OtherEric Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 8:13 PM, Pat Calhoun said: That one I've got both the paperback 1st and the BCE. Surfing Alien and frozentundraguy 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post OtherEric Posted January 20 Author Popular Post Share Posted January 20 On 1/19/2024 at 8:54 PM, Yorick said: Ooops. I ASSuMEd you did! It's not an unreasonable guess: Book Guy, Darwination, Get Marwood & I and 2 others 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) On 1/19/2024 at 9:30 PM, OtherEric said: It's not an unreasonable guess: Mr Natural! Best place to grab some Crumb! @4:20!!! Edited January 20 by Yorick HAHHA Darwination, Surfing Alien, OtherEric and 1 other 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surfing Alien Posted January 20 Popular Post Share Posted January 20 Some of the minty PKD books from the "High Grade" collection I bought a lot of, out of Connecticut in 2022. Quite a few of the duplicates here landed in the collections of boardies through various sales in 2023. This collector had the good taste to hoard multiple high grade copies of almost every early PKD and John D. MacDonald paperback. Yorick, Book Guy, mrwoogieman and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Book Guy Posted January 20 Popular Post Share Posted January 20 'Long Galleys' for THE BEST OF PHILIP K. published as a paperback by Bantam, I believe and my favorite PKD short story collection. All winners! Long Galleys are in-house printings by the publisher used to check the text for errors etc before publication. Sometimes they are given out for review, but mostly not. They are often found marked up by the Editorial staff. They are called Long Galleys because they are printed on extra long sheets of paper usually without page numbers etc. 5 or 6 pages might be printed on one sheet. They are normally printed on one side only. Scarce Pat Calhoun, Get Marwood & I, OtherEric and 4 others 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 Trying to find a few we haven't seen here yet to open the day. Was already working on this post when @Book Guy showed the proofs, above: Pat Calhoun, Surfing Alien and frozentundraguy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Zonker Posted January 20 Popular Post Share Posted January 20 I was surprised to find the Ace Doubles continuing into the 1970s. And happy to see this particular edition has back-to-back PKD novels. Get Marwood & I, Surfing Alien, frozentundraguy and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 On 1/20/2024 at 11:42 AM, Zonker said: I was surprised to find the Ace Doubles continuing into the 1970s. And happy to see this particular edition has back-to-back PKD novels. That may be the second PKD book I ever owned, the first being a copy of Blade Runner when they released it under the new name to tie into the movie. Surfing Alien and Zonker 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 On 1/20/2024 at 11:49 AM, OtherEric said: That may be the second PKD book I ever owned, the first being a copy of Blade Runner when they released it under the new name to tie into the movie. Which brings up another point: it's amazing how much easier it is to find PKD books these days. Back in the late 80's and 90's when I first started looking, the only book that showed up with any regularity was Blade Runner, and finding anything else was a big day. I remember haunting used bookstores regularly, and I would always make a beeline right for the D's in the science fiction section. To this day he's the one author I still always check for, even though I've got a nearly complete collection of his works by this point. A few more I don't think we've seen here yet: Pat Calhoun, Get Marwood & I, frozentundraguy and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Get Marwood & I Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 On 1/21/2024 at 6:03 PM, OtherEric said: Which brings up another point: it's amazing how much easier it is to find PKD books these days. Back in the late 80's and 90's when I first started looking, the only book that showed up with any regularity was Blade Runner, and finding anything else was a big day. I remember haunting used bookstores regularly, and I would always make a beeline right for the D's in the science fiction section. To this day he's the one author I still always check for, even though I've got a nearly complete collection of his works by this point. I could have written that myself, Eric. Although I sold most of my collection, I always check book shops on my travels and always have done since I was a teenager. Here are a few scans and pictures of things that I used to own (and wish I still did) It actually makes me a little sad, to look at these again. I can't for the life of me think why I let them all go... frozentundraguy, OtherEric, Yorick and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OtherEric Posted January 21 Author Share Posted January 21 On 1/21/2024 at 10:58 AM, Get Marwood & I said: I could have written that myself, Eric. Although I sold most of my collection, I always check book shops on my travels and always have done since I was a teenager. It actually makes me a little sad, to look at these again. I can't for the life of me think why I let them all go... It happens, there isn't a collector on this planet who hasn't had something they regret having let go. I do need to try reading some more of PKD's mainstream novels, I've only actually tackled a couple so far and don't even have most of them yet. