James Blaylock, Signed (8 results)

Original wraps. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 14p & 27p octavo, 1/500 signed copies. a fine copy in black and white printed wraps signed by each author and introductor.

Softcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. 8vo. Stapled booklet. Illustrated front cover by Phil Parks. Of 225 trade copies, this is copy 164. Signed by William Ashbless, James P. Blaylock and Phil Parks. Signed by Author(s).

Stapled pictorial wrappers. First edition (& 1st printing). Introduction by ''William Ashbless'' (a pseudonym used by Blaylock and Tim Powers together), cover art (and Afterword) by Phil Parks. LIMITED EDITION: 250 copiesprinted in total, of which this is one of 225 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, illustrator Phil Parks, and ''William Ashbless'' (pseudonym of Blaylock and Tim Powers). Together with a four page printed bibliography produced by Blaylock some years earlier, around 1986, inscribed by him with several annotations/corrections. Fine (as new) copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Short Story Paperback #37. One of 100 hardcover copies, SIGNED by Blaylock. Fine in faux-leather with gold stamping; no jacket issued. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Mark Maxwell (color frontispiece)(Interior Artist) (illustrator). First Edition. All the Bells on Earth by James P. Blaylock (Signed, Limited) Sharp tight unread signed copy. Still in Publisher's shrink-wrap with unused bookplate slipped under the wrap at top edge. First Limited Edition. Full Leather. Fine (Our Top Grade). Signed first edition series. Private Press. Signed by Author. Easton's ""SIGNED FIRST EDITION"" series. By contract with the trade publishers, Easton's sheets must be printed first. We've been told, but cannot verify, that they make an extra effort to insure first distribution by sending out some of the locally distributed copies as soon as they're bound. This, of course, does not guarantee first distribution. We have been able to ascertain that, for some titles at least, Easton's first is the true first or sometimes first American or first hardcover edition. First SIGNED, limited, LEATHER BOUND edition. Limitation quantity unstated but limited to current subscription list. Gilt lettering and raised bands on spine, gilt stamping on front and back covers, all edges of book gilt, silk endpapers, archival quality acid-negative pages, silk ribbon bookmark attached, with laid-in publisher's bookplate (unused, unsigned), as issued by the publisher. Color frontispiece (not in trade edition) by Mark Maxwell. Introduction (also not in trade edition) by James Gunn. Not Issued in Dust Jacket. BOOK.

Hardcover. Condition: New. VERY FINE. Sealed without any flaws. Personally signed by James P. Blaylock on the special limitation page. Easton Press. Norwalk, CT. 1991. James P. Blaylock "Paper Grail". Personally signed by James P. Blaylock. Signed First Edition. This is a numbered limited collector's edition. The Signed First Edition of Science Fiction collection. Beautifully illustrated and luxuriously bound in full genuine leather. As new, sealed without any visible flaws. Includes the original collector's notes and COA (Certificate of Authenticity) by the publisher. About the book A strange man (named Howard) on a strange quest (for a Paper Grail) in a strange land (California) . . . A lot of fuss for a folded scrap of paper. But considering all the odd people searching for the Grail, it must be something special. Something magical . . . About the author James Paul Blaylock (born September 20, 1950) is an American fantasy author. He is noted for a distinctive, humorous style, as well as being one of the pioneers of the steampunk genre of science fiction. Blaylock has cited Jules Verne, H. G. Wells, Robert Louis Stevenson, Arthur Conan Doyle and Charles Dickens as his inspirations. He was born in Long Beach, California; studied English at California State University, Fullerton, receiving an M.A. in 1974; and lives in Orange, California, teaching creative writing at Chapman University. He taught at the Orange County School of the arts until 2013. Many of his books are set in Orange County, California, and can more specifically be termed "fabulism" – that is, fantastic things happen in our present-day world, rather than in traditional fantasy, where the setting is often some other world. His works have also been categorized as magic realism. He and his friends Tim Powers and K. W. Jeter were mentored by Philip K. Dick. Along with Powers, Blaylock invented the poet William Ashbless. Blaylock and Powers have often collaborated with each other on writing stories, including "The Better Boy", "On Pirates", and "The William Ashbless Memorial Cookbook". Blaylock previously served as director of the Creative Writing Conservatory at the Orange County High School of the Arts until 2013, where Powers has also been Writer in Residence. He has been married to his wife, Viki Blaylock, for more than 40 years. They have two sons, John and Danny. Features Includes all the classic Easton Press qualities: * Premium Leather * Silk Moire Endleaves * Distinctive Cover Design * Hubbed Spine, Accented in Real 22KT Gold * Satin Ribbon Page Marker * Gilded Page Edges * Long-lasting, High Quality Acid-neutral Paper * Smyth-sewn Pages for Strength and Durability * Beautiful Illustrations. Signed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. This is number 60 of 150 copies signed by Lucius Shepard, James Blaylock, Tom Joyce, and illustrator Phil Parks, with a numbered lithograph signed by Shepard and Parks laid in. An original short story, along with an American and English bibliography of Shepard's work. Features a tipped-in glossy photographic portrait of the author. Tall octavo. Full red leatherette binding, with artwork by Phil Parks stamped in cream on each board, and cream-stamped titling along the spine. A fine copy, housed in the publisher's acrylic slipcase.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Digging Leviathan / Homunculus / Magic Spectacles by James P. Blaylock (Signed) (First Edition) Three beautiful signed leather-backed volumes. Quarter Leather. Set of Three, First Hardcover Editions, Special. Private Press/lettered, Signed. Signed by Author, Artist, Afterword Authors. [Bath]. [1988, 1988, 1991]. CONTRIBUTOR'S COPY, PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY, AND AUTHOR'S COPY. Limited in each case to ONLY TEN lettered and signed copies. All volumes bound in quarter maroon leather, spines lettered in gilt with five raised bands, and marbled endpapers. EACH COPY SIGNED by the author, by the artist, Ferret, and by the author of each volume's afterwords: Tim Powers and K. W. Jeter (HOMUNCULUS), Keith Roberts (DIGGING LEVIATHAN), and Lewis Shiner (THE MAGIC SPECTACLES). Each volume also has a lengthy handwritten inscription signed by James P. Blaylock to fellow author and friend, Tim Powers and his wife. DIGGING LEVIATHAN is a CONTRIBUTOR'S COPY, given to Tim Powers by the publisher. HOMUNCULUS is a PUBLISHER'S PRESENTATION COPY, given to Tim Powers by the publisher. MAGIC SPECTACLES is an AUTHOR'S COPY, given to James P. Blaylock by the publisher and then in turn given by James P. Blaylock as an AUTHOR'S PRESENTATION COPY to Tim Powers. Each volume contains the laid-in letter of presentation from the publisher to the recipient. Lettered copies not issued in dust jacket. BOOK.