Tags: anthology

Box of Small Beer Press books featuring three translations

Posted by Kate Nepveu on February 14, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: amalia gladhart, angélica gorodischer, anthology, benjamin parzybok, book, chris n. brown, eduardo jimenez mayo, edward gauvin, georges-olivier châteaureynaud, includes multiple items, julia holmes, karen joy fowler, kelley eskridge, laurie marks, poppy z. brite, work in translation

Item Name & Description: A box of Small Beer Press books featuring three translations—including Angélica Gorodischer’s Trafalgar (trans. by Amalia Gladhart) which just came out this month.

All links to the publisher’s site:

Poppy Z. Brite, Second Line
Georges-Olivier Châteaureynaud, A Life on Paper: Stories (hardcover, trans. by Edward Gauvin)
Kelley Eskridge, Solitaire
Karen Joy Fowler, What I Didn’t See and Other Stories (hardcover)
Angélica Gorodischer, Trafalgar (paperback, trans. by Amalia Gladhart)
Julia Holmes, Meeks (paperback)
Eduardo Jimenez Mayo & Chris N. Brown, Three Messages and a Warning: Contemporary Mexican Short Stories of the Fantastic (paperback)
Laurie Marks, Water Logic (paperback)
Benjamin Parzybok, Couch (paperback)

Starting Bid: $25.

Notes: Shipping in the US is free. For international shipping, you must donate to Con or Bust an additional $50 (Canada) or $75 (elsewhere). (This appears to be the actual cost of shipping outside the US.) Shipping will be within a few days of auction close.

Bidding is now open and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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The Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer

Posted by Kate Nepveu on February 11, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: ann vandermeer, anthology, book, jeff vandermeer, too many contributors to tag

book cover Item Name & Description: The Weird, edited by Ann and Jeff VanderMeer (trade paperback).

Winner of the 2012 World Fantasy Award for Best Anthology, The Weird contains the 110 “biggest, boldest, and downright most peculiar stories from the last hundred years bound together in the biggest Weird collection ever assembled.” Publishers Weekly called it “standard-setting . . . a deeply affectionate and respectful history of speculative fiction’s blurry edges,” characterized by “stunning diversity [and] excellent quality.” Here is the full table of contents.

Starting Bid: $10.

Notes: Donated by the publisher, Tor Books.

Bidding is now open and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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Alternate Worlds Bundle — AUTOGRAPHED

Posted by Laura Resnick on February 11, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: allen steele, anthology, book, david gerrold, esther friesner, geoffrey landis, george alec effinger, includes multiple items, jane yolen, kathe koja, kristine kathryn rusch, laura resnick, maureen mchugh, mercedes lackey, michelle sagara, mike resnick, robert sheckley, signed item

FIVE ALTERNATE WORLDS ANTHOLOGIES

All signed by Mike Resnick

ALTERNATE TYRANTS, ed. Mike Resnick (Tor Books, 1997). Trade paperback. Fine condition, some age-yellowing of pages.

ALTERNATE KENNEDYS, ed. Mike Resnick (Tor Books, 1992). Mass market paperback, very good condition.

ALTERNATE OUTLAWS, ed. Mike Resnick (Tor Books, 1994). Mass market paperback, very good condition.

ALTERNATE WARRIORS, ed. Mike Resnick (Tor Books, 1993). Mass market paperback, very good condition.

ALTERNATE PRESIDENTS, ed. Mike Resnick (Tor Books, 1992). Mass market paperback, slight shelf wear.

(Covers behind the Read more link.)

Contributing authors include:

David Gerrold * Robert Sheckley * Kristine Kathryn Rusch * Mercedes Lackey * Esther Friesner * Maureen McHugh * George Alec Effinger * Kathe Koja * Laura Resnick * Michelle Sagara *Allen Steele * Geoffrey Landis* Jane Yolen

Starting Bid: $20

Notes: Item to be shipped media mail within 2 business days of auction closing.

