Science Fiction of the 20th Century: An Illustrated History
Frank M Robinson. Collectors Press, 1999. Vividly illustrated with images of film posters, magazines and books, many shown here for the first time, this is an insiders view of the writers and artists who made science fiction the most popular form of entertainment in the 20th century. From dime novels to pulp magazines to book to films and TV. A truly deluxe book profusely illustrated in full colour. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (25cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054298
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Horror of the 20th Century An Illustrated History Robert Weinberg. Collectors Press, 2000. The award winning author has brought the best of 20th century horror together in this one remarkable volume. The most ...more...

Storybook Culture The Art Of Popular Children's Books
Joseph Homme & Cheryl Homme. Collectors Press Inc., 2003. This is a hardcover edition, as part of a Culture series from Collector's Press. This volume takes us to the world of the children's book. The book is divided into 6 fully illustrated chapters & includes The Century Opens, Shadows & Shivers, Thrills & Spills, Across The Universe and Be True To Your School, with acknowledgements, Value Guide & Bibliography. 208 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 11" (28cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054719
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The History Of Mystery
Max Allen Collins. Collectors Press, 2001. A comprehensive history of mystery uncovering critically acclaimed P.I. authors including Dashiell Hammett, Raymond Chandler, and Ross Macdonald, and best selling superstars Erle Stanley Gardner, Rex Stour, Dorothy L. sayers and Robert Parker. Glorious illustrations from pulp fiction covers to comic strips to portraits including Dick Tracy, sam Spade, Phillip Marlow, Sherlock Holmes, Miss Marple, Hercule Poirot and Lord Peter Wimsey. Plus seldom seen and largely forgotten female detectives who first appeared in fiction over 100 years ago. 375 full colour images. 196 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 12" (28cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054530
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DC Comics: A Celebration Of The World's Favorite Comic Book Heroes
Les Daniels, introduction by Jenette Kahn. Virgin Books, 2004. From best selling author Les Daniels, an exploration of the Favorite superhero characters from the DC stable. The story commences in the 1930's with such vintage titles as New Comics & Detective Comics. The launch of Action Comics in 1938, featuring Superman would see the company undergo spectacular growth. Their fantastic rise to become a leading player in the 4-colour comics scene is showcased here, with much behind the scenes information, characters genealogies & much, much more. This is a revised softcover edition with 16 pages packed with more than 650 illustrations, plus a superb painted cover by Alex Ross. 272 pages. Soft Cover Full Colour 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) ISBN: 0753509059
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The Pulps 50 Years of American Pop Culture
Edited by Tony Goodstone. Bonanza Books, 1970. First Edition. Out of Print. Very Fine. FIRST EDITION with dust jacket. Features 100 full color pulp covers plus 50 complete stories, features and articles by Paul Gallico, Edgar Wallace, Dashiell Hammett, Ray Bradbury, H P Lovecraft, Philip Wylie, Luke Short, Edgar Rice Burroughs and many others. Book Very Fine, dust jacket slightly frayed at edges. 240 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8½" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket
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Victorian Illustrated Books
Percy Muir. Portman Books, 1985. Out of Print. A fully illustrated book on this fascinating subject. Collectors and booksellers will especially welcome the sections on the most important books of the period and category.

Illustrated throughout. 288 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8" x 10" (20cm x 25cm) Dust Jacket
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The Photo-Journal Guide to Comic Books (2 volumes)
Ernst Gerber, Mary Gerber. Gerber Publishing Company, 1989. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. A two-volume set featuring over 21,000 colour photos of rare comics 1933-1963, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation.

50,000 comics individually catalogued in this luxurious and invaluable book. 1200+ pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0962332801
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The Photo-Journal Guide to Marvel Comics (2 volumes)
Ernst Gerber, introduction by Stan Lee. Gerber Publishing Company, 1991. First Edition. FIRST EDITION. This set features over 7500 colour photos of Marvel Comics 1961-1991, with a scarcity index, character, artist and title indexes, plus chapters on grading, values and preservation.

A complete compilation of Marvel Comics in this luxurious and invaluable two-volume set. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0962332844
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The Victorian Vision
Edited by John M. Mackenzie. V & A Publications, 2001. The Victorians were people with vision: they were ambitious and outward looking, always seeking to change and improve society.

Published to coincide with a major exhibition at the V & A, this highly illustrated and broad- ranging survey looks at how the Victorians went about creating a new, more modern world: at home in domestic and public life, and globally, as the Empire expanded and widened their horizons. 360 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 11½" (25cm x 29cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0810965798
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The Great American Paperback An Illustrated Tribute to Legends of the Book
Richard A Lupoff. Collectors Press, 2001. In America in 1938 a little book appeared in drugstores and in newsstands that would fit into the jacket pocket. It was just an experiment, but copies jumped off the shelves and the paperback was born. By the summer of 1939 everybody was reading paperbacks. Regarded as disposable, only a few people collected them.

