I came across a lot (38 volumes) of them around 7 years ago in a used bookstore and bought them all because they seemed like an incredible way to read and discover authors. They have been! but I was never sure how many more were out there until now. Thank you for doing the work and sharing the info. Glad I bought them all when they were only around 7 dollars per used, some have gone out of print and the used prices are crazy now (at least in the US). Would love to get more if I can find them at a decent price. They really are wonderful and a few of the books would be almost impossible to find in physical print otherwise. Going through my collection, there was one volume I had not on your list (it was listed on the gateway site you showed though). Jack L. Chalker SF Gateway Omnibus which includes: MIDNIGHT AT THE WELL OF SOULS/SPIRITS OF FLUX AND ANCHOR/THE IDENTITY MATRIX
@@25nomind What a great find and purchase! I’m pinning this comment about the Chalker book as well. I’m wondering if there were any other publications I missed or simply weren’t listed in other lists. I’ll make a community post about this.
I've seen that Gateway books before, and I like the idea that they're preserving older classics, which might otherwise go out of print. I've seen the Gateway versions of Colossus, by DFJones, for example. Good video, Richard, reminds us that it's not just about collecting the good covers, and stacking your shelves with hardbacks. Sometimes it's just about the prose. 😉🐶
I didn't even know these existed Richard. Excellent information as always good Sir! (PS ~ thank you for clueing me in to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database)
@@GrammaticusBooks They are rare in North America but worth watching for in used bookstores. It is amazing sometimes how far books travel in their lifespan.
@@vintagesf you might have some better “cross pollination” living in Canada and them being UK editions. I think I’ve only ever seen one other one (I live in the US). What I like about the volumes I’m curious about is there isn’t too much overlap with paperbacks I already own. I’d like that Sturgeon one.
@ Some “cross pollination” of UK publishers in Canada but it seems to be fleeting. These are difficult books to find in North America which reflects some of the crazy prices people are asking for them on eBay.
Thanks, didn't even know these existed. They look like a great addition to the SF Masterworks, too. Side note: I received my black-spined SF Masterworks edition of Dick's The Simulacra today. These are so hard to find and pretty expensive - but I'm slowly getting there.
That was lovely. Great music choice on the cover montage! You made this information more available than Golancz does on their website! It may be my Michael Moorcock bias, but I always feel like Gollancz is strong-arming authors. I mean, the UK does a great job of keeping books in print that the US does not, but Gollancz always feels like monopolistic tactics / practices. But hey, I don't know. I never been out drinking with the Gollancz corporation. Steve loves them, so they can't be all evil. As somebody else here said; collect what you like man! Thanks for making them look so cool.
Gollancz is in a unique position of having consolidated the rights to large libraries of SF. There is no equivalent that I am aware of in United States. While making these titles available in collectable printings I find they are not very good at providing complete lists or checklists. I'm just filling the void.
The only thing I don't like about omnibuses is unless they are collecting quite short books then they can be quite unwieldingly chunky to read or carry about. I have a couple of omnibuses where they went with very tiny print which was fine when i was 25 but not so much now in my 50's. I do like the themed Gateway covers though so I might seek them out regardless. I can never resist the temptation of good looking SF books 😉
@@adrianmcmahon5731 I’m starting to appreciate easy to read fonts and font sizes as well. Love my old paperbacks but some are very difficult to read. Yellowing paper and tiny fonts makes it hard to read, especially at night.
@vintagesf A good reading lamp makes a huge difference and helps reduce eye strain as I often read for long periods at a time at night. Just don't get me started on tiny print on bottles and ingredient lists lol.
I must be careful. I do not want to rain on your parade. I've gone back and edited this twice, and I still feel like I sound like a villain.😢 I know you love collecting sweet new well marketed series. I want you to love what you love. *I* have an issue with creating a "cost cutter" series (3 in 1, *almost* generic covers) that cost more than buying the individual paperbacks from collectors and paying for the shipping. They are so expensive, they give you so little, and most of their business is in selling ebooks (at least in the States.) so I might be a hard sell on these. I mean these are books that they have rights to, and they could keep them in print, but it's not worth it to them for the cost of a regular SF Masterwork, even though there's no author to pay on a lot of these, and a lot of the other estates will take what they can get. And I thought you liked buying individual paperbacks. . . with really sweet covers, with cool art like the Dillons, but, you do you. I'll keep watching the videos. . . OK, I made it another 3 minutes into the video and I love that you made your own list with cover photos. You always put so much good work into these videos, and your website, by making great information like this accessible.
