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Hardbacks<\/p>\n
LP3406. Adams, Douglas (edited by Kevin Jon Davies). 42: The Wildly
\nImprobable Ideas of Douglas Adams. Unbound, 2023. First edition
\nhardback (number line ending with 1), a Fine copy in decorated boards,
\nsans dust jacket, as issued. A compendium of scripts, drafts, notes,
\nsketches etc. from the archives of this Dr. Who and Hitchhiker’s Guide
\nto the Galaxy writer. I backed this on Kickstarter (which is where I
\ngot this copy), and my name can be found on page 315. This book was
\nactually a #1 Sunday Times bestseller, so I imagine it’s gone through
\nmany multiple printings. REDUCED PRICE. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3711. Aldiss, Brian. Moreau’s Other Island. Cape, 1980. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine-\/Fine- copy with slight bumping at head, heel
\nand points, signed by Aldiss, with a “With the compliments of the
\npublisher” slip laid in. $75.<\/p>\n
LP3712. Asimov, Isaac. Foundation’s Edge. Doubleday, 1982. First
\nedition hardback, a Near Fine copy with slight creases at head and
\nheel and a trace of lean, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with wear at
\nhead, heel and points, slight age darkening to white portions of rear
\ncover and blind-side foxing. Decent copy of Asimov’s fourth,
\nHugo-winning and Nebula-nominated installment in the Foundation series
\n(a make-up award, as it’s not as good as the classic first three
\nbooks). A cheap first to fill that slot in your Hugo winner
\ncollection. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3020. Asimov, Isaac. The Foundation Trilogy (Foundation, Foundation
\nand Empire, and Second Foundation). Folio Society, 2012. First edition
\nhardbacks thus, an attractive three volume prestige edition, all Fine
\ncopies in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, in a Fine,
\ndecorated slipcase with a Fine Folio Society brochure laid in. One of
\nthe Folio Society’s more attractive and desirable offerings. REDUCED
\nPRICE. $249.<\/p>\n
LP3713. Baird, Wilhelmina (pseudonym for Joyce Hutchinson).
\nCrashcourse. Ace Books\/SFBC, 1993. Book club and first hardback
\nedition, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in with a Near
\nFine+ dust jacket with wrinkle and trace of loss and head 1\/8″ closed
\ntear at heel, otherwise quite a nice copy, especially considering the
\noverwhelmingly white dust jacket. Third generation Cyberpunk novel and
\nthe first in a trilogy. The hardback seems uncommon. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3714. Baring-Gould, Sabine (John Maclay, editor). A Little Gray Book
\nof Gloom. Borderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350
\nsigned numbered copies (though your number may be higher: Borderlands:
\n“We only print 350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above
\n350, we make sure they continue to get it”), a Fine copy, sans dust
\njacket, as issued. Collection of ghost stories from this extremely
\nprolific late 19th\/early 20th century clergyman and writer who penned
\nthe lyrics to \u201cOnward Christian Soldiers.\u201d Now out of stock from the
\npublisher. $35.<\/p>\n
LP2516. Blaylock, James P. The Further Adventures of Langdon St.
\nIves.Subterranean Press, 2016. First edition hardback, trade state,
\nFine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Omnibus edition of
\nfour Lagdon St.Ives steampunk novellas. “The Here-and-Thereians” plus
\na short coda (“Earthbound Things”) are original to this volume, so you
\nneed this even if you have the previous Subterranean Press Langdon St.
\nIves volumes. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3715. Blaylock, James P. and Tim Powers. The Devils in the Details.
\nSubterranean Press, 2003. First edition hardback, #352 of 1,250
\nnumbered copies signed by both authors, a Fine copy in a Fine,
\nMylar-protected dust jacket. Long out of print, but pick it up at
\ncover price. $35.<\/p>\n
LP2688. Bloch, Robert. Screams. Underwood-Miller, 1989. First edition
\nhardback thus, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a 1\/16″ closed
\ntear at head, and a 1\/32″ closed tear at heel, now in dust jacket
\nprotector, otherwise pristine, with repricing sticker on dust jacket
\nflap, as per Chalker\/Owings. Omnibus edition of The Will To Kill,
\nFirebug, and The Star Stalker, being the first hardback editions of
\neach. Chalker\/Owings (1991), page 440. REDUCED PRICE. $24.<\/p>\n
LP1052. Cadigan, Pat. Tea from an Empty Cup. Tor, 1998. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Cyberpunk murder
\nmystery set in virtual reality. REDUCED PRICE. $7.<\/p>\n
LP3717. Campbell, Ramsey. The Incubations. Flame Tress Press, 2024.
\nFirst edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a trace of surface wear,
\nsans dustjacket in shiny metallic decorated boards, as issued. “The
\nNew Novel.” “A Special Ramsey Campbell Edition.” Done in a uniform
\nformat with Flame Tree’s H.P. Lovecraft and M. R. James collections,
\nboth those were sort of instant remainder things, while this is a
\nbrand new novel, which is a bit odd. Book has prices for UK, US and
\nCanadian markets, so I assume there was one printing for both sides of
\nthe Atlantic. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3718. Caro, Robert. The Years of Lyndon Johnson: Means of Ascent.
\nKnopf, 1990. First edition hardback (stated), a Fine- copy with just a
\ntrace of wear at head and heel (looks like it’s been read carefully
\nonce) in a Fine- dust jacket with the barest bit of crimping at head
\nand heel, otherwise a beautiful copy. The second volume in Caro’s
\nmassive, Award-winning LB series, this one documenting how Johnson
\nstole the 1948 senate election from Coke Stevens. Other volumes in the
\nseries have won the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. Yeah,
\nsometimes I find important non-SF firsts. $20.<\/p>\n
LP3719. Card, Orson Scott. Prentice Alvin. Tor, 1989. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine- copy with slight bumping at head and heel in a Fine
\nMylar-protected dust jacket, with a plate signed by Card affixed to
\nthe half title page. Third Alvin Maker book. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2017. Card, Orson Scott. Red Prophet. Tor, 1988. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket.
\nInscribed by Card: “to Julia – I’ll see you inside 8-face mound-Orson
\nScott Card”. Second book in the Alvin Maker series, Hugo and Nebula
\nfinalist, and possibly the last book by Card I personally enjoyed.
\n$25.<\/p>\n
LP3136. Card, Orson Scott. Seventh Son. Tor, 1987. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dust jacket, inscribed
\nby Card: “to Rocco – \/Don’t go near the water!\/Orson Scott Card.”
\nFirst Alvin Maker alternate history fantasy. Recommended. $20.<\/p>\n
LP3720. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Avatar. Tor, 2003. First edition
\nhardback (“First Edition: April 2003” and “0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
\nnumberline), a Fine- copy with spine ever so slightly concave and very
\nslight bump at top head\/font join, in a Fine- Mylar-protected dust
\njacket with the barest pinpricks of wear at points, signed by Carey;
\nI’m being really picky, this is just short of perfect. Third book in
\nthe Kushiel’s series. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3721. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Chosen. Tor, 2002. First edition
\nhardback (“First Edition: April 2002” and “0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1”
\nnumberline), a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Fine
\nMylar-protected dust jacket, signed by Carey. Second book in the
\nKushiel’s series. $75.<\/p>\n
LP3722. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Dart. Tor, 2001. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine- copy with slight concavity to the spine (looks like
\nit was read once) and slight bend at heel in a Fine- Mylar-protected
\ndust jacket with the barest pinpricks of wear at points, signed by
\nCarey. An exceptionally nice signed copy of the first book in this
\npopular fantasy series. “A novel of passion, magic and betrayal,” and
\nreportedly quite erotic. $95.<\/p>\n
LP3723. Carey, Jacqueline. Kushiel’s Scion. Warner Books, 2006. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- Mylar-protected dust jacket
\nwith a trace of wear at top points, signed by Carey. Fourth book in
\nthe Kushiel’s series. $30.<\/p>\n
LP3724. Carroll, Jonathan. From the Teeth of Angels. Doubleday, 1994.
