Love the diversity and mix of authors what a great haul, beautiful condition too. Certainly some things to keep an eye when they pop up thanks for sharing Steve
Thank you tor another interesting SF video. I'm currently doing some collecting of Daw fantasy & SF books, so it was nice to see the Andre Norton group.
So glad I’ve recently found your channel and virtually no mention of PFH, Banks and Reynolds writers I haven’t yet learnt to appreciate. Keep up the good work
Thanks! Great to hear from you. Anyone who feels they are overrated will find much to prefer here! met them all, nice guys all, but to my way of thinking they haven't been good for literary quality in SF or in fueling a new revolution. Welcome aboard!
Some very entertaining comments for this one today, brightened up my morning. From shock and dismay at what I bought to surprise at what I didn't buy. This is the way it should be, after all, I am the OUTLAW bookseller lols! Have a great day, everyone!
I think most people begin by calling it that. I know I did! A friend of mine got it right from the start, but it was hearing MM say it himself that confirmed the pronunciation for me!
Yes, but the rest are pretty much more of the same. Reading titles like 'A Feast Unknown', 'Lord Tyger' and the short stories is more aesthetically rewarding I've found, due to their experimental/diverse content.
Nice haul . You got some gems. Anthony , Chalker et al . I try not to go down those rabbit holes....how many book of Xanth , The Well series are there.. And the trend is not only in fantasy and horror. Its now a fixture ? In SF . ( The bias opinion of an aging gent...me ) ok now off my soap crate . Thanks for the trip , haul and show .
Surely the cover on the 'Castle of Iron' must have been intended for a 'Gor" book??? Beautiful painting but dodgy! Spotted the Justina Robson... some great ideas/content in that series... but suffers from being a series for commercial rather than artistic reasons? 'Dreaming City' one of my favourite Hawk songs, I recorded it live on my "walkman"... it's now on my iPods etc! Your Dalek looks like it is edible (for a human). Thanks. K ( :
Yes, it's pretty lurid, that De Camp cover! I know what you mean about the Robson. Basically. I feel almost EVERY SF series published since Fantasy became predictably singteon-free decades ago has been a series for commercial rather than aesthetic reasons. I'm going to film a clip soon on Conceptual Breakthrough which will look at this as part of its brief. 'Dreaming City' - yep, great track! Hawkwind/Moorcock video one-third filmed, hoping to finish it this weekend and put it online in about a fortnight. Thanks as ever for yr comment!
I thought I ranted here! I guess I went straight t Jules' Vid and wrote too much there. Loved it, Almost expected more Latte porn. Now I've forgotten what it was. Lovely video though.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal You are (as always) correct sir! I can see it in my mind's eye, yet somehow "Latte Porn" sprang to my lips almost unbidden. I guess I just thought it funnier. What creamy mysteries does it hold? "Synesthesia and the scopophilic drive."
Nice Kerosina books. I have several of these, including the Wolfe, but not in the boxed editions. But the Cardiff books... Get a grip, man. Andre Norton, Doc Smith, and (aaargh) Piers Anthony. You are being ruled by nostalgia, not quality! The books are in lovely condition, but I wouldn't give them house room. Your site is all about cutting edge stuff. It is as if you posted features on Abba or The Carpenters on your rock music pages. I am in shock. Piers Anthony?
