SF/F/H 1sts (Egan, Butler, Lansdale, etc.) (Long, 3 of 3, PB & WTB)
Lawrence Person
Lawrence Person's Lame Excuse for a Book Catalog #3
P.O. Box 27231
Austin, Texas 78755
(512) 323-6099 (Noon-10 PM, CST)
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Paperbacks
(including trade paperbacks and proofs)
188. SOLD.
189. Asimov, Isaac, Terry Carr, and Martin H. Greenberg. 100 Great Fantasy
Short Short Stories. Avon, 1985. F-. Some fun zingers in here by the likes
of Lansdale, Zelazny, Ellison, Wolfe, etc. $5.
190. Baker, Scott. Dhampire. Timescape, 1982. F-, with light spine
creasing. PBO vampire novel by a writer who's done some interesting work,
including Webs and "Varicose Worms." $5.
191. Baker. Symbiote's Crown. Berkley, 1978. VG+ with serious spine
creasing, lean, corner creases and wear to back cover. PBO SF novel. $3.
192. Barrett, Jr., Neal. Dawn's Uncertain Light. Signet, 1989. F-, with
light crease and edgewear. PBO sequel to Through Darkest America. $5.
193. Barrett. The Karma Corps. DAW, 1984. F-, with sun-faded spine. PBO. $5.
194. Barrett, Jr., Neal. Slightly Off Center. SWAN Press, 1992. TPO. F.
Short story collection. Stories both hilarious and dark (sometimes at the
same time). Recommended. Signed by Barrett, introducer Joe R. Lansdale,
and Hugo-winning artist Brad Foster. Pick it up at cover price. $10.
195. Bear, Greg. The Infinity Concerto. Ace, 1987. Reprint, NF+ with a few
tiny spots of wear, crease along back cover, and neat interior writing
"NOTE: Bear's indebtedness to BORGES <p. 341>" inside front cover, and, to
make sure you didn't miss the point, Borges' name underlined on the
indicated page. $3.
196. Bear. The Serpent Mage. Berkley, 1986. PBO, NF with spine crease and
heel stamp, and writing on front blurb page. Sequel to the above. $4.
197. Barton, William A. Dark Sky Legion. Bantam-Spectra, 1992. Brad-bound,
singled-sided editing long galley, F-. Excellent shape considering what it
is. Can't be anything earlier than this except the original manuscript.
$25.
198. Bisson, Terry. Wyrldmaker. Pocket (Timescape), 1981. NF, with spine
creasing. PBO fantasy novel. Author's first book. $5.
199. Bloch, Robert. Mysteries of the Worm. Zebra, 1981. I think this is a
PBO, though it reprints many of the stories in Bloch's Arkham House
collection The Opener of the Way. P, with battered cover inexpertly taped
back to book, a torn up spine, and heavy staining to page edges. A reading
copy of a collection that contains all Bloch's Cthulhu Mythos stories. $2.
200. Bloch. There is a Serpent in Eden. Zebra, 1979. Apparent PBO. NF-
with spine and rear cover creases. $7.50.
201. Boyett, Steven R. The Architect of Sleep. Ace, 1986. F-, with
edgewear and small crease to top front corner. Celebrated PBO novel of a
man who gets transported to an alternate Earth where racoons evolved as
the planet's sapient species. Named by Orson Scott Card as one of the best
SF novels of the 1980s. The projected second book, The Geography of
Dreams, has yet to appear (for details on which, see
http://www.msen.com/~yorick/new_aofs.htm). $5.
202. Card, Orson Scott. Hart's Hope. Tor, 1988. Paperback reprint. NF,
with spine creases, slight lean, and line at head and heel. Inscribed by
Card: "to Veda‹/A tale of sweetness/& light‹/19 Feb 1988". Fantasy. Some
claim it's Card's best novel. $5.
203. SOLD.
204. Clarke, Arthur C. The Challange of the Sea. Dell, 1966. Reprint. NF+,
with spine and spine/rear cover join creases. Non-fiction. Introduction by
Wernher von Braun. $3.
