Centaur Press
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Founded | 1969 |
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Founder | and Donald M. Grant |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York, New York |
Imprints | Time-Lost Series |
Centaur Press, later renamed Centaur Books, was a New York-based small publisher active from the late 1960s through 1981. The press was founded by and Donald M. Grant. It was primarily a paperback publisher, though one of its more successful titles was reissued in hardcover. It was notable for reviving pulp adventure and fantasy works of the early twentieth century for its "Time-Lost Series."
Authors whose works were returned to print by Centaur Press include Robert E. Howard, Arthur O. Friel, J. Allan Dunn, Alfred H. Bill, Jean d'Esme, , Arthur D. Howden Smith, Talbot Mundy, E. Charles Vivian, , H. Warner Munn, and William Hope Hodgson. In the sole anthology it issued, the press also premiered a couple new works, one by Crombie and one by contemporary author Lin Carter. In later years it also published longer works by contemporary authors, including Carter, Galad Elflandsson, and Robb Walsh. Its books featured cover art by Jeff Jones, , Virgil Finlay, Frank Brunner, David Ireland, Stephen Fabian, , and David Wenzel.
Centaur's output was small, generally on the order of one to three books a year. Its publications featured thicker and less acidic paper than that utilized by most paperback houses.
Bibliography of books published[]
Asterisked titles were issued in the publisher's "Time-Lost" series.
- * (Solomon Kane Vol. 1), by Robert E. Howard, Nov. 1969.
- *, by Arthur O. Friel, Nov. 1969.
- * (Solomon Kane Vol. 2), by Robert E. Howard, Oct. 1970.
- *, by J. Allan Dunn, Oct 1970, hardcover Sep. 1971.
- * (Solomon Kane Vol. 3), by Robert E. Howard, Feb. Feb. 1971.
- *, by Arthur O. Friel, May 1971.
- Swordsmen and Supermen* (anthology), Feb. 1972.
- , by Alfred H. Bill, 1972.
- *, by Talbot Mundy, Nov. 1973.
- *, by E. Charles Vivian, Nov. 1973.
- *, by Arthur D. Howden Smith, Oct. 1974.
- *, by , 1976.
- The Werewolf of Ponkert*, by H. Warner Munn, 1976.
- , by Lin Carter, 1978.
- The Black Wolf, by Galad Elflandsson, 1980.
- Out of the Storm, by William Hope Hodgson, 1980.
- , by Robb Walsh, 1980.
General references[]
- ISFDB entry for Centaur Press
- ISFDB entry for Centaur Books
- Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 152–154.
- Publishing companies established in 1969
- Book publishing companies based in New York (state)
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