Thanks for your comment, it's appreciated, but here's some thoughts. Well, I understand and agree re the literary quality of these books, but this channel is very much about my personal journey and as I've said, Nostalgia Collecting is now an important thing for me - trying to recapture my early days in bookselling when those kind of books were in print and I was selling them regularly. I have no guilt about this - I've read tons more serious SF than most readers and have very high critical standards but I will not 'rebel into conformity' by merely sticking with what is 'cool'. Rebellion is a contextual, subjective stance rather than something that has sigils/icons agreed upon by all- it then becomes another kind of conformity. These books give some context to the 'quality' material I cover in depth, as the history of SF and its publishing are of particular interest to me, especially since I've been a book trade insider for decades. Also, while I would say that 'popularity means conventionality' much of the time, 'Pop' has its place - for example, I like some Carpenters stuff ( I heard it as a young kid before I was exposed to Rock Music and I'm not guilty about it, as she was an amazing singer) and as for Abba, I'm a big fan of the pre 77 showtune and disco rubbish they produced in the latter half of their career. I love the early (73-76) Glitter Pop, Rock & Roll and Hippy Ballad Abba and can wax lyrical about it as I would with Bowie or Hawkwind, while acknowledging that its strength is in the universal rather than the particular and subjective. Kierkegaard said 'Subjectivity is Truth' and of course facts are something else- provable beyond doubt. I'm really comfortable with being well-rounded and honest about what I like and have no guilt when I have popular culture moments. If I'm shocking you, then I'm pleased, as I'm all about erasing assumed and comfortable boundaries and interpretations. I admire your purism and honesty, so please don't think I'm having a go, I'm very pleased to have a man of taste like yourself on board!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Point taken, and my remarks were pretty much tongue-in-cheek. We all like some relaxation in our reading and listening, and sometimes trashy fills the bill. It has taken me a long time to admit that I like some forms of country music to sing along to in the car, and I have a long history of reading DC comics which my wife finds hard to understand. When reading, I love a bit of Flashman or Sharpe as light relief, and would defend George MacDonald Frazer and Bernard Cornwell as being as worthy of literary merit as many mainstream darlings of the critics. I also like Laurie King's Sherlock Holmes spin-offs, and Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series. But I would still say to you "Piers Anthony"?
@@allanlloyd3676 -Thanks Allan! I met Frazer once, he was the nicest writer I've ever met, amazing guy and a good scribe! We talked about his correspondence with Philip Jose Farmer and I was very taken with the man and started buying his work! Country music? Well, I had a big Country Rock moment in the late 80s and as far as I'm concerned The Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dillard & Clark, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Desert Rose Band and Midland are all faves of mine. Piers Anthony? Ok, I concede, but I ask you, Ben Aaronovitch? LOL Have a good day, mate, great to exchange cultural views with you!
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Love the diversity and mix of authors what a great haul, beautiful condition too. Certainly some things to keep an eye when they pop up thanks for sharing Steve
Thank you tor another interesting SF video. I'm currently doing some collecting of Daw fantasy & SF books, so it was nice to see the Andre Norton group.
Great haul! And of course, I knew there'd have to be a big cat book of some sort 😝
So glad I’ve recently found your channel and virtually no mention of PFH, Banks and Reynolds writers I haven’t yet learnt to appreciate. Keep up the good work
Thanks! Great to hear from you. Anyone who feels they are overrated will find much to prefer here! met them all, nice guys all, but to my way of thinking they haven't been good for literary quality in SF or in fueling a new revolution. Welcome aboard!
Some very entertaining comments for this one today, brightened up my morning. From shock and dismay at what I bought to surprise at what I didn't buy. This is the way it should be, after all, I am the OUTLAW bookseller lols! Have a great day, everyone!
Great to hear your pronunciation of melnibone.... For three decades or more I've been saying it as Melnybone lol
I think most people begin by calling it that. I know I did! A friend of mine got it right from the start, but it was hearing MM say it himself that confirmed the pronunciation for me!
To Your Scattered Bodies Go by Philip J Farmer was a super book!
Yes, but the rest are pretty much more of the same. Reading titles like 'A Feast Unknown', 'Lord Tyger' and the short stories is more aesthetically rewarding I've found, due to their experimental/diverse content.
Nice haul . You got some gems. Anthony , Chalker et al . I try not to go down those rabbit holes....how many book of Xanth , The Well series are there.. And the trend is not only in fantasy and horror. Its now a fixture ? In SF . ( The bias opinion of an aging gent...me ) ok now off my soap crate . Thanks for the trip , haul and show .
You met the Stranglers? Very cool. Raven a great album!
Not only that, I've been to the pub with them too!
nice video!, greetings from Brazil!
Subscribed.
Thanks! Glad to have you aboard!
Surely the cover on the 'Castle of Iron' must have been intended for a 'Gor" book??? Beautiful painting but dodgy! Spotted the Justina Robson... some great ideas/content in that series... but suffers from being a series for commercial rather than artistic reasons? 'Dreaming City' one of my favourite Hawk songs, I recorded it live on my "walkman"... it's now on my iPods etc! Your Dalek looks like it is edible (for a human). Thanks. K ( :
Yes, it's pretty lurid, that De Camp cover! I know what you mean about the Robson. Basically. I feel almost EVERY SF series published since Fantasy became predictably singteon-free decades ago has been a series for commercial rather than aesthetic reasons. I'm going to film a clip soon on Conceptual Breakthrough which will look at this as part of its brief. 'Dreaming City' - yep, great track! Hawkwind/Moorcock video one-third filmed, hoping to finish it this weekend and put it online in about a fortnight. Thanks as ever for yr comment!