\nFirst edition hardback (Locus database says this is simultaneous with
\nthe UK edition), a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of bend at head and heel
\nin a Fine- dust jacket with just a trace pof wear at head, heel and
\npoints. Modern fantasy novel of three people interacting with literal
\nDeath incarnate, who is, let’s say, not nearly as empathetic as Neil
\nGaiman’s version. Possibly Carroll’s most acclaimed novel, and the one
\nthat Carroll’s said that countless people dealing with the death of a
\nloved one have told him was very important to them. Recommended. $12.<\/p>\n
LP3725. Chabon, Michael. The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay.
\nRandom House, 2000. First edition hardback (“FIRST PRINTING” and “2 4
\n6 8 9 7 5 3″ on copyright page, which was Random House’s deeply
\nirritating way of indicating the true first edition at the time), a
\nNear Fine copy with slight bumping at head, heel, points, and just a
\ntrace along bottom edges), in a Near Fine- dust jacket with slight
\nbumping at head, heel and points, with about an 1\/8” wade line of
\nabrasion wear at top points, plus a couple of pinhead-sized light rust
\ncolored spots to outer pageblock edge; not perfect, but overall a
\npretty nice copy of Chabon’s breakthrough Pulitzer Prize-winning novel
\nfollowing two cousins working in the nascent comics industry before,
\nduring and after World War II. Highly recommended. $45.<\/p>\n
LP1721. Chabon, Michael. The Yiddish Policemen’s Union. Harper
\nCollins, 2007. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust
\njacket. Winner of the Hugo and Nebula Award. Excellent police
\nprocedural chess murder mystery set in an alternate world where the
\nfounding of Israel failed and Jewish refugees were resettled in a
\nspecial district in Alaska. Highly recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
Chiang, Ted. Story of Your Life. Subterranean Press, 2025. First
\nedition hardback, #212 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in
\na Fine slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued, in publisher\u2019s
\nresealable bag. Chiang\u2019s Nebula-winning novella about attempts to
\ncommunicate with aliens who don\u2019t perceive time as linear, and the
\nbasis of the 2016 movie Arrival. Only have one. $175.<\/p>\n
LP3555. Clegg, Douglas. Isis. Cemetery Dance, 2006. First edition
\nhardback, #378 of 600 signed numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine,
\nMylar-protected dust jacket, additional inscribed “To Stephen-\/Welcome
\nto Isis.” Horror novella about a woman who regularly gets possessed by
\nspirits before being whisked off to Hell. So not the Jihadi type of
\nISIS. I have the cheapest copy online by quite a bit. $25.<\/p>\n
LP1160. Datlow, Ellen, & Terri Windling. The Year’s Best Fantasy and
\nHorror: Fifteenth Annual Collection. St. Martin’s, 2002. First edition
\nhardback, an Ex-Library copy (see Ex-Library Note) with most of the
\nusual flaws (though no stamps on page block edges, no bands on dj, and
\nthe stickers inside the dj protector can usually be peeled off,
\nmeaning this has the potential to clean up quite nicely on the
\noutside). REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP792. Denton, Brad. Lunatics. St. Martin’s Press, 1996. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine copy in a Fine minus dj, with slight wear at dj
\ncorners. (Given the thinness of the St. Martin’s dust jackets of this
\nperiod, it’s usually found much more worn than this.) The humorous
\nstory of a man in love with a naked moon goddess, and the effect it
\nhas on his friends. Signed by Denton. REDUCED PRICE. $12.<\/p>\n
LP1394. Dick, Philip K. I Hope I Shall Arrive Soon. Doubleday, 1985.
\nFirst edition hardback, an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws,
\notherwise VG\/NF with spine lean and wear to the bottom boards.
\nPosthumous short story collection. REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP1395. Dick, Philip K. Voices from the Street. Tor, 2007. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread.
\nDick’s last previously unpublished novel (or at least the last for
\nwhich a manuscript is known to exist). David Hartwell told me that
\nit’s actually much better than itfs reputation. REDUCED PRICE. $12.<\/p>\n
LP3199. Edmondson, G. C. T.H.E.M. Doubleday, 1974. First edition
\nhardback, a Near Fine- copy with remainder speckling at heel, bumping
\nat heel and head, and what looks to be an extremely faint triangular
\nsticker ghost to inside front cover near gutter, in a Near Fine dust
\njacket with slight bumping at head and heel, slight dust soiling to
\nwhite rear dust jacket, and long, mild, non-breaking crease to inner
\nedge of front flap. Story of two earthlings signing up for duty in an
\nintergalactic war after first contact. “Working name of Mexican-born
\nUS translator and author Jose Mario Garry Ordonez Edmondson y
\nCotton….T.H.E.M. (1974) The acronym refers to Alien invaders known
\nas the Theriomorphic Hellbent Enemy Mission, who subject Earth
\ncivilization to tough-love Uplift…fluently written…” – The
\nEncyclopedia of Science Fiction. REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP1398. Fowler, Karen Joy. The Jane Austen Book Club. Putnam, 2004.
\nFirst edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, apparently new and
\nunread. Hit the bestseller list and went through a zillion printings.
\nPick it up at less than cover price. REDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
LP1123. Gentle, Mary (S. M. Stirling). Under the Penitence. PS
\nPublishing, 2004. First edition hardback, 1 of 300 numbered, limited
\nhardback copies signed by Gentle and introduction author S. M.
\nStirling, Fine in Fine dj, new and unread. A novella set in the
\nVisigothic Carthage of Ash: A Secret History. REDUCED PRICE. $25.<\/p>\n
LP1058. Glass, Julia. Three Junes. Pantheon, 2002. First edition
\nhardback (numberline goes down to I, “First Edition” statement
\npresent) in a first state dj (no mention of Good Morning America), a
\nFine-\/Fine- copy with just the barest trace of bumping at head and
\nheel, and a phantom wrinkle to top front cover just above title. “It
\nwon the National Book Award,” I think. “It will be worth some money
\ndown the road,” I think. Nope. REDUCED PRICE. $4.<\/p>\n
LP2838. Grant, Charles L. (Hank Wagner and Kathryn Ptacek, editors). A
\nLittle Black Book of Quiet Horror. Borderlands Press, 2019. First
\nedition hardback, one of 500 numbered copies signed by the editors, a
\nFine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Four stories. Now out of print
\nfrom the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $39.<\/p>\n
LP3726. Hartwell, David G., and Kathryn Cramer, editors (George R. R.
\nMartin, Gene Wolfe, Storm Constantine, Michael Swanwick, Charles de
\nLint, Robert Sheckley, Don Webb, etc.). Year’s Best Fantasy.
\nHarperCollins Eos (SFBC), 2001. Book club and first hardback edition,
\na Fine- copy with slight bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket with
\nslight wear at head, heel and points. The first hardback of the first
\nvolume of this Year’s Best series. According to ISFDB: “This SFBC
\nedition adds two stories, by Jensen and Dowling, left out of the
\npaperback edition due to lack of space.” Also, they left Cramer’s name
\noff the front cover, which I’m sure she was thrilled about… $35.<\/p>\n
LP3278. Hirshberg, Glen. The Book of Bunk: A Fairy Tale of the Federal
\nWriters’ Project. Earthling Books, 2010. First edition hardback, #64
\nof 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Now
\nout of print from the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3279. Hirshberg, Glen. Motherless Child. Earthling Books, 2012.
