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For book collectors, vintage science fiction titles hold a special appeal. They're not just portals to different worlds — all fiction can do that — but time-traveling excursions into the past to see how the greatest visionaries of the day imagined the future.
Whether it is a leather-bound copy of Jules Verne’s 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea from 1870, a well-thumbed paperback of Philip K. Dick’s 1968 dystopian nightmare Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?, or a beautifully preserved copy of Isaac Asimov’s Foundation from 1951, vintage sci fi classics provide both glimpses of the future and windows on the past. The fact that authors like Ray Bradbury (Fahrenheit 451), Frank Herbert (Dune), and Robert Heinlein (Stranger in a Strange Land) were also amazing writers is simply icing on the cake.
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Interviews & Articles
Daniel H. Wilson on Robot Uprisings and Hollywood Sci-Fi Blockbusters
As a kid, I played with lots of robot toys, like Gobots and Transformers. Of course, robots are up there in the pantheon of pop cu… [more]
Rare Books: The Time Machine
One of my favorite "books as objects" is the first edition of H.G. Wells’ “The Time Machine: an Invention.” Published in 1895, it … [more]
To Catch A Thief: A Rare Book Expert on His Literary Obsessions
I don’t remember a time when I didn’t read books. In grade school, I devoured library books. I also loved comic books, and was whe… [more]
An Interview on First Editions with Vintage Book Appraiser Matthew Haley
Strictly speaking, a book’s edition refers to the setting of the text. So the first time you set the text and print a book with it… [more]
An Interview With American Cookbook Expert and Rare Book Curator Peter Berg
Special collections is where we keep non-circulating rare materials which have to be used in the reading room. Our holdings range … [more]
Rita Smith on the Story of Children’s Books
I started working as the curator of the Baldwin Library of Historical Children's Literature in 1994, but I’d worked with the mater… [more]
Best of the Web (“Hall of Fame”)
The Art of Penguin Science Fiction
James Pardey's ode to Penguin science fiction book covers may take a while to load, but the wait is worth it. He's … [read review or visit site]
ERB Firsts
Patrick Ewing's great guide to first edition books by Edgar Rice Burroughs is filled with photos and detailed descr… [read review or visit site]
Google Book Search
Want to do one quick search and pull up the mother lode of vintage books? Try Google Book Search, a database filled… [read review or visit site]
Baldwin Library of Childrens Literature
If you’re interested in collectible childrens books, check out this special digital collection from the Universit… [read review or visit site]
Feeding America
This archive of 76 influential American cookbooks from the late 1700s to early 1900s, assembled by the Michigan St… [read review or visit site]
Gallery of Book Trade Labels
Greg Kindall's collection of over 2100 colorful and historic book labels, pasted into books by publishers, printers… [read review or visit site]
Vintage Kids' Books My Kid Loves
This great blog, by an anonymous mom in Texas, is an ongoing bibliography of hundreds of vintage childrens books, c… [read review or visit site]
Vintage Cookbooks Photo Pool
This Flickr photo pool features over 2,000 photos and scans of vintage cookbooks and old recipes from the 1940s to … [read review or visit site]
Rare Karate Book Collection
This visually interesting and highly specialized collection from the Hawaii Karate Museum focuses on rare and histo… [read review or visit site]
Czech Book Covers
This Smithsonian microsite showcases Czech avant-garde book cover designs from the 1920s and 30s, complete with hig… [read review or visit site]
Bookscans.com
Bruce Black's gallery of paperback book covers from the 1940s and 50s. With help from numerous contributors, he's a… [read review or visit site]
Clubs & Associations: Books
- Antiquarian Booksellers' Association of America
- Bibliographical Society of America
- American Society of Bookplate Collectors
- The Bookplate Society
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New 'Prometheus' Featurette Focuses On Charlize Theron
Science Fiction, May 21st
Little is known about the characters in Ridley Scott's return to the science fiction genre, 'Prometheus', and we won't find out much until we're actually sitting in the theater watching the movie, but today Comic Book Movie has provided a featurette...Read more
Ten Science Fiction and Fantasy Books That Deserve the Video Game Treatment
Kotaku, May 21stWe've touched on popular science fiction and fantasy novels that need to have video games made out of them in the past, but commenter TheGizmofromPizmo's list of ten contains some rather intriguing ideas, hence today's Speak Up on Kotaku...Read more
Charting the futures of science fiction
The Verge, May 20thStephanie Fox of io9 has gone a step further and actually analyzed the distance into the future that science fiction was set during different decades. Fox collected 250 random works of science fiction (in book, movie, TV, and comic form, although it's...Read more
The Most Successful Self-Published Sci-Fi and Fantasy Authors
io9, May 19thThere are very successful self-published authors of science fiction and fantasy out there. Aside from Amanda Hocking, whose 17 titles have sold more than a million virtual books here's a list of some of the most popular authors: Heather Killough-Walden...Read more
Science Fiction Barely Ahead of Space Exploration Reality
Space.com, May 18th"'Beyond the solar system' is too far away," said Kim Stanley Robinson, author of the "Red Mars" trilogy and the upcoming "2312" (being released May 22 by Hachette Books' Orbit imprint). "It's a joke and a waste of time to think about starships or...Read more
Most Mind-Blowing Surprise Endings from Science Fiction and Fantasy Books
io9, May 17thLots of science fiction and fantasy novels have twist endings — but a few of them have twists so startling, they actually change your understanding of what's been going on in the whole book. The coolest twist endings turn the whole reality of the...Read more
A master of satirical science fiction
Washington Post, May 16thLet's say you are a devoted fan of Kurt Vonnegut's books, love the sardonic comeuppance stories of John Collier and Roald Dahl, own all of Edward Gorey's little albums and enjoy watching reruns of “The Twilight Zone.” Where else can you find similar...Read more
Film Rights for Sci-Fi E-Book 'Wool' Scooped Up
MyFox Memphis, May 15th
(EndPlay Staff Reports) - Film rights for a popular self-published e-book titled "Wool" have been snatched up by 20th Century Fox. The book, a five-part science-fiction series by Hugh Howey, has become an Internet sensation, selling some 140000 copies...Read more
