tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-72334885107246708842024-03-12T21:24:11.851-07:00First Edition FantasyA pet-friendly blog about collecting vintage science fiction and fantasy books.. on a limited budget.
-Established in 2012-Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.comBlogger126125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-61034774815851973602024-03-09T14:42:00.000-08:002024-03-09T14:42:07.657-08:00Ebay Store & More! (Life Update)<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2SrAlgKaF1CfurAc0vtLHy67R8NfNyAXT74TfgLJbrA3dbWZHGB5EfC5EaWu6K50U57voODcD8ny--PsBT0yAjcycovSrivixkC5PeluBx4C1JPwECibk9wadM72GvOtMMV8TKnt_KsQvq281Zm-tQGqKk51BHLFiNRW8KG7SEH_9FM_zCyhI-gCGUnI" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg2SrAlgKaF1CfurAc0vtLHy67R8NfNyAXT74TfgLJbrA3dbWZHGB5EfC5EaWu6K50U57voODcD8ny--PsBT0yAjcycovSrivixkC5PeluBx4C1JPwECibk9wadM72GvOtMMV8TKnt_KsQvq281Zm-tQGqKk51BHLFiNRW8KG7SEH_9FM_zCyhI-gCGUnI=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"> Our new puppy, Gizmo</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;"><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="text-align: left;">Where has the time gone? Hard to believe it is March already, and I've been super busy with work, as it's Tampa Bay Beer Week. I've been sick since Wednesday, so been doing light duty at work, catching up paperwork and attending events in the evenings. We got a new puppy! He is about 8 months old and now and his name is Gizmo, and is a Shi-Poo, so he will stay tiny like Ollie. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXoPwJUgianzDYB-FzeGIOtve1nZcEUzNngkrod_zkKXUR-JDAnsjuiadzvntxpMIbMcvdkjVUy5ln_oFamKqbwuWU7XaJVfp3G2IvrajOWkqJZPD5ZOk3qW1hacTr74kmtcL8jvRP-4ndfwtVimjPeQzBIx1mpLV54Gpz8GARxbltFo4_x_9YdOmBvpM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2576" data-original-width="4023" height="410" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiXoPwJUgianzDYB-FzeGIOtve1nZcEUzNngkrod_zkKXUR-JDAnsjuiadzvntxpMIbMcvdkjVUy5ln_oFamKqbwuWU7XaJVfp3G2IvrajOWkqJZPD5ZOk3qW1hacTr74kmtcL8jvRP-4ndfwtVimjPeQzBIx1mpLV54Gpz8GARxbltFo4_x_9YdOmBvpM=w640-h410" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Ebay Purgatory</span></i></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> I decided to let go of a few of my books, and we have always sold a few here and there when we needed some money.. even if I did just spend it all on more books. It's getting to the point where I have 2-3 copies of different books, multiple printings and editions of the same title. Truth be told, the book cases are overflowing and the closets are full with boxes of more of the same. I picked up over 500 books last year alone! My wife is going to head up this project by listing and researching, and I'll support her by continuing the hobby and finding more rare books out in the wild. Don't worry, I'll still be holding on to the real valuable stuff, and things that are near and dear to me. I'm not selling out, just thinning the herd. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Why now? Dune 2 is coming out, and had me thinking about how popular my Dune Price Guide post does around the release of movies, and new books at the store or online cost more and more. I have more Dune books than I can count.. Why not list a few? My wife was looking for a hobby on the side, so it made sense. Hobbit and Lord of the Rings is another hot button, there is NO shortage of old and vintage Hobbit and LOTR books out there, I pick up some all the time. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://www.ebay.com/usr/firsteditionfantasy" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="747" data-original-width="835" height="358" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCPsPWFtUkt4pPF3_NR0tSaA0hTle5Vu9YK23VcjvfUf1RkttJMB1PPmBKMi3eZYLBquD3EhusojU1cdGQMNBz_0PYmX6GBuUpmxY-shRanoAw1dB3LcI12z3HZV6u7t8x8Dp_LkQVL2zFzSfGLRsKtgcrl-xtrDLENALTx_2SoNBlaNMbmA5ea2H9wyk=w400-h358" width="400" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div><i style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><span style="font-size: large;">Click the picture above to see what's currently for sale. Just a heads up, some of the books are pretty rare, so will go fast!</span></i></div></i><br /></span></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-59302875381491489132024-01-07T12:14:00.000-08:002024-01-07T12:18:49.469-08:00Indoor Flea Market - Exploring Treasure Marts in Hudson Florida<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOCJCOeeIFMk7Lu4pvsxV1dhApizdqBaV38ijSyzAxarzKl2dKwjsbBVIbASeOwf3bcpZcFmM4aIvgm1dgCqbiQbX5DnurWTuOPnpst1VRP2nqIcK1yKiYmJsdpBGPzggmp1gCaLvAgv04tQhyf_ckgpCtD9rBnAbcFLbft5zMgtpXR-v9FLHxpmpAJko" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="510" data-original-width="680" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOCJCOeeIFMk7Lu4pvsxV1dhApizdqBaV38ijSyzAxarzKl2dKwjsbBVIbASeOwf3bcpZcFmM4aIvgm1dgCqbiQbX5DnurWTuOPnpst1VRP2nqIcK1yKiYmJsdpBGPzggmp1gCaLvAgv04tQhyf_ckgpCtD9rBnAbcFLbft5zMgtpXR-v9FLHxpmpAJko=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">I'm sure this could be considered another episode in the Flea Market Adventures series.. </span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> My son wanted to go out thrifting last Saturday, and who am I to argue about that? He collects rare and unusual VHS tapes and different kinds of film media. Tapes are increasingly hard to find, but when you get outside of the big city, you can find some good stuff in the smaller thrift stores. This was NOT one of those small stores.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Dj6KK2xg-Ni1ftzuQgV1H-x9VgAM9MmQpfvdnpdUb-ipC--fGgqIsCNAcYWICgTAGcUBcHVtFmvOtlW-Pyw0fJnwEjMdDSalfopJL9Q8Z1XdRZqWXsOCgDq1cV7eMX-EcIYRNF3F3okUKqeDhznGB18WunOVUbCdW6PxHI-aI7IEcdmU4MQAXfv2DvE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Dj6KK2xg-Ni1ftzuQgV1H-x9VgAM9MmQpfvdnpdUb-ipC--fGgqIsCNAcYWICgTAGcUBcHVtFmvOtlW-Pyw0fJnwEjMdDSalfopJL9Q8Z1XdRZqWXsOCgDq1cV7eMX-EcIYRNF3F3okUKqeDhznGB18WunOVUbCdW6PxHI-aI7IEcdmU4MQAXfv2DvE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivWAEWBx0J6USdPW9Z_86IRcFo0jCM8yLjVF9CzYxCC7bI2JVc_2yUb9umJMVJnGmiHxr6FoEMQOswkwNaGph8SdRLLKvCn75G8yxfAX34v2aBpNc74Xrm3mOg5Wgp0dVdo2DjD0nFNuGDHMx-1OwO3cAYQkHm76r9zv6CRhbhKHhQsgTSpFK58jH2KdU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEivWAEWBx0J6USdPW9Z_86IRcFo0jCM8yLjVF9CzYxCC7bI2JVc_2yUb9umJMVJnGmiHxr6FoEMQOswkwNaGph8SdRLLKvCn75G8yxfAX34v2aBpNc74Xrm3mOg5Wgp0dVdo2DjD0nFNuGDHMx-1OwO3cAYQkHm76r9zv6CRhbhKHhQsgTSpFK58jH2KdU=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj-Dj6KK2xg-Ni1ftzuQgV1H-x9VgAM9MmQpfvdnpdUb-ipC--fGgqIsCNAcYWICgTAGcUBcHVtFmvOtlW-Pyw0fJnwEjMdDSalfopJL9Q8Z1XdRZqWXsOCgDq1cV7eMX-EcIYRNF3F3okUKqeDhznGB18WunOVUbCdW6PxHI-aI7IEcdmU4MQAXfv2DvE=w300-h400" width="300" /></div></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div> Located in the center of Hudson Florida, just north of where we live in Tampa, is a massive Wal-Mart sized indoor flea market that takes hours to just to walk through called <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TreasureMarts/">Treasure Marts</a>. Each booth specializes in it's own brand of junk, and as these people are paying for spaces, each unique space is merchandised with some care. That being said, most of the spaces only have so much room to work with, so there is just shit piled up really high, bookcases on top of each other, stuff just hiding everywhere. There was no way we could see it all, but we gave it the best hour of our lives before we got hungry.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3PO4tin218Iypi53LUKyoevbhGXRpfoxi8tpNiOzEfmxaXJVuCxr2kZQZHayEaip1BnrvvRPYZ4FGWvo5j73e3IF3M3m09uBy4GBDJlvGLb3hPb74xRWsuc-VItGINyO5QBkiDhKUxor4yPMNYsXtSdnklVILKEIx1XKT75Ixg6phWpajJ6717LiOfaw"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3PO4tin218Iypi53LUKyoevbhGXRpfoxi8tpNiOzEfmxaXJVuCxr2kZQZHayEaip1BnrvvRPYZ4FGWvo5j73e3IF3M3m09uBy4GBDJlvGLb3hPb74xRWsuc-VItGINyO5QBkiDhKUxor4yPMNYsXtSdnklVILKEIx1XKT75Ixg6phWpajJ6717LiOfaw=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">It was endless.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> My son found a small cache of VHS tapes under some tables. There was a strict rule, if it did not have a QR code with the price on the back, they could not sell it to you at the register. Of course, we did find some cool stuff that had no stickers, so it was left at the front. It was 50% off day, so every booth was discounted, which was nice, but hugely stressful because of the amount of people and little room to walk. We found books and tapes, it just took so long to take turns looking at things with other customers, we only got to see a small percentage of the store. That's my son in the picture if you recognize him from <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/10/flea-market-pick-ups.html">old posts</a>. He is now 6'3" and 15 years old.. being a couple of big boys in a small space is not really our thing. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJw4kU3uwfvVhCAwO3Wsa3xFHR1HWOWcsnqarByKH1WqrptBox9jrqJFLdLFibhps8v6pqu8R2AoiEPoDTSu6cTlHE_7quzoGAVH52lAhiI-HiIHzL9xLLPDmQZsDO9miHQxz0u1Cau9zWNIImDwNRy28E84XssC5M6IQJ-AZF9cN-eQL6-PcLgRjEkJg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiJw4kU3uwfvVhCAwO3Wsa3xFHR1HWOWcsnqarByKH1WqrptBox9jrqJFLdLFibhps8v6pqu8R2AoiEPoDTSu6cTlHE_7quzoGAVH52lAhiI-HiIHzL9xLLPDmQZsDO9miHQxz0u1Cau9zWNIImDwNRy28E84XssC5M6IQJ-AZF9cN-eQL6-PcLgRjEkJg=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i>One person at a time.</i></b></div></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdxerVR25hRgAcW8759r7IZdGNh8NMw5QnwEbvp3cRnxMGrkQlppJ7BZ2sRAZ9Fm3n_Mi57geJ1rnViHqDm2f5yexCi7e1nfUkP4HfcjLvTMaCXpvwdf8yfVPN13kZDPvmmjMJ--uRvCWnCOlyU-ziU7h99OfYdF40DeE1f1FCXQyirCqv7rcLICUsUng" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdxerVR25hRgAcW8759r7IZdGNh8NMw5QnwEbvp3cRnxMGrkQlppJ7BZ2sRAZ9Fm3n_Mi57geJ1rnViHqDm2f5yexCi7e1nfUkP4HfcjLvTMaCXpvwdf8yfVPN13kZDPvmmjMJ--uRvCWnCOlyU-ziU7h99OfYdF40DeE1f1FCXQyirCqv7rcLICUsUng=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Artax the book cat giving his approval</span></i></b></div></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJC0mU7N_Xqu2ROg_JR8ZAxp2SMaCUPibvzydv9zQ7B9JMsLUZVpCbFkBNgqmiDx678cYJpcBjHSbWyZY0hacPwKZyJVha2CRo0Kz_jHjfPhi1MvP6uqTIr5uP_Gf3dAFRwoH0eombYOxhYWqYReiP8mbeBhbVaUNd78AFPCv6zxAlLcpAs4E84LTyPbc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJC0mU7N_Xqu2ROg_JR8ZAxp2SMaCUPibvzydv9zQ7B9JMsLUZVpCbFkBNgqmiDx678cYJpcBjHSbWyZY0hacPwKZyJVha2CRo0Kz_jHjfPhi1MvP6uqTIr5uP_Gf3dAFRwoH0eombYOxhYWqYReiP8mbeBhbVaUNd78AFPCv6zxAlLcpAs4E84LTyPbc" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAI-w44AMhTjD9kQdhlRHg-1Enk_pTXBM07h5koOhh2W56IhvMGAUCcb2OQN-drp9by4h69MD_RnO0xE77opiVQOrtLioelkzzxfwDg-MVJw-93CfCkSlt48KRZjC1xPqw00ZSOrK_MBoJmm5ibcbqlEDapMW6JH0i4HI-a9W81BTXQ-HhhyzvXZnAfR8" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgAI-w44AMhTjD9kQdhlRHg-1Enk_pTXBM07h5koOhh2W56IhvMGAUCcb2OQN-drp9by4h69MD_RnO0xE77opiVQOrtLioelkzzxfwDg-MVJw-93CfCkSlt48KRZjC1xPqw00ZSOrK_MBoJmm5ibcbqlEDapMW6JH0i4HI-a9W81BTXQ-HhhyzvXZnAfR8=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgJC0mU7N_Xqu2ROg_JR8ZAxp2SMaCUPibvzydv9zQ7B9JMsLUZVpCbFkBNgqmiDx678cYJpcBjHSbWyZY0hacPwKZyJVha2CRo0Kz_jHjfPhi1MvP6uqTIr5uP_Gf3dAFRwoH0eombYOxhYWqYReiP8mbeBhbVaUNd78AFPCv6zxAlLcpAs4E84LTyPbc=w300-h400" width="300" /></div><br /></div> I have to go back. I know there are all kinds of books that need to be bought. There was a section that was all books from the 40's and back, but it was swarmed with older people with a purpose and no where for me to stand. All the books I bought were ones I do not own, and the Shadow Hawk from 1960 was a welcome little score. Everything was 50 cents, and half off of that, so the prices are right in there! I think I'm going to start hitting the Flea Markets again.. and on that note.. what makes a blog post part of the Flea Market Adventures series? I looked backed at the <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/09/flea-market-pick-ups-6-father-son-day.html">old posts</a>, and every one of them I was with my son, and I always found a beer to drink, so those will be the qualifying agents. <br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: xx-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: 700;"><br /></span></div></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for reading. </span></i></b></div></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-90645768760204772152023-11-29T14:47:00.000-08:002023-11-29T15:59:39.088-08:00Life's Treasures Pick-ups, Part Deux<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbEj0ZHkzY-7xy_zKHJXY0qTL9cpLDBBJtBtNy-zSYN-bGwSmMd3KyM_dqQOyxy7y3tJVnY0XMPxVlNJqn4JyymLw74RBKLxGsfYS1mYgmAKVlxEFISlzln1-i9YyKjug1IJR_u75ytusGH1ojDOboHZkWooD-oHgpRjU5oab7uJ8poE8UngSQTq_xaIo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhbEj0ZHkzY-7xy_zKHJXY0qTL9cpLDBBJtBtNy-zSYN-bGwSmMd3KyM_dqQOyxy7y3tJVnY0XMPxVlNJqn4JyymLw74RBKLxGsfYS1mYgmAKVlxEFISlzln1-i9YyKjug1IJR_u75ytusGH1ojDOboHZkWooD-oHgpRjU5oab7uJ8poE8UngSQTq_xaIo=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Two posts in one week!? Must be a full moon. </span></i></b></div></b><p></p><p> I stopped by Life's Treasures again in Port Richey, the same place I found<a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2023/05/huge-hardcover-score-at-lifes-treasures.html"> this epic hardcover score</a>. They had a lot of new books out, the same ones from last time, and also a huge Star Wars book and comic collection that I had no interest in. It was all newer stuff, and new editions of old books and graphic novels... I'm sure someone will grab it. I found these four new books among the new stuff:</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ_1Ly_Rj1H6cmBZ1eIWQQgs1cNCl1LmZq966WSLdvC9mTxMVTaBqTIbgkhjp8m5YOp2jRCxS6Rd2VCLfifI82Lj2qgkx8QriaJfqCNSPwXKaH01xlUiKqF0-RcGcWcpXZP0yavNAivFjS4lKIdELVIu8oEheTNzzXOA8CtPjsxNmcvAJx94k9Y3BLgho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ_1Ly_Rj1H6cmBZ1eIWQQgs1cNCl1LmZq966WSLdvC9mTxMVTaBqTIbgkhjp8m5YOp2jRCxS6Rd2VCLfifI82Lj2qgkx8QriaJfqCNSPwXKaH01xlUiKqF0-RcGcWcpXZP0yavNAivFjS4lKIdELVIu8oEheTNzzXOA8CtPjsxNmcvAJx94k9Y3BLgho" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhJ_1Ly_Rj1H6cmBZ1eIWQQgs1cNCl1LmZq966WSLdvC9mTxMVTaBqTIbgkhjp8m5YOp2jRCxS6Rd2VCLfifI82Lj2qgkx8QriaJfqCNSPwXKaH01xlUiKqF0-RcGcWcpXZP0yavNAivFjS4lKIdELVIu8oEheTNzzXOA8CtPjsxNmcvAJx94k9Y3BLgho=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnmmKzUvJgjCPpng61gjz7Em5vH-LlML0LKhI2W2TXWJlBnPUc3kNt6bfmjuafXdftX2sbENyoPWpWyhRUfMd6eOdciabXaRdtrk5McayUQNt8Kr2H5lo_rfhUW-s1VaESPOKskEEcGzLQE_Fgy8F-3uaU11MTXGhQ37ZGF-3w6KUUFfSEQWfBko_eBJo" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnmmKzUvJgjCPpng61gjz7Em5vH-LlML0LKhI2W2TXWJlBnPUc3kNt6bfmjuafXdftX2sbENyoPWpWyhRUfMd6eOdciabXaRdtrk5McayUQNt8Kr2H5lo_rfhUW-s1VaESPOKskEEcGzLQE_Fgy8F-3uaU11MTXGhQ37ZGF-3w6KUUFfSEQWfBko_eBJo=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiye69az872TaqgkwcdduH7_IdYxllgKYYt7ilk57tU5XJcHLnc1CcNEh6s9ZlzunfKdLa5BU-pYTBLIX4duT7igx-k6CTFWMinpzJtaPxPhu1QgPNuaVDbD1fflzI-iJpkT88Apr51Au2J-zDP6Wfb51ftu76ygI0ZDpoBGEvgi6HkmvON8tpwdly01Eg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiye69az872TaqgkwcdduH7_IdYxllgKYYt7ilk57tU5XJcHLnc1CcNEh6s9ZlzunfKdLa5BU-pYTBLIX4duT7igx-k6CTFWMinpzJtaPxPhu1QgPNuaVDbD1fflzI-iJpkT88Apr51Au2J-zDP6Wfb51ftu76ygI0ZDpoBGEvgi6HkmvON8tpwdly01Eg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiye69az872TaqgkwcdduH7_IdYxllgKYYt7ilk57tU5XJcHLnc1CcNEh6s9ZlzunfKdLa5BU-pYTBLIX4duT7igx-k6CTFWMinpzJtaPxPhu1QgPNuaVDbD1fflzI-iJpkT88Apr51Au2J-zDP6Wfb51ftu76ygI0ZDpoBGEvgi6HkmvON8tpwdly01Eg=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5A9eC-eugfNqju5FbpfupWC9s1wtk1TOs_bdLfYo9eywplk9c1vjCSpcZ-jk_dF7mjYX7i8BDjec9s0PFR5bLHB_6les4UrnfXLzTI6fjyGFuYdFLA_hT243yxvDlTU6pylD6GRjlTnVtwiLiL8EVsDOE1slVEiUo2bVjfYMsfKuvU-DhKsnJP3VkjwE" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh5A9eC-eugfNqju5FbpfupWC9s1wtk1TOs_bdLfYo9eywplk9c1vjCSpcZ-jk_dF7mjYX7i8BDjec9s0PFR5bLHB_6les4UrnfXLzTI6fjyGFuYdFLA_hT243yxvDlTU6pylD6GRjlTnVtwiLiL8EVsDOE1slVEiUo2bVjfYMsfKuvU-DhKsnJP3VkjwE=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div> All book club editions, but the quality is really good and the books have very few issues. I could not be happier with this little score for $2 each, and I will have to go back soon and see what else is being put out on the shelves.