Dawn of Flame and Other Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum Signed Raymond A. Palmer

Stanley G. Weinbaum

Published by Margaret Weinbaum / Milwaukee Fictioneers, Milwaukee, 1936

About this Item

Dawn of Flame and Other Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum Signed Raymond A. Palmer A firm signed copy. Mild wear. Some dust-soiling to the outer red edges. Previous bookseller notes "500 copies" to front flyleaf. Custom Box: Fine condition. Signed by Raymond A. Palmer on the title page. Sponsored by The Milwaukee Fictioneers and Milwaukee Chapter, American Fiction Guild. Printed by Ruppert Printing Service, Jamaica, New York. The author's first book, published posthumously. These stories with the exception of "Dawn of Flame" first appeared in Magazine form. Introduction by Lawrence Keating. Black hymnal type binding over pliable boards, gilt lettering, all paper edges red. Housed in a beautiful custom clamshell box. Pictorial leather spine over vloth-covered boards and box.This memorial volume collecting seven short stories and novelettes by Weinbaum, including the first book appearance of his classic "A Martian Odyssey," was prepared by the Milwaukee Fictioneers, an informal fan group of which Weinbaum was a member. 500 copies were printed, but only 250 were bound. Five of the bound copies have an introduction by Raymond A. Palmer, the remainder (including this one) have one by Lawrence Keating. This copy is signed by Palmer on the recto of the sponsor leaf.

Seller Inventory # HCX10787-1

Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dawn of Flame and Other Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum Signed Raymond A. Palmer
• Publisher: Margaret Weinbaum / Milwaukee Fictioneers, Milwaukee
• Publication Date: 1936
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Lawrence A. Keating(Introduction)
• Edition: First Edition.
• Condition: Near Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Book Type: BOOK
• Seller catalogs:
  • Science Fiction