Posts Tagged ‘Horror’
Wednesday, June 7th, 2023
One a signed, limited edition, the other inscribed to me in person.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Donut Legion. Mulholland Books/Little Brown and Company, 2023. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, inscribed to me by Lansdale. Bought from Book People at cover price during a signing. It was good to see Joe again.
Lansdale, Joe R. and Kasey Lansdale. Dark Kin. Thunderstorm Books, 2023. First edition hardback, #232 of 250 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Collection of collaborative stories, one of which appears here for the first time. Bought from the publisher at a dealer discount. I have copies of this available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Kasey Lansdale, Mystery, small press publishers, Thunderstorm Books
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Monday, June 5th, 2023
Another addition to the reference library:
(Bloch, Robert) Larson, Russell D. The Complete Robert Bloch: An Illustrated Comprehensive Bibliography. Fandom Unlimited Enterprises, 1986. First edition trade paperback original, a Fine- copy with trace of wear at tips, signed by Bloch. Just what it says, an illustrated bibliography of Bloch’s work. Looks useful, though the type is a bit small for my aging eyes. Justice, Science Fiction, Fantasy and Horror Reference 185. Bought of eBay for $35 plus shipping.
Tags:bibliography, Books, Horror, reference works, Robert Bloch, small press publishers
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Monday, May 29th, 2023
Way down on the list of my collecting vectors is books about giant spiders, so when I saw in a Heritage Auctions lot I decided to track down a copy.
Gotthelf, Jeremias (pseudonym for Albert Bitzius). The Black Spider. John Calder (Publishers) Ltd., 1958. First English language edition, a Near Fine+ copy with slight spine lean and former owners name inside front cover under flap, in a Very Good+ dust jacket with 1/4″ chip at head, two pinhead-sized abrasions at heel front join, wear at points, and moderate age darkening to white portion of spine. Nineteenth century allegorical horror story about evil made manifest as a giant black spider. Introduced and translated from the original German by H. M. Waidson. Barron, Horror Literature 2-35. Not in Bleiler’s Guide to Supernatural Fiction. Bought off a fellow Biblio dealer for $21.25.
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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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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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Wednesday, March 15th, 2023
Three limited editions from three different publishers, all bought directly from the publishers at a dealer discount.
Beaumont, Charles. The Carnival and Other Stories. Subterranean Press, 2022. First edition hardback, #417 of 1,250 numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Short story collection.
Blaylock, James P. Pennies From Heaven. PS Publishing, 2022. First edition hardback, #167 of 200 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket with repricing sticker over UPC, as issued. New novel. The signed edition is the only hardback edition, and the PS edition is the only edition thus far. 200 is a pretty small run for a Blaylock hardback.
King, Stephen. The Long Walk. Centipede Press, 2023. First edition thus and first separate hardback edition (a previous Turtleback library hardback binding appears to be just a rebind of the Signet trade paperback edition), one of 1,400 trade copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, still in shrinkwrap. Near future SF dystopia, my favorite of the Bachman books, and one of my favorite of King’s books, period. Instantly out of print from the publisher.
I will have copies of all these books available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog (probably in May).
Tags:Books, Centipede Press, Charles Beaumont, Fantasy, Horror, James P. Blaylock, PS Publishing, Stephen King, Subterranean Press
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Monday, March 13th, 2023
These two items came from a Kickstarter.
Aquilone, James, editor. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: 50th Anniversary. Moonstone, 2022. First edition hardback graphic novel, the hardcover variant version (ISBN 978-1-946346-16-2), a Fine- copy with slight bumping to upper points, in decorated boards, sans dust jacket, as issued, with illustration card signed on the back by Aquilone laid in. Collection of stories (some graphic novel style some straight prose) based on the legendary Kolchak: The Night Stalker TV show. According to the Kickstarter page, there were 231 of this version backed.
Aquilone, James, editor. Kolchak: The Night Stalker: Satanic Panic ’88 + Two Other Uncanny Tales. Moonstone, 2022. First edition comic book, a Fine copy, signed by Aquilone. Bought from Kickstarter as an add-in to the above.
And here’s my review of the original The Night Stalker TV movie.
Tags:Books, Carl Kolchak, graphic novel, Horror, Kickstarter, Kolchak: The Night Stalker, signatures, TV
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