Edward Elmer Smith (1890-1965) - Selectively Annotated English Primary Source Bibliography

  This bibliography does not pretend to be comprehensive.  If you have any information which should be included (especially with regard to primary material in old fanzines) please email me at pariahpress@NOSPAMyahoo.com.  Most of the information is from Joseph Sanders's bibliography, though I have found various other tidbits during my research.  
  Thanks to: Fred Galvin, aRJay and Nancy Lebovitz for assistance.  


1918

THE EFFECTS OF THE OXIDES OF NITROGEN UPON THE CAROTIN MOLECULE --- C40H56.  
  PhD thesis for George Washington University.  Smith received his doctorate from GWU in 1918, so I feel safe in assuming the same year for his thesis.  Source: "Edward E. Smith -- A Biography" by Harry Warner, published in SPACEWAYS #1, November 1938.  


1919

A STUDY OF SOME OF THE CHEMICAL CHANGES WHICH OCCUR IN OYSTERS DURING THEIR PREPARATION FOR MARKET.  Washington, D.C. : U.S. Dept. of Agriculture, 1919.  
  Physical Description: 24 p. ; 23 cm.  Sources: Library of Congress online catalog, ACES Library online catalog.  


1928

"The Skylark of Space" parts 1-3.  AMAZING STORIES, August-October 1928.  


1930

"Skylark Three" parts 1-3.  AMAZING STORIES, August-October 1930.  

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, December 1930.


1931

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, April 1931.  

"Spacehounds of IPC" parts 1-3.  AMAZING STORIES, July-September 1931. 


1932

Response to questionnaire.  THE TIME TRAVELLER, January 1932.  
  Smith was in the first issue of the first nationally-distributed fanzine.  Source: MAN OF TWO WORLDS by Julius Schwartz with Brian M. Thomsen (New York: HarperCollins, 2000).  

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, April 1932.  

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, July 1932.  


1934

"Triplanetary" parts 1-4.  AMAZING STORIES, January-April 1934.  

"What A Course!"  FANTASY MAGAZINE, July 1934.  
  Smith's contribution to the famous round-robin serial "Cosmos."

"The Skylark of Valeron" parts 1-5.  ASTOUNDING STORIES, August-December 1934.  

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, September 1934.  

Letter.  AMAZING STORIES, November 1934.  


1935

"The Skylark of Valeron" parts 6-7.  ASTOUNDING STORIES, January-February 1935.  

Chapter.  "The Challenge from Beyond - Science Fiction Story."  FANTASY MAGAZINE, September 1935.
  Smith contributed to this round-robbin story.  Source: Barry R. Levin's online catalogue.  


1937

"Galactic Patrol" parts 1-4.  ASTOUNDING STORIES, September-December 1937.  


1938

"Galactic Patrol" parts 5-6.  ASTOUNDING STORIES, January-February 1938.  

"Catastrophe!"  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, May 1938.  
  An essay speculating on the creation of planets due to the near-collision of stars.  Sanders claims that this is Smith's only published science-fact article, but this is untrue (see the entries for 1919).  


1939

Autobiographical sketch.  THRILLING WONDER STORIES, June 1939.  

"Robot Nemesis."  THRILLING WONDER STORIES, June 1939.  
  Separate publication of the piece originally titled, "What a Course!" (1934).  

"Gray Lensman" parts 1-3.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, October-December 1939.  


1940

"Gray Lensman" part 4.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, January 1940.  


1941

"What does this Convention mean?"  ???:???, 1941.  
  Chapbook containing Smith's 1940 Chicon Guest of Honor speech.  Source: Clute and Nichols.  Anyone with publication data please send it to me.  

"The Vortex Blaster."  COMET STORIES, July 1941.  
  Incorporated in THE VORTEX BLASTER.  

"Second Stage Lensmen" parts 1-2.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, November-December 1941.  


1942

"Second Stage Lensmen" parts 3-4.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, January-February 1942.  

"Storm Cloud on Deka."  ASTONISHING STORIES, June 1942.  
  Incorporated in THE VORTEX BLASTER (1960).  

"The Vortex Blaster Makes War."  ASTONISHING STORIES, October 1942.  
  Incorporated in THE VORTEX BLASTER (1960).  


1943

"Insulation."  NOVA, volume 1, #3.  Dated Winter 1943-44.  
  An original short story.  I saw a copy at auction on eBay, and the description was detailed enough for me to glean the above information.  


1946

THE SKYLARK OF SPACE.  Providence, RI: Buffalo Book Co., 1946.  


1947

SPACEHOUNDS OF IPC.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947.  

"The Epic of Space."  OF WORLDS BEYOND: THE SCIENCE OF SCIENCE-FICTION WRITING.  Ed. L. A. Eshbach.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1947.  

"Children of the Lens" parts 1-2.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, November-December 1947.  


1948

"Children of the Lens" parts 3-4.  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FICTION, January-February 1948.  

TRIPLANETARY.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948.  

SKYLARK THREE.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948.  

Two-page autobiography, and one-page bibliography.  FANCIENT #3, Spring 1948.  


1949

THE SKYLARK OF VALERON.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1949.  