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">See you next time. </span></i></b></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-12818171437116801552023-11-25T15:19:00.000-08:002023-11-25T15:20:07.172-08:00$50 fill a bag - Small Business Saturday Returns<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtMmFGlWOegsa8MZutOcfLzwtX2eNJk8sMplZUeOepHUwN3i73RW9DTAdHK8DTu6lR7b_ollL6OvmTjPvJc9_NLqWJ7dTL5ljXrigFoW79hYyRk1e1QXQgID-5X6MI-cBCCwvCC6caCrDW-4El5c0Hr6PpAAM56hSc9bx46lEsMvwcYtuU7NNMxpTseBU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgtMmFGlWOegsa8MZutOcfLzwtX2eNJk8sMplZUeOepHUwN3i73RW9DTAdHK8DTu6lR7b_ollL6OvmTjPvJc9_NLqWJ7dTL5ljXrigFoW79hYyRk1e1QXQgID-5X6MI-cBCCwvCC6caCrDW-4El5c0Hr6PpAAM56hSc9bx46lEsMvwcYtuU7NNMxpTseBU=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Paperback Exchange Bookstore is my kind of place.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> The Paperback Exchange Bookstore has been a once a year visit for me since I moved to the Tampa area. They don't get much new in the way of Science Fiction and Fantasy, and heavily rely on the donations from their frequent customers. Once the owner told me they had so many books dropped off during covid to keep them in business and the shelves full for 10 more years. Books are priced by Ebay sold value when the tags were put on them years ago, which is fair to today's market being the prices of everything went up. Condition of the books I would consider.. fair. Items that are labeled as "rare" almost always have pretty bad condition issues and are essentially worth just a fraction of what they are listed at. I did not get to take any pictures inside today as it was very crowded and the aisles are VERY close together; if you want to bend over and look at the bottom shelf, you have to take a knee so you don't hit the case behind you. Walking past someone requires them to leave the aisle you are in, and then you take their place. For those following along, I did the fill-a-bag deal with them two years ago today, <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2021/11/25-fill-bag-small-business-saturday.html">the post is here.</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b>The rules are a little different this year:</b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>Nothing newer than 3 years old</li><li>Price has doubled to $50 - $45 if you brought your old bag</li><li>No "rare" stickered books</li><li>No store credits</li><li>20% off New and Rare books</li><li>10% Merch</li></ul><div><br /></div><div> White tag books are no longer a dollar each, rare books are no longer BOGO which is fine, there was not that many rare books left in the sections I was in to speak of. A tent was located out back Garage Sale style with boxes of books and movies, and those you could fill a bag for $20. I feel bad for the poor owner, every person that came in was explained the rules and regulations of sale. Details are a little foggy, and the only thing I could find on their <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ThePaperbackExchangeBookstore">facebook</a> referenced a Swag Bag sale, which people have no idea what that means when she talked about. Just call it Fill a bag for $50? Either way, I understood as I've been coming for a little while. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3YFvzA3GaaY-0aunFlTR_no66B7XkekbFzuJ2rxyawIGdVjThoK3nwr0CSp14O2yw6ICiyg3ZimqY9EBCP9bmleZoBo3UJAh8ALT1Bo8SShywXWVgO4Z3Wk3Snsxbb6727CeHa_MLPJuM3qMPzklcx8Jf2VJawT-G2HM_t-UIL2VQymbiwFd5ufXI20k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh3YFvzA3GaaY-0aunFlTR_no66B7XkekbFzuJ2rxyawIGdVjThoK3nwr0CSp14O2yw6ICiyg3ZimqY9EBCP9bmleZoBo3UJAh8ALT1Bo8SShywXWVgO4Z3Wk3Snsxbb6727CeHa_MLPJuM3qMPzklcx8Jf2VJawT-G2HM_t-UIL2VQymbiwFd5ufXI20k=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /></div> All said, I put 51 qualifying books in my bag, I could have fit some more, and she told me to top it off before I left, which I tried to do, but I could not really find anything else that I wanted to take home. At this point in my collection, 75% of it is in boxes and I can't even look at it, so anything that goes in the bag may not see the light of day anytime soon.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlmsoz4nwdx15mlxxlfMPh4j3mNUm1zJfLwqYRiUQccto4AxGEjlVqgoS6DxEBioyjZ0y0yUODOUO24xnC-CkJ2-8UTQ7UM0q9wR8qscrzwVhwyV9z9Uad7GYViD13hiTix7L3W_cbakAyTnU9mm4lXqQASuQhcPXkcipXPy31gV5TW0uxT8nWbxo57DM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhlmsoz4nwdx15mlxxlfMPh4j3mNUm1zJfLwqYRiUQccto4AxGEjlVqgoS6DxEBioyjZ0y0yUODOUO24xnC-CkJ2-8UTQ7UM0q9wR8qscrzwVhwyV9z9Uad7GYViD13hiTix7L3W_cbakAyTnU9mm4lXqQASuQhcPXkcipXPy31gV5TW0uxT8nWbxo57DM=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Here is the take, a good few little stacks, more than worth the average of $1.00 a book. I think there was a lot more value last time at half the price, but I digress. </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEmC28z6tWq2nhgTHkXxdp5XFJnSGuM1SEd1Q987PML4BgJNbXpz6unhMD7h4eZBSO5RSjAm-yCUE_BGn6b3RUJYq9KLne-pjjPCFYal15iLVgjYndZL5TFVBkVRBYl9MBKDBRFkAWbAACMq2sgsK44FG4lxh4iCedLQppPXDsAlGlRpO5J8XPm3vW328" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhEmC28z6tWq2nhgTHkXxdp5XFJnSGuM1SEd1Q987PML4BgJNbXpz6unhMD7h4eZBSO5RSjAm-yCUE_BGn6b3RUJYq9KLne-pjjPCFYal15iLVgjYndZL5TFVBkVRBYl9MBKDBRFkAWbAACMq2sgsK44FG4lxh4iCedLQppPXDsAlGlRpO5J8XPm3vW328=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOBLsj4NWxVEgSorPb1fi1-oYyALO-XpL3AcZmQtL8xAR3DMUSdMoGxtL217y5FL0ppHtxm0xpzQJ2xCmkIJTvHqNlIjk4gEdvfRqq8LWxSbYZhBN_CJL_5axFzN3xTzK-6j401rGxLWxuts1tDossWrcPLcCu28iNRA7mmhv5Zitlk1OD9fXe9woRs64=w300-h400" width="300" /></div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjOBLsj4NWxVEgSorPb1fi1-oYyALO-XpL3AcZmQtL8xAR3DMUSdMoGxtL217y5FL0ppHtxm0xpzQJ2xCmkIJTvHqNlIjk4gEdvfRqq8LWxSbYZhBN_CJL_5axFzN3xTzK-6j401rGxLWxuts1tDossWrcPLcCu28iNRA7mmhv5Zitlk1OD9fXe9woRs64" style="margin-left: 1em; 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Phillip K Dick and Zelazny collab really stuck out, and was mixed in with the ton of Zelazny stuff they have piled up. I should mention that if you are looking to complete a series, this store has a ton of those books, all organized by alpha and series. It's really great, and I took advantage of that with a few books today.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEird9Hfn5fbjdYOgvUoJsm1zV1-CRZV3TVkX_5KWv4HZlVQXGHgqgcne9-M-77DdXD0KWy78q6oS1Gx60b8WD8Ubs2hBQ2zc895R716NVdqNTI6dD8Vx_c0JI4vx9QfH-PLZGJxPnk7ijtH6ugeW9Plp3Cz9T5mX5nOmxKghwd9OhV47rAaBCgHoJNFYQY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEird9Hfn5fbjdYOgvUoJsm1zV1-CRZV3TVkX_5KWv4HZlVQXGHgqgcne9-M-77DdXD0KWy78q6oS1Gx60b8WD8Ubs2hBQ2zc895R716NVdqNTI6dD8Vx_c0JI4vx9QfH-PLZGJxPnk7ijtH6ugeW9Plp3Cz9T5mX5nOmxKghwd9OhV47rAaBCgHoJNFYQY=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div> I spotted these really interesting compilation books mixed in, and married them up for a little impromptu reunion. I noticed Piers Anthony on the cover of one, and some of my other favorites mixed in, and those covers! I had to grab them and make them part of the collection. These Anthology books to me are kind of crazy in how many there actually are. I've been collecting for 25 years, and I keep finding new and interesting ones, hardcover, paperback, different themes.. you name it. They keep coming. </div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for stopping by. </span></i></b></div></div></div></div></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-74211499321771851952023-06-17T19:35:00.004-07:002023-06-17T19:35:00.146-07:00Ollie is a Hardcover kind-of dog. (Pet Retrospective) <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMchzJ2WKM2Yrr5bR9ogoghvx84_P4fa49W0C5KvyPVY1eIEvPAo-LSQ3pbrSpZLZj1Ea7druME8wlQ_5c4Et75y6qw-JjxVrKL1cBha41TkZLLtqbulj07TnrPL-RLmo8EwbLtDRNEpfrtWH2F1Nayfw0rH4kFYdH4XUuNesJVlu9ZCCrvUTOYWG9" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhMchzJ2WKM2Yrr5bR9ogoghvx84_P4fa49W0C5KvyPVY1eIEvPAo-LSQ3pbrSpZLZj1Ea7druME8wlQ_5c4Et75y6qw-JjxVrKL1cBha41TkZLLtqbulj07TnrPL-RLmo8EwbLtDRNEpfrtWH2F1Nayfw0rH4kFYdH4XUuNesJVlu9ZCCrvUTOYWG9=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Hoots (Ollie) sleeping in his favorite place.</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> I think everyone can see the theme- I love my pets and I love my books. My first and best animal I've ever had, Bastian, passed away not too long ago, which makes me appreciate the time I have with them every day. My pets all have a place in the history of this blog, in my life, and in my heart. As Artax just hit 12 years old, let's remember him, Bastian, and The Hoots in the post history below: </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><span><a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2022/05/double-trouble-pickups-from-two.html">Double Trouble</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2021/11/25-fill-bag-small-business-saturday.html">$25 Fill-a-bag</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2016/01/happy-new-year.html">Happy New Year</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/09/rainy-day-book-haul-daw-dray-prescot.html">Rainy Day Book Haul</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/09/science-fiction-magazine-advertisements.html">Sci-Fi Advertisments</a></span></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/06/arizona-paperback-exchange-haul.html">Arizona Paperback Exchange</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2014/01/flea-market-pick-ups-5-star-trek.html">Flea Market Pickups 5</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/09/flea-market-pick-ups-part-4.html">Flea Market Pick Ups 4</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/09/thank-you-reddit-here-is-cat-picture.html">Cat Tax</a> </div><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/08/mac-bolan-daw-discovery-and-pizza.html">Adventure Quest</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/06/thrift-store-pickups-on-mcgregor-making.html">Mcgregor Thrift Store Pickups</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/10/island-book-hunt-pick-ups.html">Sanibel Island Pickups</a> - <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/10/piers-anthony-collection.html">Piers Anthony</a></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-25291583144539640832023-06-10T07:09:00.001-07:002023-06-10T07:09:00.161-07:00Collecting Gene Wolf's The Book of the New Sun Trilogy<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRhE--RkDtLYJYQ5ktr29FwQukeG-q0QZdpgGeja0lQXcHlGfrpsxeGoSd9hVVpc_IVHHhaSj8Bvlbh-w7vyU6Hx_7d2i8HUtugLPl2FkmHMjrEv4YTtu43kBYTMT3HqQKhG85UirWZPK2JT8QnuxwhI8299LT9Hx5Fvz1Piow8l-Tou9tMCYmgOc5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhRhE--RkDtLYJYQ5ktr29FwQukeG-q0QZdpgGeja0lQXcHlGfrpsxeGoSd9hVVpc_IVHHhaSj8Bvlbh-w7vyU6Hx_7d2i8HUtugLPl2FkmHMjrEv4YTtu43kBYTMT3HqQKhG85UirWZPK2JT8QnuxwhI8299LT9Hx5Fvz1Piow8l-Tou9tMCYmgOc5=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Amazing books, if you can afford them</span></i></b></div></b><p></p><p> Gene Wolf was born on May 7th 1931 (we share a birthday) and unfortunately he passed in April of 2019 at the ripe old age of 87 years old. He was one of the strongest story tellers and fantasy authors of the 20th century. He is most known for the books above, known to most as the Torturer Trilogy, or the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Book_of_the_New_Sun">Book of the New Sun Trilogy</a> officially. The Shadow of the Torturer is one of the best books ever written in the genre, winning all of the prestigious awards available, and netting Wolf the highest honor of Grand Master by the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQwSaZrFBGUR8-TtoPNmK-5gteaiEUQJN3xoWlO2hVy3VXx7WtydyLKhaxqcqUU4O6TkaaImwK6uuWOkh4KeK3mS2m1wKvl52lg94v60rq17wgJ--Oxa47dnEr47DTkfS2AKGuaYCveVk4C7rz8g9tfxYVaot01dOQgF5CihIE3w_dqNz9feKWpy8D" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhQwSaZrFBGUR8-TtoPNmK-5gteaiEUQJN3xoWlO2hVy3VXx7WtydyLKhaxqcqUU4O6TkaaImwK6uuWOkh4KeK3mS2m1wKvl52lg94v60rq17wgJ--Oxa47dnEr47DTkfS2AKGuaYCveVk4C7rz8g9tfxYVaot01dOQgF5CihIE3w_dqNz9feKWpy8D=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The Best.</span></i></b></div></b><p></p><p>The trilogy itself is nothing short of amazing. It's gripping and world building, explains violence in a poetic and passive way, and sets the tone for a whole new breed of author that develops character-in-world assuming that you know that this world exists. Shadow, the first book in the series is considered one of the best Fantasy books ever written.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizAQ5WyBuzUiapWCiRRBGG2wT7kKjxRvhu1wISayzt_yFs3TKt3D_IhmbkGVC-MRDoxWEOhAHKfNzkiALZrK-zOZRdInc1G8t7Acs4_Jf1fqybY5K_vS1sqk9tUXt6-GQ9u6KTXzic_rHBivM2q5y5Eziy8579uAt8_4dlc8SCun7ZH-IC7VP49x5M" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEizAQ5WyBuzUiapWCiRRBGG2wT7kKjxRvhu1wISayzt_yFs3TKt3D_IhmbkGVC-MRDoxWEOhAHKfNzkiALZrK-zOZRdInc1G8t7Acs4_Jf1fqybY5K_vS1sqk9tUXt6-GQ9u6KTXzic_rHBivM2q5y5Eziy8579uAt8_4dlc8SCun7ZH-IC7VP49x5M=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic3wzT4Sen4YBHsTibXmEo2il9b9RjUIiD3jiC9PFXOE7SqZjQToPun-4DeRFJ8dtTiq0unsBCUSONZORKBtD1TNhkCytsofkoRhHvRSyfodCFRZDrqNXFcVWz5hAFP4ggGL0t0pfqLjltvET5uyMR-NEUTDsaUrklhmSw-z_eMuuculgw-BuUxOoS" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEic3wzT4Sen4YBHsTibXmEo2il9b9RjUIiD3jiC9PFXOE7SqZjQToPun-4DeRFJ8dtTiq0unsBCUSONZORKBtD1TNhkCytsofkoRhHvRSyfodCFRZDrqNXFcVWz5hAFP4ggGL0t0pfqLjltvET5uyMR-NEUTDsaUrklhmSw-z_eMuuculgw-BuUxOoS=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Classics in their own right.