This book is a museum of over 600 brilliant covers, each of them a miniature gem, evocative of fashions and attitudes of its era. A must for collectors, librarians, graphic designers and anyone who loves paperbacks and art. 320 pages. Hard Cover 9" x 12" (23cm x 30cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054506
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Petretti's Coca-Cola Collectibles Price Guide 11th Edition
Alan Petretti. Krause Publications, 2001. This is the one resource that legions of collectors have turned to as their definitive source of indentifying and valuing nearly a century of treasures. This expanded and updated edition is the best volume yet.

In addition to current collector values, descriptions and photos for thousands of items, this edition contains more than twice as much colour as in the past - 160 colour plates in all, loaded with crisp clear photos of the most desirable collectibles. New and expanded colour sections feature trays, calendars, bottles, the 'Diamond Design' from the 1960s and much more. New guidelines for grading and evaluating items are included. 6,000+ b&w photos, 96 page full colour section. 680 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8½" x 11" (21cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0873492412
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Official Overstreet Comic Book Price Guide 33rd Edition
Robert M. Overstreet. Gemstone Publishing, 2003. The definitive guide to American Comic books, 'The Bible' is now in its 33rd edition. Included are sections on grading, storage, full market reports & colour Comic Gallery. The main section lists all US Comics since 1800 with assigned values in four grade definitions.

There are two cover editions. One recreates the cover to DC's All Star Comics #8 by John Snyder III, the other restates Marvel Comics #1, from 1939, courtesy of Murphy Anderson. Hard cover edition, with All Star Comics #8 Cover. Circa 980 pages. 980 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 7" x 9" (18cm x 23cm)
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Grateful Dead The Illustrated Trip (Limited Edition)
Blair Jackson, Dennis McNally, Stephen Peters and Chuck Wills. Dorling Kindersley, 2003. Out of Print. Fantastic deluxe slipcase limited edition from just 1000 copies of this essential illustrated history of this most famous Group includes a Skeleton and Roses print on heavy art stock by the band's long-time collaborator Kelly Mouse.

To call this book lavishly illustrated would be a gross understatement. It charts the history of the good old Grateful Dead from 1961 and their pre-history as The Warlocks up do the final concert before Jerry Garcia's death in 1995 and beyond to the reformed Dead pictured Summer 2003. Features articles on songs, albums and venues and the multitude of people who have worked with the band in some way or other.

There's a timeline included that links the band's history to that which was going on in what we laughingly refer to as the Reel World. Illustrations come from gig photos, album covers ticket stubs badges and more memorabilia than you can shake a tie-dye at. The music never stopped indeed! The Foreword is provided by Dead lyricist Robert Hunter. 480 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10½" x 12" (266mm x 305mm) ISBN: 0756602432
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Fantasy Of The 20th Century An Illustrated History
Randy Broecker. Collectors Press, 2001. The author shows how the fantasy story evolved over the centuries into the entertainment found in today's books, comics and films. The book showcases both writers and artists who have contributed to the genre, and how their fantastic worlds have stimulated our imaginations for over a century.

This is a companion volume to Science Fiction of the 20th Century and Horror of the 20th Century, both still available. 450 full colour illustrations. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (25cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054522
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English Coloured Books
Martin Hardie. Fitzhouse Books, 1990. Out of Print. First published 1906. MINT DJ and Book. 340 pages. Hard Cover Dust Jacket ISBN: 0713462655
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Art Of Imagination: 20th Century Visions Of Science Fiction, Horror & Fantasy
Frank Robinson, Robert Weinberg, Randy Broecker, introduction by Frank M. Robinson. Collectors Press, 2002. Combining the three worlds of fantasy, science fiction, horror & fantasy, Art Of The Imagination provides a spellbinding view from some of most fantastic image-makers of the 20th Century.

The three authors take each world and present us with a myriad dazzling images. The science fiction section from Frank Robinson, recalls those glorious pulp magazines, paperbacks and movie posters. Robert Weinberg presents the horror section imaginatively with Comics, movies, magazines, etc. The final Fantasy section brings us firmly up to date, where this genre has now taken hold. The book is full of glorious images & commentary from the authors. It also includes sections on the noted practitioners such as Spielberg, Frank L. Baum, Dean Koontz, etc. The result is this epic hardcover edition, of more than thirty chapters, some 2' thick and boasting over 700 pages. It comes with lavish illustrations, credits, acknowledgements plus full index. 768 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (25cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054727
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America's Great Comic Strip Artists From the Yellow Kid to Peanuts
Richard Marshall. Stewart Tabori Chang. Probably the best book ever produced on these great artists. A lavish selection of rare and beautiful comic art by the acknowledged masters of the form. Sixteen chapters each devoted to an artist and his work: RF Outcault (The Yellow Kid and Buster Brown), Rudolph Dirks (Katzenjammer Kids), Frederic B Opper (Happy Hooligan and Gaston), Winsor McCay (Little Nemo), George Herriman (Krazy Kat), EC Segar (Popeye), Cliff Sterrett (Polly and her Pals), Roy Crane (Cpt Easy and Buz Sawyer), Harold Gray (Little Orphan Annie), Hal Foster (Prince Valiant), Alex Raymond (Flash Gordon), Milton Caniff (Terry and the Pirates and Steve Canyon), Chester Gould (Dick Tracy), Al Capp (Lil Abner), Walt Kelly (Pogo) and Charles Schultz (Peanuts). 296 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 14" (25cm x 36cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1556706464
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Bonzer Australian Comics 1900s - 1990s
Editor Annette Shiell, compiled by Mick Stone. Elgua Media. From "Ginger Maggs" to "Zero Assassin". The first history of Australian comics. The book features a comprehensive list of Australian comics, biographical details of the artists and over 350 examples of their artwork. Much of this material has never been published together before and will serve as an invaluable reference source for students, librarians, researchers and collectors.