Bidding is now open and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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The Shimmering Door & Murder By Magic

Posted by Laura Resnick on February 10, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: anthology, book, charles de lint, dennis l. mckiernan, diane duane, includes multiple items, jennifer roberson, kate elliott, katharine kerr, laura resnick, mercedes lackey, mike resnick, roberta gellis, rosemary edghill

book cover Item Name & Description: TWO ANTHOLOGIES:

The Shimmering Door, ed. Katharine Kerr (HarperPrism, 1996). Trade paperback. Very good condition. Slight crease in spine, some slight age-yellowing of pages.

Murder By Magic, ed. Rosemary Edghill (Warner Aspect, 2004). Trade paperback. Fine condition.

Contributing authors to these two magical anthologies include: Charles de Lint, Mike Resnick, Dennis L. McKiernan, Kate Elliott, Laura Resnick, Jennifer Roberson, Diane Duane, Roberta Gellis, Mercedes Lackey, and many more.

Starting Bid: $10

Notes: Will be shipped media mail within 2 business days of end of auction.

Bidding is now open and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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South From Midnight – hardcover – Haldeman, Benford, Yolen, Friesner, et al

Posted by Laura Resnick on February 10, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: anthology, book, elizabeth ann scarborough, esther m. friesner, george alec effinger, jane yolen, joe haldeman, kristine kathyrn rusch, laura resnick, martin h. greenberg, poppy z. brite, richard gilliam, thomas r. hanlon

Item Name & Description: SOUTH FROM MIDNIGHT, ed. Richard Gilliam, Martin H. Greenberg, Thomas R. Hanlon (Southern Fried Press, 1994). First edition. Fine condition.

“There’s a place deep in everyone’s heart, a p[lace south from midnight where fears reside and uncertainty colors the sky…”

More than thirty sf/f writers contributed to this anthology, including Joe Haldeman, Poppy Z. Brite, George Alec Effinger, Esther M. Friesner, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Laura Resnick, Elizabeth Ann Scarborough, and Jane Yolen.

Starting Bid: $10

Notes: Media mail delivery. Will be shipped within 2 business days of auction closing.

Bidding is now open and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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Crash course in mid-20th-century Japanese literature

Posted by Dan B. on February 7, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: anthology, book, donald keene, edward seidensticker, edwin mcclellan, includes multiple items, junichiro tanizaki, natsume soseki, osamu dazai, yasunari kawabata, yukio mishima

Item Name & Description: Six paperback volumes of Japanese literature in English translation. There are five novels:

Kokoro by Natsume Soseki (tr. Edwin McClellan)
Snow Country by Yasunari Kawabata (tr. Edward Seidensticker)
No Longer Human by Osamu Dazai (tr. Donald Keene)
After the Banquet by Yukio Mishima (tr. Donald Keene)
The Makioka Sisters by Junichiro Tanizaki (tr. Edward Seidensticker)

And, for a sense of perspective:

Anthology of Japanese Literature: from the earliest era to the mid-nineteenth century, compiled by Donald Keene

These have all been read, but are in decent shape. The anthology has spine creases.

Images are behind the Read more link.

Starting Bid: $10

Notes: I will mail these for free in the US but won’t mail them elsewhere (it would probably cost more than the books will go for – sorry!). I will mail them within a few days of receiving the donation notification.

Bidding opens on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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Signed Copy of The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

Posted by Amal El-Mohtar on February 7, 2013

in 2013 Auction

Tagged: amal el-mohtar, anthology, book, sean wallace, signed item, steampunk

Signed Copy of The Mammoth Book of Steampunk

First printing of The Mammoth Book of Steampunk, (link is to a starred PW review) edited by Sean Wallace, with an introduction by Ekaterina Sedia. Signed by Amal El-Mohtar, whose story “To Follow the Waves” appears in the book. Can be inscribed on request. See the rest of the ToC here.

Starting Bid: $20

Notes: Will ship to anywhere the UK’s Royal Mail delivers.

EDIT 2013-02-14: If bidding reaches $50, I’ll throw in an art postcard by Nimat Badawi, a Damascene artist; if bidding reaches $75, I’ll write an original (very spontaneous) poem on the back of it.

Bidding opens on Saturday, February 9, 2013 at 12:01 a.m. Eastern Time and closes Sunday, February 24, 2013 at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time. More Information.

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