Posts Tagged ‘Limited Editions’
Wednesday, July 15th, 2020
Jack Vance’s estate sold off some of his contributor copies recently. I bid on many, but only won this one:
Vance, Jack (Terry Dowling and Jonathan Strahan, editors). Minding the Stars (The Early Jack Vance, Volume Four). Subterranean Press, 2014. First edition hardback, a PC copy of 26 lettered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine- traycase with one small fingernail-tip sized indention at bottom front, with a provenance card from the Vance estate laid in. The only edition signed by Vance. Bought off eBay for $255.00. The other traycase editions I bid on went for substantial more.
Tags:Books, Jack Vance, Limited Editions, Science Fiction, Subterranean Press
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Tuesday, July 7th, 2020
Here are two Ellison limited editions I refrained from picking up when they were published:
Ellison, Harlan. Getting in the Wind. Kicks Books/Edgework Abbey, 2012. First edition paperback original, a Fine copy with four postcards, a pair of dice, a signature plate signed by Ellison, in a dropbox, with a picture of the cover pasted on front, in a plastic bag with a seal for “Sex Gang Perfume.” (This one with the seal broken so I could look at the contents.) An elaborate production. This copy and the following reprint all the stories from Ellison’s very early PBO Sex Gang, published as by Paul Merchant in 1959, along with other very early Ellison stories. Richmond, Fingerprints in the Sky, page 52.
Ellison, Harlan. Pulling a Train. Kicks Books/Edgework Abbey, 2012. First edition paperback original, a Fine copy with four postcards, a a switchblade comb, a signature plate signed by Ellison, in a dropbox, with a picture of the cover pasted on front, in a plastic bag with a seal for “Sex Gang Perfume.” (This one with the seal unbroken.) An elaborate production. This copy and the above reprint all the stories from Ellison’s very early PBO Sex Gang, published as by Paul Merchant in 1959, along with other very early Ellison stories. Richmond, Fingerprints in the Sky, page 56.
These two limited editions were originally offered at $150 each. I thought they were nice, but not $150 nice. Bought off eBay for $50 each.
Believe it or not, you could actually buy “Sex Gang perfume” from the publisher’s website as well…
Tags:Books, Edgeworks Abbey, Harlan Ellison, Limited Editions, signed
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Wednesday, April 8th, 2020
Here’s something else I missed when it came out:
Silverberg, Robert. Reflections & Refractions: Thoughts on Science Fiction, Science and Other Matters. Underwood Books, 1997. First edition hardback, #180 of 300 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in decorated boards and Fine slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued. Collection of essays, most (but not all) from his “Reflections” series of columns in Amazing and Asimov’s. Bought off eBay for $25, exactly half off the original list price of $50.
Tags:Books, Limited Editions, Robert Silverberg, Science Fiction, small press publishers, Tim Underwood
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Thursday, April 2nd, 2020
Sometimes books just come out at the wrong time. I wasn’t reading Ward Moore in 1996 when this came out, so by the time I was collecting Moore the hardback state had disappeared and gotten pricey. So only recently did I find a nice hardback copy in my price range:
Moore, Ward. Lot & Lot’s Daughter. Tachyon, 1996. First edition hardback, #52 of 100 numbered, leatherbound hardback copies (the only hardback state), copies signed by introduction author Michael Swanwick, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with touches of wear at points and elsewhere. Two linked nuclear holocaust stories. Bought off eBay for $40.
