Other authors you collect

[Patrick]

Thanks for that link, Geoff. I love Vonnegut but have no collectible-level books of his.

Dolan, good choice with McCarthy - what a great author!

[idlewarnings]

I've been really getting into McCarthy lately, too. I'm reading Suttree right now. I think his style is fantastic...pages and pages of meaty description, minimal dialogue, bleak and hilarious at the same. There's probably one or two words on every page I've never seen before. His command of vocabulary is astounding. I think I'm going to start the Border triology next.

[Dolan]

The way McCarthy describes things is truly vivid. His word choice is impeccable. I mean, The Road which I would describe as fairly basic in style was everything but basic. It was entirely descriptive while remaining incredibly small on word count. For those who have read it - you know what I am talking about.

For those who haven't - you don't know what you are missing!

But McCarthy as a collectible author is very hard. Very hard. Because there is no "CormacMcCarthyfans.com." He is such a reclusive author - even now. And it makes it harder because I have ZERO confidence in his signature - so other than SL editions, I have no idea what is real and what isn't.

Ah well - this is all about the hunt now isn't it?

[The Lady of Shadows]

i collect:

simon r. green -- nightside series
jasper fforde -- thursday next series (my first four novels are signed!!)
f. paul wilson -- repairman jack series (i would kill for something signed by f. paul wilson!)
douglas preston & lincoln child -- agent pendergast series (started out with the relic and i don't think pendergast was supposed to become a main character but wow is he brilliant)

i used to love the anita blake series by laurell k. hamilton but she just got too into the weird sex thing. i don't mind a good erotic novel now and then, but i like my horror novels and my erotic novels separate. you know?

[gsvec]

f. paul wilson -- repairman jack series (i would kill for something signed by f. paul wilson!)

How about a new signed limited of "Legacies", turtle? http://www.gauntletpress.com/cgi-bin...R_ID=237537999

EDIT: Gauntlet has others, too, by the way

[The Lady of Shadows]

ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooh.

[LadyHitchhiker]

I am collecting Linnea Sinclair's books.. she writes sci-fi/romance.

[herbertwest]

The omega man (I am legend, tie-in), by Richard Matheson
supposed to be sign, but no pix of the sign

[Cutter]

The omega man (I am legend, tie-in), by Richard Matheson
supposed to be sign, but no pix of the sign

Matheson is a phenomenal author! I Am Legend is one of my all time favorite books.

If anyone hasn't read it, do. Trust me you'll love it.

EDIT: btw, as you would expect with Hollywood, the book and the Will Smith movie have almost nothing in common.

[Ricky]

The authors that I collect besides King...hmm...nope, just King.

I do have other misc. books scattered throughout my room though. Dan Brown, Christopher Priest, etc.

[Dante Deschain]

Anne Rice:The Vampire Chronicles
Jim Butcher:The Dresden Files
and anything by Chris Wooding

[carlosdetweiller]

A couple of new additions to the collection:



I think LONESOME DOVE is my favorite book of all time. I liked the book much better than the TV mini-series and have read it five times. Proofs are not all that uncommon but can be pricey. The trick is to find one in nice condition at a decent price which I was finally able to do.

Early McCammon proofs are difficult to find. This is the first proof of MYSTERY WALK I have seen.

A couple of years ago there was a proof copy of BAAL on eBay. I only half heartedly bid on it and, of course, didn't win. I have been kicking myself ever since for not bidding more aggressively. I doubt I will ever see another. Still, I am pretty happy with this copy of MYSTERY WALK.

[Cutter]

Nice acquisitions Bob!

I must read Lonesome Dove, then. I own all the Lonesome Dove movies, and just love them. But I've never read one of the books. Obviously this is something I need to do.

[Cutter]

I'll add a couple of new books by Robert E. Howard, I was geeked about getting over the weekend. The are the two Conan of Cimmeria books, volume one and two. Wandering Star, a UK publisher, started a complete Robert E. Howard collection called the Library of Classics series. They did 5 books, plus some supplementary material (art books, sketch books, and one facsimile), and then they went defunct. Subterranean picked up the series with KULL, and is to continue the line of books.

These are really great books. As you can see they are very colorful, and inside there are about 6 full color plates, and probably about 100 small b&w small illustrations contained within the text throughout the book. They are fully illustrated. Also besides the stories you get fragments, synopsis, and other stuff Howard wrote down but never finished or was published. And at the back there is an extensive appendix on everything about the book.

I haven't received my Sub Press book yet, but these books by Wandering Press are very, very, nice productions.

