Archive for the ‘Horror’ Category
Wednesday, December 22nd, 2021
Another Lansdale lettered edition:
Lansdale, Joe R. (edited by Bill Sheehan and William Schafer). Joe R. Lansdale’s Lords of the Razor. Subterranean Press, 2006. First edition hardback, a PC copy of 26 lettered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and what would be a Fine leather traycase, save: A.) The leather stitching is somewhat uneven around the perimeter of the book, and B.) When I went to open this, the glued-on leather tab for the book fell off. I’m guessing these production problems were why Subterranean abandoned this design for lettered editions. Anthology featuring Lansdale’s God of the Razor from The Nightrunners. Formerly co-editor (and Subterranean Press founder and owner) William Schafer’s copy. Supplements a signed, numbered copy. Bought from Camelot Books for $346.50.
Tags:Bill Sheehan, Books, Joe R. Lansdale, Limited Editions, Subterranean Press, William Schafer
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Tuesday, December 21st, 2021
Four more signed first editions:
Simmons, Dan. Lovedeath. Subterranean Press, 2013. First limited edition a PC copy of 250 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Mylar-protected dust jacket. Formerly Subterranean Press founder William Shafer’s copy. Supplements a copy of the Warner Books first edition inscribed to me. Bought from Camelot Books for $52.50.
Spiner, Brent with Jeanne Darst. Fan Fiction: A Mem-Noir Inspired By True Events. St. Martin’s Press, 2021. First edition hardback, a Fine copy, signed by Spiner. Mystery by Spiner, starring Spiner, revolving around a box he received during the filming of Star Trek: The Next Generation. Bought for $22.39 from The Mysterious Bookshop.
Wellman, Manly Wade. Rebel Boast. Henry Holt and Company, 1956. First edition hardback, a Very Good+ copy from which the FFE has been excised and a cracked front hinge, otherwise nice, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with a few 3/4″ closed tears along the top edge that have been mended (fairly skillfully) with blindside tape, signed by Wellman. Non-fiction about a group of Confederate soldiers that fought the entirety of the Civil War. “First at Bethel — Last at Appomattox.” Bought for $15 off eBay.
Wolfe, Gene. Home Fires. Tor, 2011. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with black remainder dot to top page block and slight bumping at head in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Wolfe. Supplements an unsigned first and a copy of the PS Publishing signed, limited edition.
Tags:Books, Brent Spiner, Civil War, Dan Simmons, Gene Wolfe, Horror, Manly Wade Wellman, Mystery, Science Fiction, Star Trek
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Monday, December 20th, 2021
Various signed first editions from various sources have been piling up around here, so here is the first of two roundup posts.
Chabon, Michael. Moonglow. Harper Collins, 2016. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of wear at head and heel and slight wrinkling at head, signed by Chabon, with a one page insert from Parnassus Books for “Dear First Edition Members” laid in. Supplements a slipcased signed limited edition done for Powell’s Books. Bought in a Houston-area Half Price Books for $9.99.
Matheson, Richard. Shadow on the Sun. M. Evans & Company, 1994. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with slight sun-fading to spine (really only noticeable next to another copy), signed by Matheson. Weird western. Bought from a fellow Biblio dealer for $28. I’m going to swap the dust jacket with my current unsigned copy.
Reynolds, Alastair. Belladonna Nights and Other Stories. Subterranean Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #171 of 1500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. I’ll have copies of this (along with a lot of other Alastair Reynolds firsts) in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, currently in progress.
Tags:Alastair Reynolds, Books, Horror, Michael Chabon, Richard Matheson, Western
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Thursday, December 9th, 2021
Two signed Bloch firsts, picked up from different sources:
Bloch, Robert. Psycho House. Tor, 1990. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed by Bloch: “Best wishes to Dick Wilson.” Bought for $20 at a Houston-area Half Price Books.
Bloch, Robert and Andre Norton. The Jekyll Legacy. Tor, 1990. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Bloch on the title page and by Norton on a signature plate on the dedication page. Bought off eBay for $24.95.
Tags:Andre Norton, Books, Horror, Robert Bloch, signatures
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Wednesday, December 1st, 2021
Another Lansdale limited edition:
Lansdale, Joe R. Apache Witch. Independent Legions/The Last Bookstore, 2021. First edition hardback, #33 of 180 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued. Poetry collection (Lansdale’s first). Bought directly from the publisher. I will have copies of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Tags:Books, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, poetry, small press publishers
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Tuesday, November 30th, 2021
Another Lansdale lettered edition picked up cheap-ish:
Lansdale, Joe R., editor. The Horror Hall of Fame: The Stoker Winners. Cemetery Dance, 2021. First edition hardback, #WW of 52 signed (by Lansdale), lettered, traycased copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine traycase. Anthology of Stoker Award winning stories from Robert Bloch, George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison, etc. Isajenko, World Lasdalean, D13aiii. Supplements trade and limited edition copies. Bought off eBay for $125 plus shipping.
Tags:Books, Cemetery Dance, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, signed, small press publishers
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Thursday, November 18th, 2021
Two more SST Lansdale limiteds came out a while back, and I’m just now getting around to listing them.
Lansdale, Joe R. Hap and Leonard: Of Mice and Minestrone. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, 2021. First hardback edition and first limited edition (the Tachyon trade paperback, which I also have, precedes), #101 of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Linked Hap and Leonard short stories.
(Lansdale, Joe R.) Fred Isajanko. The World Lansdalean: The Authorized Joe R. Lansdale Bibliography. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, 2021. First edition hardback, #101 of 1000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase. Bibliography of Lansdale’s work, that also includes bonus Lansdale fiction in the back. I have not checked to verify that all of my edit suggestions on the ARC made it into the final edition.
I will have copies of both these available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Tags:bibliography, Books, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Limited Editions, Mystery, Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, small press publishers
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Monday, November 8th, 2021
Here’s a limited edition I’ve long wanted to pick up. Indeed, the lettered edition of this is considered one of the most extravagant and desirable modern limited editions, but that was sold out before I even heard about it, and the last time I saw one for sale it went for something like $6,500.
Powers, Tim. Last Call. Charnel House, 1992. First edition hardback (“by a whisker” says Chalker/Owings), #141 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine- decorated slipcase with some rubbing to bottom and at points. His celebrated “playing poker with Tarot cards” book, and the first (and best) in a loose trilogy. Berlyne, A8b.1. Chalker/Owings (2002), page 211. Bought from a noted SF book dealer for $325. I think I now have all the Charnel House Powers limiteds (at least in numbered state).
Tags:Books, Charnel House, Fantasy, Horror, Limited Editions, small press publishers, Tarot Cards, Tim Powers
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Friday, November 5th, 2021
Dark Regions Press had a 50% off sale so I picked up a few things:
(Lovecraft, H.P.) Sammons, Brian M and Glynn Owen Barrass, editors. Summer of Lovecraft: Cosmic Horrors in the 1960s. Dark Regions Press, 2021. Trade paperback reprint (a POD edition), a Fine copy. Bought for $9.
Nolan, William F. Writing as Life. Dark Regions Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #34 of 200 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap. Mixture of fiction, non-fiction, poetry and autobiography. Bought for $37.50.
Tags:Books, Cthulhu, Dark Regions Press, Horror, Lovecraft, small press publishers, William F. Nolan
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