Rediscovered: The Dobish Updates

A few days ago, reporting on the existence of two states of the dustjacket on my book — as ghost-editor — Feast of Fear I wrote: And I cannot say with certainty that some of the numbered copies may not have gone out into the world in the first state wrapper. But now I can annouce that some of the run in fact did go out covered in the first state wrapper, because Paul Dobish just nabbed one. I offered to hold back doing the post until Dobish had secured an example, if an example could be secured. He said, “Thanks for the offer of ‘secrecy’ but I wouldn’t feel right about that. Feel free to post and give everyone a ‘fair’ chance at finding one. Although I would rather find one first, of course.” Dobish, who ran Other Worlds Bookstore in Providence for many years, collects variants, ephemera and any incidental flourishes associated with the early fantasy & science fiction presses — and no doubt more recent such imprints. He was a major booster and source of info the long years John D.…