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| + | A mail-order [[SF bookstore]] that advertised in [[prozines]] from the 1940s through the ’60s with an address in Verona, PA (near [[Pittsburgh]]). It touted quality books at a good price but reports said it delivered garbage, frequently not even the same titles. | ||
The owner, Robert Hartley Michael (1912–1973), was federally indicted in March 1964 for 15 acts of mail fraud between September 1962 and January 1964, and convicted in June 1964. | The owner, Robert Hartley Michael (1912–1973), was federally indicted in March 1964 for 15 acts of mail fraud between September 1962 and January 1964, and convicted in June 1964. | ||
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Revision as of 03:44, 5 June 2023
A mail-order SF bookstore that advertised in prozines from the 1940s through the ’60s with an address in Verona, PA (near Pittsburgh). It touted quality books at a good price but reports said it delivered garbage, frequently not even the same titles.
The owner, Robert Hartley Michael (1912–1973), was federally indicted in March 1964 for 15 acts of mail fraud between September 1962 and January 1964, and convicted in June 1964.
It may have been associated with the Werewolf Lending Library.
- “Way Down in Verona” by Howard DeVore, Mimosa 21 (December 1997).
- “Some 1965 Amazing Stories ads were too amazing to be true” by Chris Otto, Papergreat, January 24, 2017 (archived).
| Store | 1940s—1960s |
| 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. |