The first volume:


The second volume:


btw, there are more expensive Leather Editions, but these were what I could afford. Heck they were expensive enough. lol

[Clacke]

I'll add a couple of new books by Robert E. Howard, I was geeked about getting over the weekend. The are the two Conan of Cimmeria books, volume one and two. Wandering Star, a UK publisher, started a complete Robert E. Howard collection called the Library of Classics series. They did 5 books, plus some supplementary material (art books, sketch books, and one facsimile), and then they went defunct. Subterranean picked up the series with KULL, and is to continue the line of books.

These are really great books. As you can see they are very colorful, and inside there are about 6 full color plates, and probably about 100 small b&w small illustrations contained within the text throughout the book. They are fully illustrated. Also besides the stories you get fragments, synopsis, and other stuff Howard wrote down but never finished or was published. And at the back there is an extensive appendix on everything about the book.

I haven't received my Sub Press book yet, but these books by Wandering Press are very, very, nice productions.


btw, there are more expensive Leather Editions, but these were what I could afford. Heck they were expensive enough. lol

I have these also and they really are beautifully produced books. And by all accounts the Sub Press book continues the high standards of the series. (I'm also waiting on my copy of Kull).

[Fsmdr]

Those books looks really beautiful, Guthrie. Thanks for posting the pictures.

[Cutter]

Those books looks really beautiful, Guthrie. Thanks for posting the pictures.

Yea they really did a good job of crafting books, too bad they folded.

@Clacke, hopefully that is the case. I would hate to see the series change to average production values.

[mae]

Anyone collects Haruki Murakami? His earlier hardcovers command such high prices for pretty beat up conditions without dust jackets, to say nothing of like new copies. Very weird. Small print run, or something?

[jhanic]

I've never heard of him. What kind of stories does he write?

John

[Randall Flagg]

A couple of new additions to the collection:



Early McCammon proofs are difficult to find. This is the first proof of MYSTERY WALK I have seen.

A couple of years ago there was a proof copy of BAAL on eBay. I only half heartedly bid on it and, of course, didn't win. I have been kicking myself ever since for not bidding more aggressively. I doubt I will ever see another. Still, I am pretty happy with this copy of MYSTERY WALK.

Bob, congrats on the Mystery Walk proof. I really like McCammon's work, too bad he took such a long hiatus from writing-then did a couple of books that did not work for me.

[idlewarnings]

Anyone collects Haruki Murakami? His earlier hardcovers command such high prices for pretty beat up conditions without dust jackets, to say nothing of like new copies. Very weird. Small print run, or something?

I've never heard of him. What kind of stories does he write?

I don't collect Murakami but I've read almost all of his books. He's an amazing writer. His novels are a fascinating mix of Japanese history, folklore, surrealism, and modern day middle class ennui.

Pick up The Windup Bird Chronicle. You won't be sorry.

[Patrick]

Congrats on those proofs, Bob. LONESOME DOVE is a great book.

They did a nice job on those Conan books, Geoff.

Anyone collects Haruki Murakami? His earlier hardcovers command such high prices for pretty beat up conditions without dust jackets, to say nothing of like new copies. Very weird. Small print run, or something?

I've never heard of him. What kind of stories does he write?

I don't collect Murakami but I've read almost all of his books. He's an amazing writer. His novels are a fascinating mix of Japanese history, folklore, surrealism, and modern day middle class ennui.

Pick up The Windup Bird Chronicle. You won't be sorry.

I ought to read his novels too, since I hear they're great. I just read his short non-fiction book, WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING. I was underwhelmed.

[idlewarnings]

I just read his short non-fiction book, WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT RUNNING. I was underwhelmed.

Yeah, having zero interest in running has kept me from rushing out to pick up that one. Now if he'd written a book called WHAT I TALK ABOUT WHEN I TALK ABOUT CYCLING that would be a different story

[mae]

Murakami is a very unique voice. I highly recommend his earlier novel The Wild Sheep Chase, which I just procured in a first edition for only $30 (they routinely go for at least twice that). Some of his other hardcovers command astronomical prices, such as the short story collection The Elephant Vanishes which can be had for $200-300. I'm not sure why this is so. Even his recent hardcovers that just went out of print not too long ago, like Sputnik Sweetheart, can also cost upwards of $50 or more.

[mae]

I've never heard of him. What kind of stories does he write?

John

I would say "a fascinating mix of Japanese history, folklore, surrealism, and modern day middle class ennui" pretty must nails it. You can read up on the man here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami - and also follow the links to the individual books. He just released a short story collection recently, which is still sold in hardcover on Amazon, Blind Willow, Sleeping Woman - perhaps a good place to start.