205. Datlow, Ellen, and Terri Windling, editors. The Year's Best Fantasy
and Horror: Third Annual Collection. Trade paperback (simultaneous with
hardback issue), NF. Humorous inscription by Ellen Datlow. My roommate had
Ellen sign this, not realizing that I had bought the hardcover for my
collection. Cover price is $15, but since it's personally inscribed to me
(albeit in error), I have to charge extra for its vast associational
value. $15.25.
206. Davidson, Avram. The Phoenix and the Mirror. Paperback reprint, Ace,
1978. NF+ with wear to spine edges. Modern Fantasy 100 list. $5.
207. Denton, Bradley. Wrack & Roll. Questar, 1986. NF+, with slight
edgewear and stamp on heel, otherwise quite nice. PBO alternate history
novel, Brad's first. Inscribed by Denton: "To Michael,/In the hope that
all of/your alternate realities rock LOUD!/ - Bradley Denton/austin
TX/1988". A fun book. Recommended. $7.
208. Dick, Philip K. The Man in the High Castle. Popular Library, 1962.
1st paperback? VG with several cover creases, general wear, tape on front
cover, etc. Hugo winner, SF 100. Reading copy. $3.
209. Egan, Greg. Permutation City. Harper Prism, 1994. First U.S. edition
of a book that came out in hardback in the UK. NF+, with a trace of
edgewear and a bookstore stamp on heel. A truly mind-boggling SF novel by
one of the most important writers in the field. The UK hardback is now all
but unobtainable. Highly Recommended. $5.
210. Fanthorpe, R. L. (writing as Pel Torro). Galaxy 666. Leisure, 1968.
F-. 1st U.S. paperback? In any case, a reprint of the Badger first. Widely
acclaimed (or reviled) as The Worst Science Fiction Novel Ever Written. It
might also qualify as a weird Star Trek collectable, since (for no
apparent reason) the cover photo depicts a blurred blue model of the
Enterprise, albeit one with an odd bridge linking the two engine pods. The
first book ever to depict the Enterprise? Who the heck knows? Completely
off the cheese-o-meter. You'll get your money's worth in entertainment
value just reading the thing aloud at parties, especially the passages
where he listed adjectives from a thesaurus to pad out the book. ("The
things were odd, weird, grotesqueŠ"). $10.
211. Flewelling, Lynn. Luck in the Shadows. Bantam, 1996. Uncorrected
Proof. F with contact sticker on cover. $5.
212. Foy, George. The Shift. Bantam, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. F with
contact sticker on cover. $5.
213. (Gabriel, Peter) Rabid Chalk. Deerfield Press, 1983. Poetry chapbook
edited by Melina Costello. VG-, with considerable rubbing to the black
cover, an address sticker for "Mg" (who contributed two poems), and an
inscription (and two gold stars!) by "MG" to "Jeff." Reprints ("with
permission") the lyrics to Peter Gabriel's "Modern Love", a song off Peter
Gabriel (aka Peter Gabriel I). Personally I would have preferred "Here
Comes the Flood." Actually a pretty ugly package, but this sucker has got
to be rare. Somewhere out there, some fanatical Genesis/Peter Gabriel
collector needs this to complete their collection . . . $15
214. Garton. Darklings. Pinnacle, 1985. PBO, VG- w/spine creases,
bookstore stamp on bottom, chipped front cover. $4.
215. Garton. Seductions. Pinnacle, 1984. PBO, NF w/spine creases, black
marker writing on front endpaper, slight cover wear‹relatively tight copy.
By far the harder to find of the two Pinnacle Gartons. $10.
216. Garton. Warlock. Avon, 1989. PBO, VG, with spine creases and
bookstore stamp on heel. Movie novelization. $6.
217. Godwin, Parke. The Last Rainbow. Bantam Spectra, 1985. TPO, F-, with
the usual page yellowing and only a few scratches (one 1" long, the others
tiny) to reflective foil cover. Actually, this is phenomenal shape for
this particular title, about which a bookstore clerk once said "you only
had to look at one of these for the foil to start flaking off." Fantasy
about St. Patrick. $15.
218. Grundy, Stephan. Atila's Treasure. Bantam, 1996. Uncorrected Proof. F
with contact sticker on cover. $5.
