Glad you like it! It was the covers that attracted me to these all those years ago.
@athoszubiaur21445 күн бұрын
thanks so much, kenny. i'm with you. i liked that artist with the yellow background. what was his name again? looking forward to your next video! cheers
@kennyrh92695 күн бұрын
You're welcome. The artist was Nick Cardy and he worked largely for DC comics. Thanks for watching.
@jacobbornowsky40137 күн бұрын
Warren had an incredible stable of artists that were unbound by any comics code authority adherence. I also prefer the early work of Warren publishing over the big 2 comic publishers
@kennyrh92697 күн бұрын
I think that, apart from having some amazing artwork, the Warren line had a sense of identity missing from the cut and paste format of the big 2 at least.
@garylovisi35710 күн бұрын
Kenny, nice selection of books, i especially liked those Four Square Batman pbs. Very nice and all your books seem to be in nice condition. I think you are like me, a very careful reader of books. Cheers!
@kennyrh92699 күн бұрын
Hi Gary. Yes, I don't mind a bit of wear on vintage second hand books but with books I've bought new - I like to keep them that way. It really annoys me when I see people reading a book with the already read pages tucked under. Must say I've never cracked a spine in my life. All the very best Kenny. PS my regards to Lucille.
@garylovisi3578 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 all best to you from Lucille and messlf.
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu13 күн бұрын
Hi Kenny, was never really a comic man except when I was much much younger and I would get the UK editions of the Marvel comics put out by Power. My favourite characters being Thor and Dr Strange thanks to my love of Norse mythology and the weird and supernatural. Wish I still had them!" I have recently however got into them and especially the EC comics and Eerie / Creepy comics of which I've bought a couple of omnibus editions. Were you a reader of the comics yourself as well as a collector of the related paperbacks? Don't really think the small size of the paperbacks really work for the comics, though worth having for the covers. Particularly like the House of Mystery and Tales from the Crypt books. BTW was wondering recently, are superheroes strictly considered SF? Loved seeing your collection as always... Peter
@kennyrh926913 күн бұрын
Hello Peter, yes I've been an avid comics reader since the black and white Australian DC comics reprints that got distributed over here some 65 years ago. When the US colour DC comics started distribution in 1960 I spent all my pocket money on them. Later on when I started earning enough I would buy EVERY DC and Marvel comic each month. For the same price now I can buy about 4. Until a few years ago when comics became samey and uninteresting I would say I've been a comic book collector longer than an SF book hoarder. The comic related paperbacks were just a byproduct. Yes you're right these are not a good format but I just love those Frazetta horror covers. And the Wrightson HOMs in particular. Interesting question about superheroes as SF. I would say that heroes like Batman, The Flash and Swamp Thing, say, are not. But with comics like Superman, Green Lantern or Legion of Superheroes for instance I would say definitely yes because those include off-planet and futuristic stories. Marvel have their own sub-genre of SF characters where the stories are all cosmic adventures. All best Kenny.
@athoszubiaur214414 күн бұрын
what a treat, kenny. thanks so much for sharing. those covers are way cool. horror is not usually my thing but i loved those horror ones. and the weird books were very interesting indeed. i recall seeing that kind of stuff when i was a kid in the early seventies. i'm sure i had a few but they were all lost in the fire that claimed my home in early 1980. alas!
@kennyrh926914 күн бұрын
You're welcome. Yes those horror covers are outstanding I must say. Must find the missing one although they are not that easy to find in the UK. Sorry to hear about your fire - must have been pretty traumatic.
@crystalmadison844915 күн бұрын
Wonderful
@kennyrh926915 күн бұрын
Thank you
@expressoric15 күн бұрын
Good collection of comic book books. Not a fan of the "Batman", "Superman" and "Hulk" comics though. I liked DC's "Swamp Thing". I read the "Blackmark" graphic novel in "Savage Sword of Conan". The EC comics were the great comic books of the 1950s.
@kennyrh926915 күн бұрын
Swamp Thing was a classic title both in the 70s Berni Wrightson era and the 80s when Alan Moore took over. Yes, I had a feeling that I'd seen the Blackmark in mag format, pity it was so short--lived. EC books were quite phenomenal in the 50s and those paperbacks are some of my favourites in all my book collection.
