4to. Original green cloth gilt (light rubbing). Provenance: Forrest J. Ackerman (1916-2008), American editor, magazine publisher, and science fiction author; acquired by the present owner directly from Ackerman.

FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED TO FORREST J. ACKERMAN BY WALT WILLIS AND JAMES ELLIS, EDITORS OF SLANT AND HYPHEN FANZINES. 

Warhoon 28 compiles the complete writings of Walt Willis, editor of the Irish science fiction fanzines Slant and Hyphen in collaboration with artist and writer James White; Slant ran from 1948-1953, while Hyphen ran from 1952-1965. Both fanzines would feature stories by some of the most acclaimed science fiction writers of the day, among them Manly Bannister, Robert Bloch Arthur C. Clarke, and Marjorie Houston. Both were awarded retro-Hugo Awards for Best Fanzine in 2004.