Farewell Melinda, Farewell The Last Unicorn… Rare Books Sold

Books depart from me all the time, sometimes they make it somewhat depressing. Last week, two of my personal favorites left my bookshelves.

Melinda by Neil Gaiman (Signed and Limited to 1,000 copies)

Melinda Cover

and

The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version by Peter Beagle (Signed and Limited to 1,000 copies)

Last Unicorn cover

I did get a significant monetary rate in return, but these are titles I do not expect to have again in my lifetime. Both are currently out-of-print, and very expensive in the collectible books market. Both titles appreciated in value immediately as they were released, and they were probably the only copies actually available for sale in the Philippines.

At the same time, buyer also bought these titles:

Coraline by Neil Gaiman & Dave McKean (Signed & Limited 1/1000)

Coraline Limited

and

Interworld by Neil Gaiman & Michael Reaves (Signed & Limited 1/500)

Interworld Limited

To the person who bought them (you will remain anonymous from others), love them, boldly display them, treasure them and most of all amidst the price, make sure your kids will read them. It is sad I never even read them, because of my intent of putting them up for sale I like to think even the first pass of actually reading the books should belong to you.

Below are additional images of Melinda and The Last Unicorn: The Lost Version. So if I have to reminisce, I just have to take a look here. (more…)

New Titles Posted, Oct 2009 (1st)

Electric Sheep

Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick
McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
McSweeney’s Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales (Edited by Michael Chabon)
The Yiddish Policemen’s Union by Michael Chabon
Dreams of Terror and Death: The Dream Cycle of H.P. Lovecraft
No One Writes to the Colonel and Other Stories by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
The Story-Teller: Thirteen Tales by Saki
The Vicar of Wakefield by Oliver Goldsmith (Rackham)
Stories From A Ming Collection: The Art of the Chinese Story-Teller
The Fortress of Solitude by Jonathan Lethem (Hardbound)
Reflections on The Name of the Rose by Umberto Eco (HB)
Buddha Baby by Kim Wong Keltner
The Big U by Neal Stephenson
Tales Before Narnia: The Roots of Modern Fantasy and Science Fiction
Yellow Silk: Erotic Arts and Letters
Poetry 180: A Turning Back to Poetry (Billy Collins)
180 more: Extraordinary Poems for Every Day (Billy Collins)

How to Eat

How to Eat: The Pleasure and Principles of Good Food by Nigella Lawson (Hardcover)
Unexplained Phenomena: A Rough Guide Special
Girl, Interrupted by Susanna Kaysen (Hardbound)
The Penguin Dictionary of Mathematics (3rd Edition)
Reading Like a Writer by Francine Prose (Hardbound)
The Mother Tongue: English & How It Got That Way by Bill Bryson
Mental Floss: Genius Instruction Manual
What’s Science Ever Done For Us? (The Simpsons) by Paul Halpern
Eat This! 1,001 Things to Eat Before You Diet by Ian Jackman
Secret Weapons of World War II by William B. Breuer
Was Napoleon Poisoned: and Other Unsolved Mysteries of Royal History
Queer 13: Lesbian and Gay Writers Recall Seventh Grade
The Art of Creative Nonfiction: Writing and Selling the Literature of Reality
Human Monsters : An Illustrated Encyclopedia of the World’s Most Vicious Murderers
The Portable Obituary: How the Famous, Rich, and Powerful Really Died by Michael Largo
The Battle for God: A History of Fundamentalism by Karen Armstrong
The Riddles of the Sphinx.. and the Puzzles… by David J. Bodycombe
The James Beard Cookbook (3rd Revised Edition)

Lovecraft
Back in Stock:

The Glass Books of the Dream Eaters by Gordon Dahlquist (HB)
The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2003 (Dave Eggers)
The Music of the Primes: Mathematics Mystery
Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (Hardbound)
Under The Tuscan Sun by Frances Mayes
Girl Anatomy by Rebecca Bloom (Hardbound)
When Will Jesus Bring the Pork Chops? by George Carlin
Snow by Orhan Pamuk
The Holy Grail: Its Origins, Secrets & Meaning Revealed
The Know-It-All: One Man’s Humble Quest… by A.J. Jacobs
Anime Poster Art: Japan’s Movie House Masterpieces
Naked Pictures of Famous People by Jon Stewart (Daily Show)
The Short Story: 50 Masterpieces (Edited by Ellen C. Wynn)

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