon, 1952 {Ratcliff}

 

Harborough Publishing Co. (UK digest)

1 - Shuna, White Queen of the Jungle   John King, 1951 {Heade} – undeniably rare, commands outrageous prices.
2 - Shuna and the Lost Tribe   John King, 1951 {Heade} – not to be ignored, features a fascinatingly gorgeous GGA characteristic of Heade’s abilities.

 

Hector Kelly (UK digest)
Space-Time Task Force   Preston Yorke, 1953 {uncredited} – both the following pair are also available in hardbound editions, buy those instead; neither are worth reading.
Enemy Beyond Pluto  Jean Gaston Vandel, 1954 {Brantonne} – cover notes translated by Eugene Ascher.           

 

Horror Club (UK: tall pamphlet)
The Vaivaisukko's Bride   David Scott-Moncrieff, 1940s – a fun item to hunt; not banned as “Not for the Squeamish” was by Background Books, but one must collect both by this author.

   Collectors often erroneously search for this under the title of “The Horror Club” as this cover the cover, instead of the actual title. Dealers make the same mistake.

 

J. Dennett (Australia pamphlet)
Wolfblood  Vol Molesworth, 1944 (werewolf / mystery thriller) – very rare werewolf novel. Worth reading? Is much of anything on this entire site?

 

Jubilee Publications Pty. Ltd. (Australian digest) – a minor Australian series of reprinted American material, that is fairly scarce today for the completist.
211 - Beyond the Stars and Other Stories  1958 {uncredited}
212 - Space Station 42 and Other Stories  1958 {uncredited}
213 - The Sands of Mars and Other Stories  1958 {uncredited}
214 - Planet of Doom and Other Stories  1958 {uncredited}
215 - Year 3097, R.D. Miller and A. Hunger, 1958 {uncredited}
216 - The Mars Monopoly, Jerry Sohl, 1958 {uncredited}

Kaner Publishing (digest)
Slaves of Ijax   John Russell Fearn, 1946 {H.W. Perl} – extremely common due to a warehouse find.
Ape-Man's Offering   H. Kaner, 1946 {H.W. Perl}

 

Kaye Publications (UK digest)
Tremor   Frank Lederman, 1952 {Turner}

Merit Books (UK digest)
The Hand of Havoc   Charles Grey, 1954 {Turner}
Enterprise 2115   Charles Grey, 1954 {Turner}

Milestone Publications, Ltd. (UK digest)
Planetoid Disposals, Ltd.   Volsted Gridban, 1953 {Turner}                          
Fugitive of Time  Volsted Gridban, 1953 {Turner}
The Wall   Charles Grey, 1953 {Turner} – the most difficult to obtain in any condition by this publisher.
Dynasty of Doom   Charles Grey, 1953 {Turner}
Tormented City   Charles Grey, 1953 {Turner}
Space Hunger   Charles Grey, 1953 {Turner} – excellent Ron Turner cover and the original painting DOES exist. I sold it to Lloyd Currey in 1999 or 2000; from there, who knows where it went.
I Fight for Mars Charles Grey, 1953 {Turner}
The Extra Man   Charles Grey, 1954 {Turner}

Mitre Press (UK pamphlets or digest)
The Oasis of Sleep  Justin Atholl, 1944 {Jeff Cook}
The Man Who Tilted The Earth   Justin Atholl, 1943 {uncredited}
Death in the Green Fields, Justin Atholl, 1944
Uncanny, George C. Bachelor, 1945
There Were No Asper Ladies  Eugene Ascher, 1944 {Jeff Cook} (vampire story, first edition) – extremely rare
Strange Stories of the Orient Express  R. Thurston Hopkins, 1944
Uncanny Tales  R. Thurston Hopkins, 1945 {H W Perl}
Weird and Uncanny Stories  R. Thurston Hopkins, 1945
Horror Parade  R. Thurston Hopkins, 1945 {H W Perl} – a very common item as it was heavily exported to the United States, commonly found with a stamp and original price marked out.

