Author Archives: Lawrence Person

About Lawrence Person

Lawrence Person is a science fiction writer living in Austin, Texas. His short fiction has appeared in Asimov's, Analog, Postscripts, Jim Baen's Universe, Fear, and several anthologies. He also edits the Hugo-nominated SF critical magazine Nova Express, and runs the Turkey City Writer's Workshop. His non-fiction has appeared in National Review, Reason, Whole Earth Review, The Freeman, The World & I, Science Fiction Eye, The New York Review of Science Fiction, and Slashdot.org. He owns such a large library (mostly science fiction first editions) he had to buy a two-story house to put it in, and then adopted a golden retriever to drag him out of his house on a regular basis. He also makes a mean batch of salsa.

Library Addition: Signed PBO First of Theodore Sturgeon’s Voyage To The Bottom Of The Sea

Posted on May 25, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another signed Sturgeon first: Sturgeon, Theodore. Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea. Pyramid, 1961. First edition paperback original (“First printing, June 1961” on copyright page, as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with slight wear at points, slight edgewear, … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First Of Ray Bradbury Interview Book Listen To The Echoes

Posted on May 20, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another addition to the signed Ray Bradbury reference works collection: (Bradbury, Ray) Sam Weller. Listen to the Echoes: The Ray Bradbury Interviews. Stopsmling Books, 2010. First edition trade paperback original (simultaneous with a small hardback run), a Fine copy, signed … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed/Limited Four Volume Edition Of Joe Hill’s Strange Weather

Posted on May 19, 2022 by Lawrence Person

What is the longest you’ve gone between ordering a book and it showing up on your doorstep? The following showed up five years after I ordered and paid for it. I had honestly forgotten all about it. Hill, Joe. Strange … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Jack Williamson’s The Silicon Dagger

Posted on May 18, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another signed first edition from a Grandmaster. I knew Jack a little, and he was a long-time subscriber to Nova Express. Williamson, Jack. The Silicon Dagger. Tor, 1999. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Cornel Lengyel’s The Atomic Clock

Posted on May 13, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Fantasy Publishing Company, Inc. (FPCI) is not a press that I actively collect, unlike contemporaries Gnome Press, Arkham House or Shasta: Publishers. For every notable writer FPCI published (say, Hubbard or de Camp), they published two by writers that nobody … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Five Unsigned First Editions

Posted on May 11, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Various books I’ve bought in various places: Bester, Alfred. Virtual Unrealities: The Short Fiction of Alfred Bester. Vintage/Random House, 1997. First edition proof, trade paperback format, a Fine- copy with a tiny chip to tip of bottom front corner, gold … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects

Posted on May 9, 2022 by Lawrence Person

This is another one of those out-of-the-blue “Why, yes, I do want that book” purchases. Miranker, Cathy and Glen S., curators. Sherlock Holmes in 221 Objects: From the Collection of Glenn S. Miranker. The Grolier Club, 2022. First edition hardback, … Continue reading →

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Library Additions: Three Joe R. Lansdale Firsts

Posted on May 6, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Three more Lansdale firsts for the collection, two of them signed, limited editions. Lansdale, Joe R. Gothic Wounds. Short Scary Tales, 2022. First edition hardback, #101 of 550 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Suntup Editions’ Island of Dr. Moreau

Posted on May 2, 2022 by Lawrence Person

I’ve watched the rise of Suntup Editions with bemusement. They’re a prestige reprint publisher, doing attractive editions of books (most, but not all, connected to the SF/F/H genre), usually doing three (or even four) states of a book: The Artist … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Jack Vance’s The Last Castle

Posted on April 26, 2022 by Lawrence Person

Another signed Vance acquisition: Vance, Jack. The Last Castle. Underwood/Miller, 1980. First hardback edition, number 121 of 200 numbered copies signed by Vance and illustrator Alicia Austin, a Fine copy in a Near Fine+ just jacket with one tiny 1/32″ … Continue reading →

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