219. Harvard (later National) Lampoon. Bored of the Rings. Signet, 1969.
12th Printing. F-. A parody of you-know-what, following the adventures of
Frito Bugger (son of Dildo). I remember being highly amused by this in my
misspent youth. $5.
220. Jackson, Shirley, The Haunting of Hill House. Popular Library, 1962.
Movie tie-in edition. VG w/spine creases, edgewear, neat writing on
interior cover. Horror 100 list, Fantasy 100 list, Modern Fantasy 100
list, King list. The movie, The Haunting, was excellent and quite
unnerving. Recommended. $5.
221. Jackson. We Have Always Lived in the Castle. Reprint, Popular
Library, 1962. NF with spine creases. $3.
222. Jacobi, Karl. Revelations in Black. Jove, 1979. NF with a small
puncture to front cover. Reprint of this Arkham House collection. $5.
223. Jeter, K.W. Dark Seeker. Tor, 1987. PBO horror novel, VG with spine
creases, cover wear, and bookstore stamp on heel. $4.
224. Jeter. The Dreamfields. Laser, 1976. PBO, VG-, with dark liquid
staining to spine and top and side edges, spine creasing, interior stamp,
spine lean. A reading copy of one of the most desirable (and never
reprinted) Lasers. $5.
225. Jeter. The Glass Hammer. Bluejay, 1986. TPO, F-, with the usual
darkening of the white spine and back cover. A very nice copy of Jeter's
masterpiece, and perhaps the most structurally ambitious SF novel ever
published. Highly recommended. $15.
226. Jeter. Mantis. Tor, 1987. PBO horror novel, VG+, with spine
creasings, heel stamp, and one loose page. $4.
227. Jeter. The Night Man. PBO horror novel, NF with spine crease. $5.
228. Jeter. Seeklight. Laser, 1975. NF- with spine lean, faint spine
creasing, interior stamps, faint head stamp, and slight soiling to page
edges. Jeter's first (published) novel. $7.
229. Jeter. Soul Eater. Tor, 1983. PBO, second printing, VG+ with spine
creasing, heel stamp, and general wear. Jeter's first horror novel, and a
very dark one it is. Recommended. $4.
230. Jones, Robert F. Blood Sport. Dell, 1974. First paperback, NF with
spine fading. Well written, slipstream "masculine romance" of a father and
son hunting trip up the Hassayampa River, which runs from upstate New York
to China. Highly thought of by both Joe R. Lansdale and William Browning
Spencer. Hard to find these days. Recommended. $7.
231. SOLD.
232 Kirk, Russell. Old House of Fear. Avon, 1969. Reprint. VG-, with cover
and spine creases, bookstore stamp, and a 3/4" chip missing from bottom
spine. However, signed by Kirk. $10.
233. Koontz, Dean (as Aaron Wolfe). Invasion. Laser Books, 1979. PBO. NF,
with spine, cover creasing and interior writing. $20.
234. Lafferty, R.A. Past Master. Ace, 1968. PBO, NF, with some wear and
cover staining. One of the Ace Specials. $5.
235. Lansdale, Joe R. The Drive In. Bantam, 1988. PBO, F-, with age
darkening to interior wraps and two tiny nicks to spine. Subtitled "A
B-Movie with Blood and Popcorn, Made in Texas." Inscribed by Lansdale:
"For Michael/Howdy from/the Popcorn King". Formerly owned by Michael
Sumbera, who was editor of Nova Express when it published an excerpt from
the then forthcoming The Drive In II. $8.
236. Lansdale, Joe R. (as Jack Buchanen) MIA Hunter #3: Hanoi Deathgrip.
Jove, 1985. NF, with slight spine creasing, very slight spine lean,
interior signature, two small purple stars (looks like some sort of
bookseller mark) on head and a tiny "6" in what looks like pencil on heel.
Better than it sounds, and than you usually find it. Signed by Lansdale,
as both Lansdale and Buchanen. $15.
237 Lansdale (as Jack Buchanen). MIA Hunter #4: Mountain Massacre. Jove,
1985. NF, with multiple spine creasing and spine lean. Signed by Lansdale,
as both Lansdale and Buchanen. $10.
