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The F. and S. F. Book Co. (also known as the '''SF&F Book Service*) was a mail-order [[SF]] book specialist run by [[Dick Witter]] on Staten Island, NY from the the early 50s until the 80s. During much of that period it was a major source of [[SF]] books for many fans (worldwide -- F. and S. F. Book Co. supplied [[Merv Binns']] bookstore, [[Space Age Books]] in [[Melbourne]]) who did not have a local specialty store.
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The F. and S. F. Book Co. (also known as the '''SF&F Book Service''') was a mail-order [[SF]] book specialist run by [[Dick Witter]] on Staten Island, NY from the early 50s until the 80s. During much of that period it was a major source of [[SF]] books for many fans (worldwide -- F. and S. F. Book Co. supplied [[Merv Binns]]' bookstore, [[Space Age Books]] in [[Melbourne]]) who did not have a local specialty store.
  
 
Sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, a new owner took over and F. and S. F. Book Co. imploded.
 
Sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, a new owner took over and F. and S. F. Book Co. imploded.
  
See [[SF Bookstores]].
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Latest revision as of 06:07, 1 April 2020

The F. and S. F. Book Co. (also known as the SF&F Book Service) was a mail-order SF book specialist run by Dick Witter on Staten Island, NY from the early 50s until the 80s. During much of that period it was a major source of SF books for many fans (worldwide -- F. and S. F. Book Co. supplied Merv Binns' bookstore, Space Age Books in Melbourne) who did not have a local specialty store.

Sometime in the late 80s or early 90s, a new owner took over and F. and S. F. Book Co. imploded.


Store 1950s1980s
This is an SF bookstore page. When a floreat "fl." is listed it records the dates for which we have evidence and may not be the store's entire span.