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Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Cold War Cthulhu

Monday, February 16th, 2026

This PS Publishing anthology finally came in, after difficulties getting the signing sheets all around the world.

Schweitzer, Darrell. Cold War Cthulhu. PS Publishing, 2025 (though I don’t think this hardback edition was actually released until 2026.) First edition hardback (the hardback state was preceded by the trade paperback edition from PS’s Drugstore Indian Press imprint in May 2025), #45 of 100 signed, numbered copies signed by all the contributors, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Cthulhu Mythos stories set from 1950-1989. Includes familiar names like Paul Di Filippo, Harry Turtledove, and Don Webb (two stories). Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. Already sold out from the publisher.

I will have a very small number of these available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, hopefully in May.

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Library Additions for 2025

Monday, January 26th, 2026

Here’s all the books I added to my library in 2025, some 204 of them. This list is dominated by a whole lot of Robert E. Howard, first from a large bulk purchase from a collector at the beginning of the year, and then someone selling off someone else’s collection of books on Facebook later. I also bought an interesting Ed Bryant collection at a bargain price, some of David Hartwell’s collection from Kathryn Cramer, numerous books from shopping at Half Price Books locations in Austin, DFW and Houston (and a few points between), several signed paperbacks off eBay, and fewer small press books than usual (a lot have gotten ridiculously pricy).

And please note that there are a few things covered here that I haven’t previously listed on this blog.

Allston, Aaron. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal. Del Rey, 2006. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel and slight bumping at points, in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of bumping at points, signed and dated (“2006/6/24”) by Allston. Bought from Half Price Books for $9.99.

Asimov, Isaac, editor. Where Do We Go From Here? Doubleday, 1971. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with one light thumbprint-sized blotch with a long sperm-like tail (binding flaw) to inside front cover, the ghost of that indention to the front free endpaper, slight bend at head, and front gutter just a little off from straight up and down (probably a binding flaw), in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Asimov. Reprint story anthology. Miller, Asimov: A Checklist, page 68. Currey, page 21. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $100.

Asimov, Isaac, Martin S. Greenberg and Charles G. White, editors (Jack Vance, Larry Niven, etc.). Isaac Asimov’s Magical Worlds of Fantasy 1: Wizards. New American Library, 1983. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with slight wrinkle at spine head and trace of wear at points, signed by contributors Jack Vance and Larry Niven. Bought off eBay for $13.01.

Baring-Gould, Sabine (John Maclay, editor). A Little Gray Book of Gloom. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #462 of 350 signed numbered copies (Borderlands: “we only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they continue to get it”), a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Collection of ghost stories from this extremely prolific late 19th/early 20th century clergyman and writer who penned the lyrics to “Onward Christian Soldiers.”

Blaylock, James P. The Aylesford Skull. Titan Books, 2013. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine- copy with a few tiny touches of wear. Bought from Half Price Books for $4.99.

Interestingly, there was supposed to be a 750 signed, limited hardback edition of this. One copy of that showed up in a Cold Tonnage Books catalog in 2023, but I never saw any others listed. I asked Jim Blaylock about this on Facebook, and he told me the following:

The story behind those ultimately destroyed books is unlikely, but essentially the production of the books was botched. There was gold-embossed writing on the cover and, I think, spine, but the gold was misapplied and muddied. They weren’t saleable, and Titan had no idea of reproducing them, so they pulped the lot. Several were sent out as pre-orders that were okay. One of my friends got one, which she ultimately gave to me. I can’t be sure how many survived the carnage, but Andy has one of probably a dozen books. I was slightly miffed, partly because I had to sign the signature pages twice. The first 750 were signed by me and Tim Powers, and then I sent the result to K.W. Jeter in Ecuador along with the box of necessary pens. The story is far more hilarious than I have room for here, but they were ultimately blown to smithereens by the Ecuadorian postal service who suspected that the box was some variety of terrorist plot and exploded it in a parking lot.

Blaylock, James P. Beneath London. Titan Books, 2015. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine- copy with a few tiny touches of wear. Bought from Half Price Books for $4.99.

Blaylock, James P. The Invisible Woman. PS Publishing, 2024. First edition hardback, #76 of 200 signed, numbered hardbacks, a Fine copy in decorated boards and a Fine dust jacket. Set in the same universe as Pennies From Heaven. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Bloch, Robert. Fear and Trembling. Tor, 1989. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with small chip to top tip of rear cover, small chip to top tip of blurb page, slight, non-breaking spine creasing, and slight edgewear, inscribed by Bloch: “For Ingrid/ – best, always./Robert Bloch.” Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers page 111. Bought off eBay for $16.77.

Bloch, Robert. Mysteries of the Worm: All the Cthulhu Mythos Stories of Robert Bloch. Kensignton Zebra, 1981. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with a faint crease starting down front spine join and a few thin stray marks to pageblock edges, otherwise tight and square, inscribed by Bloch: “Warmest/good wishes/to/Dan/from/Robert Bloch.” I don’t think the sub-title is entirely accurate (or was even then), but otherwise a very solid collection of Bloch’s Mythos stories. Larson, The Complete Robert Bloch page 61. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction Writers page 111. Supplements a less attractive, unsigned copy. Bought off eBay for $17.87.

(Bloch, Robert) Nemeth, Jim (with Randall D. Larson). Robert Bloch: An Unconventional Bibliography. No publisher listed (but probably Amazon KDP), 2025. Print-On-Demand “first edition” (printing date of “03 July 2025”), a Fine copy. “This bibliography, as unconventional and idiosyncratic as Bloch himself, documents the entire oeuvre of his varied and diverse career, sprinkled throughout with Bloch’s own remembrances regarding many of his works.” Alas, one “unconventional” touch is the omitting of standard bibliographic information like first edition points (there is no mention of how to tell apart the two printings of Sea Kissed, for example), or things like page counts, prices, etc. Still, there’s a good bit of useful information in here, and the Larson essays look interesting. Bought from Amazon for $18.99.

Brackett, Leigh. The Reavers of Skaith. Ballantine Books, 1976. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with a trace of edgewear. I now have all three Skaith books, thanks to a previous Half Price Books purchase. Currey, page 53. Bought from Half Price Books for $1.34.

Brackett, Leigh. The Starman of Llyrdis. Ballantine Books, 1976. First edition paperback original thus under this title, (a reprint of the 1952 Gnome Press hardback The Starman), a Near Fine copy with edgewear and a large bookstore stamp inside the front cover, otherwise nice and square. Currey, page 53. Bought from Half Price Books for 67¢.

Bradbury, Ray. Christmas Greetings 1997. Self-Published, 1997. First edition broadsheet of the poem “Witness and Celebrate,” a Near Fine copy folded in the middle and with a name and phone number for Bradbury biographer Donn Albright on the back, inscribed “IRMA!” and signed by Bradbury. Bought as part of a small eBay lot.

Bradbury, Ray (with Kent Williams, Craig P. Russell, Segrelles, John Van Fleet, Chuck Roblin, Ray Zone, Ralph Reese and Al Williamson). The Ray Bradbury Chronicles Volume 1. Byron Preiss/Mantier, Beall, Minoustchini Publishing, 1992. First edition hardback graphic novel, a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of bumping at heel in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of wear at points. Bought off eBay for a $25 offer.

Bryant, Edward. The Cutter. Pulphouse, 1991. First edition paperback chapbook edition, a Fine- copy with small spots of rubbing to rear along spine, inscribed by Bryant: “Edward Bryant/6 -20-03/For Jane,/I love the movies/don’t you?/x o X/Ed.” Issue #8 of their Short Story Paperbacks series. Supplements a copy in my complete run of Short Story Paperbacks.

Bryant, Edward. Dreamer. Wormhole Books, 2003. First edition greeting card chapbook, #June of 500 copies signed by Bryant and other Wormhole Books staffers (Dawn Dunn, Chris Dunn, Joanna Erbach and Thomas Mark), a Fine copy in plain white envelope, presumably as issued. Wormhole Books seems to have been in business from 2001-2004 and produced a handful of chapbooks (most with small hardback runs) by Bryant, Connie Willis, etc. This seems to have been sent out as an Independence Day greeting to customers. Though probably categorized as ephemera, this appears to be an original Bryant story printed nowhere else. Does anyone know how many of these holiday card stories Wormhole published?

Bryant, Edward. Knock. No publisher listed, just “copyright (C) 2004 by Edward Bryant.” Presumed first edition thus, an 8 1/2″ x 11″ broadsheet, #28 of 50 signed copies, a Very Good+ copy with several wrinkles. No idea what this was done for, maybe a convention. Reprints a very short story originally published in Horrors! 365 Scary Stories, which I also have a story in.

Bryant, Edward. Particle Theory. Pocket/Timescape, 1981. First edition paperback original, a Very Good+ copy with spine creasing and former owner’s name stamped on inside front cover, inscribed by Bryant: “For Jane,/Yes, I know you’re not the/sort of person who makes requests/like this…but what the/heck—maybe these are fictions you can repeat/in the morning./Enjoy!/Edward Bryant/ 6/23/82.” Supplements a fine (but unsigned) copy.

Bryant, Edward. A Sad Last Love at the Diner of the Damned. Wormhole Books, 2001. First edition chapbook original (simultaneous with the much smaller hardback run), one of 750 copies on which “43” has been crossed out and replaced with “proof,” a Fine copy, signed by Bryant. I heard Ed read this at Armadillocon. Originally appeared in Skipp & Spector’s The Book of the Dead. Chalker/Owings (2002), page 1214 (which erroneously notes this as the original publication). Supplements a copy of the hardback edition.

Bryant, Edward. The Thermals of August. Pulphouse, 1992. First edition hardback, one of 100 signed, numbered hardbacks, a Fine- copy with some extremely minor nicks (greatly exaggerated in the scan), sans dust jacket, as issued. Hugo and Nebula finalists. Supplements a copy of the short story paperback version.

Bryant, Edward. While She Was Out. Wormhole Books, 2001. First edition chapbook original (simultaneous with the much smaller hardback run), #154 of 750 copies, signed by Bryant. Thriller story that was the basis of a 2008 film of the same name. Chalker/Owings (2002), page 1214.

Bryant, Edward. Wyoming Sun. Jelm Mountain Press, 1980. First edition trade paperback (simultaneous with a much smaller hardback run), a Fine- copy with slight wear at points, inscribed by Bryant: “Edward Bryant/6-20-30/For Jane,/Hey, Love Min. Sit/down. Have some tea/This is home,/Enjoy,/Ed.” Short story collection from a regional small press. Supplements a copy of the hardback. I also have an inscribed copy of this available through Lame Excuse Books.

Bryant, Edward and Harlan Ellison. Phoenix Without Ashes. Fawcett, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with one spine crease, bookstore stamp inside front cover, and a touch of edgewear, signed by Bryant. Richmond, Fingerprints on the Sky page 108. Supplements a fine (but unsigned) copy. Also, see another copy under Ellison. All of the above Ed Bryant items, and Wilson’s Clarion II below, bought for $50.

Burke, James Lee. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead. Hyperion, 1993/ First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar protected dust jacket, inscribed by Burke: “To Morey,/All the best,/James Burke.” I picked this up because I heard good things about it (and the author), and since there’s a ghost in it, it qualifies as slipstream. Bought from Half Price Books for $9.99.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice and Joe R. Lansdale. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book One. Dark Horse, 1995. First edition trade paperback graphic novel (I assume it’s a first edition, as I see no additional printing listed), a Fine copy. First of four issues of a Tarzan novel started by Burroughs and completed by Lansdale. These are more illustrated chapters rather than an actual graphic novel. Isajanko, A016.a. Supplements the later hardback first edition.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice and Joe R. Lansdale. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book Two. Dark Horse, 1995. First edition trade paperback graphic novel (no additional printing listed), a Fine- copy with slight edgewear. Second of four issues of a Tarzan novel started by Burroughs and completed by Lansdale. Isajanko, A016.a.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice and Joe R. Lansdale. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book three. Dark Horse, 1995. First edition trade paperback graphic novel (no additional printing listed), a Fine copy. Third of four issues of a Tarzan novel started by Burroughs and completed by Lansdale. Isajanko, A016.a.

Burroughs, Edgar Rice and Joe R. Lansdale. Tarzan: The Lost Adventure: Book Four. Dark Horse, 1995. First edition trade paperback graphic novel (no additional printing listed), a Near Fine- copy with slight edgewear, thin crease to front middle near spine, and thin crease running down front cover near spine. Fourth of four issues of a Tarzan novel started by Burroughs and completed by Lansdale. Isajanko, A016.a. All four of these bought off Facebook for $15.

Cabell, James Branch. Something About Eve. Robert McBride & Company, 1927. First edition hardback, limited “Large Paper” edition #655 of 850 signed, numbered copies, a Near Fine copy with bumping at heel, with frontispiece tissue guard intact and attached, sans dust jacket, I think as issued. Jones & Newman, Horror: The 100 Best Books 35, where it’s praised by no less than Robert E. Howard (“Cabell writes with a diamond pen”). Barron, Fantasy Literature *3-70. Tymn Zahorsk Boyer, Fantasy Literature: A Core Collections and Reference Guide page 59. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, page 45 (“The British issue of a book printed in America.”). Bleiler, The Checklist of Science Fiction and Fantasy (1978) page 37. Bleiler, Supernatural Fiction 327. Supplements a copy of the unsigned edition. Bought from L. W. Currey for $37.50, marked down from $75.

Campbell, Ramsey. The Inhabitant of the Lake & Other Unwelcome Tenants (60th Anniversary Edition). PS Publishing, 2024 (stated, actually 2025). First edition hardback thus, a considerably expanded version of the 1964 Arkham House first edition, #47 of 100 signed, traycased copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket in a Fine traycase. A massively expanded version of Campbell’s first book, a collection of Cthulhu Mythos stories that August Derleth helped him edit and polish before publishing for Arkham House. In addition to being a much more attractive package than both the original and the 2011 PS edition, the book includes 12 additional works (stories and essays) not in the original. Sold out upon publication, but I still have copies available through Lame Excuse Books. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Card, Orson Scott. Ender’s Shadow. Tor, 1999. First edition hardback (trade state; Tor did expensive signed/leatherbound editions for both this and Shadow of the Hegemon), a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Card. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $8.49.

Card, Orson Scott. Shadows in Flight. Tor, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Card. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $8.49.

Card, Orson Scott. Shadow of the Hegemon. Tor, 1999. First edition hardback (trade state), a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Card. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $7.49.

Card, Orson Scott. Stonefather. Subterranean Press, 2008. First separate edition, one of 2,000 signed, hardback copies, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. Fantasy novella. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $16.99.

Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Master of the Senate. Knopf, 2002. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket folded just slightly off-center, with a tiny bit of pull to top of flaps and a trace of edgewear, signed by Caro. The third in Caro’s monumental LBJ series. According to Caro, Johnson is the first Majority Leader to ever actually make the senate work. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Replaces an unsigned copy. Bought for $29.49 at the Half Price Books in Humble. I now have three of the four volumes signed by Caro (the first two signed on his book tour for Working, which obviously I also have signed). (Previously.)

Chiang, Ted. Exhalation. Knopf, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend at heel and a trace of haze rubbing. Short story collection, Ted’s second. Includes such Hugo and Nebula-winning stories as “The Merchant and the Alchemist’s Gate” (which he brought to a Turkey City Writer’s Workshop I hosted, despite it being, like all Ted’s short fiction, annoyingly perfect already), “Exhalation,” and “The Lifecycle of Software Objects.” Bought for $13 at Half Price Books.

Chiang, Ted. Story of Your Life. Subterranean Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #212 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued, in publisher’s resealable bag. Chiang’s Nebula-winning novella about attempts to communicate with aliens who don’t perceive time as linear, and the basis of the 2016 movie Arrival. The number matches the number of my Subterranean edition of Exhalation. I also own an inscribed first of Stories of Your Life, his first short story collection, which contains this. Lots of people love this novella, but I don’t like it nearly as much as “Understand” or “Hell is the Absence of God” (also contained there). I still have copies available through Lame Excuse Books. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Clarke, Arthur C. Three signature cut “from extra limitation pages for the limited edition Ultramarine Press published in 1988 of 2061.” Bought for $45 for the three. For now I’ve put these into my first editions of The Fountains of Paradise, Rendezvous With Rama, and Tales from the White Hart.

Guran, Paula, editor. New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird. Prime Books, 2011. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Reprint anthology of Cthulhu Mythos and related stories, with stories from China Mieville, Neal Gaiman, Michael Shea, John Shirley, etc. Bought at Half Price Books for $13.