@slyfan7716 күн бұрын
We don't expect librarians to have read every book they steward. Why would private collectors with private collections not also have things they haven't personally read or seen? Seems reasonable to me. Collecting and Reading are completely different hobbies. I hope you keep showing off your stuff for us Ken. Loved to see all of these! I would definitely watch more comic book related videos if you have more to show! Cheers Ken. ♥️'s from the Midwest
@kennyrh926915 күн бұрын
It's a fair question but people tend to find it hard to make the distinction. I think many folks just think it's a hoarding obsession. I do have some nice comic book magazines, published by Two Morrows, who have done a lot of comic related material over the years. I'll probably do a video about those in the near future.
@Zontar8216 күн бұрын
They must worth a fortune!😮
@kennyrh926915 күн бұрын
I guess collectively they would fetch a few hundred pounds but I tend not to think of my books in terms of value. It's the cost of buying them that concerns me more 😂.
@jacobbornowsky401316 күн бұрын
Great showcase ! My favorite were the Ballantine Frazettas and the House of Mystery Bernie Wrightson books… Have you heard of the paperback The Sunday Seducer?? Very rare paperback cover art done by Bernie Wrightson in late 60s… I’m hunting that one down.. thanks a bunch Kenny
@kennyrh926915 күн бұрын
Thanks very much. No I've never heard of that book but I'd be interested to see it.
@outlawbookselleroriginal16 күн бұрын
'The Mind Behind The Eye' known as 'Gold The Man' in the UK. I have several others by him. There are five books in Elgin's 'Communipath Worlds' series, read them all apart from the last one. 'Collision Course' by Bayley is entitled 'Collision With Chronos' in the UK edition. Again, lots of those in my collection but great to see a rundown. I'm doing a Coney career overview soon on my channel.
@kennyrh926916 күн бұрын
Thanks for the useful info Stephen. Look forward to a Coney special - an author completely overlooked by me sadly.
@outlawbookselleroriginal16 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 I'm surprised mate, you'd like a lot of his stuff. I've read everything he produced in the 60s and 70s but need to polish off his 80s stuff, which I only got around to buying recently as it always looked more like Fantasy to me.
@outlawbookselleroriginal16 күн бұрын
Congrats on your DAW 100 completion. The Michael Coney 'Friends Come In Boxes' is a dark one for him, I used to have that edition but I upgraded to Gollancz hardcover 1st. I covered that Michael Shea in my video on him about 18 months ago, a very collectable book. Most of my DAW collection is oddities that no-one else issued, like the Lory. I have loads of the titles you show here. I like cherry picking DAW myself but I always understand the lure of completism with the ol yellow spines...
@kennyrh926916 күн бұрын
Thanks Stephen. Collecting all the DAW yellows seemed like a good idea at the time - now I'm not so sure. The prices of many of the ones I need are bonkers but it's too late to get cold feet now. Y'know I 've never read a Coney novel, shocking I know. Which one would you consider a good place to start ? Talking Michael Shea, some joker's got a Nifft The Lean up on ebay UK. Fifty quid with a spine so faded that you can barely see the authors name in red. What's wrong with these people?
@outlawbookselleroriginal16 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 Thing is, once you commit to completism, you have to follow through once you get to a certain point. That's why I've put collecting on a hiatus- which will last around 6 months- as I simply don't have the space and money, plus my TBR runs to around 300 books (as I work in a bookshop as well, the temptation and staff discount plus freebies make things even more intense). So I'm just reading now, not buying, though I will return to the fray next year. Re Shea, his stuff never had many printings and his reputation has grown- and I'm one of the people responsible for this: I put 'Nift The Lean' in my book '100 Must Read Fantasy Novels' and the vodeo I did about him a while back has seen a lot of views. He's very acclaimed in Horror circles too and Del Toro's recent TV series adapted his most celebrated story, so the prices have been pushed up very high. Yet no-one in the Uk seems to want to reissue his work...
