The Anthem Series 2.0: The Guide & The Companion to The Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Weird Specialty Publishers of the Golden Age Hardcover – June 9, 2024

The Anthem Series 2.0The Guide & The Companion to The Science Fiction, Fantasy, Horror and Weird Specialty Publishers ofthe Golden AgeWhat is The Anthem Series?The best science fiction, fantasy, horror and weird ever published by those original specialty publishers ofthe Golden Age of the genre.More precisely, The Anthem Series is contained within these pages.All of the imprints: Fantasy Press, Inc.; Visionary Publishing Company; Fantasy Publishing Company,Incorporated; Griffin Publishing Company; Carcosa House; Fantasy Book; Prime Press; AvalonCompany; Chamberlain Press; Shasta: Publishers; Gorgon Press; Gnome Press, Inc.; Arkham House;Mycroft & Moran; Grant-Hadley Enterprises; The Buffalo Book Company; Hadley Publishing Company;The Grandon Company; Fantasy Fiction Field (FFF); Shroud: Publishers; Kenneth J. Krueger; Donald M.Grant; The Phantagraph Press; Hyman Kaner; Trover Hall; The New Collector’s Group; New EraPublishing Company; The NFFF (National Fantasy Fan Federation); Merlin Press; Macabre House; TheCouncil of Four; Squires & Beck; Perri Press; Science Fiction & Fantasy Publications; ASFO Press;Walter R. Cole; MITSFS (Massachusetts Institute of Technology Science Fiction Society); andAdvent:Publishers, Inc.First there was The Anthem Series and then The Anthem Series CompanionNow there is The Anthem Series 2.0Here are all the same original series titles (over 434)—and more—accompanied by a listing of the storiescontained within (cited by first magazine publication and first paperback appearance), and a briefsynopsis of their contents, and their dust jackets in full—end flaps, front and back cover—includingvariants and later states, followed by a master checklist. Added to this are all the standard bibliographicdetails (page number, date of publication, and price), as well as such information as first and subsequentedition publication, and, of special note, specific details pertaining to all of the various binding states(complete with photos of those binding states).As an added bonus, there are rarely seen photos of interior details such as:Limited, signed, and numbered editions; and unique endpapers.And, the rarest of all, photos of scarce ephemera.(Over 376 magazines, 313 paperbacks, 647 pieces of ephemera, 2551 book images, and 434 dust jacketsall with full-color scans/photos) Read more