Clement, Hal. Some Notes on Xi Bootis. Advent: Publishers, 1960. First edition chapbook original, one of 500 copies (per Chalker Ownings), a Fine copy save a penciled “118” at top rear left corner. Given away as a freebie at the 1960 Pittsburgh Worldcon, where Clement gave a speech on the topic of speculative fiction set in this star system. Chalker/Owings, page 5. Hassler, Hal Clement, page 57, footnote 47. Not in Currey. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $45.

Clement, Hal. Still River. Ballantine Books, 1987. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Clement. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, page 302. (“**”). Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $15.

Crowley, John. Great Work of Time. Bantam, 1991. First edition paperback original thus and first separate edition, originally published as one of four novellas in Novelty two years before, a Fine- copy with edgewear. His World Fantasy Award-winning time travel novel, it which an initial time travel effort to keep the British Empire intact eventually results in radical changes down the line. Bought from Half Price Books for $1.79.

Davidson, Avram (as Ellery Queen). And on the Eighth Day. Random House, 1964. First edition hardback (“First Printing” stated, as per Currey), a Near Fine- copy with wear at head, heel and points, in a Very Good dust jacket with several 1/4″ to 1/8″ chips at head, heel, points and bottom center, “3-24” written in pen on inside top flap, two hairline tears to bottom front cover, and trace of dust soiling to white rear cover. Currey, page 131. Hubin, page 326. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $10.

Davidson, Avram (as Ellery Queen). The Fourth Side of the Triangle. Random House, 1965. First edition hardback (“First Printing” stated, as per Currey), a Fine- copy with a trace of wear at head, heel and points in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with slight grubbiness to white jacket, 1/4″ close hairline tear at bottom front, and a touch of edgewear. Currey, page 131. Hubin, page 326. Currey says this Random House edition precedes, but Hubin says the Gollancz edition precedes. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $10.

Davidson, Avram. The Island Under The Earth. Ace, 1969. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine+ copy with faint creasing along front spine join and slight edgewear (most noticeable at head and heel), otherwise square and bright, inscribed by Davidson to editor Lin Carter: “From one six-limbed to/another -/Lin Carter from/Avram Davidson/Jun 11, 1976/New York City.” In addition to having edited the acclaimed Ballantine Adult Fantasy line, Carter also bought two stories from Davidson: “Caravan to Illiel” for Flashing Swords #3: Warriors and Wizards, and “Milord Sir Smiht, The English Wizard” for Year’s Best Fantasy Stories 2, making this an even better associational copy. Dillon cover. Supplements an unsigned copy. Bought off eBay for $13.95.

Disch, Thomas M. The Businessman: A Tale of Terror. Harper & Row, 1984. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Disch. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 98. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 88. Supplements an unsigned copy. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $20.

(Donaldson, Stephen R.) W. A. Senior. Stephen R. Donaldson’s Chronicles of Thomas Covenant: Variations on the Fantasy Tradition. Kent State University Press, 1995. First edition hardback (“03 02 01 00 99 98 97 96 95 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket (although, oddly, it seems quite like a heavy grade of red construction paper). Critical companion to the Thomas Covenant books. Added mainly because Kent State has put out a number of interesting SF/F/H related books over the years, some of which (like Bleiler’s Guide to Supernatural Fiction) have gotten quite pricey on the secondary market. Bought for $8 at Recycled Books in Denton.

Donoghue, Emma. Room. Little, Brown, 2010. First edition hardback (“FIRST EDITION: SEPTEMBER 2010” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline on copyright page), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel and slight blunting of tips in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. Mainstream novel of a mother raising a son in a single room while trying to hide from him the fact she’s a prisoner there. Basis of the 2015 film of the same name. Bought at Half Price Books for $5.84.

Eggers, Dave. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius. Simon & Schuster, 2000. First edition hardback (full “1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed (with initials) and dated (“3/6/00”) by Eggers. His debut novel. You have to admire the chutzpah of the title. Bought from Half Price Books for $13.50.

Ellison, Harlan. The Man With Nine Lives b/w A Touch of Infinity. Ace Doubles, 1960. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine- copy with spine crease and faint crease along each cover’s spine join (exagerated here), both sides identically inscribed by Ellison: “For Carter/Harlan Ellison.” Richmond, Fingerprints on the Sky page 107. Currey, page 178. Supplements a slightly less attractive signed copy. Bought for $26.55.

Ellison, Harlan. No Doors, No Windows. Pyramid, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine+ copy with slight spine fading, hairline creasing on front and rear join, and slight edgewear, signed by Ellison. Richmond, Fingerprints on the Sky page 54. Currey, page 178. Supplements a better but unsigned PBO and the signed, limited Borderlands Press hardback. Bought for $26.

Bryant, Edward and Harlan Ellison. Phoenix Without Ashes. Fawcett, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with a trace of edgewear and spine ever so slightly concave, signed by Bryant and Ellison. Richmond, Fingerprints on the Sky page 108. Currey, pages 76 and 178. Supplements a Near Fine copy signed by Bryant, a Fine, unsigned copy, and a Near Fine unsigned copy, so now I have two each under Bryant and Ellison, which is probably more than I need. And I have unsigned copies for sale through Lame Excuse Books. Bought off eBay for $19.87.

Farmer, Philip Jose. Dare. Ballantine Books, 1965. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine- copy with a 1″ non-breaking crease or slice to rear cover, a bit of non-breaking spine creasing just starting, and a trace of edgewear, signed by Farmer. Currey, page 183. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, page 79. Bought off eBay for $36.

Farmer, Philip Jose. The Lovers. Ballantine Books, 1961. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with one faint spine crease just starting and slight edgewear Currey, page 185. Brizzi, Phillip Jose Farmer, pages 18-24. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, 189. Bought off eBay for $16.49. Supplements a signed copy of the later hardback first and a less attractive signed PBO.

Farmer, Philip Farmer. Strange Relations. Ballantine Books, 1960. First edition paperback original, (and, unlike many Ballantine SF of the era, there was no simultaneous hardback edition, a Near Fine copy with one wrinkle across middle of spine and a small stray ink mark at head, signed by Farmer. Short story collection, the alien sex anthology before Alien Sex. Currey, page 178. Bought for $10 (the opening bid).

Farmer, Philip Jose. The Unreasoning Mask. Putnam, 1981. First edition hardback (simultaneous with the trade hardback), #349 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Pringle, Science Fiction: The Hundred Best Novels 96. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, pages 339-340 (“***…Metaphsyical space opera, one of the author’s best”). Supplements a copy of the trade hardback. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $35.

Ferris, John, Stephen Gallagher and Joe R. Lansdale. Night Visions 8. Dark Harvest, 1990. First edition hardback, #491 of 600 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine-, Mylar-protected dust jacket with a trace of edgewear at bottom rear, in a Fine slipcase. The second to last Dark Harvest volume of the original Night Visions anthology series, each volume of which includes original stories from three writers. Supplements a trade edition signed by Lansdale (I have all 12 volumes, including the three done by Subterranean). Bought off eBay for $30, a substantial discount off the original $55 price.

Note: The white streak at upper right is dust jacket glare.

(Gaiman, Neil) Hank Wagner, Christopher Golden and Stephen R. Bissette. The Prince of Stories: The Many Worlds of Neil Gaiman. Cemetery Dance, 2015. First edition thus (the trade edition precedes by seven years), one of 1000 copies signed by the three authors (not by Gaiman), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Critical companion to Gaiman’s work. Bought off eBay for an offer of $10, a considerable discount from the publication price of $75.

Hammond, Warren. KOP. Tor, 2007. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Hammond. Postcyberpunk crime drama. Back when I was still invited to Worldcon etc., someone mentioned that this was a good cyberpunk police procedural. Bought from Half Price Books for $4.99.

Hammond, Warren. KOP Killer. Tor, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of haze rubbing to rear panel, inscribed by Hammond: “To Deane,/Down the/rabbit hole/Warren Hammond.” Postcyberpunk crime drama. Bought from Half Price Books in Pearland for $4.99.

Harvia, Teddy (David Thayer). WingNuts in Time and Space. Self-published, 2025. First edition comic book fanzine original, #90 of 200 copies, a Fine copy, with letter from the author/illustrator laid in. An eight page comic from the award-winning fan artist featuring his WingNut characters talking about the Big Bang. Given to me free after he asked me if I wanted a copy. Sure!

Haydock, Ron. Deerstalker! Holmes and Watson on Screen. Scarecrow Press, 1978. First edition hardback (no additional printings listed), a Fine- copy with wear at points, sans dust jacket, presumably as listed. Filmography of Sherlock Holmes films and TV shows. Bought off Facebook for $10.

Hill, Joe. The Fireman. William Morrow, 2016. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Near Fine- dust jacket with two creases running the length of the front flap. Supplements an unsigned first and the signed, limited, slipcased PS Publishing edition. Bought from Half Price Books for $13.04.

Houlihan, John. Mon Dieu Cthulhu! The d’Bois Escapades: Volume One. No Publisher, 2018. Presumed first edition trade paperback original (no additional printings listed, but it looks like a POD book), a Fine copy. Contains two Napoleonic Wars Cthulhu Mythos novellas, “The Crystal Void” (“first illustrated edition”) and “Feast of the Dead,” for which this appears to be the first publication anywhere. I just found the concept interesting. Bought at Half Price Books for $4.94.

Howard, Robert E. The Adventures of Lal Singh. Cryptic Publications, 1985. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Short story collection. Part of a large bulk purchase of Robert A. Howard books at the beginning of the year from a private collector for $725.

Howard, Robert E. Always Comes Evening. Underwood Miller, 1977. First edition thus, a reprint of the Arkham House edition #116 of 200 leatherbound copies signed by artist Keiko Nelson, a Fine copy in a Fine-, first state (dragon) dust jacket with a short hairline crack and three tiny spots of edgewear at head, four tiny spots of edgewear at heel, and indention in spine middle (where you would pull the book out of the slipcase with you fingers), with folded sheet reproducing the handwritten “The Song of Yar Ali Khan” laid in, in a Fine- slipcase with a trace of wear at points. Contents differ from the Arkham House edition. Chalker/Owens, page 430. Supplements a copy of the Arkham House first edition. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Black Vulmea’s Vengence. Donald M. Grant, 1976. First edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine- copy with trace of wear at head, heel and points. Pirate stories. Currey, page 248. Chalker/Owings, page 218. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Blades for France. George T. Hamilton, 1975. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with faint dust prints to front cover. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. (Rob Roehm, editor). The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume One: 1923 – 1929. Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2007. First edition hardback, #267 of 300 copies, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at heel in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with slight bumping at heel, small fold to top of front flap, trace of wear at points, and slight haze rubbing to rear. Most of the letters in this volume seem to be to longtime close friend Tevis Clyde Smith.

With:

Howard, Robert E. (Rob Roehm, editor). The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume Two: 1930-1932. Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2007. First edition hardback, #266 of 300 copies, a Fine- copy with bump to top front point in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend at head, bump at point, trace of wear at points, and faint non-breaking surface scratches to rear cover. In this volume we finally start to see a number of letters to H.P. Lovecraft (I haven’t looked yet, but I’m guessing most if not all are included in the two volume A Means to Freedom, which I also have).

With:

Howard, Robert E. (Rob Roehm, editor). The Collected Letters of Robert E. Howard Volume Three: 1933-1936. Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2007. First edition hardback, #265 of 300 copies, a Fine copy in a Near Fine- dust jacket with two long, faint scratches to the front cover, slight wrinkling at head and a trace of wear at points. Letters to a wide range of recipients: Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, August Derleth, Emil Petja, etc. All three bought of Facebook for $60 for the set.

Howard, Robert E. The Coming of El Borak. Cryptic Publications, 1987. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Short story collection. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Complete Yellow Jacket. Paul Herman, 1999. First edition chapbook original, #80 of 100 copies, a Fine copy. Collection of Howard’s work that appeared in The Yellow Jacket, the school paper for Howard Payne University. Bought off Facebook for $20.

Howard, Robert E. The Devil in Iron. Donald M. Grant, 1976. First edition hardback, a Near Fine+ copy with slight bump at heel and long, faint non-breaking crease to front free endpaper, in a Near Fine dust jacket with bump at heel, small section of slight discoloration to bottom rear edge, long, faint non-breaking crease to front flap and trace of wear at points. Chalker/Owings, page 218. Currey, page 249. Fifth volume in the Deluxe Conan series. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Early Adventures of El Borak. The Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2010. First edition hardback, #26 of 150 copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. All the Francis X. Gordon, Lal Singh and Yar Ali Khan stories. Although not signed when I purchased, I’ve now had introduction author David A. Hardy inscribe it to me. Bought off Facebook for $50.

Howard, Robert E. Echoes from an Iron Harp. Donald M. Grant, 1972. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with trace of wear at head, heel and point in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of wear at head, heel and points and trace of dust soiling to white rear panel. Howard’s third poetry collection. Lord, The Last Celt, page 129. Chalker/Owings, page 217. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Grey God Passes. Charles Miller, 1975. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Chalker/Owings, page 547. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Hawks of Outremer. Donald M. Grant, 1979. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with slight bumping and small abrasion at heel and trace of wear at head and points. Howard’s Cormac Fitzgeoffrey stories. Chalker/Owens, page 220. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Hour of the Dragon. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1977. First hardback edition thus (no statement of printing, as per Currey, and “7711” date on flap, as per ISFDB), “The Authorized Edition” of the Conan novel Conan the Conqueror edited by Karl Edward Wagner (and weirdly, the paperback edition precedes by a couple of months), a Fine-/Fine- copy with a trace of bumping at points. Currey, page 250, who notes “Follows the text of the five-part serial appearing in Weird Tales.” Supplements a copy of the Gnome Press first of Conan the Conqueror. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Incredible Adventures of Dennis Dorgan. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1974. First edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine- copy with slight bumping and edgewear at head, heel and a trace of wear at points. All Howard’s tales of Sailor Dennis Dorgan. Chalker/Owings, page 177. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Isle of Pirate Doom. George T. Hamilton, 1975. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight wear to top corners. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The King’s Service. George T. Hamilton, 1976. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Lost Valley of Iskander. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1974. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrink wrap. Chalker/Owings, page 177. Francis X. Gordon stories. Neither Chalker/Owings nor ISFDB note any additional FAX printings. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Marchers of Valhalla. Donald M. Grant, 1977. First edition thus, a larger and more heavily heavily illustrated version than the 1972 edition which adds an additional story (“The Grey God Passes”), a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with bumping at head and heel and two 1/2″ closed tears to top rear panel, with signature plate by illustrator Marcus Boas affixed to front free endpaper. Chalker/Owens, page 218 (“essentially a new book”). I’m not seeing any mention of the plate online or in the literature, and I’m not sure whose signature that is. Supplements the 1972 first edition. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Pay Day. Cryptic Publications, 1986. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Eight extremely short stories. Editor Robert M. Price: “These tales represent Howard’s attempt to write ‘realistic’ fiction.” Bought off Facebook for $20.

Howard, Robert E. The People of the Black Circle. Donald M. Grant, 1974. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight discoloration to the front panel and slight bumping at head. Chalker/Owings, page 217. Currey, page 250. First volume of the Deluxe Conan series. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Pride of Bear Creek. Donald M. Grant, 1966. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with previous owner’s name in ink on front free endpaper and a tiny dust print at heel, in a Fine- dust jacket with a few small nicks to front panel near bottom edge. The second collection of Breckenridge Elkins stories. Supplements a copy of the 1977 Grant edition. Lord, The Last Celt, page 117. Currey, page 251. Chalker/Owings, page 216. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Queen of the Black Coast. Donald M. Grant, 1978. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine copy. Chalker/Owings, page 218. Seventh volume of the Deluxe Conan series. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Red Nails. Donald M. Grant, 1975. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket was one pinprick black dot on front of dust jack. Fourth in the Deluxe Conan series. Currey, page 251. Chalker/Owings, page 217-18. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Road of Azrael. Donald M. Grant, 1979. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend at head and heel. Another lavishly illustrated collection, this one with art by Roy Krenkel. Chalker/Owens, page 219. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Road to Rome. Roy A. Squires, 1972. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine- envelope with slight wear at edges. Lord, The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, page 128. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 17. Chalker/Owings, page 589. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Rogues in the House. Donald M. Grant, 1976. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Sixth in the Deluxe Conan series. Currey, page 251. Chalker/Owings, page 218. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Sentiment: An Olio Rarer Works. Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2009. First edition hardback, #63 of 150 hardback copies, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of edgewear at head. Hefty 583 page collection of Howard’s rarer works, including some never meant for publication. Edited by Bob Roehm. Introduction by Mark Finn. Bought off Facebook.

