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Post by dem bones on Jul 6, 2023 18:18:23 GMT
THE PAPERBACK & PULP BOOK FAIR
CRIME, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, TV & FILM, WESTERN, ADVENTURE, VINTAGE PENGUINS, COMICS & MORE!
HOLIDAY INN
BLOOMSBURY CORAM STREET, LONDON WC1N 1HT
SUNDAY JULY 30TH
OPEN 9.30-3PM ADMISSION £3
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BLOOMSBURY EPHEMERA FAIR
Contact: Neil Pettigrew email harry.npATvirgin.net Or infoATetcfairs.com
WWW.ETCFAIRS.COM
Sunday 30 July 2023
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Post by dem bones on Jul 27, 2023 15:30:25 GMT
Reminder THE PAPERBACK & PULP BOOK FAIR
CRIME, HORROR, SCIENCE FICTION, TV & FILM, WESTERN, ADVENTURE, VINTAGE PENGUINS, COMICS & MORE!
HOLIDAY INN
BLOOMSBURY CORAM STREET, LONDON WC1N 1HT
SUNDAY JULY 30TH
OPEN 9.30-3PM ADMISSION £3
IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE BLOOMSBURY EPHEMERA FAIR
Contact: Neil Pettigrew email harry.npATvirgin.net Or infoATetcfairs.com
WWW.ETCFAIRS.COM
Sunday 30 July 2023Three days to go. Was hoping to attend, but that's looking unlikely now. Knowing how much work Neil puts into organising the event — try finding an affordable venue in Central London, or anywhere these days — I hope it is a resounding success. |
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Post by dem bones on Jul 31, 2023 8:49:05 GMT
Was all very last minute, but I made it along to the Paperback & pulp fair after all. Can't pass this off as a "report" as I could only stay an hour, just enough time to scarecrow my way once around the hall, dodging the more competitively priced, strictly-for-the-collector-or-rival-dealer tables and those that looked to be offering predominantly crime of SF & fantasy paperbacks. Regrettably, I had to give the ephemera fair a miss altogether (hope to set that right later in year). Even so, enjoyed myself immensely. New venue (for me), welcoming, decent-sized hall, seemed less cramped than at Royal National. Healthy attendance; arrived early and already plenty of glazed-eyed paperback-dependents lurking around the desk awaiting starters orders. For first time I can remember, Stephen Jones had a stall, mostly mint horror anthologies, many his own, at generously discounted prices. From him, I picked up a BFS bulletin (May/ June 1979) ex of Basil Copper's reference library, and programme for the Dublin 2016 Ghost Story Festival, 50p each. Organizer Neil is ever-dependable for multi-genre movie-tv tie-ins, so finally landed the Phil Smith "a new peak in horror" edition of The Incredible Melting Man for a fiver. On to Maurice Flanagan and his several boxes of mostly SF paperbacks and the odd fanzine, vulture bait at £1 a time; came away with Paperback Pulp & Comic Collector #4, the British Association of Paperback Collectors Newsletter for Oct. 1994, and Moe Wadle's exhaustive Movie Tie-in Book. Final stop, a charming young lady with the most magnificent bouffant, whose table included three rows of assorted genre paperbacks, £3 a time or five for a tenner. Dead pleased that the Supernatural Stories runs 'Bron Fane's The Loch Ness Terror. Frankenstein 69 is an Olympia Press job, so enough said — come to think, sleazy titles seemed thinner on the ground than has been the case at recent fairs. Clayre & Michel Lipman's House of Evil is a 1954 Banner book ("published in Great Britain by L. Miller & Co (Hackney) limited"), cover painting by Clarks Pierce (?), and not even The People's Ghost Story will talk to Barnabas Collins in a Funny Vein. Highlight of a hectic but thoroughly rewarding hour was getting to chat with above named dealers and meeting up with friend Cro-Magnon Man for first time since Covid. And a sincere thank you to Neil for resurrecting the fair and keeping it going in challenging circumstances. |
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Post by andydecker on Jul 31, 2023 18:26:06 GMT
This sounds lovely. Anyone under 50 attending? Good to hear that Maurice Flannigan and Stephen Jones are still active.