</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><b><i><br /></i></b></span><div style="text-align: left;"> In the last 3-5 years and since Wolf's death, the value of the books have increased pretty considerably. <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timescape_Books">Timescape</a>- The series that this book trilogy was released under, was not really something people went out of their way for in the 80's. I would pass on these books knowing they are rereleases of popular novels on the cheap. The greatness of the book, with the small amount of releases back then, was the perfect storm of increasing value to the whole series. A poor condition example of Shadow for instance, goes for around $25 on any given day. The trilogy can go for as much as $80 bundled together, or more depending on condition. I have had a lot of luck just finding these copies at paperback exchanges for $1, so people really don't know how rare they are, or how much they cost, or how great the books are. To be safe, pick up all <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timescape_Books">Timescape</a> books going forward for sure.</div></div><br /><br /><br /><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-41907204924507771802023-06-03T06:59:00.007-07:002023-06-03T06:59:42.826-07:00Yet another package from Arizona<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1p7X7d19it0yRN0zBqMOwfJZFzTwY8vUW325F1WL4imuKAl-uthO9k7OvT9BkatgvSg15K0qATl_tS9dCcFUfaNTG6nxaPYQVHkxY_UGKIviwxs2-w2hNso_1fi0V3tNsTd0ehnuPNMf5RVlhhf_Hu-19DmFSSBqLbPWBfxN8VGi-cctSGLY_5F-V" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEj1p7X7d19it0yRN0zBqMOwfJZFzTwY8vUW325F1WL4imuKAl-uthO9k7OvT9BkatgvSg15K0qATl_tS9dCcFUfaNTG6nxaPYQVHkxY_UGKIviwxs2-w2hNso_1fi0V3tNsTd0ehnuPNMf5RVlhhf_Hu-19DmFSSBqLbPWBfxN8VGi-cctSGLY_5F-V=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeE6mWaSwe9fBh0kd-JcricoX84YYqb0rARYlig8X-1hQn2rbnOsbih6h_CGm6MLNyVqRb99FSk6rZmDM9bwA5-CAmmuPk6OAhLmrLeHe3SSKL9AW_x6yFukHY0cClUPwkY3XfytYRq84Yptn-GnCvjCGxYRS4TF2kLBnegik_61A-IBF1vWXn9rxi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjeE6mWaSwe9fBh0kd-JcricoX84YYqb0rARYlig8X-1hQn2rbnOsbih6h_CGm6MLNyVqRb99FSk6rZmDM9bwA5-CAmmuPk6OAhLmrLeHe3SSKL9AW_x6yFukHY0cClUPwkY3XfytYRq84Yptn-GnCvjCGxYRS4TF2kLBnegik_61A-IBF1vWXn9rxi=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"> Mom comes to the rescue again with some great vintage science fiction. What was thought to be a wife-requested box of flannel pillow cases, turned out to be quite the little score of paperbacks.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaVYFBW1-Uz3_YDuLmqmXGxl93-G8ba33PiWY7625etCX1G2i53TX8mTVcRFqgs-aYPGeZWAwVeoLgCj1fTqWlABsm4iYqaHGCSanl9JA1y2ez63QEbAUxtu2mMMW9bN6chkdIMI4cT3Yiqm9JqtjxJ4CdeYkqX9e-O_VF3roe8IjqofjLClAILIFJ" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjaVYFBW1-Uz3_YDuLmqmXGxl93-G8ba33PiWY7625etCX1G2i53TX8mTVcRFqgs-aYPGeZWAwVeoLgCj1fTqWlABsm4iYqaHGCSanl9JA1y2ez63QEbAUxtu2mMMW9bN6chkdIMI4cT3Yiqm9JqtjxJ4CdeYkqX9e-O_VF3roe8IjqofjLClAILIFJ=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi05Pm-HgZQDUX-mR-p7aZQlBxwbZyKGNncKpBjrzmHf-pogB5e-uCe9lvs-BecOs_jmMuDV2gQabk0HTotftLTh9aj9upqEOCvOGri3lvJiqb0m8HQOEZyAt347739_vOtn-Rt-wIk_YSiceqzw95oJ_dccglEyU7gbXE8_nshhLyFzH4bMn1GKQsd" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi05Pm-HgZQDUX-mR-p7aZQlBxwbZyKGNncKpBjrzmHf-pogB5e-uCe9lvs-BecOs_jmMuDV2gQabk0HTotftLTh9aj9upqEOCvOGri3lvJiqb0m8HQOEZyAt347739_vOtn-Rt-wIk_YSiceqzw95oJ_dccglEyU7gbXE8_nshhLyFzH4bMn1GKQsd=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><br /> I left the bags on, but you get the idea. I love me some Ace Doubles. I don't have many Farmer ones, and he is by far one of my favorites. He did some collaborations with Piers Anthony, and that's when I started reading some of his older stuff back in high school.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNdJr1DyKZXer2IRhrhQyzFkIj4O-rAAt-SpPdyN5LvKyMr7wyW7FN9WHdfOf32xWO1wI7EKHqat2OJuK9WzJw9ZTArg3ff46rHZcf2ro6tC1hd-1pB_SVGAgp4hGTShjzXpgZ1JOPUjgoI6jo7I3jNTZ8Ll6YTJr-2svxEKBw3qMDaAHad0eL-RzA" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiNdJr1DyKZXer2IRhrhQyzFkIj4O-rAAt-SpPdyN5LvKyMr7wyW7FN9WHdfOf32xWO1wI7EKHqat2OJuK9WzJw9ZTArg3ff46rHZcf2ro6tC1hd-1pB_SVGAgp4hGTShjzXpgZ1JOPUjgoI6jo7I3jNTZ8Ll6YTJr-2svxEKBw3qMDaAHad0eL-RzA=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6a2YdhiXlZ5rGwRkgB42ETIfUwxxLSjQz4mjDoH0dz79SEf1FqJRttRx7xmhKDgEXhpGyAgJjGOd1HMhtrpDyTX8iX6ty9rWtqL_AdsTW8vLckEKaaLRcM654diFbiijBXv_MnvjILz9PE_dznaZvYImkn9KLVvN7vJ1-ZJPj6Hz_K4HUS1GWFuF5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEh6a2YdhiXlZ5rGwRkgB42ETIfUwxxLSjQz4mjDoH0dz79SEf1FqJRttRx7xmhKDgEXhpGyAgJjGOd1HMhtrpDyTX8iX6ty9rWtqL_AdsTW8vLckEKaaLRcM654diFbiijBXv_MnvjILz9PE_dznaZvYImkn9KLVvN7vJ1-ZJPj6Hz_K4HUS1GWFuF5=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><br />The Mad Goblin cover is really great and embodies the cheap/quick and dirty art of the day. Super iconic. The K. Dick Flow My Tears, The Policeman Said is in pretty decent condition, and I have never owned a copy. I called my mom to let her know it sells for around $100 on ebay in used/worn condition, and told her I would never sell it and it's safe with me. It's good to build the Phillip K. Dick collection back up from when I sold some off, and have good examples of that era.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Cheers.</span></i></b></div></div></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-53029184011400450252023-05-28T13:34:00.004-07:002023-05-28T13:34:54.272-07:00Lazy Holiday Weekend Pickups at Salvation Army<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeuW0JYUYLuAkTibsRMkSoXoJTPeUBLJ1BFkVOHzILauWa5vcPPGUF5q3CLoybMeCloNUxO4saDD2R4IUqacaFIouR3PbBps6bxdnC5DxTXFMzcnGOpGHRseZaunXq4QXBfcq4eXNoFF4soYFrBoEAGXvAwhWe9Lcay7jxKhiRizprhc5Bre9a1sbf" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="758" data-original-width="1619" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgeuW0JYUYLuAkTibsRMkSoXoJTPeUBLJ1BFkVOHzILauWa5vcPPGUF5q3CLoybMeCloNUxO4saDD2R4IUqacaFIouR3PbBps6bxdnC5DxTXFMzcnGOpGHRseZaunXq4QXBfcq4eXNoFF4soYFrBoEAGXvAwhWe9Lcay7jxKhiRizprhc5Bre9a1sbf=w640-h300" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">The fence is there to protect all the beat up old furniture.</span></b></i></div></i><p></p><p>My wife has been on the hunt for art and a coffee table she could fix up for last month-ish, so I have accompanied her on these outings. We have been chasing this Memorial Day sale at the Salvation Army, where each and every week the sales increase until the last week of the month, where everything is 75% off. For someone who says they are not "Seriously Collecting" anymore, I sure do find my share of stuff.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH54XSZ1Q-ZbO9NHehkR8CK5rk3AVpae6YjbpdIovi0gdDTXDG6JKNx0kHgp-WSdHFqoUQjYcNa7Br_A9JZkEh0I2uw4vDori_Rj_79cwHcJ8KBQoA-0sJA93gwopzw-qy8ch8VPQmDE19RJBoaLrFstprNVd5GoXhYbfxJbUNEODYkjyMy-EwUM1k" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgH54XSZ1Q-ZbO9NHehkR8CK5rk3AVpae6YjbpdIovi0gdDTXDG6JKNx0kHgp-WSdHFqoUQjYcNa7Br_A9JZkEh0I2uw4vDori_Rj_79cwHcJ8KBQoA-0sJA93gwopzw-qy8ch8VPQmDE19RJBoaLrFstprNVd5GoXhYbfxJbUNEODYkjyMy-EwUM1k=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><span style="font-size: large;"><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b>Cube of Wonderous Things</b></i></div></span><p></p><p>Books were slim at the 4 locations we went to, but at the first store, I did find 4 shelves of beat up sci-fi and fantasy for .25 cents each. The place was really packed with customers, so it was hard to grab this picture without someone walking by, or me looking like an asshole. Not a ton I was really looking for, but there were some standouts.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijrnJTUbl-ujeXKcHpqc1rpuZvV7esHdbpyubsk0mqbOLwSf1hVk4DrRfyvM8vjXjC8NZ4IP3LHR4GUyow84vHPJYp36cQXXc6uZxUDqwo7VGyALSnPT5lRjglNnXTAj8hBdJ9jgI0o7XSmarTis_F-WfLrBo64HCN3-2zygR6USA4bFJ47h6xBd-Y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEijrnJTUbl-ujeXKcHpqc1rpuZvV7esHdbpyubsk0mqbOLwSf1hVk4DrRfyvM8vjXjC8NZ4IP3LHR4GUyow84vHPJYp36cQXXc6uZxUDqwo7VGyALSnPT5lRjglNnXTAj8hBdJ9jgI0o7XSmarTis_F-WfLrBo64HCN3-2zygR6USA4bFJ47h6xBd-Y=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyWuis-JxFvtf5B69kpYiFHaMVqgZHu011PU3Bjz552usUwohSHgEM_Sz2h5tHU2pnhkf0LbEPHZXv1e9bfC_dLs8tTeI0QL03Bdr0bBm6bEOkqKVr2kmbt47ttH8s3z0DgIrgvP2vJI4mWI4mYuriiGIXIBzFHF2ce_XPwlZelGrT-qU_s7NnSH1y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"></a><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyWuis-JxFvtf5B69kpYiFHaMVqgZHu011PU3Bjz552usUwohSHgEM_Sz2h5tHU2pnhkf0LbEPHZXv1e9bfC_dLs8tTeI0QL03Bdr0bBm6bEOkqKVr2kmbt47ttH8s3z0DgIrgvP2vJI4mWI4mYuriiGIXIBzFHF2ce_XPwlZelGrT-qU_s7NnSH1y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjyWuis-JxFvtf5B69kpYiFHaMVqgZHu011PU3Bjz552usUwohSHgEM_Sz2h5tHU2pnhkf0LbEPHZXv1e9bfC_dLs8tTeI0QL03Bdr0bBm6bEOkqKVr2kmbt47ttH8s3z0DgIrgvP2vJI4mWI4mYuriiGIXIBzFHF2ce_XPwlZelGrT-qU_s7NnSH1y=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBMBVWx1nDT_Jj_x7vUve_gVeknUxe2kd72zgaDZeeKA-DxLnt85iBboo_YasdI64Vd_Z3T5T_hW-wft4itYqnGrHU4VPx5fmFkkhoDASWHsoYPDtjbYI1sv7Vn3tG8lAjaBW5kVBHSoARhzZkmJIiBzvMGC44oOzZ7ii91iTZ1d0d1EKQN_iCH3sY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgBMBVWx1nDT_Jj_x7vUve_gVeknUxe2kd72zgaDZeeKA-DxLnt85iBboo_YasdI64Vd_Z3T5T_hW-wft4itYqnGrHU4VPx5fmFkkhoDASWHsoYPDtjbYI1sv7Vn3tG8lAjaBW5kVBHSoARhzZkmJIiBzvMGC44oOzZ7ii91iTZ1d0d1EKQN_iCH3sY=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div> The R.R. Martin got me a little excited, but then I saw the condition and just deflated. I have never read it, so at least I can say I have a first edition and that I read it. Naked Society is not something you see often, and the Heinlein is something I don't remember having in my collection. Picked up the Enders Game because I sold my first/first copy and all I have is some shitty modern cover edition I hate. Love the book and the original cover, so it was a no brainer. Nothing really to sell like the last post, but still a nice little haul. I will say that I have been passing up things I would normally buy in the last year or so. I have so many boxes I have not opened in years that I forgot what is in them, so there is no reason to really go crazy. If I can get 2 more book cases in my office however.. it's go-time.<p></p><p style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for reading.</span></i></b></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-17790247480677225042023-05-13T16:24:00.007-07:002023-05-13T16:24:53.794-07:00Huge Hardcover Score at Life's Treasures Thrift<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiopZ2qQtlTi4My8srziZp1PfodPGci3UmsEO6kf4JaqAylt_os2oNCaFULbSZNhuHc1phJWSonHGIZst5r1DnQlWsa6OnYE4AXvykDu9s4U79a6Fi0uSJnIvY-hRS7XhdpzyhukimiHUb8sc7k-p0Z5_VGsbs1M7xK8YGh5FshRLOeY7dnDT88oPqC" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="738" data-original-width="1483" height="318" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiopZ2qQtlTi4My8srziZp1PfodPGci3UmsEO6kf4JaqAylt_os2oNCaFULbSZNhuHc1phJWSonHGIZst5r1DnQlWsa6OnYE4AXvykDu9s4U79a6Fi0uSJnIvY-hRS7XhdpzyhukimiHUb8sc7k-p0Z5_VGsbs1M7xK8YGh5FshRLOeY7dnDT88oPqC=w640-h318" width="640" /></a></div><i><div style="text-align: center;"><i><b><span style="font-size: large;">Don't sleep on thrift stores, ladies and gentlemen. </span></b></i></div></i><p></p><p>My wife woke up this morning and declared it a Garage Sale Day, and by the rules of Mother's Day weekend, you are not allowed to say no.. and I wanted to go anyways. We drove around for what seemed like an hour, and it was so hot so only saw a few sales. After a quick coffee, we decided to hit the thrift stores in our area. I've been to life's treasures only once before, and it was more of a clothing store than anything, but things had changed in the year or so since I've stopped by.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQKCvG6rSZcTi-Fng1GVjkeB05vOLW0maGIbncS4trbztYMTP9XnvZRpAeCa6d5NL0WNP8M-n8tBMYiVfA0Ru8-hanrxldBCEIDTA8fIOlk3L2luc8u6_65VBvaJw87uKH_zwWvQl2oKOJFITmwYEw-M8N44-WIrqQ_-tS0AeL-DfLTf7UEdZawEzB" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjQKCvG6rSZcTi-Fng1GVjkeB05vOLW0maGIbncS4trbztYMTP9XnvZRpAeCa6d5NL0WNP8M-n8tBMYiVfA0Ru8-hanrxldBCEIDTA8fIOlk3L2luc8u6_65VBvaJw87uKH_zwWvQl2oKOJFITmwYEw-M8N44-WIrqQ_-tS0AeL-DfLTf7UEdZawEzB=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />While my son went straight to the VHS tapes, I went over to the book shelves. First thing I noticed in the bins were 100's of science fiction and fantasy books, all .50 cents each and in really good shape.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdtbT1LQqKZpx0ZbRTF1YbaEwLWB2E2-f7qzXXvptXVaM5r7Lnx35YQL8MYRb9hM9kIuIW9B7BsOHDBFf-18EWXbVwppVTTk5JDmNBVoB-TIRKIqWa01e7n_BRvzlZWRPhGW1MG8NFXP3W04EIMyfeO0ejub4BKQczqMZd2-MYQ43ydYZz15FrOjKh" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhdtbT1LQqKZpx0ZbRTF1YbaEwLWB2E2-f7qzXXvptXVaM5r7Lnx35YQL8MYRb9hM9kIuIW9B7BsOHDBFf-18EWXbVwppVTTk5JDmNBVoB-TIRKIqWa01e7n_BRvzlZWRPhGW1MG8NFXP3W04EIMyfeO0ejub4BKQczqMZd2-MYQ43ydYZz15FrOjKh=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgl8QJQ7x-TNmIphrIHPIjI5jrdbeAjK7U_0KqPp0jCHcZzwzllI5WNeunCFqu-OH921d9dWjmCkRmbjylO-jaqJgkWSXOE2dUdt8xshTb2Ojq-rqcmnpMUoZSdCBRKdcgz6aaIF7AYyGfAGsldf5OJBnpQVd0lSlHMViWg2WcLuNTBwrGbcFFRWBYd=w300-h400" width="300" /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">Bins and bins of 80's and 90's modern fantasy and science fiction. Nothing really crazy in terms of value, but if you were looking to complete a lesser known series without hitting ebay, you could easily get that done here. A quick inspection and I only picked out four paperbacks that had a value of over $10, all Timescape novels by Pournelle. Not sure why, but Timescape is really hot right now. I was ready to leave when I decided to just give the hard covers a once over like I always do, and I never expect much to be honest. Hard covers are heavy, take up a ton of space, and the liklihood of me finding anything rare is.. well, rare.