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| − | An [[SF bookstore]] from the | + | An [[SF bookstore]] from the 1940s to the ’60s with an address in Verona, PA (near [[Pittsburgh]]). It was exclusively mail-order and reports told of it advertising quality books at a good price and delivering 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. | |
| − | {{store}} | + | It may have been associated with the [[Werewolf Lending Library]]. |
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| + | * [http://jophan.org/mimosa/m21/devore.htm “Way Down in Verona”] by [[Howard DeVore]], ''[[Mimosa]]'' 21 (December 1997). | ||
| + | * [http://web.archive.org/web/20171007030133/https://www.papergreat.com/2017/01/some-1965-amazing-stories-ads-were-too.html “Some 1965 Amazing Stories ads were too amazing to be true”] by Chris Otto, ''Papergreat'', January 24, 2017 (archived). | ||
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| + | {{store|locale=Pittsburgh, PA}} | ||
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Revision as of 02:45, 5 June 2023
An SF bookstore from the 1940s to the ’60s with an address in Verona, PA (near Pittsburgh). It was exclusively mail-order and reports told of it advertising quality books at a good price and delivering 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 | ???? |
| 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. |