Howard, Robert E. The Shadow of the Beast. George T. Hamilton, 1977. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend to top front right corner. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Shadow of the Hun. George T. Hamilton, 1975. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight crease to top left front corner. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Son of the White Wolf. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1977. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrink wrap. Francis X. Gordon stories. Chalker/Owings, page 177. Neither Chalker/Owings nor ISFDB note any additional FAX printings. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. A Song of the Naked Lands. Roy A. Squires, 1973. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Near Fine+ envelope with fold to flap and slight wear at edges. Lord, The Last Celt: A Bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard, page 130. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 21. Chalker/Owings, page 589. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Spears of Clontarf. George T. Hamilton, 1978. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Swords of the North. Robert E. Howard Foundation Press, 2009. First edition hardback, #118 of 200 numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight wrinkling at head and slight edgewear at heel. “Featuring Viking Stories, Celtic Adventures, Drafts and Fragments.” Edited by Bob Roehm. Introduction by Rusty Burke. Bought off Facebook.

Howard, Robert E. The Swords of Shahrazah. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1976. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrink wrap. Kirby O’Donnell stories. Chalker/Owings, page 177. Neither Chalker/Owings or ISFDB note any additional FAX printings. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. The Tower of the Elephant. Donald M. Grant, 1975. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bumping at head and heel. Third in the Deluxe Conan series. Currey, page 251. Chalker/Owings, page 217. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Two-Fisted Detective. Cryptic Publications, 1984. First edition chapbook original, one of 450 unsigned, unnumbered copies, a Fine- copy with slight bit of wear to the spine. Four stories featuring Detective Steve Harris. Bought off Facebook for $20.

Howard, Robert E. Up, John Kane! Roy A. Squires, 1977. First edition chapbook original, a Fine- with one faint surface scratch and faint indentation through pages copy in a Fine- envelope with slight wear at edges. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 33. Chalker/Owings, page 590. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Valley of the Lost. Charles Miller, 1975. First edition chapbook original, #691 of 777 signed by illustrator Bot Roda, a Fine copy (the ragged right edge of the front cover seems intentional). Chalker/Owings, page 547. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. A Witch Shall Be Born. Donald M. Grant, 1975. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend at head and slight crease to very tip of top front inner flap. Second in the Deluxe Conan series. Currey, page 251. Chalker/Owings, page 217. Part of that large Howard purchase.

Howard, Robert E. Writer of the Dark. Dark Carneval Press, 1986. First edition oversized 11 1/2″ x 8 3/8″ trade paperback original, #111 of 500 copies, a Near Fine copy with light streak of dampstaining to pageblock edges, slight dampstaining dye transfer from covers to first and last pages, just the start of a spine crease, and a touch of edgewear to covers. Collection of poetry and fiction. Bought off Facebook.

Howard, Robert E. and Tevis Clyde Smith (“El Gringo” (E. A. Fisher) illustrator). Red Blades of Black Cathay. Real Free Press, 1975. First edition chapbook graphic novel, a Fine copy. Part of that large Howard purchase.

(Howard, Robert E.) Derie, Bobby. Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Other. Hippocampus Press, 2019. First edition trade paperback original (though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Bought off Facebook for $5.

(Howard, Robert E.) de Camp, L. Sprague. The Miscast Barbarian: A Biography of Robert E. Howard (1906-2936). Gerry de la Ree, 1975. Presumed second printing (no limitation statement on final page, as pr Chalker/Owings) oversize chapbook original, a Fine copy. A short (42 pages, including art, bibliography and notes), impressionistic biography of Howard by de Camp, who was later to do a much more extensive biography of Howard, Dark Valley Destiny, in collaboration with his wife Catherine Crook de Camp. It is an understatement to note that de Camp’s biography, and his long legacy collecting, editing and publishing Howard’s work, is not regarded with universal love by the Robert E. Howard community. Chalker/Owings, page 128. Part of that large Howard purchase.

(Howard, Robert E.) Lord, Glenn. The Last Celt: A bio-Bibliography of Robert Ervin Howard. Donald M. Grant, 1976. First edition hardback a Fine- copy in a Fine- dust jacket with bumped corners. About a hundred pages of biography of Howard by various people (including H. P. Lovecraft), with the rest taken up with a bibliography. Chalker/Owings, page 218 (“Good and very useful.”). Part of that large Howard purchase.

(Howard, Robert E.) Willard M. Oliver. Robert E. Howard: The Life and Times of a Texas Author. University of North Texas Press, 2025. First edition hardback (“10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Hefty 580 page biography of Howard that’s gotten lots of praise in the various REH-adjacent bibliographic groups I visit on Facebook. Bought off Amazon for $20.80, a hefty discount off the $40 list price. But click on that link and you’ll find it even cheaper…

Hunter, Stephen. Dead Zero. Simon and Schuster, 2010. First edition hardback (“1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2” numberline), a Fine- copy with slight bends at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with traces of wear at head, heel and points, signed by Hunter. Bought at Half Price Books for $7.19.

Hunter, Stephen. I, Ripper. Simon and Schuster, 2015. First edition hardback (“10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Fine- copy with slight bends at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with traces of wear at head, heel and points, inscribed by Hunter: “To David,/All/best/Stephen Hunter”. Bought at Half Price Books for $7.19.

Hunter, Stephen. Night of Thunder. Simon & Schuster, 2008. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Hunter. “A Bob Lee Swagger novel.” Bought at a Dallas Half Price Books for $6.49, which is a quarter of the original selling price.

Jeter, K.W. Star Wars: Slave Ship: Book 2 of The Bounty Hunter Wars. Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with slight foxing to inside covers and a trace of edgewear. I already had volume 1 and volume 3 of the trilogy, as well a signed copy of the SFBC hardback omnibus. Bought for $3.99.

Jones, Diana Wynne. Minor Arcana. Gollancz, 1996. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, signed by Jones, with sales slip laid in. Bought at a Half Price Books for $14.99. I kept this one because I like short story collections and I didn’t have a signed Jones in my collection.

Joshi, S. T., editor. Black Wings II: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror. PS Publishing, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with UPC sticker to rear cover (presumably as issued). Original Lovecraftian horror anthology featuring work from John Shirley, Don Webb, Steve Rasnic Tem, etc. This is the trade edition (there was also a signed, limited edition). Long out of print in hardback, but bought off Facebook for $30 (pretty close to the original price of £25).

Joshi, S. T., editor. Black Wings IIi: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror. PS Publishing, 2014. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. original Lovecraftian horror anthology featuring work from Brian Stableford, Don Webb, Peter Cannon, etc. This is the trade edition (there was also a signed, limited edition). Long out of print in hardback, but bought off Facebook for $30 (pretty close to the original price of £25).

Koontz, Dean R. Oddkins: A Fable for All Ages. Warner Books, 1988. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, an association copy inscribed by Koontz to longtime friend and fellow writer Lisa Tuttle: “To Lisa —/A tale for kids of all ages./Button up your jammies, put/your slippers by the bed, and/be ready to run in case the/[underlined]bad toys[/underlined] show up some night./Warmest regards/Dean R. Koontz.” Lisa told me that she knew Koontz since she met him and his wife Gerda at a convention in the early 1970s when she was a student at Syracuse University, and in fact spent Thanksgiving break with the Koontzs one year. Koontz also dedicated his novel Beastchild to Tuttle. I saw on Facebook that Lisa had been selling off some books, and this is one of the ones she wanted to sell. The prices for signed Koontz firsts have come down a bit lately, to the point that recent titles can be had for cover price or even a bit less, but I have to think actual associational copies signed by him are a good deal harder to find. Bought from Lisa for £50, including shipping (which is a goodly chunk).

A little bit of the dust jacket top is cut off in the scan.

Koontz, Dean R. (as Leigh Nichols). Shadowfires. Avon, 1987. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with one slight spine crease, start of a faint crease along front spine join, slight bumping at head, trace of wear at corners, and touch of age darkening to very tops of white cover, signed by Koontz: “Leigh Nichols/[quotation marks around printed Leigh Nichols name]/also known as/Dean R. Koontz.” One of Koontz’s many pseudonymous novels. Supplements unsigned copies of the book club hardback and the Dark Harvest trade hardback under Koontz’s own name. Bought off eBay for $15.59.

Kurland, Michael. The Unicorn Girl. Pyramid, 1969. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with non-breaking crease across front cover and some edgewear (but no spine creasing). Second book in the hippie science fiction trilogy, preceded by Chester Anderson’s The Butterfly Kid and followed by T. A. Waters’ The Probability Pad (which I have). Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $2.49.

Kuttner, Henry. Ahead of Time. Ballantine Books, 1954. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with slight wear at head, heel and points, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with two closed 2″ tears to front cover, wear at points, and slight soiling to lighter portions of jacket. Short story collection. Currey, page 291. Bought from L. W. Currey for $37.50, marked down from $75.

Kuttner, Henry. Valley of the Flame. Ace, 1964. First edition paperback original (40¢ price and no printing statement on copyright page, as per Currey), a Fine- copy with a trace of wear at points. Currey, page 293. Cawthorn and Moocrcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books, page 135. Bought at Recycled Books in Denton for $3.

Kuttner, Henry and C. L. Moore. Earth’s Last Citadel. Ace, 1964. First edition paperback original (40¢ price and no printing statement on copyright page, as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with hairline creasing along front spine join, slight edgewear at head, heel and points and a few other traces of edgewear. Currey, page 292. Bought at a DFW Half Price Books for $3.

Lachman, Marvin. A Reader’s Guide to the American Novel of Detection. G. K. Hall & Co., 1993. First edition hardback, an Ex-Library copy with most of the usual flaws (though UT Law Library rather than APL, so it doesn’t have the hideous APL band glued to the dust jacket), otherwise it would be a Fine/Fine copy. Provides plot synopsis for American detective novels, along with a few different index sections (pseudonyms, series characters, settings, etc.). There are no entries for Joe R. Lansdale, Kinky Friedman, or even Dashiell Hammett, so I wonder what the criteria was for an entry here. Bought for the munificent sum of $1 at UT’s ReUse shop.

Lafferty, R.A. The Man Who Lost His Magic: The Collected Short Fiction Volume 8. First edition hardback, #40 of 300 numbered copies signed by introduction author Gary K. Wolfe.

(Lafferty, R. A., Gene Wolfe) Knight, Dan (Amanda Patchin and Brent Towell, interviewers). Hedgehog Press Interviews Dan Knight. Hedgehog Press, 2024. First edition chapbook original, #23 of 50 copies, a Fine copy, with frontispiece tissue guard laid in. Interview with the publisher of United Mythologies Press, small press publisher of several works by R. A. Lafferty and Gene Wolfe. Bought off Abebooks for $15 plus shipping after Knight mentioned the existence off it on a Gene Wolfe group on Facebook. Do I want all the Lafferty and Wolfe critical chapbooks? Yes, yes I do.

Lansdale, Joe R. (Joe Hill) The Essential Horror of Joe R. Lansdale. Tachyon, 2025. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, signed by Lansdale. According to the publisher, Joe showed up for their 30th Anniversary Party and “signed all the books.” Joe Hill provides the introduction. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I have copies available through Lame Excuse Books.

Lansdale, Joe R. Freezer Burn. Mysterious Press, 1999. Advanced Reading Copy, trade paperback format, of the trade hardback first edition, a Fine- copy, with slight wear at corners. Supplements the Crossroad Press signed, limited, true first edition. Bought for $9.99.

Lansdale, Joe R. Sugar on the Bones. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications. 2025. First limited edition edition hardback, #101 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase (the slipcase was not included in the base price for the book, I had to pay extra for it). Signed, limited edition of the latest Hap and Leonard novel.

Lansdale, Joe R., editor. The Horror Hall of Fame. Cemetery Dance, 2011. First edition Advanced Uncorrected Proof, trade paperback format, of the hardback first edition, a Fine copy. Isajanko D13.a (but no mention of proof states). Bought off Facebook for $10.

(Lansdale, Joe R.) Christopher Golden & Brian Keene, editors. The Drive-In: Multiplex. Pandi Press, 2023. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy with seven different Pando Press/Lansdale advertising cards and such laid in. Supplements a copy of the the Thunderstorm Books signed/limited hardback. Bought from the publisher at cover price when they announced it was about to go out of print.

Lethem, Jonathan. K is for Fake. McSweeney’s Quarterly, 2000. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Story about Franz Kafka from the then-forthcoming Kafka Americana. Bought for $10 from The Little Book House in the Woods in Spring, Texas.

Link, Kelly. 4 Stories. Jelly Ink, 2000. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy, singed by Link. Jelly Ink was Link’s own publishing house before Small Beer Press. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $35.

Locke, George. Ferret Fantasy’s Christmas Annual For 1972. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy save for penciled inventory number on front cover. Full of obscure bibliographic entries and reprints of period literature. I would like to pick up all of Locke’s reference works. Tymn Schlobin Currey, A Research Guide to Science Fiction Studies 31. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror 180. Bought from L. W. Currey for $12.50, marked down from $25.

(Lovecraft, H.P.) Eddy, Muriel E. & C.M. The Gentleman from Angell Street. Helios House Press, 2025. Third edition, first hardback and first thus, a greatly expanded version of the Fenham Publishing trade paperback of 2001 (which I also have), a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Biographical memoir of Lovecraft by two of his neighbors, now filled out with information gleaned from unearthed correspondence. Backed on Kickstarter for $65.

(Lovecraft, H. P.) S. T. Joshi, editor. Primal Sources: Essays on Lovecraft. Hippocampus Press, 2003. First edition trade paperback original (stated, though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine- copy with first page slightly dog-eared at bottom. Joshi essays on various Lovecraftian topics. Joshi, H.P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography III-C-65. Joshi, 200 Books by S. T. Joshi, I.23. Bought off Facebook for $10.

(Lovecraft, H.P.) Mariconda, Steven J. H. P. Lovecraft: Art, Artifact, and Reality. Hippocampus Press, 2013. First edition trade paperback original (though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Near Fine+ copy with a trace of light staining to page block edges and few light spots of staining to first few pages, and a trace of wear at points. Bought for $10.

McDonald, Ian. Hopeland. Tor, 2023. First edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine- copy with slight bumping to top points. Looks a bit New Weird-ish. ISDFB says the Tor edition precedes by a couple of days. Bought from Half Price Books for $13.49.

Michener, James A. The Eagle and the Raven. State House Press, 1990. First edition hardback, an unnumbered copy of 350 numbered copies signed by Michener and illustrator Charles Shaw, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket. Novel of the clash between Sam Houston and Santa Ana, and unlike most Michener works, this one comes in at a sprightly 210 pages. Bought at a Half Price Books for $9.99.

Middleton, Richard. A Little Green Book of Ghastly Tales. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #462 of 350 numbered copies (Borderlands: “we only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they continue to get it”) signed by editor Nicholas A. Psaltso, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Collection from this British writer and poet who died young, including his most famous story, “The Ghost Ship.” I have copies available through Lame Excuse Books.

Moorcock, Michael. The Fireclown. Compact SF/Roberts & Vintner, 1965. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine- copy with slight spine creasing and wear at points, otherwise nice and square, signed by Moorcock, with a folded flyer for Modern Family Planning laid in (no idea if that was as issued or not). Bilyeu, Tanalorn Archive page 19. Currey, page 370. Bought for $20.51.

Moorcock, Michael. The Twilight Man. Compact SF/Roberts & Vintner, 1966. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with former owner’s name on blurb page and a few nicks of wear, otherwise tight and square, signed by Moorcock. Bilyeu, Tanalorn Archive page 35. Currey, page 373. Bought for $20.59.

Moorcock, Michael. Five signature plates. Mike was kind enough to put these in my SASE.

(Moorcock, Michael) Edward Kramer, editor. Michael Moorcock’s Pawn of Chaos. White Wolfe, 1996. Presumed first edition trade paperback original (most White Wolf Moorcock books have a first printing statement and/or numberline; while this one does not, it doesn’t have any later printing statement either, I have been unable to find anyone who has a copy with a printing statement, and it seems unlikely an anthology would have multiple printings), a Fine- copy with a trace of soiling to outer pageblock edge. Original anthology of Eternal Champion stories, featuring work by John Shirley, Don Webb, Bill Crider, Peter Crowther, etc. (even Gary Gygax!). Bought off Facebook for $10.