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4qYYkwcoZAJe29asZJgBBYdS0VEjVwM5xFJzz0AlnC9ncrEUWuNP6i7-2WynyR4xyilubfVyxGOSwyF75YN_r15IruL4uRO41xc6BBOssj6uEyMDLhMVmJkU-9LxPpi9uMh6tQxP7aH2oM7T7rjcKguSXNXrRW5Ed65tmyiK-ThUsr-F4sIbJkBqU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg4qYYkwcoZAJe29asZJgBBYdS0VEjVwM5xFJzz0AlnC9ncrEUWuNP6i7-2WynyR4xyilubfVyxGOSwyF75YN_r15IruL4uRO41xc6BBOssj6uEyMDLhMVmJkU-9LxPpi9uMh6tQxP7aH2oM7T7rjcKguSXNXrRW5Ed65tmyiK-ThUsr-F4sIbJkBqU=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The motherlode </span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div style="text-align: left;">The first bookcase I looked in, you can see in the brown bookcase above in the first picture of the bins. It was 100% filled with 60, 70's and early 80's first edition and book club edition science fiction and fantasy hard covers in amazing condition. All but a few looks unread, or near mint. Two full bookcases! I asked the wife to bring me over a cart so I could unload some of the more familiar authors and see what I'm looking at. I'm nervous even writing this; I left about 100 more hard covers at the store. I right about to buy new tires for my truck, so I'm making some kind of attempt to save money, so I grabbed the 30 I thought would be the best at the moment.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUVj0UKiLJkB3EzIcr1hS0DYgl350nHMj_j3RZrj-p-AZfcAI0TftTMAvgP6LPkf8R9xsePyds1ljTar2w853nWu2X1kmEQg0mpMq3SrgfiNPcXnXzSuO-B-BiF1s6cCWtdfaHBD2X5x7Q7TcgkjXkzfr_a2HNcCzSyX9ykM1IyLG1g94bUwtN_FJp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiUVj0UKiLJkB3EzIcr1hS0DYgl350nHMj_j3RZrj-p-AZfcAI0TftTMAvgP6LPkf8R9xsePyds1ljTar2w853nWu2X1kmEQg0mpMq3SrgfiNPcXnXzSuO-B-BiF1s6cCWtdfaHBD2X5x7Q7TcgkjXkzfr_a2HNcCzSyX9ykM1IyLG1g94bUwtN_FJp=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpRHPFbCLsu9VuJ1L9w5A_c0Qt74k72KYD_0tQwtmBZEXKR47OGY-EbJCkRvEN1Ig_XdlEuKOmv-Sh1Ht47zqCw_CDqZ5S4FIfG7TxiDzy1SU93KWDPpfRV2ep8i9ppCu3i3ro0BcUGPvIzpVbR1RIDfXGxs9Jg6SO5cozStua3d6XPj_CbErQLzdv" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgpRHPFbCLsu9VuJ1L9w5A_c0Qt74k72KYD_0tQwtmBZEXKR47OGY-EbJCkRvEN1Ig_XdlEuKOmv-Sh1Ht47zqCw_CDqZ5S4FIfG7TxiDzy1SU93KWDPpfRV2ep8i9ppCu3i3ro0BcUGPvIzpVbR1RIDfXGxs9Jg6SO5cozStua3d6XPj_CbErQLzdv=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div></div></div></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAVXU7wFYgKqeD0PLuHe_30gd7hqGkyu5ujKOaqk-9QrOvUAvy6tW6Jl20SyJ0_idhYvYfom8kC04XhWrXuFkb0XKo3-Fa2TTcSJQM5GUZU7-8lNmfcsFXOO3imKYfJw4B_el9lfHBA0-En32OcOo9wZSRVGQEwH88SMJp_L6zPRKtBRmmMfLQgvSt" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjAVXU7wFYgKqeD0PLuHe_30gd7hqGkyu5ujKOaqk-9QrOvUAvy6tW6Jl20SyJ0_idhYvYfom8kC04XhWrXuFkb0XKo3-Fa2TTcSJQM5GUZU7-8lNmfcsFXOO3imKYfJw4B_el9lfHBA0-En32OcOo9wZSRVGQEwH88SMJp_L6zPRKtBRmmMfLQgvSt=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;">What a find. It's been since I went back to the Book Rack over two years ago since I've seen some BCE and old school hard backs in the wild, but these were only $2 each, and the book rack charged low eBay pricing. BCE Books from the late 70's must be made out of different paper or something, because they always look pretty decent and the when the dust jackets are on, they are in great shape with little wear.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_RPfwrIWeY9k7ME1J0vpPkCGPVylYVqrPSejNDW445X7xBoRhgh7j62JUfrG4VGs0DPAuAxa8Z41wdNf6BzifCSSpMgx58274MRD3G1c7wcckAuHrNb3Hn3-wAhZ4N7SgJeV8FlRLmaapyJzwWqUa25p2lQXdKEnj-MITPfWW2w6fRdL96_WFdDzz" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEg_RPfwrIWeY9k7ME1J0vpPkCGPVylYVqrPSejNDW445X7xBoRhgh7j62JUfrG4VGs0DPAuAxa8Z41wdNf6BzifCSSpMgx58274MRD3G1c7wcckAuHrNb3Hn3-wAhZ4N7SgJeV8FlRLmaapyJzwWqUa25p2lQXdKEnj-MITPfWW2w6fRdL96_WFdDzz=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTpCpkyDm-_DheQjMkDIDP8vmZGOEAzQXDFOtzq5pXI-rFmskk1ATnEHoH4demOyKcEh1kDkV0CXrv6Lb1BsxA_qP99IMEIAP6idKiyik1sUjaOrK3dmQT1DtaEUWUOJ6Uf_XEqWUEnZ7fqIiZOUuHWe-rysK09Sb_8ADtV8M_7gtFi3De2BIzTeu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhhTpCpkyDm-_DheQjMkDIDP8vmZGOEAzQXDFOtzq5pXI-rFmskk1ATnEHoH4demOyKcEh1kDkV0CXrv6Lb1BsxA_qP99IMEIAP6idKiyik1sUjaOrK3dmQT1DtaEUWUOJ6Uf_XEqWUEnZ7fqIiZOUuHWe-rysK09Sb_8ADtV8M_7gtFi3De2BIzTeu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><br />These all-in-one series anthonologies always peak my interest. I like boxed sets, and this has the same appeal. These are mail away first editions from 1978, have all the maps and fun of the original first editions and have unique cover art. The Boris cover Zalazny's were really awesome, shared the same cover, and I'm glad I picked them up. Overall, a great score, and I hope I can make it back soon with some more cash to pick up another haul of these books before they are gone. I secretly hope someone is reading this and heads down to Life's Treasures Thrift to pick up some books and benefits from this in some way. Even the paperbacks would be special to someone who is just starting their collection and wants to pick up a couple of boxes on the cheap.</div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Thanks for reading. </span></i></b></div><br /><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-17031923412229282992022-10-15T14:56:00.005-07:002022-10-15T14:57:36.315-07:00Neighborhood Garage Sale Finds - H.P. Lovecraft & More<p style="text-align: left;"></p><blockquote style="border: none; margin: 0px 0px 0px 40px; padding: 0px;"><p style="text-align: left;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiD46vhLpDh2m1IQWMkM0RLzRwOKa0hPg2lmxqOYUja90xifLhFlb85G_zCNFPHERGN86dkJsaU0A72XLAMg6bWOT_sJQHeyLlmg6nwGYHq4dwK2boT8i2IDjTjZFyve9ginyYRAjS-aIbtbRZITqLS3P6uzlbTHITiyqsOgeWKvF3x3jcpaHrRTfcB=w300-h400" style="text-align: center;" width="300" /> <img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi3O2is80KD8we2heSiIiDh1na4rFdkz4BqO0ka_Irwl3z2EIX0n3C-YZQH28Is11kc7Dk04mrtzvXzG2sjk3cYkPfSEkJgFktV2lPTyub37UP1MkSbgVVffBgABUYaaFv86B9gZevNUd1qPFw5fWhc9dKswIkCXtDkWshpSuVkNuivtm2-eFaq63TA=w300-h400" width="300" /></p></blockquote><p></p><p style="text-align: left;"> Well look what we have here, a community-wide garage sale! I have been seeing the signs in the adjoining neighborhood for weeks, and today was finally the day. I somehow managed to get my teenaged son out of the bed to come with me, which was welcome indeed. It was on of those events where there were so many cars, you kind of had to park somewhere on the street and plot your destination. If I had to guess, I would say there was over 50 garage/yard sales total. As you can see from the above pictures, I did find a bag of books for 50 cents each! I spotted a bunch of very bad condition fantasy 80's novels in a box, and just keep looking around. My son was finding win-after-win and I was empty handed right up until the end. The picture on the left is the actual sale, and that's me on the right walking back to the car with the loot. Don't mind the wrist brace.</p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM3TiFJv6S-rxkCxGdVWtj_LWvFvvZxElEUWy4fvFL94v84V2qpdNnkTWY4ODTY7YFQM_5pm56MrJD_GfVNjz25yZwIMJKbc2_aZf2ICrgGbZF4lYylC5g-MQeD7ZexZa03kDXiiTMeI6syfH8zVZOvXryE0XoIxCoCZeva6EdSQg9_6oE-L1EShUu" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgM3TiFJv6S-rxkCxGdVWtj_LWvFvvZxElEUWy4fvFL94v84V2qpdNnkTWY4ODTY7YFQM_5pm56MrJD_GfVNjz25yZwIMJKbc2_aZf2ICrgGbZF4lYylC5g-MQeD7ZexZa03kDXiiTMeI6syfH8zVZOvXryE0XoIxCoCZeva6EdSQg9_6oE-L1EShUu=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">The garage sale loot.</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> When I saw the HP Lovecraft book, I knew I was in the right place. A few other little gems and some unknowns caught my eye right away and I knew for 50 cents each, I could not go wrong. Most notably the two Lovecraft books, Charnel house, and Heart of Darkness all have eBay sold listings for well over $20 each recently.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgHghvc0Um2a6JJOrpXgyI1uDEKSp6UZ5niFT8CiTpNpOXQdnoe-7znqKYMON87jd2RyfOGipacGPgI--byNfcrBlPVwCB16YNj2MTUG7n1JpYn53akxnfIxfxnAK6IIM6wapkROxDWNvL7dSlMYtTWrCX-tzyPzUXOB52RUFn_V9L3dNEUhqxH7E2J=w300-h400" width="300" /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgO7DllEw-mc3xhwtFw507vUdb2UglG5rXvWYeztAn3tXM9gdX3gOufBTNwwgP1PoYGzAgIzGVMTGn4g6gx6Ma56mZDrfd_nQ4G48j5RhsQDpQmkfqNbxLGuIulsmTlhQ7n2GeJxyVPaFAKphkK55qn-J2AYPOLgh3i-xm_xkiV9W1nXF27y5kZr8y" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjgO7DllEw-mc3xhwtFw507vUdb2UglG5rXvWYeztAn3tXM9gdX3gOufBTNwwgP1PoYGzAgIzGVMTGn4g6gx6Ma56mZDrfd_nQ4G48j5RhsQDpQmkfqNbxLGuIulsmTlhQ7n2GeJxyVPaFAKphkK55qn-J2AYPOLgh3i-xm_xkiV9W1nXF27y5kZr8y=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">All the books had that white tag with the price on them.</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span> Really great covers, especially on the early Burroughs trade paperback. I have not been going to many garage sales lately because of the price of gas, and the amount of garbage you have to sift through to find anything. Back in the early days of the blog I use to live off of Mcgregor Blvd in Fort Myers, by the <a href="https://www.google.com/search?q=edison+park+fort+myers+florida&rlz=1C1CHBF_enUS986US986&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjp0NzGnOP6AhW0mYQIHSopCIEQ_AUoAnoECAIQBA&biw=1578&bih=877&dpr=0.9">Edison Home and Ford Estates</a>. Very high end area, and their yard and garage sales are licensed with the city in that area. Not sure why, but there was always something good to find. Maybe one person paid to have their garage sale licensed and all the neighbors brought something over to sell? The cost of the houses? Rich people do throw away cool shit. </span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><span style="font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"><span style="font-size: x-large;">Anyways. Thanks for reading.</span></span><span style="font-size: x-large; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span></div></div><br /></span></div>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-88112001616485085272022-08-20T18:13:00.012-07:002022-08-20T18:20:18.898-07:00Quick visit to Wilson's Book World <p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCa75SKNud-_joJ31hSBx6Fk7sl5pMC3_fDtJyqYwz8rMIbR4-EICkZ6GgfIv-wxBZiQ6dSPiE-YIUG7ldh659yksKoGHr-vmP0asJCD10dar9wpKSxunP1aN3J2xTcBTIqQz8VMsejgviePKQVZ4EcLs2YAZXRzOaHCu23q0Gq-ygbhIQK_oev4bN" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjCa75SKNud-_joJ31hSBx6Fk7sl5pMC3_fDtJyqYwz8rMIbR4-EICkZ6GgfIv-wxBZiQ6dSPiE-YIUG7ldh659yksKoGHr-vmP0asJCD10dar9wpKSxunP1aN3J2xTcBTIqQz8VMsejgviePKQVZ4EcLs2YAZXRzOaHCu23q0Gq-ygbhIQK_oev4bN=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Wilson's Book World - St. Pete <a href="https://www.wilsonsbookworld.com/">(Website)</a></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;"><br /></span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: medium; font-style: italic; font-weight: bold;"> </span><span>I was recently in St. Petersburg for a work event, and had to quickly leave to go back to the office, when I passed Wilson's Book World. I nearly drove right past it; it came up on me so fast. I drive a medium sized pickup, and their parking lot was so small and hard to navigate, I did not think I was going to have room to park, but I just barely made it. leaving, it took me 4 attempts to clear the side of the building, and multiple tries to turn back on to the road. This building looks like its in multiple different levels or rooms, but I don't think it is. Someone may live above/behind it in the attached building? Not sure.</span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnSRpM7xTUzVueCFygyJVeRLhHDdhHmOQYznwHHbHgRcRXXM1unTt-Btlt5y3LBkKids6r-iL_2rl52gXl3T9ugTKSycrR2qk-mIDbCQzR4ETGrVHUCvgtdAg9MTlciVp5-KIalTPwx1UW_rD7scXJcgvU2mfuOTYGAPTy0eBdPrXjsrq3dRRZN87N" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhnSRpM7xTUzVueCFygyJVeRLhHDdhHmOQYznwHHbHgRcRXXM1unTt-Btlt5y3LBkKids6r-iL_2rl52gXl3T9ugTKSycrR2qk-mIDbCQzR4ETGrVHUCvgtdAg9MTlciVp5-KIalTPwx1UW_rD7scXJcgvU2mfuOTYGAPTy0eBdPrXjsrq3dRRZN87N=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Half of the Science Fiction section.</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz-wR_qaFJkKtC-Y1MaT1ttYMIMgDPuVVfzKNFELOoNYSNFe_PP4jX6Txn-uGckwWPowq5Yk1WZi1HQpbUW9PGDSaJpNVhYZRih6IJOeovnZbg6OMfTFBm7KXyFX25lryrpzPDDUZxxHb72-sC7HjfMqyo-IYWBI0Ivdwp0_D6--bWmkbatuMqT_6j" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEiz-wR_qaFJkKtC-Y1MaT1ttYMIMgDPuVVfzKNFELOoNYSNFe_PP4jX6Txn-uGckwWPowq5Yk1WZi1HQpbUW9PGDSaJpNVhYZRih6IJOeovnZbg6OMfTFBm7KXyFX25lryrpzPDDUZxxHb72-sC7HjfMqyo-IYWBI0Ivdwp0_D6--bWmkbatuMqT_6j=w640-h480" width="640" /></a></div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Half of the Fantasy Section</span></i></b></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaF3_KzeBSpZ0HCmsSaf1tkqzcZr42MX3iVoITWipIcWHcSa87krmJClcmhYETbZhoGTrQaKg18soTyuq43R2yhvdCw0rOgLrpAuN9eReRk37d-x17QAHMCEoc3sWzxvug_MTDQvuVilnHEJY16YshKBmeuX3nwU6FzKDyJM3JYZf9UeedBhh3C5Wp" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgaF3_KzeBSpZ0HCmsSaf1tkqzcZr42MX3iVoITWipIcWHcSa87krmJClcmhYETbZhoGTrQaKg18soTyuq43R2yhvdCw0rOgLrpAuN9eReRk37d-x17QAHMCEoc3sWzxvug_MTDQvuVilnHEJY16YshKBmeuX3nwU6FzKDyJM3JYZf9UeedBhh3C5Wp=w480-h640" width="480" /></a></div><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">One shelf of around half of the Vintage Sci-fi</span></i></b><br /><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> Walking in, I was greeted by a very cheerful person working the counter behind a plastic sheet. Super friendly and offered help right away. Some regulars were walking around shopping which was nice to see in a post-pandemic world. An old man walked in when I did to return some books he bought previously, and was called out for bringing in books that were not purchased there, and hoooo boy did she handle it quickly. Never even let him get a breath, just said no, this is what I can do and goodbye. No, "The customer is always right" bullshit here! </div><div style="text-align: left;"> Prices were medium-high ebay average in good condition. Every book has a stamp in it with a pencil written value; almost always $3 on the regular books. Vintage were about $7 and up.. this place knows what it has in inventory and will not be had by someone like me. Condition does not seem to matter, all prices were ebay medium/high sold auction value even if the cover was just barely on there. The stamp itself really affects the condition, and in used book stores that do this, I kind of expect a little lighter on the prices. I really wanted those ace doubles, it's super hard to find them, especially in this frequency, but again with the condition and stamping. I love the organization and, commitment to the alpha system, and even keeping the series books together by number is a super welcome and refreshing thing to see in any book store, something you don't even see at Barnes & Noble. I asked if she had some Dungeons and Dragons modules, and she had several in the "Antiquities and Rare" section for $60 each which was VERY extreme. The box sets themselves the books came from, for example, Menzoberrazan Forgotten Realms- goes for $100 in perfect shape. $60? No way. $20 on a good day. A quick peek