Lame Excuse Books December Catalog (Lovecraft, Lansdale, B..

Greetings, and welcome to my latest Lame Excuse for a Book Catalog!
This is going out a little later than I hoped, but still in time to
ship things off before Christmas for anyone paying by credit card or
Paypal no later than Friday.

This catalog features a number of tasty tomes, including new books by
Joe R. Lansdale, Stephen Baxter, and Ray Garton, firsts of H. P.
Lovecraft's Letters Volume 2, Barry Hughart's The Story of the Stone,
Night Visions 1, and Connie Willis' To Say Nothing of the Dog, several
new books from PS Publishing and Night Shade Books, several signed
Bruce Sterling items (probably the last I'll be able to get ahold of
for a while, since he's moving to California), and much more.

Moreover there are a HUGE number of marked-down books in here as well.
I've got to clear off some shelf space to have room for new stock, so
buy them while you can. In many cases I only have one copy. Some of
the sale books are Ex-Library copies, so here's the skinny on those:

A Note on Ex-Library Books
Ex-library books were picked up at the Friends of the Austin Public
Library Sale. Since these are far from "clean" ex-library copies,
here's what APL does to them: An APL Ex-Lib copy will usually have most
or all the following flaws: stamps at head, heel, and fore-edges, bar
code stickers inside front and back covers or free endpapers, discard
stamp and remnants of pocket removal on front free endpaper, plastic dj
protectors taped to inside covers, and (worst of all) an Austin Public
Library paper ribbon glued to bottom of dj inside the plastic
protector. I have had widely varying success in removing that strip. On
some older books the strip has come away without damaging the dj at
all, but on others it left pieces behind or took some of the dj with
it. As such,the books here are just like I picked them up at the APL
sale and are sold as is. You may return them within 10 days in the same
condition for any reason, but only if they have not been tampered with.
I cannot accept returns after unsuccessful restoration attempts because
they didn't clean as well as you hoped they would.

As usual, this is only a small portion of my total stock, which can be
browsed at:
http://home.austin.rr.com/lperson/lame.html, and also searched through
http://www.tomfolio.com/.

Payment, Contact & Shipping Information

E-mail me at lperson1.RemoveThis@austin.rr.com. I can hold books ten days on
e-mail or phone requests (please leave a message on my answering
machine for the latter: (512) 569-9036). U.S. shipping is $4.00 for the
first book, and $1.00 a book thereafter. Add $2 for priority shipping,
ESPECIALLY if you want it to arrive before Christmas. Foreign shipping
is at cost (please inquire.) Books may be returned in the same
condition sent for any reason within 10 days of purchase for a full
refund. Please make checks payable to Lawrence Person. I can also take
Paypal payment from an existing account (but, due to Paypal policy, not
a from a credit card), at http://www.paypal.com, and I can take MC and
Visa directly through my merchant account.

Please mail checks to:

Lawrence Person
Lame Excuse Books
P.O. Box 27231
Austin, Texas 78755

Finally, I'll be listing a LOT of sale books on eBay Christmas Eve, so
be sure to check out my auction page Christmas Day:

http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQgotopageZ1QQsassZlawrencepersonQQsorecords...pageZ10

Now on to the books!

LP1. Abe, Kobo. The Ruined Map. Knopf, 1969 First U.S. (and First
English Language) edition, Hardback Ex-Library copy, with all the usual
flaws, otherwise NF/NF. Early novel by the Japanese author of The Ark
Sakura and Inter Ice Age 4. "An alluring woman hires a private eye to
track down her missing husband. As the detective's investigation takes
him into Tokyo's sleazy underworld he encounters physical danger and
mental anguish as his identity begins to mesh with that of the missing
man." Nova Express slipstream list. REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP1090. Asimov, Isaac, editor (Stanley G. Weinbaum, Edward Hamilton,
Clifford D. Simak, Jack Williamson, Murray Leinster, P. Schuyler
Miller, Donald Wandrei, John W. Campbell, Charles R. Tanner). Before
the Golden Age. Doubleday, 1974. First edition (stated, as per Currey),
NF+/VG+ with slight bumping at head and heel, a tiny touch of
dust-staining at head of spine, four thin, irregular chips at dj head,
the largest perhaps 1/2" long, with associated creasing, one thin spot
of rubbing along spine, and touch of staining to dj rear. Better than
it sounds (and now in dj protector), this is actually quit an
attractive copy of this very large (986 page) book. A superb one-volume
anthology of pre-Campbellian science fiction, and essential reading to
anyone serious about the field. Stories by Stanley G. Weinbaum, Jack
Williamson, Edward Hamilton, Clifford D. Simak, Murray Leinster, P.
Schuyler Miller, Donald Wandrei, and John W. Campbell himself, among
many others. Also contains one of my favorite pulp stories of all time,
Charles R. Tanner's "Tumithak of the Corridors." Recommended. $35.

