Early fans wrote and published prolifically. In The Visual History, we excerpt and distill their work to focus on the most important, interesting and entertaining material they created. Even so, each volume has filled over 500 pages. If you’ve carried one around, you know the meaning of the term “weighty tome.”
Still, we’re frustrated by the exclusion of the full versions of key fan artifacts that provide additional richness and context. This leads to today’s announcement:
The Supplement to The Visual History of Science Fiction Fandom, Volume Three: 1941 is now available.
To manage the cost and effort needed to make this material available, we’re offering this title only via print-on-demand and in a more standard, economical 8.5×11 softcover format. We ran trials with several vendors and found that Lulu Press seems to provide the best combination of print quality (essential for the reproduction of our facsimile content), cost and service. The book can be ordered here:
Click here to order the Supplement to TVHv3 at Lulu Press.
The Supplement includes 168 pages of material created by fans in 1941, with full narratives presented as originally published in seldom-seen fanzines.
TVH3-Supplement-ToCPlease drop a line with feedback on the book and the experience with Lulu to info@firstfandomexperience.org.
Dedicated FFE readers may recall the previous publication of a Supplement to Volume Two. A very small number of copies were produced. The cost of making this more widely available led us to pursue print-on-demand, hopefully a more workable solution for all. In the near future, the Volume Two Supplement will be available through this channel as well. We also expect to compile and release a Supplement to Volume One at some point.
Your continued interest and support are greatly appreciated!
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