Category Archives: Lit

Rediscovered: “(John Taine)”

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Don

And to wrap up his volley of autographs for today, Kevin Cook does the old killing two birds with one stone trick — two signatures with one inscription. You have your John Hancock from famed mathematician Eric Temple Bell — … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: “From Viv”

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Don

As the third author selected for Autograph Hound Super-Sunday, Kevin Cook pulls no less than E. Charles Vivian out of his sleeve — I bet you guys don’t see Vivian signatures raining down from the skies. Obviously Kevin picked up … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: “You Dirty, Slimy Freaks!”

Posted on July 21, 2019 by Don

We all remember last Autograph Hound weekend when Brian Leno laid out a hand with a trump card or two (signed, of course) in the mix, to keep him in the game with the John Hancocks spread out the week before by noted … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Ed, Ed and Leigh

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Don

In re: the issue of full name vs. more personal first-name-only signatures, how about I pull up another item I sold from the E. Hoffmann Price Library? I’d run through several offerings from either Hamilton or Brackett — one with … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: James v. Jim

Posted on July 20, 2019 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday again, and Kevin Cook is back at the wheel, giving Brian Leno a breather from digging through binder after binder of autos. In our discussions of signed books, Kevin asked me if I had noticed that James … Continue reading →

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Frisco Beat: Virginia Rath Returning to the Mean Streets

Posted on July 15, 2019 by Don

Coachwhip has reprints of all the mystery novels by Virginia Rath in the works. Since I’m one of the few vocal proponents of Rath you can track down on the net, track me down they did to ask for a … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Earliest Signed Inhabitants

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

In re: the question of possible signed copies of most classic era Arkham House titles, I believe we need to call in John D. Haefele, author of A Look Behind the Derleth Mythos. He’s the expert on all things Arkham. Now, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Those Signed Arkhams

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

Before doing the panel at Signman: John Law the other evening, I made plans to stop into Bibliomania — very close, in the heart of downtown Oakland, one of the classic bookstores of yesteryear but still in business today. I hadn’t … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Rest of the Hand

Posted on July 14, 2019 by Don

For Autograph Hound Super-Sunday, Brian Leno checks in during an autobiographical mood: One of the bad consequences about working for 37 years in the gambling profession is you start to see things in terms of wagers placed. Bets won and lost. … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: “I’ll See You an England and Raise You a Rud”

Posted on July 13, 2019 by Don

Before he finally retired, Brian Leno spent many long years dealing cards in gambling dens in North Dakota — giving him some authentic Mean Streets cred and pocket money to toss against his Autograph Hound addiction. So when Kevin Cook … Continue reading →

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