LP836. Baker, Nicholson. Room Temperature. Grove Weidenfield, 1990.
First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with a trace of wear to boards at
heel, in a Fine-dj with a trace of haze rubbing on back cover and along
spine joins. Second novel by the author of The Mezzanine. REDUCED
PRICE. $10.

LP8. Barnes, John. Kaleidoscope Century. Tor, 1995 First Edition, true
First Printing (with "First edition: May 1995" and "0 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2
1" on copyright page) that was withdrawn by the publisher.Fine/Fine-
with just the barest trace of haze to the back cover, all but invisible
against the black background (call me Mr. Picky). No telling how many
of these escaped the pulper. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP9. Barnes, John. The Man Who Pulled Down the Sky. Congdon & Weed,
1986. First edition hardback Fine/Fine-, with some slight rubbing to
back cover and the usual age darkening of the pages. One of the more
desirable titles in the Asimov Presents line. REDUCED PRICE. $14.

LP10. Barnes, John. Mother of Storms. Tor, 1994. First edition
hardback, F/F- with a trace of shipping wear. Hugo & Nebula finalist
that had at least one extra printing. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP1091. Baxter, Stephen. Mayflower II. PS Publishing, 2004. First
edition hardback, one of only 300 hardback copies signed by Baxter and
introduction author Adam Roberts, Fine in a Fine dj, new and unread.
Set in the Xeelee universe. Only have one. $39.

LP383. Baxter, Stephen. Space (AKA Space: Manifold 2). Voyager
(HarperCollins UK), 2000. First edition hardback, F-/F- with slight
bump to top front corner. The second in a series that began with Time.
Much better received than the mammoth books. REDUCED PRICE. $34.

LP384. Bear, Greg. Moving Mars. Tor, 1994. First edition hardback,
NF+/F; it would be a perfect copy except for the fact that someone
scribbled a dime-sized purple and black mark at the top of the FFE. His
Nebula winner, and among his best novels. Highly recommended. My pain,
your gain. REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP470. Bishop, Michael. Blue Kansas Sky. Golden Gryphon Press, 2000.
First edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. A collection of four
novellas, one original to this volume. REDUCED PRICE. $22.

LP885. Bisson, Terry (Brian W. Aldiss). Dear Abbey. PS Publishing,
2003. First edition hardback, one of 300 numbered hardbacks signed by
Bisson and introduction author Brian W. Aldiss, Fine in a Fine dj, new
and unread. REDUCED PRICE. $35.

LP472. Blish, James. The Day After Judgment (UK title: The Day After
Judgement). Doubleday, 1971. First edition hardback, with code L47 on
page 166, as per Currey. This is an Ex-Library book with all the usual
flaws, otherwise G/VG+, with a fair amount of wear to top and bottom
boards, spine lean, and sun fading to dj. The sequel to Black Easter,
thus making up the second half of the third part of the After Such
Knowledge thematic trilogy, preceded by A Case of Conscience and Doctor
Mirabilis. REDUCED PRICE. $35.

LP753. Bloch, Robert (David J. Schow, Gahan Wilson). Crimes and
Punishments: The Lost Bloch, Volume III. Subterranean Press, 2002.
First edition hardback, Fine in Fine dj, new and unread, 1 of 750
numbered copies signed by Schow and cover artist Bernie Wrightson.
Includes previously uncollected material, including Bloch on real-life
serial killers Ed Gein and H. H. Holmes, and an introduction by Gahan
Wilson. REDUCED PRICE. $38.

LP34. Broderick, Damien. The Dreaming Dragons. Norstrilia Press
(Australia), 1980. First edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj (though,
like all the copies I've seen, it has some odd lamination patterning
that makes it look like faint rubbing). Odd but interesting tale of an
alien chamber found deep beneath Ayers Rock. Also offers a very
interesting twist on the "alien creation" myth, some 15 years before
The X Files! Somewhat hard to find here in the states. SF 100 List.
REDUCED PRICE. $27.

