Posts Tagged ‘Peter Straub’
Wednesday, June 19th, 2024
Four more books from that estate purchase.
Robinson, Kim Stanley Robinson. Aurora. Orbit, 2015. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine- dust jacket with just a trace of wear at points. Generation ship novel.
Straub, Peter. A Dark Matter. Doubleday, 2010. First edition hardback, a Fine-/Fine copy with slight bend at head and heel. Stoker Award winner.
Walton, Jo. Or What You Will. Tor, 2020. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. A fictional character plots an escape from his writer’s mind. For some reason, there do not seem to be a lot of copies out there in the wild for so recent a book.
Watts, Peter. Echopraxia. Tor, 2014. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy in a Near Fine dust jacket with a long, very thin scratch to front cover, and slight bend at head and heel. Sequel to Blindsight. Supplements both a first of Blindsight and the Centipede Press signed/limiteds of both Blindsight and Echopraxia.
Tags:Books, Fantasy, Horror, Jo Walton, Kim Stanley Robinson, Peter Straub, Peter Watts, Science Fiction
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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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Tuesday, October 4th, 2022
This was one of my rare impulse purchases. I chanced across it looking for something else, saw it was at an attractive price, made an offer at even lower price, and picked it up.
Lovecraft, H. P. (Peter Straub, editor). Tales. Library of America, 2005. First edition hardback (and First printing stated), a Fine copy in a Fine subscribers copy slipcase, sans dust jacket, as issued. Has just about every one of Lovecraft’s greatest hits. Bought off eBay for a make offer price of $15.
Tags:Books, Cthulhu, H. P. Lovecraft, Horror, Peter Straub, Science Fiction
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Thursday, July 1st, 2021
This is a book set that was originally due out a year ago and, like so many other things, got delayed.
Straub, Peter. The Complete Short Fiction of Peter Straub Volume One and The Complete Short Fiction of Peter Straub Volume Two. Borderlands Press, 2021. First edition hardbacks, #321 of 350 signed, numbered copies, Fine copies in Fine dust jackets. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount. I believe that is already out of print, but I will have copies available in the next Lame Excuse Books catalog (due Real Soon Now).
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Horror, Limited Editions, Peter Straub, small press publishers
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Monday, May 3rd, 2021
Two more Borderlands Little Books:
(King, Stephen, and Peter Straub) Chizmar, Richard, and Johnathon Schaech. A Little Silver Book: A Screenplay Borderland Press, 2021. First edition hardback, #498 of 1,000 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket, as issued. A screenplay based on Stephen King and Peter Straub’s Black House. Bought from the publisher at the usual discount.
Wagner, Karl Edward. A Little Ochre Book of Occult Stories. Borderlands Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #165 of 500 numbered copies signed by editor Stephen Jones. Short story collection. Bought for $30 off eBay.
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Fantasy, Horror, Karl Edward Wagner, Peter Straub, Richard Chizmar, small press publishers, Stephen King
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Wednesday, December 26th, 2018
Back to cataloging those Camelot Books sale purchases:
Morrell, David. Black Evening. Cemetery Dance, 1999. First edition hardback, one of 1500 copies signed by Morrell, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Short story collection. Bought for $16, marked down from $40.
Morrell, David. Stars in My Eyes: My love Affair With Books, Movies and Music. Gauntlet Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #29 of 300 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Essays on Morell’s favorite books, movies and music, including essays on Richard Matheson, Dan Simmons and William Tenn, in addition to Geoffrey Household’s Rogue Male, the inspiration for First Blood. Bought for $20, marked down from $50.
Morrell, David. Rambo: First Blood II. Borderlands Press/Gauntlet Press, 2016. First hardback edition, first signed/limited edition, and first edition thus, with material not in the Jove paperback novelization, #27 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. (The original First Blood is a very good action movie, but it’s a great novel.) Bought for $24, marked down from $60.
Straub, Peter. 5 Stories. Borderlands Press, 2007. First edition hardback, #328 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket. Bought for $24, marked down from $60.