Tags:Apocalypse, Books, Limited Editions, Michael Swanwick, Science Fiction, Tachyon, Ward Moore
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Wednesday, April 1st, 2020
Martin, George R. R. Fire and Blood. Subterranean Press, 2019. First signed, limited edition hardback (the Bantam and Harper Voyager trade hardbacks precede by a year), #619 of 750 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and Fine slipcase. A novel set some 300 years before A Song of Fire & Ice proper. A handsome production.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, George R. R. Martin, Limited Editions, Subterranean Press
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Friday, March 27th, 2020
Now I can finally start catalog 2020 library additions! One of these is a recent book straight from Subterranean, while the other is an early Lettered state.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Boar. Subterranean Press, 1998. First edition hardback, a PC copy of 26 signed, numbered, quarter leather-bound copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued, with a PC copy of the 1/750 signed/limited (regular) edition, a Fine copy with a Fine dust jacket, with an advanced uncorrected proof, a Fine- copy with a touch of wear at head and heel, signed by Lansdale, all together in a Fine slipcase. Chalker/Owings (2002), page 853, which states textual differences between the lettered and numbered editions (though pagination seems identical), and fails to note the included proof. Bought off eBay for $125.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Sky Done Ripped. Subterranean Press, 2019. First edition hardback, one of 2000 signed copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. New (and final) Ned the Seal adventure. I will have copies of this available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Limited Editions, Science Fiction, Subterranean Press
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Thursday, March 19th, 2020
Trying to close out these purchases from last year:
(Lovecraft, H.P.) Joshi, S.T. (Don Webb, William F. Nolan, W. H. Pugmire, etc.) Black Wings VI. PS Publishing, 2017. First edition hardback, #138 of 300 numbered copies signed by all the contributors (including the recently deceased Pugmire), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and Fine slipcase, new and unread. New tales of Lovecraftian horror. Bought from the publisher at a steep discount.
Tags:Books, Don Webb, H. P. Lovecraft, Horror, Limited Editions, S. T. Joshi, William F. Nolan
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Monday, December 23rd, 2019
Bought this at a Half Price Books coupon sale last month:
Stephenson, Neal, and Nicole Galland. The Rise and Fall of D.O.D.O. HarperCollins, 2017. First edition hardback, one of an unknown number of copies with a special signature page signed by both authors bound in, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with wear at points and a “Signed Copy” sticker taped to heel (in addition to the gold “Signed First Edition” sticker that seems standard now). Same ISBN (978-0-06-240916-4) as the trade edition. Bought at Half Price Books during a coupon sale for $10.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, Half Price Books, Limited Editions, Neal Stephenson, Science Fiction
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Saturday, December 21st, 2019
Three signed Joe Hill firsts, all bought from different sources:
Hill, Joe. Full Throttle. HarperCollins, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, limited edition issue with page signed by Hill bound in. Short story collection. Bought at Half Price Books (who sell new books now as well), with two store stickers (including publisher’s gold “Signed First Edition” sticker) for 20% off cover price. Irritatingly, both this limited edition and the trade edition below have the same ISBN.
Hill, Joe. Full Throttle. HarperCollins, 2019. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, trade edition, signed by Hill. Note that the dust wrapper on both this and the limited above have a new type of material with a distinct texture (almost like a paper version of suede). Bought from a noted mystery bookseller for 20% off.
Hill, Joe and Gabriel Rodriguez. Locke & Key 4: Keys to the Kingdom. Subterranean/IDW, 2019. First limited edition hardback, #159 of 250 signed/numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine slipcase, new and unread. The latest collected signed/limited volume of the acclaimed dark fantasy/horror graphic novel series. The IDW edition came out many years back, but as with the other Subterranean volumes, this includes additional material, including the full comic scripts. Bought from the publisher with a dealer discount.
Note that I have copies of all three of these available through Lame Excuse Books.
Tags:Books, graphic novel, Horror, Joe Hill, Limited Editions, signatures, Subterranean Press
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Monday, November 4th, 2019
All four bought cheaply, three signed.
Hughes, Matthew. Epiphanies. PS Publishing, 2016. First edition hardback, #37 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Bought for £4 plus shipping.
Hughes, Matthew. A Wizard’s Henchman: First Book of the Kaslo Chronicles. PS Publishing, 2016. First edition hardback, PC of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Bought for £5 plus shipping.
Laidlaw, Mark. White Spawn. PS Publishing, 2015. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Bought for £5 plus shipping.
Park, Paul. Other Stories. PS Publishing, 2015. First edition hardback, #63 of 100 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Bought for £5 plus shipping.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, Horror, Limited Editions, Mark Laidlaw, Matthew Hughes, Paul Park, PS Publishing, Science Fiction, signed, small press publishers
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