Well Joe and John These images have really kicked things into life. Justin is in India at the moment so he won't be posting any scans until he gets back in two...
I posted a few pictures of covers of Guy Rayners Comrades The Boy's Jubilee Journal quite awhile ago and have posted a more complete set on my blog and more...
John et al I have come across what appears to be an unknown story paper titled PEOPLE'S ILLUSTRATED MONTHLY TELEPHONE. Folio size paper out of Maine. Inside I...
Thanks John Nice images of some journals I must admit I've never seen before. Are these held at a library? The images have a microfiche look about them so I'm ...
They come from photocopies from the Ono collection on microfilm which I found a few years ago at the University in Calgary, Alberta, a six hour trip from here....
Owing to the wildfires raging in Southern California the publication of Varney the Vampire will unfortunately be delayed. Zittaw Press had to be evacuated but...
... The message posted earlier is already void! Franz Potter of Zittaw has done a tremendous job in fine tuning the edition of Varney. It is available as of...
Hi Michael I put up a picture of Edward lloyd in PHOTOS under my Edwin Brett folder. not as large as I remember it. I originally posted this as an attachment a...
The William Murray Graydon website now houses >1,200,000 words of fiction by W.M. Graydon -- with some serial dime novel (e.g. Tip Top Library, etc.) filler...
Hello All, Things really have gotten quiet on the forum........... Anywary, with Christmas coming up I've started looking through my books for items that I can...
Short newspaper notice from 1895: Of Books and Their Authors. Notes of Live Interest from the World of Writers and Publishers. <i>The North American</i>...
Hi Joe and All Yes, it true Johnny Depp is starring in a new movie version of Sweeney Todd. Due out in January, I believe. I imagine it will create a ripple of...
Hi Michael I heard Decemeber. In any event it will be intereting to see! The documentary sounds like it will be all the more interesting! When? You are...
Hey Joe and Co. You might be right on the appearance date, although I did see January given online. Just to clarify -- I'm not appearing in the documentary (...
Michael Sorry you will not be in the doc. At least you should be able to provide the background music! I and, I am sure, the other 20 others or so here thank...
Thanks Joe you certainly will get to see it your side.....the documentary is being made as a bonus feature on the DVD of the Johnny Depp movie, so it's big ...
I am interested in finding out more information about the illustrator named H.S. Melville. It seems he did a number of illustrations for boy's adventure...
... When asking questions like this it helps to ID yourself and / or whatever info you already know about the artist you're seeking. We all have sources we...
Hello All, Some news that might interest................. After a lifetime of searching, a copy of the Varney the Vampyre ( 1853 reprint ) has finally turned...
Thank you Art for pointing me to the website. I only know that H.S. Melville illustrated William Dalton's The War Tiger (1858)--a British boy's adventure...
Hi Sue, Steve Holland, Neil Pedlar and I discussed William Dalton on this group quite some time ago and tho we found little biographical information Steve...
... AskArt typically lists biographical sources that help answer your type of question, though not in this case. The reason some background info is helpful is...
Thanks John! Yes, I checked that discussion a while back. I've recently found that Dalton belonged to the Savage Club (he was one of the first committee ...
Michael CONGRATULATIONS! Of course I am jealous! Amazing feat to own all 3 of the rarest and most desirable! You are the new numero Ono! How long did the...
OBITUARY PETER HAINING 28 November 2007 The Independent (London) (c) 2007 Independent & Media PLC Obituaries | Anthologist of "strange, horrid tales" Peter...
I was privileged enough to be invited by Stephen Sondheim to see the first ever screening of the new Todd movie (apart from Sondheim, the entire cast was...
Hey guys- just a note to inform you all that Zittaw Press' edition of "Varney the Vampire", edited by Curt Herr is ready and is on all major on-line book...
Hi Joe, Thanks for the compliments and the amusing title of 'Numero Ono'. I think old Barry would have liked that one himself..... I'm still waiting on a...
