Welcome once again to another installment of “Lawrence Just Posts The Latest Lame Excuse Books Catalog as a Giant Text File.” If there’s anything here you want to buy, drop me a line at Lawrence Person (lawrenceperson@gmail.com). Greetings, and welcome to the Lame Excuse Books catalog for December 2016! I’m going to be honest with… Continue reading Lame Excuse Books December 2016 Catalog
Tag: Tim Powers
Library Addition: 1 of 52 Hardbacks of Tim Powers’ Nine Sonnets
Here’s another book I picked up at a bargain price: Powers, Tim (as Francis Thomas Marrity). Nine Sonnets. Subterranean Press, 2006. First edition hardback chapbook, letter Q of 52 signed, lettered hardbacks, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Berlyne, B14a2. (In addition to this and the wraps chapbook state made to accompany the… Continue reading Library Addition: 1 of 52 Hardbacks of Tim Powers’ Nine Sonnets
Library Additions: 10 Subterranean Press Books
I picked the following up at various Subterranean Press sales (some were 50% off, others discounted even more than that as part of a “grab bag” deal). A few of these will be available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog, which I’m about to start work on. Blaylock, James P. The Further Adventures of… Continue reading Library Additions: 10 Subterranean Press Books
Library Additions: January 1 — June 30, 2015
Time once again for the roundup of all library additions for the first half of the year. All books listed below are Fine first edition hardbacks in Fine dust jackets unless otherwise noted. Asimov, Isaac. In Memory Yet Green: The Autobiography of Isaac Asimov, 1920—1954. Doubleday, 1979. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a… Continue reading Library Additions: January 1 — June 30, 2015
Library Addition: Another Major Collection of Roger Zelazny Books and Manuscripts
I recently bought another $6,000 worth of (mostly) Roger Zelazny manuscripts and first editions from Bob Pylant, and it has taken me a while to catalog all of it. (See a listing of my previous $5,400 purchase from Bob here.) As with my earlier purchase from him, Bob had meticulously placed every page of the… Continue reading Library Addition: Another Major Collection of Roger Zelazny Books and Manuscripts
Library Addition: The Hardback Edition of James P. Blaylock’s Doughnuts
I picked up the later Subterranean chapbook of this, but I missed picking up the original hardback until now: Blaylock, James p. Doughnuts. Airtight Seels Allied Productions (A.S.A.P.), 1994. First edition hardback, number 11 of 224 signed, numbered hardback copies, a Fine copy (save some waviness to the pages, which I take as a byproduct… Continue reading Library Addition: The Hardback Edition of James P. Blaylock’s Doughnuts
Library Additions: July 1—December 31, 2014
Here’s the comprehensive roundup of all the books I’ve added to my professional library between July 1, 2014 and December 31, 2014. Some of these I’ve blogged about before, but not all of them. All books are Fine/Fine first edition hardbacks, unless otherwise marked. Allston, Aaron. Doc Sidhe. Baen, 1995. First edition paperback original, a… Continue reading Library Additions: July 1—December 31, 2014
Library Additions: Three Interesting Chapbooks
I recently got in three interesting trim-sized chapbooks, two hardback and two signed: Gaiman, Neil. The Sleeper and the Spindle. Morrow/Harper Collins, 2014. First separate edition hardback (it appeared in an anthology in 2013), a Fine copy in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued. Chapbook on the Sleeping beauty theme, only available through California… Continue reading Library Additions: Three Interesting Chapbooks
Library Additions: Centipede Press Limited Edition of Tim Powers’ The Anubis Gates
I recently got in some imperfect copies the Centipede Press limited edition of The Anubis Gates, and it’s completely off the hook: Powers, Tim. The Anubis Gates. Centipede Press, 2014. First edition hardback thus, a Fine copy save two flaws (the slipcase keyhole cutout is about 1/4″ misaligned between the two halves, and it lacks… Continue reading Library Additions: Centipede Press Limited Edition of Tim Powers’ The Anubis Gates
Library Additions: A Random Collection of Signed Books
Some more library additions, with no particular theme except books signed by the author. Bear, Greg. Early Harvest. NESFA Press, 1988. First edition hardback, #173 of 250 signed, numbered copies (800 print run total), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and slipcase. Supplements a signed trade copy. Bought off the Internet for $37.50.… Continue reading Library Additions: A Random Collection of Signed Books