Underwood and Miller chose to begin with a first hardcover edition of The Dying Earth by
Jack Vance. This was a classic fantasy novel never done in hardcover. Both
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. and
Mirage Press had tried to publish The Dying Earth but had failed to obtain the rights. Underwood was acquainted with Vance and was able to secure the rights directly from him. Vance was enthusiastic, had several other projects in mind, and became the author most identified with the press.[2] In the next few years they produced a number of Vance hardcovers, many of them new to boards as well as a few reprints of scarce, early Vance hardcovers.
The press then diversified and began publishing works by other authors such as
Philip K. Dick,
Harlan Ellison,
Robert Silverberg and
Roger Zelazny. In several such cases, the books in question printed recently done stories that either appeared only in magazine form or only in paperback, with no previous hardcover edition.
In 1994, Underwood and Miller decided to dissolve the partnership. As their last book, they reprinted The Dying Earth.
Imprints
Underwood–Miller launched Brandywyne Books in association with
Waldenbooks in the mid 1980s. The imprint was founded to bring out limited editions as Underwood–Miller had done for
science fiction, but for all genres.[3]
Underwood–Miller published The Third Invention: How the Bow and Arrow Made History, by Steve Hayes, in 1990 as "A Hammersmith Book—An Imprint of Underwood–Miller". It was the only book published under this imprint.
Underwood–Miller published Computer: Bit Slices from a Life, by
Herbert R.J. Grosch, in 1991 as "A Third Millennium/Underwood–Miller Book". It was the only book published under this imprint.
^Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 780–781.
Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 662–686.
Underwood and Miller chose to begin with a first hardcover edition of The Dying Earth by
Jack Vance. This was a classic fantasy novel never done in hardcover. Both
Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. and
Mirage Press had tried to publish The Dying Earth but had failed to obtain the rights. Underwood was acquainted with Vance and was able to secure the rights directly from him. Vance was enthusiastic, had several other projects in mind, and became the author most identified with the press.[2] In the next few years they produced a number of Vance hardcovers, many of them new to boards as well as a few reprints of scarce, early Vance hardcovers.
The press then diversified and began publishing works by other authors such as
Philip K. Dick,
Harlan Ellison,
Robert Silverberg and
Roger Zelazny. In several such cases, the books in question printed recently done stories that either appeared only in magazine form or only in paperback, with no previous hardcover edition.
In 1994, Underwood and Miller decided to dissolve the partnership. As their last book, they reprinted The Dying Earth.
Imprints
Underwood–Miller launched Brandywyne Books in association with
Waldenbooks in the mid 1980s. The imprint was founded to bring out limited editions as Underwood–Miller had done for
science fiction, but for all genres.[3]
Underwood–Miller published The Third Invention: How the Bow and Arrow Made History, by Steve Hayes, in 1990 as "A Hammersmith Book—An Imprint of Underwood–Miller". It was the only book published under this imprint.
Underwood–Miller published Computer: Bit Slices from a Life, by
Herbert R.J. Grosch, in 1991 as "A Third Millennium/Underwood–Miller Book". It was the only book published under this imprint.
^Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 780–781.
Chalker, Jack L.; Mark Owings (1998). The Science-Fantasy Publishers: A Bibliographic History, 1923-1998. Westminster, MD and Baltimore: Mirage Press, Ltd. pp. 662–686.