around and I confirmed some of my fears.. some things were a little overpriced. I did find a few little gems:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjijSH50azu58k0zCPlsh8sa7O3dPM8_ydEz7QMQx9HE4JVNrnS7ISFZ3Xv-wy_x4N9UtGJI0OB_hI88Etma8-9tLeQigH5Sw-U4CbWask2JRy6qPevLnjvQYJmKg46aZOBwP9kQ0LT752W3Skt9PuX2NdCw9zfpU40LMo9N0MI6CQokpfbFs5Wf94G" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjijSH50azu58k0zCPlsh8sa7O3dPM8_ydEz7QMQx9HE4JVNrnS7ISFZ3Xv-wy_x4N9UtGJI0OB_hI88Etma8-9tLeQigH5Sw-U4CbWask2JRy6qPevLnjvQYJmKg46aZOBwP9kQ0LT752W3Skt9PuX2NdCw9zfpU40LMo9N0MI6CQokpfbFs5Wf94G=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLk7aYqn4tf6NKElVVsGDmHfaytorUFwIsp4RvGfoGiyfYju7BaWCX34rcRJK8AXJxMpgSH2z7JYLbHrGfrYx8PG02Iz_G7knqBazVMAXAD2_hg1-ML95s_NdqOliHMW7pSuNA9zxt7DPV2VubaSzKX4LXavQAn_s7NRSdT_vzcn5b82Zn7Dr9rxsP" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjLk7aYqn4tf6NKElVVsGDmHfaytorUFwIsp4RvGfoGiyfYju7BaWCX34rcRJK8AXJxMpgSH2z7JYLbHrGfrYx8PG02Iz_G7knqBazVMAXAD2_hg1-ML95s_NdqOliHMW7pSuNA9zxt7DPV2VubaSzKX4LXavQAn_s7NRSdT_vzcn5b82Zn7Dr9rxsP=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Star Gate by Andre Norton, 1958 pulp edition in fair condition</span></i></b></div></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfzukTFK8XfFyYZRBVtyGCtK-bC-8lEssFOAXa5Rq4qPI38D7gzK-J9srNpo36VA2Mt8o7PA__AtVSgFlAd9SxOtfKH2I3WEG6GeBfGtVxiruJZ4u8utqYJArvrAp-sNNrwup6Qh3Xx0qG0-TD3HTf0vEbno9Qlow8cqZ4C_OWeZB3iWvHMW7L3bJr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjfzukTFK8XfFyYZRBVtyGCtK-bC-8lEssFOAXa5Rq4qPI38D7gzK-J9srNpo36VA2Mt8o7PA__AtVSgFlAd9SxOtfKH2I3WEG6GeBfGtVxiruJZ4u8utqYJArvrAp-sNNrwup6Qh3Xx0qG0-TD3HTf0vEbno9Qlow8cqZ4C_OWeZB3iWvHMW7L3bJr=w300-h400" width="300" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9BoHTAPiiDuT4uGWIx9wf9bLQ0EpVkPFicv9Opr4I2YhncOQ2ObUGMhr_62694QHZk9PNCtjLPLdGJD0qsv0YJyK8GrY1g8lKnZ8Dcil_QOix4xk2PwMuCOBvfnCbkZIMhUPHX2bjSMOLfWhnAKbQTCboHYI311MtQzaPZk4patVFGkI4AuIO5f7a" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9BoHTAPiiDuT4uGWIx9wf9bLQ0EpVkPFicv9Opr4I2YhncOQ2ObUGMhr_62694QHZk9PNCtjLPLdGJD0qsv0YJyK8GrY1g8lKnZ8Dcil_QOix4xk2PwMuCOBvfnCbkZIMhUPHX2bjSMOLfWhnAKbQTCboHYI311MtQzaPZk4patVFGkI4AuIO5f7a=w300-h400" width="300" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Riverworld 5 book Boxed Set in fair condition</span></i></b></div></div><br /> No stamp in either one, just some light pencil. Star Gate was marked $9 and Riverworld box was marked $15.95. Strangely, when I checked out, she only charged me a flat $20 for both items which was super nice of her. I can't find anything on the Riverworld Boxed Set, which leads me to believe it was somewhat rare. I see the books contained inside for sale on ebay for $35, but no shell. The Star Gate I have in other editions, and goes for exactly the same as marked.. around $9. I spent a little more than I would normally but I did not want to leave empty handed from a family owned business. I hate to be so critical in my quick review, and reading this back, it just really seems like I hated it. It was a nice little store, if you need something to complete a set, I would highly recommend going here to get that done as they have so many hard to find items. If you can wait a few days you can get it on ebay. I did not have much time, but I bet with enough patience you could find some good deals.<br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">See you next time.</span></i></b></div></div></div></span></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-45057463446856232742022-05-06T17:12:00.006-07:002022-05-06T17:18:54.840-07:00Double-Trouble - Pickups from two different Florida bookstores<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL4-Qm0AMB9Lz2KVhjVbxxbo2jsS0ZLdfdNb0OXY7lhW4P7ceCu6Plvm0v1okRGImGU9P5QissybhyQDbAOxUes1dkBpGF873qXhBbsm28W7ABX0OQPMV3M5wcLNgjWKZOagDuxzc_TX4C8GR0FKtgSJGTGp-so40apjLeBLIUDWGYeOjjVfjnQ9bg" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgL4-Qm0AMB9Lz2KVhjVbxxbo2jsS0ZLdfdNb0OXY7lhW4P7ceCu6Plvm0v1okRGImGU9P5QissybhyQDbAOxUes1dkBpGF873qXhBbsm28W7ABX0OQPMV3M5wcLNgjWKZOagDuxzc_TX4C8GR0FKtgSJGTGp-so40apjLeBLIUDWGYeOjjVfjnQ9bg=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">A Novel Idea Bookstore - Ocala Florida</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> It's close to my birthday, and I had to travel a lot this week, so I hit some old favorites of mine in Fort Myers and Ocala. <a href="https://www.facebook.com/TheBookRackFortMyers">The Book Rack</a> in Fort Myers is still owned by the same person, and I have posted about the store <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/09/rainy-day-book-haul-daw-dray-prescot.html">several</a> <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/10/paperback-exchange-pickups.html">other</a> <a href="https://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/03/paper-back-super-score-my-best-day-book.html">times</a> in this blog. Its great for a twice a year stop in to see if any of the inventory has changed over. The other store I visited is <a href="https://www.facebook.com/ANovelIdeaBooks/">A Novel Idea</a> in Ocala, which I had been in once before, but there was really nothing in my price range. Their cheapest books are $2-$4 on average. I did find some gems however. They had an orange cat at checkout in a box of books, which is very good luck and much appreciated. Anyways, back to the Book Rack.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW6kAQzdJny9fdUQ9r7MnXIUHmn38qXPSIRALDYAuY2mnwKAgO5nUWhPJjRsduvaqFhRk1NsW2EI89TVu66BgQVIwxJWmMx98PyK3ssxm5ofkA8EoYxrbEJ7rSEX1-z8c-dMx0GzRTX2B_b9R9rCZV_nC5xoPWxQivDURzCtL52BIc8rWrImC-oKRU" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjW6kAQzdJny9fdUQ9r7MnXIUHmn38qXPSIRALDYAuY2mnwKAgO5nUWhPJjRsduvaqFhRk1NsW2EI89TVu66BgQVIwxJWmMx98PyK3ssxm5ofkA8EoYxrbEJ7rSEX1-z8c-dMx0GzRTX2B_b9R9rCZV_nC5xoPWxQivDURzCtL52BIc8rWrImC-oKRU=w240-h320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUcFvIl3sSy6oxB6wMYleAlyLRtSZh8_Y9pUM5D4Albx96DA8_G5Eeu7h41IN7mfNwI5EBNG6kE-o00xrom7NEusZxOmmlClbD6SvAoInyHguU7Z7MsruGRPWoJ9kPlz3uc6Yq5njJ6YgMOZdVBNNIxwmbhpej6Wp0kVS2L4i24qMp_KI7DgLimjkm" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhUcFvIl3sSy6oxB6wMYleAlyLRtSZh8_Y9pUM5D4Albx96DA8_G5Eeu7h41IN7mfNwI5EBNG6kE-o00xrom7NEusZxOmmlClbD6SvAoInyHguU7Z7MsruGRPWoJ9kPlz3uc6Yq5njJ6YgMOZdVBNNIxwmbhpej6Wp0kVS2L4i24qMp_KI7DgLimjkm=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /> Well friends, she finally got wise to reseller and collector antics. There was a ton of new stuff in the store, but everything that was worth anything is now on a huge table behind the owner at the front, and to the side priced for eBay sale. Anything over an eBay sold value of $4 has been deemed as "Rare" and removed to be put on eBay. She did allow me to look behind the counter, but warned me it's prices as marked. There was two large wire racks in the middle of the sci-fi fantasy section just covered with Book Club Edition's for days. A lot of stuff I did not have, and all in good condition, but each one is marked with sharpie in the front cover insert as for sale for $8 each. The actual value of these books are around $5 each on eBay, so I think she is looking at listed values and not sold auctions. Either way, I caught her slipping on a <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_fsrp=1&rt=nc&_from=R40&_sacat=0&_nkw=gene+wolfe+shadow+of+the+torturer&LH_Sold=1">Shadow of the Torturer by Gene Wolfe</a> and a stack of Zelazny for $1 each on the very bottom shelf mixed in with some Shatner Tek War. I did notice if it was on the bottom shelf, it appeared to be priced years ago and untouched. It's also worth noting, any of the Timescape books are going for big money and I have no idea why.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggcZpwFPorycLCtGeC_MU_kdWD8oWr3jNCLPaGN5Y1hPjNS5hWDtBMKf9h2TmaIvzX25Dj6cCo1yqZcfhr-TDSZxWNi1UmoyiOHt1OxfknnLqxSjYZrBKOBMcmNgsbqRWbqYD9tOw54og1fzSbTNCe1e75PvTfROhwuGhfTNpf-3LmMRbEci-328HH" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEggcZpwFPorycLCtGeC_MU_kdWD8oWr3jNCLPaGN5Y1hPjNS5hWDtBMKf9h2TmaIvzX25Dj6cCo1yqZcfhr-TDSZxWNi1UmoyiOHt1OxfknnLqxSjYZrBKOBMcmNgsbqRWbqYD9tOw54og1fzSbTNCe1e75PvTfROhwuGhfTNpf-3LmMRbEci-328HH=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">The haul from both locations</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjZ1d8Ot8ML3FmE7OEkfFeL8n1-OmD3SF1udzWpSCsTB3XKG8rVlH1lJjyyr2XNZx9buY0zV94W8M0SkiYI4dSg9xXiPHmesKfL3y6ar7nxa7NH3bO0f2IQR3Qz6efjeOJnpPbj7JcJU_Drzd6RhDeSLO3-fxPro5TRN1Zh_tv7NwFlPeFlCaL8QF5" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgjZ1d8Ot8ML3FmE7OEkfFeL8n1-OmD3SF1udzWpSCsTB3XKG8rVlH1lJjyyr2XNZx9buY0zV94W8M0SkiYI4dSg9xXiPHmesKfL3y6ar7nxa7NH3bO0f2IQR3Qz6efjeOJnpPbj7JcJU_Drzd6RhDeSLO3-fxPro5TRN1Zh_tv7NwFlPeFlCaL8QF5=w240-h320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm4pS5OKttRRu6YK6RFuhwBTLV2JvRLSAPJglvIIuGkKmbFnGGGttgIDnb72LReBxLD3hrPEpuEa53LRluKe8t76foJchgkFDT-jNOq8THlZCthsjuvlNeBcbbsQ_9L_ee4FDaaaFj-VN5wxkSgb9e6M1VZuoUQCQ5VhDiP94tzy1dD-O3JrRDXtuY" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgm4pS5OKttRRu6YK6RFuhwBTLV2JvRLSAPJglvIIuGkKmbFnGGGttgIDnb72LReBxLD3hrPEpuEa53LRluKe8t76foJchgkFDT-jNOq8THlZCthsjuvlNeBcbbsQ_9L_ee4FDaaaFj-VN5wxkSgb9e6M1VZuoUQCQ5VhDiP94tzy1dD-O3JrRDXtuY=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><b style="font-weight: bold;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"></div> </b>Left stack is from the Book Rack, right stack is from Novel Idea. Some really great old pulpy sci-fi, and some great covers from Novel Idea, and they had some more stuff that I wanted. I broke the bank at $31, which is MUCH more than I would normally pay. $2 is the minimum price for a book there as mentioned previously. When I found <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=the+black+horde+lewis&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_fsrp=1&_odkw=the+black+horde&_osacat=0&LH_Sold=1">The Black Horde by Lewis</a>, I didn't feel bad spending the money, as I have one other copy and I knew it was worth $30+. <a href="https://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2334524.m570.l1313&_nkw=the+origin+of+crabs&_sacat=0&LH_TitleDesc=0&_fsrp=1&_odkw=the+black+horde+lewis&_osacat=0&LH_Sold=1">The Origin of the Crabs</a> really stood out for me, so got that as well and was pleasantly surprised of its value. The rest of the books I did not have, or had in a different edition so grabbed them on merit knowing I'm going to make my money back on the one book alone. Full transparency, I sell the doubles of books I find in the wild, and keep the better edition for myself to fund more book buying down the line. I also pick up books for fellow collectors, but I'm horrible about getting back to them and looking through mountains of storage for what they need. I spent just under $50 on this trip, got some stuff I wanted, and two books to sell to get that money back. Some cover shots below:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp7Nnh7UVxkz4aMPO77hE2bBgVcLEed0BmsOjdJSqux19u8qpL9e5lAPnxL1xDrt1TkhUVqc7jrImudETiol5mScqNrJcdSTZYBFQPlO8qgAsMQunHaDND5VfpHQRSQosPPNNR1LxMpIYEWZM7Sr0aYJhtZiCXqdCF3gOnLLrXSve3CKUlheEGe5sr" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhp7Nnh7UVxkz4aMPO77hE2bBgVcLEed0BmsOjdJSqux19u8qpL9e5lAPnxL1xDrt1TkhUVqc7jrImudETiol5mScqNrJcdSTZYBFQPlO8qgAsMQunHaDND5VfpHQRSQosPPNNR1LxMpIYEWZM7Sr0aYJhtZiCXqdCF3gOnLLrXSve3CKUlheEGe5sr=w240-h320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF98AYbnwzqfgm0FdIUjOjOHT7ciWMrJG2YFpdejMzYVu2GcPU63Skc73Yve4ariaLPUGiBIIT9mpLU0JzMxTB73XRcvCpcjuzNNqWQ9XIsYG7kBNvG5DOLBwzUfT7xql2XYAO6of-cjaBjdwLGQV65YdKdaUtVAU9oA2NwNy9cCsWEmRD2euoajPK" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEgF98AYbnwzqfgm0FdIUjOjOHT7ciWMrJG2YFpdejMzYVu2GcPU63Skc73Yve4ariaLPUGiBIIT9mpLU0JzMxTB73XRcvCpcjuzNNqWQ9XIsYG7kBNvG5DOLBwzUfT7xql2XYAO6of-cjaBjdwLGQV65YdKdaUtVAU9oA2NwNy9cCsWEmRD2euoajPK=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp5Dssq1j9sOpDstIKTLmxxa-SJBibvBK_12nAPj0X_UH7HldzalxNUGKYsy5W_TT2Tyisu12xlcaUi7lLJLtl80rrrgCaGiNX7s2dGJtxE2rqk1Bxmfg0ab6YmSoV_UwqoSB2Z_7j7bWhnTk83AFwxQRmZqV472IzyhwNITjKl02_y2r_0mIPpxzW" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEjp5Dssq1j9sOpDstIKTLmxxa-SJBibvBK_12nAPj0X_UH7HldzalxNUGKYsy5W_TT2Tyisu12xlcaUi7lLJLtl80rrrgCaGiNX7s2dGJtxE2rqk1Bxmfg0ab6YmSoV_UwqoSB2Z_7j7bWhnTk83AFwxQRmZqV472IzyhwNITjKl02_y2r_0mIPpxzW=w240-h320" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOyaNECKhCySGjZTV-u3bgJiAknxSwnWwyfbeMxVJMtgTrhr5rtZ9yzjaBSsEcuh1LXy5WSUQrMraMfF_b_lf4aOrhF2nUm14uRxOMpFAsWiI0y8h1BhGgAL6Mrgw0WetZAdQ999JX4DXxckoRDira8Udmmxne5kEA-hVfTM-Aw70YsQQdZM8zkkiw" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="4032" data-original-width="3024" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEhOyaNECKhCySGjZTV-u3bgJiAknxSwnWwyfbeMxVJMtgTrhr5rtZ9yzjaBSsEcuh1LXy5WSUQrMraMfF_b_lf4aOrhF2nUm14uRxOMpFAsWiI0y8h1BhGgAL6Mrgw0WetZAdQ999JX4DXxckoRDira8Udmmxne5kEA-hVfTM-Aw70YsQQdZM8zkkiw=w240-h320" width="240" /></a></div></div><br /><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9DbCQRY8v6RVh5j45EE8FgvnbazAGjW-ml1CZ0PZ-p_TagL4HNw7OqlvezYmg68rS_LYdNY1EJVXYYPq8pWs63HcxQwpzqrs1gDGzXwsBxut9l4xxv2qK_3zXDN4D2_VYLaZcsMBs9ViT68qjeUQiJ2MPdyfnsjcyhJ6AXbXHCI2oGsjxOrLjh1EM" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="3024" data-original-width="4032" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEi9DbCQRY8v6RVh5j45EE8FgvnbazAGjW-ml1CZ0PZ-p_TagL4HNw7OqlvezYmg68rS_LYdNY1EJVXYYPq8pWs63HcxQwpzqrs1gDGzXwsBxut9l4xxv2qK_3zXDN4D2_VYLaZcsMBs9ViT68qjeUQiJ2MPdyfnsjcyhJ6AXbXHCI2oGsjxOrLjh1EM=w400-h300" width="400" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: medium;">Artax the Book Cat paying the Cat Tax</span></i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><br /></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"> Speaking of Cat Tax, Bastian the original book cat pictured in tons of my posts and in the margin to your right, died in February of old age at 18 years old. My wife and I got him at a yard sale in Lehigh Acres Florida, covered in fleas and had worms along with his sister Chloe. We had them both until they were 18 years old, and he still sat and watched me read and toppled over my stacks of books from time-to-time. So RIP Bastian, you will be missed. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEife5Dysb02QPWpAyyQQc6MDTa-v0fNh5W1vSGHjcRS-7TaleSIf-9rSopiZWOdGIxhtr_L9YtIZOTLd8Rr9t2WZem1ANWsMekCea57-EvgLGDrCGgNVxqEvFx5OOEVLQ3oTBKM6OakyYnt0m9KjwFQ3aXw6TXgd5w2tlvWWjnENp03s5zbYkVcpdAi" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="612" data-original-width="612" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/a/AVvXsEife5Dysb02QPWpAyyQQc6MDTa-v0fNh5W1vSGHjcRS-7TaleSIf-9rSopiZWOdGIxhtr_L9YtIZOTLd8Rr9t2WZem1ANWsMekCea57-EvgLGDrCGgNVxqEvFx5OOEVLQ3oTBKM6OakyYnt0m9KjwFQ3aXw6TXgd5w2tlvWWjnENp03s5zbYkVcpdAi=w400-h400" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><br /></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">RIP Bastian - 2004-2022</span></i></b></div></b></div></div></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-34494353333524962072021-11-28T09:04:00.003-08:002021-11-28T09:04:38.348-08:00Forgotten in my trunk for a year. What's in the bag?