Reference Works on Collectible Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror
A curated list of price guides, bibliographies, and collectors' guides relating to science fiction, fantasy, and horror books. Most of these titles are out of print — search ABEBooks or Biblio for used copies.
Bergen, James A. Jr. — A Price and Reference Guide to Books Written by Edgar Rice Burroughs
1999. The Golden Lion. 604 pages.
Bleiler, Everett F. — The Checklist of Fantastic Literature: A Bibliography of Fantasy, Weird, and Science Fiction Books
1948. Chicago. Shasta Publishers. 455 pages.
Burgess, Michael — Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy, and Horror
Colombo, John Robert, Richardson, Michael, Bell, John, and Amprimoz, Alexander L. — CDN SF & F: A Bibliography of Canadian Science Fiction and Fantasy
1979.
Annotated checklist of approximately 600 titles in both English and French. Also listed under Reference Works on Canadiana.
Currey, L.W. — Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors: A Bibliography of First Printings of Their Fiction and Selected Nonfiction
1979. Boston. G.K. Hall.
A highly regarded bibliography by the best-known specialist in the field.
Day, Bradford M. — The Checklist of Fantastic Literature in Paperbound Books
1965. 890 pages.
27,000 listings with author, title, type of fiction, publisher, date, and page count.
Howlett-West, Stephanie — The Inter-Galactic Price Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy & Horror
20,000 entries.
Jaffery, Sheldon R. — Horrors and Unpleasantries: A Bibliographical History and Collector's Price Guide to Arkham House Publications
1983. Bowling Green State University. 145 pages.
Lovisi, Gary — Collecting Science Fiction and Fantasy: Instant Expert
1997. Alliance Publishing. 130 pages.
Smith, Curtis C. (editor) — Twentieth-Century Science-Fiction Writers
1981. New York. St. Martin's Press.
Taylor, Elaine — Taylor's Science Fiction & Fantasy Price Guide
1998.
Toledano, Henry — Goreyography: A Divers Compendium of & Price Guide to the Works of Edward Gorey
1996. Word Play Inc. 196 pages.