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Science Fiction Collection The SFWA collection covers a broad spectrum of books in both the science fiction and fantasy realms. Emphasis has been given to books nominated for the Nebula Awards, a large portion of which has been donated by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) and its members until 2014. The collection also contains holdings of science fiction magazines (1920s-) and the SFWA archives, which includes papers of the organization as well as its Science Fiction and Fantasy author members.
Titles located in SFWA Collection
*Out of Their Minds by Clifford D. Simak {PS3537.I54 O98 1970a}
*Ace Double: The Brass Dragon by Marion Zimmer Bradley and Ipomoea by John Rackham {PR6068.A235 I76 1969a}
*Ace Double Novel Books: The Planet Killers by Robert Silverberg and We Claim These Stars! by Poul Anderson {PS3551.N378 W43 1959a}
*Eon by Greg Bear {PS3552.E157 E66 1985a}
*Waking in Dreamland by Jody Lynn Nye {PS3564.Y415 W35 1998a}
*The Sharing Knife. Volume four, Horizon by Lois McMaster Bujold {PS3552.U397 S57 2009a}
*Zoe's Tale by John Scalzi {PS3619.C256 Z44 2008a}
*Orn by Piers Anthony {PS3551.N73 O76 1971a}
*Night Shift by Stephen King and John MacDonald {PS3561.I483 N5 1979a}
*A Game of Thrones by George R.R. Martin {PS3563.A7239 G36 1996a}
*The Bone Key by Sarah Monette {PS3613.O5246 B66 2007a}
*The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. LeGuin {PS3562.E42 L437 1976a}
*Cyteen: The Rebirth by C.J. Cherryh {PS3553.H358 C9871989A}
*Psycho by Robert Bloch {PS3503.L718 P71989A}
*The Space Merchants by Frederik Pohl and C.M. Kornbluth {PS3566.O36 S6 1969a}
*The Day After Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein {PS3515.E288 S55 1958a}
*Conan of Cimmeria by Robert E. Howard, L. Sprague De Camp, and Lin Carter {PS3515.O842 C63 1969a}
*Dawn by Octavia Butler {PS3552.U827 D38 1997a}
*Tarzan Triumphant by Edgar Rice Burroughs {PS3503.U687 T485 1964a}
*The Man in the High Castle by Philip K. Dick {PS3554.I3 M24 1974a}
*Maskerade by Terry Pratchett {PR6066.R34 M3 2000a}
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Traite elementaire de l'imprimerie Published in 1793 by Antoine Francis Momoro, an important French printer and typographer. Traite is a printer's manual that was highly regarded and quickly became a classic. This work bolstered Momoro's credentials and paved the way for him to become one of the best printers in the French capital. Traité élémentaire de l'imprimerie is one of the most important French manuals for printing and includes the history of printing (up to 1793), the different types and parts of the printing press, and the operations of printing. It was the first printer's manual to be arranged alphabetically as an encyclopedia. Traité also includes system of approbations and permissions governing publishing during the Ancien Régime as well as the economics of the printing trade in the revolutionary period. The plates within the volume beautifully illustrate the principle operations and tools of printing, constructional details of the press, as well as the tools and processes used during bookmaking. The 1793 volume is the rarer version of this edition as unsold sheets were re-issued in 1796 with a cancel title, which is the more common form.
Located in the Rare Books collection (RBX) {Z118.5.M666 1793a}
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Lord of the Rings Pt. 1. The fellowship of the ring.
Pt. 2. The two towers.
Pt. 3. The return of the king.
Printed in 1963, this is the 13th impression of J.R.R. Tolkien's 1954 edition. It was purchased for the Library's 2 millionth volume celebration as part of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America (SFWA) Collection.
Located in the Science Fiction Writers of America collection (SFWA) {PR6039.O32 L6 1954a}
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Tobin Collection The James D. Tobin Collection consists of materials on Japanese woodblock prints from about 1890, particularly print artists of the late Meiji, Taisho, and Showa periods. Included in this collection are rare exhibition catalogs and brochures, extensive research notes, photographs, books about prints, correspondence, and conference recordings.
Items are located in the Tobin Collection
*Guide to Modern Japanese Woodblock Prints: 1900-1975. {NE1323 .M461992A}
*Farmhouse" (1926) - Contemporary Japanese Wood-block Prints Vol. 3 1952-1984 {NE59.7.T62 C646 1952a}
*A Catalog of an Exhibition of Wood-block Prints of the Yoshida Family. {NE1325.Y6 C373 1953a}
*Colour Print Collection: 35 mm colour slides for talks re the history of wood-block prints in Japan. {NE59.7.T62 C656 1971a}
*[Drawings and papers] of Charles Bartlett. Wood-engraving "Isogo" {NE1112.B38 B3741915A}
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The Tattoo Dictionary : an A-Z guide to choosing your tattoo The Tattoo Collection is the newest collection in Rare Books and Special Collections
Located in the Tattoo Collection {GT2345 .A395 2016a}
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Vincent Starrett Collection Vincent Starrett (1886-1974) was a book collector, author, bibliographer, and a Sherlock Holmes scholar. He has been referred to as part of Chicago's "literary renaissance.” It has been said that Starrett's bibliographies on authors such as Arthur Machen, Stephen Crane, Robert Louis Stevenson, and Ambrose Bierce revived their popularity.
