I Found Someone's Huge Vintage Sci-Fi Paperback Collection At A Thrift Store
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This is a big pile of rare old science fiction novels I found for two bucks each at a Salvation Army.
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So the reason why the cover art for the James Blish novel looks so much like Wayne Barlowe did it is because Wayne Barlowe did it. I was unaware that Barlowe was already working by 1971.
Sorry for the annoying autofocus issues, didn't realize at the time that it was happening.
You should do a video on Bruce Pennington’s sci-fi cover art def has some of my fav illustrations of all time like his cover for the book of Frank Herbert or his love craft vol 2
Just in case you don’t know, Day After Judgement is a sequel to Blish’s Black Easter, which is incredible. I just bought DAJ after having been looking for it for years. Can’t wait to read it.
love hearing you hold them up and saying two bucks, those covers are great, especially the simak one
Omg, an awesome haul! Fabulous covers!
Those Niven books are gorgeous.
I know I've already brought this up but hearing you haven't read Ring World, I enjoyed Bowl of Heaven/Shipstar much more.
I only bring it up because they have some similarities and I think he learned a lot from writing Ring World that really improved BoH and SS.
That Phillip Jose Farmer is a nice find.
If you haven't read the River World series, it's a lot of fun and such a great premise!
Outstanding world building!
I'm such a freak for classic scifi cover art, thank you for sharing all that at the end.
The classic stuff was great to see :)
I think your choices are brilliant. Never be ashamed of books you like, either for the cover or the story. Rock on!!
Should have picked up that Lin Carter book. Classic Sword & Planet.
That Frederick Pohl you passed on had a saucy cover! Love vintage SF
, too bad they weren't built to last. I usually devastate them in the process of reading.
I probably would have bought most of the rest of the books you passed up. Edgar Pangborn was a great writer. He wrote DAVY one of my favorite fantasy / SF books and several wonderful short stories. Spider Robinson was the book reviewer for Galaxy magazine back in the mid to late 70's. He was very passionate about the books he reviewed and made you want to read them. Enjoying your channel and the thrifting videos too. Just my 2 cents! Latest read: F Paul Wilson Legacy Love his Repairman Jack series!
Yeah I had non-buyer's remorse, went back to try to find some of those and got about half of them. A few of the tastier ones were gone. I got the Callahan's book but not Pangborn.
"A Mirror for Observers" is great too.
Bob Shaw's "Who Goes There" is great.
You sent Moid some really nice books.
Nice haul. I love vintage paperbacks. I just picked up that exact copy of City at a half priced books also for $2. Yours looks to be in a bit better condition but for $2 how can you go wrong?
Mine does have a coffee stain on the bottom page edges. It's high on my TBR list.
Niven was the first SciFi author I discovered where I had to read everything available. The human characterisations are a bit weak, but the aliens and the science ideas are awesome. There were several studies written on the physics and engineering of Ringworld.
A World Out of Time is my favorite Niven so far, complete with James Branch Cabell references. Lots of them.
I have a sneaking suspicion someone´s been there before you and picked out the well known books.Great haul!
Congrats on the Media Death Cult shout out! Hope it helps your channel out man. Great haul btw.
It's great when something like this happens. A few years ago I walked into an Amnesty bookstore in London and found a box of horror paperbacks from the 70s in perfect condition at £2 each. The assistant said someone just walked in with the whole collection. There were things like a film tie-in for Hammer's The Vampire Lovers and Peter Haining's Nightmare Reader all neatly stacked in the box they'd come in. This is what I love about rummaging in physical stores - you can still strike it lucky.
Came from other channel. I didn't know you were sci-fi guy. I think you and I would get along. LOL
nice sound bed for the book cover share
Good post. I really enjoyed the end and looking at the books on the shelf. Thanks
Absolutely love all of the Niven omg
Awesome freaking haul...perhaps someone passed away and it was donated.
Delany's collection "Aye, and Gomorrah: And Other Stories" is excellent. If you like him at all, you'll enjoy it.
Amazing collection!
At 14.23 Tides of Light by Gregory Benford part 2 of the Galactic Center serie. I just finished part 1 and recieving the rest of the series next week.Great stuff so far.recomended.
Minute 16: 02 You should have bought JACK OF EAGLES by James Blish. It is one of my favorite SCI-FI novels.