Modern Fiction (UK digest)

Liquid Death  Griff, 1953 – written by John Russell Fearn, has slight science fiction tones, but essentially a gangster-type of novel

(Alex) Moring (UK digest)
The Unseen Assassin  Hank Janson, undated {Heade}
One Against Time  Hank Janson, undated {Heade}
Tomorrow and a Day  Hank Janson, 1955 {Heade}

 

Nova Publications (UK digest)
Stowaway to Mars   John Beynon, 1953 {Hutchings} – extremely common; the remainder are scarcer.
The Weapon Shops of Isher, A.E. van Vogt, 1954 {Quinn}       
The City in the Sea, Wilson Tucker, 1954 {Quinn}
The Dreaming Jewels, Theodore Sturgeon, 1955 {Quinn}
Jack of Eagles, James Blish, 1955 {Quinn}

 

Pillar Publishing (Ireland)
Dread of Night, Elliott O'Donnell, 1945

 

Paladin Press (UK digest)
Alien Life  E. C. Tubb, 1954 {Turner} – both book are incredibly scarce, and even harder to locate and decent condition.
The Plant From Infinity   Karl Maras, 1954 {Turner}                                           

 

Panther (UK digest)
nn - Two Days Of Terror  Roy Sheldon, 1952 {Turner}
nn - Space Treason  A. V. Clarke and H. K. Bulmer, 1952 {Davies}
nn - And The Stars Remain  Bryan Berry, 1952 {Davies}
nn - Atom-War On Mars, E. C. Tubb, 1952 {Davies}
nn- Cybernetic Controller  A. V. Clarke and H. K. Bulmer, 1952 {Davies} 
nn - Mission From Mars   Rick Conroy, 1952 {Pollack}
16 - The Menacing Sleep  Roy Sheldon, 1952 {Davies}
17 - Underworld Of Zello   Jon J. Deegan, 1952 {Davies}
28 - Dread Visitor Bryan Berry, 1952 {Davies}
nn - Beyond The Visible  H. J. Campbell, 1952/1953 {Ratcliff}
nn - Born In Captivity  Bryan Berry, 1952/1953 {Ratcliff}
29 - Encounter In Space   H. K. Bulmer, 1952 {Davies}
32 - Amateurs In Alchemy   Jon J. Deegan, 1952 {Davies}
37 - Space Salvage   H. K. Bulmer, 1953 {Davies}
38 - The Mutants Rebel   E. C. Tubb, 1953 {Ratcliff}
39 - Antro, The Life-Giver   Jon J. Deegan, 1953 {Ratcliff}
40 - From What Far Star?  Bryan Berry, 1953 {Davies}
44 - The World Below  S. Fowler Wright, 1953 {Richards}
47 - Atoms In Action   Roy Sheldon, 1953 {Davies}
48 - The Stars Are Ours, H. K. Bulmer, 1953 {Richards}
57 - The Venom Seekers, Bryan Berry, 1953 {Ratcliff}
58 - The Great Ones  Jon J. Deegan, 1953 {Turner}
59 - House Of Entropy  Roy Sheldon, 1953 {Richards}
60 - Galactic Intrigue H. K. Bulmer, 1953 {Richards}
67 - Another Space, Another Time, H. J. Campbell, 1953 {Richards}
68 - Resurgent Dust   Rolf Garner, 1953 {Richards}
69 - Empire of Chaos, H. K. Bulmer, 1953 {Richards}
70 - Dimension of Horror, S. J. Bounds, 1953 {Richards}
77 - The Red Planet  H. J. Campbell, 1953 {Richards}
78 - The Immortals  Rolf Garner, 1953 {Richards}
85 - Corridors of Time   Jon J. Deegan, 1953 {Richards}
86 - Brain Ultimate  H. J. Campbell, 1953 {Richards}
92 - Sprague De Camp’s New Anthology  H. J. Campbell, 1953 {Richards}
94 - The Dark Gateway Jonathan Burke, 1953 {Richards}
95 - Dark Andromeda   A. J. Merak, 1953 {Richards}
96 - Beyond The Fourth Door, Jon J. Deegan, 1953 {Richards}
101 - Tomorrow’s Universe, H. J. Campbell, 1954 {Richards}
103 - The Echoing Worlds   Jonathan Burke, 1953 {Richards}
nn - The Dwellers, S. Fowler Wright, 1954 {Richards}
104 - The Indestructible, Rolf Garner, 1954 {Richards}
109 - The Metal Eater  Roy Sheldon, 1954 {Richards}
110 - World At Bay   E. C. Tubb, 1954 {Richards}
117 - Exiles In Time   Jon J. Deegan, 1954 {Richards}
118 - Twilight Of Reason, Jonathan Burke, 1954 {Richards}
135 - Hotel Cosmos   Jonathan Burke, 1954 {Richards}
136 - Untrodden Streets of Time   John Falkner, 1954 {Richards}
159 - World Aflame  H. K. Bulmer, 1954 {Richards}
160 - Once Upon a Space  H. J. Campbell, 1954 {Richards}
181 - Cee-Tee Man, Dan Morgan, 1955 {Josh Kirby}
182 - Deep Freeze   Jonathan Burke, 1955 {Ron Turner} 
192 - Revolt of The Humans   Jonathan Burke, 1955 {Richards}
193 - Overlords of Andromeda   John Falkner, 1955 {Richards}