LP473. Buck. Pearl S. Letter from Peking. The John Day Company, 1957.
First edition hardback? (McBride says that Day firsts are indicated by
"No Additional Printings," and none are noted here, but since this out
of my usual line, I'm not 100% certain), an Ex-Library copy with all
the usual flaws, otherwise G+/VG-, with significant wear and a
dime-sized stain to heel, moderate wear at head, some black staining
top edges of first ten pages or so, and a large 3/8" deep chip all the
way across head (not affecting any text). REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP387. Butler, Octavia. Kindred. Doubleday, 1979. First Edition
hardback, an ex-library copy with ugly, discolored tape ghost on front
and back dj flaps and endpapers, pocket removal stains (and a stamped
"W" which appears to be all that's left of a "WITHDRAWN" stamp across
the pocket) from FFE, a library stamp on title page, a faint nail-head
sized stain on fore-edge, a bump and wrinkling at heel, and a 3/4"
paper label reading "SCIENCE FICTION" affixed to dj spine. That label
is the only exterior sign that this is an ex-library copy, and without
the Ex-Lib deprecations this would be a good NF- copy. REDUCED PRICE.
$75.

LP650. Calder, Richard. Dead Girls. HarperCollins (UK), 1992. First
edition hardback, Fine in Fine dj. His dark, edgy, erotic first novel.
Paul Di Filippo is a huge Calder fan. REDUCED PRICE. $20.

LP477. Chizmar, Richard, editor (Jack Ketchum, John Shirley, David B.
Silva). Night Visions 10. Subterranean Press, 2001. First Edition
hardback, Fine in a Fine dj, new. All new stories by Jack Ketchum, John
Shirley, and David B. Silva done in a uniform format with the Dark
Harvest Night Visions series. REDUCED PRICE. $24.

LP837. Clement, Hal. Noise. Tor, 2003. First edition hardback, a Fine
copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. The last novel by the late, great
dean of hard science fiction. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP755. Crowley, John. Daemonomania. Bantam, 2000. First edition
hardback, Fine in Fine dj, new and unread. The third book in the Aegypt
sequence. Back in stock. REDUCED PRICE. $14.

LP480. Crowley, John. Engine Summer. Doubleday, 1979. First edition
hardback, an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws, otherwise
VG+/F-, with wear to bottom boards. Except for that, and the Ex-Library
depredations, this is a very nice copy. Signed by Crowley. Pringle SF
100 list. REDUCED PRICE. $44.

LP735 . Davidson, Avram and Davis, Grania. The Boss in the Wall.
Taychon Publications, 1998. First edition hardback, one of 100 limited,
numbered copies signed by Davis and introduction authors Michael
Swanwick and Peter S. Beagle (and the only hardback edition), Fine in
Fine dj, new and unread. An effectively creepy novella Davis edited
down from Davidson's 600 page first draft after he died. Andy Duncan
gave this a rave review in Nova Express. REDUCED PRICE. $45.

LP892. Davidson, Avram (Lucius Shepard, Peter S. Beagle). LimeKiller!
Old Earth Books, 2003. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine
dj, new and unread. Collection of all of Davidson's celebrated
Limekiller stories. Introductions by Lucius Shepard and Peter S.
Beagle. REDUCED PRICE. $28.

LP1092. Denton, Bradley. Blackburn. St. Martin's, 1993. First edition
hardback, a NF/NF- copy with slight bumping at head and heel and
associated dj wrinkling and creasing, most noticeable at head (because
of the faux-distressed dj design, this is slightly less noticeable as a
flaw than it would be on another book), and one 3/8" closed tear and
associated wrinkling to top rear dj cover at fold. Inscribed by Denton:
"To Trazanna [sp?]/With many thanks.../Be kind to
strangers./Yours/Bradley Denton/austin/3/98". Brad's best novel, about
an oddly moral serial killer. Recommended. $25.

LP894. Di Filippo, Paul. Fuzzy Dice. PS Publishing, 2003. First edition
hardback, one of 500 signed/numbered "trade" copies (in addition to 200
slipcased "limiteds"), a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread.
Subtitled "an ontological daytrip," this is Paul's homage to A. E. van
Vogt, introducing a new concept every 700 words over 144 chapters.
Introduction by Rudy Rucker. Buy this and I'll throw in the Paul Di
Filippo issue of Nova Express absolutely free! REDUCED PRICE. $45.

LP1093. Di Filippo, Paul. Little Doors. Four Walls Eight Windows, 2002.
First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj. Short story
collections filled with Paul's trademarked weirdness. $24.

