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    Adventures in the Strand: Arthur Conan Doyle and the Strand Magazine by Mike Ashley (The British Library, February 16, 2016, 978-0-7123-0984-4, £19.99, 288pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Arthur Conan Doyle]
        Study of the relationship between Arthur Conan Doyle and the Strand Magazine.

    The Age of the Storytellers: British Popular Fiction Magazines: 1880-1950 by Mike Ashley (The British Library, January 2006, 0-7123-0698-6, £45.00, 308pp, hc, nf)
        Complete guide to the popular fiction magazines of the golden age of storytelling, with comprehensive illustrated studies of 70 of the most important magazines, and detailed information on over 70 others.

    Algernon Blackwood: A Bio-Bibliography by Mike Ashley (Greenwood, 1987, 0-313-25158-4, $39.95, 349pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Algernon Blackwood]
        Reference, the first major book on a famous supernatural fantasy author.

    Algernon Blackwood: An Extraordinary Life by Mike Ashley (Carroll & Graf, January 2002, 0-7867-0928-6, $28.00, 395pp, hc, nf) [Ref. Algernon Blackwood]
        Reprint (Constable 2001 as Starlight Man: The Extraordinary Life of Algernon Blackwood) biography. An index is included. First US edition.

    A Brief History of British Kings & Queens by Mike Ashley (Robinson, September 26, 2002, 1-84119-551-0, £8.99, xi+528pp, tp, nf)
        Reprint (Robinson 1998 as The British Monarchs) record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history. This is a revised and abridged edition of the work (not by Ashley, but under his supervision). The abridgement mainly consists of reducing the early British Kings from some 300 pages to 30 pages.

    The British Monarchs: The Complete Genealogy, Gazetteer and Biographical Encyclopedia of the Kings & Queens of Britain by Mike Ashley (Robinson, October 29, 1998, 1-85487-504-3, £25.00, xiv+824pp, hc, nf, cover by Nicholas Hilliard)
        Record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history. A quite incredible tome detailing in depth the lives of nearly 1000 rulers of Britain; including genealogies, maps, timecharts, odd facts, trivia, and an index to the lot. Dr. Julian Lock is mentioned as editor on the flyleaf.

    The Complete Index to Astounding/Analog by Mike Ashley & Terry Jeeves (Robert Weinberg Publications, 1981, 0-934498-07-5, $29.95, 253pp, hc, bi)
        Reprint (??? ???) index to the 50 Years of Astounding Stories/Astounding SF & Analog from January 1930 to December 1979 together with the Analog Annual, the Analog Yearbook, & The John W. Campbell Memorial Anthology.

    Gateways to Forever: The Story of the Science-Fiction Magazines from 1970 to 1980 by Mike Ashley (Liverpool University Press, April 2007, 978-1-84631-003-4, £19.99, xix+507pp, tp, nf, cover by Kelly Freas from Analog Science Fiction—Science Fact December 1972)
        Critical work examining in great detail the magazines, anthologies, fanzines, series books, and related works, during the turbulent 1970s. Volume three in “The History of the Science-Fiction Magazine”. A hardcover edition (-002-7, £50.00) was announced but not seen.

    The Gernsback Days: A Study of the Evolution of Modern Science Fiction from 1911 to 1936 by Mike Ashley & Robert A. W. Lowndes (Wildside Press, July 2004, 0-8095-1055-3, $29.95, 499pp, tp, nf) [Ref. Hugo Gernsback]
        Non-fiction, a look at Hugo Gernsback and his influence on SF. Ashley covers Gernsback, while Lowndes surveys the fiction published in Gernsback magazines. A hardcover edition (-1054-5, $49.95) was announced but not seen; the trade paperback edition is officially scheduled for 9/04. This includes a general index, notes, bibliography, and appendices with reminiscences by Charles D. Hornig and indexes to speculative fiction in Gernsback magazines.

    The Illustrated Book of Science Fiction Lists by Mike Ashley (Cornerstone, October 1983, 0-346-12628-2, $6.95, 190pp, hc, nf)
        Reprint (Virgin 1982) collection of facts and trivia from the realms of Science Fiction.

    The Life & Times of King Arthur by Mike Ashley (Parragon, July 1996, 0-75251-596-9, £0.99, 73pp, hc, nf)
        Heavily-illustrated essay on King Arthur, packaged as a “mini hardback”.

    The Mammoth Book of British Kings and Queens by Mike Ashley (Robinson, November 11, 1999, 1-84119-096-9, £12.99, xiv+824pp, tp, nf, cover by Nicholas Hilliard)
        Reprint (Robinson 1998 as The British Monarchs) record of Britain’s kings and queens over 2000 years of history.

    The Mammoth Book of King Arthur by Mike Ashley (Robinson, April 28, 2005, 1-84119-249-X, £9.99, 670pp, tp, nf, cover by Joe Roberts)
        Detailed reference guide to all aspects of the legend.

    The Mammoth Encyclopedia of Modern Crime Fiction by Mike Ashley (Robinson, June 2002, 1-84119-287-2, £9.99, xii+780pp, tp, nf, cover: [photo] by Richard Jenkins)
        Reference and overview of the genre of crime fiction, primarily covering the 1950s onwards, although major earlier writers, such as Agatha Christie and Raymond Chandler, also have entries.

    Out of This World: Science Fiction: But Not as You Know It by Mike Ashley (The British Library, May 3, 2011, 978-0-7123-5835-4, £16.95, 144pp, lp, nf, cover by Alvim-Correa)
        Heavily-illustrated companion to an exhibition at The British Library.

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