 

Pendulum Publications, Ltd. (UK small digest)
Sf1 - Wings Across Time   Frank R. Arnold, 1946 {Wilkin}
Sf2 - Other Eyes Watching   Polton Cross, 1946 {Wilkin}
Fantasy1 - Jinn & Jitters   ed Ted Carnell, 1946 {Mendoza} – a wonderful item, first collection Ted Carnell ever edited. Unjustly overlooked.

Popular (Canadian tall digest)

The Immortals  Ralph Milne Farley, 1940s – reprint from the American pulps

 

Regal Books (UK paperback)
The Island of Captain Sparrow   S. Fowler Wright, 1953 {Norman} – scarce but obtainable at reasonable prices.
The Screaming Lake   S. Fowler Wright, 1953 {Norman} – rare paperback edition, wonderful cover art.

 

Regular Publications (UK digest)
Threatened People   George Borodin, 1954 {uncredited} – rare, but only a completist would purchase this. I would not consider this an actual science fiction novel.

 

Robin Hood Press (UK digest)
There Were No Asper Ladies, Eugene Ascher, 1946/1947
(vampire story) (2 editions exist, both very rare, and are second and third world editions respectively. The first edition was by Mitre Press.)
There Were No Asper Ladies – The first RHP edition was printed in 1946, and featured a silhouetted of a man standing in front of a vampire in coffin, cover by E.P. (E. Phillips?)
There Were No Asper Ladies – The second RHP edition was dated 1946, with a GGA cover by Heade. Unsold editions of the former were returned to the publisher, covers stripped,

                                                 and the page edges slightly trimmed. The entire is identical as thus, the covers differ as to illustration, and rear cover advertisements. This edition really appears
                                                 in 1947 then, and is highly desirable. Any questions?

 

Sentinel Publications Ltd. (UK digest)
"H" Is For Horrific  Sutro Miller, 1947 (collection of six ghost stories) {uncredited} – another one of those items you really just do not need in your collection.

 

John Spencer & Co. (UK digest)
Zamba of the Jungle John Raymond, 1950s – sought the world over by digest completists and Tarzan-nuts; let me save you the time, scarce, costly, horrible cover, horrible literature.