@kennyrh926916 күн бұрын
@@outlawbookselleroriginalIt's all becoming a bit of an unhealthy obsession to be honest. The problem for me is not availability, it's cost. The 3 Strugatskis are 40 quid+ and the later Philip Dicks are just at prices that the US retailers make up as they go along. The 2 Imaros are gonna be the real killer at 70 quid + each. Then there's US postage which is going to be the real stumbling block. Somebody mentioned to me that some of the more recent Shea books clock in at three figures. Don't know how true that is but it would rhyme with what you said. Your embargo is probably the sanest thing I've encountered of late. I don't know whether to spend my disposable on DAWs or bloody headache pills.
@outlawbookselleroriginal16 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 Strugatsky prices are similarly inflated- I have the 'Monday Begins...' but luckily I started buying and reading their books a long time ago and there are more in print now than there were ever in the English language. One of my collecting probs is same as yours, now- most the stuff I really want is SO expensive that I simply can't justify it against what else I could spend the money on even if I had the cash!
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu18 күн бұрын
Nice one again Kenny. It would be interesting, once you've completed the 580, to see what your pick of say the best 50 covers would be.
@kennyrh926917 күн бұрын
Thanks Peter. Good idea but it would probably be a pick of 150. Cheers Kenny.
@rolpaw437119 күн бұрын
Who is this bookseller ? Can u gimme this AB store, plz.
@kennyrh926919 күн бұрын
there you go sir www.abebooks.co.uk/graham-holroyd%2c-books-webster-ny-u.s.a/3930/sf
@rolpaw437119 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 Thx a lot.
@SciFiScavenger20 күн бұрын
Congrats on completing the first 100, i feel your collecting joy! Some of those covers are really excellent, enjoyed seeing those. Cheers Kenny, hope you're keeping well. 👍
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Cheers Jon. Delighted to be there but it's getting tougher with the rising inflation of prices. Covers are outstanding. I'm fighting fit, thanks for asking.
@athoszubiaur214420 күн бұрын
congratulations, once again, kenny on your complete set of the first hundred and good luck getting those two that are outstanding from the second hundred! really enjoyed this video and the last one. looking forward to the comic related stuff. cheers
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Thanks very much. The stupid prices are making my task a lot harder now but hopefully I'll get there. The comic-related paperbacks will be interesting. I also have another comic-related vid coming up looking at the TwoMorrows magazines like Comic Book Collector and others.
@athoszubiaur214420 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 i hear you. there's a bunch of stuff that i've got my eye on for one reason or another but the prices are insane. insane! time to win the lottery, i suppose 🤣
@crystalmadison844920 күн бұрын
Art cover is beautiful
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
The covers on these books are the best ever.
@tiagomori253420 күн бұрын
great video, it´s great to see your colletction sir
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching.
@Barrybh9021 күн бұрын
The Lloyd Biggle Junior The Light That Never Was. hardback in A Morley Book. Elmfield Press Yorkshire 1974. Quite a few DAW books reprinted by Morley/Elmfield in hardback with fantastic Josh Kirby cover artwork
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Okay thanks Barry. I wasn't aware.
@jacobbornowsky401321 күн бұрын
Comic book collector here 👋🏼 can’t wait for the next upload!
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Shouldn't be too long. Some real interesting stuff. 👍
@expressoric21 күн бұрын
Read but don't like either of the two Philip J. Farmer books. He was a very imaginative author, but not a really good writer.
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Must say I'm not fussed with him either. I thought Scattered Bodies was a bit of a snooze-fest. Certainly not worth the Hugo.
@garylovisi35721 күн бұрын
Kenny, great to see the first 50, just gorgeous. So many memories. All best to you, waiting for 51-100! And beyond!
@kennyrh926920 күн бұрын
Hi Gary. Yes a real trip down memory lane for me. Actually I'm only 4 away from completing the first 300 which is about where my nostalgic memories end. Thanks for watching. All best Kenny.
@JulesBurt22 күн бұрын
Great stuff Kenny, that first hundred done, nice🙂
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Thank Jules. Another 2 needed for the first 200 then it starts to get a bit rocky. Some of the prices . .ouch!!
