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BID PER WHAT YOU SEE IN THE PHOTO, NOT THE AI GENERATED TITLES AND DESCRIPTIONS! Thiessen, Grant (ed). The Science-Fiction Collector, Issues 1-6. Pandora’s Books, ca. 1976-1978.
A collection of six softcover reference fanzines titled The Science-Fiction Collector, edited by Grant Thiessen and published by Pandora’s Books. These publications serve as bibliographical guides and research materials for science fiction collectors. The group includes issues numbered 1 through 6. Issue 1 features an Ace Book Index and cover art for Cry Plague! by Theodore S. Drachman. Issue 2 includes cover art for Jack Vance’s The Dying Earth. Issue 3 features a graphic space exploration cover. Issue 4 includes the essay Science Fiction Pornography by Kenneth R. Johnson. Issue 5 displays a detailed cover illustration of a skeleton in a library. Issue 6 contains a Ballantine Index spanning 1953 to 1976, compiled by Carl Bennett, with cover art for Kingsley Amis’s New Maps of Hell. Each issue is approximately quarto-sized, staple-bound in pictorial paper wrappers, and printed in black and white.
Condition report:
The collection shows age-related toning throughout, with Issue 6 exhibiting more pronounced yellowing at the edges. Minor edge wear, light corner creasing, and signs of handling are present across all volumes. The staple bindings remain secure.
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