LP482. Duncan, Andy (Michael Bishop, John Kessel). Beluthahatchie and
Other Stories. Golden Gryphon, 2000. First Edition hardback, Fine in a
Fine dj. Introduction by Michael Bishop and afterword by John Kessel.
His first book, a great short story collection by any measure. You need
one. Highly recommended. Back in stock, but still cheap. $19.

LP66. Dunn, J.R. This Side of Judgement. Harcourt Brace, 1994. First
edition hardback F/NF, with scratches and abrasions to back dj. REDUCED
PRICE. $5.

LP486. Finney, Jack. Marion's Wall. Simon & Schuster, 1973. First
edition hardback, an ex-library copy with all the usual flaws,
otherwise VG+/F- with some spine lean and a thin, dime-width stain
affecting the bottom of the first twenty pages or so. Filmed as Maxie.
REDUCED PRICE. $9.

LP78. Fowler, Karen Joy. The Sweetheart Season. Henry Holt, 1996. First
Edition, Hardback F/F-, with slight head and heel bump and associated
wrinkles (but no remainder mark). Her second novel.Nova Express
slipstream list. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP487. Fuentes, Carlos. The Good Conscience. Ivan Oblensky, Inc., 1961.
First edition hardback ("First Printing" stated), an Ex-Library copy
will all the usual flaws, otherwise G+/NF- with wear to head and heel
as well as a thin line staining at top and bottom boards (almost
certainly from an old style library dust jacket protector), front hinge
starting to crack and shallow chipping at dj head. His second novel.
REDUCED PRICE. $35.

LP82. Garton, Ray. Crucifax Autumn. Dark Harvest, 1988. First Edition,
Hardback Fine in a Fine dj. The true unexpurgated first edition (with
the infamous cunnilingic abortion) later published in bowlderized form
as Crucifax. A powerful horror novel that remains one of the high water
marks of Splatterpunk. Highly recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $ 55.

LP1094. Garton, Ray. Scissors. Cemetery Dance, 2004 . First edition
hardback Fine in a Fine dj, new and unread. New novel, but $5 off
publisher's price anyway. $35.

LP84. Geary, Patricia. Living in Ether. Harper & Row, 1982. First
edition hardback, F-/NF, with some bumping to head and heel, faint 1/2"
dust mark on page edges, and a few tiny scuffs to pastel dj. First
novel, slipstream about a California medium by the author of the Philip
K. Dick award winning Strange Toys. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP1095. Hughart, Barry. The Story of the Stone. First edition
hardback, Fine in a Fine dj.There's the barest trace of dust soiling at
head, but it's so minor I can't even drop it down to Fine-; a
beautiful, immaculate copy. The second Master Li & Number 10 Ox story.
Funny, and brilliant, and highly recommended. $49.

LP847. Hobb, Robin (Megan Lindholm). Ship of Magic. Bantam Spectra,
1998. First edition hardback, a Fine- copy with very slight bumps at
head and heel in a Fine- dj with one tiny wrinkle at head, otherwise
looks new and unread. First book in the Liveship Traders series.
REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP846. Kelly, James Patrick. Strange But Not a Stranger. Golden
Gryphon, 2002. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new
and unread. His second Golden Gryphon collection. REDUCED PRICE. $19.

LP119. Klein, T. E. D. Dark Gods. Viking, 1985. First Edition, Hardback
F/NF+ a 1/4" tear at head and traces of seam wear front and back. Four
excellent horror novellas, all Lovecraft-inspired and some tying
directly into the Cthulhu Mythos. Whatever happened to Klein?
Recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP1096. Lansdale, Joe R. Mad Dog Summer and Other Stories. Subterranean
Press, 2004. First edition hardback Fine in a Fine dj, new and unread.
Short story collection, including two novellas, "Veil's Visit" and "The
Big Blow," previously available only as separate books, and another,
"The Steam Man of the Prairie and the Dark Rider Get Down," available
only in the long out of print collection The Long Ones. This is already
sold out from the publisher. Buy now or regret it later. $39.

LP412. Lafferty, R. A. Lafferty in Orbit. Broken Mirrors Press, 1991
First Edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj, new and unread. Introduction
by Damon Knight. This is a collection of all of R. A. Lafferty's
stories that appeared in Knight's Orbitanthology series, and a
wonderful, weird, woolly bunch they are. Lafferty's was a true
original, and now his work is now more sought after by collectors than
when he was writing. Great stuff. You need it. REDUCED PRICE. $20.