After the Atom Victor La Salle, 1953 {Light}
Assault from Infinity Victor La Salle, 1953 {Light}
The Black Sphere Victor La Salle, 1953 {Light}
Dawn of the Half-Gods Victor La Salle, 1953 {Theobald}
The 7th Dimension Victor La Salle, 1953 {Davies} 
Suns in Duo   Victor La Salle, 1953 {Davies} 
Beyond the Galaxy Karl Zeigfreid, 1953 {Light}
Chaos in Arcturus Karl Zeigfreid, 1953 {Embleton}
Chariot into Time Karl Zeigfreid, 1953 {Light}
The Uranium Seekers Karl Zeigfreid, 1953 {Theobald}
Menace from Mercury Victor La Salle, 1954 {Theobald}
Twilight Zone Victor La Salle, 1954 {Theobald}
Dark Centauri Karl Zeigfreid, 1954 {Theobald}

Science [Fiction] (an imprint of John Spencer , published as a Cobra)
This Second Earth   R.L. Bowers, 1957 – people go ape-shit over this because it was a “cobra” imprint rather than “Badger.” Get a life!

Science Fiction Library (Atlas Publications: Australia digest) Entirely a reprint series, for completists only.
1 - The Echoing Worlds  Jonathan Burke, 1955    
2 - World at Bay  E. C. Tubb, 1955   
3 - From What Far Star, Bryan Berry, 1955     
4 - Worlds in Balance, F.L. Wallace, 1955     
5 - Another Space, Another Time, H.J. Campbell, 1956 
6 - The Stars Are Ours, Bryan Berry, 1956 
7 - And the Stars Remain, Bryan Berry, 1956
8 - Time Trap, Rog Phillips, 1956     

 

Scientific Thriller (Associated General Publications (1st two only), the remainder by Transport: Australian pamphlet)

                              Complete sets are rare, expect to pay $20-$100+ depending on rarity of various titles. The original first two are very rare.

                              It is entirely possible that all of these covers, even those unidentified, are by Maurice Bramley. He was competent in both art styles. “T. Brand” is an unknown artist.

Atomic Death  Hans Karlson, 1948 {Maurice Bramley}
Jaws Of Doom  Boris Ludwig, 1948 {Maurice Bramley}
Hypnotic Death  Paul Valdez, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}
Blackmarket Brains  Kurt Hoffman, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}
Death Is A Habit  Otto Kensch, 1949 {Maurice Bramley} – my copy has paper tape on the spine, badly damaged copy.
X-Ray Menace  Wolfe Herscholt, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}    
Whistle Of Doom  Boris Ludwig, 1949 {Maurice Bramley} 
Death Has No Weight  Belli Luigi, 1949 {Maurice Bramley} 
Magnetic Peril  Wolfe Herscholt, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}
Murder Has Wings  Otto Kensch, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}  
Cosmic Calamity   Belli Luigi, 1949 {Maurice Bramley} 
Lightning Crime  Belli Luigi, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}  
The Curse Of Blood, Wolfe Herscholt, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}
Time Has A Door  Otto Kensch, 1949 {Maurice Bramley}

The Mummy Walks  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
King Rat   Stanford Heinkel, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}   
Toppling Terror  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}

The Glowing Globe  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
Image Of Death  Otto Kensch, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
Crime Flies  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}  
Sleep Is Death  Otto Kensch, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
Master-Mind Menace  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
Curse Of The Mummy  Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}   
Depths Of Death   Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}   
The Fatal Focus  Paul Valdez, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}

Lost Underworld   Belli Luigi, 1950 {Maurice Bramley}
The Time Thief  Paul Valdez, 1951 {Maurice Bramley}
The Freezing Peril Strikes   Belli Luigi, 1951 {Maurice Bramley}
Flight Into Horror   Paul Valdez, 1951 {Maurice Bramley}
Murder Gives Notice  Paul Valdez, 1951  
7 For Murder  Raymond Glenning, 1951  
The Corpse Sat Up  Raymond Gle