Archive for the ‘Books’ Category
Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
As part of (I assume) it’s ongoing sale of the Gary Monson collection, Heritage Auctions offered up a lot of oversized and non-fiction works. Of those, this title was one I was most interested in, and is the reason I bid. I won the lot for $240 plus shipping.
Locke, George. Voyages in Space: A Bibliography of Interplanetary Fiction 1801-1914. Ferret Fantasy, 1975. First edition hardback, #17 of 18 signed, numbered hardback copies (plus an additional 10 copies not for sale), a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. The definitive bibliography on early space travel fiction. Chalker/Owings, page 527. Tymn/Schlobin/Currey A Research Guide to Science Fiction Studies 47. Barron mentions this in Anatomy of Wonder 4 7-7 (on Currey’s Science Fiction and Fantasy Authors), but does not have a separate listing for it. Not in Justice. Supplements an inscribed copy of the trade paperback.
Tags:Books, Ferret Fantasy, Gary Munson, George Locke, Heritage Auctions, reference works, Science Fiction, science fiction bibliography
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Tuesday, July 11th, 2023
Crowley, John. Great Work of Time. Subterranean, 2023. First edition hardback, #219 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. “Great Work of Time first appeared in John Crowley’s 1989 collection, Novelty. It was immediately recognized as a major addition to the literature of time travel, and went on to win the World Fantasy Award for Best Novella. More than thirty years after its initial publication, it remains as dazzling, dizzying and totally enthralling as ever.” I have a small number of these available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, John Crowley, Limited Editions, Science Fiction, Subterranean Press, Time Travel, World Fantasy Award
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Wednesday, July 5th, 2023
Another small press book:
Ligotti, Thomas. Pictures of Apocalypse. Chiroptera Press, 2023. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap. Also includes a special 24 page Pictures of Apocalypse: Interviews and Sketches chapbook, including new interviews with the author and artist, “Concept to finish” art documentation, outtakes, a thank you card, and a bookmark.” A verse cycle. A fairly elaborate small press production for this stylish horror writer. The book is no longer on the publisher’s website, so I assume it is now out of print. But I still have copies through Lame Excuse Books (including the extras bag).
Here’s a scan of some of the items in the extras bag:
Tags:Books, Chiroptera Press, Horror, poetry, small press publishers, Thomas Ligotti
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Tuesday, July 4th, 2023
Arte Editions are the people that did Gaiman’s The Case of Death and Honey. This actually had a smaller run.
Gaiman, Neil. Words of Fire. Arte Editions, 2022 (actually 2023). First edition trade paperback original (with self-flaps), #276 of 300 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Poetry collection. There were two different hardback editions (the Portfolio Edition and the Roman edition), both of which were sold out by the time I heard about it. Now out of print from the publisher. I still have one copy left available through Lame Excuse Books.
Note: The streaks in the image are actually marbling in the cover-stock.
Tags:Arte Editions, Books, Fantasy, Limited Editions, Neil Gaiman, poetry, small press publishers
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Monday, July 3rd, 2023
Another Swanwick chapbook from Dragonstairs:
Swanwick, Michael. Brief Essays on Genre. Dragonstairs Press, 2023. First edition chapbook original, #10 of 75 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. 25 brief essays on genre fiction. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I will have copies of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog (probably Novemberish).
Tags:Books, chapbooks, Dragonstairs Press, Fantasy, Science Fiction, science fiction criticism, small press publishers
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Wednesday, June 28th, 2023
Another Borderlands Little Book:
White, Edward Lucas. A Little Green Book of Grue. Borderlands Press, 2023. First edition hardback, #462 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. A shame they didn’t make it a little white book of some sort…
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Edward Lucas White, Horror, Little Books, small press publishers
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Monday, June 26th, 2023
I read this a few years ago, and liked it so much I decided to pick up the hardback first.
Piper, H. Beam. Lord Kalvan of Otherwhen. Garland Publishing, 1975. First hardback edition, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Novel of a modern day state trooper accidentally sucked into an alternate timeline where he uses his knowledge of military tactics and technology (such as the composition of gunpowder) to topple a corrupt theocracy. Part of the Garland Library of Science Fiction, reprinted from slightly blown-up pages from the Ace paperback original. Supplements a PBO first. Bought for £68 plus shipping from a UK seller.
Tags:Books, Garland Press, H. Beam Piper, Science Fiction
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Friday, June 23rd, 2023
A little out of line with what I usually buy, but I thought the limitation was low enough to be worth picking up.
Romero, George A. and Daniel Kraus. The Living Dead. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications, 2023. First edition hardback, 322 of 400 copies signed by Suzanne Romero, Daniel Kraus, Vincenzo Natali and Francois Vaillancourt, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Hefty 736 page original novel set in Romero’s Living Dead universe. Now sold out from the publisher, though I do have one copy available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, George A. Romero, Horror, Movies, Night of the Living Dead, zombies
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Thursday, June 22nd, 2023
I don’t generally pick up POD books, but here are two essential books only available as POD books.
Davidson, Avram. AD 100: Volume I and AD 100: Volume II. Or All the
Sea With Oysters Publishing, 2023. First edition trade paperback
originals (print on demand), as new. The Avram Davidson Society has set these up as Amazon print on demand originals. Together they include 100
unpublished or uncollected Avram Davidson stories. If you’re interested in picking them up, click the links above.
Tags:Avram Davidson, Books, Fantasy, Or All the Sea With Oysters Publishing, Print-on-Demand, Science Fiction
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Wednesday, June 21st, 2023
Saw this and won it at a bargain price.
Shepard, Lucius. The Ends of the Earth. Arkham House, 1991. First edition hardback, #5 of 100 copies signed and numbered by Shepard, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket (with SIGNED sticker on spine). This is a post-first limited that Lucius did himself, much like Greg Bear did his 250 copy limited edition of The Wind From A Burning Woman. Chalker/Owings (2002), page 73 (where he says this edition was sold at $100 a pop). Joshi, Sixty Years of Arkham House 178 (where he doesn’t mention this limited edition). Nielsen, Arkham House Books: A Collector’s Guide 184 (he doesn’t mention this edition either). Supplements an unsigned copy (which I must not have had the last time Lucius came through Austin). Bought for $17.50 plus shipping (which is less than even the original Arkham House cover price).
Tags:Arkham House, Books, Fantasy, Lucius Shepard, Science Fiction, small press publishers
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