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Fahrenheit 451 by Ray Bradbury.
Suntup Editions, 2020. Limited Numbered and Lettered editions.

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Added one more to my Jack Vance collection. Still I think one remains. This never ends!!! :)
The Jack Vance Treasury

Subterranean Press

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The Time Machine by H.G. Wells
Suntup Editions - Roman Numeral Edition, one of only five copies.
Not often one gets to photograph a $13,000 book. This beauty of design and craftsmanship spent a few...

Pawn of Prophecy by David Eddings
The Belgariad, Book 1 with art by Allen Morris
Lettered edition, one of 52 copies.
This book is worth buying just for Allen Morrison’ art
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Song Of Kali by Dan Simmons
Earthling Press, one of 15 lettered copies.
Finally tracked this one down...Only one lettered Dan Simmons to go - still looking for Black Hills.
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A few things to post from the last few weeks.

The Forever War by Joe Haldeman
Easton Press, 1988. What makes this book special?
It is signed by 3 people! Joe Haldeman and illustrator Vincent...

Here are some of the shots I did for Paul Suntup:
Neuromancer, 2021 - Lettered edition

I remember the first time I saw this prototype.
My immediate reaction was - holy sh@%! this is the most...

Fallen Angel / Angels Inferno - somewhere in other forum my friend Tim wrote a beautiful review and there are a lot more photos.
Centipede Press

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Thank you!
My wife spent a lot of time swimming with stingrays in Bora Bora - I just took pictures so Im OK with pretty much anything but yes the process is not what you think.
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The Lottery by Shirley Jackson.
Suntup Editions, 2020
I love photographing unique books as they present a really fun way to experiment and challenge me creatively at the same time.
There are many...

I wanted to share a few photos of last few weeks acquisitions - so Im going to combine them all into one and post shots of highlights that I loved about these books.

First is Asimov's Foundation...

THANK YOU!!!
I wish there was a better system here to catalog this. Maybe its in Library section? I dont know - seems like a major pain going through all these pages.

Thank you - you are way too kind! I need to find more creativity in book photography! On the other hand it is about the book not the art of taking a photo of the book, lol
I did see some great...

Ha! Thats because he only had to sign 60 copies!
I sign Xmas cards for my employees and I lose feeling in my fingers after 100 :)
But seriously - his penmanship is superb

This has been on my "to get list" for a few years. As an avid science fiction fan - I just "had to" find one of the best space operas published by Subterranean Press.
I was presented with an...

This one I just did because of constant reshuffling of shelves and preparing for Red Dragon by Suntup Editions. Not a new addition - just a reshoot.
The Silence Of The Lambs by Thomas Harris,...

One more:

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Jack Vance Continued.

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Hard Luck Diggings

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I spent some time researching as to why it is.
Most of the answers did not lead to experimentation but rather something else. For example - really old school cases with a flap ( Fevre Dream, Old...

And these two are just the beginning of my Jack Vance purchasing spree.
There are about seven more books to photograph but I will start with a matching letter set of Desperate Days and Dangerous...