Canaveral Press was a

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–based publisher of

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and related material, active from the early 1960s through the mid-1970s.

Richard A. Lupoff Richard Allen Lupoff (February 21, 1935 – October 22, 2020) was an American science-fiction and mystery author, who also wrote humor, satire, nonfiction and reviews. In addition to his two dozen novels and more than 40 short stories, he a ...

was the editor for publishers Jack Biblo and Jack Tannen. After many years of operating their

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bookstore, Biblo and Tannen Booksellers, at 63 Fourth Avenue, the two began a publishing subsidiary, named Biblo and Tannen, to republish out-of-print historical novels that were purchased mainly by school libraries. They also reprinted books on archaeology, including

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's ''The Palace of Minos at Knossos''.

Reprints

They launched another subsidiary, Canaveral Press, giving it a name identified with space exploration underway at

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. Under that imprint, Biblo and Tannen published a line of Burroughs books. Most were reprints of

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novels on which the copyright had lapsed, but in April 1963, the firm acquired the rights to unpublished Burroughs manuscripts. Canaveral was on good terms with the Burroughs heirs, and several Canaveral Burroughs titles are legitimate first editions of material not previously published in book form and in some cases not previously published at all. To illustrate the Burroughs novels, Lupoff brought into Canaveral several leading illustrators of the 1950s and 1960s, notably

Reed Crandall Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) Reed Crandall
at ...

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and Roy G. Krenkel.

Original books

Canaveral also published original books by Lupoff, E. E. Doc Smith,

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and Catherine Crook de Camp. Lupoff recalled, "After assembling a couple of volumes of Burroughs' previously uncollected short stories and preparing several of his unpublished novels for release, I was asked by the owners of the company, Jack Biblo and Jack Tannen, to write a book about him. That was the genesis of ''Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure'', my first book."Lupoff, Richard A. "SF Recollections", 1995.
/ref> Canaveral stopped adding titles to its catalog in the late 1960s. Some of its existing titles were reprinted in the 1970s. The firm closed in the late 1970s.

Canaveral Press bibliography

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A Fighting Man of Mars ''A Fighting Man of Mars'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh of his Barsoom series. Burroughs began writing it on February 28, 1929, and the finished story was first published in '' The Blue Book Maga ...

'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962, reprinted 1974) *''

The Moon Men ''The Moon Maid'' is a fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was written in three parts, Part 1 was begun in June 1922 under the title ''The Moon Maid'', Part 2 was begun in 1919 under the title ''Under the Red Flag'', lat ...

'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962, reprinted 1975) *'' The Monster Men'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962) *'' The Land That Time Forgot'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962) *''

Tanar of Pellucidar ''Tanar of Pellucidar'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third in his series set in the interior world of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a six-part serial in '' The Blue Book Magazine'' from March–August 1929. It was f ...

'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962) *'' At the Earth's Core'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962) *''

Pellucidar Pellucidar is a fictional Hollow Earth invented by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs for a series of action adventure stories. In a crossover event, Tarzan, who was also created by Burroughs, visits Pellucidar. The stories initially involv ...

'', by

(illus by Mahlon Blaine, 1962) *''

Pirates of Venus ''Pirates of Venus'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the first book in the Venus series (also called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"), the last major series in Burroughs's career (the other major series w ...

'', by

(illus by J. Allen St. John, 1962) *'' The Cave Girl'', by

(illus by Roy G. Krenkel, 1962) *''

Tarzan at the Earth's Core ''Tarzan at the Earth's Core'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, serialized in September 1929 to March 1930, the thirteenth in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan and the fourth in his series set i ...

'', by

(illus by

, 1962, reprinted 1974) *''

The Gods of Mars ''The Gods of Mars'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs and the second of Burroughs' Barsoom series. It features the characters of John Carter and Carter's wife Dejah Thoris. It was first published in '' The ...

'', by

(illus by

Larry Ivie Larry is a masculine given name in English, derived from Lawrence or Laurence. It can be a shortened form of those names. Larry may refer to the following: People Arts and entertainment * Larry D. Alexander, American artist/writer *Larry Boone ...

