{"id":22709,"date":"2023-10-17T12:52:16","date_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=22709"},"modified":"2023-10-17T12:52:16","modified_gmt":"2023-10-17T17:52:16","slug":"library-additions-two-signed-james-p-blaylock-firsts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=22709","title":{"rendered":"Library Additions: Two Signed James P. Blaylock Firsts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Two more books from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/?p=22704\">that private collection purchase<\/a>, both of which are 1-to-1 swaps of Fine\/Fine signed copies for Fine\/Fine unsigned copies. <\/p>\n<li>Blaylock, James P. <b>Lord Kelvin&#8217;s Machine<\/b>. Arkham House, 1992. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Blaylock. Joshi, <b>Sixty Years of Arkham House<\/b> 179. Nielsen, <b>Arkham House Books<\/b> 185. Replaces an unsigned copy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Lord-Kelvins-694x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"664\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22727\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Lord-Kelvins-694x1024.png 694w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Lord-Kelvins-203x300.png 203w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Lord-Kelvins-768x1134.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Lord-Kelvins.png 1113w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/><\/p>\n<li>Blaylock, James P. <b>Winter Tides<\/b>. Ace, 1997. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket, inscribed by Blaylock to the previous owner. Replaces an unsigned copy.\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Winter-Tides-658x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"450\" height=\"700\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-22729\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Winter-Tides-658x1024.png 658w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Winter-Tides-193x300.png 193w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Winter-Tides-768x1195.png 768w, https:\/\/www.lawrenceperson.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Blaylock-Winter-Tides.png 1091w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 450px) 100vw, 450px\" \/>\n<\/li>\n<p>I was surprised that my existing <b>Lord Kelvin&#8217;s Machine<\/b> wasn&#8217;t signed, since Blaylock was a semi-regular Armadillocon attendee in the 1990s. i will have a number of Blaylock firsts (some signed) in the next <a href=\"\/lame.html\">Lame Excuse Books<\/a> catalog. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Two more books from that private collection purchase, both of which are 1-to-1 swaps of Fine\/Fine signed copies for Fine\/Fine unsigned copies. Blaylock, James P. Lord Kelvin&#8217;s Machine. Arkham House, 1992. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Blaylock. Joshi, Sixty Years of Arkham House 179. 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