(1941-    ) UK local government officer and sf researcher. Harbottle is the world authority on the works of John Russell Fearn (who see for details of Harbottle's involvement in his posthumous career) whose literary estate he represents and with whom he has posthumously collaborated, completing several stories. His bibliographical study of Fearn is John Russell Fearn – an Evaluation (1963 chap; exp vt John Russell Fearn: The Ultimate Analysis 1965 chap; further exp vt The Multi-Man: A Biographic and Bibliographic Study of John Russell Fearn (1908-1960) 1968 chap). More generally, Harbottle is an expert in publishing data relating to UK Genre SF, especially in magazine form, and has contributed research to several UK books about sf, most prominently in two linked volumes, Vultures of the Void: A History of British Science Fiction, 1946-1956 (dated 1992 but 1993) and British Science Fiction Paperbacks, 1949-1956 (1995; rev 1996), both with Stephen Holland. He was a consultant on The Visual Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1977) edited by Brian Ash. He edited the magazine Vision of Tomorrow for its twelve issues, August 1969-September 1970, as well as, anonymously, three anthologies: Eternal Rediffusion (anth 1973 chap), Flight on Titan (anth 1973 chap) and Passage to Saturn (anth 1973 chap). More recently he has edited two Fantasy anthology series opening with Fantasy Annual #1 (anth 1997), with Sean Wallace, and Fantasy Adventures #1 (anth 2002). [PN/JC/DRL]

Philip James Harbottle

born Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland: 2 October 1941

died

nonfiction

• John Russell Fearn – an Evaluation (Wabash, Indiana: Coulson Publications, 1963) [nonfiction: chap: John Russell Fearn: pb/]
  • John Russell Fearn: The Ultimate Analysis (Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland: Philip Harbottle, 1965) [nonfiction: chap: exp vt of the above: John Russell Fearn: pb/]
    • The Multi-Man: A Biographic and Bibliographic Study of John Russell Fearn (1908-1960) (Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland: Philip James Harbottle, 1968) [nonfiction: chap: further exp vt of the above: John Russell Fearn: pb/]
• E C Tubb: An Evaluation (Wallsend-on-Tyne, Northumberland: Philip Harbottle, 1964) [nonfiction: chap: E C Tubb: pb/]
• Vultures of the Void: A History of British Science Fiction, 1946-1956 (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press, 1993) with Stephen Holland [nonfiction: book is dated 1992: hb/]
• British Science Fiction Paperbacks, 1949-1956 (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press, 1995) with Stephen Holland [nonfiction: book is dated 1994: hb/]
  • British Science Fiction Paperbacks, 1949-1956 (San Bernardino, California: The Borgo Press, 1996) with Stephen Holland [nonfiction: rev of the above: hb/]
• The Tall Adventurer: The Works of E C Tubb (Harold Wood, Essex: Beccon Publications, 1998) with Sean Wallace [nonfiction: E C Tubb: pb/Ron Turner]

works as editor

series

Fantasy Annual

• Fantasy Annual #1 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 1997) with Sean Wallace [anth: pod: pb/]
• Fantasy Annual #2 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 1998) with Sean Wallace [anth: pod: pb/]
• Fantasy Annual #3 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2000) with Sean Wallace [anth: pod: pb/]
• Fantasy Annual #4 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2002) with Sean Wallace [anth: pod: pb/]
• Fantasy Annual #5 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) with Sean Wallace [anth: pod: pb/]

Fantasy Adventures

• Fantasy Adventures #1 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2002) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #2 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2002) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #3 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #4 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #5 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #6 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #7 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2003) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #8 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2004) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #9 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2004) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Ron Turner]
• Fantasy Adventures #10 (Gillette, New Jersey: Cosmos Books, 2004) [anth: pod: Fantasy Adventures: pb/Sydney Jordan]

individual titles

• Eternal Rediffusion (Wallsend-on Tyne, Northumberland: Fantasy Booklet, 1973) [anth: chap: pb/]
• Passage to Saturn (Wallsend-on Tyne, Northumberland: Fantasy Booklet, 1973) [anth: chap: pb/]
• Flight on Titan (Wallsend-on Tyne, Northumberland: Cosmos Science Fiction Series, 1973) [anth: chap: pb/]
• The Best of E.E. "Doc" Smith (London: Orbit, 1975) by E E Smith [coll: edited anonymously: this paperback original precedes the 1975 Weidenfeld and Nicholson hardback: pb/Karel Thole]
• Gryphon Science Fiction and Fantasy Reader #1 (New York: Gryphon Books, 1998) [anth: pb/Ron Turner]

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