Simak is one of the best sf writers, but imho, his best books are The Way Station and collections of the stories. His fantasy novels were boring for me, except The Enchanted Pilgrimage. Bob Shaw is great! I didn't like The Palace of Eternity, but The Ragged Astronauts, The Two-Timers, The Medusa Children and especially The Night Walk are my best
Check out Integral Trees by Niven!
Now you've got to find a copy of Way Station by Simak. It's great.
I will look out for it.
I second that opinion. Also "All Flesh is Grass".
never leave Pohl behind. Or Heinlein.
Heinlein is probably the most overrated SF author ever.
@@laggyluke5700 his later stuff was bad, but his early stuff is good.
Im confused... how did you spend $67 if everything was $2?? I'm Aussie so be gentle haha
Garnering rave review blurbs on back covers is usually solicited by the author. And, have you read Goolrick's, A Reliable Wife? (Did I already ask that?)
You didn't already ask it, and no, I've not heard of it. I'll keep an eye out for it.
@@Bookpilled For some reason, I think you'd like it. Dark.
Whoa.
You left the Ted Sturgeon and Colin Wilson! There was a movie based on "Space Vampies" by Colin Wilson, but it was also a plot frequently stolen from him. Ted Sturgeon is great and doesn't surface enough.
And you left Callahan's Crosstime Saloon. It's a keeper.
Is the movie Lifeforce? I read a story collection from Sturgeon recently that I found middling, what from him do you recommend? I may circle back around to that thrift soon and see if there's a couple of those left.
@@Bookpilled Okay, full disclosure; Theodore Sturgeon is so difficult to find that I only have two of his books, and I only read one, and some short stories.
He gets universally recommended by writers from all over the SF spectrum. Harlan's writer bio for him in Dangerous Visions is so humble and outstanding, that it put me on notice.
I either read "Venus Plus X" or "More Than Human" 30yrs ago & don't recall. Used to find those two all over at used book stores. I haven't heard of the one you saw. But he is usually rated above Blish and Brunner so I thought I'd speak up. I haven't tried too much Blish yet - What I did was hit or miss- but what isn't from this time period? I think I was unfair to him because his name was all over the Star Trek adaptations. I was a savvy & judgemental 9 year old.
I wish I had a more concrete recommendation for you.
@@Bookpilled Yes!
That was the name I couldn't remember! Colin Wilson was a bit iconoclastic- he did a lot of research, wrote a lot of nonfiction, was always getting interviewed by the BBC in the 60s. . . Aaaaaand wrote stuff like Space Vampires
@@salty-walt Would be funny to review Space Vampires as "hard sci-fi" then.
@@salty-walt I actually associate Sturgeon with Star Trek, and have the same ashy taste in my mouth from it. He wrote a lot of the TOS scripts. Didn't know his books were rare though, if I run into him again I'll grab him.
GODDAMN!!! 1000%
"Image of the Beast" by Farmer is pretty vulgar as well, if you're into that sort of thing.
The Stars My Destination and Demolished Man are both great SF classics. Unfortunately, the rest of Alfred Bester's work is, imo, pure garbage. He's like a 'two-trick pony' I guess...
Starburst, a short short story collection, is solid, with some quality short stories. Half of them I'd recommend.
@@carlosx1237 I think I have that. Don't remember anything about the stories, though...
That is a superb haul. Hard to find editions in great shape, wow.
Clifford Simak is my favorite sci-fi author. I date myself. The short stories are also amazing.
Science Fiction novels are the stuff of dreams. Robots, starships, epic space battles, alien worlds, time travel and wild adventures -- the ideas stay with you long after you have finished the book. Sci Fi art books are even better.
These are my 2 favorite art books on Amazon:
- Aviation Art by Lou Drendel
- Great Fighter Jets of the Galaxy 1 by Tim Gibson
Thank you so much for your content, your words about books are really coherent and honest, is hard to find creator contents like you,, thank you so much for your contribution.
Those Niven paperbacks with corny font sometimes include white and black illustrations of some of the characters on the inside covers. Worth seeing.
Bob Shaw is my favourite SF author, and his book Orbitsville is my fave SF novel. The Ragged Astronauts is also a huge favourite. I hope you get to this author, if you haven’t by now, and that things go well…
Bob Shaw's How to Write Science Fiction, great 'nuts n bolts' guide.
