Tag Archives: Book Collecting

Rediscovered: The Leno Library — an Upgrade

Posted on October 28, 2026 by Don

Brian Leno lets me know today: “Upgraded my Treasure Island dustjacket. What a difference, huh?” The original wrappers for Leno’s inscribed first edition thus of the Stevenson classic — thus, because this edition featured illos by Mervyn Peake — was … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Eph Book Suddenly NOT 13% Off

Posted on October 26, 2026 by Don

On October 20th Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years dived to 13% off, and on October 25th the price just as suddenly returned to the usual retail of $40. You’d think they could have kept that 13% going through Halloween, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Signed by E. E. “Doc” Smith — Ph.D.

Posted on October 24, 2026 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday yet again! Today Paul Dobish provides the eye candy for John Hancock fans with a couple of books from his collection signed by Edward E. Smith, Ph.D. — otherwise known as E. E. “Doc” Smith. Hugely popular … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Dobish Updates

Posted on October 23, 2026 by Don

A few days ago, reporting on the existence of two states of the dustjacket on my book — as ghost-editor — Feast of Fear I wrote: And I cannot say with certainty that some of the numbered copies may not … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Arkham House Ephemera Suddenly 13% Off

Posted on October 20, 2026 by Don

Aha. Today I see — just in time for Halloween — that Amazon has knocked an eldritch 13% off the $40 retail on Arkham House Ephemera: The Classic Years. Or, as I call it, Eph Book. Published on Halloween night … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: Jane Gaskell

Posted on August 29, 2026 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday and the always reliable Brian Leno pulls something from his legendary trove for us to ponder. A novel from Jane Gaskell’s The Atlan Saga, sent to the Atlantis buff and LASFS regular Henry M. Eichner — young … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: De Camp the Fan

Posted on August 22, 2026 by Don

Autograph Hound Saturday yet again, and we bring our old pal L. Sprague de Camp back with another John Hancock. He also does the weirdest personal “I” that I (imagine a regular I) recall offhand. De Camp of course mightily … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: And More Leno Library

Posted on August 20, 2026 by Don

Keeping a roll going, here’s another snapshot of a corner of the Brian Leno library for those curious about such arcane matters. Brian is as big on statues and knickknacks as I am — bigger. Certainly he has more books, … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: The Block Begins to Creak Under the Weight of All Those Comics. . .

Posted on August 10, 2026 by Don

Now here’s some news. Brian Leno let me know today that he has decided to sell a chunk off his horde of stuff. For years he’s been hawking wares on eBay, but I think of most of those listings as … Continue reading →

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Rediscovered: More Leno Library

Posted on August 9, 2026 by Don

Brian Leno has come into a group of display cabinets and now is working to fill them up. I imagine he’ll juggle some of the stuff around again, eventually. Maybe have one devoted to his Jack the Ripper collection. Or … Continue reading →

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