@uneasy909022 күн бұрын
Without a doubt the coolest old timer on KZbin. Respect to ya sir 🙏
@paulcampbell600322 күн бұрын
Being an equal horror fiction fan as well as science fiction, I read quite a few of Dean Koontz horror novels in the '80s. His SF books from the '60s and '70s are VERY scarce! Hey, you realise Kenny you missed a trick there: ought to have featured the cat in the video thumbnail - would have boosted the views way up! 🤣
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Hi Paul. Yes, if he'd showed himself full face it might have been a winning idea. Nosiest cat ever. I don't think I have anything by Koontz apart from the DAW.
@athoszubiaur214422 күн бұрын
hi, kenny. love some of those covers. to be honest, though, not all of them! appreciate the commentary as well. i'm not a daw collector though i recently picked up a nice copy of the halcyon drift which i enjoyed (h/t to the outlaw bookseller for recommending it as i do love space opera). looking forward to the next 50. cheers p.s. does your mug say "his lordship"? love it! ;) and no worries about your cat.
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Yes I agree, not all the covers are top quality especially a couple of the Jack Gaughans. But by and large I think most of them are pretty good. The next video for 51-100 should be up soon. And yes, I am His Lordship 😊
@crystalmadison844923 күн бұрын
👍👍👍
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
👌👌👌
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu23 күн бұрын
Just responded to your email sir, where I congratulated you on achieving the first 100 - but congratulations again! Also requested a run through the complete collection when it's completed so it's nice to see you have started. Always thought it was odd that DAW did the best horror volumes given that I don't think they dabbled in the horror genre otherwise (with the exception of the Brian Lumley). I too was lucky to pick up the Koontz book very early on for £3-4. If in your searches you come across a dealer with a good selection of relatively inexpensive DAWs that you personally don't need please let me know. All the best...Peter
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Hi Peter and thanks very much. Might be a while for the complete run but I'm only 2 away from the second 100 so hopefully that will be along soon. Yes, the Horror books do seem an odd fit for DAW but you can't get hold of the flaming things anyway. That Koontz book is tricky now but there's another comment here where a viewer has 3 copies in his swaps because people kept sending him the DAW instead of the edition he wanted. I'll send you an email about the DAW dealers rather than go into great detail here. Bye for now and take care Kenny.
@expressoric23 күн бұрын
I did have those same editions of "Spell of the Witch World" and "Green Phoenix". Andre Norton was really Alice Norton of course, and should be respected as an early female SF author. Thomas Burnet Swan's novel is very good, and is basically a retelling of Virgil's "Aeneid". I think that the George Barr cover is also very good. "We Can Build You" is I think a flawlessly written novel, it's flawed only in experimentation. It made a very big impression on me though when I first read it. I have the first British paperback/edition with the Peter Tybus cover, which I prefer to the Daw one. "The Book of Philip K. Dick" was called "The Turning Wheel" in Britain", the titular title referring to what I think is one of his very best short stories. The Philip J. Farmer book is just another one in the long list of his dreary novels.
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Must admit T B Swann is not to my taste although, having said that, I haven't read any so maybe shouldn't judge. We Can Build You I've not read yet although I plan to because it's probably one of his best thought of novels aside from the usual suspects. I've read quite a few of Dick's short stories so I'm not sure that the Book Of will offer anything new. Not familiar with Peyer Tybus I must say.
@expressoric22 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 "Green Phoenix" is probably different to what you think. It's more than just an SF novel about the mythical past. "We Can Build You" is an odd mixture of SF and general fiction. Dick wrote rather a lot of short stories, as you know, and more than some of them are less than good, but I think that one is excellent. That British edition of "We Can Build You" was published by Fontana.
@Barrybh9023 күн бұрын
Another great video... you want to try to find the Dean Koontz Darkness in my Soul re-issue with the Kirby Cover buddy its like unicorn poop... it took me 30years to find one on line... people kept sending me the 1st printing that you have acquired.. I have about 3copies as swaps kicking around in my surplus box
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
No wonder it's so scarce in the UK . . .you've got them all 😅. Must say I've never seen an SF paperback with a Kirby cover.
@ghostwood917423 күн бұрын
Thanks for sharing, sir! Good luck in your continuing search.
@kennyrh926922 күн бұрын
Thanks very much, I'm going to need it.
