Category Archives: Books

Friends of Ed Bryant eBay Auction

Posted on October 23, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Ends TODAY! (October 23) To help out with Ed’s medical bills (as mentioned here).

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Lame Excuse Books October Catalog

Posted on October 15, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Once again, it’s time for “Lawrence posts the latest Lame Excuse Books Catalog as a big block of text.” Welcome to Lawrence Person’s Lame Excuse for a Book Catalog! Once again there’s lots of great stuff, including new books from … Continue reading →

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Encyclopedia of Science Fiction Now Online

Posted on October 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Though previously announced, it’s nice to see that the long-awaited third edition of The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction is now online. It also includes a very nice entry on Nova Express.

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You Could Own John Wayne’s Copy of The Lord of the Rings

Posted on October 4, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Heritage Auction is auctioning off tons of items from the estate of John Wayne. Being the canny man he was, he saved just about everything from his movie career: scripts, outfits, awards, you name it. There’s a treasure-trove of Hollywood … Continue reading →

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New Lame Excuse Books Catalog Due Soon

Posted on September 29, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I’m in the process of putting together a new Lame Excuse Books catalog I hope to be able to send out via email next week. if you’re not already on my mailing list and want to receive a copy, drop … Continue reading →

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New Book Acquisitions: Two Richard Matheson First Editions

Posted on September 25, 2011 by Lawrence Person

I managed to pick up two notable Richard Matheson first editions in the last month or so: Matheson, Richard. Born of Man and Woman. Chamberlain Press, 1954. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Near Fine- dust jacket with … Continue reading →

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After Action Report on Heritage Auction’s Sale of the Jerry Weist Collection

Posted on September 19, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Every year or two, Heritage Auctions in Dallas conducts a big auction of a major science fiction book collection. In 2007, it was the Ventura Collection. The Ventura Collection auction was very successful, and since it occurred right before the … Continue reading →

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Armadillocon 2011 Photos for Friday, August 26

Posted on September 10, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Mark Finn, rocking the cutting edge of FEZ NATION! Howard Waldrop. Dwight Brown gets the pre-convention lunch off to his usual facepalming start. What set him off this time was Todd saying “Look! We’re haircut twinsies!” DUFF winner David Cake. … Continue reading →

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Books I Picked Up at the Reno Worldcon

Posted on September 2, 2011 by Lawrence Person

Various issues have kept me remarkably busy the last few days, so it may take a little while to get my blogging back up to speed. In particular, I wanted to do a brief roundup of some of the books … Continue reading →

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Gene Wolfe: Four Cheap Street Chapbooks

Posted on August 14, 2011 by Lawrence Person

One of my favorite authors is Gene Wolfe (which you might have noticed before), so naturally I’ve tried to collect all his books. This includes all his chapbooks, some of which can be quite difficult to find. Among his hardest … Continue reading →

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