Letter.  PLANET STORIES, Fall 1949.
  P. 101.  Doc Smith votes to retain the Vizigraph (lettercol), compliments the editor (Payne) on doing "a very fine job", and opines: "There will always be a place, I believe, for _good_ space opera."


1950

FIRST LENSMAN.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1950.  

GALACTIC PATROL.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1950.  

"Doc Smith Chortles."  CINVENTION MEMORY BOOK, edited by Stan Skirvin.  Cincinnati, OH: Don Ford, 1950.  
  Letter to Don Ford claiming complete forgetfulness of an off the cuff speech he gave at the September 3-5, 1950 Cinvention.  


1951

GRAY LENSMAN.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1951.  

"Atlantis."  JOURNEY TO INFINITY.  New York: Gnome, 1951.  
  Chapter two of the revised TRIPLANETARY (1948) novel, published as a separate short story.  


1953

SECOND STAGE LENSMEN.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1953.  

Autobiographical sketch.  OTHER WORLDS, March 1953.  

"Tedric."  OTHER WORLDS SCIENCE STORIES, March 1953.  


"Introduction" to MAN OF MANY MINDS, by E. Everett Evans.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press 1953.  


1954

CHILDREN OF THE LENS.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1954.  

"Lord Tedric."  UNIVERSE SCIENCE FICTION,  March 1954.  


1955

HISTORY OF CIVILIZATION.  Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1955.  
  The gift-boxed, leather-bound set of the Lensman series.  


1958

THE SKYLARK OF SPACE.  New York: Pyramid 1958.  
  Abridged edition.  Smith's preferred text.  


1959

"The Galaxy Primes" parts 1-3.  AMAZING STORIES, March-May 1959.  


1960

"Subspace Survivors."  ASTOUNDING SCIENCE FACT & FICTION, July 1960.  
  Incorporated in SUBSPACE EXPLORERS (1965).  

THE VORTEX BLASTER.  Hicksville, NY: Gnome Press, 1960.  

Comment.  THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STUDIES, no. 134.  
  Source: "The History of Snivelization" by Paul Di Filippo.  It's hard to know how much of this piece is realistic "stage-setting" and how much is parody.  Can anyone confirm this entry, or indeed, send me a list of Smith's appearances in PITFCS?


1961

"Master of Space" part 1.  With E. Everett Evans.  WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION, November 1961.  


1962

"Master of Space" part 2.  With E. Everett Evans.   WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION, February 1962.  


1964

"The Imperial Stars."  WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION, May 1964.  

CM--40 (60).  Chicago, 1964.  
  Science Fiction Oral History Archive tape of Smith's voice as "Herr Professor Lessing" reading a short passage in German.  


1965

THE GALAXY PRIMES.  New York: Ace, 1965.  

"Skylark DuQuesne" parts 1-5.  WORLDS OF IF SCIENCE FICTION, June-October 1965.  

SUBSPACE EXPLORERS.  New York: Canaveral Press, 1965.  
  Incorporates "Subspace Survivors" (1960).  

Quotation.  THE PROCEEDINGS; DISCON.  Edited by Dick Eney.  Chicago: Advent:Publishers, 1965.  
  Smith thanks the members of First Fandom for the First Fandom Hall of Fame Award at Worldcon 1963.  There is no mention of his annoucement of SKYLARK DUQUESNE, as recorded in Moskowitz's biography.  


1966

SKYLARK DUQUESNE.  New York: Pyramid, 1966.  


1968

MASTERS OF THE VORTEX.  New York: Pyramid, 1968.  
  Re-title of THE VORTEX BLASTER (1960).  


1969

Response to Questionnaire.  DOUBLE:BILL SYMPOSIUM.  Edited by Bill Bowers and Bill Mallardi.  Akron, OH: D:B Press, 1969.  
  If anyone has information on the original fanzine appearance of this item, please contact me.  


1974

"Appreciation."  FOOD FOR DEMONS.  Ed. E. Everett Evans.  North Hollywood, CA: Fantasy House, 1974.  


1975

BEST OF E. E. "DOC" SMITH.  London: Futura, 1975.  
  Introduction by Philip Harbottle, foreward by Walter Gillings.  Contents are "To the far reaches of space" (excerpt from THE SKYLARK OF SPACE), "Robot Nemesis," "Pirates of Space" (excerpt from TRIPLANETARY), "The Vortex Blaster," "Tedric," "Lord Tedric," "Subspace Survivors," "The Imperial Stars" and "The Epic of Space."


1976

MASTERS OF SPACE.  London: Futura, 1976.  


1983

SUBSPACE ENCOUNTER.  New York: Berkley, 1983.  
  Edited and with an introduction by Lloyd Arthur Eshbach.  


1993

Contributions.  THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE INSTITUTE FOR TWENTY-FIRST CENTURY STUDIES.  Chicago: Advent:Publishers, 1993.  


2001

HAVE TRENCHCOAT WILL TRAVEL AND OTHERS.  Chicago: Advent:Publishers, 2001.  
  Edited and with an introduction by Lloyd A. Eshbach.  Associational non-SF collection of one mystery novel and three stories: "Have Trenchcoat, Will Travel," "Motorsickle Cop," "Nester of the Caramints" and "Full-Time Nurse."