@garylovisi35723 күн бұрын
Kenny, hope you enjoy Weird Stories, thank you for the kind words. I love those Moorcock graphic novels. I read all the Elric’s and others in the Lancer and Berkley paperbacks of the late 60s to 2000, so I figured i read almost all, but Moorcock, bless him, wrote a ton of work post 2000 that i must catch up on, including a new Elric that came out last year. I am behind in my time, as Bob Cratchit would say. The Shea book is his first novel, but more importantly it is an authorized sequel to Jack Vance’s Dying Earth books -- and a damn good one! That George Barr cover is just terrific. George was a great artist and a great guy. He did the cover art on one book i reprinted years ago in my Gryphon Books line by Richard A Lupoff. You made Lucille’s day by your kind words about her DAW books bookmark. All best to you!
@kennyrh926923 күн бұрын
Hi Gary. No problem that's the very least I could do. Weird Stories makes a pleasant break from SF and, yes, I'm liking it so far. I was delighted with the Moorcock books because Elric has been a great read for me over the years. I just completed the entire saga (6 Gollancz paperbacks - lengthy ones - plus the newish book from 2022). Great stuff. That Shea book was really welcome because it allowed me to complete my first 100 DAWs so thanks again for that. I quite enjoyed Vance's Dying Earth books - at least the one's I've read - so I might give it a try. George Barr is a great artist I agree and I know exactly the book you're talking about. It was Space War Blues. Am I correct? It is one of my favourite covers and I tried to get my old Dell version back again recently. In the end I had to settle for a UK edition with exactly the same cover. Also I'm glad Lucille was pleased also. By the way is that Lucille I sometimes hear off camera during your videos . . .been meaning to ask. Okay take care Gary and we'll speak again soon.
@garylovisi35723 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 yep, it is Lucille doing the video and sometimes putting in her two-cents. A valued opinion. Stay well, all best.
@kennyrh926923 күн бұрын
@@garylovisi357 Thought so. Nothing like a good woman to keep you straight 👍👍
@garylovisi35725 күн бұрын
Kenny, nice selection of classics - o bought most of them new, like you. I loved High Rise, more horror than sf, Ballard does an incredible job on giving the building a personality that devolves with the tenants. The Forever War was Haldeman’s response to Heinlein’s Starship Troopers. I love both books, Haldeman was a Vietnam War veteran so his take on war was far different than Heinlein’s. Nice books and i enjoy your comments.
@kennyrh926925 күн бұрын
Hi Gary, great to hear from you as always. Yes, I'm up and down with Ballard I must say. I enjoyed Crystal World and The Wind From Nowhere way back when but not so much High Rise and Concrete Island. I read Drowned World recently and I was disappointed. The Forever War is in my top half a dozen great SF novels whereas Starship Troopers I found a little too average. You can certainly detect the Vietnam war experience in Haldeman's.Heinlein is another inconsistent author for me.
@garylovisi35723 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 there is so much great sf to read! It is quite wonderful. I am catching up on your videos, and i have to put up some new ones on my site. I love sf, my first love, but also hard boiled crime mysteries, some westerns , and lots of historical novels. Do you read Forester, Scarrow, Cornwell , GM Fraser? Too many to mention. All best to you.
@kennyrh926923 күн бұрын
@@garylovisi357 Sadly, to my shame, I've read very little outside the sf genre. But, as you say, so many books to read and not enough time. My local charity bookshop had a lot of vintage crime novels from the 60s recently. Would have loved to buy them but I daren't fall down that rabbit hole. I'd need to move to a bigger house.
@garylovisi35723 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 hah, bigger house and build more shelves! Cheers!
@Barrybh9026 күн бұрын
As a massive fan of Kirby's artwork and after decades of collecting books and memorabilia with his artwork (over 500titles) my wants list has become short and expensive.. too many KZbinrs now causing demand and subsequent inflated prices
@kennyrh926926 күн бұрын
Hi Barry. You obviously have the same problem as me. I don't know where you live but my only solution was to find a cheap and reputable dealer in the US. Things have changed dramatically price-wise since I began my DAW mission two years ago. But ebay themselves are partly to blame for constantly raising the fees for sellers. However for me to reach my goal I may have to rely on US ebayers so it's a rock and a hard place.
