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(Norton, Andre). North, Andrew (pseudonym of Mary Alice Norton). GIFTS OF ASTI. Published by Griffin Publishing Co., L.A., 1949.

Price: US$500.00 + shipping

Description: Small octavo, printed wrappers, stapled. Signed by Norton (as Norton and North) and Wells. First book appearance of this story, her second published SF story. First published in William Crawford's FANTASY BOOK, number 3 (1948). Also included is EMPIRE OF DUST by Basil Wells. A fine copy. Scarce, especially signed. (2238)

Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.

NORTON, ANDRE (NORTH, ANDREW); WELLS, BASIL. GIFTS OF ASTI / EMPIRE OF DUST. LOS ANGELES CA GRIFFIN PUBLISHING CO PUB 1949., 1949.

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Description: NF WRAPS. SCIENCE FANTASY SERIES / GRIFFIN BOOKLET ONE THERE WERE APPARENTLY FOUR VERY EARLY SF STORIES WRITTEN BY ANDRE NORTH. THEY WERE "THE PEOPLE OF THE CRATER", "GARAN OF YU-LAC", "THE GIFTS OF ASTI" AND "SPACE PIONEERS". ACCORDING TO MIKE ASHLEY, THE FIRST TWO WERE DELIVERED TO PUBLISHER WILLIAM CRAWFORD IN 1935 FOR "MARVEL TALES". CRAWFORD ANNOUNCED A SERIES OF BOOKS WHICH, HAD IT MATERIALIZED, WOULD HAVE INCLUDED THE FIRST SF BOOK BY ANDRE NORTON "THE PEOPLE OF THE CRATER". IT WOULD BE ANOTHER ELEVEN YEARS BEFORE HE ISSUED ANOTHER MAGAZINE, "FANTASY BOOK". AFTER THE WAR, CRAWFORD FOUNDED "FANTASY PUBLISHING CO. INC (FPCI), IN LOS ANGELES, WHICH PUBLISHED "FANTASY BOOK" AND LATER "SPACEWAY" (1953). BESIDES FPCI, CRAWFORD FOUNDED THE GRIFFIN PUBLISHING COMPANY. FPCI AND GRIFFIN WERE AMONG THE EARLIEST COMPANIES TO PUBLISH SCIENCE FICTION IN BOOK FORM, INCLUDING ANTHOLOGIES OF STORIES TAKEN FROM "FANTASY BOOK". FINALLY IN THE FIRST ISSUE OF "FANTASY BOOK" IN JULY OF 1947 "THE PEOPLE OF THE CRATER" SAW PUBLICATION UNDER THE PSEUDONYM "ANDREW NORTH". THE THIRD ISSUE OF JULY 1948 SAW PUBLICATION ALSO UNDER THE PSEUDONYM "ANDREW NORTH" OF "THE GIFTS OF ASTI". IT WAS IN THE FOLLOWING YEAR THAT THE ITEM HERE OFFERED FOR SALE WAS PUBLISHED IN A 47 PAGE BOOKLET TITLED "SCIENCE FANTASY SERIES/ GRIFFIN BOOKLET ONE". SO WHILE THIS IS THE SECOND PUBLISHED SF WORK OF NORTON IT IS THE FIRST WORK TO APPEAR IN BOOK FORM AND RARE THUS. AND ALSO SIGNIFICANT IN SF PUBLISHING HISTORY. OTHER THAN A BUMP TO THE BOTTOM FRONT CORNER, THE BOOK IS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FIRST EDITION.

Seller: JOHN LUTSCHAK BOOKS, BURLINGTON, WI, U.S.A.