Category: Books

Library Addditions: Three Michael Moorcock Books

Three more books from L. W. Currey’s $10 sale: Moorcock, Michael. The End of All Songs. Harper & Row, 1976. First edition hardback (with the author’s name misspelled “Moorock” on the spine, as per Currey), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Third book in the Dancers at the End of Time trilogy. Currey… Continue reading Library Addditions: Three Michael Moorcock Books

Library Additions: Three Art Books

Three more items from L. W. Currey’s $10 sale, all art books (for certain values of the word “book”): Fabian, Stephen. Women & Wonders. Charles F. Miller, 1995. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrink wrap. Finlay, Virgil. An Astrology Sketch Book. Donald M. Grant, 1975. First edition… Continue reading Library Additions: Three Art Books

Library Additions: Two Stephen King Related Books

Two more books from L. W. Currey’s $10 sale: King, Stephen. The Dark Half. Hodder & Stoughton, 1989. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Precedes the American edition. (King, Stephen) Collings, Michael. Stephen King as Richard Bachman. Starmont House, 1985. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in decorated boards (the… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Stephen King Related Books

Library Additions: Four Signed Books

Just another random roundup of signed books, three from L.W. Currey’s $10 sale (more about which Real Soon), and one from eBay. Bova, Ben. Viewpoint. NESFA Press, 1977. First edition hardback, #126 of 800 signed, numbered hardbacks, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought from Currey for $10. Cowper, Richard. The Unhappy Princess… Continue reading Library Additions: Four Signed Books

Library Additions: January 1—June 30, 2014

Here’s all the books I added to my professional science fiction library over the first half of the year. All these are Fine first edition hardbacks in Fine dust jackets unless otherwise noted. Allston, Aaron. Doc Sidhe. Baen, 1995. First edition paperback original, Very Good with multiple spine creases and spine lean. Signed and dated… Continue reading Library Additions: January 1—June 30, 2014

Library Addition: Sam Moskowitz’s The Immortal Storm

Been meaning to pick this up for several years now, and finally found a decent copy at the right price: Moskowitz, Sam. The Immortal Storm. The Atlanta Science Fiction Organization Press, 1954. First hardback edition, a very good+ copy with slight rubbing to spine ends, slight bump at top rear board, and slight crimping at… Continue reading Library Addition: Sam Moskowitz’s The Immortal Storm

Library Additions: Three Science Fiction Reference Works

Additions to my non-fiction reference library continues apace. Here are three science fiction reference works I picked up recently: Del Rey, Lester. The World of Science Fiction, 1926-1976: The History of a Subculture. Garland, 1980. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight crimping at head and heel, sans dust jacket, as issued. A history… Continue reading Library Additions: Three Science Fiction Reference Works

Library Additions: Eight Hardback Starmont Reader’s Guides

I recently picked up eight hardbacks in the Starmont Reader’s Guide line. For many authors, these were the only critical companions to their work ever published, and I get the impression that the hardback book runs for the critical titles were pretty miniscule (Chalker/Owings The Science Fantasy Publishers estimates 75-80 hardbacks) and mostly sold to… Continue reading Library Additions: Eight Hardback Starmont Reader’s Guides

Library Additions: Seven Signed First Editions

L.W. Currey had another $10 sale, so I bought several signed books at that price, and a few that were slightly more expensive. Card, Orson Scott. The Folk of the Fringe. Phantasia Press, 1988. First edition hardback, #140 of 400 signed numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and Fine slipcase, new… Continue reading Library Additions: Seven Signed First Editions