\nFirst edition hardback, #186 of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine
\ncopy in a Fine dust jacket. Now out of print from the publisher.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3682. Howard, Robert E. and Richard Lupoff. The Return of
\nSkull-Face. FAX Collector’s Editions, 1977. First edition hardback
\n(Currey state B, unsigned), a Fine- copy with a tiny bit of crimping
\nto heel, in a Very Good dust jacket with 2″ tear to bottom front cover
\nand associated accordion-fold creasing, slight crimping at heel and a
\ntrace of wear at points; tears are closed now, and could be mitigated
\nwith a dust jacket protector. Skull Face novella begun by Howard and
\ncompleted by Lupoff. Currey, page 251. Selling it cheap. $5.<\/p>\n
LP100. Jablokov, Alexander. A Deeper Sea. AvoNova, 1992 First Edition,
\nHardback Fine-\/Near Fine+, with cloth\/board join rubbing, a corner
\ncrease, slight head bumping, and some faint soiling to bottom page
\nblocks. REDUCED PRICE. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3727. Jones, Diana Wynne. Aunt Maria (AKA Black Maria). Greenwillow
\nBooks, 1991. First American edition (stated, with “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
\n1” numberline) and first edition under this title, a Near Fine+ copy
\nwith bump at head and bend at heel in a Fine- dust jacket with bump at
\nhead and slight wear to top points. “In Cranbury-on-Sea Aunt Maria
\nrules with a rod of sweetness far tougher than iron and deadlier than
\npoison.” Modern fantasy. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3728. Jones, Diana Wynne. A Sudden Wild Magic. Morrow\/AvoNova, 1992.
\nFirst edition hardback (the US edition precedes the UK edition by four
\nyears), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. A ring of witches on our
\nworld fights a conspiracy from a parallel universe. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3729. Jones, Diana Wynne. A Tale of Time City. Greenwillow Books,
\n1987. First edition (according to ISFDB, the US edition precedes the
\nUK edition by a month) with “First Edition 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10″ on
\ncopyright page, a Fine- copy with bend at heel in a Fine- dust jacket
\nwith slight wrinkle at heel along with a very thin line of light
\ndiscoloration to same, otherwise an exceptionally nice copy. During
\nWorld War II, British children are kidnapped to a city outside time
\nand space. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3730. King, Stephen. Hearts in Atlantis. Hodder & Stoughton, 1999.
\nFirst edition hardback (Collings’ Horror Plum’d has both this and the
\nU.S. edition coming out on the same day, September 14, 1999), a Fine-
\ncopy with just a tiny bit of wrinkling at head and heel in a Fine,
\nMylar-protected dust jacket. More an interconnected short story
\ncollection than an actual novel. Basis of the Anthony Hopkins film of
\nthe same name. This is the edition I own, and for some reason I
\nremember hearing at the time that this was the true first. And I guess
\nit is, by about six hours. $20.<\/p>\n
LP37301. Kirk, Russel. A Creature of the Twilight: His Memorials (2
\ncopies). Fleet Publishing, 1966. Both copies are first edition
\nhardbacks, the first copy a Near Fine hardback with slight bend at
\nhead and heel, a moderate bump to top front point and slight bumping
\nto others, in a Very Good+, Mylar-protected, first state dust jacket
\n(with blurbs for Kirk’s other books), with 1\/16″ strip of
\nloss\/abrasion rubbing across bottom, lesser wear and rubbing at head,
\nshallow loss at points, slight dust staining to rear white panel, and
\na few other pinpricks of wear. The second copy is a Near Fine copy
\nwith slight bumping and 1\/4” wrinkle at head, very slight bend at
\nheel, and a trace of bumping to points, in a Near Fine-,
\nMylar-protected, second state dust jacket (with ad for the
\nConservative Book Club on the rear panel), dust jacket with slight
\nedgewear at head and heel, slight abrasion wear to front points, but a
\nclean, bright white rear panel. Novel of intrigue in an imaginary
\nnorth African nation, featuring Kirk’s continuing character Manfred
\nArcane, star of the underrated horror novel the Lord of the Hollow
\nDark. I’m hopefully that there’s some Kirk collector out there who
\nwould like a set featuring both first and second state dust jackets.
\nbrown, Russell Kirk: A Bibliography, page 101 (but no mention of the
\ndifferent dust jacket states, alas). Kirk, The Sword of the
\nImagination, page 375. For the pair: $40.<\/p>\n
LP1909. Kress, Nancy. Nothing Human. Golden Gryphon, 2003. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread.
\nNovel. Seems to be the cheapest copy online. $12.<\/p>\n
LP1275. Lansdale, Joe R. The Drive In: The Bus Tour. Subterranean
\nPress, 2005. First edition hardback, one of 1000 signed “trade”
\nhardcovers, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with a tiny little
\ntrace of wear at heel, otherwise new and unread. The third book in the
\nDrive-In series. LAST COPY! $35.<\/p>\n
LP3147. Lansdale, Joe R. The Sky Done Ripped. Subterranean Press,
\n2019. First edition hardback, #147 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a
\nFine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase. Third Ned The
\nSeal book, preceded by Zeppelins West and Flaming London. Alien
\nInvaders, the Hollow Earth, H. G. Wells, Shangri-La and the Golden
\nFleece. Includes bonus sketch section not in the trade edition.
\nIsajanko, A063aii. REDUCED PRICE. $85.<\/p>\n
LP3292. Lansdale, Joe R. Moon Lake. Short Scary Tales Publications
\n(SST), 2022. First limited edition hardback, one of 500 signed,
\nnumbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with tissue paper
\nseal laid in. REDUCED PRICE. $45.<\/p>\n
LP1733. Lansdale, Joe R. Unchained and Unhinged. Subterranean Press,
\n2009. First edition hardback, one of 750 signed, numbered copies, a
\nFine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Short stories and
\nessays. 750 is a pretty low limitation for a Lansdale book. REDUCED
\nPRICE. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3430. Lansdale, Joe R. and Kasey Lansdale. Terror is Our Business:
\nThe Dana Roberts Casebook of Horrors. Short Scary Tales (SST)
\nPublications, 2023. First edition hardback, one of 500 signed,
\nnumbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with tissue paper
\nclosure sticker laid in. Now sold out from the publisher, and I appear
\nto be the only one with copies online. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3731. Lansdale, Joe R., editor (George R. R. Martin, Harlan Ellison,
\nThomas Ligotti, Robert Bloch, etc.). The Horror Hall of Fame: The
\nStoker Winners. Cemetery Dance, 2012. First edition hardback, a Fine
\ncopy in a Fine dust jacket, with signature plate by Lansdale laid in.
\nTrade edition. Just what it says, selections from Stoker Award winning
\nstories. Out of print, but offered at cover price. $35.<\/p>\n
LP2940. Lansdale, Joe R. and Sam Glanzman (illustrator). Red Range.
\nIt’s Alive Press, 2017. First edition thus, a hardback edition
\ncollecting the individual comics (and this is the “Kickstarter
\nEdition”), a Fine copy in decorated black boards, sans dust jacket, as
\nissued, signed by Lansdale. Weird western comic featuring the Klan,
\nthe hollow earth, and dinosaurs. Introduction by Rick Klaw and
\nafterword by Stephen R. Bissette. Also see Red Range: Pirates of
\nFireworld on the trade paperbacks page. REDUCED PRICE. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3732. Lee, Sharon. I Dare. Meisha Merlin, 2002. First edition
\nhardback (“First MM Publishing edition: February 2002” and “0 9 8 7 6
\n5 4 3 2 1″ numberline), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, signed by
\nboth authors. Signed firsts of Plan B can be had online, but I’m not
\nseeing a single one of this one. $95.<\/p>\n
LP3733. Lethem, Jonathan, and Carter Scholz. Kafka Americana.
