Here is a selection of letters sent from publishers, typically to announce new titles, or accompanying a complementary copy
of a book sent for review. Also included is an announcement for the infamous Shasta contest!
Click on any pic to view a larger version.
Science-Fiction Novel Contest
1952 Shasta/Pocket Books
Contest Flyer
THE GREEN ODYSSEY
1957 Ballantine
Review Slip
TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO
1971 Putnam's
Review Slip
TO YOUR SCATTERED BODIES GO
1971 Putnam's
Publisher's Letter
TARZAN ALIVE
1972 Doubleday
Publisher's Letter
DOC SAVAGE: HIS APOCALYPTIC LIFE
1973 Doubleday
Review Slip
MOTHER WAS A LOVELY BEAST
1974 Chilton
Publisher's Note
MOTHER WAS A LOVELY BEAST
1974 Chilton
Publisher's Packing Slip
THE GATES OF CREATION
1977 Ace Reprint
Publisher's Review Slip
DARK IS THE SUN
1979 Berkley
Publisher's Note
A BARNSTORMER IN OZ
1982 Berkley
Publisher's Note
GODS OF RIVERWORLD
1983 Putnam
Publisher's Note
GODS OF RIVERWORLD
1983 Putnam
Publicity Photo
DAYWORLD
1985 Berkley
Publisher's Note
LOVE SONG
1983 Dennis McMillan
Publisher's Letter
THE CLASSIC PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER 1952-1964
1984 Crown
Publisher's Letter
PHILIP JOSÉ FARMER'S MAGIC LABYRINTH
1984 Borgo Press
Publisher's Note
ESCAPE FROM LOKI
1991 Bantam
Publisher's Note
THE CATERPILLAR'S QUESTION
1992 Berkley
Publisher's Letter
MORE THAN FIRE
1993 Tor
Publisher's Letter
RED ORC'S RAGE
1991 Tor
Publisher's Letter
THE CATERPILLAR'S QUESTION
1992 Berkley
Publisher's Letter
MORE THAN FIRE
1993 Tor
Publisher's Letter
NAKED CAME THE FARMER
1998 Mayfly Productions
Publisher's Letter