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The Thackery T. Lambshead Cabinet of Curiosities ed. Ann & Jeff VanderMeer (Harper Voyager US, July 12, 2011, 978-0-06-200475-8, $22.99, xi+320pp, hc, oa, cover by James Iacobelli)
Original anthology with six stories and 24 fictional descriptions of very strange objects (plus a catalog of 29 additional briefly described items); a companion to The Thackery T. Lambshead Pocket Guide to Eccentric & Discredited Diseases. Authors include Ted Chiang, Naomi Novik, Carrie Vaughn, Michael Moorcock, and China Miéville. The 19 illustrators include John Coulthart, Mike Mignola, and J.K. Potter.
Details taken from online listing.

xiv · Just One Shelf in Lambshead’s Study · Jennifer & J. K. Potter · il

1 · The Contradictions of a Collection: Dr. Lambshead’s Cabinet · The Editors · in

6 · Travailleurs de lacier · Sam Van Olffen · il

7 · Dissecator · Sam Van Olffen · il

8 · Family Portrait · Myrtle Von Damitz, III · il

9 · Mecha-Rhino · Vladimir Gvozdev · il

12 · Constructing an Elysian Pod for the Last Journey · Kristen Alvanson · il

14 · Cryptozoology Print · Jan Svankmajer · il

15 · Bassington & Smith Wlectro-Mechanical Brain · Jake Von Slatt · il

16 · More Evidence of the Disarray… · J. K. Potter · il

18 · Mecha-Fish · Vladimir Gvozdev · il

19 · Mecha-Frog · Vladimir Gvozdev · il

21 · Holy Devices and Infernal Duds: The Broadmore Exhibits · John Coulthart · il

22 · The Broadmore Exhibits [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

23 · The Electric Neurheographiton [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Minister Y. Faust, D.Phil · ss; illustrated by Greg Broadmore

30 · St. Brendan’s Shank [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Kelly Barnhill · ss; illustrated by Greg Broadmore

39 · The Auble Gun [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Will Hindmarch · ss; illustrated by Greg Broadmore

45 · Cours Lapin, Cours! · Sam Van Olffen · il

47 · Dacey’s Patent Automatic Nanny [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Ted Chiang · ss; illustrated by Greg Broadmore

58 · Stories Inspired by the Cabinet [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

60 · Threads [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Carrie Vaughn · ss

62 · Medieval Tapestry · James A. Owen · il

75 · Ambrose and the Ancient Spirits of East and West [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Garth Nix · nv; illustrated by Jonathan Nix

99 · Relic [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeffrey Ford · nv; illustrated by Ivica Stevanovic

118 · