The Checklist of Science-Fiction and Supernatural Fiction

311 Pages·1978·11.619 MB·English

by  Everett Franklin Bleiler

THE CHECKLIST OF
SCIENCE-FICTION
“ SUPERNATURAL
FICTION
E. E BLEILER
$20
The Checklist of
Science-Fiction and
Supernatural Fiction
(1800-1948)
by E. E Bleiler
The present volume is the only extensive
bibliography of fantastic fiction. It is a
thorough revision and enlargement of The
Checklist of Fantastic Literature, which on
its first appearance some thirty years ago
was acclaimed as an indispensable reference
tool. For the present revised edition, every
title in the first Checklist was rechecked for
bibliography and suitability of subject mat­
ter. Many corrections have been made, many
borderline books dropped, and more than
1100 new titles added, making a total of
some 5600 books described. For each book
the following information is given: author,
pseudonyms, title, variant or changed titles,
first edition publication data and similar
material.
A new feature added to this second
edition, to make the book more useful, is
indication of subject matter for individual
books. More than 90 different categories
(plus many multiple combinations) indicate
the precise contents of about 95% of the
books included.
The Checklist of Science-Fiction and Su­
pernatural Fiction is particularly valuable
because of its time span, 1800 to 1948.
During this period the publication of fan­
tastic fiction was scattered and erratic (as
opposed to the planned programs of later
years), and bibliographic guidance is neces­
sary. This is also the era of most interest to
library formation, and certainly the time
period of the most valuable collectible
books.
Completely revised, enlarged edition of
The Checklist of Fantastic Literature. Ap­
proximately 5600 titles with bibliography.
Subject matter indications. Complete index
of titles. Introductory material. Total of 304
pp. 6% x 9’Zi. Library cloth binding.

THE CHECKLIST
OF SCIENCE-FICTION &
SUPERNATURAL FICTION

THE CHECKLIST
OF SCIENCE-FICTION
& SUPERNATURAL
FICTION
E.F. Bleiler
Firebell Books, Glen Rock, New Jersey
Second printing 1979
Copyright ® 1978 by Everett E Bleiler
All rights reserved under Pan American and International Copyright Conventions.
Manufactured in the United States of America
Firehell Books, P. O. Box 804, Glen Rock, Neu) Jersey 07452
CONTENTS
Introduction I
Acknowledgments V
The New Checklist versus the First C hecklist VII
Bibliographic Procedures IX
TheSubjectMatterCodes XI
Listing by Author 1
Listing by Title 215
Afterword 265