238. Lansdale (as Jack Buchanen). Stone: MIA Hunter #7: Saigon Slaughter.
Jove, 1987. NF, with multiple spine creasing and slight spine lean,
interior signature, three small purple stars (looks like some sort of
bookseller mark) on head and a tiny "5" in what looks like pencil on heel.
However, page edges noticeably brighter than usual. Signed by Lansdale, as
both Lansdale and Buchanen. $12.50.
239. Lansdale. Savage Season. Bantam/Ziesing, 1990. Unbound "first pass"
page proofs. Signed by Lansdale. OK, here's the deal. This is a
typesetting proof (unbound photocopied pages) of the Bantam paperback
edition. However, this copy was used to transcribe the novel into
electronic format for the Ziesing hardback edition by myself, Dwight
Brown, and Glen Cox. The first page is wrinkled and has a faint beverage
ring stain, otherwise fine, with corrections by both myself (handwritten
in blue ink) and whoever set the Bantam edition (present when I received
the manuscript). A unique item for the Lansdale completist! In original
FedEx envelope. $200.
240. SOLD.
241. Lansdale. The Two-Bear Mambo. Mysterious Press, 1995. 1st paperback.
F-, with phantom crease to back cover. The third Hap and Leonard novel.
Even though the hardback precedes, this paperback edition is actually a
collectable in its own right because they misspelled his name (as Joe R.
Landsdale) on the title page. $7.
242. Leinster, Murray. The Hot Spot (Land of the Giants #2). Pyramid,
1969. VG, with rubbing, nicks, a half-inch chip from top rear cover, and
first few page edges crumbling. Never knew he did media-tie-in work before
I stumbled across this. Man had to eat, I guess. $5.
243. Leinster. Operation Outer Space. Signet, 1957. reprint. NF-, with
shallow chipping, red line on heel, some age staining, and pages yellowed.
An oldy moldy with bubble-helmeted space suits and a Hugo-shaped space
ship on the cover. $3.
244. Lovecraft, H. P., et. al. Tales of the Cthulhu Mythos. Edited by
August Derleth. Beagle Books, 1971. 1st paperback. Lovecraft, Robert E.
Howard, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Belknap Long, etc. NF with rear cover
crease, light rubbing, and a phone number written (twice) in red ink on
the last page. $10.
245. SOLD.
246. Malzberg, Barry. Galaxies. Pyramid, 1975. PBO, F-, with edgewear to
head. His celebrated recursive SF novel, biting and quite funny in places,
just plain self-indulgent in others. SF 100 list. $7.
247. Matheson, Richard Shock! - Dell, 1961. Slight edgewear, otherwise
Fine. PBO. Story collection. $15.
248. Matheson. Shock II - Dell, 1961. NF w/spine crease. PBO. Story
collection. $10.
249. Matheson. The Shores of Space. Bantam, 1969, second printing. VG+,
with spine creases, bottom spine starting to peel, sticker ghost to front
cover, and lines at head and heel. Story collection. Still, acceptable
reading copy of a collection that hasn't been reprinted in a loooong time.
$5.
250. McAuley, Paul J. Of the Fall. Del Rey, 1989. PBO, VG, with one spine
crease, age darkening of interior wraps, and (alas) a chunk of the cover
pulled away leaving a 1" white wound across the UPC code on the back.
Reprinted in UK hardback as Secret Harmonies. $3.
251. McDevitt, Jack. Ancient Shores. Harper Prism, 1995. Uncorrected
Proof, NF+ with some wrinkles along glue join, and two stains to back
cover, and some slight general wear. Nebula nominee. Recommended. $15.
252. McDonald, Ian. Empire Dreams. Bantam, 1988. PBO, NF, with spine
crease and thin lines on head and heel. Short story collection, never
reprinted. Some great stuff in here, including "Unfinished Portrait of the
King of Pain, by Van Gogh" and "Vivaldi." Highly recommended. $7.
253. Melville, Herman. The Confidence Man. Airmont, 1966. Reprint. F-,
with red line on heel. Well, it's on the Horror 100 List, and is one of
Melville's less reprinted works. $3.