<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseyIZ5zogVn7t_9JprgFj2308CnEKC9t4cZIs2NcRBJ9RcdXz6ahKm3cx7qlHG5z8hMC9Dz3wRgp1SICvBTlfsKKvM5fdYTRboNG8XnaeKhpOPZf0p9k39yJ0NqNZ6vmyCi7hwQ7qAx4/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiseyIZ5zogVn7t_9JprgFj2308CnEKC9t4cZIs2NcRBJ9RcdXz6ahKm3cx7qlHG5z8hMC9Dz3wRgp1SICvBTlfsKKvM5fdYTRboNG8XnaeKhpOPZf0p9k39yJ0NqNZ6vmyCi7hwQ7qAx4/w640-h480/IMG_7231.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i>Whats in the bag!? Two posts in two days!?</i></span></b></div><span><div style="font-size: x-large; font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;"><i> </i></span></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span> Left for dead in the trunk, a lot of things were rattling around back there when I've been driving to work for my new job. I decided today would be the day I clean out the car and get it looking nice. Washed, waxed and vacuumed, I tackled the trunk. Still full of random brick-a-brack from my last job and the recent move, I filled a huge trash can in no time, when I saw a goodwill bag in the back. The last time I went to goodwill for books was over a year ago, so this was indeed buried treasure. </span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2vjm-nq2SIiuTkCfNE0fxXZsbVl8CYrcW0Dam-48EEWRk4A4Sk1ESd4f2sie7ga8Jkm8jxXQHUuilgPTGWtXKkDMK9ewISlx5bWYmECnuCyGQwDFfUsBuwv7lF_4yvr5G6iye_3MLzo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhE2vjm-nq2SIiuTkCfNE0fxXZsbVl8CYrcW0Dam-48EEWRk4A4Sk1ESd4f2sie7ga8Jkm8jxXQHUuilgPTGWtXKkDMK9ewISlx5bWYmECnuCyGQwDFfUsBuwv7lF_4yvr5G6iye_3MLzo/w640-h480/IMG_7232.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><b><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;">Behold! Random crusty books!</span></i></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: large;"><br /></span></i></b></div></b> Lots of Feist and Brooks.. maybe I was trying to save them from the dumpster. Everything had been baked by my trunk for a hot minute and had deteriorated in quality over the last year, tumbling around and shaking loose any still or loose bits of paper. I was interested in The Dosadi Experiment, but it looked like experiments had been performed on it already. Check out the condition of this early printing Sword of Shannara..</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3VbTq698xBOw_nSdwbVvfyszTQFQ-VvfqjtpTmHnYYhDHbm08psvCOJj6kZNfN1g6szn92RMj0sIEXuzg-AKvhwy06j-1WsiZJ_bPAKOkmE0gCV0AcxAS3yzzYjuWQyLOqDiD5JJIFQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhh3VbTq698xBOw_nSdwbVvfyszTQFQ-VvfqjtpTmHnYYhDHbm08psvCOJj6kZNfN1g6szn92RMj0sIEXuzg-AKvhwy06j-1WsiZJ_bPAKOkmE0gCV0AcxAS3yzzYjuWQyLOqDiD5JJIFQ/w640-h480/IMG_7233.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxxHhYQSODaaj1CM0PXRFOdtrVAsH1qTBTltxNTFpKnSFhtsiOPWUV18l8YABJax9kwlfxFlf_vVVuXXLRjjjptAsy_IruOGi4kErxVvqq_XxPmNYZKGyFXmmPzy0utB9CWq6wYOMUTY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJxxHhYQSODaaj1CM0PXRFOdtrVAsH1qTBTltxNTFpKnSFhtsiOPWUV18l8YABJax9kwlfxFlf_vVVuXXLRjjjptAsy_IruOGi4kErxVvqq_XxPmNYZKGyFXmmPzy0utB9CWq6wYOMUTY/w640-h480/IMG_7234.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Still readable, just seen some oil spillage, a full beatdown, and spent some time in the gulag that was my trunk for over a year. My wife will most likely read this so I will state that yes, I will be keeping this book, it's family now. Just need some more bookcases and my hostile takeover of the house will be complete.</span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><span><br /></span></div><div style="text-align: left;"><div style="text-align: center;"><b><i><span style="font-size: x-large;">Until next time bibliophiles..</span></i></b></div><span><br /></span></div></span><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-917103403528751792021-11-27T09:02:00.004-08:002021-11-28T09:06:55.500-08:00$25 Fill a Bag - Small Business Saturday<p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4RXam4kjrEjW0kOALStuAHRwefDV7fr8Gb6DECV8RqLDTU_u4sGCFl2WTB30VFtYhSMVdQJczp61sEt9rT3IWAEHlf83obB0m5Y04uZLR8BzVIzCZJCou2qUeppNxNOuf15a1Y34fdM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEik4RXam4kjrEjW0kOALStuAHRwefDV7fr8Gb6DECV8RqLDTU_u4sGCFl2WTB30VFtYhSMVdQJczp61sEt9rT3IWAEHlf83obB0m5Y04uZLR8BzVIzCZJCou2qUeppNxNOuf15a1Y34fdM/w240-h320/IMG_7217.jpg" width="240" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcZUyPT2EULtaPSZoNMRQ0c5Wuo36A9LblhTPw2NgIZ0RWNspJj3e51muU006hFUp-p2-uqKSLY8oXPPHZ3iTCHeaiHErC7wP0HWDVnG_DT5QtULkjO_4J8EvWj-4Nism61WCGPJL7RQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="320" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZcZUyPT2EULtaPSZoNMRQ0c5Wuo36A9LblhTPw2NgIZ0RWNspJj3e51muU006hFUp-p2-uqKSLY8oXPPHZ3iTCHeaiHErC7wP0HWDVnG_DT5QtULkjO_4J8EvWj-4Nism61WCGPJL7RQ/w240-h320/IMG_7216.jpg" width="240" /></a></div></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i>Here is my bag. I filled it. Dog for scale.</i></b></div><div style="font-weight: bold; text-align: center;"><b><i><br /></i></b></div><div style="text-align: left;"><i style="font-weight: bold;"> </i>I find myself back again at the <a href="https://www.pbx-books.com/">Paperback Exchange Book Store</a> in New Port Richey. It's their fault I'm back, they told me it would $25 fill a bag, and they provide the bag. Nice canvas one too, with pockets. There were a few rules:</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ol style="text-align: left;"><li>No "Rare" books. You know because it says rare on the price sticker.</li><li>Has to be at least 3 years old</li><li>Can't have the "No Credit" sticker on it</li><li>Has to be over 25 books as all white sticker books are $1 each all day</li><li>Rare books are BOGO</li></ol><div> In total I put 64 books in my bag that qualified. I could have fit at least 10-15 more in there easily, but I didn't want to take advantage. Some of the books I had in the bag had a sticker on them for over $15, so I felt like those few books alone, the value was more than met. The mathematician in me says it was right around .40 cents a book, which is right around Yard Sale pricing... my favorite! </div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDfghj3PafUZvfRVu6N-7U47aJS4ZsohYEBFyGrKkaIS_KXn76lhg36sXxyjoUNn4YDx5IZOk5SSevJqUNHgC9Zn3iBawMQEyxaivhjqmmDdgp05hpUZS17BqS7NeKiw8oJcx31T8C6Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiaDfghj3PafUZvfRVu6N-7U47aJS4ZsohYEBFyGrKkaIS_KXn76lhg36sXxyjoUNn4YDx5IZOk5SSevJqUNHgC9Zn3iBawMQEyxaivhjqmmDdgp05hpUZS17BqS7NeKiw8oJcx31T8C6Q/w640-h480/IMG_7218.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><div><br /></div>Some really cool old pulp short story mags from the 60's and 70's. There was TONS more of these, but they were from the 80's un through the 90's.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggNPNNDTMyKoHpCjyGfxtqaPlKhxw5BKHjP6aq0wud5_aqywzvXwaPixIw-WgQ8Kreyn8P4VSXVOgI-IFH2Rm7kVC6hpZNV9JLgOcxOSKRiqQOvqOJ2JY5owtQTBuf8MDJMMLPFbtNBo/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgggNPNNDTMyKoHpCjyGfxtqaPlKhxw5BKHjP6aq0wud5_aqywzvXwaPixIw-WgQ8Kreyn8P4VSXVOgI-IFH2Rm7kVC6hpZNV9JLgOcxOSKRiqQOvqOJ2JY5owtQTBuf8MDJMMLPFbtNBo/w640-h480/IMG_7219.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Random selection of old paperbacks in varying conditions. Some beat up Zelazny to spice it up.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnY5kzjQgYx_MplNZGb87qu81Yuz1EIuH5RF51bvgvCyo-2BUUYeZTaWuKZVeEGucaJUvao2gL23R8e3B25o1hyYsa8P7OPja0tozi2RR-Mo8oq_PC6l8gXimd4cPhP3bDvVyCVbAsXM/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiKnY5kzjQgYx_MplNZGb87qu81Yuz1EIuH5RF51bvgvCyo-2BUUYeZTaWuKZVeEGucaJUvao2gL23R8e3B25o1hyYsa8P7OPja0tozi2RR-Mo8oq_PC6l8gXimd4cPhP3bDvVyCVbAsXM/w640-h480/IMG_7220.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Lot of crusty and decent condition Heinlein. The Starman Jones really caught my eye. Not in the best shape, but have never seen it in the wild before. Around this time the owner handed me an Asimov 60's BCE hardcover that I already had and passed on.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5gUVsnc8Sx_RYUa_5vpjo1kDBHT7_22ZTbrnPca-S3IhKIJSYw7HhzNgZstspMHmBySX-vARzIGpI5NT7-BTXlCHn3Zcmfas1uY4vUUL4Zrm7iQkt3haDgx8zWhvkv75ZFBA3rdII04/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhx5gUVsnc8Sx_RYUa_5vpjo1kDBHT7_22ZTbrnPca-S3IhKIJSYw7HhzNgZstspMHmBySX-vARzIGpI5NT7-BTXlCHn3Zcmfas1uY4vUUL4Zrm7iQkt3haDgx8zWhvkv75ZFBA3rdII04/w640-h480/IMG_7221.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Some really not bad examples of early Asimov, with the End of Eternity the standout. There were about 10 mixed Sci-Fi short story collection books edited by him that I picked up as well.</div><div><br /></div><div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIrMGY3A0zNyTyRliZ3H1f-ePjPw2n03HOCWtTrGKWE2f7bp3P3QG57tRtGjcuhJkl99F-Tp6SETLV5dGp0z6L9sfv2oQpA4qT-8DW0A0-IEMLQCs5EsgUHZy1rdcjb9EtIPJP9OwD50/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEidIrMGY3A0zNyTyRliZ3H1f-ePjPw2n03HOCWtTrGKWE2f7bp3P3QG57tRtGjcuhJkl99F-Tp6SETLV5dGp0z6L9sfv2oQpA4qT-8DW0A0-IEMLQCs5EsgUHZy1rdcjb9EtIPJP9OwD50/w640-h480/IMG_7222.jpg" width="640" /></a></div><br /> Some nice old Lazer PB's, Neuromancer, and a lot of random stuff that I have but I know has a little bit of value. Couldn't pass on the ACE double, even though it is already in my collection. </div><div><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: x-large;"><i>That's it! Stay tuned for more book adventures.</i></span></b></div></div></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /></div><p></p>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-32777582747626156432021-11-20T12:59:00.006-08:002021-11-20T13:01:12.229-08:00Paper Back Exchange Pickups & Blog Update<p> </p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGQgslU38nLd-7reuWu03zW5bhxhx_FUkARDlPO0Yt8cudBfMQ9sns2eM7ieFTHKtbY-aMd_m7-0w5Ze3mgnly9W874ajVkOI4b1ssXhm_jv_5L3BnEqhvCw5_kYBDpHdM-77BJeJW_Q/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="480" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZGQgslU38nLd-7reuWu03zW5bhxhx_FUkARDlPO0Yt8cudBfMQ9sns2eM7ieFTHKtbY-aMd_m7-0w5Ze3mgnly9W874ajVkOI4b1ssXhm_jv_5L3BnEqhvCw5_kYBDpHdM-77BJeJW_Q/w640-h480/198E1906-E673-4534-B766-75F8EBD9E20A.jpeg" width="640" /></a></div><p></p><p> I've recently moved again within Florida, (which I'll explain later on in the "Blog Update" portion of this post), and today I find myself in North Tampa in New Port Richey at <a href="https://www.pbx-books.com/">The Paperback Exchange Bookstore</a>. Great little store with both used and new books, an exchange and accounts membership, and a huge selection of everything that I like to see when going to used book stores. </p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumCl3aPuAp_2oMK9wxwBBbStjalBTgGdDxnqcgTNrPPq6Jm2B39BqAg77e2DAhLTahMXHiPD3tnCa09PXWMrnJvHfGuOHE-dKBZs6pu-_Lo3noFhJHCO-gp0R2l0OPY0myooDpVaqgDQ/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="640" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiumCl3aPuAp_2oMK9wxwBBbStjalBTgGdDxnqcgTNrPPq6Jm2B39BqAg77e2DAhLTahMXHiPD3tnCa09PXWMrnJvHfGuOHE-dKBZs6pu-_Lo3noFhJHCO-gp0R2l0OPY0myooDpVaqgDQ/w480-h640/031B64AD-9617-40D1-9C4B-B9D56BF6D280.jpeg" width="480" /></a></div><br /> I love little narrow aisles with nine foot tall shelves full of fantasy and science fiction. I love the old stuff, and there was no shortage of it here. The owner Joanie let me know she was in the middle of overhauling the section, so there was boxes piled up in about the last 20% of the section I was in. Not a problem at all. Right away I could see that there was two kinds of books, those that are marked with a regular price which was about $3-$4 on average, and those marked "Rare" that were $5-$10 on average. Anything that I was interested in, or was from the 80's and back was marked as rare weather it was or not. It looks like about 5 years ago, Joanie went through the thousands of books and checked them quickly on ebay, and took their average listed price on there and that is what she is charging. I don't have an issue with this, the prices are stated clearly, and she was up front about the trade-in and membership values from the very start.<p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ik5WW5oDgggBPa9b3h6HmABwtJMdrRiK192hftNZ4oR_MOi6J-KZHI2XjcHoInQNA33M4lyw1csjdIo9dYTpBqymq0jtJmuQGVxLcUXvkD6tjDxnvIhlsmlUi3Vc0OwPmdqYOvBJAY/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhb6ik5WW5oDgggBPa9b3h6HmABwtJMdrRiK192hftNZ4oR_MOi6J-KZHI2XjcHoInQNA33M4lyw1csjdIo9dYTpBqymq0jtJmuQGVxLcUXvkD6tjDxnvIhlsmlUi3Vc0OwPmdqYOvBJAY/w400-h300/0414EF5E-BD6F-46D2-9D3F-A22EA52D56F1.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfUiM9Q7_UoCrH0sQnpFbZREZjgUFfaWSjEQmjEiKb_FStn81Nh1r7I0T9_dzTeSc4zpWCGrcKJwZfVwyKnNfpynekKpDX_Ew3Bj_rIWOTp0iQZMcQ6Yrz8-iJBuFcPSY1ACnSwDDf4g/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="1536" data-original-width="2048" height="300" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiCfUiM9Q7_UoCrH0sQnpFbZREZjgUFfaWSjEQmjEiKb_FStn81Nh1r7I0T9_dzTeSc4zpWCGrcKJwZfVwyKnNfpynekKpDX_Ew3Bj_rIWOTp0iQZMcQ6Yrz8-iJBuFcPSY1ACnSwDDf4g/w400-h300/0202CA44-6E78-4795-BD76-2E5D4474645C.jpeg" width="400" /></a></div><br /><div style="text-align: left;"> If these were $1 books from the flea market, I would be filling up shopping carts. I would get excited about seeing something pretty awesome, then turn it around to find out it was $15 or more. I would look it up on ebay right there, and sure enough, that was a somewhat accurate ebay sold value. While looking online and taking my time checking things out, Joanie let me know that it was $25 Fill-a-bag sales on Black Friday and Small Business Saturday next week coming up on everything I was looking at. Fill a bag! I will 100% be back here to get some of these great old pulp trade paperbacks.