Postal worker delivers top sums
Science fiction and fantasy were among the lifelong principal collecting interests of the late Stanley Simon, a postal worker from Queens. In a recent 19th and 20th century literature sale held in his home city of New York a number of his books brought record bids.
At Swann Auction Galleries’ (25/20/12% buyer’s premium) sale of May 15, the three books of 1951-53…