Moore, Christopher. Island of the Sequined Love Nun. Avon, 1997. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Moore. Comic novel. Bought off Facebook for $10.

Morris, Edmund. Dutch: A Memoir of Ronald Reagan. Random House, 1999. First edition hardback (with “First Edition” states and “24689753” numberline (yes, Random House first printing numberlines of the period started with “2”; don’t ask me why)), a Fine- copy with a touch of a crease at head in a Fine- dust jacket with a slight bit of pull at head and top front edge, inscribed by Morris: “To Wade/With regards.” Massive 874 page authorized biography of Reagan that was quite controversial when released because it added fictional characters for dramatic effect. Bought from Recycled Reads, the Austin Public Library resale shop, for $1.85.

Moskowitz, Sam. Explorers of the infinite: Shapers of Science Fiction. World Publishing Company, 1963. Hardback reprint (Currey says First Edition stated on copyright page, and I’m not seeing it anywhere), a Near Fine copy with bend at head and heel and a few pinpoint spots to boards, in a Near Fine- Mylar-protected dust jacket with wear at head and heel, slight age darkening to spine, some rubbing, and slight darkening to white portions of rear panel. Mostly essays on individual writers, arranged chronologically, from well-known figures like Lovecraft, Stapledon and Burroughs to more obscure ones like Fitz-James O’Brien and Frank Reade Jr. Moskowitz was tremendously important as one of the field’s first historians and critics, but also tremendously controversial due to many tendentious opinions. Bought at a DFW Half Price Books for $6.99.

Nesbit, Edith. A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #463 of 350 numbered copies (Borderlands: “we only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they continue to get it”) signed by editor Hal Bodner, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Ten stories (including retellings of Hamlet and Macbeth) from an English author better known for children’s books. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I have copies of this available through Lame Excuse Books.

Neville, Leigh. Technicals: Non-Standard Tactical Vehicles from the Great Toyota War to modern Special Forces. Osprey, 2018. Fourth printing of the first trade paperback original edition, a Fine copy. Just what is says, a history of technicals, civilian vehicles (frequently Toyota pickup trucks) modified to mount military weapons like machine guns, anti-tank guns and rocket launchers. Usually an insurgent weapon, American Special Forces used them in some theaters in the 1980s and 90s. Given to me as a late Christmas present by Dwight.

Niven, Larry. Ringworld. Ballantine Books, 1970. First edition paperback original (“First Printing: October 1970,” as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with just a start of spine creasing, traces of soiling to rear cover, and trace of wear at head and heel and tips, otherwise a tight, square, beautiful copy. Hugo and Nebula winner for Best Novel. Currey, page 387. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, page 262 (“***”). Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 4 *4-316. Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature, pages 1799-1804. The true first edition and the one in which Niven infamously had the earth rotating the wrong way. Supplements a copy of the Gollancz hardback first and replaces a less attractive PBO copy now available through Lame Excuse Books. Bought off Facebook for $5.

Niven, Larry. The Time of the Warlock. SteelDragon Press, 1984. First edition hardback, #185 of 200 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. Includes all of The Magic Goes Away and additional stories set in the same universe. Supplements an unsigned copy. Chalker/Owings, page 418. Bought off eBay for $23.50, less than the original limited edition list price of $30.

Piper, H. Beam. Four-Day Planet. G. P. Putnam’s Sons, 1961. First edition hardback (no statement of printing, as per Currey), a Near Fine copy with slight wear at heel and points, slight bend at head and heel, and slight dust-soiling to page block edges, and a trace of foxing to gutters, in a Very Good- dust jacket missing several small chips from spine, the largest about 1″ x 1/16″), about 1/4″ loss at head, and shallow loss at points, inscribed by Piper: “For Bill Stroup/—off for California with his banjo on/his knee –/Hope the Injuns don’t get him. /a-crossin’ the plains —/H. Beam Piper.” According to the seller, Piper was a friend of his father’s. Currey, page 402. Bought for $150, bargained down from $180.

Pournelle, Jerry (with John F. Carr). The Survival of Freedom. Fawcett Crest, 1981. First edition paperback original (“First Fawcett Crest Printing: August 1981” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”), a Near Fine- copy with slight spine creasing and a touch of edgewear, a few other touches of wear, and pages slightly toned, signed not only by editor Pournelle, but also contributors Robert A. Heinlein (twice; once on the title page and once after his non-fiction piece on the L-5 society), Poul Anderson and Larry Niven. Proof, once again, of George Locke’s dictum not to look for books, but look at books. Heinlein didn’t make many (if any) public appearances after the Kansas City Worldcon in 1976. I found this book at the Half Price Books in Clear Lake City, so I wonder if the contributors might have signed this at a NASA or L-5 event. Contains a mixture of fiction and non-fiction, and includes contributions from Russell Kirk (non-fiction), Harlan Ellison (“‘Repent, Harlequin!’ Said the Ticktockman”) and Jack Vance (“Dodkin’s Job”). Bought for $2.99, quite a bargain considering that signed Heinleins start at about $300 these days.

Powers, Tim. Dinner at Deviant’s Palace. Charnel House, 2025. First limited edition thus, #56 of 99 numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued, with cardstock ad for limited edition art print of Powers’ own interpretation of Deviant’s Palace laid in. Post-apocalytic science fiction novel that won the Philip K. Dick Award. Already sold out from the publisher, but I have a copy available through Lame Excuse Books.

Powers, Tim. The Mills of the Gods. Charnel House, 2025. First edition hardback (according to Charnel House, both this and the Baen edition came out December 2, 2025), #54 of 150 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Supernatural fantasy set in 1925 Paris. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Price, Robert M., editor. Two-Fisted Detective Stories Volume 2. Cryptic Publications, 1988. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Anthology of detective stories, including stories from Manly Wade Wellman (“Murder Music,” which doesn’t appear to be in the five volume Selected Stories), Robert Bloch (“The Knife and the Throat,” which doesn’t appear to have been reprinted in any Bloch collections), Lin Carter and C.J. Henderson. Bought off Facebook for $20.

Rand, Ayn (edited by Michael S. Berliner). Letters of Ayn Rand. Dutton, 1995 First edition hardback (“First Printing, June, 1995/1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2”), a Fine- copy with a trace of bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket with small crease to rear top flap tip and a trace of haze rubbing. 682 page collection of Rand letters. Bought for $9.99 from a Half Price Books in Garland.

Reagan, Ronald (edited Kiron B. Skinner, Annelisa Anderson, and Martin Anderson). Reagan: A Life in Letters. Free Press, 2003. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of crimping at head and top points. Just what it says, a hefty 934 page collection of Reagan’s letters. Forward by George P. Schultz. Bought for $4.94.

Resnick, Mike. Eros Descending. Signet, 1985. First edition paperback original (“First Printing, December, 1985/1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9”), a Near Fine- copy with spine crease just beginning, start of a hairline crease along front spine join, a dozen or so very small rubs to bottom half of front cover, bookstore stamp to blurb page, and a trace of edgewear, otherwise a tight, square copy, signed by Resnick. Third book in the Tales of the Velvet Comet. Bought for $5.

Reynolds, Alastair. The Dagger in Vichy. Subterranean Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #422 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with bookmark laid in. Novella described as a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, with perhaps a dollop of Eldritch Horror.

Rice, Jeff. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: The Original Novel. Monstrous Books, 2024. First hardback edition (no additional printings stated), a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, with postcard and press pass laid in. Supplements my copy of the paperback original, which precedes by over half a century. The extra button is in a photo below. Bought off Kickstarter for $39.

Rosenbach, A. S. W. A Book Hunter’s Holiday. Houghton Mifflin, 1936. First edition hardback, #747 of 760 signed, numbered copies, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of wear to the cloth and a large sticker ghost on the inside front cover, with some sheets still uncut, sans dust jacket, presumably as issued (the trade edition had a dust jacket, but all online examples of the signed edition seem to lack the dust jacket), but lacking the slipcase. Essays on bookselling and collecting. Received as a Christmas gift from Dwight, and a companion volume for Books and Bidders.

Rosenbach, A. S. W. Books and Bidders. Little Brown and Company, 1927. First edition hardback (“Published November, 1927), a Fine-copy with a faint 1″ groove at head near rear join and slight bend at head and heel, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a 1” closed tear and associated creases at top rear, two much smaller closed tears, slight shallow loss at head and heel, and a bit of soiling to white rear cover, with dedication slip tipped in at the dedication page: “To Ben F. Wallace, with all best wishes/a.s.w. Rosenbach/ June 20, 1933.” Rosenbach was probably the grandest of the grand old men of the American bookselling trade in the first half of the 20th century. Given that Rosenbach sold multiple Gutenberg bibles throughout his career, I think my own bookselling efforts rather pale in comparison. Still, I expect this will be full of bookselling tidbits of yesteryear. Given to me as a birthday gift by Dwight.

Saha, Arthur W., editor. The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 9. SAW, 1983. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with slight abrasion line to spine, slight age toning to pages, moderate foxing to inside covers, a trace of edgewear, and a trace of age darkening of white rear cover along spine. Year’s Best anthology with stories from R. A. Lafferty, Michael Shea, Tanith Lee, Harlan Ellison, Parke Godwin, etc. Saha took over from Lin Carter on this series starting with volume 7. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $1.99.

Scarborough, Elizabeth [Ann]. The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas. Bantam Spectra, 1986. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine- copy with slight pine creasing and lean trace of edgewear and wear at tips, slight foxing and page toning, inscribed by Scarborough: “For Bobbi,/Not a tall tail but a long one./Elizabeth Scarborough/Ann[?].” Bought at a Half Price Books for $1.99.

Schwarzkopf, General Norman H. (with Peter Petre) The Autobiography: It Doesn’t Take A Hero. Bantam Books, 1992. First edition hardback this, the large print edition (which came out in December 1992, while the true first came out in October 1992), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and touches of wear at head and heel, in a Fine- dust jacket with slight wrinkle at head and slight wear at top points, with bookplate signed by Schwarzkopf pasted to front free endpaper. Autobiography of the architect of the U.S. military-led coalition’s overwhelming victory in Desert Storm. I meant to pick up a first of this back in the 1990s, but I knew this type of book would show up heavily discounted at some point, but evidently I never ran across a Fine/Fine copy at a price I liked. Bought from Recycled Reads for $2, which I think is incredibly cheap to buy a book with Stormin’ Norman’s signature.

Shepard, Lucius. Crows and Silences. Subterranean Press, 2024. First edition hardback, #108 of 750 copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Collection of four novellas, all of which have previously been published as stand-alone works, though one (Skull City), was only available in the limited edition of The Best of Lucius Shepard.

Shirley, John. Lovecraft Alive! Hippocampus Press, 2016. First edition trade paperback original (stated, though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Collection of Shirley’s Lovecraftian stories. Bought off Facebook for $10.

Silverberg, Robert. Nightwings. Centipede Press, 2025. First limited edition hardback, #338 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread, still in shrinkwrap. Somehow I never picked up the first edition hardback, even though the novella is one of Silverberg’s best. Includes a bonus interview with Silverberg and reproductions of covers of previous editions. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Simmons, Dan. The Crook Factory. Easton Press, 1999. First edition hardback thus, #264 of 1,050 copies, a Fine leatherbound copy, sans dust jacket, as issued, with “a note about THE CROOK FACTORY and the author DAN SIMMONS” and Certification of Authenticity laid in. Supplements an inscribed first edition. Bought off eBay for $20.

Smith, Clark Ashton. Nero. Roy A. Squires, 1964. First edition chapbook original, one of “about 450” copies (Chalker/Owings says 381), a Fine copy of what seems to be the “ordinary” edition in a slightly crease and age-darkened white envelope. Squires’ second Clark Ashton Smith work. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 3. Joshi/Schultz/Connors, Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography, I.A.20. Chalker/Owings, page 588. This, the other two CAS books below, and the Squires bibliography below, were bought for $140.

Smith, Clark Ashton. The Potion of Dreams. Roy A. Squires, 1975. First edition chapbook original, copy 124 of 292 copies, a Fine copy in a Near Fine+ envelope with age-darkening to edges. “The Fugitive Poems, Second Series, Third Volume, Xiccarph Edition.” The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 28. Joshi/Schultz/Connors, Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography, I.A.38.a. Chalker/Owings, page 589.

Smith, Clark Ashton. A Song From Hell. Roy A. Squires, 1975. First edition chapbook original, copy 124 of 296 copies, a Fine- copy with two thin scratches to front, in a Very Good only envelope whose flap came off when I opened it up. “The Fugitive Poems, Second Series, Second Volume, Xiccarph Edition.” The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 27. Joshi/Schultz/Connors, Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography, I.A.38.a. Chalker/Owings, page 589.

Smith, Clark Ashton, and George Sterling (David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi, editors). The Shadow of the Unattained: The Letters of George Sterling and Clark Ashton Smith. Hippocampus Press, 2019. First edition trade paperback original (though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Sterling was the California poet who mentored and championed the work of the young Clark Ashton Smith. Bought for $10.

Squires, Roy A. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires. Roy A. Squires, 1987. First edition chapbook original, copy #128 of 230 copies of the “standard format” edition, a Fine copy in a Fine- envelope with short tears at either end of the flap fold and a touch of age-darkening to edges. Descriptive bibliography of the press. The Private Press of Roy A. Squires 39 (yes, the bibliography is the last item listed in the bibliography). Chalker/Owings, page 590. Burgess, Reference Guide to Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror 258.

Sterling, Bruce. Schismatrix Plus. SFBC, 2006. First hardback edition, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Part of SFBC’s 50th Anniversary Collection. Honestly, I wasn’t even aware they had done this until I chanced across it. Supplements the trade paperback original and the hardback firsts of Schismatrix and Crystal Express. Bought for $4.99.

Stross, Charles. A Conventional Boy. Tor, 2025. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the UK and U.S. editions came out the same day), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought at a DFW Half Price Books for around $9.99.

Stross, Charles. Dead Lies Dreaming. Tor, 2020. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the U.S. edition came out two days before the UK edition), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought at a DFW Half Price Books for around $9.99.

Stross, Charles. The Labyrinth Index. Tor, 2018. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the UK and U.S. editions came out the same day), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought at a DFW Half Price Books for around $9.99.

Sturgeon, Theodore. More Than Human. Farrar. Straus & Young and Ballantine Books, 1953. First edition paperback original (Currey state B, simultaneous with the hardback issue), a Good+ copy only with significant waviness to book and moisture spotting to edges, a touch of edgewear to covers, and just a trace of space concavity, otherwise square, signed by Sturgeon to the inside front cover. His celebrated fixup novel of a gestalt organism, including the classic “Baby is Three.” Currey (1978), page 472. Currey (2002), page 403. Pringle, SF 100 14. Bought off eBay for $20.61.

Swanwick, Michael. A Fantasist’s Guide to Venice. Dragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, #30 of 79 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Collection of short essays on various fantastic elements of Venice, in fact and fiction, following the author’s visit there. Note that this is one of at least four different cover patterns for this title, all done in reds and yellows.

Swanwick, Michael. Life: A User’s Manual. Dragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, #6 of 40 signed, numbered copies produced for Confluence 2025, a Fine copy, with tiny additional chapbook inscribed “for a friend of the Press” laid in. Vignettes on the stages of life.

Swanwick, Michael. S1ngular 1nterv1ews. First edition chapbook original, #57 of 60 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with a slight crease in the middle. A series of one question interviews with science fiction professionals: David Hartwell (on editing Gene Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun), Samuel R. Delaney, John Crowley, etc.

Swanwick, Michael. Winter Constellations. Dragonstairs Press, 2024 (not seen until 2025). First edition chapbook original, #76 of 118 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought directly from the publisher.

Swanwick, Michael, with Marianne Porter. Under A Harvest Moon. Dragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, #5 of 80 copies signed by both Swanwick and Porter, a Fine copy. “A very short, dark and romantic story of love and death,” and an outgrowth of Swanwick’s online ‘fallen leaves” project. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.

Tenn, William. The Square Root of Man. Ballantine Books, 1968. First edition paperback original (“First Printing: June, 1968”), a Very Good copy with spine creasing and lean, crease along front spine join, edgewear, and a bookstore stamp to teaser page, signed by Tenn. Currey, page 278. Bought off eBay for the opening bid of $10.

