Category: Books

Library Additions: June 14—December 31, 2013

It’s been another landmark year for adding books to my library of science fiction first editions. This post documents everything I bought after my big Zelazny acquisition on June 13, including some books that have been covered in posts since, and many that haven’t. (What I bought earlier in the year before the big Zelazny… Continue reading Library Additions: June 14—December 31, 2013

Library Addition: John Picacio’s 2014 Calendar (+Kickstarter Goodies)

This came in the day before Christmas, and I haven’t had a chance to blog it until now. It isn’t quite a book, but close enough: Picacio, John. John Picacio 2014 Calendar. Lone Boy, 2013. First edition, Fine, signed by the artist, with Kickstarter specials, including six oversized loteria cards, a sketcbook, and a signed… Continue reading Library Addition: John Picacio’s 2014 Calendar (+Kickstarter Goodies)

Library Additions: Odd Gene Wolfe-Related Item Voices of Barrington

I picked up the following off the Internet for the princely sum of $1: (Wolfe, Gene) Kostick, Diane P. Voices of Barrington. Arcadia Publishing, 2002. First edition trade paperback original, a Near Fine copy with wrinkling to the bottom back cover. Non-fiction book profiling notable citizens of Barrington, Illinois, including 10 pages (95-104) on science… Continue reading Library Additions: Odd Gene Wolfe-Related Item Voices of Barrington

Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: K Through Z

Here’s the third and final list of books I bought at Recycled Books in Denton for my own library. (Here’s Part One and Part Two). A few more will show up in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog. Again, I didn’t pay more than $40 for anything here, and most were less. (Koontz, Dean R.)… Continue reading Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: K Through Z

Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: A through J

And here’s the second set of books, following yesterday’s list of exceptional volumes from the same trip. All are first edition hardbacks, Fine copies in Fine dust jackets, unless otherwise noted. Asimov, Isaac, edited by Stanley Asimov. Yours, Isaac Asimov. Doubleday, 1995. First edition hardback, a Near Fine copy with one tiny black remainder mark… Continue reading Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: A through J

Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: Signed Vance, Farmer, Wellman, Zelazny

I had a family Christmas event at my aunt’s house in Dallas over the weekend, so I hit a few bookstores on my way up I-35, buying a smattering of things. Then I went to Recycled Books in Denton and dropped $1,100. (This is not an uncommon occurrence.) This post just covers the things I… Continue reading Books Bought in Denton December 20, 2013: Signed Vance, Farmer, Wellman, Zelazny

Library Additions: A Random Collection of Signed Books

I’ve been on a bit of a kick buying out-of-print SF first editions signed cheap. I saw all of these in a major book dealer’s online catalog and thought they were worth picking up, especially since three of the authors are no longer with us. Now I need to put these up so I can… Continue reading Library Additions: A Random Collection of Signed Books

Library Addition: Clark Ashton Smith’s Lost Worlds

Another book from my recent buying spree, an early Arkham House title: Smith, Clark Ashton. Lost Worlds. Arkham House, 1944. First edition hardback, a Near Fine+ copy with slight crimping at head and heel, bump to top front corner, usual age darkening to pages, and a trace of foxing to gutters, in a Near Fine… Continue reading Library Addition: Clark Ashton Smith’s Lost Worlds

Library Additions: Two Manly Wade Wellman First Editions (One Signed)

I’m closing in on a complete Manly Wade Wellman first edition collection (closer to completing that than my complete Heinlein collection, but farther than my complete Lafferty, Lansdale or Zelazny collections). I picked up two firsts, one off eBay, another off a major science fiction book dealer. Wellman, Manly Wade. The Ghost Battalion. Ives Washburn,… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Manly Wade Wellman First Editions (One Signed)