Bookish Holiday Part 1: Hay-On-Wye 2 BOOK HAULS- Vintage Science Fiction & Modern Classics
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Steve begins his vacation from high street bookselling with a trip to Hay-On-Wye, the World's First Book Town where he 'unhauls' some titles and then...yes, you guessed it...acquires a load more.
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Always so much info and history. Tfs Stephen!
Very, very kind of you, ST makes a HUGE difference to the ongoing survival of this channel.
From 'Across the Pond': Damn, I love you. I have read so many great books- which you have spoken of. Thank you for helping me find some really awesome reads.
Best Bookseller on the Web! All Quiet on the Western Front's kind of sequel is The Road Back.
Yes to the war novels!!
In the Cinema bookshop I see some Vance and Van Vogt with blue dot stickers on the spine... I think that they were once mine. I used to label my books with coloured dots with different colours denoting how much I liked them. Did anyone else here do this? Oooh I love book word pedantry! Some lovely Pan Lozenge covers there too thanks.
There were two follow up novels to All Quiet, the Road Back and Three Comrades (my grandfather’s favorite book), that take place after the war. They’re well worth a read!
Thanks for the swell videos, brother!
Yes, I must investigate them.
Thanks for the video - and great to see Patrick McGrath getting some love, too! I've been a big fan of his for a long time, but he seems generally quite overlooked. I consider him a master of the dark, gothic, literary page-turner 🙂
I covet that Wyndham collection. In fact, sod it, bought one. Sigh. 😀📚
It has to be done.
Nice to see some Alexander Baron. I'm a fan of his; he was Hackney born and bred. From the City From the Plough is a great novel. The Lowlife is great, too. Last year I read King Dido. Five Leaves Press out of Nottingham recently published a nice little study of his work. I have a biography of Baron, too, which I have yet to read. At the book-launch at the Hackney Archives it was introduced by Baron's grandson, iirc. Ken Worpole also led a walk a few years ago around Baron-land - largely Dalston and Newington Green. I'm slowly working my way through his work. The John Collis book you have there - The Worm Forgives the Plough - is, I think, a condensation of a couple of books originally published separately. I have read a number of his nature books; I found them quite transcendental! Visions of Glory is another of his I would recommend. I wouldn't be surprised if Roger Deakin was inspired by Collis.
I suspect you're right about the Collis-Deakin thing. Baron deserves wider attention, I agree.
Great to see that edition of Triton which was about the last novel I read in my Samuel Delany phase, when I read almost everything he'd written to that point. (Including the superb memoir Heavenly Breakfast.) A band I was in (eons ago) was called Avoiding Kangaroos, after a chapter title from Triton. Memories!
Cool.
You're right. I DO sometimes post info for "comment readers" as well as for you, but surely no one can pre-apologize for it more than I do. I really DON'T want to waste your time reading -but we MUST show engagement, and if I spark *more* engagement, more's the better.
Not that you *were* talking to me. . . ;)
A lot of those books are just wonderful editions! I don't think I've EVER seen that livery for Guy Gavriel Kay.
I always wonder, at today's prices, how reasonable it is to buy new editions of classics - I know you want them pristine, but
steep decline in value, poorer quality production, more flighty collector base - It just always feels "iffy".
But I'm much more parsimonious than you. :)
Missed the videos! So happy you are back Dad!
Thanks as ever, my friend, ST a big help!
An episode or piece on war books I would definitely find interesting as I do still enjoy historical accounts such as Helmet for my pillow , white rabbit or into the jaws of death . Read lots of historical stuff in general over the years . Someone I’ve not read anything by is Brian stableford and what a nice collection , must find some of those. Actually picked up a clockwork orange and triton last week syncing up again there Steve stay well mate🫡
One hour of Outlaw book buying! Marvelous. All the best with your health. ❤
Thanks mate.
Re the first segment. The Wyndham book looks great! Wonderful if it's its got all or most of his short stories. I read "The Leopard" earlier this year- an extraordinary novel whose story I only knew through the Lancaster film. I have a p/b with the same cover, though it would be lovely to get the h/b. Please do a video on war novels- I have Ford Madox Ford's "Parade's End" on my TBR, maybe later in the year. I Hope you feel better soon.
No, it's not complete- were it so, they'd have popped that in the subtitle- a complete would be much biggerm, hence my mention of NESFA, who are the sort of published who would do a proper job. I've seen 'The Leopard' film too, very good. I'm more likely to cover war novels one at a time, I think, don't know yet- I've read 'The Good Soldier', many years back - FMF also wrote and SF novel collaboratively with Conrad, entitled 'The Inheritors'...at least I think that's the title, got it here somewhere, again, read it decades ago.
Keep up the great content Steve. In terms of what influence the channel had? - I have learnt alot and its got me into reading books and that alone is very joyful and an inspiring thing. And to follow that started my own channel what more can I say. Enjoy a coffee on me on your next trip to Hay.
Many thanks, ST makes a big diff!
