Prime Press
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Publishing |
| Founded | 1947 |
| Founder | Oswald Train, James A. Williams, Alfred C. Prime, Armand E. Waldo |
| Defunct | 1951 |
| Headquarters | Philadelphia , United States |
| Products | Books (science fiction and fantasy) |
Prime Press, Inc. was a specialty small press publisher focusing on science fiction and fantasy genres, founded in 1947. During its short lifespan of four years, it released a number of significant science fiction works.
The firm was created by Oswald Train, James A. Williams, Alfred C. Prime, and Armand E. Waldo, all affiliated with the Philadelphia Science Fiction Society (PSFS). At the outset, the press primarily published writers from the Philadelphia region or those linked to PSFS. In 1950, Prime and Waldo requested that Williams and Train purchase their shares. Following Williams's unexpected death in 1951, Train was unable to maintain operations independently. The last intended publication was Lost Continents by L. Sprague de Camp, but Prime handed over this title to Gnome Press, which finalized the edition under a different title page.
Works published
- The Mislaid Charm, authored by Alexander M. Phillips (1947)
- Venus Equilateral, written by George O. Smith (1947)
- Equality; or, A History of Lithconia, by an anonymous author (1947)
- ... And Some Were Human, by Lester del Rey (1948)
- It!, penned by Theodore Sturgeon (1948)
- Without Sorcery, also by Theodore Sturgeon (1948)
- The Torch, by Jack Bechdolt (1948)
- Lest Darkness Fall, authored by L. Sprague de Camp (1949)
- The Homunculus, by David H. Keller, M.D. (1949)
- Lords of Creation, written by Eando Binder (1949)
- Exiles of Time, by Nelson S. Bond (1949)
- The Eternal Conflict, another work by David H. Keller, M.D. (1949)
- Three Hundred Years Hence, authored by Mary Griffith (1950)
- The Incomplete Enchanter, by L. Sprague de Camp (1950)
- Nomad, written by George O. Smith (1950)
- The Wolf Leader, originally by Alexandre Dumas, translated and edited by L. Sprague de Camp (1950)
- The Lady Decides, authored by David H. Keller, M.D. (1950)
- The Blind Spot, co-written by Austin Hall and Homer Eon Flint (1951)