Armed Services Edition (ASE) from Out The Door

ASE # 958 / The Food of the Gods / H. G. Wells / 1945 / 320 pages / good / Distributed to the American military in World War II. Paperback, stapled on the short side. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # 1223 / Strange and Fantastic Stories / Joseph A. Margolies, ed. / 1946 / 512 pages / good / Stories by Arthur Machen and M. R. James, authors identified by H. P. Lovecraft as two of four "modern masters" of horror. Also, stories by Poe, H. G. Wells, and several others. Distributed to the American military in World… Read more about this item

ASE # O-28 / Almost Ninety years after his death, M. R. James continues to have a massive following as well as a thriving academic industry around his work. H. P. Lovecraft in "Supernatural Horror in Literature", names M. R. James as one of the four "modern masters" of horror. A paperback original (PBO), one of the few in the… Read more about this item

Herbert V. Prochnow / Great Stories from Great Lives / ASE # 810 / Great Stories from Great Lives / Herbert V. Prochnow, editor; 49 biographies including General George Custer, Lou Gehrig, Thoreau, and many others. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # 805 / 1945 / Historical novel; California 1840's to 1850's, piracy. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # 854 / 1945 / Historical novel about a Spanish nobleman accompanying Cortez to conquer Mexico. Paperback, stapled on the short side. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # 843 / 1945 / Historical novel about Queen Elizabeth as a young girl, before she ruled England. Paperback, stapled on the short side. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # R-21 / 1945 / One of the few ASE "Made Books": paperback original edition (PBO). Porter, a descendant of Daniel Boone, was born in Indian Creek, Texas, in 1894, educated in small Southern schools, grew up completely outside of literary centers, yet won Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1966. Previous owner name on cover, some underlining. Paperback, stapled… Read more about this item

ASE # T-8 / 1945 / Selected by Louis Untermeyer. One of the few ASE "Made Books": paperback only edition (PBO), first and only edition available. Paperback, stapled on the short side. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier.

ASE # 984 / 1946 / A metaphysical thriller. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # N-9 / 1944 / Loan gunman saves town from power-crazed rancher. Excerpt: "The harder life is," she murmured, "the less people ask of it. People who don't know fear or hunger or pain want a lot. Those that face those things are happy if they have one small break. Terror makes us all very humble. How quickly pride… Read more about this item

ASE # 847 / 1945 / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # 848 / 1945 / Includes John Steinbeck (The Great Mountains - not included in Steinbeck reference works, Goldstone & Payne or Morrow Catalogue!) as well as works by Ernest Hemingway, Mark Twain, William Faulkner, Katherine Ann Porter and others. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # N-5 / 1944 / The god Pan visits Ireland, meets Angus Og, the Celtic god of love. We see leprechauns, two philosophers, their wives, constant bickering, and deep thinking. Philosophy and Irish folklore meet in a battle of the sexes. Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # 813 / 1945 / Noted for limited use of punctuation, an influencer of Cormac McCarthy, who said that Kantor was the first writer he encountered who left punctuation out; Kantor was one of three primary influences on McCarthy's unique style. In World War II, Kantor entered the Buchenwald concentration camp as it was liberated; experience prompted writing of… Read more about this item

ASE S-26 / 1945/ One of the few ASE "Made Books": paperback only edition (PBO), first and only edition available. Seven stories included here, three H. P. Lovecraft mentions in "Supernatural Horror in Literature", naming Algernon Blackwood as one of the four "modern masters" of horror, "one absolute and unquestioned master of weird atmosphere". "The Wendigo" inspired a character… Read more about this item

ASE # M-8 / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # 751 / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side. First and last page detached, as often seen with this edition, since at 288 pages this is one of the bulkier ASE titles. Pencil drawing on last page (map? diagram?)

ASE # O-9 / Subject of 1953 horror movie with Nancy Reagan, the future wife of former President Ronald Reagan! / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.

ASE # 698 / Printed across two columns to make reading under battlefield conditions easier. Paperback, stapled on the short side.