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83xWqcR3zT_ronkPmP__6V8t3z9yW07ymDl__EInkCeH00fFTgyHettGEhYPn2DXPrvelOlWA2FtDATag1bmFhzpMVCl_Qj95Zf98gbegW8h3l157zpwl4Yyk46UcDyQ2FXrB113nYww/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi83xWqcR3zT_ronkPmP__6V8t3z9yW07ymDl__EInkCeH00fFTgyHettGEhYPn2DXPrvelOlWA2FtDATag1bmFhzpMVCl_Qj95Zf98gbegW8h3l157zpwl4Yyk46UcDyQ2FXrB113nYww/" width="180" /></a><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsChFEPlEFIJ8gbABQgXXbgJB0Oq6-UuUdXHnd0wnLTvB-zo-DVp_i1H9nxKLK6M-EUKGWKGHyaaaF2NDCaRNp94GPi_FadCePElIX12j9otZQyompi4d_tWeAaEP_J3youCvQUTEk84/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="240" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjIsChFEPlEFIJ8gbABQgXXbgJB0Oq6-UuUdXHnd0wnLTvB-zo-DVp_i1H9nxKLK6M-EUKGWKGHyaaaF2NDCaRNp94GPi_FadCePElIX12j9otZQyompi4d_tWeAaEP_J3youCvQUTEk84/" width="180" /></a></div></div><br /> Right before I left, I saw a few more sections of books, 1/2 off the whole area, and all hard backs and magazines. I didn't see any crazy value items, but some old 1984 mags and 70's BCE hard backs were a really good value. </div><div style="text-align: left;"><br /><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dLP0DBppDYUON4iyxIppZBw1OTsjPWEt_xdKENAdIhOg2AsQgs37SGQcybhKsO-AFcQWyOHisFMh-YLQlpWSfrGlr7zMqfyN5r5vBCFS3Ddf2erJcW-wtP9-5QeEUsT5F3gPz6C20M0/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5dLP0DBppDYUON4iyxIppZBw1OTsjPWEt_xdKENAdIhOg2AsQgs37SGQcybhKsO-AFcQWyOHisFMh-YLQlpWSfrGlr7zMqfyN5r5vBCFS3Ddf2erJcW-wtP9-5QeEUsT5F3gPz6C20M0/w300-h400/1BF501F1-32A8-4BE1-8E3A-D348941C2300.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><br /></div></div> I ended up only buying one book to get my name in the system to qualify for the upcoming sale. Being a paperback exchange, I'm going to put some books together I don't want so I can get some credit started. Conan the Conqueror #5 for $5? That's quite the deal, and anything Conan is super hard to find these days. She had some other Conan stuff, but was priced kind of high for the deals that I look for. I messaged my buddy @ <a href="https://www.instagram.com/collectiblesciencefiction/?hl=en">Collectible Science Fiction </a>and let him know the deals to be had and shot him some pictures. No k.Dick or s.Lem so I didn't think he would need anything, but was just trying to be a bro.<div><br /></div><div><div style="text-align: center;">----------------------------------------------------------------</div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><p></p><p></p><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqPcFUrSaXGR91X5dHu-atE0sPWwlDygiWo73cmq-WR8M2hW13s0DVK2p1cWGH9QUqxJJcZf5U0CLB5OL1XgHLbjocWRk1oP_DdEnJ4Z7gM3cNKhyTG8_76kPLChCF4hWQa6tAWH2BjA/" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img alt="" data-original-height="2048" data-original-width="1536" height="400" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiGqPcFUrSaXGR91X5dHu-atE0sPWwlDygiWo73cmq-WR8M2hW13s0DVK2p1cWGH9QUqxJJcZf5U0CLB5OL1XgHLbjocWRk1oP_DdEnJ4Z7gM3cNKhyTG8_76kPLChCF4hWQa6tAWH2BjA/w300-h400/0CA3A76C-D487-406E-9650-D0AD95EA579F.jpeg" width="300" /></a></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b><span style="font-size: large;">Life update! </span></b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><b>I saw this mix tape for sale the same day I went to the book store and thought it was appropriate.</b></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: left;"> I guess I should catch everyone up on what's going on with me. This may take a second, so let's just use bullet points and explain the timeline.</div><div style="text-align: left;"><ul style="text-align: left;"><li>I moved in December 2017 from our home in Cape Coral leaving behind our forever home, and my custom made bookcases. We rented the house, and eventually sold it 2 years later. This would be the last time I made a post to the blog because of all the chaos. I started a new job, quit that job, started another which transferred me to the other side of the state. Left without options, I moved.</li><li>We moved to West Palm Beach in 2017/18 and I started my new job there with a new title in a place I was not familiar. We were renting, and the price of housing was crazy, so we couldn't get something with another room for a library.</li><li>December 2018 moved again to another place in West Palm. Still no office or Library. Before I moved, I sold about 75 books to the great dude over at Collectible Science Fiction, and he paid me a fair amount. Yes, I still have 99% of my collection and I did not sell anything super valuable with the exception of my Dune first edition paperbacks, which we traded in kind of a first edition of Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep 1st/1st.</li><li>December 2019 moved yet again! No library and have not been buying or looking at my packed up book collection for about 2 1/2 years now. We lived here until 2021.</li><li>January 2021 moved AGAIN to another place in West Palm. Horrible housing market made it so expensive to get something bigger, even with my decent wage and living situation. No Office/Library.</li><li>Moved AGAIN in November 2021 to my current residence in Tampa Florida.. after the previous landlord sold from under us, and my company sold at the same time. However this time, I have an office/library to store and display my books! I'm down to two active bookcases, but I'm going to get two more soon. After 4 long years, the marathon is over.</li></ul><div> I have 26 large packing boxes full of books in various closets, and I went to my first Goodwill in Oldsmar and bought a bag of cool books just last week. It feels so good to be settled and away from West Palm with a great job where I won't have to move, in a nice area with a larger home again. My hobby is not something where you can do it with a very limited amount of space, and always moving, I didn't want to unpack everything just to have to start over again in a few week. In the next post I will show you the state of my current library, and any new finds in the new area I reside. I moved 5 times in 4 years. Never again!</div></div><p></p></div>Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-79016711950645100072017-05-10T20:09:00.000-07:002017-05-10T20:09:36.753-07:00Living Room Book Case Update<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not sure If anyone remembers my book case, hand made from oak keg pallets from Miller Brewing Company, my previous employer. <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/05/new-house-diy-book-cases-made-from-beer.html">(Link for the curious on how it was made.)</a> Well here is a quick update on the books that have found their way in there over the last few years.<br />
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<b>Book case dimensions:</b> 15.5 feet long by 8.35 feet high by 18 inch depth. Holds 3 rows of paperbacks per shelf, or two hardbacks. 36 books per row, 3 deep, with some stacked on top and piled in front. Runs the whole length of my living room, end to end. The TV pictured is 70 inches, for scale.Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-76170201293773535282017-05-09T19:25:00.001-07:002017-05-09T19:28:16.813-07:00Vintage Science Fiction Book Covers Part 4: Ace Doubles<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Yes I know, it's been a while. In the effort to put together an article documenting Ace Doubles, I was taking pictures for said article, and realized it's been a while since I've done a book covers post. So, here you are. Ignore the price stickers and so on, I did not get around to taking them off, and I kind of like them on. </div>
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<b style="text-align: center;"> Check out Parts <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/07/vintage-science-fiction-book-covers.html">one</a>, <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/08/vintage-science-fiction-book-covers.html">two</a>, and <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2015/09/vintage-science-fiction-book-covers.html">three</a> of the book cover series.</b></div>
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Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-84516360911576463752016-05-10T06:52:00.000-07:002016-05-10T06:52:08.628-07:00Easton Press Neuromancer (Happy Birthday to Me.)<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A gift from my mother for my birthday on Saturday; <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neuromancer">Neuromancer</a> Easton Press Signed Edition. I'll be honest, I did not take the shrink wrap off the book, I'm going to leave it exactly how it came to preserve it. Not that I don't own several other copies of the book, it being one of my favorite science fiction novels of all time. Learn more about how to get one at Easton Press <a href="http://www.eastonpress.com/prod/CF6/WILLIAM-GIBSON--Neuromancer--A-Signed-Edition_3120">here.</a><br />
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Little known fact: The picture of the cover scan on Wikipedia (linked above) is a book I sold on eBay. When I previously found first editions of the release paperback for sale pretty often in the late 90's and early 2000's, I sold quite a few on eBay to earn more money to.. buy more books. I wrote a few small articles on why the paperback is scarce, and thus the picture was used almost everywhere, pre-google images. <br />
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Read a post I wrote about Neuromancer back in 2012 <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/10/first-edition-hunt-neuromancer.html">here.</a><br />
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Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-15050120784050956002016-05-01T19:28:00.002-07:002016-05-01T19:28:28.424-07:00Lets Organize Your Library<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I've spent all weekend, literally six hours each on Saturday and Sunday, organizing the books in my bookcases around the house. Taking in to consideration the amount of time I put in to just getting things loosely sorted so I can see things better, I thought I would put a few minutes in to a post about keeping your library organized.<br />
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<b>On having too many books:</b><br />
I have too many books. Once you have three layers of books on the same shelf, you will never know what is in the back two layers, or the few books perched on top. My way of combating this is simple, I put all the one off, <a href="http://bestfantasybooks.com/worst-fantasy-books.html">lesser known authors</a> in the back. With those books, any new or non series paperbacks get tossed in there with them. If I'm pretty sure that I will not be completing a series, or it is not a desirable author, then you get to the back of the bus. My advice is to buy more bookcases until your significant other gets pissed, then get one more for good measure.<br />
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<b>By series, or by author, or.. or... by publisher?</b><br />
If you have under 500 books in your collection, alphabetizing may be an option for you. The question remains, do you split up the series if they have different authors? Do you keep all your Del Ray books on it's own shelf? What about the yellow cover <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DAW_Books">DAW</a> originals? I kind of do both, depending on what I'm looking for at the moment. Moorcock, you get your own shelf, but if it has a yellow cover, you go with the DAW's, because I'm after those right now. Asimov, your all alone in your triple stacked glory. No real answer here.<br />
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<b>Forgotten Realms, Dragonlance, Spelljammer and Eberron, oh my.</b><br />
I'm a complete nut for Forgotten Realms. Each of these series of books has series within them, and sometimes another one to spin off of that. Example: <a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Harpers_series">The Harpers</a>, and the <a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Finder's_Stone_trilogy">Finder's Stone Trilogy</a>, which both have <a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Masquerades">books that cross over</a> in to the other series,<a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Finder%27s_Bane"> and back again</a>, and have several <a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/The_Lost_Gods">spin off series</a>, <a href="http://forgottenrealms.wikia.com/wiki/Cormyr:_A_Novel">one off books</a>, <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faiths_and_Pantheons">etc</a>. It's a mess, but one I was more than excited to tackle in 11th grade, 20 years ago. I read every single one. In these cases I just put the series together, and try to keep them on the same shelf, or layer, in the same book case. It's very satisfying to see everything lined up by number.<br />
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<b>Clean your books.</b><br />
Stickers, gunk, pencil marks, even pen needs to be taken care of when you are organizing your books. Get a rag and eraser, some alcohol and set up a little prep station. Some may only need a light dusting, and once the shelf is empty, dust that too. The frequency you do this is up to you, I bet I clean off the shelves and look at my books every three months or so with my son. He likes to look at them and help me while I organize, which is great.<br />
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<b>Harcovers.. </b><br />
They are all different sizes, height and width, what gives? They take up a ton of room on your shelves, but man, do they look great. I have a great answer for hard covers; just toss them on the shelf in size order, and don't double stack anything that is above the bottom shelf, the shelf will bend over the years. If you can marry up a series or author and the size is similar, go for it. I typically do not buy hardcover books unless they are something special, vintage or first printing.<br />
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<b>Taking notes! Damn you Piers Anthony.</b><br />
I make a few notes of books that I thought I had, but are mysteriously missing from library. This happens constantly. I was wondering if people were just borrowing my books when I was not home, but ruled that out. Dust jackets go missing, covers get ripped, I just write it all down as I see it, then when I'm in the wild I try and get those books to replace the abused ones I noticed. All of the above is especially true with my <a href="http://www.hipiers.com/bibliography.html">Piers Anthony collection</a>; he frequently writes more <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Xanth">Xanth books</a>, books are re-released very often with new covers, some of his books are so old they are literally deteriorating as I dust them. I pride myself on having a complete Anthony catalog, but I'm no longer up to date, and I'm always on the lookout for better versions of the rarer, older books.<br />
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I have a weakness for ACE Doubles and Conan, I was looking for Skyport for a while, after it was recommended to me from an old guy at a thrift store, and I had never seen that cover of Ringworld before in the wild. The classic cult paperbacks from the 50's and 60's are pure book-cover-porn material. I will admit, I made no money buying these, it was a wash. Nothing was under/over valued whatsoever, I just wanted them.<br />