LP797. Lee, Tanith. Red as Blood. DAW (SFBC), 1983. Book club and first
hardback edition, a F/F- copy, with just the barest trace of edgewear
at dj heel and corners, otherwise pristine. Subtitled Tales from the
Sisters Grimmer, this collection of stories based of fairy tales
remains one of Lee's most popular and enduring works. REDUCED PRICE.
$15.

LP415. Le Guin, Ursula K. Tehanu: The Last Book of EarthseaAtheneum,
1990 First edition hardback, F-/NF+ with trace of soiling to head, and
head and heel bumps and a trace of spine join rubbing to dj. A Nebula
winner. REDUCED PRICE. $18.

LP501. Leiber, Fritz. Our Lady of Darkness. Berkley Putnam, 1977. First
edition hardback (no statement of printing on copyright page, as per
Currey), an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws, otherwise NF-/NF
with a slight bump at head and a light, tack-head sized spot of light
staining to heel. World Fantasy Award winner, Fantasy 100 List, Modern
Fantasy 100 List. Probably the best regarded of his later works.
REDUCED PRICE. $30.

LP677. Lessing, Doris. Briefing for a Descent into Hell. Alfred A.
Knopf Inc., 1971. First U.S. hardback edition, an Ex-Library copy with
all the usual flaws, otherwise NF-/F-, with light liquid staining to
top stained edges of book which doesn't affect the pages themselves at
all. Slipstream "inner space" novel of a man's fantastic journeys
inside his own head, and of doctors' attempts to "cure" him. Modern
Fantasy 100 list. REDUCED PRICE. $5.

LP1097. Lovecraft, H. P. Selected Letters II: 1925-1929. Arkham House,
1968. Edited by August Derleth and Donald Wandrei. First edition
hardback, a VG/NF copy with neat previous owner's signature on FFE,
slight dampstaining along the spine of the book itself, resulting in
dye transfer from the bottom 1/2" of the spine to the blind side of the
dj (a moderately common occurrence; most of the volumes of Don Webb's
set I sold for him earlier this year were also so afflicted), along
with foxing on the rest of the blind side of the dj spine, resulting in
very slight "pucking" along exterior dj spine (hard to see with the
naked eye, but can be felt by running your hand along it) and very
slight darkening of exterior of dj spine, along with one very slight
wrinkle at head. DJ price of $7.50 is intact and has not been covered
by a repricing sticker. All in all, a very presentable copy, and much
nicer sitting on the shelf than this list of flaws would indicate.
(Scan available upon request.) S. T. Joshi, H.P. Lovecraft: An
Annotated Bibliography, I-A-45-a.1. S. T. Joshi, \Sixty Years of Arkham
House, 97. Grill/Binkin, 385. L. W. Currey, Science Fiction and Fantasy
Authors: A Bibliography of First Editions of Their Fiction, (1979), P.
329. $60.

LP1098. Mamatas, Nick. Move Under Ground. Night Shade Books, 2004.
First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Novel
combing the Cthulhu Mythos with Jack Kerouac, Neal Cassady, and William
S. Burroughs. gets blurbed by China Mieville. Looks like fun. $23.

LP134. Matheson, Richard. By the Gun. Evans, 1993. First edition
hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. Gripping collection of Western stories
that show Matheson has lost none of his considerable skill.
Recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP135. Matheson, Richard. Journal of the Gun Years. Evans, 1991. First
edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. The first in Matheson's new cycle
of westerns. Recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP137. McCammon, Robert R. Usher's Passing. Holt Reinhart Winston,
1984. First edition hardback, F-/F- with red remainder mark to head,
slight head and heel wear to dj, and slight sun fading at top. REDUCED
PRICE. $14.

LP138. McDonald, Ian. Chaga (aka Evolution's Shore). Gollancz (UK),
1995 First Edition, Hardback Fine in a Fine dj. Though not as wildly
extrapolative as Necroville,Chaga is the best and most engaging novel
to date by one of the top science fiction writers working today. Buy
now, or regret later. Highly recommended. REDUCED PRICE. $23.

LP682. McDonald, Ian. Tendeleo's Story. PS Publishing, 2000. First
edition hardback, one of 300 signed/limited hardback copies signed by
McDonald and introducer Robert Silverberg, a Fine copy in a Fine dj. A
novella set in the same universe as Chaga and Kirinya. Now out of print
from the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $28.

LP142. Mooney, Ted. Easy Travel to Other Planets. Farrar Straus Giroux,
1981. First edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. Slipstream SF novel
that coined the phrase "information sickness." Very well written.
Sterling slipstream list. REDUCED PRICE. $20.