\nSubterranean Press, 1999. First edition hardback, an unnumbered copy
\nof 600 numbered copies signed by both authors, a Fine copy in a Fine
\ndust jacket. Collaborative short story collection. An early Lethem
\nlimited from before he blew up over Motherless Brooklyn. This may be
\nthe last Subterranean book that had the old square logo they used
\nbefore the stylized S. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3525. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Pedersen, Nate, editor. The Dagon
\nCollection: An Auction Catalogue of Items Recovered in the Federal
\nRaid on Innsmouth, Mass. PS Publishing, 2024. First edition hardback
\nin decorated boards, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Anthology in
\nthe form of a mock auction catalog of Cthulhu Mythos related items
\nfrom the Esoteric Order of Dagon, with contributions from F. Paul
\nWilson, Ramsey Campbell, etc. Raised the price on this because I was
\nthe only one with a copy online, but a few more have shown up, so
\nlet’s drop it down again. LAST COPY! $45.<\/p>\n
LP3734. Maberry, Jonathan. The X Files Origins: Devil’s Advocate.
\nMacmillan Imprint, 2017. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with
\nslight bend at head and heel in a Fine- dust jacket with slight bend
\nat head and heel and a 1\/32″ closed tear to top front edge. Dana
\nScully origin novel by this Bram Stoker-winning author.. $20.<\/p>\n
LP2946. Martin, George R. R., editor (Roger Zelazny, Pat Cadigan,
\netc.). Wild Cards II: Aces High. Bantam\/SFBC, 1987 (stated; actually
\n1988). Book club and first hardback edition, a Fine- copy with a tiny
\nbit of bend at head and heel in a Near Fine dust jacket with a 1 1\/2″
\nwrinkle and a 1 1\/4″ closed tear on top front cover near head and a
\ntrace of age darkening to very top of white flaps, in Mylar protector.
\nSecond Wild Cards shared universe superhero anthology. Reduced price.
\n$15.<\/p>\n
LP3735. Martin, George R. R., editor (Ed Bryant, Melinda Snodgrass,
\nLewis Shiner, etc.) Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild. Bantam\/SFBC, 1987
\n(stated, actually 1988). Book club and first hardback edition, a Near
\nFine copy with printer stamp to rear free endpaper and bend at head
\nand heel, in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with 1\/4” tear at top front
\npanel and slight wear at head, heel and points. Third Wild Cards
\nshared universe novel. $20.<\/p>\n
LP134. Matheson, Richard. By the Gun. Evans, 1993. First edition
\nhardback, Fine in a Fine dj. Gripping collection of Western stories
\nthat show Matheson was skilled in multiple genres. Recommended.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
LP1018. McAuley, Paul [J.]. Whole Wide World. HarperCollins\/Voyager
\n(UK), 2001. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dj with a
\ntiny bit of crimping at head and the barest trace of edgewear,
\notherwise new and apparently unread. They evidently took the J. out of
\nhis name in hopes of fooling the computers and making this his
\nbreakthrough mainstream technothriller. Actually looks like an SF
\nmurder mystery. This UK edition precedes the Tor edition by a year.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3736. Middleton, Richard. A Little Green Book of Ghastly Tales.
\nBorderlands Press, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350 numbered
\ncopies (though your number may be higher: Borderlands: “We only print
\n350 copies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure
\nthey continue to get it”) signed by editor Nicholas A. Psaltso, a Fine
\ncopy, sans dust jacket, as issued. Collection from this British writer
\nand poet who died young, including his most famous story, “The Ghost
\nShip.” $32.50.<\/p>\n
LP3529. Mieville, China. The City & The City. Del Rey, 2009. First
\nU.S. edition hardback (the UK McMillan edition slightly precedes), a
\nFine-\/Fine copy with bumping at head and slight bumping at heel. His
\nHugo, World Fantasy and Arthur C. Clarke Award winning novel of two
\nEuropean city states that exist superimposed one atop the other, whose
\nrespective residents have been trained since birth to avoid noticing
\nresidents of the “other” city. Basis of a UK miniseries. Recommended.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $45.<\/p>\n
LP3737. Mieville, China and Zak Smith (artist). The Worst Breakfast.
\nBlack Sheep\/Akashic Books, 2016. First edition illustrated children’s
\nbook, a Near Fine copy that would be Fine save for the presence of an
\nelectronic inventory control tag affixed to the inside of the rear
\ncover. A children’s book that many of Mieville’s fans may not even
\nhave been aware of. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2778. Moorcock, Michael. King of the City. Morrow, 2000. Second
\nprinting of the first American hardback, a Near Fine copy with one
\nspot of spotting on foreedge, and slight bumping at head and heel in a
\nFine- dust jacket with slight wrinkling at head. Signed by Moorcock.
\nNovel set in contemporary London, a sequel to Mother London.
\nPreviously typoed this price. $10.<\/p>\n
LP2785. Moorcock, Michael. The War Amongst the Angels. Avon, 1997.
\nFirst American hardback edition, a Fine- copy in a Fine- dust jacket
\nwith slight bumping at heel. Signed by Moorcock. Third book in the
\nBlood\/Second Ether trilogy. REDUCED PRICE. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3738. Morgenstern, Erin. The Night Circus. Doubleday, 2011. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine-\/Fine copy with slight bend at head. Very
\npopular dark fantasy that went through numerous printings, and a movie
\nbased on it is currently in pre-production. $45.<\/p>\n
LP3739. Nesbit, Edith. A Little Fuchsia Book of Fantasy. Borderlands
\nPress, 2025. First edition hardback, one of 350 numbered copies
\n(though your number may be higher: Borderlands: “We only print 350
\ncopies but if anyone has matching numbers above 350, we make sure they
\ncontinue to get it”) signed by editor Hal Bodner, a Fine copy, sans
\ndust jacket, as issued. Ten stories (including retellings of Hamlet
\nand Macbeth) from an English author better known for children\u2019s books.
\nI think this is out of print, as it’s not listed on their (new)
\nwebsite. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3740. Niffenegger, Audrey. The Time Traveler’s Wife. McAdam Cage,
\n2003. First edition hardback (numberline ending in 1), a Fine- copy
\nwith slight bend at head and heel in a Near Fine+ dust jacket with
\nwrinkle at head, tiny bit of bend at heel, and atrace of haze rubbing
\nto black rear cover. Popular novel of a woman married to a man
\nsuffering from Chrono-Displacement Disorder. Went through numerous
\nprintings and shows up on a few modern best SF 100 lists (like NPR’s).
\nNiffenegger is also a big Gene Wolfe fan, which is always a plus in my
\nbook. $18.<\/p>\n
LP3741. Powers, Tim. Dinner at Deviant\u2019s Palace. Charnel House, 2025.
\nFirst limited edition thus, one of 99 numbered copies, a Fine copy,
\nsans dust jacket, as issued, with cardstock ad for limited edition art
\nprint of Powers\u2019 own interpretation of Deviant\u2019s Palace laid in.
\nPost-apocalyptic science fiction novel that won the Philip K. Dick
\nAward. Instantly sold out from the publisher. $495.<\/p>\n
LP3743. Read, Julian. JFK’s Final Hours in Texas. Dolph Bricoe Center
\nof American History, 2013. First edition hardback (stated), a Fine
\ncopy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed by the author “To Carrie
\nMatales[?]\/Thanks for being here.\/Julian Read\/10\/29\/13.” Again,
\nsometimes I stumble across non SF\/F\/H books that might be valuable.
\n$35.<\/p>\n
LP3742. Reynolds, Alastair. The Dagger in Vichy. Subterranean Press,
\n2025. First edition hardback, #422 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a
\nFine copy in a Fine dust jacket, with bookmark laid in. Novella
\ndescribed as a mixture of science fiction and fantasy, with perhaps a
\ndollop of Eldritch Horror. $40.<\/p>\n
LP3744. Robinson, Kim Stanley. Blue Mars. Bantam Spectra, 1996. First
\nAmerican hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. The third book
\nin the Mars trilogy and a Hugo winner for Best Novel. $28.<\/p>\n
LP3745. Shiner, Lewis. Outside the Gates of Eden. Subterranean, 2019.
