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58: 73:, and Fred Shroyer recognized the need for a comprehensive list of science fiction and fantasy published up to that time. In 1940 they made plans to compile such a list and began writing letters to the readers' letter columns in the science fiction and fantasy 94:, which was finally published under the Shasta imprint in 1948. Originally planning to primarily publish reference books on science fiction and fantasy, the new specialty press instead went on to publish fiction by 113:
According to Robert Weinberg, "Using an involved, multicolor printing process, Shasta featured some of the finest color jackets ever done in the small press field. Some of these were the jackets for
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through a newspaper ad offering books for sale. Bleiler expressed interest in their project, and he eventually took it over; the result was
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Korshak and Dikty began a book selling business in 1946, while still eager to publish the earlier attempted list. Korshak soon after met
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area. The name of the press was suggested by Reinsberg in remembrance of a summer job that he and Korshak had held at
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Science Fiction Collections: Fantasy, Supernatural & Weird Tales
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specialty publishing house founded in 1947 by Erle Melvin Korshak,
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The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998
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The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998
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Over My Shoulder: Reflections on a Science Fiction Era
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Index

science fiction
fantasy
small press
T. E. Dikty
science fiction fans
Chicago
Mount Shasta

science fiction fans
Ted Dikty
pulp magazines
World War II
Everett F. Bleiler
The Checklist of Fantastic Literature
John W. Campbell, Jr.
L. Ron Hubbard
Robert A. Heinlein
A. E. van Vogt
The Wheels of If
L. Sprague de Camp
Slaves of Sleep
L. Ron Hubbard
Kinsmen of the Dragon
Stanley Mullen
Hannes Bok
The Checklist of Fantastic Literature
Everett F. Bleiler
Who Goes There?
John W. Campbell, Jr.
Slaves of Sleep

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