He was a crime reporter, feature writer, political analyst, and foreign correspondent for the Chicago Daily News until his first novel, Seaports in the Moon (1928) was published. He also wrote a weekly column called "Books Alive" in the Chicago Tribune for 25 years, influencing the reading habits of millions.
One of his greatest claims to fame was his fascination with and knowledge of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's Sherlock Holmes.
(https://archives.lib.niu.edu/repositories/2/resources/844)
Items are located in the Vincent Starrett Collection
* Seaports in the Moon: a fantasia on romantic themes. by Vincent Starrett. {PS3537.T246 S41928}
*Ambrose Bierce: A Bibliography. by Vincent Starrett. {PS1097.Z5 S725}
*"In re: Sherlock Holmes"; Adventures of Solar Pons. by August Derleth (signed); forward by Vincent Starrett. {PS3507.E69 I5}
*Sherlockiana Vol. 1: Three Poems. by Vincent Starrett. (signed) {PR4624 .B547 1934a}
*Born in a Bookshop: Chapters from the Chicago Renascence. by Vincet Starrett. {PS3537.T246 Z5}
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Science Fiction Magazines Science Fiction magazines appeared in the 1920s. Some came and went, some changed titles, editors, and/or publishers, and the rest hung on by a thread.
Rare Books and Special Collections holds many of the titles published throughout the ten decades.
Items are part of the SFWA Collection
*Amazing Stories - Vol. 1 No. 1 (April 1926) {PS648.S3 A5a}
*Galaxy Science Fiction Vol. 25 No. 6 (August 1967) {PS648.S3 G332a}
*Analog Astounding Science Fact & Fiction - Vol. 65 No. 1 ( March 1960) {PS648.S3 A77a}
*Asimov's Science Fiction - Vol. 43 No. 11/12 (Nov./Dec. 2019) {PS648.S3 I8a}
*The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction - Vol. 84 No. 1 (January 1993) {AP2 .M2344}
*Locus Vol. 85 No. 3 (September 2020) {PN3433 .L63a}
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Radical Pamphlets Collection The Radical Pamphlets Collection includes American publications from 1880 to 1980 by or about the radical labor movement, socialists, communists, the radical right, and other movements occurring during that time.
Titles from the Radical Pamphlets Collection:
*SDS New Left Notes {LH1.A2 S73a}
*The Universities and the Ruling Class: how wealth puts knowledge in its pocket {LC1085.2 .H676 1969za}
*Liberation {BF1995 .L4a}
*Union Committeemen and Wildcat Strikes {HD5325.A8 G533 1971a}
*By the People {KF4742.3 .A54 1962a}
*Black Workers and the Class Struggle {HD6490.R2 P763 1972a}
*Bolshevism and the Workers {HD8526 .B657 1920a}
*Worker-student action committees, France, May '68 {HD8437.P37 G73 1970a}
*The Good Life {HX653 .R53 1973a}
*Soviet "Dumping" and "Forced Labor" {HF2166 .B355 1931a}
*The Meaning of Social-Fascism: its historical and theoretical background {JC481 .B769 1933a}
*Walden Two - B.F. Skinner {PS3537.K527 W3 1962a}
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Private Press Collection The Private Press Collection is a growing collection of material issued by private presses, particularly in the Midwest. The works held in the collection demonstrate examples of fine printing, fine binding, creative book making, artists' books, or literary works selected for private publication.
Titles located in the Private Press Collection:
*Pride, Prejudice, Passion : Whirlwind Romance. (2011).
Created by Karen Hanmer, book artist, autographer.
Limited edition of 3 copies. { N7433.4.H365 P75 2011a}
*The Sea Around Us. (1980).
Creators Rachel Carson and illustrator Alfred Eisenstaedt.
Limited Editions Club. "Two thousand copies signed by the photographer." Library has no. 1277. {GC21 .C3 1980a}
*Octopus. (1992, c1988).
Creators Elizabeth McDevitt and Julie Chen.
Flying Fish Press. "Published in a limited edition of 100 copies" -- Inside of clamshell. "Box made by Sandy Tilcock" Library has no.: 80. {PS3563.C3585 O38 1992a}
*The ABCs of Baker Street : a guide to the Holmsian habitat. (1983).
Creators Dee Snyder and John Bennett Shaw. Miniature book.
Black Cat Press. "One of 249 copies." {PR4624 .S593 1983a}
*The Complete Works of William Shakespeare. (1953).
Creators William Shakespeare, Ivor J. Brown, and Herbert Farjeon.
Nonesuch Press. {PR2754 .F32 1953a}
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Fred Saberhagen Papers The Fred Saberhagen Papers consists of printed (paper-based) and handwritten edited manuscripts (mostly of his novels), a small amount of short stories, correspondence associated with those materials, and some miscellaneous materials.
The Fred Saberhagen Papers are part of the Manuscripts Collection which contains papers from various science fiction authors.
Berserker's Planet (1973) - original edited manuscript and personal notes.
For more information and detailed holdings go to https://archives.lib.niu.edu/repositories/2/resources/275