\nFirst edition hardback, #612 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, an
\nEx-Library copy with most of the usual flaws, otherwise a Near Fine+
\ncopy trace of wear to boards at heel and touches of dust soiling to
\npage block edges, in a Fine- dust jacket with a trace of wear at
\npoints (Austin Public Library stopped glueing their paper library name
\nstrips to the dust jacket, so there’s at least a chance the two
\nexterior stickers could peel off cleanly). Sweeping novel of rock
\nmusic and the 1960s. Lew worked on this one a long time. To quote the
\npublisher: “I consider Lewis Shiner’s Outside the Gates of Eden to be
\nthe best original novel SubPress will have published in our nearly
\ntwenty-five years of existence. At 880 pages, it’s also the longest.
\nThis is a book too important to miss.” Pick up a signed first edition
\nof this massive book at a bargain price. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3746. Silverberg, Robert. Nightwings. Centipede Press, 2025. First
\nlimited edition hardback, #329 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine
\ncopy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread, still in shrinkwrap.
\nAnatomy of Wonder, 4-412 (“Lusly romantic and elegic far future
\nfantasy.”) Only have one. Buy it while it’s still cover price. $125.<\/p>\n
LP3747. Spencer, William Browning. The Unorthodox Dr. Draper.
\nSubterranean Press, 2017. First edition hardback, #394 of 750 signed,
\nnumbered copies, an Ex-Library copy with most of the usual flaws
\n(Austin Public Library stopped glueing their paper library name strips
\nto the dust jacket, so there’s at least a chance the two exterior
\nstickers could peel off cleanly), otherwise a Fine- copy with a trace
\nof wear at heel in a Near Fine+ copy with a feel small indentations
\nthrough the Mylar protector. Bill’s latest short story collection.
\nPick up a signed first at a bargain price. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3748. Stableford, Brian. Empire of Fear. Simon & Schuster (UK),
\n1988. First edition hardback in what appears to be an Australian
\nexport edition dust jacket (lacking a price and with the UPC code
\nsquare on rear cover blank; the only two other copies of this title
\nwith that dust jacket were both from Australia), two lines of
\nownership blindstamp text to front free endpaper, and bottom front
\nhinge just starting, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed by
\nStableford. His acclaimed novel in which the world is ruled by a
\nvampire aristocracy. Carter, The Vampire in Literature, page 101.
\nAnatomy of Winder 4-434. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3749. Sterling, Bruce. Ascendancies: The Best of Bruce Sterling.
\nSubterranean Press, 2007. First edition hardback, a Near Fine+ copy
\nwith slight bumping at head and heel, with heel having suffered just a
\ntrace of dampstain dye transfer to blind side of dust jacket (not
\nshowing through to front), in a Near Fine dust jacket with said blind
\nside staining, 1\/32″ nick through dj front at spine join, and a few
\nother rubs and points of wear; looks like a Fine copy until you look
\nclosely. Just what it says, a best of Bruce’s short stories, including
\nseminal cyberpunk Shaper\/Mech stories like “Swarm,” plus “Flowers of
\nEdo,” “Dori Bangs,” “Bicycle Repairman” and “Talamakan,” among many
\nothers. Highly recommended. $40.<\/p>\n
LP3750. Sterling, Bruce. Holy Fire. Bantam Books, 1986. First American
\nhardback edition, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of
\nhaze rubbing to black rear cover and trace of wear at points,
\ninscribed by Sterling: “For Clio:\/Muse of
\nHistory\/bruces@well.com\/Bruce Sterling\/The future is obsolescence in
\nreverse.*8-1”. One of Bruce’s best novels, and highly recommended.
\n$25.<\/p>\n
LP3751. Sterling, Bruce. Islands in the Net. Arbor House, 1988. First
\nedition hardback, a Near Fine copy with small, two lines of ownership
\nblindstamp text to front free endpaper, very slight bend at head and
\nheel and trace of wear at points, in a Fine- dust jacket with trace of
\nhaze rubbing and trace of wear at points, inscribed by Sterling The
\nwork where Bruce went from pure quill cyberpunk to postcyberpunk. “For
\nJack,\/Bruce Sterling.” John W. Campbell Memorial Award winner and Hugo
\nAward nominee for Best Novel. Anatomy of Wonder 4, *4-439 (“What
\nstands out in Sterling’s novel [is] the extraordinarily detailed and
\nhighly believable word he has created.” “One of the most fascinating
\nsociological and political SF novels in recent years.”) $49.<\/p>\n
LP1129. Swainston, Steph. The Year of Our War. Gollancz, 2004. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Science
\nfiction. A first novel that John Clute and several others raved about,
\nprobably the second best received first novel published in 2004 beside
\nSusanna Clarke’s Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell, and runner-up to it
\nfor Best First Novel in the Locus poll. REDUCED PRICE. $12.<\/p>\n
LP3752. Turtledove, Harry and Richrd Dreyfuss. The Two Gorges: A Novel
\nof Alternate America, 1996. Tor, 1996. First American edition
\nhardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head in a Fine- dust jacket
\nwith slight bend at head and a trace of edgewear at heel, inscribed by
\nTurtledove: “3-9-96\/For Tony \u2014\/No longer virtually \u2014\/Thanks for liking
\nmy stuff \u2014\/Best \u2014\/Harry Turtledove.” An alternate history
\ncollaboration between an Oscar Winner and a Hugo winner, in which the
\nNorth American Union is a self-governing dominion within the British
\nEmpire until rebellion brews. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3754. Vance, Jack. Lyonesse: The Green Pearl. Berkley Books, 1985.
\nFirst Book Club hardback (gutter code Q39 on page 406, as per Hewett),
\na Near Fine+ copy with slight, lite spotting to top page block, in a
\nFine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. The first non-limited edition
\nhardback of the second book in the Lyonesse trilogy. A nice copy.
\nHewett, A73.e. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3753. Vinge, Vernor. A Deepness in the Sky. Tor, 1999. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine-\/Fine- copy with a trace of wear at head, heel and
\npoints. The prequel to the Hugo winning A Fire Upon the Deep, and a
\nHugo and John W. Campbell winner on its own, and a great book in its
\nown right. Highly recommended. $25.<\/p>\n
LP1193. Whitbourn, John. Popes and Phantoms. Gollancz, 1993. First
\nedition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket,
\napparently new and unread. Inscribed by the author: “To Pat\/with best
\nwishes\/from the author\/John Whitbourn\/ 06\/04\/96.” No U.S. edition. I
\nlike Whitbourn, and this is the cheapest signed copy of this online.
\n$13.<\/p>\n
LP3755. Willis, Connie. All Clear. Bantam Spectra, 2000. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at head and heel in a Near
\nFine+ dust jacket with slight wrinkling at head and a 1\/4″ semi-closed
\ntear at rear heel join; could probably be closed with a dust jacket
\nprotector. The second in the Hugo and Nebula winning Oxford Time
\nTravel two-volume novel set during Blitz-era England in World War II.
\n$20.<\/p>\n
LP3756. Willis, Connie. Passage. Bantam Books, 2001. First edition
\nhardback, a Fine- copy with slight bend at heel and slight bumping at
\npoints, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket, signed and dated
\n(“5-12-01”) by Willis. Novel about research into near-death
\nexperiences. Hugo and Nebula finalist. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3757. Wolfe, Gene. Castleview. Tor, 1990. First edition hardback, a
\nFine- copy with small, two lines of ownership blindstamp text to front
\nfree endpaper, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dust jacket. Novel of a town
\nwith a phantom castle, figures from Arthurian legend, and a murder
\nmystery. $20.<\/p>\n
LP3603. Yarros, Rebecca. Iron Flame. Red Tower Books, 2023. First
\nedition hardback (“First Edition November 2023” and a complete number
\nline of 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 on the copyright page, and black-stained
\npageblock edges), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Second novel in
\nthe Fourth Wing dragon series. REDUCED PRICE. $30<\/p>\n
LP3758. Zelazny, Roger. Manna from Heaven. DNA Publications\/Wildside
\nPress, 2003. Reprint hardback (blue boards rather than decorated and
\n$29.95 price on dust jacket UPC code), a Fine- dcopy with a trace of
\nwear to rear boards in a Fine dust jacket. Previously uncollected
\nstories, including six Amber stories. $35.<\/p>\n
Trade Paperbacks (including chapbooks)<\/p>\n
LP3759. (Dick, Philip K.) William, Paul. Only Apparently Real: The
\nWorld of Philip K. Dick. Arbor House, 1986. First edition trade
\npaperback original, a Near Fine copy with former owner’s blindstamp to
\nhalf-title page and small crease to top rear outer corner. Biography
\nof Dick by his close friend and literary executor. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2124. Gunn, James. The Unpublished Gunn Part 2. Chris Drumm Books,
\n1996. First edition chapbook original, a Fine copy. Uncollected work
\nby this Nebula Grandmaster. REDUCED PRICE. $4.<\/p>\n
LP3225. Lansdale, Joe R. Born For Trouble. Tachyon, 2022. First
\nedition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and unread, signed
\nby Lansdale. The latest Hap and Leonard collection. REDUCED PRICE.