Tags:Books, Borderlands Press, Cemetery Dance, David Morrell, Gauntlet Press, Horror, Limited Editions, Peter Straub, signed, small press publishers
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Thursday, September 21st, 2017
Here are four Subterranean Press books I bought during one of their 50% off sales:
Barker, Clive. Infernal Parade. Subterranean Press, 2017. First edition hardback, #275 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Bought for $30 after discount.
Lansdale, Joe R. Coco Butternut. Subterranean Press, 2017. First edition hardback, #274 of 400 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Hap and Leonard novella. Bought for $22.50 after discount.
Powers, Tim. Medusa’s Web. Subterranean Press, 2016. First edition hardback, #226 of 474 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and a Fine slipcase, new and unread. Bought for $62.50 after discount.
Straub, Peter. The Process (is a Process All Its Own). Subterranean Press, 2017. First edition hardback, #650 of 750 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket, new and unread. Novella. Bought for $20 after discount.
Tags:Books, Clive Barker, Fantasy, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Limited Editions, Mystery, Peter Straub, signed, Subterranean Press, Tim Powers
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Wednesday, December 7th, 2016
This was my only notable book find in Houston over the Thanksgiving weekend:
Straub, Peter. Sides. Cemetery Dance, 2007. First edition hardback, #89 of 300 numbered copies signed by Straub, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and slipcase. Non-fiction pieces. This was published at $50, but Half Price Books had it at half the price of the trade edition at $12.49, then took an additional 20% off, so I got it for 1/5th cover price. Supplements a copy of the trade edition, also signed by Straub.
Tags:Books, Cemetery Dance, Horror, Peter Straub, signed, small press publishers
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Monday, March 17th, 2014
Someone was selling off a numbered of signed editions of books on eBay; three of those are here, and the fourth (Farmer’s River of Time) was from Lloyd Currey.
Farmer, Philip Jose. River of Eternity. Phantasia Press, 1983. First edition hardback, #81 of 500 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and slipcase, new and unread.
Lansdale, Joe R. The Drive-In: The Bus Tour. Subterranean Press, 2005. First edition hardback, #223 of 350 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and slipcase, new and unread. Supplements a signed trade edition.
Leiber, Fritz. Gummitch and Friends. Donald M. Grant, 1992. First edition hardback, #237 of 1000 signed, numbered copies (though not signed by Leiber, who died before the book was finished), a Fine copy in a Fine dust jacket and slipcase, new and unread. Contains both Leiber’s cat stories, as well as memorial appreciations of Leiber by Stephen King, Robert Bloch, etc. bound at the front of the volume. Also, for some reason, an unsigned limitation number plate for the Grant edition of Stephen King and Peter Straub’s The Black House is also laid in.
Straub, Peter. Mrs. God. Donald M. Grant, 1990. First edition hardback, #179 of 600 signed, numbered copies, a Fine copy, sans dust jacket (as issued) in a Fine slipcase, new and unread.
I didn’t pay more than $40 for any of these…
Tags:Books, Donald M. Grant, Fantasy, First Edition, Fritz Leiber, Horror, Joe R. Lansdale, Peter Straub, Phantasia Press, Philip Jose Farmer, Science Fiction, Subterranean Press
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Friday, April 29th, 2011
A few pictures I took at the World Horror Convention in Austin on Friday afternoon:
Multi-Hugo-nominated artist John Picacio, who says that between Elric and A Game of Thrones, he’s having a great year, as long as it doesn’t kill him.
Stina Leicht and John Picacio.
Peter Straub, shortly after we had discussed our mutual admiration for the Joe Hill story “Pop Art.”
“Dealer’s Room 2.” Yes, that’s actually what the sign on the door says.
In case you couldn’t tell from the backdrop, this is Jack Ketchum.
Meanwhile, in Dealer’s Room 1: Chuck Siros, Mikal Trimm, Stina Leicht, the back of Kasey Lansdale’s head, John Picacio, Willie Siros.
Tags:Austin, Jack Ketchum, John Picacio, Mikal Trimm, Peter Straub, Stina Leicht, World Horror Convention
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