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Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Bibliomen
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Antonin Scriabin
It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
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On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote: Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Fernando Gouvea
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu> wrote: It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Antonin Scriabin
ABEBooks has copies of this and Plan[e]t Engineering for under a hundred. Young Wolfe will set you about $130. They don't seem to have any copies of Letters Home at all.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 1:11 PM, Antonin Scriabin
<kierkegaurdian at gmail.com>wrote:
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu>wrote:
It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Antonin Scriabin
That sounds about right. The Cheap Street version, new, cost around $200, I think.
Like you, I feel the need to have it all, but some things (those original Cheap Street editions, some of Christmas-card-stories, ...) will forever remain a bridge too far. But I do haave both versions of the guide to the Shambles...
Fernanfo
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On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote: At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','fqgouvea at colby.edu');>
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It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com<javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','kierkegaurdian at gmail.com');>>
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Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Fernando Gouvea
Yeah, the Chap Books are pretty expensive. I was lucky to find a fine copy of The Castle of the Otter for less than $10, but I don't think my luck will last through to those other collections.
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On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:16 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu> wrote: That sounds about right. The Cheap Street version, new, cost around $200, I think.
Like you, I feel the need to have it all, but some things (those original Cheap Street editions, some of Christmas-card-stories, ...) will forever remain a bridge too far. But I do haave both versions of the guide to the Shambles...
Fernanfo
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu>wrote:
It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Fernando Gouvea
I am pretty sure I have everything save some of his essays. Certainly everything listed as fiction. Bibliomen isn't earth shattering but it's good fun. The version published later is cheaper and had a few additional entries so get that one if you feel compelled.
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On Mar 17, 2014, at 1:16 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu> wrote:
That sounds about right. The Cheap Street version, new, cost around $200, I think.
Like you, I feel the need to have it all, but some things (those original Cheap Street editions, some of Christmas-card-stories, ...) will forever remain a bridge too far. But I do haave both versions of the guide to the Shambles...
Fernanfo
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
On Mon, Mar 17, 2014 at 4:05 PM, Fernando Gouvea <fqgouvea at colby.edu> wrote:
It's not really a collection of stories, but rather of characters. Of course, in many cases describing a character makes for a mini-story.
It exists in two versions. The original edition was an impossibly expensive fine press book from Cheap Street press. The copy I have is a paperback reprint thar came out many years later. Copies of that one shouldn't be too expensive.
Worth having? I think so, but certainly not the main event.
Fernando
PS: at the very first Readercon I had a chance to buy the Cheap Street version for less than $200 at an auction and chickened out. Advice to young self: you'll regret not spending that money!
On Monday, March 17, 2014, Antonin Scriabin <kierkegaurdian at gmail.com> wrote:
Anyone here read it? It seems hard to find / expensive. Is it a collection of short stories generally not available elsewhere? Thanks!
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Antonin Scriabin
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On Mar 17, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Antonin Scriabin wrote:
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
This is one I've been wanting to read for a long time. I keep hoping it'll get released as an ebook eventually, but that's a pipe dream, I guess. :-(
Later,
Ed
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Darth Ed
I once suggested someone should put together a book called /The Wolfe of Cheap Street/ and collect all of the pieces that they put out in their special deluxe formats. But apparently there were too many copyright restrictions. Most of them have now appeared in one or another of the collections, of course. But I'd still by the book if someone made it.
Fernando
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On 3/27/2014 2:42 PM, Darth Ed wrote:
On Mar 17, 2014, at 4:11 PM, Antonin Scriabin wrote:
At this point I own all of Wolfe's novels (and a few extra copies of interest, signed or whatnot) and most of the short story collections, and I've reached the point where I feel compelled to collect what is left. Thanks for the info! I did find the less expensive version, they still go for about $40.
This is one I've been wanting to read for a long time. I keep hoping it'll get released as an ebook eventually, but that's a pipe dream, I guess. :-(
Later,
Ed
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