LP513. Reamy, Tom. Blind Voices. Berkley Putnam, 1978. First edition
hardback, F/NF+ dj with some short (3/16") closed tears at head and
some edgewear at head and heel of dj. The book itself is tight and
seems unread. The only novel Reamy completed before his untimely death.
REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP161. Reed, Robert. The Hormone Jungle. Donald I. Fine, 1987. First
edition hardback, F-/F-, with slight wear to dj, a heel bump, and faint
fingerprints to page blocks. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP430. Russell, Ray. The Night Sound. Dream House, 1987. First edition
hardback, of a signed, limited edition of only 50 hardbacks, F/NF-;
because the dj is about 1/4" taller than the book, this copy (like
most) has some wrinkling and edgewear at dj top, plus a few marks of
rubbing to the matte black cover, otherwise a fine, unread copy. A
collection of poems by the author of Sardonicus and Absolute Power.
REDUCED PRICE. $20.

LP1099. Ryan, Alan (Charles L. Grant, Steve Rasnic Tem, Tanith Lee).
Night Visions 1. Dark Harvest, 1984. First edition hardback, one of
only 1500 trade copies, a Fine- book with two pinhead spots each of
staining to top and side page blocks, in a Fine, Mylar-protected dj.
The first book in the Night Visions series, each of which features
30,000 words or so of original fiction from today's best horror
writers, and the third book produced by Dark Harvest. Just short of a
perfect copy. $70.

LP1066. Ryan, Alan (Charles L. Grant, Steve Rasnic Tem, Tanith Lee).
Night Visions 1. Dark Harvest, 1984. First edition hardback, one of
only 1500 trade copies, an Ex-Library copy with all the usual flaws,
otherwise VG-/NF with spine lean, wear to bottom boards, inner front
hinge just starting to crack at top, and crimping to dj head and heel.
The first book in the Night Visions series, each of which features
30,000 words or so of original fiction from today's best horror
writers, and the third book produced by Dark Harvest. And if you want a
cheaper copy than the above, this one now has a REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP432. Shea, Michael. Polyphemus. Arkham House, 1987. First Edition
hardback, an ex-library copy with all the usual flaws, otherwise NF/F-,
with a trace of shelfwear at head and heel, very light soiling to top
page block, and one visible wrinkle under dj protector on back cover.
One of the more desirable recent Arkham House collections. REDUCED
PRICE. $25.

LP178. Shepard, Lucius. The Jaguar Hunter. Arkham, 1987. First Edition
hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. His landmark short story collection.
Signed by Shepard. REDUCED PRICE. $69.

LP1100. Shepard, Lucius. Trujillo. First Edition hardback, #8 (yes,
eight) of 500 signed, numbered "trade" hardbacks, a Fine copy in a Fine
dj, new and unread. A massive, 682 page collection of work he's
published since 2001, including the title story, which is original to
this volume. Even more amazing, none of these have been published as
separate novellas, despite Lucius having published (at my count) eight
of those during the same time period. Man, Lucius is on fire! Only have
the one. $50.

LP687. Simmons, Dan. Worlds Enough & Time. Subterranean Press, 2001.
First edition hardback, Fine in Fine dj. Collection of novellas,
including "Orphans of the Helix," set in the Hyperion universe. REDUCED
PRICE. $35.

LP190. Stableford, Brian. The Werewolves of London. Simon & Schuster
(UK), 1990. First Edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. A brilliant
metaphysical thriller, rich with images and ideas, the first book in a
trilogy and one of the best novels of the 1990s. Highly recommended.
$35

LP1021. Sterling, Bruce. The Zenith Angle. Del Rey, 2004. First edition
hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread. Signed by Sterling.
I only have two. $23.

LP197. Tepper, Sheri. Gibbon's Decline and Fall. Bantam, 1996. First
edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj, new in dj. REDUCED PRICE. $10.

LP523. Turtledove, Harry. Agent of Byzantium. Congdon & Weed, 1987.
First edition hardback, F/F-, with barest trace of edgewear to rear
cover. Part of the "Asimov's Presents" line edited by Gardner Dozois.
REDUCED PRICE. $30.

Tuttle, Lisa. My Death. PS Publishing, 2004. First edition hardback,
one of only 300 hardback copies signed by Tuttle and introduction
author Thomas Tessier, Fine in a Fine dj, new and unread. The latest
work by a Texas writer now living in Scotland. (Listen to any old Texas
SF writer and they'll complain bitterly about Christopher Priest
stealing our women...). $40.

