"OMNI PRESENTS: UNDISCOVERED CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION. By BEN BOVA" : [ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS FOR AN UNPUBLISHED BOOK].

Published by New York: Omni Publications International, Ltd., circa [1982]. [1982]., 1982

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- Quarto, 11 inches high by 9-1/4 inches wide. Softcover, spiral bound silver wraps titled in blind and white on the front cover. The front edges of the covers are slightly chipped and the front cover is heavily creased. 52 pages, each printed on one side only, consisting of 3 pages printed on light gray stock with the first being on Omni letterhead and with Omni embossed in silver at top left of the next 2 pages. These first 3 pages of the prospectus introduce the concept behind the idea together with the "Marketing Advantages Which Omni Will Provide". These are followed by 49 pages, mechanically reproduced from the periodicals in which they were originally published, of the stories which Bova hopes to include in the book. These pages include reproductions of the illustrations which accompanied the stories. There is some light creasing to the first page, else an internally bright and near fine prospectus in good covers. In his introduction to the prospectus, Ben Bova writes: "In the ten years I have been editing science fiction, first at Analog and now at Omni, dozens of stories I bought have won Hugo, Nebula, and other awards. I have been fortunate enought [sic] to 'discover' many major new writers such as Orson Scott Card, Spider Robinson, George R. R. Martin, Robert Forward, and others. Yet there have been some stories (and writers) which I liked as much as any prize-winner, yet for some reason or another, never attracted the attention they deserved from the science fiction audience."The prospectus includes excerpts from Walter Tevis' "Rent Control", Alfred Bester's "MS Found in a Coconut", James Gunn's "Fault", Paul J. Nahin's "The Reunion", John Morressy's "The Last Jerry Fagin Show", etc.…

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Title
"OMNI PRESENTS: UNDISCOVERED CLASSICS OF SCIENCE FICTION. By BEN BOVA" : [ORIGINAL PROSPECTUS FOR AN UNPUBLISHED BOOK].
Author
Bova, Ben (1932-2020). Science fiction and fantasy author and winner of 6 Hugo Awards.
Publisher
New York: Omni Publications International, Ltd., circa [1982]. [1982].
Publication year
1982
Condition
Good
Binding
Soft cover
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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd.

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd. (incorporated 1989) is a general antiquarian book store which buys and sells collections and individual items of significance. Booksellers Ric Zank and Daniel Meunier each bring to the business over 25 years of experience in seeking out and offering for sale unusual, uncommon and rare books, autographs, and ephemera in all fields. Our office is open 7 days a week from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. and frequently later. An answering machine will take your message after hours and when we are out of the office. VISIT OUR WEBSITE AT: http://www.bluemountainbooks.com…

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Blue Mountain Books & Manuscripts, Ltd

581 Burnt Hill Rd
Cadyville, NY U.S.A. 12918