''The Checklist of Fantastic Literature'' is a bibliography of English

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. With a print run of 1,933 copies, it was the first book from

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. The bibliography is nearly complete and lists over 5,000 titles published prior to 1949. The books are listed by author and indexed by title.

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described it as "indispensable to librarians, book dealers, and especially antiquarians.""Book Review", '' Astounding Science Fiction'', July 1949, p.142.

Publication history

*1948, US,

, Pub date 1948, Hardback *1972, US, Fax Collectors Editions , Pub date 1972, Hardback *1978, US, Firebell Books , Pub date 1978, Hardback, revised as ''The Checklist of Science Fiction and Supernatural Fiction''

References

* * * * 1948 non-fiction books American non-fiction books Fantasy bibliographies Books about books Science fiction studies

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