Another purchase from that Facebook seller: Shirley, John. Lovecraft Alive!. Hippocampus Press, 2016. First edition trade paperback original (stated, though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Collection of Shirley’s Lovecraftian stories. Bought for $10.
Month: August 2025
Library Additions: Firsts of Joshi’s Black Wings II and III
I have all the rest in this series, mostly bought from the publisher when they were first published, but for some reason I missed these two: Joshi, S. T., editor. Black Wings II: New Tales of Lovecraftian Horror. PS Publishing, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with UPC sticker… Continue reading Library Additions: Firsts of Joshi’s Black Wings II and III
Library Addition: Ron Haydock’s Deerstalker: Watson and Holmes on Screen
Another purchase from that Facebook seller. Haydock, Ron. Deerstalker! Holmes and Watson on Screen. Scarecrow Press, 1978. First edition hardback (no additional printings listed), a Fine- copy with wear at points, sans dust jacket, presumably as listed. Filmography of Sherlock Holmes films and TV shows. Bought for $10.
Library Additions: Three Hippocampus Weird Tales Writers Reference Books
Three more books from that Facebook seller: (Howard, Robert E.) Derie, Bobby. Weird Talers: Essays on Robert E. Howard and Other. Hippocampus Press, 2019. First edition trade paperback original (though I think all Hippocampus Press trade paperbacks are POD books now), a Fine copy. Bought for $5. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Mariconda, Steven J. H. P. Lovecraft:… Continue reading Library Additions: Three Hippocampus Weird Tales Writers Reference Books
Library Addition: Edith Nesbit’s A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy
Another Borderlands Little Book: Nesbit, Edith. A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #463 of 350 numbered copies (Borderlands: “we only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they continue to get it”) signed by editor Hal Bodner, a Fine copy, sans dust… Continue reading Library Addition: Edith Nesbit’s A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy
Library Addition: Willard M. Oliver’s Robert E. Howard Biography
Here’s a rare case of my buying a book from Amazon: (Howard, Robert E.) Willard M. Oliver. Robert E. Howard: The Life and Times of a Texas Author. University of North Texas Press, 2025. First edition hardback (“10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust… Continue reading Library Addition: Willard M. Oliver’s Robert E. Howard Biography
Library Addition: ARC of Joe R. Lansdale’s The Horror Hall of Fame
I don’t usually pick up ARCs, but this was offered at a bargain price. Lansdale, Joe R., editor. The Horror Hall of Fame. Cemetery Dance, 2011. First edition Advanced Uncorrected Proof, trade paperback format, of the hardback first edition, a Fine copy. Isajanko D13.a (but no mention of proof states). Bought off Facebook for $10.
Library Addition: Alastair Reynolds The Dagger in Vichy
New signed, limited edition from Subterranean: Reynolds, Alastair. The Dagger in Vichy. Subterranean Press, 2025. First edition hardback, #422 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with bookmark laid in. Novella described as a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, with perhaps a dollop of Eldritch Horror. I will… Continue reading Library Addition: Alastair Reynolds The Dagger in Vichy
Library Additions: Two Avram Davidson Ellery Queen Firsts
These are the last books from that Kathryn Cramer purchase: Davidson, Avram (as Ellery Queen). And on the Eighth Day. Random House, 1964. First edition hardback (“First Printing” stated, as per Currey), a Near Fine- copy with wear at head, heel and points, in a Very Good dust jacket with several 1/4″ to 1/8″ chips… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Avram Davidson Ellery Queen Firsts
Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Philip Jose Farmer’s The Unreasoning Mask
Another Kathryn Cramer purchase: Farmer, Philip Jose. The Unreasoning Mask. Putnam, 1981. First edition hardback (simultaneous with the trade hardback), #349 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Pringle, Science Fiction: The Hundred Best Novels 96. Pringle, Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, pages 339-340 (“***…Metaphsyical space opera, one of… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Philip Jose Farmer’s The Unreasoning Mask