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Tag Archives: Charles B. Stilson
Rediscovered: Excerpts of Nostalgic Book Talk
Kicking the can around in email with noted book and pulp collector Kevin Cook, we hit a thread of wishing we’d been alive back when, getting new stories by favorite writers hot off the press. It began as Kevin was … Continue reading
Posted in Dash, Lit, REH
Tagged A. Merritt, Adventure, Alfred Clark, Anthony Wall, Argosy All-Story Weekly, Arthur Machen, Austin Hall, Black Mask, Bram Stoker, Charles B. Stilson, Cthulhu Mythos, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Elak, Eugene Shade Bisbee, Francis Stevens, Frank Aubrey, George Allan England, H. G. Wells, H. Rider Haggard, Harold Lamb, Homer Eon Flint, John Taine, Kevin Cook, Pearson's, Perley Poore Sheehan, RLS, Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, The Strand Magazine, Thongor, Weird Tales
Rediscovered: Stilson to Davis
You might be wondering what sort of correspondence Charles B. Stilson — author of Polaris — of the Snows — engaged in 96 years ago today. Or perhaps the thought hadn’t crossed your mind. In either case, the noted book … Continue reading
Rediscovered: Polaris — of the Snows
So, what tour de force of John Hancockery could Kevin Cook lay out for today’s Autograph Hound Super-Sunday? How about the cheque covering the first of many, many imitations of Tarzan — and the cheque covering the cover art of the … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged All-Story, Autographs, Charles B. Stilson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Frank A. Munsey, Kevin Cook, P. J. Monahan, Polaris of the Snows, Tarzan
Rediscovered: Further ERBivoring
Kevin Cook, noted pulp and book collector, chimes in with some comments on Edgar Rice Burroughs: “Unless you have a fortune hidden away somewhere, I would vote against dropping all the other authors you collect in favor of ERB as you … Continue reading
Posted in Lit
Tagged Book Collecting, Charles B. Stilson, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Kevin Cook, Kioga, Norris Chambers, Richard A. Lupoff, Tarzan, William L. Chester