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The Business of Comics
Lurene Haines. Watson Guptill, 1998. 'Everything a comic book artist needs to make it in the business'. Includes interviews with 40 comic book professionals. An overview of the industry, preparing a professional portfolio, the successful interview, legal issues, taxes and bookkeeping, how to get the second job, lists of art schools, publishers, and distributors, sample contracts, submissions and guidelines plus much more. With 40 b&w illustrations. 192 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 7" x 10" (18cm x 25cm)
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Children's Books and their Creators
Anita Silvey. An invitation to the feast of 20th Century children's literature. More than 800 entries on the best loved children's authors and illustrators. Overviews of the genres, history, and issues in children's literature.

Contributions by nearly 200 critics, writers, and artists. Selected reading list arranged by category, plus essays by 75 of today's most outstanding writers and illustrators. 175 illustrations in b&w and colour. 800 pages. Hard Cover Part Colour 8" x 10" (20cm x 25cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 0395653800
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Forest J Ackerman's World of Science Fiction
Forest J Ackerman, John Landis, A E Van Vogt. Aurum Press. Preface by A E Van Vogt and a foreword by John Landis. The most famous name in SF, Forrest J Ackerman has been collecting memorabilia since 1920. The creator of Famous Monsters of Filmland magazine. This hard cover, full colour volume is heavily illustrated with Classic SF book jackets, pulp covers, and a comprehensive collection of photos of actors, creepy reptiles, and aliens that will thrill all Science Fiction fans. 240 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1854105736
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Paul Klein Schiphorst. New Cavendish Books, 2002. This beautifully made reference undertakes to list the various manufacturers of tin toy trains that came out of Europe, from the middle of the 19th century until just before World War I. These are listed, photographed & detailed by author Paul Klein Schiphorst, a lifelong fan and leading authority. The book is divided into a history of these toys, followed by a listing of the major producers, including Plank, Schoenner, Kilbri & Marklin.

Designed to last a lifetime, this is a hardcover edition, with more than 1,000 illustrations, produced to the highest standards. It has a gold-embossed cloth cover, with illustrated cover-plate and comes complete with a fully illustrated slipcase. 360 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 12" (25cm x 30cm) ISBN: 187272759X
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Horror of the 20th Century An Illustrated History
Robert Weinberg. Collectors Press, 2000. The award winning author has brought the best of 20th century horror together in this one remarkable volume. The most renowned writers, illustrators, publishers, actors and filmmakers are drawn together in this exquisite portrayal of horror.

Every medium from comics, paperbacks, hard cover, and movies is catalogued. 450 full colour images. A companion book to the best selling Science Fiction of the 20th Century. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 10" x 13" (25cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket ISBN: 1888054425
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Peter Sanderson. Abrams. Out of Print. This is the official encyclopaedia of the super heroes and super villains who inhabit the Marvel Universe. Surveying the vast fictional realm in all its glory with an insightful text and over 400 illustrations including examples of the original art from Jack Kirby and Steve Ditko to Jim Lee and the 1990s.

Peter Sanderson is Marvel's official archivist and has an in depth knowledge of the history of Marvel Comics, their characters, the artists and the writers. Large format. 256 pages. Hard Cover Full Colour 11" x 13" (28cm x 33cm) Dust Jacket (ISBN: 1852276460)
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Monster Magazine & Collector's Guide #2
Michael Pierce, John Ballentine. P & B, 2000. An amazing book and essential for all collectors of Horror magazines. Over 600 listings with over 5,200 eye catching cover photos of every monster magazine since the first Famous Monsters of Filmland. Includes all the great titles Cinefantasique, Castle of Frankenstein, Monster World, Scream Queens, Spacemen, Fangoria, Starlog etc. plus hundreds of rare issues, from the well known to the obscure. Plus full graded values of each issue. Indispensable. 360 pages. Soft Cover Black & White 8" x 11" (20cm x 28cm)
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Pamela E. Apkarian-Russell. Collectors Press, 2001. From naughty gnomes and dancing pumpkins to rabbits driving cars, postcards have marked time like no other form of art. Before the telephone, postcards were the primary form of distant contact, selected by senders for their visual appeal, and greetings sent for every major holiday. Today these early examples are treasured artefacts.

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