Those Vance are in GORGEOUS condition! 😍💚 I recently finished the whole _Hooded Swan_ series - thoroughly enjoyed it! 😁
Yes, they are spectacular- Near Mint- my previous set varied between Excellent and Near Fine, so the old tranche goes up for sale. Love 'Hooded Swan'. How DO you get the italics option to come up here?
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Italics put _ before the first word and after the last.But NO SPACE between _ and the first/last letter. Same with * for bold. 👍😁
@@paulcampbell6003 Thanks for that!
excellent video, steve. thanks as always for sharing your wealth of knowledge. please be sure to take care of yourself. that's the most important thing. here's hoping your health improves dramatically and quickly.
btw: have been reading a bunch of stuff you recommended such as the dying earth, wreath of stars, and the halcyon drift. enjoyed all of them immensely. i only wish i lived in england as there seem to be many more used bookshops than i can find here in america. then again, my purse is probably grateful that i don't!
cheers!
Thanks for your concern. However, my recovery will not be quick, it's been 16 months already, but I am much improved compared to spring and summer last year. I keep the blues at bay via books!
Jealous of that beautiful copy of The Sailor Who Fell From Grace!
a diary,super, what a treat!
Another episode next week, if not before, in which I do some secondhand bookshopping in Dorset, some 'in the wild', some with my dealer friend Dorset Bob. And ANOTHER book haul....
Really enjoy the combined travel and book videos. So nice to see a "NESFA" style collection by Subterranean Press of John Wyndham stories. I always marvel at the condition of books you collect. I rarely find books in legitimately very good to fine condition. I like the livery of the vintage and modern classics from Penguin. Quite handsome books. Look forward to part 2.
Sadly, that Sub Press is nowhere near NESFA standard in terms of content- they would have done a multi-volume complete stories, the SP is just a selection- but better than nothing!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal NESFA is one of the first publishers where I'm considering paying full price for their hardcovers. The ones I have are so well done.
Thanks Steve
Many thanks, Greg, big help.
Hi Steve, thanks for the video.
I wish I'd been in the Cinema Bookshop with you! It would probably cost me a packet, but as you say, there you are. :)
Glad to see the Mishima you recommended was the one I bought to try out. I haven't read any Mishima yet, but love the Paul Schrader film.
As far as I know, there were two omnibus editions the Hooded Swan series: In German as Die Saga vom Raumpiloten Grainger and as Swan Songs by Ben Jeapes' short-lived Big Engine.
I have two other Big Engine titles: The Leaky Establishment by David Langford, and Maps: The Uncollected John Sladek.
Hope you're feeling better soon!
Nice to see the Henry Treece, I picked up one myself recently ("The Last of the Vikings") from a charity shop. I particularly love his Greek trilogy ("Jason", "Oedipus" and "Electra") and "The Green Man".
Really wish I could join you in September, sounds like my idea of heaven, but it's the same weekend as the Ciana Book Fair in London which I need to go to for work. Maybe one day.....
I love those buys at Hay-On-Wye. I like the way you respect children's books.
Yes, it was a day of much lushness. Nothing is more important that Children's books in the biggest sense - without them, we'd have no reading adults.
A fine book haul, Steve, there's nothing among them that makes me envious, but I share your pleasure in the acquisitions.
A question about nicks...
Would you nick a nicked book if it was in goid condition apart ftom the nick?
I'm trying to think of a reply involving a limerick, but your 'goid' is tripping me up LOLS
Eyes of the Overworld is peak Jack Vance
Totally, my fave too.
Best wishes to you. Take care. Brill video as per usual.
Wow, is that the first Hay-on-Wye visit with actual sunshine 😁? Curious about one thing -- the shelved book behind your stand-ups during the haul review, thick, white spine with a slice of topographic map. Spent the whole segment thinking "What IS that, I should KNOW that" but couldn't cough it up.
That's the traycase of a deluxe 'Lord of the Rings'. Re Hay, quite a few were shot in the sunshine, look at the Hay playlist and you'll see summer ones as well as winter ones.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Thx Steve! Knew it had to be something ... guess those partial placenames had some kind of subliminal resonance. Have yet to dig much further back in the archive beyond where I started watching ... just need a good long vacation. Or retirement. Someday
I am currently reading "Araminta Station" by Jack Vance. I think its very good so far. Was thinking about reading the Alastor books after Cadwal
Vance is always a joy.
That Vintage Classics series livery is posh, Stephen. On a Vonnegut note, if you haven't ever watched the original US version Slaughterhouse-Five movie from 1972, I found it to be more faithful to the novel than just about any other novel/movie adaptation I can think of. In fact, it is in my top 10 favorite movies of all time. BTW, it's absolutely evident you are influential across the genre here on YT. And it is a positive development, so, don't despair! :) Really enjoyed the book showcase you did in the bookstore. I saw more than a few of ones I've read. Another great episode, OB. Cheers!
Yes, I think it's an underrated adaptation myself and certainly one of the most faithful SF novel screen conversions.
