Month: January 2026

Library Edition: Signed Ray Bradbury Toynbee Convector chapbook

This is the third book in my library under this title, but this is the illustrated hardback chapbook of just the story. Bradbury, Ray. The Toynbee Convector. Turner Publishing, 1992. First edition hardback chapbook, a Fine- copy in decorated boards with one indention to lower rear spin gutter, sans dust jacket, as issued, signed and… Continue reading Library Edition: Signed Ray Bradbury Toynbee Convector chapbook

Library Addition: First of Collected Poul Anderson Volume 6

I picked up the first four volumes of these at a dealer discount, but never picked up the last three for some reason (maybe a periodic bout of unemployment). Anderson, Poul. The Collected Short Works of Poul Anderson Volume 6: A Bicycle Built for Brew. NESFA Press, 2014. First edition (stated), a Fine copy in… Continue reading Library Addition: First of Collected Poul Anderson Volume 6

Library Additions for 2025

Here’s all the books I added to my library in 2025, some 204 of them. This list is dominated by a whole lot of Robert E. Howard, first from a large bulk purchase from a collector at the beginning of the year, and then someone selling off someone else’s collection of books on Facebook later.… Continue reading Library Additions for 2025

Library Additions: Two Howard Waldrop Items

For some reason, I never managed to pick up the chapbook version of “The Ugly Chickens” while Howard was alive, so I jumped on this copy when I saw someone was selling one on eBay. Plus a bonus Waldrop-related item many of his fans will find obscure. Waldrop, Howard. The Ugly Chickens. Old Earth Books,… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Howard Waldrop Items

Library Additions: Two Signed Zelazny Hardbacks

Both of these books are signed by Positronic Publishing Editor/Publisher Warren Lapine, who I think also edited both of these (though that’s not mentioned on their covers or title pages). Zelazny, Roger. Immer, Zlaz: The Zelazny Yoke Letters, Portrait of a Lifelong Friendship. Positronic Publishing, 2022. First edition? hardback, (sold as such, though its a… Continue reading Library Additions: Two Signed Zelazny Hardbacks

Library Addition: Signed First of A. S. W. Rosenbach’s A Book Hunter’s Holiday

Another signed first by this legendary bookseller. Rosenbach, A. S. W. A Book Hunter’s Holiday. Houghton Mifflin, 1936. First edition hardback, #747 of 760 signed, numbered copies, a Very Good+ copy with a bit of wear to the cloth and a large sticker ghost on the inside front cover, with some sheets still uncut, sans… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of A. S. W. Rosenbach’s A Book Hunter’s Holiday

Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Joe R. Lansdale’s Sugar on the Bones

Another SST Lansdale limited came in: Lansdale, Joe R. Sugar on the Bones. Short Scary Tales (SST) Publications. 2025. First limited edition hardback, #101 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase (the slipcase was not included in the base price for the book, I had… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed, Limited Edition of Joe R. Lansdale’s Sugar on the Bones

Library Addition: Charnel House Signed, Limited Edition of Tim Powers’ The Mill of the Gods

Another Tim Powers limited edition from Charnel House: Powers, Tim. The Mills of the Gods. Charnel House, 2025. First edition hardback (according to Charnel House, both this and the Baen edition came out December 2, 2025), #54 of 150 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Supernatural fantasy set in 1925… Continue reading Library Addition: Charnel House Signed, Limited Edition of Tim Powers’ The Mill of the Gods

Library Addition: Jonathan Lethem’s K is for Fake

An odd chapbook find from my trip to Houston: Lethem, Jonathan. K is for Fake. McSweeney’s Quarterly, 2000. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Story about Franz Kafka from the then-forthcoming Kafka Americana. Bought for $10 from The Little Book House in the Woods in Spring, Texas. Obviously I’m a sucker for weirdo SF/F… Continue reading Library Addition: Jonathan Lethem’s K is for Fake