SF Paperback Giga-haul - Jul 2024 - The DAW Report Pt.1

[@paulcampbell6003]

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! 😁

[@kennyrh9269]

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.

[@SciFiScavenger]

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. 👍

[@kennyrh9269]

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.

[@athoszubiaur2144]

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

[@kennyrh9269]

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.

[@vintagesf]

I’m so glad you found ‘The Left Hand of Darkness’. Well done Kenny!

[@kennyrh9269]

Thanks Richard. Bit of an anti-climax bagging it for peanuts.

[@garylovisi357]

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!

[@kennyrh9269]

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.

[@garylovisi357]

@@kennyrh9269 yep, it is Lucille doing the video and sometimes putting in her two-cents. A valued opinion. Stay well, all best.

[@kennyrh9269]

@@garylovisi357 Thought so. Nothing like a good woman to keep you straight 👍👍

[@WestCoastBookAddict-zn8hu]

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.

[@kennyrh9269]

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.