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Going to <a href="http://www.sandmanbooks.com/">Sandman Book Co.</a> the other day got me thinking about their <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2016/04/sandman-book-company.html">incorrectly priced book</a>, Warrior of Scorpio, by <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenneth_Bulmer">Alan Akers.(Ken Bulmer)</a> I love the cover art by the way, but I was unsure about the edition. Nothing is really written on this, so I thought I would clear it up. </div>
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The pictures in this blog post I took on my coffee table, with the real first edition of the DAW original. I researched for a bit too long to verify my claims, but having both editions I've determined that they are both first editions, but different printings. The book above is the real earlier First Editions/First Printing, and the other copy is the First Printing/Second edition. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xwarrior+of+scorpio+first.TRS1&_nkw=warrior+of+scorpio+first&_sacat=0">Neither are remotely valuable however.. </a> Obviously the cover art is different, but some of the reprints retain the same cover art, covered by a yellow border.Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-16913124793659661892016-04-17T15:51:00.000-07:002016-04-17T15:51:12.286-07:00Sandman Book Company<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This place is massive. It's obvious it has undergone several expansions over the years, as each section had it's own feel, custom built bookcases- or bookcases bought and altered for this purpose, chairs, stools, and crown molding throughout. The size is comparable to the Books-a-Million in the Edison Mall, but packed with way more books. I get the nerdy/hipster feel to the whole place, while staying appealing to mostly everyone. Romance novels are partitioned in another huge space to keep the old ladies out of the way of real book collectors like me, and I appreciate that.</div>
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I'm really not in the business of reviewing stores, but I honestly liked this place so much, I found myself just taking pictures of all the little curiosities. I had feeling, a strange feeling mind you, that someone invited me here.. like the owner or something, and we are friends and I'm happy to accept their invitation. My wife made the remark, "If they had coffee, I may not leave." The selection of vintage Science Fiction and Fantasy paperbacks and hard covers, is by the far the largest I have seen outside of Tampa, and that is saying something. The organization is similar to the way I have my books put away at my house. The anthologies are separate, popular authors, you have your area over here. Tolkien lovers, please come this way.</div>
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As some people know from previous posts, I'm a HUGE fan of Ace Doubles, which are very hard to find in the wild, but can be had easily enough on Amazon and <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_from=R40&_trksid=p2050601.m570.l1313.TR5.TRC2.A0.H0.Xace+doubles.TRS0&_nkw=ace+doubles&_sacat=0">eBay for a few bucks a pop</a>. I refuse to by them on eBay because of shipping variances, and the whole market flux has been driving prices up for no reason at all really. Sandman Book Co. has two full shelves of Ace Doubles, another shelf of old science fiction mags, and countless sets, boxed sets.. I mean the books were literally everywhere. If you noticed, the books are bagged and well taken care of.</div>
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They use a shrink wrap machine, or bag any book deemed "rare", and they have two different kinds of stickers, no trade stickers, yellow stickers, I could go on. Each book is in inventory, and is priced individually. This is a giant undertaking for the amount of books that are in this space, and I understand now why they have volunteers who work for them! Back to the pricing for a second, and I think the only reason I may not make this a regular trip. Don't get me wrong, I'm absolutely in love with this book store, and want to move in right away and never leave. The individual price on the books often does not make sense. The average price for a paperback is around $3.50, with some of the harder to find uncommon books hovering around the $7-$9 range. Rightfully so, often times that is the selling price or going rate on Amazon, Ebay, etc. See above, Warrior of Scorpio, an uncommon book at $98.00 in wonderful shape. <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=ace+doubles&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xwarrior+of+scorpio.TRS0&_nkw=warrior+of+scorpio&_sacat=0">Typically sells for around $6 on eBay, </a>but is way undervalued in my opinion. Who came up with this price, and why $98.00? Master of Five Magics, on the other hand <a href="http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odkw=master+of+five+magics&_osacat=0&_from=R40&_trksid=p2045573.m570.l1313.TR0.TRC0.H0.Xmaster+of+five+magics+first.TRS1&_nkw=master+of+five+magics+first&_sacat=0">is right in the ballpark.</a> I have both books, and did not need them, but started to wonder on the validity of pricing system. I noticed at least ten different items that were priced incorrectly, at a glance. Overall, pricing is medium to high, but I would rather give my money to this locally owned book store than random ebay/amazon sellers. One last small thing: The books that are not bagged or wrapped, the sticker is placed on the book itself. On some of the older books, this could be an issue, but I prefer this to the <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2012/10/paperback-exchange-manipulation.html">dreaded stamp of doom</a>. Better of two evils... and so it goes.<br />
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Rarer offerings were locked up in a few display cases scattered around the store. Easton Press books are my weakness, but everything was priced as new, no deals here. A signed copy of "The Last Unicorn" was priced to sell at $300.00, which with signed books, may or may not be a deal depending on edition, and if the person is still alive.. etc. In this particular case, I know Peter Beagle is alive, touring, and still signing books at conventions. My book intuition is telling me the owner is a young 30-something who would prefer to hold on to this book for the love of the movie/story/culture. I love rare books, I love this place, I'm saying it again. At this point in my tour a black cat stopped by and loved on me for a second, which gave me the warm fuzzies and solidified my choice in coming, yet again.<br />
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I took one last look around, took a few more pictures, scooped up family playing checkers under the arch, and made my way out the door. I bought seven books, spent $38.00, which is way over my budget. This is not the kind of place that I would go to weekly looking for deals or things on a bargain shelf tucked away, but this is a place I will go to at least once a month, referencing pictures of the shelves I've taken to see If I need anything. I know what I need and what they have me on.. those damn <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/08/another-box-in-mail-what-could-it-be.html">Ace Doubles</a>! I need around half of them, and I might have all of them. Movie tie in books! They have their own section, <a href="http://firsteditionfantasy.blogspot.com/2013/02/post-disney-book-hunt-with-added-bonus.html">which delights me to no end</a>. This is one place I can honestly say has more books than I do, even in my select genre(s). I could easily spend $500 in this store and still want things! I'm almost certain the inventory from One for the Books, and the Book Rack may have ended up here in some way. Anyways, Thank you Sandman Book Company, I will be back, and I'll raise more money for next trip. This post is going long, so I'll put my haul on a different post.<br />
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Bonus: We ate at The Celtic Ray - Public House in down town Punta Gorda.<br />
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Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-6910210109065853152016-01-19T15:16:00.001-08:002016-01-19T15:22:52.710-08:00Robert Asprin: Thieves' World<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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It's no secret I'm a huge fan of Thieves' World. Growing up, and especially in middle school, anything Robert Asprin was my kind of fantasy. Mix a little humor, with equal parts high fantasy, and add a splash of random nuttiness and you find yourself at one of the greatest fantasy book series collaborations of all time.<br />
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For me it started back in the early 80's, and reading the back of this book in the library started a whole realm of free thinking and imagination brewing in my adolescent mind. Some of the authors I followed through the years, most really, originated in the storytelling in this very first book. Robert Asprin also caught my attention with other series, notably, MythAdventures and Phule's Company. Admittedly I did not read Phule's Company until I was an adult, but loved it all the same.<br />
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Another few authors that have contributed a lot to the series, Jody Lynn Nye and Lynn Abbey, kept my interest in other series all through the 80's and early 90's. These are still common to find books, being available in a multitude of different omnibuses, comics, and reprints. A first edition first printing paperback sells for around $15 on ebay. The role playing game Sanctuary fetches around $50, and anything autographed by Asprin or Abbey can drive up the price a little bit, but the books are not in high demand at the moment. I've had a great deal of luck getting first editions on Amazon, ebay, and thrift stores around my area.<br />
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Do yourself a favor, buy these books while they are cheap. They have a cult following for a reason, the world is immerse, the characters priceless and the stories you will remember forever.<br />
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*Note* I took all the pictures at my desk in my office. The autographed copy I have is the book cover only, given out at conventions during a book promotion tour for the original Thieves' World. Yes I used my broken iPhone, but i realized it still takes great close up photos!<br />
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I typically cruise craigslist about twice a week for books. Almost always, I find nothing. I've only been lucky around five times on craigslist in six or so years, and it was someone advertising from a flea market or garage sale. As the title suggests, I did indeed buy someones small, 160+ book collection for $20.00.<br />
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Kid moved out, dad tried to get in to some of the R. A. Salvatore books, and said they were a little too violent for his taste. He was asking $40, and said he had 142 books, and he happened to be only three block away from my house. I pulled a $20 from the ATM at 711, pulled up to his house five minutes later and offered half of what he was asking. He was very happy to take it, said they were taking up too much damned room in his garage. I took the boxes and put them in the car and started to drive away, when he called me. "Come back, I found another box and some loose ones." I turned around, and he left them in a pile in the middle of his driveway for me to take.</div>
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A book mark from a book store/cafe in North Carolina called Bogarts. Almost all of the hard covers had one of their multicolored book marks, and their stickers were on almost all of the books, which I had to take off. I guess I'm plugging a place I've never been, but their website is cool, and I wish we had a book cafe in SWFL. <a href="http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/">http://www.bogartsbookstore.com/</a></div>
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This adds a significant amount of books to the book case in my office, that already contained 450ish books, so I will be buying another two bookcases in the coming months. I'll do a collection update after I get my phone fixed, I've picked up a few hundred more books since October of last year.</div>
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Major Asselinhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08304167404836161678noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7233488510724670884.post-88534261865228326682016-01-01T19:42:00.001-08:002016-01-01T19:43:22.098-08:00Happy New Year! <div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I will say one thing: The best part of the new year, is that the old one is behind us, and what a year it was! I'll give you a quick update on what's been going on since October: Work. Heaps upon heaps of work and work related nonsense. I still love my job, and everything is going well. Often times I feel under appreciated, but I suppose that's pretty much any job you do, and I'm prone to those feelings no matter what. I never did find out what was going on with the web hosting. I paid for and bought the domain, moved everything over, paid the Blogger fee, and boom, it was magic and pretty easy actually. Firsteditionfantasy.com was doing it's thing, then poof, it's gone. Had to undo everything to get the blog back online. Google never responded to any of my help requests and emails, so here we are back at the old digs.<br />
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What did I accomplish this year? (personal, blog, professional)<br />
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1) Blog is at an all time high on the visitor front.<br />
2) I had lunch with the Mayor of the city I live in.<br />
3) I joined several charity organizations.<br />
4) My wife and I bought a dog, his name is Ollie.<br />
5) Lost some weight.<br />
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Professionally and personally, 2015 was by far the best year of my life. I've made new lasting friendships, and knocked out some long term goals past last year's ones.. namely, buying a house, and improving my living situation in general. Thankfully, some new book stores and thrift shops opened not too far from me, so it looks like fresh content is on it's way.<br />
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Cheers,<br />
Major<br />
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