Vance, Jack. Bad Ronald. Underwood Miller, 1982. First hardback edition, #63 of 200 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with a very small bump to top rear boards, in a Near Fine dust jacket with slight age darkening to top of spine, and a trace of same along edges. Suspense novel originally published as a paperback original under his legal name of John Holbrook Vance, and the basis of a well-regarded 1974 TV movie of the same name. Hewett, A.43.c. Cunningham, 5.b. Chalker/Owings, page 434. Hubin, page 404. Supplements copies of the text in Volume 12 of the Vance Integral Edition and the Subterranean Dangerous Ways omnibus (which I have both lettered and trade states of), but I still lack the 1973 Ballantine PBO. Though overgraded as Fine/Fine, I can’t really complain since I bought this off eBay at a bargain $35 price.

Vance, Jack. The Best of Jack Vance. Pocket Books, 1976. First edition paperback original, a Fine copy, signed by Vance. Hewett, A51. Cunningham, B.7.a. Currey, page 497. Supplements a copy of the Taplinger hardback. Bought off eBay for $35.

Vance, Jack. Marune: Alastor 933. Ballantine Books, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with just a tiny trace of wear to front tips, signed by Vance. Hewett, A48. Cunningham, B.56.a, Currey, page 499. Supplements another signed PBO copy (I should probably work a trade for a signed Vance PBO I don’t have) and an unsigned Underwood-Miller hardback. Bought off eBay for $10.50.

Vance, Jack. Showboat World. Pyramid, 1975. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine+ copy with one very faint spine crease, otherwise nicely tight and square, signed by Vance. Supplements two Underwood-Miller hardbacks (both 1/200 signed, numbered copies, one a PC copy) and replaces an unsigned PBO. Hewett, A47. Cunningham, B.71.a. Currey, page 500. Bought off eBay for $10.50.

Vance, Jack. Slaves of the Klau b/w Big Planet. Ace, 1958. First edition paperback original (for Slaves of the Klau and this Ace Double, though Big Planet was previously published as an Avalon hardback), a Very Good copy with stamps at head, heel and blurb page for Slaves of the Klau, with a dime-sized stain and a small, fine-line ballpoint division equation to inside from cover, spine creasing and wear, and wear at points, signed by Vance. First copy I have of Slaves of the Klau under that title, though it supplements two copies of the Underwood-Miller Gold and Iron (one a trade edition, the other one of 200 signed copies), the Avalon Big Planet, and the Underwood-Miller Big Planet. Hewett, A9. Cunningham, B.72.a. Currey, page 500. With Slaves of the Klau, I believe the only English-language titles I lack for Vance are three early 1980s DAW paperbacks, Nopalgarth, The Narrow Land and Dust of Far Suns (though I’m still looking for a few various states of Vance books). Bought off eBay for $16.50.

Verne, Jules (Tim Connair, editor). A Little Blue Book of Icy Peril. Borderlands Press, 2024. First edition hardback, #463 of 500 copies signed by the editor, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issue. Three novelette/novella length stories (“A Drama in the Air,” “Winter amidst the Ice,” and “Ascent of Mount Blanc”) plus notes.

Wagner, Karl Edward. Bran Mak Morn: Legion From the Shadows. Zebra Books, 1976. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with a tiny crease to bottom front corner and a trace of wear at points, inscribed by Wagner: “To Ed —/from the King of the Picts/Karl Edward Wagner/CONAN.” Novel featuring Robert E. Howard’s Bran Mak Morn character. Bought off eBay for $37.

Wagner, Karl Edward and David Drake. Killer. Baen, 1985. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine+ copy with phantom crease to top front corner, a trace of edgewear and slight foxing to inside covers (but no spine creasing). Novel of hunting an outer space monster in ancient Rome. Replaces a slightly less attractive copy. Bought from a DFW Half Price Books for $1.49.

Waldrop, Howard. The Ugly Chickens. Old Earth Books, 2009. First edition chapbook original thus, one of 250 copies distributed to members of the 2009 World Fantasy Convention, a Fine copy, signed by Waldrop. Nebula and World Fantasy Award winner for Best Novelette of 1980. Bought off eBay for the opening bid of $25.

(Waldrop, Howard) David E. Myers. “Whenever and Wherever: The Fishing and Fiction of Howard Waldrop” in The Flyfish Journal, Volume Seventeen, Issue 2 (2025). Profile of Howard and his fishing in a glossy lifestyle fishing magazine. Received as a gift from Dwight.

Includes one of the best pictures of Howard I’ve seen from his Oso sojourn:

Wellman, Manly Wade. The Beyonders. Warner Books, 1977. First edition, second printing paperback original (This is the rare case where Currey (1978) got something wrong: There it states “First Printing: April 1977/10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2” on the copyright page as the true first, but the 2002 Currey CD says “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” and no “First Printing” statement is the true first), a Near Fine+ copy with slight small crease to bottom outer corner, hairline crease along front spine join, and slight edgewear, otherwise nice and square, inscribed by Wellman: “To Vickie [?]/From whom I’ll sign/anytime./Manly Wade Wellman.” Science fiction novel. Currey (1978), page 512. Currey (2002), page 435. Supplements an unsigned first printing. Bought off eBay for $26.79.

Westwood, Emma, editor. Midnight Movie Monographs: Bride of Frankenstein. Electric Dreamhouse/PS Publishing, 2023. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Essays on the celebrated second film in the Universal Frankenstein series. The only other volume I have in this series is their Plan 9 From Outer Space book. Bought for $6 from Recycled Books in Denton.

Williamson, Jack. Mazeway. Del Rey, 1990. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Williamson. Bought off eBay for $10.

Wilson, Kris, Rob DenBleyker and Dave McElfatrack. Cyanide & Happiness: Twenty Years Wasted. Archaia, 2024. First edition hardback (“First Printing” stated), a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued. With book mark, enamel pin and sticker set extras. Best of collection for the online cartoon. Bought off Kickstarter for $30.

Wilson, Robin Scott, editor. Clarion II. Signet, 1972. First edition paperback original, a very Good copy with spine creasing and a few other touches of wear. Anthology of stories by attendees of the Clarion Writer’s Workshop. Ed Bryant has a story in here, but this book is not signed.

Wolfe, Gene. The Island of Doctor Death and Other Stories and Other Stories. Pocket Books, 1980. Proof (trade paperback format) of the paperback original first edition, a Fine copy, inscribed by Wolfe to his longtime editor Hartwell: “To Dave Hartwell, who/had sense enough to/separate the Doctor stories./Gene Wolfe”. Supplements another signed copy of this proof inscribed to me by Wolfe. In his Nova Express interview, Gene said Hartwell was the best editor he ever worked with. I suppose it’s a bit greedy to have two signed proof firsts of this, but I had long wanted an associational copy of a Wolfe title inscribed to Hartwell, and this is a pretty good one. Bought from Kathryn Cramer for $100.

Wolfe, Gene. Two signatures cut from “extra limitation pages for the limited edition Ultramarine Press published in 1988 of There Are Doors. Right now I’m inclined to lay them in my first editions of On Blue’s Waters and In Green’s Jungles. Bought for $20 for the pair.

Yamane, David. Gun Curious: A Liberal Professor’s Surprising Journey Inside American’s Gun Culture. Exposit, 2024. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, inscribed by the author: “To Lawrence-/Always/be/curious!” Given to me as a gift by Dwight.

Zelazny, Roger. Immer, Zlaz: The Zelazny Yoke Letters, Portrait of a Lifelong Friendship. Positronic Publishing, 2022. First edition? hardback, (sold as such, though its a print on demand book; as there’s no date code on the POD page at the back, so its possible that it’s a first printing), a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, signed by editor/publisher/introduction author Warren Lapine. Massive 933 page volume of correspondence between Zelazny and longtime friend/critical biographer Carl B. Yoke. Bought from Lapine off eBay for $20.

Zelazny, Roger. Seven Tales in Amber. Positronic Publishing, 2023. Hardback print on demand book, a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, signed by editor/publisher/introduction author Warren Lapine. In contrast to the above, this is a slender, 86 page hardback containing seven Amber stories, many of which had originally appeared in obscure places like Amberzine. Bought from Lapine off eBay for $12.

Tags:Arthur C. Clarke, Avram Davidson, Books, Dean R. Koontz, Gene Wolfe, H. P. Lovecraft, Henry Kuttner, History, Jack Vance, James P. Blaylock, Joe R. Lansdale, Larry Niven, Michael Moorcock, Michael Swanwick, Philip Jose Farmer, Ray Bradbury, Robert E. Howard, S. T. Joshi, Science Fiction, Stephen Hunter, Ted Chiang, Tim Powers
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Library Additions: Lansdale, Sterling Firsts

Friday, January 9th, 2026

Two more Houston Half Price Books finds, the only connection being two Texas authors I know personally.

Tags:ARC, Books, Bruce Sterling, cyberpunk, Half Price Books, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Mysterious Press, Mystery, Science Fiction, SFBC, Texas
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Library Addition: Paula Guran’s New Cthulhu

Friday, January 2nd, 2026

I think this is the final library addition from my DFW trip.

Tags:Books, China Mieville, Cthulhu, Half Price Books, Horror, John Shirley, Michael Shea, Neil Gaiman, Paula Guran, Prime Books
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Library Additions: Three PBOs

Wednesday, December 31st, 2025

Three more PBOs bought at DFW Half Price Books locations.

Tags:Arthur W. Saha, Books, David Drake, Fantasy, Half Price Books, Harlan Ellison, Horror, Karl Edward Wagner, Michael Kurland, Michael Shea, Parke Godwin, R. A. Lafferty, Science Fiction, Tanith Lee
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Library Additions: Three Science Fiction Reference Works

Friday, December 26th, 2025

Three reference works I picked up on my DFW trip.

Tags:Books, Electric Dreamhouse, Emma Westwood, Fantasy, Frankenstein, Half Price Books, Horror, Movies, PS Publishing, Recycled Books, reference works, Sam Moskowitz, Science Fiction, science fiction criticism, science fiction history, Stephen R. Donaldson
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Library Addition: Three Charles Stross Laundry Files Firsts

Wednesday, December 24th, 2025

Here are three Charles Stross “Laundry Files” I found at a Half Price Books in the DFW area.

Stross, Charles. A Conventional Boy. Tor, 2025. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the UK and U.S. editions came out the same day), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. For some reason I’m not finding the Half Price Books receipt for all three of these books, but I believe they were each around $9.99.

Stross, Charles. Dead Lies Dreaming. Tor, 2020. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the U.S. edition came out two days before the UK edition), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket.

Stross, Charles. The Labyrinth Index. Tor, 2018. First edition hardback (ISFDB states that the UK and U.S. editions came out the same day), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket.

Tags:Books, Charles Stross, Cthulhu, Half Price Books, Horror, Science Fiction
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Lame Excuse Books Catalog for December 2025

Sunday, December 21st, 2025

Once again, here’s the latest Lame Excuse Books catalog just posted as a text file here. Enjoy!

Greetings, and welcome to the latest Lame Excuse Books catalog!
(Thanksgiving came too close to the end of the month to get it out in
November. And it would have gone out yesterday were it not for several
orders that came in, one quite large.)

I’ve got an eclectic mix this time around, including a new Ted Chiang
limited, a signed/limited edition of a Silverberg classic, signed
Jacquline Carey and Orson Scott Card, several signed Swanwick
chapbooks, true firsts of multiple Hugo winners, some Diana Wynne
Jones, some new Borderlands Little Books, several K. W. Jeter PBOs, a
rare Lafferty PBO, and even a couple of signed/limited Subterranean
Ex-Library copies from Austin writers.

I’ve also gone through and marked a bunch of older stock down. I’m
running out of room to store these and I’ve been without a day job for
quite a while, so I need both shelf space and money!

As usual, I typically only have 1-2 copies of even the newest books,
so if you want something you should act fast!

The URL for the main Lame Excuse Books webpage is:

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Here’s my giant Books Wanted list:

https://www.lawrenceperson.com/?p=17157

So if you have any of those available at attractive prices, or want to
trade them for credit against book purchases, let me know.

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Now the books!

Hardbacks

LP3406. Adams, Douglas (edited by Kevin Jon Davies). 42: The Wildly
Improbable Ideas of Douglas Adams. Unbound, 2023. First edition
hardback (number line ending with 1), a Fine copy in decorated boards,
sans dust jacket, as issued. A compendium of scripts, drafts, notes,
sketches etc. from the archives of this Dr. Who and Hitchhiker’s Guide
to the Galaxy writer. I backed this on Kickstarter (which is where I
got this copy), and my name can be found on page 315. This book was
actually a #1 Sunday Times bestseller, so I imagine it’s gone through
many multiple printings. REDUCED PRICE. $49.

LP3711. Aldiss, Brian. Moreau’s Other Island. Cape, 1980. First
edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine- copy with slight bumping at head, heel
and points, signed by Aldiss, with a “With the compliments of the
publisher” slip laid in. $75.

LP3712. Asimov, Isaac. Foundation’s Edge. Doubleday, 1982. First
edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with slight creases at head and
heel and a trace of lean, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with wear at
head, heel and points, slight age darkening to white portions of rear
cover and blind-side foxing. Decent copy of Asimov’s fourth,
Hugo-winning and Nebula-nominated installment in the Foundation series
(a make-up award, as it’s not as good as the classic first three
books). A cheap first to fill that slot in your Hugo winner
collection. $15.

LP3020. Asimov, Isaac. The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, Foundation
and Empire, and Second Foundation). Folio Society, 2012. First edition
hardbacks thus, an attractive three volume prestige edition, all Fine
copies in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, in a Fine,
decorated slipcase with a Fine Folio Society brochure laid in. One of
the Folio Society’s more attractive and desirable offerings. REDUCED
PRICE. $249.

LP3713. Baird, Wilhelmina (pseudonym for Joyce Hutchinson).
Crashcourse. Ace Books/SFBC, 1993. Book club and first hardback
edition, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in with a Near
Fine+ dust jacket with wrinkle and trace of loss and head 1/8″ closed
tear at heel, otherwise quite a nice copy, especially considering the
overwhelmingly white dust jacket. Third generation Cyberpunk novel and
the first in a trilogy. The hardback seems uncommon. $35.

LP3714. Baring-Gould, Sabine (John Maclay, editor). A Little Gray Book
of Gloom. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350
signed numbered copies (though your number may be higher: Borderlands:
“We only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above
350, we make sure they continue to get it”), a Fine copy, sans dust
jacket, as issued. Collection of ghost stories from this extremely
prolific late 19th/early 20th century clergyman and writer who penned
the lyrics to “Onward Christian Soldiers.” Now out of stock from the
publisher. $35.

LP2516. Blaylock, James P. The Further Adventures of Langdon St.
Ives.Subterranean Press, 2016. First edition hardback, trade state,
Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Omnibus edition of
four Lagdon St.Ives steampunk novellas. “The Here-and-Thereians” plus
a short coda (“Earthbound Things”) are original to this volume, so you
need this even if you have the previous Subterranean Press Langdon St.
Ives volumes. $49.

LP3715. Blaylock, James P. and Tim Powers. The Devils in the Details.
Subterranean Press, 2003. First edition hardback, #352 of 1,250
numbered copies signed by both authors, a Fine copy in a Fine,
Mylar-protected dust jacket. Long out of print, but pick it up at
cover price. $35.

LP2688. Bloch, Robert. Screams. Underwood-Miller, 1989. First edition
hardback thus, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a 1/16″ closed
tear at head, and a 1/32″ closed tear at heel, now in dust jacket
protector, otherwise pristine, with repricing sticker on dust jacket
flap, as per Chalker/Owings. Omnibus edition of The Will To Kill,
Firebug, and The Star Stalker, being the first hardback editions of
each. Chalker/Owings (1991), page 440. REDUCED PRICE. $24.

LP1052. Cadigan, Pat. Tea from an Empty Cup. Tor, 1998. First edition
hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Cyberpunk murder
mystery set in virtual reality. REDUCED PRICE. $7.

LP3717. Campbell, Ramsey. The Incubations. Flame Tress Press, 2024.
First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a trace of surface wear,
sans dustjacket in shiny metallic decorated boards, as issued. “The
New Novel.” “A Special Ramsey Campbell Edition.” Done in a uniform
format with Flame Tree’s H.P. Lovecraft and M. R. James collections,
both those were sort of instant remainder things, while this is a
brand new novel, which is a bit odd. Book has prices for UK, US and
Canadian markets, so I assume there was one printing for both sides of
the Atlantic. $15.