254. Miller, Walter M. The View from the Stars. Panther (UK), 1973.
Paperback reprint, NF+, with a bumped spine bottom, very slight spine
wear, and lines on head and heel. Another short story collection that
hasn't been reprinted in quite a while. $5.
255. Monteleone, Thomas F. Seeds of Change. Laser Books, 1975. "Limited
Collector's Edition." PBO. F-, with two minor creases on cover, some spine
fading, and lines on head and heel. Freas cover. Looks unread. Complete
your collection. $3.
256. Moorcock, Michael. The Black Corridor. Ace, 1969. PBO. F-, with just
a trace of edgewear on the top back cover and slight staining on top edge.
Otherwise a bright, tight copy. Dillon cover. Interesting psychological
drama of a man going mad on a spaceship fleeing an earthly holocaust. As
far as I know, the only hardback of this ever produced was the book club
edition. Recommended. $5.
257. Murphy, Pat. Points of Departure. Bantam, 1990. PBO, F- with lines to
head and heel. A Spectra Special Edition. Short story collection,
including the Nebula winning "Rachel in Love." Philip K. Dick award
winner. Looks unread. $6.
258. Oliver, Chad. Giants in the Dust. Pyramid, 1976. PBO? G+, with
significant rubbing, ball-point pen indentions to cover (i.e., someone
used the book as a scribbling surface underneath a piece of paper), and a
significant chip out of the bottom page edges of half the book, not
affecting any text. SF. A decent reading copy. Chad was the dean of Austin
science fiction writers, and a truly nice guy. $3.
259. Oliver, Chad. The Wolf is My Brother. Signet, 1967. Reprint. VG, with
interior stamps and writing, a 1/2 "C" written in ball-point to the cover,
and general wear. Western. $3.
260. Palwick, Susan. Flying in Place. Advanced Reading Copy (the second of
two advanced states). VG+, with one corner bent, the spine crimped, and
publicity business card stapled to front cover. Slipstreamy debut novel of
child abuse and ghosts. Palwick is an extremely talented writer.
Recommended. $5.
261. SOLD.
262. SOLD.
263. SOLD.
Psuedoscience. See A. E. van Vogt.
264. Rucker, Rudy. Software. Avon, 1987. Reprint, F. First in the robots
trilogy. $3.
265. Rucker. Spacetime Donuts. Ace, 1981. PBO, VG+, with spine and corner
creasing, edgewear, and stamps to heel and interior. Rare. $15.
266. Rusch, Kristine Kathryn. The Changeling (Fey #2). Bantam, 1996.
Uncorrected Proof. F with contact sticker on cover. $5.
267. Salmanson, Jessica Amanda, editor. Amazons! DAW, 1979. PBO. F-, with
slight wear to rear cover. World Fantasy Award winning anthology. $5.
268. Sammon, Paul. Splatterpunks. St. Martins, 1990. Trade paperback issue
(simultaneous with hardback). NF, with very light staining to fore-edge
(maybe dirt). Has the "suppressed" chapter from Ray Garton's Crucifax
Autumn that was omitted in the paperback (Crucifax) edition, among other
tasty bits. Hey, I'm cited as an expert in here! $10.
269. Schow, David J. (as Stephen Grave). Miami Vice #1: The Florida Burn.
Avon, 1985. NF-, with spine lean, creasing, and sun-fading. Return to the
fabulous days of yore when Real Men wore goofy pastel jackets and didn't
shave. Or read Schow's "Pulpmaster" in Seeing Red for his take on writing
this stuff to pay the bills. $6.
270. Schow (as Grave). Miami Vice #2: The Vengeance Game. Avon, 1985. F-,
with gray lines at head and heel. $10.
271. Shea, Michael. Nift the Lean. DAW, 1982. PBO. NF-, with creases and
general wear to cover. World Fantasy Award winner, Modern Fantasy 100
list. $5.
272. Shea. A Quest for Simbilis. DAW, 1974. PBO, NF, with slight spine
lean, crease at spine join, staining to head and heel, slight wear to back
cover, and the usual age darkening to pages. An authorized sequel to Jack
Vance's The Dying Earth. $5.
