Monthly Archives: December 2025

Library Addition: Signed First of Stephen Hunter’s Night of Thunder

Posted on December 10, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Another DFW find: Hunter, Stephen. Night of Thunder. Simon & Schuster, 2008. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Hunter. “A Bob Lee Swagger novel.” Bought at a Dallas Half Price Books for … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: First of Ted Chiang’s Exhalation

Posted on December 8, 2025 by Lawrence Person

I already had the signed, limited edition of this, but the true first disappeared before I was aware of its existence. Chiang, Ted. Exhalation. Knopf, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in … Continue reading →

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New Book Catalog Real Soon Now

Posted on December 7, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Drop me a line if you want a copy…

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Library Addition: Signed First of Aaron Allston’s Betrayal

Posted on December 5, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Another Metroplex find: Allston, Aaron. Star Wars: Legacy of the Force: Betrayal. Del Rey, 2006. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel and slight bumping at points, in a Fine- dust jacket with trace … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed First of Diana Wynne Jones’ Minor Arcana

Posted on December 4, 2025 by Lawrence Person

Another Metroplex Half Price Books find. Jones, Diana Wynne. Minor Arcana. Gollancz, 1996. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dustjacket, signed by Jones, with sales slip laid in. Bought at a Half Price Books for $14.99 from … Continue reading →

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Library Addition: Signed James A. Michener First

Posted on December 3, 2025 by Lawrence Person

I was in the DFW Metroplex over Thanksgiving week, and did a lot of book shopping at various Half Price Books. I found quite a few things, some for myself, some for the already-in-progress Lame Excuse Books catalog. Here’s one … Continue reading →

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