There are only so many individual paperbacks pre 1985 out there for people to collect. They also don't make it onto the bookshelves in first run bookstores. Gollancz is in a unique position to have the rights to so many SF books. I don't think there is any publisher in the US with as large a backlist, at least that they are willing to put into print. An example of what I'm talking about would be Bob Shaw. As far as I'm aware, the Bob Shaw omnibus is the only printing of Bob Shaw work since his passing in 1996. I would love for Gollancz to be able to print more of his work. It certainly is difficult to find his books in used bookstores.
@vintagesf I understand. You have a nice way of looking at it, and it reminds me to be more positive. Thank you. I would be more likely to feel that way too if I saw those books in stores in the States. Down here I only see them used or remainedered. So they're not more available, they are just an expensive imported good - or a company that is keeping all those rights, and titles, to themselves. But you're right, I can order them if I want them! More importantly you looked at their mishmash website and created a beautiful way to see and access and index what they have. Thank You!
@vintagesf well then, I'm looking forward to my well-organized trading card collector cheat sheet for the University of Nebraska Press' Bison Press science fiction series! They also are overpriced, but a very nice selection and very nice presentation of SF books by John Jacob Astor, Hugo Gernsback, ERB, Slverberg, Wylie, Flammarion - all sorts of historical good stuff! (I'll shut up now. 😅 ) Have Fun!
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I came across a lot (38 volumes) of them around 7 years ago in a used bookstore and bought them all because they seemed like an incredible way to read and discover authors. They have been! but I was never sure how many more were out there until now. Thank you for doing the work and sharing the info. Glad I bought them all when they were only around 7 dollars per used, some have gone out of print and the used prices are crazy now (at least in the US). Would love to get more if I can find them at a decent price. They really are wonderful and a few of the books would be almost impossible to find in physical print otherwise.
Going through my collection, there was one volume I had not on your list (it was listed on the gateway site you showed though). Jack L. Chalker SF Gateway Omnibus which includes: MIDNIGHT AT THE WELL OF SOULS/SPIRITS OF FLUX AND ANCHOR/THE IDENTITY MATRIX
@@25nomind What a great find and purchase! I’m pinning this comment about the Chalker book as well. I’m wondering if there were any other publications I missed or simply weren’t listed in other lists. I’ll make a community post about this.
As a collector, I approve this video. Great work Richard.
Thanks this was an interesting video and list of books .
I've seen that Gateway books before, and I like the idea that they're preserving older classics, which might otherwise go out of print. I've seen the Gateway versions of Colossus, by DFJones, for example. Good video, Richard, reminds us that it's not just about collecting the good covers, and stacking your shelves with hardbacks. Sometimes it's just about the prose. 😉🐶
I didn't even know these existed Richard. Excellent information as always good Sir! (PS ~ thank you for clueing me in to the Internet Speculative Fiction Database)
@@GrammaticusBooks They are rare in North America but worth watching for in used bookstores. It is amazing sometimes how far books travel in their lifespan.
I only have one of these: the Burroughs Hollow Earth books
@@disconnected22 You’re in good company. The one I show in the video is the only one I own, but I’m now on the lookout for them in used bookstores.
@@vintagesf you might have some better “cross pollination” living in Canada and them being UK editions. I think I’ve only ever seen one other one (I live in the US).
What I like about the volumes I’m curious about is there isn’t too much overlap with paperbacks I already own. I’d like that Sturgeon one.
@ Some “cross pollination” of UK publishers in Canada but it seems to be fleeting. These are difficult books to find in North America which reflects some of the crazy prices people are asking for them on eBay.
@@vintagesf I’ll keep an eye out then 👍
Thanks!
@@joemac6280 Thank you. Appreciated.
Thanks, didn't even know these existed. They look like a great addition to the SF Masterworks, too. Side note: I received my black-spined SF Masterworks edition of Dick's The Simulacra today. These are so hard to find and pretty expensive - but I'm slowly getting there.