Some nice finds. Even if I doubt that vampire jokes about Barnabas Collins are really hilarious.  |
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Post by helrunar on Jul 31, 2023 21:05:58 GMT
What a fabulous selection! Great cover on that issue of Supernatural Stories. I started reading a memoir Rev Lionel wrote honoring the life of one Noel Boston, yet another cleric who wrote what would appear to be rather lightly turned out spook tales. Just interesting to find out what Lionel was like when he was at home rather than tape recording under the blankies for the day's sustenance.
Have to confess I'm mildly intrigued by Frankenstein '69; will have to look that one up.
Even as an 11 year old Dark Shadows fanatic, I couldn't stick with Barnabas Collins in a Funny Vein, and I may have emitted an out-loud groan the first time I spotted the paperback (which was widely sold back in the day). I bought all those dreadful Marilyn Ross "novels" I could get my paws on, but avoided the tired jokebook. Great cover photo, though. I used to piece together a similar one that was assembled from the backs of Dark Shadows bubble gum cards on my bedroom carpet. Things we did back when there was no internet and no cellular devices.
Hel.
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Post by dem bones on Aug 1, 2023 9:21:16 GMT
This sounds lovely. Anyone under 50 attending? Good to hear that Maurice Flannigan and Stephen Jones are still active. quote] There are always a few, bless them, though fair to say they are vastly outnumbered. I'd guess Mr Flanagan is an ever present from the 1991 fair, and doubt he's alone in that. What a fabulous selection! Great cover on that issue of Supernatural Stories. I started reading a memoir Rev Lionel wrote honoring the life of one Noel Boston, yet another cleric who wrote what would appear to be rather lightly turned out spook tales. Just interesting to find out what Lionel was like when he was at home rather than tape recording under the blankies for the day's sustenance. Ro Pardoe's Black Pilgrimage 2 reprints her appreciation of The Mad World of Lionel Fanthorpe and Noel Boston: Shane P.D. Agnew’s 'John Spencer & Co.' from her micro-circulation APA zine, Lady Wardrop's Journal #68, Sept 2020. Have to confess I'm mildly intrigued by Frankenstein '69; will have to look that one up. (Olympia Press, 1972) Blurb: A creepy castle is the centre for sex research, and Ygor and his randy wife Hortense conduct experiments on their two willing students, Amos and Maralyn.
However, Ygor is experimenting with more ambitious projects, the result of which is a bevy of beautiful virgins, all anxious to be taught the facts of life. Lots of sexy adventures with the new style beautiful Frankensteins or Frankensteinesses.
The Olympia Press is "a literary enterprise that has profoundly influenced contemporary writing and culture". The New York Times. Some nice finds. Even if I doubt that vampire jokes about Barnabas Collins are really hilarious. (Paperback Library, Feb. 1969) Blurb: Dig the groovy new humor craze that's sweeping the country — inspired by TV's cool ghoul, Barnabas Collins — America's favorite pain in the neck!
Why did Barnabas accept the part in DARK SHADOWS?
Because they said he could drink on the job.
Why did Barnabas become a vampire?
He failed his blood test.
How does Barnabas open the door to his house?
He uses a skeleton key.
Why does Barnabas like to bite airplane pilots?
He says they make him high.
Why does Barnabas use make-up when he goes on TV?
Otherwise he'd have DARK SHADOWS.Book & Ephemera Fairs 2023 Will try to attend a general book fair toward the end of the year, and maybe the November ephemera one. Ironically, Sunday's was the only shared event.
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Post by andydecker on Aug 2, 2023 8:39:39 GMT
Barnabus Collins in a Funny Vein (Paperback Library, Feb. 1969) Blurb: Dig the groovy new humor craze that's sweeping the country — inspired by TV's cool ghoul, Barnabas Collins — America's favorite pain in the neck!
Why did Barnabas accept the part in DARK SHADOWS?
Because they said he could drink on the job.
Why did Barnabas become a vampire?
He failed his blood test.
How does Barnabas open the door to his house?
He uses a skeleton key.
Thanks! The jokes seem to be a bit anemic. |
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Post by Shrink Proof on Aug 2, 2023 9:45:06 GMT
Thanks! The jokes seem to be a bit anemic.
Bloody hell... |
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