\n$15.<\/p>\n
LP3760. Lansdale, Joe R. (Joe Hill) The Essential Horror of Joe R.
\nLansdale. Tachyon, 2025. First edition trade paperback original, a
\nFine copy, signed by Lansdale. Hill provides an introduction. His
\nlatest best-of collection. $20.<\/p>\n
LP2573. Lansdale, Joe R. Hap and Leonard: Blood and Lemonade. Tachyon,
\n2017. Signed by Lansdale. First edition trade paperback original, a
\nFine copy. Looks like a compilation of Hap and Leonard stories crafted
\ntogether into a mosaic novel. REDUCED PRICE. $14.<\/p>\n
LP3612. Lansdale, Joe R. In The Mad Mountains. Tachyon, 2024. First
\nedition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, with signature plate
\nsigned by Lansdale laid in. Stories inspired by H. P. Lovecraft.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2856. Lansdale, Joe R. Of Mice and Minestrone. Tachyon, 2020. First
\nedition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, signed by Lansdale.
\n“Hap and Leonard: The Early Years.” REDUCED PRICE. $14.<\/p>\n
LP3075. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
\nLetters to Alfred Galpin and Others. Hippocampus Press, 2020. First
\nedition trade paperback original thus, a Fine copy. “A new edition,
\naugmented here with over 200 new pages of material.” Primarily letters
\nLovecraft wrote to his amateur press association correspondents.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $22.<\/p>\n
LP2575. Lovecraft, H.P. (David E. Schultz and S. T. Joshi, editors).
\nH. P. Lovecraft: Letters to C. L. Moore and Others. Hippocampus Press,
\n2017. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy, new and
\nunread. The latest Hippocampus collection of Lovecraft letters, and it
\nshould be quite interesting, as I think Lovecraft heavily influenced
\nMoore’s early work. REDUCED PRICE.$22.<\/p>\n
LP3076. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
\nLetters to E. Hoffman Price and Richard F. Searight. Hippocampus
\nPress, 2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy.
\nHoffman was an acclaimed Weird Tales writer in his own right, and also
\nfriends with Robert E. Howard (who is a frequent topic in these
\nletters). Searlight also had pieces appear in Weird Tales. REDUCED
\nPRICE. $22.<\/p>\n
LP3077. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
\nLetters to Family and Family Friends Volume 1 with Letters to Family
\nand Family Friends Volume 2. Hippocampus Press, 2020. First edition
\ntrade paperback originals, both Fine copies. Over 1,000 pages of
\nletters, with page numbers across both volumes, plus a Glossary, an
\nIndex, etc. REDUCED PRICE. $55.<\/p>\n
LP3078. Lovecraft, H.P. (S.T. Joshi and David E. Schultz, editors).
\nLetters to Rheinhart Kleiner and Others. Hippocampus Press, 2020.
\nFirst edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. “A new edition,
\naugmented here with nearly 250 new pages of material.” Letters
\nLovecraft wrote to one of his oldest friends, having known Kleiner
\nsince 1915. Other correspondence includes letters to other amateur
\njournalists and members of the New York City-based Kalem Club. REDUCED
\nPRICE. $22.<\/p>\n
LP2658. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Ambuehl, James, editor (Richard Lupoff, Cody
\nGoodfellow, C.J. Henderson, etc.). Hardboiled Cthulhu. Dimensions
\nBooks\/Elder Signs Press, 2006. First edition trade paperback original,
\na Fine copy. Just what it sounds like: an anthology of hardboiled
\ndetective Cthulhu Mythos stories. REDUCED PRICE. $14.<\/p>\n
LP2346. (Lovecraft, H.P.) Derie, Bobby. Sex and the Cthulhu Mythos.
\nHippocampus Press, 2014. First edition trade paperback original, Fine.
\nGreat Gahan Wilson cover. Non-fiction work examining sexual themes in
\na wide variety of Cthulhu Mythos-related work. REDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3761. Simmons, Dan. Hyperion. Doubleday Foundation, 1989. First
\nedition trade paperback original (simultaneous with the much smaller
\nhardback run), a Fine- copy with trace of wear to bottom front corner,
\notherwise looks new and unread. Tremendous first novel in the Hyperion
\nCantos, one of the very best modern Space Operas, with the absolutely
\ngorgeous (if slightly inaccurate) Gary Ruddell cover. Hugo Award
\nwinner for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder, *4-419 (“Beautifully written
\nand have few equals for sheer, large-scale sense of wonder.) Highly
\nrecommended. A more affordable alternative to the hardback first,
\nwhich now has a comma in the price. $95.<\/p>\n
LP3082. Smith, Clark Ashton, and August Derleth. Eccentric,
\nImpractical Devils: The Letters of August Derleth and Clark Ashton
\nSmith. (David E. Schultz and S.T. Joshi, editors). Hippocampus Press,
\n2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy. Derleth, of
\ncourse, published many of Smith’s collections at Arkham House, and
\nboth men were appearing in the pages of Weird Tales in the 1920s, but
\nthey didn’t correspond until Lovecraft introduced them to each other
\nin 1930. REDUCED PRICE. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3083. (Smith, Clark Ashton) S.T. Joshi, David E. Schultz and Scott
\nConners. Clark Ashton Smith: A Comprehensive Bibliography. Hippocampus
\nPress, 2020. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine copy.
\nMuch-needed comprehensive bibliography for Smith’s works, especially
\nsince Donald Sidney-Fryer’s Emperor of Dreams is not only out of date,
\nbut so poorly organized as to be nearly useless. REDUCED PRICE. $25.<\/p>\n
LP3762. Swanwick, Michael. S1ngular 1nterv1ews. First edition chapbook
\noriginal, #57 of 60 signed, numbered copies, a Fine- copy with a
\nslight crease in the middle. A series of one question interviews with
\nscience fiction professionals: David Hartwell (on editing Gene Wolfe\u2019s
\nBook of the New Sun), Samuel R. Delaney, John Crowley, etc. Now out of
\nprint from the publisher. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3763. Swanwick, Michael, with Marianne Porter. Under A Harvest Moon.