@@CasperHulshof Really like the black spines.
That was lovely.
Great music choice on the cover montage! You made this information more available than Golancz does on their website!
It may be my Michael Moorcock bias, but I always feel like Gollancz is strong-arming authors. I mean, the UK does a great job of keeping books in print that the US does not, but Gollancz always feels like monopolistic tactics / practices.
But hey, I don't know. I never been out drinking with the Gollancz corporation.
Steve loves them, so they can't be all evil.
As somebody else here said; collect what you like man!
Thanks for making them look so cool.
Gollancz is in a unique position of having consolidated the rights to large libraries of SF. There is no equivalent that I am aware of in United States. While making these titles available in collectable printings I find they are not very good at providing complete lists or checklists. I'm just filling the void.
@vintagesf And doing a lovely job of it! To my recollection, nothing in the Gollancz website is as well organized or searchable!
The only thing I don't like about omnibuses is unless they are collecting quite short books then they can be quite unwieldingly chunky to read or carry about. I have a couple of omnibuses where they went with very tiny print which was fine when i was 25 but not so much now in my 50's. I do like the themed Gateway covers though so I might seek them out regardless. I can never resist the temptation of good looking SF books 😉
@@adrianmcmahon5731 I’m starting to appreciate easy to read fonts and font sizes as well. Love my old paperbacks but some are very difficult to read. Yellowing paper and tiny fonts makes it hard to read, especially at night.
@vintagesf A good reading lamp makes a huge difference and helps reduce eye strain as I often read for long periods at a time at night. Just don't get me started on tiny print on bottles and ingredient lists lol.
I must be careful. I do not want to rain on your parade. I've gone back and edited this twice, and I still feel like I sound like a villain.😢
I know you love collecting sweet new well marketed series.
I want you to love what you love.
*I* have an issue with creating a "cost cutter" series (3 in 1, *almost* generic covers) that cost more than buying the individual paperbacks from collectors and paying for the shipping. They are so expensive, they give you so little, and most of their business is in selling ebooks (at least in the States.) so I might be a hard sell on these.
I mean these are books that they have rights to, and they could keep them in print, but it's not worth it to them for the cost of a regular SF Masterwork, even though there's no author to pay on a lot of these, and a lot of the other estates will take what they can get.
And I thought you liked buying individual paperbacks. . . with really sweet covers, with cool art like the Dillons, but, you do you.
I'll keep watching
the videos. . .
OK, I made it another 3 minutes into the video and I love that you made your own list with cover photos.
You always put so much good work into these videos, and your website, by making great information like this accessible.
There are only so many individual paperbacks pre 1985 out there for people to collect. They also don't make it onto the bookshelves in first run bookstores. Gollancz is in a unique position to have the rights to so many SF books. I don't think there is any publisher in the US with as large a backlist, at least that they are willing to put into print. An example of what I'm talking about would be Bob Shaw. As far as I'm aware, the Bob Shaw omnibus is the only printing of Bob Shaw work since his passing in 1996. I would love for Gollancz to be able to print more of his work. It certainly is difficult to find his books in used bookstores.
@vintagesf I understand. You have a nice way of looking at it, and it reminds me to be more positive. Thank you.
I would be more likely to feel that way too if I saw those books in stores in the States.
Down here I only see them used or remainedered. So they're not more available, they are just an expensive imported good - or a company that is keeping all those rights, and titles, to themselves.
But you're right, I can order them if I want them!
More importantly you looked at their mishmash website and created a beautiful way to see and access and index what they have.
Thank You!
@@waltera13 You’re welcome. I have a lot of fun researching and organizing collections.
@vintagesf well then, I'm looking forward to my well-organized trading card collector cheat sheet for the University of Nebraska Press' Bison Press science fiction series!
They also are overpriced, but a very nice selection and very nice presentation of SF books by John Jacob Astor, Hugo Gernsback, ERB, Slverberg, Wylie, Flammarion - all sorts of historical good stuff!
(I'll shut up now. 😅 )
Have Fun!
@ Well this certainly is going to take a lot of research. I have been in bookstores in Lincoln but not the University’s bookstore.