ACKERMAN, FORREST J.: Lot of 6 inscribed items

In 2019 while living in Colorado I was contacted by a bookseller that he had a small lot of pulps and assorted books to sell.

After the purchase and while going through the items at home I noticed two things:
1. Most of the older pulps contained a stories by Roman Frederick Starzl.
2. Four books and two pulps contained inscriptions by Forrest J. Ackerman.
Two inscriptions contained a curious name, '☆zl' and '☆zl of the A-Toms'.

I believe that ☆zl is Thomas F. Starzl, grandson of Roman Frederick Starzl a pulp writer in the 1920's and mid 1930's.
This may account for the number of pulps containing R. F. Starzl stories.
I also believe that the lot was purchased by the bookseller from someone of Thomas F. Starzl's family in Boulder, CO.
I was unable to verify this from the bookseller as he would not tell me who he had bought them from.
Nor was I able to verify this with Thomas F. Starzl as he had passed in 2016.
It is my understanding that Thomas F. Starzl was a fan of science fiction (Pioneers of Wonder, footnote 12, pg. 268) and probably obtained Ackerman's signature/inscriptions at a convention.
Undoubtedly, Ackerman knew Roman F. Starzl's work.

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Ford, Garret (ed.). Fantasy Book. (Vol. 1, Number 1) . Los Angeles, CA published by Fantasy Publishing Company, July 1947 (Tuck).
Bedsheet, 44 pp., pictorial wrappers. ©1947 No other statement of publication or printing.
Wear to edges, stress creases to wrappers, fading along the edges of front cover.
Light age toning to pages.
Overall sound: Very Good.

Inscription by Ackerman pg. 26 'Micro-Man' as by weaver Wright:
'(FJA) Written when I was about 15'

Contents:
Introduction by Margaret Crawford and William L. Crawford
The People of the Crater [Garan] by Andre Norton [as by Andrew North]
Black Lotus (1935) by Robert Bloch
Strange Alliance by Bryce Walton
Atom Goes Nuts by Jack Parrish
Micro-Man by Forrest J. Ackerman [as by Weaver Wright]
Flight Through Tomorrow by Stanton A. Coblentz
Walls of Acid by Henry Hasse
The Book Mark by Margaret Crawford and William L. Crawford [as by uncredited]
The Cataaaaa by A. E. van Vogt
Books in the Fantasy World by uncredited
Did You Know? by Forrest J. Ackerman
The Man Behind the Mask by Forrest J. Ackerman

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Crawford, William L. (ed.). Spaceway. (Vol. 4, Number 2) . Alhambra, CA published by Fantasy Publishing Company, June 1969.
Digest, 132 pp., pictorial wrappers.
Rubbing to wrappers, wear to edges,.
Age toning to pages.
Overall sound: Very Good.

Inscription on contents page by Ackerman:
'*'
'* A lucky day for Forjay when Tom ☆zl made first contact with him!'

Contents:
Plausible Science Fiction by uncredited
The Alien (1954) by Herbert J. Campbell
Battle of Wizards (1949) by L. Ron Hubbard
The Nova Incident (1969) by Charles Nuetzel
People of the Valley (1955) by Jim Harmon
Earth's Lucky Day (1936) by Forrest J. Ackerman and Francis Flagg
Alien Carnival by Walt Liebscher
A Letter from Mr. Sci-Fi by Forrest J. Ackerman
Going Home (1954) by Kris Neville
The Radio Minds of Mars (part 2 of 3) by Ralph Milne Farley
Rating Spaceway by uncredited

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Evans, E. Everett. Food For Demons. San Diego, CA published by Shroud, 1971. Sheets printed 1959.
Octavo, 159 pp., pictorial wrappers. First edition. Limited to 600 copies (587 softbound, 13 hardbound for contributors).
Shelf wear to wrappers, shelf wear to edges and corners, hard bump to upper corner of front cover.
End pages toned or dirty.
Very light age toning to text block.
Overall sound: Very Good.

Signature by Ackerman pg. 59:
'4E'

Contents:
The Undead Die (1948) by E. Everett Evans
Appreciation by Edward E. Smith
Food for Demons (1949) by E. Everett Evans
Appreciation by Mel Hunter
The Martian and the Vampire (1950) by E. Everett Evans
3E + 4E = MANY MEMORIEEES by Forrest J. Ackerman [as by Forry Ackerman]
The Brooch (1949) by E. Everett Evans
The Indestructible Ev by A. E. van Vogt
The Unusual Model (1951) by E. Everett Evans
About E.E.E. by Ray Bradbury
Blurb (1948) by E. Everett Evans
Appreciation by Walter J. Daugherty
Visitor from Kos (1953) by E. Everett Evans
About Ev by Henry M. Eichner
Operation Almost by E. Everett Evans
Appreciation by Walt Liebscher
The Sun Shines Bright by E. Everett Evans
Appreciation by Ken Krueger

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Strugatski, Arkadi & Boris. Hard To Be a God. New York, NY published by DAW Books, November 1974.
Small octavo, 205 pp., pictorial wrappers. First printing.
DAW Book 126.
Good luster with very light shelf wear to wrappers, very light shelf wear to edges and corners, hard ding to upper edge of front cover, stress crease to front cover along spine.
End pages toned.
Light browning to interior covers, very light age toning to text block.
Overall clean, sound and in unread like new condition: Fine.

Assumed outlining around 'Translated by Wendayne Ackerman' on title page by Forrest J. Ackerman.
Wendayne Ackerman was married to Forrest J. Ackerman.
Ink used to outline her name matches the ink of the other inscriptions in this lot.

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Van Vogt, A. E.. Monsters. New York, NY published Paperback Library, September 1967.
Small octavo, 154 pp., pictorial wrappers. Second printing.
Heavy wear, creases and stains to wrappers, heavy crease along top upper cover with 1/2" split along spine.
Heavy browning to interior covers, age toning to text block.
Acceptable.

Inscription by Ackerman on title page:
'Tom
Monstrous good wishes
Forry'

Contents:
The Monster Man, Sire of Slan (1965) by Forrest J. Ackerman
Not Only Dead Men (1942) by A. E. van Vogt
Final Command (1949) by A. E. van Vogt
War of Nerves [Space Beagle] (1950) by A. E. van Vogt
Enchanted Village (1950) by A. E. van Vogt
Concealment [Mixed Men] (1943) by A. E. van Vogt
The Sea Thing (1940) by A. E. van Vogt
Resurrection (1949) by A. E. van Vogt
Vault of the Beast (1940) by A. E. van Vogt

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Hull, E. Mayne & Van Vogt, A. E.. Out of the Unknown. Reseda, CA published by Powell Sci-Fi, 1965 (Tuck).
Small octavo, 222 pp., pictorial wrappers. ©1969 No other statement of edition or printing.
Several stress creases and scratches to wrappers, wear and chipping to edges and corners, stress crease to front cover along spine.
End pages toned.
Browning to interior covers, age toning to text block.
Overall sound and in unread condition: Very Good.

Inscription on preface:
'For ☆zl of the A-Toms'
'FJA' beneath Forrest J. Ackerman

Contents:
Introduction by A. E. van Vogt
The Sea Thing (1940) by A. E. van Vogt
The Wishes We Make (1943) by E. Mayne Hull
The Witch (1943) by A. E. van Vogt
The Patient (1943) by E. Mayne Hull
The Ultimate Wish (1943) by E. Mayne Hull
The Ghost (1942) by A. E. van Vogt
The Wellwisher by E. Mayne Hull