@delayslot560128 күн бұрын
Youngest shmups enjoyer
@paulcampbell600328 күн бұрын
What you were saying about some of the later, higher numbered DAWs being harder to get than the earlier ones: this probably goes back to what Dorset Bob and Stephen E. Andrews have remarked upon regarding the size of print runs reducing decade on decade. So '80s paperbacks would have had smaller print runs than in the '70s, and '90s books smaller again compared to the '80s. Until you get to the absurd situation where *Michael Shea* Baen paperbacks published 24 years ago in 2000 are worth over a hundred quid each! 🤪 Robert Charles Wilson who, IMHO, is probably the best "all round"* science fiction writer since Bob Shaw, had his biggest commercial success with _Spin_ in 2005. Won the Hugo, paperback had at least a dozen print runs. The two sequels, published 2007 and 2011, I read this month and are extremely good, had only a single print run each. Now, only a dozen or so years later, dealers are asking £15-£20 for the paperbacks of each of those two sequels. And - hey! - they weren't even paperback originals. In fact, from what I can gather, the paperbacks are worth just as much as the hardbacks - which is VERY unusual! 🤨 *"All round" meaning the quality of his prose, his characterization and his cosmic ideas.
@kennyrh926927 күн бұрын
The value of SF paperbacks has always been a mystery to me. I recently did a video about Philip K Dick's earlier PBs and how the Ace paperback originals - and therefore true first editions - were so moderately priced at around £20-25 in the States. Now had these been hardbacks they would be in the £2-300 bracket. Then it occurred to me that mass market pbs would have a significantly larger print run so that must be, as you say, the reason. I don't know what's going on with Shea books however. His early DAW Quest for Simbilis is a bugger to find, Nifft The Lean is silly money and those Baen books that I was unaware of until you told me about them are just bonkers. Also a factor I feel is what I quoted as The Sheep Effect where prices just follow the leader. Some mug decides a run-of-the-mill pb asking price should be a tenner then everybody else decides to offer at 9.99. That then becomes the standard. Even outliers like the Ace Special edition of The Left Hand Of Darkness follows the print run pattern. The pb averages out at 100 quid which you would think is fair for a true first but you'll need a second mortage to buy the first hardback thus with the smaller print run. It's a shame that we as collectors are never privy to the size of print runs. Might give us a better understanding of the maze that is overpricing.
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu28 күн бұрын
A US dealer with a fantastic selection of books - will you stop with the temptations Kenny you know I'm a weak willed man! The Freas cover for the Coney book is one of my favourites - though his cover for the Kurland is a disappointment (looks like a bog standard crime novel cover). I like the cover on the Peter Dickinson too. Only have 2 of the Van Vogt books from DAW - very rarely seen. Would love to get the Moorcocks too - also rarely seen. I was hoping that the box of Moorcock books that Michael Moon had got in would include some of them but unfortunately there were all the usual UK editions. I loved seeing all of these as you are getting to the ones I've never seen before (with so many brilliant covers). Didn't know they did a best of European SF series of books. You do know that once you reach 100% you're going to have to go through them all again and upgrade all those with faded / creased spines 🤣🤣
@kennyrh926928 күн бұрын
Hi Peter. US is the only option for me now and I'm glad I found and used him first. He has plenty of books other than DAW that I can use but not yet. Kelly Freas did some top covers for DAW but that Claws That Catch one is my favourite. It's strange but for some reason Van Vogt, Simak, Piserchia, certain Vance and Moorcocks are scarcely seen in the UK even though all of them did quite a few books. Stuff like the Star Winds by Bayley never. I was surprised to see how abundant and cheap a lot of these books were because many of them I've not seen in 2 years of DAW collecting. And, believe me, I've searched all over in the UK. I've even run out at Graham Holroyd now so gawd knows what happens next. Those 2 European SF books are just about as obscure as you can get. Delighted with those. As for upgrades, I'm trying not to think about it 😱
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu28 күн бұрын
Hi Kenny. Weird Stories by Gary Lovisi looks right up my street - horror and pulp being my favourites - will definitely be investing. The Snow Queen was one of the few SF / Fantasy novels that survived my purge - so you can tell that I enjoyed it very much. Great pick ups of the Moorcock comics - I'd have definitely taken advantage of them at that price - it's tempting me to invest in them new (but I really shouldn't). Showing the Michael Shea makes me even more grateful that I managed to pick up both his books for so cheap a price.