LP3718. Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent.
Knopf, 1990. First edition hardback (stated), a Fine- copy with just a
trace of wear at head and heel (looks like it’s been read carefully
once) in a Fine- dust jacket with the barest bit of crimping at head
and heel, otherwise a beautiful copy. The second volume in Caro’s
massive, Award-winning LB series, this one documenting how Johnson
stole the 1948 senate election from Coke Stevens. Other volumes in the
series have won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Yeah,
sometimes I find important non-SF firsts. $20.

LP3719. Card, Orson Scott. Prentice Alvin. Tor, 1989. First edition
hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel in a Fine
Mylar-protected dust jacket, with a plate signed by Card affixed to
the half title page. Third Alvin Maker book. $15.

LP2017. Card, Orson Scott. Red Prophet. Tor, 1988. First edition
hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket.
Inscribed by Card: “to Julia – I’ll see you inside 8-face mound-Orson
Scott Card”. Second book in the Alvin Maker series, Hugo and Nebula
finalist, and possibly the last book by Card I personally enjoyed.
$25.

LP3136. Card, Orson Scott. Seventh Son. Tor, 1987. First edition
hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket, inscribed
by Card: “to Rocco – /Don’t go near the water!/Orson Scott Card.”
First Alvin Maker alternate history fantasy. Recommended. $20.

LP3720. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Avatar. Tor, 2003. First edition
hardback (“First Edition: April 2003” and “0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
numberline), a Fine- copy with spine ever so slightly concave and very
slight bump at top head/font join, in a Fine- Mylar-protected dust
jacket with the barest pinpricks of wear at points, signed by Carey;
I’m being really picky, this is just short of perfect. Third book in
the Kushiel’s series. $49.

LP3721. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Chosen. Tor, 2002. First edition
hardback (“First Edition: April 2002” and “0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
numberline), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Fine
Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Carey. Second book in the
Kushiel’s series. $75.

LP3722. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Dart. Tor, 2001. First edition
hardback, a Fine- copy with slight concavity to the spine (looks like
it was read once) and slight bend at heel in a Fine- Mylar-protected
dust jacket with the barest pinpricks of wear at points, signed by
Carey. An exceptionally nice signed copy of the first book in this
popular fantasy series. “A novel of passion, magic and betrayal,” and
reportedly quite erotic. $95.

LP3723. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Scion. Warner Books, 2006. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- Mylar-protected dust jacket
with a trace of wear at top points, signed by Carey. Fourth book in
the Kushiel’s series. $30.

LP3724. Carroll, Jonathan. From the Teeth of Angels. Doubleday, 1994.
First edition hardback (Locus database says this is simultaneous with
the UK edition), a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of bend at head and heel
in a Fine- dust jacket with just a trace pof wear at head, heel and
points. Modern fantasy novel of three people interacting with literal
Death incarnate, who is, let’s say, not nearly as empathetic as Neil
Gaiman’s version. Possibly Carroll’s most acclaimed novel, and the one
that Carroll’s said that countless people dealing with the death of a
loved one have told him was very important to them. Recommended. $12.

LP3725. Chabon, Michael. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
Random House, 2000. First edition hardback (“FIRST PRINTING” and “2 4
6 8 9 7 5 3″ on copyright page, which was Random House’s deeply
irritating way of indicating the true first edition at the time), a
Near Fine copy with slight bumping at head, heel, points, and just a
trace along bottom edges), in a Near Fine- dust jacket with slight
bumping at head, heel and points, with about an 1/8” wade line of
abrasion wear at top points, plus a couple of pinhead-sized light rust
colored spots to outer pageblock edge; not perfect, but overall a
pretty nice copy of Chabon’s breakthrough Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
following two cousins working in the nascent comics industry before,
during and after World War II. Highly recommended. $45.

LP1721. Chabon, Michael. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. Harper
Collins, 2007. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust
jacket. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. Excellent police
procedural chess murder mystery set in an alternate world where the
founding of Israel failed and Jewish refugees were resettled in a
special district in Alaska. Highly recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

Chiang, Ted. Story of Your Life. Subterranean Press, 2025. First
edition hardback, #212 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in
a Fine slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued, in publisher’s
resealable bag. Chiang’s Nebula-winning novella about attempts to
communicate with aliens who don’t perceive time as linear, and the
basis of the 2016 movie Arrival. Only have one. $175.

LP3555. Clegg, Douglas. Isis. Cemetery Dance, 2006. First edition
hardback, #378 of 600 signed numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine,
Mylar-protected dust jacket, additional inscribed “To Stephen-/Welcome
to Isis.” Horror novella about a woman who regularly gets possessed by
spirits before being whisked off to Hell. So not the Jihadi type of
ISIS. I have the cheapest copy online by quite a bit. $25.

LP1160. Datlow, Ellen, & Terri Windling. The Year’s Best Fantasy and
Horror: Fifteenth Annual Collection. St. Martin’s, 2002. First edition
hardback, an Ex-Library copy (see Ex-Library Note) with most of the
usual flaws (though no stamps on page block edges, no bands on dj, and
the stickers inside the dj protector can usually be peeled off,
meaning this has the potential to clean up quite nicely on the
outside). REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP792. Denton, Brad. Lunatics. St. Martin’s Press, 1996. First edition
hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine minus dj, with slight wear at dj
corners. (Given the thinness of the St. Martin’s dust jackets of this
period, it’s usually found much more worn than this.) The humorous
story of a man in love with a naked moon goddess, and the effect it
has on his friends. Signed by Denton. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP1394. Dick, Philip K. I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon. Doubleday, 1985.
First edition hardback, an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws,
otherwise VG/NF with spine lean and wear to the bottom boards.
Posthumous short story collection. REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP1395. Dick, Philip K. Voices from the Street. Tor, 2007. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread.
Dick’s last previously unpublished novel (or at least the last for
which a manuscript is known to exist). David Hartwell told me that
it’s actually much better than itfs reputation. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP3199. Edmondson, G. C. T.H.E.M. Doubleday, 1974. First edition
hardback, a Near Fine- copy with remainder speckling at heel, bumping
at heel and head, and what looks to be an extremely faint triangular
sticker ghost to inside front cover near gutter, in a Near Fine dust
jacket with slight bumping at head and heel, slight dust soiling to
white rear dust jacket, and long, mild, non-breaking crease to inner
edge of front flap. Story of two earthlings signing up for duty in an
intergalactic war after first contact. “Working name of Mexican-born
US translator and author Jose Mario Garry Ordonez Edmondson y
Cotton….T.H.E.M. (1974) The acronym refers to Alien invaders known
as the Theriomorphic Hellbent Enemy Mission, who subject Earth
civilization to tough-love Uplift…fluently written…” – The
Encyclopedia of Science Fiction. REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP1398. Fowler, Karen Joy. The Jane Austen Book Club. Putnam, 2004.
First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, apparently new and
unread. Hit the bestseller list and went through a zillion printings.
Pick it up at less than cover price. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP1123. Gentle, Mary (S. M. Stirling). Under the Penitence. PS
Publishing, 2004. First edition hardback, 1 of 300 numbered, limited
hardback copies signed by Gentle and introduction author S. M.
Stirling, Fine in Fine dj, new and unread. A novella set in the
Visigothic Carthage of Ash: A Secret History. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP1058. Glass, Julia. Three Junes. Pantheon, 2002. First edition
hardback (numberline goes down to I, “First Edition” statement
present) in a first state dj (no mention of Good Morning America), a
Fine-/Fine- copy with just the barest trace of bumping at head and
heel, and a phantom wrinkle to top front cover just above title. “It
won the National Book Award,” I think. “It will be worth some money
down the road,” I think. Nope. REDUCED PRICE. $4.

LP2838. Grant, Charles L. (Hank Wagner and Kathryn Ptacek, editors). A
Little Black Book of Quiet Horror. Borderlands Press, 2019. First
edition hardback, one of 500 numbered copies signed by the editors, a
Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Four stories. Now out of print
from the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $39.

LP3726. Hartwell, David G., and Kathryn Cramer, editors (George R. R.
Martin, Gene Wolfe, Storm Constantine, Michael Swanwick, Charles de
Lint, Robert Sheckley, Don Webb, etc.). Year’s Best Fantasy.
HarperCollins Eos (SFBC), 2001. Book club and first hardback edition,
a Fine- copy with slight bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket with
slight wear at head, heel and points. The first hardback of the first
volume of this Year’s Best series. According to ISFDB: “This SFBC
edition adds two stories, by Jensen and Dowling, left out of the
paperback edition due to lack of space.” Also, they left Cramer’s name
off the front cover, which I’m sure she was thrilled about… $35.

LP3278. Hirshberg, Glen. The Book of Bunk: A Fairy Tale of the Federal
Writers’ Project. Earthling Books, 2010. First edition hardback, #64
of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Now
out of print from the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $49.

LP3279. Hirshberg, Glen. Motherless Child. Earthling Books, 2012.
First edition hardback, #186 of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine
copy in a Fine dust jacket. Now out of print from the publisher.
REDUCED PRICE. $49.

LP3682. Howard, Robert E. and Richard Lupoff. The Return of
Skull-Face. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1977. First edition hardback
(Currey state B, unsigned), a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of crimping
to heel, in a Very Good dust jacket with 2″ tear to bottom front cover
and associated accordion-fold creasing, slight crimping at heel and a
trace of wear at points; tears are closed now, and could be mitigated
with a dust jacket protector. Skull Face novella begun by Howard and
completed by Lupoff. Currey, page 251. Selling it cheap. $5.

LP100. Jablokov, Alexander. A Deeper Sea. AvoNova, 1992 First Edition,
Hardback Fine-/Near Fine+, with cloth/board join rubbing, a corner
crease, slight head bumping, and some faint soiling to bottom page
blocks. REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP3727. Jones, Diana Wynne. Aunt Maria (AKA Black Maria). Greenwillow
Books, 1991. First American edition (stated, with “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
1” numberline) and first edition under this title, a Near Fine+ copy
with bump at head and bend at heel in a Fine- dust jacket with bump at
head and slight wear to top points. “In Cranbury-on-Sea Aunt Maria
rules with a rod of sweetness far tougher than iron and deadlier than
poison.” Modern fantasy. $15.

LP3728. Jones, Diana Wynne. A Sudden Wild Magic. Morrow/AvoNova, 1992.
First edition hardback (the US edition precedes the UK edition by four
years), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. A ring of witches on our
world fights a conspiracy from a parallel universe. $49.

LP3729. Jones, Diana Wynne. A Tale of Time City. Greenwillow Books,
1987. First edition (according to ISFDB, the US edition precedes the
UK edition by a month) with “First Edition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10″ on
copyright page, a Fine- copy with bend at heel in a Fine- dust jacket
with slight wrinkle at heel along with a very thin line of light
discoloration to same, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy. During
World War II, British children are kidnapped to a city outside time
and space. $25.

LP3730. King, Stephen. Hearts in Atlantis. Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.
First edition hardback (Collings’ Horror Plum’d has both this and the
U.S. edition coming out on the same day, September 14, 1999), a Fine-
copy with just a tiny bit of wrinkling at head and heel in a Fine,
Mylar-protected dust jacket. More an interconnected short story
collection than an actual novel. Basis of the Anthony Hopkins film of
the same name. This is the edition I own, and for some reason I
remember hearing at the time that this was the true first. And I guess
it is, by about six hours. $20.

LP37301. Kirk, Russel. A Creature of the Twilight: His Memorials (2
copies). Fleet Publishing, 1966. Both copies are first edition
hardbacks, the first copy a Near Fine hardback with slight bend at
head and heel, a moderate bump to top front point and slight bumping
to others, in a Very Good+, Mylar-protected, first state dust jacket
(with blurbs for Kirk’s other books), with 1/16″ strip of
loss/abrasion rubbing across bottom, lesser wear and rubbing at head,
shallow loss at points, slight dust staining to rear white panel, and
a few other pinpricks of wear. The second copy is a Near Fine copy
with slight bumping and 1/4” wrinkle at head, very slight bend at
heel, and a trace of bumping to points, in a Near Fine-,
Mylar-protected, second state dust jacket (with ad for the
Conservative Book Club on the rear panel), dust jacket with slight
edgewear at head and heel, slight abrasion wear to front points, but a
clean, bright white rear panel. Novel of intrigue in an imaginary
north African nation, featuring Kirk’s continuing character Manfred
Arcane, star of the underrated horror novel the Lord of the Hollow
Dark. I’m hopefully that there’s some Kirk collector out there who
would like a set featuring both first and second state dust jackets.
brown, Russell Kirk: A Bibliography, page 101 (but no mention of the
different dust jacket states, alas). Kirk, The Sword of the
Imagination, page 375. For the pair: $40.

LP1909. Kress, Nancy. Nothing Human. Golden Gryphon, 2003. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread.
Novel. Seems to be the cheapest copy online. $12.

LP1275. Lansdale, Joe R. The Drive In: The Bus Tour. Subterranean
Press, 2005. First edition hardback, one of 1000 signed “trade”
hardcovers, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny little
trace of wear at heel, otherwise new and unread. The third book in the
Drive-In series. LAST COPY! $35.

LP3147. Lansdale, Joe R. The Sky Done Ripped. Subterranean Press,
2019. First edition hardback, #147 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a
Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase. Third Ned The
Seal book, preceded by Zeppelins West and Flaming London. Alien
Invaders, the Hollow Earth, H. G. Wells, Shangri-La and the Golden
Fleece. Includes bonus sketch section not in the trade edition.
Isajanko, A063aii. REDUCED PRICE. $85.

LP3292. Lansdale, Joe R. Moon Lake. Short Scary Tales Publications
(SST), 2022. First limited edition hardback, one of 500 signed,
numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with tissue paper
seal laid in. REDUCED PRICE. $45.

LP1733. Lansdale, Joe R. Unchained and Unhinged. Subterranean Press,
2009. First edition hardback, one of 750 signed, numbered copies, a
Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Short stories and
essays. 750 is a pretty low limitation for a Lansdale book. REDUCED
PRICE. $35.

LP3430. Lansdale, Joe R. and Kasey Lansdale. Terror is Our Business:
The Dana Roberts Casebook of Horrors. Short Scary Tales (SST)
Publications, 2023. First edition hardback, one of 500 signed,
numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with tissue paper
closure sticker laid in. Now sold out from the publisher, and I appear
to be the only one with copies online. $49.

LP3731. Lansdale, Joe R., editor (George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison,
Thomas Ligotti, Robert Bloch, etc.). The Horror Hall of Fame: The
Stoker Winners. Cemetery Dance, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine
copy in a Fine dust jacket, with signature plate by Lansdale laid in.
Trade edition. Just what it says, selections from Stoker Award winning
stories. Out of print, but offered at cover price. $35.

LP2940. Lansdale, Joe R. and Sam Glanzman (illustrator). Red Range.
It’s Alive Press, 2017. First edition thus, a hardback edition
collecting the individual comics (and this is the “Kickstarter
Edition”), a Fine copy in decorated black boards, sans dust jacket, as
issued, signed by Lansdale. Weird western comic featuring the Klan,
the hollow earth, and dinosaurs. Introduction by Rick Klaw and
afterword by Stephen R. Bissette. Also see Red Range: Pirates of
Fireworld on the trade paperbacks page. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP3732. Lee, Sharon. I Dare. Meisha Merlin, 2002. First edition
hardback (“First MM Publishing edition: February 2002” and “0 9 8 7 6
5 4 3 2 1″ numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by
both authors. Signed firsts of Plan B can be had online, but I’m not
seeing a single one of this one. $95.

LP3733. Lethem, Jonathan, and Carter Scholz. Kafka Americana.
Subterranean Press, 1999. First edition hardback, an unnumbered copy
of 600 numbered copies signed by both authors, a Fine copy in a Fine
dust jacket. Collaborative short story collection. An early Lethem
limited from before he blew up over Motherless Brooklyn. This may be
the last Subterranean book that had the old square logo they used
before the stylized S. $49.

LP3525. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Pedersen, Nate, editor. The Dagon
Collection: An Auction Catalogue of Items Recovered in the Federal
Raid on Innsmouth, Mass. PS Publishing, 2024. First edition hardback
in decorated boards, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Anthology in
the form of a mock auction catalog of Cthulhu Mythos related items
from the Esoteric Order of Dagon, with contributions from F. Paul
Wilson, Ramsey Campbell, etc. Raised the price on this because I was
the only one with a copy online, but a few more have shown up, so
let’s drop it down again. LAST COPY! $45.

LP3734. Maberry, Jonathan. The X Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate.
Macmillan Imprint, 2017. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with
slight bend at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend
at head and heel and a 1/32″ closed tear to top front edge. Dana
Scully origin novel by this Bram Stoker-winning author.. $20.