I'm watching because I hope that one day you'll hold up a book that I've been searching for.
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I found, whilst on holiday as a child, two books, by the same author, and the same characters.
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They were brilliant.
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The books were lost, and I cannot remember the author's name, book cover design, or characters names.
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And when I do find and read them, they'll probably be a disappointment.
Okay, do you recall a scrap of plot?
Just found your channel from Moid today! Oh man why can’t I ever find a collection like this??? City by Simak is incredible btw-honestly, all of his stuff is fantastic pastoral sci-fi
Oh shit, I got a shoutout from Moid?
@@Bookpilled yup on his latest book haul video 👍
@@Bookpilled Fuck yeah
same...our cult leader showed us the way
@Bookpilled I found you on my own, cause I'm sad like that, but noticed you gave a shout to Moid, and then he gave one to you.
We should start a circle of Love as soon as I've got time to make Vids
Simak.....a clasik!!....City.....his best!!
Wonderful, great to see! Some great covers in there - the Caliban! the Simaks - Destiny Doll & The City.
Ellison was great.
Strange Wine is a great find. His essays are awesome. I'll drop you a list of stories to look for as soon as I'm done ( not book titles though, there are a lot of different editions and people who buy Ellison keep Ellison, until they die.)
He's got the most amazing story titles.
Like " Lonely Women are the Vessels of Time" and "The Wine has Been Left Open Too Long and the Memory has Gone Flat."
Ellison notes:
He wrote in different stiles with different goals. Horror, SF, Comedy, Schmaltz, TV, Op-Ed pieces, Essays, Experimental Language pieces. Before you get soured by his larger than life mouth / reputation try a little of each. I love that when he puts together a collection it's not just ' Ten previously published stories in a book.' He truly curated them; carefully considered *which* stories went in *which* collection, what order and what theme made them flow or juxtapose and wrote a unique introduction to cement each in place. I think his voice comes through in his introductions and essays. Not everyone likes his voice. It was an honest voice. Like that of a New Yorker who's world is turning against him and you're stuck in an elevator with him. I understand if that does not shine to a guy from San Diego, but to this New Yorker it was like finding out you are not alone. Harlan Lived there. Proof in the story : "Emissary From Hamelin."
Stories: You read "No mouth" so you need to read "Soldier" to complete the "Two stories Cameron OBVIOUSLY used to make Terminator" series. That story was for the TV show The Outer Limits as was Ellison's "Demon With a Glass Hand." And I think they both won awards Back in the day. In fact, add "Demon" to the previous series for a "Terminator Trifecta."
More famous , back in the day, before the James Cameron lawsuit his biggest counter culture work was "Repent Harlequin! Said The Ticktockman" it's still just what it needs to be.
"Jefty is Five" is like a poisoned bon-bon of nostalgia.
You've got a couple of lighter pieces in "Strange Wine" perhaps you'll like them. From another collection I'd recommend "Ecotopia"- he bamboozled me wondering wtf? . . . then I laughed out loud.
I always loved his stories that packed a punch. His stories are *sometimes* so powerful you have to put the book down & step away to know the world is still there & if you have a place in it. Try " The Wimper of Whipped Dogs" and " The Function of Dreramsleep." Oh and don't forget the introductory essay that informs 'Dreamsleep' "The Wind Took Your Answer Away" which serves as the opener for the book "Angry Candy."
I want to leave you with hope, but
I'm trying to remember a more OK, That Dune Encyclopedia is the SEXIEST ones ever!, proto-cyberpunk , futurist piece, for you and Moid- about a guy who's trying to stay clean, but is addicted to a drug that makes you sexually attracted/addicted to machines and everytime he's jonesing he dreams of "smooth metal surfaces."
Don't miss one of my favorite's, a more mature piece from later in life called "The Man Who Rowed Christopher Columbus Ashore."
Hit or miss, 30 years later I *still* hear his his words in my head, These apropos expressions offer me comfort and sometimes. . . answers. . . . . unbidden.
"Lonely Women are the Vessels of Time"
"Asleep, With Still Hands"
"Hitler Painted Roses"
"Crazy as a Soup Sandwich.