LP1101. Vinge, Vernor. Marooned in Realtime. Bluejay Books, 1986. First
edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine Mylar-protected dj. Sequel to
The Peace War. $19.

LP920. Wagner, Karl Edward. Midnight Sun: The Complete Stories of Kane.
Night Shade Books, 2003. First edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine
dj, new and unread. The complete Kane stories and poetry, collected in
one place for the first time. (see also Gods in Darkness above). Now
out of print from the publisher. REDUCED PRICE. $33.

LP805. Waldrop, Howard. Them Bones with A Dozen Tough Jobs. Mark V.
Ziesing, 1989. First hardback edition and first edition, respectively,
each Fine in a Fine dj, and though these are the trade editions, this
set is offered in the same slipcase as the signed/limited edition.
Signed by Waldrop. Obviously, Mark had a few extras of the slipcase
left over. Since these are signed by Howard, the only real difference
between these and the real limited edition is the lack of a limitation
page and the absence of Howard's signature and "Mr. National Treasure,
to you" embossed on the front covers of the books themselves. Oh, and
I'm selling this set for considerably less than the limited set goes
for these days... REDUCED PRICE. $45.

LP801. Waldrop, Howard (with Bruce Sterling, George R. R. Martin, Leigh
Kennedy, Steven Utley, Buddy (Jake) Saunders, and A. A. (Al) Jackson,
IV. Custer's Last Jump and Other Collaborations. Golden Gryphon, 2003.
First edition hardback, Fine in a Fine dj. New and unread. Signed by
Waldrop, Jackson, and Sterling. OK, let me crow a little here. Howard
first mentioned that he had enough stories to do a collaborative
collection back in 1987, in the Nova Express interview we did with him
that was actually published in 1988. After reading that, Ken Keller
asked Howard to do this book for Nemo Press. Alas, Nemo went silent
after doing The Essential Ellison, and this became yet another small
press Flying Dutchman. Now it's finally found a home at Golden Gryphon.
In addition to the swell title story, there's an 11th century Japanese
detective story written with Bruce Sterling ("The Latter Days of the
Law") original to this volume, "Black as the Pit From Pole to Pole"
(Frankenstein's Monster in the Hollow Earth, with Utley), and tons more
neat stuff. Highly Recommended. You need it. And sicne Bruce has moved,
and Al Jackson comes to Austin maybe once a year, these are probably
the last copies I'll be able to have signed by Waldrop, Jackson, AND
Sterling. $24.

LP869. Webb, Don. The Double: An Investigation. St. Martin's Press,
1998. First Edition hardback, a Fine copy in a Fine dj, new and unread.
Signed by Webb. A very weird mystery, and Don's first "straight" novel.
REDUCED PRICE. $15.

LP771. Wellman, Manly Wade. Appomattox Road. Ives Washburn, 1960. First
edition hardback, NF/VG-, with slight spotting and dust-staining to top
page block, shallow chipping at dj head and heel, and significant age
spotting and staining to white dj rear. Young adult historical novel,
third in a series about the Confederate Iron Scouts, preceded by The
Ghost Battalion and Ride, Rebels! One of Wellman's more difficult
firsts. REDUCED PRICE. $25.

LP1102. Wellman, Manly Wade. Twice in Time. Avalon Books, 1957. First
edition hardback (no statement of printing on copyright page, as per
Currey), an Ex-Library copy (albeit not an Ex-APL copy) with all the
usual flaws, including a jacket trimmed a quarter of an inch at top and
bottom, flaps glued to book, stamped, stained, etc.; call it good/good
only, with spine lean and noticeable wear at head and heel. Still, no
stickers on dj exterior, making it slightly more acceptable as a space
filler copy. $30.

LP1103. Willis, Connie. To Say Nothing of the Dog. Bantam, 1998. First
Edition hardback, a Fine- copy in a Fine- dj, with very faint bumps at
head and heel (including a very slight wrinkle at heel), and the barest
trace of haze rubbing to the rear cover. Otherwise this is a beautiful
copy of a Hugo winning first that's recently gotten quite pricey. $65.

LP211. Wilson, F. Paul. Wheels Within Wheels. Doubleday, 1978. First
edition hardback, ex-library copy, with all the usual flaws, otherwise
VG-/NF, with spine lean, wear to bottom boards and spine fading. His
second novel. REDUCED PRICE. $9.

