Ackerman Forrest with Holograph Note by a E Van Vogt (1 results)
Language: English
Published by Pathfinder / Forrest Ackerman, Los Angeles, 1946
- First Edition
- Manuscript / Paper Collectible
Seller: Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.Arroyo Seco Books, Pasadena, Member IOBA
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Condition: Used - Near fine
£ 391.94
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Add to basketSingle Sheet. Condition: Near Fine. Original Typescript. Single Typed Sheet On Los Angeles Science Fantasy Society Stationary, A 24 Line Press Release In Carbon Copy, Mentioning His Guest Of Honor Speech At The World Science Fiction Convention Summarizing His Novels, And Quoting Aevv Regarding Coming Atomic War "Because Human Be…ings Have Not Yet Learned To Understand Themselves", The Central Concern Of Van Vogt Leading To His Work On The Development Of Dianetics With L Ron Hubbard, And His Own Later Founding And Proprietorship Of The International Dianetic Society. With Typed Note At Top From Forrest Ackerman, "28 July 46 - Van: Thank For Your Quick Cooperation On The Pic. As A Result, The Article Is Already On Its Way To American Magazine. Fja". The American Did Not Pick It Up, Van Vogt Replying With A Handwritten Note On The Back, "Dear Forry: I Thought That Was Splendid - Could Hardly Believe It Was About Me, Though. Sorry American Said "Nix!" Be Seeing You. Good Luck. /A (Written By Van Vogt With A Wilted "Null")." A Handwritten Annotation From Ackerman Indicates This Was Eventually Published In Pathfinder On November 4. Handwritten Material From Van Vogt In 1946 Or Earlier, Prior To The Book Publication Of "Slan", Is Quite Scarce, And Is Almost Entirely Absent From His Personal Archives. Handwritten Reply By a E Van V.
