Posts Tagged ‘small press publishers’
Thursday, May 25th, 2023
Another Clark Ashton Smith first.
Smith, Clark Ashton. Seer of the Cycles. CASiana Literary Enterprises (i.e., Roy A. Squires), 1976. First edition chapbook, #223 of 325 copies, a Fine copy in a slightly worn printed envelope that’s starting to split at the top fold. Fifth volume in the Second Series of Fugitive Poems (Xiccarph Edition). Joshi/Schultz/Connors, Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography, I.A.38 (for the Fugitive Poems: Second Series as a whole). Not in Currey. I also have Titans in Tartarus from this series. Bought off eBay for $35.
Tags:Books, Clark Ashton Smith, Fantasy, Roy A. Squires, small press publishers
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Tuesday, May 16th, 2023
Another auction win:
Lovecraft, H. P. The Dream Quest of Unknown Kadath. Shroud: Publishers, 1955. First edition trade paperback original (Currey A, orange wrapper bound with brown tape) simultaneous with a small hardback run, #1341 of 1,500 copies, a Near Fine copy with former owner’s name on front free endpaper and some evenly-spaced diagonal wrinkles to spine (possibly as issued by Shroud), in a Very Good first state (publisher’s address of 819 Michigan Avenue, Buffalo 3, New York, as per Currey) dust jacket with shallow chipping at head and heel and staining along spine and at top front near edgefold. First edition of this Dunsanean Dreamlands novella, which ties into Lovecraft’s Cthulhu Mythos but is also distinct from it. Shroud was an odd press, and this book displays Shroud’s “amateurish” (to quote Chalker/Ownings) quality. Currey, page 322. Chalker & Owings, The Science Fantasy Publishers, pages 403-404. Joshi, H.P. Lovecraft: A Comprehensive Bibliography I.31. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1048 (“repetitious, alternately aiming for childishness and horror, maundering and wandering, it has little to offer except a rather pointless integration of the earlier Dunsanean stories”). Magill, Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature, pages 431-435. Bought from a Potter & Potter auction for $187.50.
Tags:Books, Cthulhu, Fantasy, H. P. Lovecraft, Horror, Shroud Publishers, small press publishers
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Thursday, April 20th, 2023
Ordered this back in 2021, and the trade state came in this year. (Still waiting on the limited.)
Sammons, Brian M. Tales From Arkham Sanitarium. Dark Regions Press, 2022. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy in decorated boards with one tiny bump near bottom front corner, sans dust jacket, as issued. Cthulhu Mythos anthology, featuring a few familiar names (Don Webb, W. H. Pugmire, etc.). I’m not thrilled that Dark Regions had fulfillment through Amazon, hence the bump. I will gave precisely one mint copy available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Tags:Books, Cthulhu, Dark Regions Press, Don Webb, Horror, small press publishers
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Friday, April 7th, 2023
Another signed/limited Dragonstairs chapbook:
Swanwick, Michael. Transits of Venus. Dragonstairs Press, 2023. First edition chapbook original, #28 of 36 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy with interlocking geometric pattern cover (there were also floral pattern versions). I will have a very small number of copies available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Tags:Books, chapbooks, Dragonstairs Press, Fantasy, Michael Swanwick, small press publishers
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Thursday, April 6th, 2023
The third and last listing of that bulk Borderlands Little Books purchase, all but one off a 15 book bulk purchase.
Sarrantonio, Al. A Little Yellow Book of Fevered Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Silva, David B. A Little White Book of Lies. Borderlands Press, 2005. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Straub, Peter. A Little Blue Book of Rose Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Williamson, Chet. A Little Blue Book of Bibliomancy. Borderlands Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #456 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought off eBay for $14.06.
Wilson, F. Paul. A Little Beige Book of Nondescript Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
I also received a slipcase for five of the books, which I may use after I get a new bookcase.
Tags:Al Sarrantonio, Books, Borderlands Press, Chet Williamson, David B. Silva, F. Paul Wilson, Horror, Peter Straub, small press publishers
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Thursday, March 30th, 2023
Five more Borderlands Little books, most from that 15 book purchase.
