All these came from an online bookseller I don’t usually deal with. And I did get rooked a bit for shipping. But these were all 75% off signed firsts. Bacigalupi, Paolo. The Water Knife. Knopf, 2015. First edition hardback, a Fine copy with a bound-in signature page, with a Fine dust jacket with a “SIGNED… Continue reading Library Additions: Six Signed Books
Month: January 2024
Shoegazer Sunday: Slowdive’s “Catch The Breeze” Live in Copenhagen
Been a while since I put up a Shoegazer Sunday post, so here’s a live version of “Catch the Breeze” from Slowdive’s 1/21/24 shoe in Copenhagen. Vocals aren’t great, but the rest of the sound is pretty good.
Howard Waldrop: 1946-2024
It is my sad duty to report that my friend, science fiction writer Howard Waldrop, died yesterday, January 14, 2024. According to Robert Taylor: “Howard had a stroke around 1pm. EMS worked on him for over an hour. They got a pulse and took him to the hospital, but at the hospital they were unable… Continue reading Howard Waldrop: 1946-2024
Library Additions: Four Paperback Originals
Three of these were bought at Half Price Books locations in the Dallas Metroplex, and two replace slightly less attractive copies. Delany, Samuel R. Babel-17. Ace, 1966. First edition paperback original, a Fine copy, though with slight age darkening to the pages. Nebula Award winner and Hugo nominee. Currey, page 139. Replaces a slightly less… Continue reading Library Additions: Four Paperback Originals
Library Additions: Six Signed Books
All these were found at various Half Price Books stores in the Dallas Metroplex. Aldrin, Buzz, and John Barnes. Encounter With Tiber. Warner Books, 1996. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed by Aldrin: “To Michael,/Buzz Aldrin.” Pretty sure Barnes did the overwhelming majority of the writing, but it’s pretty… Continue reading Library Additions: Six Signed Books
Library Additions: Various First Editions
Found at various Half Price Books locations across the Dallas-Fort Worth Metroplex, the Book Celler in Temple, and Recycled Books in Denton. Anonymous. In the Future. Arno Press, 1974. First edition hardback thus, a reprint of a book originally published in 1867, a Fine- copy with slight bumps at points, sans dust jacket, as issued.… Continue reading Library Additions: Various First Editions
Library Additions: Four Slender Books
Four books, three from the publisher, three signed. Shiner, Lewis. More Collected Stories. Subterranean Press, 2023. First edition perfect bound chapbook, a Fine copy, in publisher’s plastic bag. Six stories Lew has published since Subterranean’s Collected Stories for him. Bought from the publisher. Swanwick, Michael. Winter Songs. Dragonstairs Press, 2022 (not offered for sale until… Continue reading Library Additions: Four Slender Books
Library Additions: Two Signed, Limited PS Publishing Reference Books
Two more library additions, both non-fiction books from PS Publishing, and each one of only 100 signed, numbered hardbacks (the only hardback state). Campbell, Ramsey. Six Stooges and Counting. PS Publishing, 2023. First edition hardback, #76 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Non-fiction overview of the work of… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Signed, Limited PS Publishing Reference Books
Library Additions: Two Cemetery Dance Books
These were both bought off eBay. Bradbury, Ray. A Chapbook for Burnt-Out Priests, Rabbis and Ministers. Cemetery Dance, 2001. First edition trade hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by Bradbury. Bought off eBay for $21.50. Replaces an unsigned copy and supplements a slipcased signed/limited edition copy. King, Stephen, Richard Chizmar, and… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Cemetery Dance Books