, 1962) *''

Back to the Stone Age ''Back to the Stone Age'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fifth in his series set in the lost world of Pellucidar. It first appeared as a six-part serial in '' Argosy Weekly'' from January 9 to February 13, 1937 under ...

'', by

(dust jacket by Sam Sigaloff and seven plates by

John Coleman Burroughs John Coleman Burroughs (28 February 1913 – 22 February 1979) was an American illustrator known for his illustrations of the works of his father, Edgar Rice Burroughs. Life John Burroughs was born in Chicago, the son of Edgar Rice Bu ...

, 1963) *''

Escape on Venus ''Escape on Venus'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the fourth book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"). It consists of four interconnected stories published in ''Fantas ...

'', by

(dust jacket by Sam Sigaloff and five internal illustrations by

, 1963, reprinted 1975) *''

The Mucker ''The Mucker'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs. It was originally formed by two stories: "The Mucker", begun in August 1913 and published by ''All-Story Weekly'' in October and November 1914; and "The Return of the Mucker", b ...

'', by

(illus by J. Allen St. John, 1963) *''

Carson of Venus ''Carson of Venus'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the third book in the Venus series (Sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series"). Burroughs wrote the novel in July and August 1937. It was serialize ...

'', by

(illus by J. Allen St. John, 1963) *''

Lost on Venus ''Lost On Venus'' is a science fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the second book in the Venus series (sometimes called the "Carson Napier of Venus series" or the "Amtor series"). It was first serialized in the magazine '' Ar ...

'', by

(illus by J. Allen St. John, 1963) *''

Land of Terror ''Land of Terror'' is a 1944 fantasy novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the sixth in his series about the fictional "hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. It is the penultimate novel in the series and the last to be published during Burro ...

'', by

(illus by Roy G. Krenkel, 1963) *''

Savage Pellucidar ''Savage Pellucidar'' is a 1963 fantasy story collection by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the seventh and final book in his series about the fictional " hollow earth" land of Pellucidar. It was published twelve years after Burroughs's d ...

'', by

(illus by J. Allen St. John, 1963) *''

Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins ''Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins'' is a collection of two Tarzan novellas by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, for younger readers. It was originally published as two children's books, ''The Tarzan Twins'' by Voland in October 1927, and ''Tarzan ...

'', by

(illus by Roy G. Krenkel, 1963, combines ''The Tarzan Twins'' and ''Tarzan and the Tarzan Twins with Jad-Bel-Ja the Golden Lion'') *'' The Lad and the Lion'', by

(illus by

, 1964) *''

John Carter of Mars John Carter of Mars is a fictional Virginian soldier who acts as the initial protagonist of the Barsoom stories by Edgar Rice Burroughs. A veteran of the American Civil War, he is transported to the planet Mars, called Barsoom by its inhabi ...

'', by

(illus by

Reed Crandall Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) Reed Crandall
at ...

, 1964) *'' Tales of Three Planets'', by

(illus by Roy G. Krenkel, 1964) *''

Tarzan and the Madman ''Tarzan and the Madman'' is a novel by American writer Edgar Rice Burroughs, the twenty-third in his series of twenty-four books about the title character Tarzan. Written from January to February 1940, the story was never published in Burroughs' ...

'', by

(illus by

Reed Crandall Reed Leonard Crandall (February 22, 1917 – September 13, 1982) Reed Crandall
at ...

, 1964) *''

Tarzan and the Castaways Tarzan (John Clayton II, Viscount Greystoke) is a fictional character, an archetypal feral child raised in the African jungle by the Mangani great apes; he later experiences civilization, only to reject it and return to the wild as a heroic adv ...

'', by

(illus by

, 1964 reprinted 1975) *'' Subspace Explorers'', by

Edward E. Smith Edward Elmer Smith (May 2, 1890 – August 31, 1965), publishing as E. E. Smith, Ph.D. and later as E. E. "Doc" Smith, was an American Food engineering, food engineer (specializing in doughnut and pastry mixes) and science fiction author, scien ...

(illus by Roy G. Krenkel, 1965) *'' Edgar Rice Burroughs: Master of Adventure'', by

(1965) *'' Spirits, Stars, and Spells: the Profits and Perils of Magic'', by

and Catherine Crook de Camp (1966)

References

Sources

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