@kennyrh926928 күн бұрын
Hello Peter. Yes I thought of you straight away when I purchased mine. Pulp style is right up my street after all The Shadow books I've read. Snow Queen normally wouldn't be to my taste but I'm trying to collect all the Hugo winning novels and that cover made that a no-brainer. As far as the Moorcock graphic novels go, I was brassed off that they didn't have any more. But then I'm a greedy boy. Can't figure out the Shea prices then again the prices of the later Philip Dick DAWs and certain Tanith Lee also the 3 books by the Strugatskis are pretty heavy - even in the US. The 2 Imaro books have gone stratospheric for some reason. So, as you can see, I have my work cut out. All best Kenny.
@paulcampbell600328 күн бұрын
Ah, Henry Kuttner! 😌 He and his partner/collaborator C. L. Moore were to Golden Age science fiction what the Dillons were to art. 👍 As commented on a recent video, earlier this month I _very_ carefully read my Baen Books editions of Michael Shea's _The Incompleat Nifft_ and _The A'Rak,_ both published in 2000. I bought them for £4.95 each at the time... and, yet, despite only being 24 years old the prices dealers are now asking for those paperbacks is NUTS! 😱 Cracking novels, thoroughly enjoyed them! 😁
@kennyrh926928 күн бұрын
Hi Paul. I know exactly what you mean about the Shea books. Same with DAW - the prices on his two books are bonkers. This bloke must be so popular that nobody wants to part with his stuff. I assume they had the same print run as all the other books so why the inflation I have no idea. Not only is Kuttner a top writer his old early 60s books all have great covers, both US and UK.
@athoszubiaur214428 күн бұрын
enjoyed part two as much as part one, kenny. thanks! i'm here in the united states so appreciate the info about the seller here. i see the relevant info in a reply to another comment so will just use the info there. many, many thanks! it is indeed a shame about prices. i've seen quite a few books here and there that i've wanted to purchase but the price is just too much for what's on offer. or at least that's what i think. but no worries. the hunt continues! and, of course, that's half the fun, right? cheers
@kennyrh926928 күн бұрын
Thanks very much. I don't think vintage book prices are quite as inflated in the US as they are in the UK, especially when you're dealing with well-priced retailers like Graham Holroyd. Even with the hefty postage I can get books unseen over here at the same price that some ebay dealers charge for a single common books As you say though it's all good fun..
@SciFiScavenger29 күн бұрын
Nice haul Kenny. Congrats on getting hold of the missing Ace Special, and for such a good price too! Patience is a virtue, and all that. I've been slowly accumulating the Women's Press SF books, but I'm not actively seeking them. Yet. I like the livery and the artwork. 👍
@kennyrh926929 күн бұрын
Cheers mate, bit of an anti-climax after the bonkers prices. Same as you with the Women's Press - see 'em cheap they're in.
@rumblystarfish841129 күн бұрын
Bro, Giga Wing is $1.99 on Switch, but it's digital. Hell of a good deal if you like classic shmups. I wish they released Mars Matrix.
@jschuhanАй бұрын
Hi Kenny great video. You said in the video to contact you for the dealers details. Would you be willing to tell me in the comments please. Looking forward to you completing your DAW mission 👍
@kennyrh926929 күн бұрын
Hi there. Yes I'll give you the details step by step 1 Go to abebooks.co.uk 2 In the search engine where it says "keyword or ISBN" enter "Graham Holroyd" and hit search 3 Look at the list that will come up and click on the title of any book with his name on it and that will bring up his homepage. 4 Scroll halfway down and you will see (in blue) "visit sellers storefront" Another search engine will appear. Hit "more search options" and you can then look for what you want. Hope that helps. Any problem get back to me.
