One of my more obscure collecting vectors is festschriften, a volume in which a science fiction writer or editor is lionized by other luminaries. Other volumes I have include Polder (celebrating John Clute) and Moorcock@60.com, about which I’m pretty sure you can figure out who’s being celebrated. This volume celebrates Britsh horror editor Stephen Jones, who I know a bit.
(Jones, Stephen) Val Edwards, editor. The Mammoth Book of Stephen Jones. PS Publishing, 2003. First edition trade paperback original, one of 200 copies printed, a Fine copy. Festschrift in honor of Stephen Jones on his 50th birthday, with contributions from the likes of Stephen King, Clive Barker, Kim Newman, Lisa Tuttle, Pat Cadigan, Ramsey Campbell, etc. Bought from Cold Tonnage Books at the same time as the Pat Cadigan chapbook for about £20 pounds, plus shipping for both (which was pretty reasonable for UK post).
I don’t think any of these were for sale from the publisher, just issued to contributors (which is the usual case with festschriften).
Tags: Books, Clive Barker, Cold Tonnage, festschrift, Horror, Lisa Tuttle, Pat Cadigan, PS Publishing, Ramsey Campbell, Stephen Jones, Stephen King