Also: "A Man is Sitting On a Chair and the Chair is Biting His Leg" and "Repent, Harlequin! Said the Tick-Tock Man". I would also recommend a collection of short story collaborations with a whole bunch of other SF authors underwhelmingly entitled "Partners in Wonder". Ellison is a standout example of the old adage not to conflate the artist and their work. Too often one is wondrous and the other disappointing.
I have read and re-read the godmakers over the years. Read it, I think you’ll like it
Feel jealous that you've not read Ballard,an amazing writer,get stuck in,you won't regret it. Fantastic haul,I would have bought more,you struck a rich seam there.
Me too, I'm sad that I read all of it, he was impeccable, really creative and perennial thinker, really prescient
It always amazes me how relatively short those old classic books were. You can grip the whole thing in your hand!
I've been reading On Basilisk Station by David Weber. I've avoided it for a long time because it just screams `a whole universe made for a mary sue character`, and I don't generally have the patience for that. And you know what, Honor IS a mary sue character, to a degree, but the military aspects and the interactions between the characters are well thought out and natural. Kind of a realistic Star Trek with more focus on the military aspects rather than exploration. Or maybe Star Trek from Starfleet's point of view. I think this is one where I might read out the series, if they keep up.
Haha! It always amazes me how bloated newer SF books are- pages and pages with nothing to say.
Weber is one of those authors who hovers on the peripheries of my attention. Something about those Baen books with the bad artwork just makes me not want to invest the time.
Funny to see the Delany book. That's where I got my nick from, I think the essay "About 5,750 Words". All around great haul.
I love these haul videos. I love seeing the books. I'm a big book guy; I will buy books (sci-fi, fantasy) with the best of intentions, but there are too many to get to.
*keep a lookout for k.w. Jeter, if you haven't already read , sometimes he's great.
Maybe a deceased estate, inherited by someone who didn't care and just dumped.
Where do you live(rhetorical)? Its book heaven in that shop!!
Michael Whelan cover.
What is with the boxes full of clothes?
I sell clothing on ebay
@@Bookpilled Interesting. I just stumbled upon your channel recently. If I may give my two-cents: your specific book reviews are excellent and, IMHO, far more interesting than the book hauls. Keep rocking!
You lucky lucky dog!!!! Damm
How cool
There's good money in vintage books. I definitely would've bought all the books with colored pages & lotted them on eBay.
Also, your Salvation Army has strange pricing. Ours moves the decimal over one place...so if the original price was $29.99 we pay $2.99 or $2.49 we pay .24 cents. And then we still have our colors half off those prices.
I paid 2 cents for a few books a couple weeks ago.
I've never heard of that, seems like a good system. I do regret not buying all of them but it would have been like $150.
Came over from the other channel to see what you found. Wonderful music! Thanks for sharing.
Welcome welcome
About 15 years ago I got very lucky at my local used book shop. They used to have a free box just outside their front door under a shelter.
I stopped by one day and someone had dumped a huge collection of Science Fiction digest magazines in this box. I assume they had put them directly in the free box because when the staff transferred books to the the free box they made a large mark with a sharpie on the cover and none of these had that.
I left with 5 medium sized boxes filled with SF magazines, Asimov's, The Magazine of Science fiction and Fantasy, Astounding, even some old IF from the 50's and 60's that cost me nothing. that was a good day.
Incredible
Agreed that Aria Rostami is no-BS talented, I was like "who the eff is made this music??" in the ending sequence where you scrolled through the remaining book haul. Thanks for the link. Looking forward to listening to this artist. Cheers.
And sorry for the gaff inside the quotation marks. Please omit 'is'. Oye.
This video has it all - great selections, trippy music, short story collections unknown to me, and covers of The Space Vampires and Sundiver I've never seen!
Samuel l. Delaney trouble on triton was kind of good and funny, I have dhalgreen but..cool to see you hold up some variant covers of titles on my bookshelf.
Clifford Simak is one of my favorite Science Fiction authors. I cut my sci fi teeth on his novel Time is the Simplest Thing. A theme he seems to return to is humans relationships with non-humans, whether alien, robot or gods. I hope you enjoy him.
I noticed the Nancy Kress book. Her novel Beggers in Spain is excellent.
I have this feeling you are the kinda guy that loved Memoirs Found in a Bathtub if you read it. LOL Personally I hated it beyond hate, but I am just guessing you would disagree 100% 180. LOL
I've only read futurological congress, which I had mixed feelings about. But I love kafka so this does seem up my alley