I thought I ranted here! I guess I went straight t Jules' Vid and wrote too much there.
Loved it, Almost expected more Latte porn.
Now I've forgotten what it was. Lovely video though.
It's usually capuccino ! Thanks as ever for watching!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal You are (as always) correct sir! I can see it in my mind's eye, yet somehow "Latte Porn" sprang to my lips almost unbidden. I guess I just thought it funnier. What creamy mysteries does it hold? "Synesthesia and the scopophilic drive."
Nice Kerosina books. I have several of these, including the Wolfe, but not in the boxed editions. But the Cardiff books... Get a grip, man. Andre Norton, Doc Smith, and (aaargh) Piers Anthony. You are being ruled by nostalgia, not quality! The books are in lovely condition, but I wouldn't give them house room. Your site is all about cutting edge stuff. It is as if you posted features on Abba or The Carpenters on your rock music pages. I am in shock. Piers Anthony?
Thanks for your comment, it's appreciated, but here's some thoughts. Well, I understand and agree re the literary quality of these books, but this channel is very much about my personal journey and as I've said, Nostalgia Collecting is now an important thing for me - trying to recapture my early days in bookselling when those kind of books were in print and I was selling them regularly. I have no guilt about this - I've read tons more serious SF than most readers and have very high critical standards but I will not 'rebel into conformity' by merely sticking with what is 'cool'. Rebellion is a contextual, subjective stance rather than something that has sigils/icons agreed upon by all- it then becomes another kind of conformity. These books give some context to the 'quality' material I cover in depth, as the history of SF and its publishing are of particular interest to me, especially since I've been a book trade insider for decades. Also, while I would say that 'popularity means conventionality' much of the time, 'Pop' has its place - for example, I like some Carpenters stuff ( I heard it as a young kid before I was exposed to Rock Music and I'm not guilty about it, as she was an amazing singer) and as for Abba, I'm a big fan of the pre 77 showtune and disco rubbish they produced in the latter half of their career. I love the early (73-76) Glitter Pop, Rock & Roll and Hippy Ballad Abba and can wax lyrical about it as I would with Bowie or Hawkwind, while acknowledging that its strength is in the universal rather than the particular and subjective. Kierkegaard said 'Subjectivity is Truth' and of course facts are something else- provable beyond doubt. I'm really comfortable with being well-rounded and honest about what I like and have no guilt when I have popular culture moments. If I'm shocking you, then I'm pleased, as I'm all about erasing assumed and comfortable boundaries and interpretations. I admire your purism and honesty, so please don't think I'm having a go, I'm very pleased to have a man of taste like yourself on board!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Point taken, and my remarks were pretty much tongue-in-cheek. We all like some relaxation in our reading and listening, and sometimes trashy fills the bill. It has taken me a long time to admit that I like some forms of country music to sing along to in the car, and I have a long history of reading DC comics which my wife finds hard to understand. When reading, I love a bit of Flashman or Sharpe as light relief, and would defend George MacDonald Frazer and Bernard Cornwell as being as worthy of literary merit as many mainstream darlings of the critics. I also like Laurie King's Sherlock Holmes spin-offs, and Ben Aaronovitch's Rivers of London series. But I would still say to you "Piers Anthony"?
@@allanlloyd3676 -Thanks Allan! I met Frazer once, he was the nicest writer I've ever met, amazing guy and a good scribe! We talked about his correspondence with Philip Jose Farmer and I was very taken with the man and started buying his work! Country music? Well, I had a big Country Rock moment in the late 80s and as far as I'm concerned The Flying Burrito Brothers, New Riders of the Purple Sage, Dillard & Clark, Sweethearts of the Rodeo, Desert Rose Band and Midland are all faves of mine. Piers Anthony? Ok, I concede, but I ask you, Ben Aaronovitch? LOL Have a good day, mate, great to exchange cultural views with you!
@@allanlloyd3676 Do Not Back Down- Piers Anthony Must Be Relegated to the Scrap Heap of History!
(The other Nostalgia is acceptable.)
I have Spoken.