As a followup on my previous auction post, here are the prices realized on the items I highlighted in yesterday’s Heritage book auction. All prices include buyer’s premium: Robert E. Howard’s original typewritten manuscript for the Conan story “A Witch Shall Be Born”, signed by Howard, went for $22,500. A very nice first of Harry… Continue reading Prices Realized on SF Books in Heritage Auctions’ April 10 Offering
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Preview: SF First Editions in Heritage Auctions’ April 10th Offering
Heritage Auctions has another signature book auction coming up on April 10, and there are several interesting SF/F/H first editions up for offer. Here’s a preview of a few: Robert E. Howard’s original typewritten manuscript for the Conan story “A Witch Shall Be Born”, signed by Howard. Yet another first edition of Harry Potter and… Continue reading Preview: SF First Editions in Heritage Auctions’ April 10th Offering
Bookshelf Porn
Panorama from the Benediktinerstift Admont Bibliotek and Museum in Austria. I could look at this for a long, long time…
Dispatches From Other Outposts of Bibliomania
My own bibliomania is well documented. But every now and then I stumble across instances of bibliomania in others. Some are completely orthogonal to my own, while others have some overlap. One with a bit of overlap is Awful Books, the page of a collector who has a fair amount of science fiction, fantasy, and… Continue reading Dispatches From Other Outposts of Bibliomania
Library Additions: Thomas Ligotti’s The Agonizing Death of Victor Frankenstein
Another interesting library addition: Ligotti, Thomas. The Agonizing Resurrection of Victor Frankenstein & Other Gothic Tales. Silver Salamander Press, 1994. First edition hardback, number 116 of 125 hardback copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with small black and white art plate laid in. Bought for $200, marked down from $400, from the… Continue reading Library Additions: Thomas Ligotti’s The Agonizing Death of Victor Frankenstein
Two Jack Vance Rarities
I was recently able to pick up two rare Jack Vance first editions, one of them one of his most difficulty hardbacks, the other a recent chapbook not even my hardcore Jack Vance collecting friends had heard of. Vance, Jack (writing as Ellery Queen). Four Men Called John. Gollancz Detection, 1976. First hardback edition a… Continue reading Two Jack Vance Rarities
Problems in Fantasy Perception
Background In The Wizard of Oz (the movie), protagonist Dorothy wakes up at the end and finds out her entire trip to Oz was just a dream. In Shirley Jackson’s We Have Always Lived in the Castle, Merricat, the first-person protagonist, believes she can work a sort of sympathetic magic through wards and charms to… Continue reading Problems in Fantasy Perception
Completing my Joe R. Lansdale Collection Hardback Collection
Joe R. Lansdale is one of the many authors I collect, who’s a damn fine writer in addition to being a friend and mentor. But for more than two decades, one of Joe’s rarest hardbacks continued to elude me. Until now. Lansdale, Joe R. (writing as Ray Slater). Texas Night Riders. Chivers Press/Curley Publishing, 1991.… Continue reading Completing my Joe R. Lansdale Collection Hardback Collection
The Trailer for John Dies at the End
I’m going to have a review of John Dies at the End up over at Locus Online tomorrow. In the meantime, here’s the trailer: The movie is based on David Wong’s novel of the same name, the protagonist of which is named David Wong. A sequel, This Book Is Full of Spiders: Seriously, Dude, Don’t… Continue reading The Trailer for John Dies at the End
Recent Library Acquisitions: A Few Random Interesting Books
No particular theme, just a few books fellow science fiction bibliophiles might find of interest. Anderson, Poul. Homebrew. NESFA Press, 1976. First edition hardback, one of 500 copies signed by Anderson (Currey B, no priority), a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny bit of… Continue reading Recent Library Acquisitions: A Few Random Interesting Books