@jschuhan29 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 Hi Ken thank you very much. Luckily I also use this book dealer, have been for 2 years. He is great with his service. Thanks anyway
@kennyrh926929 күн бұрын
@@jschuhanYes very impressive. I shall continue to use him for books from other US publishers that I need.
@kennyrh926928 күн бұрын
@@jschuhanBTW are there any other online US dealers that you could recommend to me. Have you had any experience with the Irish Booksellers or ThriftBooks.?
@athoszubiaur2144Ай бұрын
congratulations on number 37! very nice copy of the left hand of darkness. i've got a copy of a wizard of earthsea though the spine is a wee bit cracked. alas! the more vintage paperbacks i pick up the more i like those older covers. i don't mind the condition too much either. it's nice see, as you say, that books are being read as for those daw books....only one away from a complete set for the first 100 and only three away from the first 200? damn. you're doing very well indeed part two of your video might have to wait until tomorrow cheers
@kennyrh926929 күн бұрын
Thanks. It was quite a chase but glad I didn't cave in and pay silly money for it. My Wizard of Earthsea is, fortunately, near mint. I love the DAW artwork of course but the late 1950s and early 1960s are just outstanding with art by Richard Powers, Kelly Freas and others. I'm delighted have the first 100 DAW bar one because they have great nostalgic value to me.
@dawsontaylor7236Ай бұрын
Good day to you, Kenny! I noticed you labeled the video " - Nov 2024 - " for the original upload. Are you some sort of time traveler? Cheers, I enjoyed the video.
@crystalmadison8449Ай бұрын
Is the video after us election? Who won?
@kennyrh9269Ай бұрын
What a chump. Put it down to senility 😂 Thanks for the tip - will change.
@kennyrh9269Ай бұрын
@@crystalmadison8449Trump landslide - long queues for the Elon Musk express to Mars. Other ear shot off by the Hair-stylist Union. 😮
@vintagesfАй бұрын
I’m so glad you found ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’. Well done Kenny!
@kennyrh9269Ай бұрын
Thanks Richard. Bit of an anti-climax bagging it for peanuts.
@ateljemystikАй бұрын
Thanks for this video =)
@kennyrh926929 күн бұрын
Glad it was helpful!
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8huАй бұрын
Hi Kenny, Just paid a visit to my local 2nd hand bookshop yesterday as they posted on Facebook that they had just got in a box of Moorcock books. Picked up a few including that edition of Behold The man (which I've never actually read). Though I was a big Moorcock fan I have to admit that back in the day the Jerry Cornelius books were the ones I liked least. A while back I picked up a slip-cased edition of 4 Cornelius books - should really give them another chance. My favourite Moorcock books outside of the Eternal Champion ones were Gloriana, and The Dancers At The End Of Time series. Read Ringworld many years ago - remember not really enjoying it all that much. A more recent read that also proved to be a bit of a disappointment was Gateway - expected to like that one. It's becoming a bit of a theme in that books I expect to enjoy I don't eg Gateway, Man In The High Castle, Puppet Masters, The Demolished Man, while those I expect to maybe struggle with I end up enjoying such as Neuromancer, Slaughterhouse 5, and Do Androids Dream (because of my earlier problem with Castle). Loved City back in the day - another that I should reread. Agree totally about those Frazetta covers - superb stuff. Roll on the next DAW update! Cheers... Peter
@kennyrh9269Ай бұрын
Hi Peter. As far as Moorcock goes I have always loved the Elric books. I just finished the entire saga a few weeks back - 7 volumes all 2--300 pages on average. Really enjoyed it though. I've never really fancied the Cornelius books for some reason although I have enjoyed a fair bit of Moorcocks new wave stuff. As you say many prominent SF novels tend to disappoint. When I was doing my Hugo thing of trying to read all the winners I found quite a few less than rewarding. Canticle For Leibowitz, Ringworld, Man In The High Castle, Stranger in a Strange Land and A Case of Conscience to name just a few. I think it's the weight of expectation that comes into play. I could run a list of a dozen cover artists that I really love but Frazetta is king. You're wish is granted . . .DAW double video being prepared as we speak. Take care Kenny.
@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu29 күн бұрын
@@kennyrh9269 Canticle For Leibowitz was actually a favourite of mine - another that needs a reread.