Two more Houston Half Price Books finds, the only connection being two Texas authors I know personally. Lansdale, Joe R. Freezer Burn. Mysterious Press, 1999. Advanced Reading Copy, trade paperback format, of the trade hardback first edition, a Fine- copy, with slight wear at corners. Supplements the Crossroad Press signed, limited, true first edition. Bought… Continue reading Library Additions: Lansdale, Sterling Firsts
Month: January 2026
Library Addition: Signed PBO of Elizabeth (Ann) Scarborough’s The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas
Elizabeth Ann Scarborough is a writer I previously had one book for, The Healer’s War, because the Nova Express crew recommended it back in the day. But I found a signed copy of another Scarborough book I was intrigued about (mainly due to the title) quite cheap, so I picked it up. Scarborough, Elizabeth [Ann].… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed PBO of Elizabeth (Ann) Scarborough’s The Drastic Dragon of Draco, Texas
Library Addition: Signed First of James Lee Burke’s In the Electric Mist With The Confederate Dead
Another Houston area Half Price Books find. Burke, James Lee. In the Electric Mist with Confederate Dead. Hyperion, 1993. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar protected dust jacket, inscribed by Burke: “To Morey,/All the best,/James Burke.” I picked this up because I heard good things about it (and the author), and… Continue reading Library Addition: Signed First of James Lee Burke’s In the Electric Mist With The Confederate Dead
Library Addition: First of The Survival of Freedom Signed by Pournelle, Anderson, and Heinlein
Shortly after I finished my DFW trip and sent out the latest Lame Excuse Books catalog, I had a chance to visit my mother in Houston, and do some book shopping while in town. It’s always a good book hunting trip when you find a signed Heinlein for $2.99. Pournelle, Jerry (with John F. Carr).… Continue reading Library Addition: First of The Survival of Freedom Signed by Pournelle, Anderson, and Heinlein
Library Addition: Michael Swanwick’s Winter Constellations
Another Dragonstairs chapbook: Swanwick, Michael. Winter Constellations. Dragonstairs Press, 2024 (not seen until 2025). First edition chapbook original, #76 of 118 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought directly from the publisher.
Shoegazer Sunday: Echodrone’s “Falling From Planes”
For today’s doze of Shoegazer Sunday, here’s “Falling From Planes,” another track from Echodrone’s Five. (Previously.)
Library Addition: Paula Guran’s New Cthulhu
I think this is the final library addition from my DFW trip. Guran, Paula, editor. New Cthulhu: The Recent Weird. Prime Books, 2011. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Reprint anthology of Cthulhu Mythos and related stories, with stories from China Mieville, Neal Gaiman, Michael Shea, John Shirley, etc. Bought at Half Price… Continue reading Library Addition: Paula Guran’s New Cthulhu
Library Addition: K. W. Jeter’s Slave Ship
Another DFW Half Price Books purchases: Jeter, K.W. Star Wars: Slave Ship: Book 2 of The Bounty Hunter Wars. Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with slight foxing to inside covers and a trace of edgewear. I already had volume 1 and volume 3 of the trilogy, as well a signed… Continue reading Library Addition: K. W. Jeter’s Slave Ship