\nDragonstairs Press, 2025. First edition chapbook original, one of 80
\ncopies signed by both Swanwick and Porter, a Fine copy. Now out of
\nprint from the publisher. $35.<\/p>\n
LP3764. Swanwick, Michael. Winter Constellations. Dragonstairs Press,
\n2024. First edition chapbook original, one of 118 signed, numbered
\ncopies, of which only 32 were offered for sale, a Fine copy. “Winter
\nConstellations is Michael Swanwick’s musings on the night sky during
\nthe coldest and darkest months.” $49.<\/p>\n
LP1993. Westerfeld, Scott. Evolution’s Darling. Four Walls Eight
\nWindows, 1999. First edition trade paperback original (TPO), a Fine
\ncopy, apparently new and unread. Tale of a sentient ship seeking out a
\ndead artist who may not be dead after all. Also has a healthy dusting
\nof sex. Really hard to find now that he’s a big YA author. Can’t find
\nanother collectable first online at all. REDUCED PRICE. $49.<\/p>\n
LP3765. (Wolfe, Gene) Borksi, Robert. Solar Labyrinth: Exploring Gene
\nWolfe’s Book of the New Sun. iUniverse, 2004. Presumed trade paperback
\nreprint (there’s a POD bar code on the last page0, a Fine copy,
\napparently new and unread. Critical companion to Gene Wolfe’s Book of
\nthe New Sun. $25.<\/p>\n
Paperbacks<\/p>\n
LP219. Baker, Scott. Dhampire. Timescape, 1982. Paperback original
\n(PBO) first edition, F-, with light spine creasing. Vampire novel by a
\nwriter who’s done some interesting work, including Webs and “Varicose
\nWorms.” REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP220. Baker, Scott. Symbiote’s Crown. Berkeley, 1978. Paperback
\noriginal (PBO) first edition, VG+ with serious spine creasing, lean,
\ncorner creases and wear to back cover. SF novel. REDUCED PRICE. $2.<\/p>\n
LP812. Baker, Scott. Webs. Tor, 1989. First edition paperback original
\n(PBO), Fine- with thin line at head, slight crease to front bottom
\ncorner, and faint wear along spine, otherwise looks unread. Despite a
\nsomewhat lurid cover, this is actually a very interesting
\npsychological suspense novel featuring spiders growing far larger than
\nnormal. Recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP2233. Bujold, Lois McMaster. Barrayar. Baen, 1991. First edition
\npaperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with traces of edgewear at the
\ncorners and foxing to inside covers, otherwise tight, square and
\napparently unread. Hugo Winner for Best Novel. Part of the Miles
\nVorkosigan saga. Anatomy of Wonder, *4-78 (“Traditional space opera at
\nits very best.”) $9.<\/p>\n
LP3766. Bujold, Lois McMaster. The Vor Game. Baen, 1990. First edition
\npaperback original (PBO) (“First Printing, September 1990”), a Near
\nFine copy with spine just slightly concave, traces of wear at points,
\ntrace of foxing to inside covers, and pages just slightly toned. A
\nnice copy. Hugo Winner for Best Novel. Part of the Miles Vorkosigan
\nsaga. Anatomy of Wonder, 4-80. $12.<\/p>\n
LP3767. Cherryh, C. J. Downbelow Station. DAW, 1981. First edition
\npaperback original (PBO) (“First Printing, February 1981\/1 2 3 4 5 6 7
\n8 9”), a Very Good copy with spine creasing bookstore stamp and small
\ninked date to teaser page, small bump at heel-front join, and
\nedgewear. Decent copy of this Hugo-winning PBO, the first book in her
\nAlliance\u2013Union\/Company Wars universe (though later I think she tied
\nall her books into the same timeline). Anatomy of Wonder, *4-103 (“The
\nnovel is a key work in an elaborate future history”). I remember
\nenjoying this a great deal in my youth. $6.<\/p>\n
LP3768. Davidson, Avram. Strange Seas and Shores. Ace, 1981. First
\npaperback edition (a decade after the Doubleday hardback), a Very
\nGood+ copy with slight spine creasing and a few touches of edgewear,
\nbut pages quite toned (but still readable). Short story collection.
\nIntroduction by Ray Bradbury. One of science fiction and fantasy’s
\ntrue original short story writers. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3769. Dick, Philip K. Radio Free Albemuth. Avon, 1987. Paperback
\nreprint, an Ex-Library copy mounted in plasticized boards, otherwise a
\nVery Good, square copy with only slight page toning. A superior novel,
\nI think, to VALIS, while covering much of the same themes. A solid,
\ndurable reading copy. Wintz & Hyde, SF16.3. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3770. Garner, Alan. The Weirdstone of Brisingamen. Ace, 1978.
\nPaperback reprint, a Very Good copy with phantom crease running the
\nlength of the front cover, spine creasing, thin crease along front
\ncover jone and traces of wear, otherwise a tight, square copy.
\nGarner’s first novel, and his first Alderly novel. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3771. Hawke, Simon. The Last Wizard. Warner Aspect, 1997. First
\nedition paperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with a trace of
\nedgewear a few traces of surface wear. A very nice copy of what was
\nthe last book in the Wizard of 4th Street series, but it looks like he
\nrecently self-published a couple of trade paperbacks. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3497. Hughart, Barry. Bridge of Birds. Del Rey, 1985. Paperback
\nreprint, a Fine copy. One of the great fantasy novels of the 20th
\ncentury, very funny, and a book that just keeps selling and selling
\nfor me. World Fantasy Award winner. Highly recommended. $7.<\/p>\n
LP3772. Jeter, K.W. Soul Eater. Tor, 1983. First edition paperback
\noriginal, a Very Good copy with non-authorial signature, date and
\nlocation to title page, spine creasing, thin crease along front spine
\njoin, what’s either a 3, a w, or an m on the bottom page block, slight
\ncrease to bottom front corner, and traces of general wear, still a
\nnice, square copy of Jeter’s first horror novel (and a very dark one
\nit is as well). This has gotten hard to find. $20.<\/p>\n
LP3707. Jeter, K. W. Star Wars: The Mandalorian Armor (Book 1 of The
\nBounty Hunter Wars). Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback
\noriginal, a Near Fine copy with a faint crease down the left side of
\nthe front cover, slightly blunted corners and edgewear, otherwise
\nquite nice. Copies of this have gotten harder to find since The
\nMandalorian TV show came out. REDUCED PRICE. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3707. Jeter, K. W. Star Wars: Slave Ship (Book 2 of The Bounty
\nHunter Wars). Bantam Spectra, 1998. First edition paperback original
\n(“October 1998” and “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1” numberline), a Very Good
\ncopy with spine creasing and lean, trace of edgewear and a trace of
\nfoxing to inside covers. Second book in the Bounty Hunters Wars
\ntrilogy. $10.<\/p>\n
LP2261. Jones, Diana Wynne. Archer’s Goon. Ace, 1987. First Ace
\nedition, a paperback reprint, a Very Good copy with crease across
\nfront cover, spine wrinkling, and general wear. Fantasy novel. $2.50.<\/p>\n
LP2262. Jones, Diana Wynne. Fire and Hemlock. Berkeley, 1986.
\nPaperback reprint, a Very Good+ copy with spine creasing and a stamp
\nat heel. Fantasy novel. $2.50.<\/p>\n
LP3773. Lafferty, R. A. Apocalypses. Pinnacle, 1977. First edition
\npaperback original, a Near Fine- copy with slight spine lean, small
\ncorner crease to front corner, and edgewear. Two novellas, “Where Have
\nYou Been, Sandaliotis?” and “The Three Armageddons of Enniscorthy
\nSweeny” that have never been reprinted. One of Lafferty’s most
\ndifficult PBOs. $30.<\/p>\n
LP2626. Martin, George R. R., editor (Pat Cadigan, Lewis Shiner,
\nWalter Jon Williams, etc.) Wild Cards II: Aces High. Bantam Spectra,
\n1987. First edition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with small
\nsigns of sticker pulls around UPC label on rear and some edgewear,
\notherwise a nice square copy. REDUCED PRICE. $3.<\/p>\n
LP2679. Martin, George R. R., editor (Lewis Shiner, Edward Bryant,
\netc.). Wild Cards III: Jokers Wild. Bantam Spectra, 1987. First
\nedition paperback original, a Fine- copy with edgewear, but otherwise
\nnew and unread. Third book in the shared-universe superhero anthology.