LP2946. Martin, George R. R., editor (Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan,
etc.). Wild Cards II: Aces High. Bantam/SFBC, 1987 (stated; actually
1988). Book club and first hardback edition, a Fine- copy with a tiny
bit of bend at head and heel in a Near Fine dust jacket with a 1 1/2″
wrinkle and a 1 1/4″ closed tear on top front cover near head and a
trace of age darkening to very top of white flaps, in Mylar protector.
Second Wild Cards shared universe superhero anthology. Reduced price.
$15.

LP3735. Martin, George R. R., editor (Ed Bryant, Melinda Snodgrass,
Lewis Shiner, etc.) Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild. Bantam/SFBC, 1987
(stated, actually 1988). Book club and first hardback edition, a Near
Fine copy with printer stamp to rear free endpaper and bend at head
and heel, in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with 1/4” tear at top front
panel and slight wear at head, heel and points. Third Wild Cards
shared universe novel. $20.

LP134. Matheson, Richard. By the Gun. Evans, 1993. First edition
hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. Gripping collection of Western stories
that show Matheson was skilled in multiple genres. Recommended.
REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP1018. McAuley, Paul [J.]. Whole Wide World. HarperCollins/Voyager
(UK), 2001. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dj with a
tiny bit of crimping at head and the barest trace of edgewear,
otherwise new and apparently unread. They evidently took the J. out of
his name in hopes of fooling the computers and making this his
breakthrough mainstream technothriller. Actually looks like an SF
murder mystery. This UK edition precedes the Tor edition by a year.
REDUCED PRICE. $10.

LP3736. Middleton, Richard. A Little Green Book of Ghastly Tales.
Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350 numbered
copies (though your number may be higher: Borderlands: “We only print
350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure
they continue to get it”) signed by editor Nicholas A. Psaltso, a Fine
copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Collection from this British writer
and poet who died young, including his most famous story, “The Ghost
Ship.” $32.50.

LP3529. Mieville, China. The City & The City. Del Rey, 2009. First
U.S. edition hardback (the UK McMillan edition slightly precedes), a
Fine-/Fine copy with bumping at head and slight bumping at heel. His
Hugo, World Fantasy and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novel of two
European city states that exist superimposed one atop the other, whose
respective residents have been trained since birth to avoid noticing
residents of the “other” city. Basis of a UK miniseries. Recommended.
REDUCED PRICE. $45.

LP3737. Mieville, China and Zak Smith (artist). The Worst Breakfast.
Black Sheep/Akashic Books, 2016. First edition illustrated children’s
book, a Near Fine copy that would be Fine save for the presence of an
electronic inventory control tag affixed to the inside of the rear
cover. A children’s book that many of Mieville’s fans may not even
have been aware of. $15.

LP2778. Moorcock, Michael. King of the City. Morrow, 2000. Second
printing of the first American hardback, a Near Fine copy with one
spot of spotting on foreedge, and slight bumping at head and heel in a
Fine- dust jacket with slight wrinkling at head. Signed by Moorcock.
Novel set in contemporary London, a sequel to Mother London.
Previously typoed this price. $10.

LP2785. Moorcock, Michael. The War Amongst the Angels. Avon, 1997.
First American hardback edition, a Fine- copy in a Fine- dust jacket
with slight bumping at heel. Signed by Moorcock. Third book in the
Blood/Second Ether trilogy. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP3738. Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus. Doubleday, 2011. First
edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine copy with slight bend at head. Very
popular dark fantasy that went through numerous printings, and a movie
based on it is currently in pre-production. $45.

LP3739. Nesbit, Edith. A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy. Borderlands
Press, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350 numbered copies
(though your number may be higher: Borderlands: “We only print 350
copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they
continue to get it”) signed by editor Hal Bodner, a Fine copy, sans
dust jacket, as issued. Ten stories (including retellings of Hamlet
and Macbeth) from an English author better known for children’s books.
I think this is out of print, as it’s not listed on their (new)
website. $35.

LP3740. Niffenegger, Audrey. The Time Traveler’s Wife. McAdam Cage,
2003. First edition hardback (numberline ending in 1), a Fine- copy
with slight bend at head and heel in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with
wrinkle at head, tiny bit of bend at heel, and atrace of haze rubbing
to black rear cover. Popular novel of a woman married to a man
suffering from Chrono-Displacement Disorder. Went through numerous
printings and shows up on a few modern best SF 100 lists (like NPR’s).
Niffenegger is also a big Gene Wolfe fan, which is always a plus in my
book. $18.

LP3741. Powers, Tim. Dinner at Deviant’s Palace. Charnel House, 2025.
First limited edition thus, one of 99 numbered copies, a Fine copy,
sans dust jacket, as issued, with cardstock ad for limited edition art
print of Powers’ own interpretation of Deviant’s Palace laid in.
Post-apocalyptic science fiction novel that won the Philip K. Dick
Award. Instantly sold out from the publisher. $495.

LP3743. Read, Julian. JFK’s Final Hours in Texas. Dolph Bricoe Center
of American History, 2013. First edition hardback (stated), a Fine
copy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed by the author “To Carrie
Matales[?]/Thanks for being here./Julian Read/10/29/13.” Again,
sometimes I stumble across non SF/F/H books that might be valuable.
$35.

LP3742. Reynolds, Alastair. The Dagger in Vichy. Subterranean Press,
2025. First edition hardback, #422 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a
Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with bookmark laid in. Novella
described as a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, with perhaps a
dollop of Eldritch Horror. $40.

LP3744. Robinson, Kim Stanley. Blue Mars. Bantam Spectra, 1996. First
American hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. The third book
in the Mars trilogy and a Hugo winner for Best Novel. $28.

LP3745. Shiner, Lewis. Outside the Gates of Eden. Subterranean, 2019.
First edition hardback, #612 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, an
Ex-Library copy with most of the usual flaws, otherwise a Near Fine+
copy trace of wear to boards at heel and touches of dust soiling to
page block edges, in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of wear at
points (Austin Public Library stopped glueing their paper library name
strips to the dust jacket, so there’s at least a chance the two
exterior stickers could peel off cleanly). Sweeping novel of rock
music and the 1960s. Lew worked on this one a long time. To quote the
publisher: “I consider Lewis Shiner’s Outside the Gates of Eden to be
the best original novel SubPress will have published in our nearly
twenty-five years of existence. At 880 pages, it’s also the longest.
This is a book too important to miss.” Pick up a signed first edition
of this massive book at a bargain price. $15.

LP3746. Silverberg, Robert. Nightwings. Centipede Press, 2025. First
limited edition hardback, #329 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine
copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread, still in shrinkwrap.
Anatomy of Wonder, 4-412 (“Lusly romantic and elegic far future
fantasy.”) Only have one. Buy it while it’s still cover price. $125.

LP3747. Spencer, William Browning. The Unorthodox Dr. Draper.
Subterranean Press, 2017. First edition hardback, #394 of 750 signed,
numbered copies, an Ex-Library copy with most of the usual flaws
(Austin Public Library stopped glueing their paper library name strips
to the dust jacket, so there’s at least a chance the two exterior
stickers could peel off cleanly), otherwise a Fine- copy with a trace
of wear at heel in a Near Fine+ copy with a feel small indentations
through the Mylar protector. Bill’s latest short story collection.
Pick up a signed first at a bargain price. $10.

LP3748. Stableford, Brian. Empire of Fear. Simon & Schuster (UK),
1988. First edition hardback in what appears to be an Australian
export edition dust jacket (lacking a price and with the UPC code
square on rear cover blank; the only two other copies of this title
with that dust jacket were both from Australia), two lines of
ownership blindstamp text to front free endpaper, and bottom front
hinge just starting, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by
Stableford. His acclaimed novel in which the world is ruled by a
vampire aristocracy. Carter, The Vampire in Literature, page 101.
Anatomy of Winder 4-434. $15.

LP3749. Sterling, Bruce. Ascendancies: The Best of Bruce Sterling.
Subterranean Press, 2007. First edition hardback, a Near Fine+ copy
with slight bumping at head and heel, with heel having suffered just a
trace of dampstain dye transfer to blind side of dust jacket (not
showing through to front), in a Near Fine dust jacket with said blind
side staining, 1/32″ nick through dj front at spine join, and a few
other rubs and points of wear; looks like a Fine copy until you look
closely. Just what it says, a best of Bruce’s short stories, including
seminal cyberpunk Shaper/Mech stories like “Swarm,” plus “Flowers of
Edo,” “Dori Bangs,” “Bicycle Repairman” and “Talamakan,” among many
others. Highly recommended. $40.

LP3750. Sterling, Bruce. Holy Fire. Bantam Books, 1986. First American
hardback edition, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of
haze rubbing to black rear cover and trace of wear at points,
inscribed by Sterling: “For Clio:/Muse of
History/bruces@well.com/Bruce Sterling/The future is obsolescence in
reverse.*8-1”. One of Bruce’s best novels, and highly recommended.
$25.

LP3751. Sterling, Bruce. Islands in the Net. Arbor House, 1988. First
edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with small, two lines of ownership
blindstamp text to front free endpaper, very slight bend at head and
heel and trace of wear at points, in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of
haze rubbing and trace of wear at points, inscribed by Sterling The
work where Bruce went from pure quill cyberpunk to postcyberpunk. “For
Jack,/Bruce Sterling.” John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner and Hugo
Award nominee for Best Novel. Anatomy of Wonder 4, *4-439 (“What
stands out in Sterling’s novel [is] the extraordinarily detailed and
highly believable word he has created.” “One of the most fascinating
sociological and political SF novels in recent years.”) $49.

LP1129. Swainston, Steph. The Year of Our War. Gollancz, 2004. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Science
fiction. A first novel that John Clute and several others raved about,
probably the second best received first novel published in 2004 beside
Susanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and runner-up to it
for Best First Novel in the Locus poll. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP3752. Turtledove, Harry and Richrd Dreyfuss. The Two Gorges: A Novel
of Alternate America, 1996. Tor, 1996. First American edition
hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket
with slight bend at head and a trace of edgewear at heel, inscribed by
Turtledove: “3-9-96/For Tony —/No longer virtually —/Thanks for liking
my stuff —/Best —/Harry Turtledove.” An alternate history
collaboration between an Oscar Winner and a Hugo winner, in which the
North American Union is a self-governing dominion within the British
Empire until rebellion brews. $25.

LP3754. Vance, Jack. Lyonesse: The Green Pearl. Berkley Books, 1985.
First Book Club hardback (gutter code Q39 on page 406, as per Hewett),
a Near Fine+ copy with slight, lite spotting to top page block, in a
Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. The first non-limited edition
hardback of the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. A nice copy.
Hewett, A73.e. $10.

LP3753. Vinge, Vernor. A Deepness in the Sky. Tor, 1999. First edition
hardback, a Fine-/Fine- copy with a trace of wear at head, heel and
points. The prequel to the Hugo winning A Fire Upon the Deep, and a
Hugo and John W. Campbell winner on its own, and a great book in its
own right. Highly recommended. $25.

LP1193. Whitbourn, John. Popes and Phantoms. Gollancz, 1993. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket,
apparently new and unread. Inscribed by the author: “To Pat/with best
wishes/from the author/John Whitbourn/ 06/04/96.” No U.S. edition. I
like Whitbourn, and this is the cheapest signed copy of this online.
$13.

LP3755. Willis, Connie. All Clear. Bantam Spectra, 2000. First edition
hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Near
Fine+ dust jacket with slight wrinkling at head and a 1/4″ semi-closed
tear at rear heel join; could probably be closed with a dust jacket
protector. The second in the Hugo and Nebula winning Oxford Time
Travel two-volume novel set during Blitz-era England in World War II.
$20.

LP3756. Willis, Connie. Passage. Bantam Books, 2001. First edition
hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at heel and slight bumping at
points, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed and dated
(“5-12-01”) by Willis. Novel about research into near-death
experiences. Hugo and Nebula finalist. $35.

LP3757. Wolfe, Gene. Castleview. Tor, 1990. First edition hardback, a
Fine- copy with small, two lines of ownership blindstamp text to front
free endpaper, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. Novel of a town
with a phantom castle, figures from Arthurian legend, and a murder
mystery. $20.

LP3603. Yarros, Rebecca. Iron Flame. Red Tower Books, 2023. First
edition hardback (“First Edition November 2023” and a complete number
line of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, and black-stained
pageblock edges), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Second novel in
the Fourth Wing dragon series. REDUCED PRICE. $30

LP3758. Zelazny, Roger. Manna from Heaven. DNA Publications/Wildside
Press, 2003. Reprint hardback (blue boards rather than decorated and
$29.95 price on dust jacket UPC code), a Fine- dcopy with a trace of
wear to rear boards in a Fine dust jacket. Previously uncollected
stories, including six Amber stories. $35.

Trade Paperbacks (including chapbooks)

LP3759. (Dick, Philip K.) William, Paul. Only Apparently Real: The
World of Philip K. Dick. Arbor House, 1986. First edition trade
paperback original, a Near Fine copy with former owner’s blindstamp to
half-title page and small crease to top rear outer corner. Biography
of Dick by his close friend and literary executor. $15.

LP2124. Gunn, James. The Unpublished Gunn Part 2. Chris Drumm Books,
1996. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Uncollected work
by this Nebula Grandmaster. REDUCED PRICE. $4.

LP3225. Lansdale, Joe R. Born For Trouble. Tachyon, 2022. First
edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and unread, signed
by Lansdale. The latest Hap and Leonard collection. REDUCED PRICE.
$15.

LP3760. Lansdale, Joe R. (Joe Hill) The Essential Horror of Joe R.
Lansdale. Tachyon, 2025. First edition trade paperback original, a
Fine copy, signed by Lansdale. Hill provides an introduction. His
latest best-of collection. $20.

LP2573. Lansdale, Joe R. Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade. Tachyon,
2017. Signed by Lansdale. First edition trade paperback original, a
Fine copy. Looks like a compilation of Hap and Leonard stories crafted
together into a mosaic novel. REDUCED PRICE. $14.

LP3612. Lansdale, Joe R. In The Mad Mountains. Tachyon, 2024. First
edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, with signature plate
signed by Lansdale laid in. Stories inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP2856. Lansdale, Joe R. Of Mice and Minestrone. Tachyon, 2020. First
edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, signed by Lansdale.
“Hap and Leonard: The Early Years.” REDUCED PRICE. $14.

LP3075. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
Letters to Alfred Galpin and Others. Hippocampus Press, 2020. First
edition trade paperback original thus, a Fine copy. “A new edition,
augmented here with over 200 new pages of material.” Primarily letters
Lovecraft wrote to his amateur press association correspondents.
REDUCED PRICE. $22.

LP2575. Lovecraft, H.P. (David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi, editors).
H. P. Lovecraft: Letters to C. L. Moore and Others. Hippocampus Press,
2017. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and
unread. The latest Hippocampus collection of Lovecraft letters, and it
should be quite interesting, as I think Lovecraft heavily influenced
Moore’s early work. REDUCED PRICE.$22.

LP3076. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
Letters to E. Hoffman Price and Richard F. Searight. Hippocampus
Press, 2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy.
Hoffman was an acclaimed Weird Tales writer in his own right, and also
friends with Robert E. Howard (who is a frequent topic in these
letters). Searlight also had pieces appear in Weird Tales. REDUCED
PRICE. $22.

LP3077. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
Letters to Family and Family Friends Volume 1 with Letters to Family
and Family Friends Volume 2. Hippocampus Press, 2020. First edition
trade paperback originals, both Fine copies. Over 1,000 pages of
letters, with page numbers across both volumes, plus a Glossary, an
Index, etc. REDUCED PRICE. $55.

LP3078. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
Letters to Rheinhart Kleiner and Others. Hippocampus Press, 2020.
First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. “A new edition,
augmented here with nearly 250 new pages of material.” Letters
Lovecraft wrote to one of his oldest friends, having known Kleiner
since 1915. Other correspondence includes letters to other amateur
journalists and members of the New York City-based Kalem Club. REDUCED
PRICE. $22.

LP2658. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Ambuehl, James, editor (Richard Lupoff, Cody
Goodfellow, C.J. Henderson, etc.). Hardboiled Cthulhu. Dimensions
Books/Elder Signs Press, 2006. First edition trade paperback original,
a Fine copy. Just what it sounds like: an anthology of hardboiled
detective Cthulhu Mythos stories. REDUCED PRICE. $14.