273. Shiner, Lewis. Frontera. Baen, 1984. F-, with trace of edgewear and
two faint spine creases. The third book (after Neuromancer and
Schismatrix) in cyberpunk's "odd title" triumvirate. Lew's first novel.
$5.
274. Shirley, John. Cellars. Avon, 1982. VG-, with bookstore stamp on
heel, several spine creases and spine lean. PBO horror novel that's
getting scarce. $5.
275. Shirley. City Come A-Walkin'. Dell, 1981. NF+, with light spine
creasing and an interior signature in blue ball-point ink. Important early
cyberpunk work. Scarce PBO. $12.
276. Shirley. City Come A-Walkin'. Eyeball Books, 1996. F-. with some
light wear. The TP reprint edition done by SF Eye publisher Stephen P.
Brown, with an introduction by William Gibson, now OP as well. $10.
277. Shirley. Eclipse Penumbra. Questar, 1988. PBO, F-, with slight
edgewear. Second book of the Song Called Youth trilogy. $8.
278. Shirley. In Darkness Waiting. Onyx, 1988. PBO, third printing, VG+,
with spine and corner creasing, heel stamp, and scratches to back cover. I
sell these as fast as I find them. $3.
279. Shirley. Transmaniacon. Zebra, 1979. PBO, NF-, with spine creases,
and lean. $8.
280. Shirley. Three-Ring Psychus. Zebra, 1980. F-, with just a trace of
wear to front top spine join. $10.
281. Simmons, Dan. Phases of Gravity. Bantam, 1989. F. PBO. A great novel,
perhaps Simmons' best. Highly Recommended. $15.
282. Simmons. Rise of Endymion. Bantam, 1997. ARC ("Uncorrected Page
Proofs"), F-, with some very slight glue ridges on spine and contact
stickers. Current Hugo nominee. $30.
283. Skal, David J. When We Were Good. Pocket, 1981. PBO, VG+ with spine
crease, wear, and corner chipping. Horrific SF novel, his second. $3.
284. Skipp, John, and Craig Spector. Fright Night. Tor, 1985. PBO, with
date stamp to heel, spine creases and large crease across cover. Movie
novelization. Uncommon. $6.
285. Skipp and Spector. The Light at the End. Bantam, 1986. PBO, NF+ with
spine creases. Their first novel, and the best splatterpunk vampire novel
ever published. Highly recommended. $5.
286. Smith, Cordwainer. Stardreamer. Beagle, 1971. PBO, VG, with
significant spine lean and creasing, corner creasing, and a scruff to
front cover. Posthumous short story collection. $5.
287. Somtow, S. P. (Somtow Sucharitkil). Moon Dance. Tor, 1989.
Uncorrected Proof, NF with some glue bumping along back spine and a 1/2"
tear between spine head and front cover. Western werewolf novel that
helped kick off the modern werewolf revival. $20.
288. Somtow. Valentine. Tor, 1992. Uncorrected Proof. F-, with some glue
bumping along back spine and publicity business card stapled to front
cover. Second in Vampire Junction series. $10.
289. Stableford, Brian M. The Blind Worm b/w Emil Petaja's Seed of the
Dreamers. Ace Doubles, 1970. NF-, with spine creases, a corner crease on
the Petaja side, and some age darkening to white cover. $5.
290. Stableford, Brian M. The Days of Glory , with In the Kingdom of the
Beasts, with Day of Wrath (all Ace, 1971). The complete Dies Irae trilogy.
All NF, with spine creases on I and II, and a 1/2" top front cover chip on
II. All PBOs. Far future Space Opera about a war between mankind and their
genetically created "Beasts." An oldy moldy by a writer who's currently
producing some interesting work. Sold as a set only. $12.
291. Stableford. Journey to the Center. DAW, 1982. PBO, F save for 1/8"
off-center binding (publisher's flaw) and wrinkling to back cover from
SFBC insert (still present). Inscribed by Stableford: "To Linda/with Best
Wishes" (at least I think that's what it says). First book in the Asgard
trilogy. $7.
292. Stephenson, Neal. Zodiac. Atlantic Monthly Press, 1988. TP, NF with
remainder stamp at head. Author's second book. $10.
