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Fantasy Times, v. 1, issue 31, whole no. 31, December 29, 1946
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HAPPY NEW YEAR Fantasy Times "The World of Tomorrow Today!" Vol. 1 - No. 31 Corona, 29, Dec., 1946 Whole No. 31 "PSFS NOT PRESENTING PHILCON" SAYS ROTHMAN ----------- "Philcon Society, technically, actual sponsors" ----------- At the second Nov. meeting of the PSFS, Milton A. Rothman, Acting Chairman of the Philcon Society, publicly stated that the "Philcon Society, but the PSFS, are thechnically the sponsors of the Philcon." Rothman made this statement when the idea of federating the three Eastern clubs was suggested at Philly. It had been stated, that at the present time a federation of clubs would be especially advantageous to the PSFS since it would obligate the other Eastern clubs to share some of the work and expense of the convention. Milton A. Rothman stated that the Federation would be of no help to the PSFS on the convention, since the Philcon Society, not the PSFS was actually presenting the convention and "The Philcon Society needed help from no one!" This announcement came as a surprise even to Oswald Train, Director of the PSFS, who stated: "I was under the impression that this was not correct since the Philcon Society had a seperate treasury and membership. There was speculation afterwards as to whether or not Rothman was contemplating the unusual (continued on page 2, column 1) AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, FANS AT DEC. MEETING OF QUEENS SFL ----------- The December 15 meeting of the - Queens Science Fiction League - was called to order by Director W Sykora at 3:30 PM. The usual business was conducted, including the election of a committee to study the proposed constitution of the proposed Eastern Club Association. Harry Harrison spoke briefly on learning Esperanto and passed out literature on same. Paul Dennis O'Connor, publisher of The Fox Woman, spoke on the obstacles he had to surmount in order to get the book out. Theodore Sturgeon, popular author of many stories in Astound- (continued on page 2, column 1) A. MERRITT'S "FOX WOMAN" SOLD OUT ----------- Few Hundred Unsubscribed Copies Bought By Dearlers Says Publisher ----------- Paul Dennis O'Connor, publisher of The Fox Women by A. Merritt, announced at the Dec 15 meeting of the Queens SFL, that the limited, numbered edition of 1,000 copies of that book had been completely sold out. The unsubscribed copies had been bought up by dealers who paid the full price for the book. New York dealers were already quoting The Fox Woman at $8.00 a copy on price lists. 15,000 words of The Fox Women had been actually completed by A. Merritt, and the novel had been completed by Hannes Bok in anoth- (continued on page 2, column 2) "The Leading Fantasy Newspaper!"
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HAPPY NEW YEAR Fantasy Times "The World of Tomorrow Today!" Vol. 1 - No. 31 Corona, 29, Dec., 1946 Whole No. 31 "PSFS NOT PRESENTING PHILCON" SAYS ROTHMAN ----------- "Philcon Society, technically, actual sponsors" ----------- At the second Nov. meeting of the PSFS, Milton A. Rothman, Acting Chairman of the Philcon Society, publicly stated that the "Philcon Society, but the PSFS, are thechnically the sponsors of the Philcon." Rothman made this statement when the idea of federating the three Eastern clubs was suggested at Philly. It had been stated, that at the present time a federation of clubs would be especially advantageous to the PSFS since it would obligate the other Eastern clubs to share some of the work and expense of the convention. Milton A. Rothman stated that the Federation would be of no help to the PSFS on the convention, since the Philcon Society, not the PSFS was actually presenting the convention and "The Philcon Society needed help from no one!" This announcement came as a surprise even to Oswald Train, Director of the PSFS, who stated: "I was under the impression that this was not correct since the Philcon Society had a seperate treasury and membership. There was speculation afterwards as to whether or not Rothman was contemplating the unusual (continued on page 2, column 1) AUTHORS, PUBLISHERS, ARTISTS, FANS AT DEC. MEETING OF QUEENS SFL ----------- The December 15 meeting of the - Queens Science Fiction League - was called to order by Director W Sykora at 3:30 PM. The usual business was conducted, including the election of a committee to study the proposed constitution of the proposed Eastern Club Association. Harry Harrison spoke briefly on learning Esperanto and passed out literature on same. Paul Dennis O'Connor, publisher of The Fox Woman, spoke on the obstacles he had to surmount in order to get the book out. Theodore Sturgeon, popular author of many stories in Astound- (continued on page 2, column 1) A. MERRITT'S "FOX WOMAN" SOLD OUT ----------- Few Hundred Unsubscribed Copies Bought By Dearlers Says Publisher ----------- Paul Dennis O'Connor, publisher of The Fox Women by A. Merritt, announced at the Dec 15 meeting of the Queens SFL, that the limited, numbered edition of 1,000 copies of that book had been completely sold out. The unsubscribed copies had been bought up by dealers who paid the full price for the book. New York dealers were already quoting The Fox Woman at $8.00 a copy on price lists. 15,000 words of The Fox Women had been actually completed by A. Merritt, and the novel had been completed by Hannes Bok in anoth- (continued on page 2, column 2) "The Leading Fantasy Newspaper!"
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