\nREDUCED PRICE. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3644. Martin, George R. R. Wild Cards VI: Ace in the Hole. Bantam
\nSpectra, 1990. First edition paperback original, a Fine- copy with
\njust a bare trace of wear at corners. REDUCED PRICE. $5.<\/p>\n
LP2680. Martin, George R. R. and Jon J. Miller. Wild Cards VII: Dead
\nMan’s Hand. Bantam Spectra, 1990. First edition paperback original, a
\nFine- copy with edgewear, a couple of pinprick abrasions to rear
\ncover, and slight age darkening to pages, but otherwise new and
\nunread. Seventh book in the shared-universe superhero series, this one
\na collaborative novel between Martin and Miller. REDUCED PRICE. $6.<\/p>\n
LP2681. Martin, George R. R., editor (Lewis Shiner, Victor Milan,
\netc.). Wild Cards IX: Jokertown Shuffle. Bantam Spectra, 1991. First
\nedition paperback original, a Near Fine copy with thin rubbing line of
\nwhite along rear join, tiny crease at top front corner, edgewear, and
\nthe beginning of an invisible spine crease, but otherwise a nice,
\nsquare copy. The latter Wild Card PBOs have gotten quite hard to find
\nin just about any condition, much less as nice as this one. REDUCED
\nPRICE. $22<\/p>\n
LP3491. Martin, George R. R., editor (Melinda Snodgrass). Wild Cards
\nVolume X: Double Solitaire. Bantam Spectra, 1992. First edition
\npaperback original (PBO), a Very Good+ copy with moderate spine
\ncreasing, small crease to front bottom corner, and moderate wear at
\npoints, otherwise a nice square copy. The first Wild Cards book
\nwritten by one author, and features a visit to Dr. Tachyon’s
\nhomeworld. REDUCED PRICE. $8.<\/p>\n
LP3492. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards Volume XI: Dealer’s
\nChoice. Bantam, 1992. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Near
\nFine+ copy with a couple of abrasions to bottom front edge near heel,
\na 1\/8″ closed tear to top of front cover, and slight edgewear at head,
\notherwise apparently new and unread. The latter Bantam Wild Card
\nnovels are hard to find, especially in collectable condition like
\nthis. REDUCED PRICE. $10.<\/p>\n
LP3645. Martin, George R. R. Wild Cards XII: Turn of the Cards. Bantam
\nSpectra, 1993. First edition paperback original, a Very Good+ copy
\nwith moderate spine creasing, and a 1″ long by 1\/8″ high area of
\npartial sticker lift at the top right of the front cover that’s
\nvisible but not awful, slight edgewear, and slight foxing to inside
\ncovers, but otherwise nice and square; presents a bit better than this
\nlist of flaws. The twelfth and hardest-to-find of the original Wild
\nCard PBOs. REDUCED PRICE. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2006. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards New Cycle Book I:
\nCard Sharks. Baen, 1993. First edition paperback original (PBO), a
\nFine copy, new and unread. First in the new Baen Wild Cards, which are
\nalso not particularly easy to find. $15.<\/p>\n
LP2266. Martin, George R. R., editor. Wild Cards: Marked Cards. Baen,
\n1994. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Very Good copy with
\nspine creasing and lean. The Baen Wild Cards books seemed to have much
\nsmaller runs than the earlier Bantam volumes. REDUCED PRICE. $12.<\/p>\n
LP3774. Niven, Larry. Ringworld. Ballantine Books, 1970. First edition
\npaperback original (\u201cFirst Printing: October 1970,\u201d as per Currey, a
\nVery Good- copy with 1\/4\u2033 chip to top front corner, and another 3\/4\u2033 x
\n1\/16\u2033 chip to middle of front cover edge, spine crease, pages brittle,
\nand a few pinpoint spots of soiling to page block edges, plus a few
\nother spots of wear. Still, the true first edition of this landmark
\nHugo and Nebula winner, and the only edition in which Niven infamously
\nhad the earth rotating the wrong way. Currey, page 387. Pringle,
\nUltimate Guide to Science Fiction, page 262 (\u201c***\u201d). Barron, Anatomy
\nof Wonder 4 *4-316. Magill, Survey of Science Fiction Literature,
\npages 1799-1804.$45.<\/p>\n
LP3775. Partridge, Norman, and Martin H. Greenberg, editors (Karl
\nEdward Wagner, Ed Bryant, Nancy Collins, Steve Rasnic Tem, etc.) It
\nCame From the Drive-In. DAW, 1996. First edition paperback original ,
\na Very Good copy with tape neatly applied to front and rear top
\ncovers, a1\/8″ chip at top front, and a 1\/4″ closed tear with a little
\nbrasion at top rear, touches of edgewear, and trace of foxing to
\ninside gutters. Original SF\/horror anthology of stories inspired by
\ndrive-in movies. $15.<\/p>\n
LP3776. Saha, Arthur W., editor (Roger Zelazny, Gene Wolfe, Orson
\nScott Card, Jane Yolen, etc.). The Year’s Best Fantasy Stories: 7.
\nDAW, 1981. First edition paperback original (PBO), a Very Good copy
\nwith significant bump to bottom right front cover, also affecting
\npages and extending to very minor bottom on bottom rear corner, with
\nslight age darkening to some white prtions of cover, slight foxing to
\nrear inside cover, and irrecular foxing to front inside cover where
\nSFBC fold out card is still present, along with second SFBC card laid
\nin between pages 16 and 17. Still a solid reading copy with an
\nuncreased spine, and SFBC inserts for the ultra-completist. The first
\nvolume of this long-running best of anthology series edited by Saha,
\nwho took over from Lin Carter. Also includes the only reprint of a fun
\nNicholas Yermakov (AKA Simon Hawke) story “Melpomene, Calliope … and
\nFred,” about a very modern muse, that I remember liking quite a bit
\nwhen I read it in F&SF. $8.<\/p>\n
LP3777. Shepherd, Mark. Elvendude. Baen, 1994. First edition paperback
\noriginal, a Near Fine+ copy with small verticle wrinkle at head, 1\/16″
\nrubbing at head, and slight wear at points, inscribed in pencil by the
\nauthor: “To Ron -\/Rock on!\/Mark\/Shepherd.” Fantasy, part of the Elves
\nof the Road\/SERRAted Edge universe. “Straight from Mercedes Lackey’s
\nWorld to Ours!” Shepherd was evidently Lackey’s personal secretary and
\nwriting protege, and collaborated with her on a couple of novels. He
\nkilled himself in 2011. I’m not seeing any other signed copies online.
\n$25.<\/p>\n
LP3778. Sterling, Bruce. Involution Ocean. Jove, 1977. First edition
\npaperback original, a Very Good+ copy with moderate spine lean,
\nscattered light, tiny spots of staining across rear cover that look
\nlike they may bave been ink transfer from another book, and a few
\ntraces of wear, but this copy feels like it’s never actually been
\nread. Bruce’s first novel, about hunting a whale on a planet with seas
\nof dust, and # in the Harlen Ellison Discovery series. $8.<\/p>\n
LP3779. Sturgeon, Theodore. Sturgeon is Alive and Well… Pocket
\nBooks, 1978. First Pocketbooks edition (a paperback reprint), a Near
\nFine- copy with a few small, minimal annotations on the table of
\ncontents (“funny” is the longest, the letter “B” next to two, and
\nthree page numbers circled), a thin crease running along front spine
\njoin, thin line of staining down rear spine join, top rear tip corner
\ncreased, and slight edgewear. Short story collection that includes the
\nHugo-winning “Slow Sculpture,” “It Was Nothing\u2014Really!” (since
\nperforations seem to make things stronger, scientists develop
\nimpenetrable walls of invisible nothingness), and “Suicide,” one of my
\nfavorite Sturgeon stories. Recommended. $5.<\/p>\n
LP3780. Wagner, Karl Edward and David Drake. Killer. Tor, 1990. First
\nTor edition (the Baen PBO precedes), a Near Fine- copy with one spine
\ncrease, light gloss removal square from a price sticker to top right
\nfront cover (not listing any of the actual cover illustration), and a
\ntrace of edgewear. Novel of hunting an outer space monster in ancient
\nRome. $5.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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