293. SOLD.
294. Sterling, Bruce. Involution Ocean. Jove, 1977. PBO, F-, with lines to
head and heel, a short tear at head, and age darkening to spine. Signed by
Sterling. Harlan Ellison Discovery Series #4, with Ellison's introduction.
Bruce's first book. This is the book that Amazon.com wanted several
hundred dollars for, and I've seen other dealers ask $90. A very desirable
PBO. $25.
295. Tevis, Walter. Mockingbird. Doubleday, 1979. Uncorrected Proof. NF-,
with some wear and spine lean. Nebula nominee. $5.
296. Vance, Jack. The Asutra. Dell, 1974. 1st thus (originally appeared in
F&SF). NF-, with chipping and water damage to right edge of cover. $4.
297. Vance. The Dirdir. Ace, 1969. PBO? NF-. Planet of Adventure #3. $5.
298. Vance. The Dirdir, DAW 1979. Reprint. NF, with spine crease and marks
on head and heel. $3.
299. Vance. The Dying Earth. Pocket, 1977. Reprint. NF with some spinewear. $3.
300. Vance. The Pnume. DAW, 1979. Reprint. NF-, with cover creases and
marks on head and heel. $3.
301. (van Vogt, A. E. (related)) The Use and Misuse of Language, edited by
S. I. Hayakawa. Reprint, 1962. Selections from ETC.: A Review of General
Semantics. NF, with dust staining to head and red line on heel. General
Semantics was the psuedoscience that heavily influenced van Vogt's writing
of The World of Null A. Hayakawa was later elected a Senator from
California. $4.
302. Waldrop, Howard, with Jake Saunders. The Texas-Israeli War: 1999.
Ballantine, 1974. PBO, VG-, noticeable cover rubbing, spine and corner
creasing, and general wear. A first novel, neither essential nor
embarrassing, with a few clever touches. $4.
303. Waldrop. Them Bones. Ace, 1984. PBO, Ex-Lib (see Ex-Library Note),
with that weird library "paperback hardback" binding, otherwise G with age
darkening. His first solo novel, part of the resurrected Ace Specials
line. A sturdy (!) reading copy. Recommended. $3.
304. Wells, Angus. Exile's Challenge (Exile's Saga 2). Bantam, 1996.
Uncorrected Proof. F with contact sticker on cover. $5.
305. Wilhelm, Kate. Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang. 1st paperback, F-,
with slight wear to head. A Nebula Award winner that hasn't been reprinted
in a while. $4.
306. Wilhelm and Ted Thomas. The Year of the Cloud. Playboy Press, 1970.
PBO? NF, with mild cover staining and red lines on head. Has to rank as
one of her more obscure titles. $5.
307. Willis, Connie. To Say Nothing of the Dog. Bantam, 1997. ARC, F- with
bumps to head and heel and contact stickers on front cover. $30.
308. Wolfe, Gene. Operation Ares. Berkley, 1970. PBO, VG-, with spine
creasing, head stamp, and leaves cracked in middle. Wolfe's first novel.
$5.
309. Zelazny, Roger. The Dream Master. Ace, 1973. Reprint. F- with
sun-fading and red line on heel. $3.
Wanted to Buy
(All first hardback printings)
Octavia Butler's Survivor and Mind of My Mind
Shirley Jackson's The Lottery and The Road Through the Wall
Joe R. Lansdale (as editor)'s Best of the West
Manly Wade Wellman's Who Fears the Devil?
Kate Wilhelm's Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Gene Wolfe's The Castle of the Otter
(British first edition hardbacks)
Stephen Baxter's Raft, Flux, Anti-Ice, and Ring,
Peter Curren Brown's Smallcreep's Day
Angela Carter's The Infernal Desire Machines of Dr. Hoffman and The
Passion of New Eve
Greg Egan's Quarantine
Jane Gaskell's The Shiny Narrow Grin
Mary Gentle's A Hawk in Silver
William Gibson's Neuromancer (Gollancz HB)
Michael Moorcock's Fabulous Harbors
(Misc.)
The first Beeline Books edition of Mark Simmon's Molly's Sexual Follies.
The Canadian paperback edition of Sean Stewart's Passion Play.
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