LP528. Wilson, Robert Charles. Bios. Tor, 1999 First edition hardback,
F/F- with very slight bumps to head and heel. REDUCED PRICE. $12.

LP700. Wolfe, Gene. The Claw of the Conciliator. Timescape Books, 1981.
First edition hardback, and Ex-Library copy, with the usual flaws to
the book itself (including stamps on all three page blocks), soiling to
page edges, and dj glued to book, but otherwise no Ex-Lib signs on the
dj exterior, which has some 1/16" closed tears at head and heel, so
otherwise VG/NF. A fairly nice space-filler copy. REDUCED PRICE. $10.

LP924. Wyndham, John. No Place Like Earth. Darkside Press, 2003. First
edition hardback, one of only 500 printed, a Fine copy in a Fine dj,
new and unread, still in shrinkwrap. The first in a series of short
story collections by the author of The Day of the Triffids, The Midwich
Cuckoos, and The Kraken Wakes. The previous book by this publisher,
Fritz Leiber's Day Dark, Night Bright, is already out of print, so you
might want to act fast on this. REDUCED PRICE. $36.

LP872. (Zelazny, Roger). Krulik, Theodore. Roger Zelazny. Ungar, 1986.
First edition hardback, Near Fine-, with a strange publisher's flaw on
half-title leaving a quarter-sized ellipsoidal piece out of the middle
of the page, affecting some of the text in the list of the publisher's
other critical titles (the ones affected are all in the
"detective/suspense" line rather than SF) on the reverse side, in a
Fine- dj with one closed 1/4" tear at bottom rear corner and a slight
associated wrinkle, otherwise a tight, attractive copy. Critical
companion to Zelazny's work. REDUCED PRICE. $10.

Trade Paperbacks

LP1104. Block, Francesca Lia. Ecstasia. Roc, 1993. First edition trade
paperback original (TPO), a Fine- copy with just a trace of wear at
corners and exceptionally tiny edgewear. A very well-regarded fantasy,
and a very desirable TPO, as there was no hardback edition. Online,
Fine copies start at $100!. How about we mark this around 1/3rd that?
$35.

LP1105. Dowling, Terry (Vance, Jack). Blue Tyson. Aphelion, 1992. First
edition trade paperback original (TPO), a Fine- with all-but-invisible
indentations on the back cover and faint, non-breaking creases at the
back corners. Introduction by Jack Vance. $13.

LP1106. Moon, Elizabeth. The Speed of Dark. Ballantine Books, 2004.
First trade paperback edition, preceded by the hardcover, a Fine copy,
new and unread. Interesting novel featuring an autistic programmer as
the first-person protagonist. Nebula Award Winner for Best Novel.
Recommended. Review slip laid in. Signed by Moon. $35.

Mass Market Paperbacks

LP1107. Collins, Nancy. Sunglasses After Dark. Onyx, 1989. First
edition paperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with one tiny nick at
head, and one tiny wrinkle at heel, otherwise tight and apparently
unread. Her landmark splatterpunk vampire novel (and her first).
Recommended. $13.

LP1109. Lee, Tanith. Tamastara, or The Indian Nights. DAW, 1984. First
edition paperback original (PBO), a Fine- copy with a very thin line
(1/32") line of dampstaining at the very bottom edge of the rear cover,
and a tiny phantom crease to bottom front corner, otherwise new and
unread. $5

LP1110. Sterling, Bruce. The Hacker Crackdown. Bantam, 1993. First
paperback edition, preceded by the hardcover, a Fine- copy with
edgewear so faint it's barely worth mentioning, otherwise new and
unread. Non-fiction, the true story of Operation Sun Devil and the
Steve Jackson Games raid. Signed by Sterling. $8.

LP1111. Swann, Thomas Burnett. The Lady of the Bees. Ace Science
Fiction Special 7, 1976. First edition paperback original (PBO), as per
Currey, a NF- copy with two very faint spine creases, slight wear along
spine, a faint, quarter-sized stain to top rear cover, and several tiny
spots of color to rear and a slight "tacky" feel to book (the latter
two seem to be by-products of the printing process used rather than
attributable to any wear). Much better than it sounds. $3.

LP1112. Swann, Thomas Burnett. The Not-World. DAW, 1975. First edition
paperback original (PBO), as per Currey, a NF with a very faint crease
near the top of the front cover, one pinhead-sized abrasion to front
cover (not affecting any art), and a small, faint crease to the bottom
rear cover. Swann had quite a reputation as a master fantasist in his
day, but is a good bit more obscure now. $3.