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North Yorkshire Auctioneer features Scifi & Bond

Alan Chudnow — Fri, 29 Feb 2008 18:26:07 +0000

Tennants Auctioneers in Leyburn, North Yorkshire host their Spring Book and Map Sale this month. From their web site:

At noon on Wednesday 19th March Tennants in Leyburn will host their Spring Book and Map Sale with over 340 lots of books covering a vast variety of subjects. There are some first edition gems by Beatrix Potter including ‘The Tale of Two Bad Mice’, ‘The Tale of Timmy Tiptoes’ in its original dust jacket, ‘The Tale of Jemima Puddle Duck’, ‘The Tale of Mr Toad’, ‘The Pie and the Patty-Pan’ and ‘The Roly-Poly Pudding’ estimated to sell for £100 to £500.
In the science fiction and fantasy genre is a 36 lot collection built up over many years by Barrie Stirzaker. Many are signed first editions in fine condition and are estimated to sell from £50 to £300.

Additionally,

For James Bond fans there is a first edition of ‘Live and Let Die’ with its first issue dust jacket, estimated at £800-£1,200. A rare first edition of Pullman’s ‘Northern Lights’ from his ‘Dark Materials’ Trilogy is estimated at £800 to £1,200.

Tennants auctioneers Book Sale

New for February – A Fan’s View

Alan Chudnow — Tue, 06 Feb 2007 20:54:13 +0000

I’m extremely pleased to be able to announce that beginning this month the Collecting Science Fiction Books web site will be featuring a monthly column by celebrated fan writer John Hertz titled, A Fan’s View. In each installment John will be sharing some of his thoughts and insights on genre works, both old and new, with a perspective I think you’ll find fresh, unique and perhaps a bit challenging.

John was nominated for a Hugo Award as Best Fan Writer in 2006. In 2003 he was given the Big Heart Award, highest service award in the SF community. His first installment is a look at The Best of Xero by Pat and Dick Lupoff, a selection of essays from their legendary science fiction fanzine Xero.

In the coming weeks I’ll also be adding several new features to the site, including Reader Polls, Forums and the latest News from RSS feeds around the SF book community.

You can keep abreast of updates to the site by subscribing to the monthly newsletter of SF Bookworm and the Collecting SF Books site, Distant Suns. You can subscribe here using the form on the left however those subscribing through the Collecting SF Books web site will also receive a 5-part Quick Course on collecting science fiction books.

Happy New Year!

Alan Chudnow — Sun, 31 Dec 2006 23:34:26 +0000

“Now is the accepted time to make your regular annual good resolutions. Next week you can begin paving hell with them as usual.” ~Mark Twain

Auction to benefit Clarion at UCSD

Alan Chudnow — Fri, 15 Sep 2006 15:00:58 +0000

The Clarion Science Ficiton and Fantasy Writers’ Workshop, established in 1968 by Robin Scott Wilson, Kate Wilhelm and Damon Knight, is the oldest and most well-respected workshop of its kind. A great number of superb science fiction and fantasy writers are alumni of the workshop including Samuel R, Delany, Joe Haldeman, Thomas Pynchon, Arthur Byron Cover, and the late Octavia E. Butler.

Clarion recently announced it’s move from Michigan State University, it’s home of 37 years, to the University of California San Diego for it’s 2007 program. A new Foundation has been established to help fund the seminal workshop program. The following is an announcement of an auction to help support that effort.

Not only a worthy cause but probably an opportunity to pick up a collectible item or two.

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Here’s the announcment from the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America web site:

Auction to benefit Clarion at UCSD
An auction to benefit the new Clarion Science Fiction & Fantasy Writers Workshop at UCSD is being conducted on Ebay from September 10 through October 8. There are over 50 auction items, donated by some of the biggest names in the field, including Kate Wilhelm, Karen Joy Fowler, Gene Wolfe, Michael Bishop, Walter Jon Williams, James Patrick Kelly and many others. Items include names appearing in stories, signed books, original manuscripts, artwork, and things too strange and wonderful to describe with mere words.

Items will be auctioned in one-week batches beginning September 10 and ending October 8.