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 21 Share Posted January 21 On 1/21/2024 at 7:19 PM, OtherEric said: It happens, there isn't a collector on this planet who hasn't had something they regret having let go. Yes. That's the one thing about yesterday's certainty. It's often today's regret. On 1/21/2024 at 7:19 PM, OtherEric said: I do need to try reading some more of PKD's mainstream novels, I've only actually tackled a couple so far and don't even have most of them yet. I really liked them back in the day. I may try one again soon, and see how I feel about it 30 years later. OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pat Calhoun Posted January 21 Popular Post Share Posted January 21 The first PKD story I remember reading was 'Imposter'. First published in June 1953 Astounding (as 'Impostor'), I encountered it in an Ace anthology, 'The End of the World' (S-183 1956). (It was anthologized twice more at that time.) I read the story over and over, amazed that the thrust of the blade through the hapless heart of reality retained its sharpness, and the weapon became even more formidable as I learned to wield it myself. No wonder that years later I smiled at the man in the elevator. The illo is from the Astounding publication, by a mystery artist named Pawelka (who seems to have first initial of 'G'), and it hints nicely at the psychedelic possibilities of the written word that PKD pioneered. frozentundraguy, OtherEric, Darwination and 2 others 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 22 Share Posted January 22 Shortly after this my brother bestowed upon me the nickname of 'Perky Pat'... Get Marwood & I, OtherEric, Surfing Alien and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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OtherEric Posted January 23 Author Share Posted January 23 Well, it does seem clear to me there was enough interest in PKD to support an appreciation thread for at least a few days, my thanks to everybody who has contributed. Here's a couple that I don't think have turned up here yet. One thing that's always struck me as odd: while the other three VALIS books were all hardcovers, as near as I can tell the only standalone hardcover edition of VALIS itself was an extremely limited edition released in the UK in the late 80's. I get it being a paperback original, about 2/3 of the books released in PKD's lifetime were. But I would have expected at least a SFBC edition, particularly since I know there are BCE editions of Divine Invasion and Radio Free Albemuth. Get Marwood & I 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Get Marwood & I Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/23/2024 at 5:26 AM, OtherEric said: Well, it does seem clear to me there was enough interest in PKD to support an appreciation thread for at least a few days, my thanks to everybody who has contributed. The boards are extremely quiet now so you've done well to get to three pages Eric. Blade Runner is the film that likely brought PKD to most people's attention and that film is loved to this day. I wouldn't be surprised if more join in here, if you bump it every so often. I have a few more items dotted about, and will post them when I find them. I bought a nice hardback copy of The Man Whose Teeth Were All Exactly Alike last year (always loved that title) but can't seem to find it. It's probably acting as a comic box gap filler somewhere. Thanks for starting the thread OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pat Calhoun Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 BC of 1962 SFBC 'The Man in the High Castle'. OtherEric and Get Marwood & I 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yorick Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 On 1/20/2024 at 10:47 AM, OtherEric said: This is one of the collected editions I have. I thought I still might have a copy of the PDK Reader (my first exposure to Minority Report and Paycheck), but it looks like I'll have to get a new one from Goodwill for $5. I can't find anything in all these stacks of comics.... (first world problems) OtherEric 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Book Guy Posted January 23 Share Posted January 23 Lotsa Blade Runner Stuff out there. I'll see if I can dig up my ERTL Die Cast vehicles! Get Marwood & I and OtherEric 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
