And now some book geeking, for those interested in same.
All first edition hardbacks:
- Howard, Robert E. Conan the Barbarian. Gnome Press, 1954. Fine copy in a Fine- dj with very slight fading to spine. Bought from a book dealer off the Internet.
- King, Stephen. Under the Dome. Simon & Schuster, 2009. Signed/limited edition (which came out just before the trade), one of reportedly 1,500 copies signed by King, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with limited edition trading cards, a belly band, better paper than the trade edition, and full-color maps on the endpapers. Bought pre-publication from the publisher.
- Lansdale, Joe R. Vanilla Ride. Random House, 2009. The latest Hap & Leonard novel. Would have bought a copy off Joe at Armadillocon, but all he had were second printings. From Half Price Books.
- Moorcock, Michael. The Opium General. Harrap, 1984. A Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. From Half Price Books. Formerly Scott Cupp’s copy.
Tags: Books, first editions, Joe R. Lansdale, Michael Moorcock, Robert E. Howard, Stephen King
Was there a limited of _Vanilla Ride_? I keep poking about the interwebs and haven’t found anything yet. Prefer to have the Lansdale S/L’s if I can get ’em.
Nope, according to Joe, there isn’t one.