Many of the original book covers are illustrated and there are articles on the two most popular series that
Reginald Martin wrote; Kemlo under the pen-name E C Eliott and Pocomoto under the name of Rex Dixon.
This Australian site is a wealth of fascinating information for those interested in books and magazines
and has been a stimulus for research, and for the creation of other sites, since it began way back in 1997.
Please Note - the 'Chief Cook' of the Collecting Books and Magazines site is not me
- we're just both called John !
You could also join the Yahoo Children's Series Fiction group - run by Jim Mackenzie which has the mammoth
intention of listing all series fiction titles, providing plot summaries and illustration all the first editions of all the British children's
series fiction in the 20th and 21st centuries - and I think he'll do it !
To join take the
link.
Science Fiction Sites
Two sites which have been particularly useful:
The Science Fiction Encyclopaedia
and
The Internet Speculative Fiction Index
Phil Stephensen-Payne's
site Galactic Central is
the one where Mike found the page on
Western Monthy magazines with some of the Hank McCoy books featured.
It's a remarkable collection of material and will keep you fascinated for hours. Hopefully I may
be able to 'borrow' the use of some of the magazine covers to use on the books' pages where
relevant, but meanwhile there's a link on each page where an issue of the magazine has a Martin story.
Heather and Jeff Lawrence of this friendly and helpful book dealers have kindly sent me (Feb 2012) colour photocopies
of the dustwrappers of three Kemlo books they have for sale, for which we are most grateful.
They are a reliable and honest business - known to many collectors of children's and ther books
through their appearances at regular PBFA bookfairs around the country.
They specialise in old children's and illustrated books, detective crime fiction and the poetry of John Clare.
Their contact details are as follows:
email: peakirkbooks@btinternet.com
Tel: 1328 829944 (24 hour answerphone if not available).
Address:
Cherry Tree Lodge,
Guist Bottom Road,
Tibbard,
Fakenham,
Norfolk NR21 0AQ
If you want to see how this site might develop please call at John's
sites on Monica Edwards
and Malcolm Saville.