I dont know about hte rest of the world but this channel is certainly very influential on my bank account and my goraning bookshelves 😀
My copy of Logical Fantasy is number 888 (amazon messed me around for a bit before cancelling the order, but Blackwells sorted me out, benefits of a real bookseller), it looks like theres also a paperback collection of Wyndham short stories coming out soon which will be good but a reissue of all his books in hardcover would just be the greatest thing.
My TBR grows yet again. Is that Edmund Cooper the one to get?
'The Cloud Walker' is the one.
Some great covers here. Getting Fury Road vibes from the cover for Stableford’s The Paradise Game. Glad I'm not the only one buying multiple copies of the same book over and over.
I used to be diligent about 'no dupes' - but not any more! I;d say 'Fury Road' has the vibes from that cover- SF book covers have been used since the 1970s as reference for film-makers, often uncredited.
Oh man I just saw a copy of “The Machine in Shaft Ten” while on holiday and ended up passing on it. Of course I see your video just a few days after I get home! Really beating myself up about that one now. Oh well.
Shame, it's VERY uncommon. I've been looking to upgrade mine since the 1980s without success.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal it’s funny actually. I took a photo of the SF section of the book shop I had just spent an hour picking from just for fun. During your video I actually had to pause when you brought up the M. John title and bring up the photo to zoom in and lo and behold there it was on the very end of the top shelf. So now I have photographic evidence of my mistake. Should’ve gone with my gut and just bought it.
@@human_garbage666 Next time....
@@outlawbookselleroriginal While I have you here I figured I’d ask for a bit of advice on what Christopher Priest book you would recommend to me as a first time Priest reader. I managed to pick up three titles of his in my haul. I have: Indoctrinaire, Inverted World and Fugue for a Darkening Island. Being an avid fan and expert of his work I’d really take your advice to heart. Thanks!
Later.
AFTER the dental surgery.
Glad to see you post a video though😅
Hey Stephen, what's the story of that Mumin back there? (Maybe someone's already asked this silly one; sorry if I'm repeating it).
Anyway, keep it up! Your content is amazing!
It's actually a Moomin lamp, but it works on a USB and I don't have a lead long enough to plug him into the mains. He represents the inclusion of the novel 'Comet In Moominland' in my book '100 Must Read Fantasy Novels'. Thanks for the compliment.
I was there on the 26th, I picked up that Tiptree book with the white sticker on from the 'Cinema' bookshop. Was this recorded before then?
Have you done a video focusing on the condition of books with examples, e.g fine, mint, near mint etc? There seem to be so many definitions, it would be nice to see how the various online sellers compare with yours. You could potentially set a new industry standard! Just a thought. Thnx again for all your output.
I was there on the 25th and of course didn't buy the Tiptree, despite muttering in the video that I would, as I already have a copy. On the 26th I was in Dorset, as you'll see in the next video. I have been thinking I'll do a grading video as there are clear standards, it's just that there are amateurs online trying to sell stuff by calling substandard items 'Mint'. There are also SF booktubers whose idea of what mint is really does need correcting.....
An interesting assortment. Lack of space & money has restricted by book collecting.
My wallet is weeping at the thought of buying all those Vintage Classics. Probably skip All quiet... as I tried to read it years back & there seemed to be a whole chapter where a character was wetting the bed constantly.
Keep it up, Steve! Hopefully dropping a like and comment at the start helps the video and algorithm-business generally, (OB channel is looking robust and sharp/fleet in commentary as ever) ... take good care, and all the best with health and hot weather
Awesome Earthsea books as well!
Yeah, they are beauties.
Aaarghhh! Denied entry to Gay-On-Wye yet again. Did you check for a rear entrance....? 😁
I saw what you did there....
Closed again?! How in the world does Gay on Wye manage to remain in business? It's hard enough for book stores to survive while operating during normal business hours. Makes you wonder if it's not actually a bookstore at all, but a front for something else.
Love those Fionavar Tapestry books. I know nothing about the story, but the covers are so cool. I need to track those down.
I tend to visit Hay early in the week and I think they are basically closed on Monday and Tuesday- but I have been this year on Wednesday and they were shut then too. Glancing through their windows, they seem to stock popular books you can buy anywhere, which is pretty pointless in a place like Hay, though as I've said, as a tourist destination for the average lightweight who 'loves books' but never heard of it until they learned of the festival, Hay is going increasingly mainstream- which makes it far less special than it was. My feeling is that in ten years time, Hay will truly be finished once the older, more serious dedicated booksellers retire.
Ah you are talking about books like Confessions of a mask that I've been meaning to read for a long time but that is the problem : Time! I Will have to buy another life.
I have recently got Catch-22 in the Vintage classics , sadly my copy was damaged by the amazon warehouse, with a small dent in the cover .
This is the thing- your best bet with a series like this is to pick them up in a physical bookshop when you see a nice one.
@outlawbookselleroriginal sadly leaving in small town by branch of waterstones is very small and they don't have physical copies on the shelf, and they just stock the full clothbound penguin classics .