Le Fanu, Sheridan (edited by Eric J. Guignard). A Little Fuchsia Book of Fears. Borderlands Press, 2023. First edition hardback, #462 of 500 numbered copies signed by the editor, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. I will have copies of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Maclay, John. A Little Red Book of Vampire Stories. Borderlands Press, 2003. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
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Massie, Elizabeth. A Little Magenta Book of Mean Stories. Borderlands Press, 2003. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Monteleone, Thomas F. A Little Brown Book of Bizarre Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Piccirilli, Tom A Little Black Book of Noir Stories. Borderlands Press, 2003. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Ignore the dirt and rubbing, which are just scanner artifacts.
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Elizabeth Massie, Horror, John Maclay, Sheridan Le Fanu, small press publishers, Thomas F. Monteleone, Tom Piccirilli
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Tuesday, March 28th, 2023
Since I already had a significant number of titles in the series, I decided to build out a complete collection of Borderlands Little Books. These come from two sources: 1.) Direct dealer purchases from the publisher, and 2.) A lot of 15 titles, including the Gaiman title (the most difficult one I still lacked) for $886.
Blackwood, Algernon (Mark Sieber, editor). A Little Black Book of Bedevilment. Borderlands Press, 2022. First edition hardback, #462 of 500 copies signed by the editor, a Fine copy. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I will have copies of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
DeChancie, John. A Little Gray Book of Alien Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Gaiman, Neil. A Little Gold Book of Ghastly Stuff. Borderlands Press, 2011. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Mixture of fiction, non-fiction, essays, speeches, poetry, etc. Cool cover illustration by Gahan Wilson. Probably the hardest of the Little Book series to find (followed by the Lansdale, Ligotti and Malerman volumes). Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Gardner, Craig Shaw. A Little Purple Book of Peculiar Stories. Borderlands Press, 2004. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Keene, Brian. A Little Silver Book of Street Wise Stories. Borderlands Press, 2008. First edition hardback, #168 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Bought as part of the 15 book lot.
Tags:Algernon Blackwood, Books, Borderlands Press, Brian Keene, Craig Shaw Gardner, Fantasy, Horror, John DeChancie, Little Books, Neil Gaiman, Science Fiction, small press publishers
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Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
Two PS Publishing Books that came in late last year.
Ford, Jeffrey. The Best of Jeffrey Ford. PS Publishing, 2020. First edition hardback, a PC copy of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a fine slipcase. Supplements a trade copy. Bought for £15 plus shipping.
Hughes, Matt. One More Kill. PS Publishing, 2018. First edition hardback, #22 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought for £8 plus shipping. I will have one copy of this available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, Jeffrey Ford, Matthew Hughes, PS Publishing, Science Fiction, small press publishers
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Friday, February 10th, 2023
Two new books that came in from Subterranean Press late in 2022, both bought from the publisher at the usual discount.
McDevitt, Jack. Return To Glory. Subterranean Press, 2022. First edition hardback, #448 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with bookmark and Packed By slip laid in. This will be in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog.
Silverberg, Robert. Among Strangers. Subterranean Press, 2022. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Massive, 760 page omnibus of three novels (Those Who Watch, The Man in the Maze, and Tom O’Bedlam), plus novelette “The Way to Spook City,” each dealing with aliens. I already have copies of this available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, Jack McDevitt, Robert Silverberg, Science Fiction, small press publishers, Subterranean Press
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Thursday, December 29th, 2022
In the Metroplex, I found a set of six Borderlands Little Books at Half Price Books for $120. I bought that, incorporated three I didn’t have into my own library, and am listing the other three (including their Ligotti volume, which is worth more than $120 all on its own these days) through Lame Excuse Books.
Malerman, Josh. A Little Red Book of Requests. Borderlands Press, 2019. First edition hardback, #290 of 500 signed copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. This came out the year after the Bird Box movie, so I imagine it disappeared very quickly.
Nolan, William F. A Little Gray Book of Shadows. Borderlands Press, 2018. First edition hardback, #290 of 500 signed copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued.
Waggoner, Tim. A Little Aqua Book of Marine Tales. Borderlands Press, 2018. First edition hardback, #290 of 500 signed copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued.
I have enough of these now that I’m thinking I should try to pick up a full set. Of the really “difficult” ones, I think I only lack the Gaiman volume.
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Half Price Books, Horror, Josh Malerman, small press publishers, Tim Waggoner, William F. Nolan
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