LP2346. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Derie, Bobby. Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos.
Hippocampus Press, 2014. First edition trade paperback original, Fine.
Great Gahan Wilson cover. Non-fiction work examining sexual themes in
a wide variety of Cthulhu Mythos-related work. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP3761. Simmons, Dan. Hyperion. Doubleday Foundation, 1989. First
edition trade paperback original (simultaneous with the much smaller
hardback run), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to bottom front corner,
otherwise looks new and unread. Tremendous first novel in the Hyperion
Cantos, one of the very best modern Space Operas, with the absolutely
gorgeous (if slightly inaccurate) Gary Ruddell cover. Hugo Award
winner for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder, *4-419 (“Beautifully written
and have few equals for sheer, large-scale sense of wonder.) Highly
recommended. A more affordable alternative to the hardback first,
which now has a comma in the price. $95.

LP3082. Smith, Clark Ashton, and August Derleth. Eccentric,
Impractical Devils: The Letters of August Derleth and Clark Ashton
Smith. (David E. Schultz and S.T. Joshi, editors). Hippocampus Press,
2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Derleth, of
course, published many of Smith’s collections at Arkham House, and
both men were appearing in the pages of Weird Tales in the 1920s, but
they didn’t correspond until Lovecraft introduced them to each other
in 1930. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP3083. (Smith, Clark Ashton) S.T. Joshi, David E. Schultz and Scott
Conners. Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Hippocampus
Press, 2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy.
Much-needed comprehensive bibliography for Smith’s works, especially
since Donald Sidney-Fryer’s Emperor of Dreams is not only out of date,
but so poorly organized as to be nearly useless. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP3762. Swanwick, Michael. S1ngular 1nterv1ews. First edition chapbook
original, #57 of 60 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with a
slight crease in the middle. A series of one question interviews with
science fiction professionals: David Hartwell (on editing Gene Wolfe’s
Book of the New Sun), Samuel R. Delaney, John Crowley, etc. Now out of
print from the publisher. $35.

LP3763. Swanwick, Michael, with Marianne Porter. Under A Harvest Moon.
Dragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, one of 80
copies signed by both Swanwick and Porter, a Fine copy. Now out of
print from the publisher. $35.

LP3764. Swanwick, Michael. Winter Constellations. Dragonstairs Press,
2024. First edition chapbook original, one of 118 signed, numbered
copies, of which only 32 were offered for sale, a Fine copy. “Winter
Constellations is Michael Swanwick’s musings on the night sky during
the coldest and darkest months.” $49.

LP1993. Westerfeld, Scott. Evolution’s Darling. Four Walls Eight
Windows, 1999. First edition trade paperback original (TPO), a Fine
copy, apparently new and unread. Tale of a sentient ship seeking out a
dead artist who may not be dead after all. Also has a healthy dusting
of sex. Really hard to find now that he’s a big YA author. Can’t find
another collectable first online at all. REDUCED PRICE. $49.

LP3765. (Wolfe, Gene) Borksi, Robert. Solar Labyrinth: Exploring Gene
Wolfe’s Book of the New Sun. iUniverse, 2004. Presumed trade paperback
reprint (there’s a POD bar code on the last page0, a Fine copy,
apparently new and unread. Critical companion to Gene Wolfe’s Book of
the New Sun. $25.

Paperbacks

LP219. Baker, Scott. Dhampire. Timescape, 1982. Paperback original
(PBO) first edition, F-, with light spine creasing. Vampire novel by a
writer who’s done some interesting work, including Webs and “Varicose
Worms.” REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP220. Baker, Scott. Symbiote’s Crown. Berkeley, 1978. Paperback
original (PBO) first edition, VG+ with serious spine creasing, lean,
corner creases and wear to back cover. SF novel. REDUCED PRICE. $2.

LP812. Baker, Scott. Webs. Tor, 1989. First edition paperback original
(PBO), Fine- with thin line at head, slight crease to front bottom
corner, and faint wear along spine, otherwise looks unread. Despite a
somewhat lurid cover, this is actually a very interesting
psychological suspense novel featuring spiders growing far larger than
normal. Recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP2233. Bujold, Lois McMaster. Barrayar. Baen, 1991. First edition
paperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with traces of edgewear at the
corners and foxing to inside covers, otherwise tight, square and
apparently unread. Hugo Winner for Best Novel. Part of the Miles
Vorkosigan saga. Anatomy of Wonder, *4-78 (“Traditional space opera at
its very best.”) $9.

LP3766. Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Vor Game. Baen, 1990. First edition
paperback original (PBO) (“First Printing, September 1990”), a Near
Fine copy with spine just slightly concave, traces of wear at points,
trace of foxing to inside covers, and pages just slightly toned. A
nice copy. Hugo Winner for Best Novel. Part of the Miles Vorkosigan
saga. Anatomy of Wonder, 4-80. $12.

LP3767. Cherryh, C. J. Downbelow Station. DAW, 1981. First edition
paperback original (PBO) (“First Printing, February 1981/1 2 3 4 5 6 7
8 9”), a Very Good copy with spine creasing bookstore stamp and small
inked date to teaser page, small bump at heel-front join, and
edgewear. Decent copy of this Hugo-winning PBO, the first book in her
Alliance–Union/Company Wars universe (though later I think she tied
all her books into the same timeline). Anatomy of Wonder, *4-103 (“The
novel is a key work in an elaborate future history”). I remember
enjoying this a great deal in my youth. $6.

LP3768. Davidson, Avram. Strange Seas and Shores. Ace, 1981. First
paperback edition (a decade after the Doubleday hardback), a Very
Good+ copy with slight spine creasing and a few touches of edgewear,
but pages quite toned (but still readable). Short story collection.
Introduction by Ray Bradbury. One of science fiction and fantasy’s
true original short story writers. $5.

LP3769. Dick, Philip K. Radio Free Albemuth. Avon, 1987. Paperback
reprint, an Ex-Library copy mounted in plasticized boards, otherwise a
Very Good, square copy with only slight page toning. A superior novel,
I think, to VALIS, while covering much of the same themes. A solid,
durable reading copy. Wintz & Hyde, SF16.3. $5.

LP3770. Garner, Alan. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Ace, 1978.
Paperback reprint, a Very Good copy with phantom crease running the
length of the front cover, spine creasing, thin crease along front
cover jone and traces of wear, otherwise a tight, square copy.
Garner’s first novel, and his first Alderly novel. $5.

LP3771. Hawke, Simon. The Last Wizard. Warner Aspect, 1997. First
edition paperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with a trace of
edgewear a few traces of surface wear. A very nice copy of what was
the last book in the Wizard of 4th Street series, but it looks like he
recently self-published a couple of trade paperbacks. $10.

LP3497. Hughart, Barry. Bridge of Birds. Del Rey, 1985. Paperback
reprint, a Fine copy. One of the great fantasy novels of the 20th
century, very funny, and a book that just keeps selling and selling
for me. World Fantasy Award winner. Highly recommended. $7.

LP3772. Jeter, K.W. Soul Eater. Tor, 1983. First edition paperback
original, a Very Good copy with non-authorial signature, date and
location to title page, spine creasing, thin crease along front spine
join, what’s either a 3, a w, or an m on the bottom page block, slight
crease to bottom front corner, and traces of general wear, still a
nice, square copy of Jeter’s first horror novel (and a very dark one
it is as well). This has gotten hard to find. $20.

LP3707. Jeter, K. W. Star Wars: The Mandalorian Armor (Book 1 of The
Bounty Hunter Wars). Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback
original, a Near Fine copy with a faint crease down the left side of
the front cover, slightly blunted corners and edgewear, otherwise
quite nice. Copies of this have gotten harder to find since The
Mandalorian TV show came out. REDUCED PRICE. $10.

LP3707. Jeter, K. W. Star Wars: Slave Ship (Book 2 of The Bounty
Hunter Wars). Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback original
(“October 1998” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Very Good
copy with spine creasing and lean, trace of edgewear and a trace of
foxing to inside covers. Second book in the Bounty Hunters Wars
trilogy. $10.

LP2261. Jones, Diana Wynne. Archer’s Goon. Ace, 1987. First Ace
edition, a paperback reprint, a Very Good copy with crease across
front cover, spine wrinkling, and general wear. Fantasy novel. $2.50.

LP2262. Jones, Diana Wynne. Fire and Hemlock. Berkeley, 1986.
Paperback reprint, a Very Good+ copy with spine creasing and a stamp
at heel. Fantasy novel. $2.50.

LP3773. Lafferty, R. A. Apocalypses. Pinnacle, 1977. First edition
paperback original, a Near Fine- copy with slight spine lean, small
corner crease to front corner, and edgewear. Two novellas, “Where Have
You Been, Sandaliotis?” and “The Three Armageddons of Enniscorthy
Sweeny” that have never been reprinted. One of Lafferty’s most
difficult PBOs. $30.

LP2626. Martin, George R. R., editor (Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner,
Walter Jon Williams, etc.) Wild Cards II: Aces High. Bantam Spectra,
1987. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with small
signs of sticker pulls around UPC label on rear and some edgewear,
otherwise a nice square copy. REDUCED PRICE. $3.

LP2679. Martin, George R. R., editor (Lewis Shiner, Edward Bryant,
etc.). Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild. Bantam Spectra, 1987. First
edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with edgewear, but otherwise
new and unread. Third book in the shared-universe superhero anthology.
REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP3644. Martin, George R. R. Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole. Bantam
Spectra, 1990. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with
just a bare trace of wear at corners. REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP2680. Martin, George R. R. and Jon J. Miller. Wild Cards VII: Dead
Man’s Hand. Bantam Spectra, 1990. First edition paperback original, a
Fine- copy with edgewear, a couple of pinprick abrasions to rear
cover, and slight age darkening to pages, but otherwise new and
unread. Seventh book in the shared-universe superhero series, this one
a collaborative novel between Martin and Miller. REDUCED PRICE. $6.

LP2681. Martin, George R. R., editor (Lewis Shiner, Victor Milan,
etc.). Wild Cards IX: Jokertown Shuffle. Bantam Spectra, 1991. First
edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with thin rubbing line of
white along rear join, tiny crease at top front corner, edgewear, and
the beginning of an invisible spine crease, but otherwise a nice,
square copy. The latter Wild Card PBOs have gotten quite hard to find
in just about any condition, much less as nice as this one. REDUCED
PRICE. $22

LP3491. Martin, George R. R., editor (Melinda Snodgrass). Wild Cards
Volume X: Double Solitaire. Bantam Spectra, 1992. First edition
paperback original (PBO), a Very Good+ copy with moderate spine
creasing, small crease to front bottom corner, and moderate wear at
points, otherwise a nice square copy. The first Wild Cards book
written by one author, and features a visit to Dr. Tachyon’s
homeworld. REDUCED PRICE. $8.

LP3492. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards Volume XI: Dealer’s
Choice. Bantam, 1992. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Near
Fine+ copy with a couple of abrasions to bottom front edge near heel,
a 1/8″ closed tear to top of front cover, and slight edgewear at head,
otherwise apparently new and unread. The latter Bantam Wild Card
novels are hard to find, especially in collectable condition like
this. REDUCED PRICE. $10.

LP3645. Martin, George R. R. Wild Cards XII: Turn of the Cards. Bantam
Spectra, 1993. First edition paperback original, a Very Good+ copy
with moderate spine creasing, and a 1″ long by 1/8″ high area of
partial sticker lift at the top right of the front cover that’s
visible but not awful, slight edgewear, and slight foxing to inside
covers, but otherwise nice and square; presents a bit better than this
list of flaws. The twelfth and hardest-to-find of the original Wild
Card PBOs. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP2006. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards New Cycle Book I:
Card Sharks. Baen, 1993. First edition paperback original (PBO), a
Fine copy, new and unread. First in the new Baen Wild Cards, which are
also not particularly easy to find. $15.

LP2266. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards: Marked Cards. Baen,
1994. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Very Good copy with
spine creasing and lean. The Baen Wild Cards books seemed to have much
smaller runs than the earlier Bantam volumes. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP3774. Niven, Larry. Ringworld. Ballantine Books, 1970. First edition
paperback original (“First Printing: October 1970,” as per Currey, a
Very Good- copy with 1/4″ chip to top front corner, and another 3/4″ x
1/16″ chip to middle of front cover edge, spine crease, pages brittle,
and a few pinpoint spots of soiling to page block edges, plus a few
other spots of wear. Still, the true first edition of this landmark
Hugo and Nebula winner, and the only edition in which Niven infamously
had the earth rotating the wrong way. Currey, page 387. Pringle,
Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, page 262 (“***”). Barron, Anatomy
of Wonder 4 *4-316. Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature,
pages 1799-1804.$45.

LP3775. Partridge, Norman, and Martin H. Greenberg, editors (Karl
Edward Wagner, Ed Bryant, Nancy Collins, Steve Rasnic Tem, etc.) It
Came From the Drive-In. DAW, 1996. First edition paperback original ,
a Very Good copy with tape neatly applied to front and rear top
covers, a1/8″ chip at top front, and a 1/4″ closed tear with a little
brasion at top rear, touches of edgewear, and trace of foxing to
inside gutters. Original SF/horror anthology of stories inspired by
drive-in movies. $15.

LP3776. Saha, Arthur W., editor (Roger Zelazny, Gene Wolfe, Orson
Scott Card, Jane Yolen, etc.). The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 7.
DAW, 1981. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Very Good copy
with significant bump to bottom right front cover, also affecting
pages and extending to very minor bottom on bottom rear corner, with
slight age darkening to some white prtions of cover, slight foxing to
rear inside cover, and irrecular foxing to front inside cover where
SFBC fold out card is still present, along with second SFBC card laid
in between pages 16 and 17. Still a solid reading copy with an
uncreased spine, and SFBC inserts for the ultra-completist. The first
volume of this long-running best of anthology series edited by Saha,
who took over from Lin Carter. Also includes the only reprint of a fun
Nicholas Yermakov (AKA Simon Hawke) story “Melpomene, Calliope … and
Fred,” about a very modern muse, that I remember liking quite a bit
when I read it in F&SF. $8.

LP3777. Shepherd, Mark. Elvendude. Baen, 1994. First edition paperback
original, a Near Fine+ copy with small verticle wrinkle at head, 1/16″
rubbing at head, and slight wear at points, inscribed in pencil by the
author: “To Ron -/Rock on!/Mark/Shepherd.” Fantasy, part of the Elves
of the Road/SERRAted Edge universe. “Straight from Mercedes Lackey’s
World to Ours!” Shepherd was evidently Lackey’s personal secretary and
writing protege, and collaborated with her on a couple of novels. He
killed himself in 2011. I’m not seeing any other signed copies online.
$25.

LP3778. Sterling, Bruce. Involution Ocean. Jove, 1977. First edition
paperback original, a Very Good+ copy with moderate spine lean,
scattered light, tiny spots of staining across rear cover that look
like they may bave been ink transfer from another book, and a few
traces of wear, but this copy feels like it’s never actually been
read. Bruce’s first novel, about hunting a whale on a planet with seas
of dust, and # in the Harlen Ellison Discovery series. $8.

LP3779. Sturgeon, Theodore. Sturgeon is Alive and Well… Pocket
Books, 1978. First Pocketbooks edition (a paperback reprint), a Near
Fine- copy with a few small, minimal annotations on the table of
contents (“funny” is the longest, the letter “B” next to two, and
three page numbers circled), a thin crease running along front spine
join, thin line of staining down rear spine join, top rear tip corner
creased, and slight edgewear. Short story collection that includes the
Hugo-winning “Slow Sculpture,” “It Was Nothing—Really!” (since
perforations seem to make things stronger, scientists develop
impenetrable walls of invisible nothingness), and “Suicide,” one of my
favorite Sturgeon stories. Recommended. $5.

LP3780. Wagner, Karl Edward and David Drake. Killer. Tor, 1990. First
Tor edition (the Baen PBO precedes), a Near Fine- copy with one spine
crease, light gloss removal square from a price sticker to top right
front cover (not listing any of the actual cover illustration), and a
trace of edgewear. Novel of hunting an outer space monster in ancient
Rome. $5.

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Halloween Horrors: Making Fiends Halloween

Friday, October 31st, 2025

Once upon a time, there was a great little web series called Making Fiends that turned into a swell TV series. Both versions told about the dynamic between Vendetta, an evil little girl that makes fiends, and Charlotte, who thinks Vendetta is her best friend despite the latter loathing her.

Here’s a video of the Halloween episode.

Alas, Nickelodeon cancelled the TV show after only one season. I’m glad I bough the DVD when it was available, as its now out of print and people are asking ridiculous amounts for it…

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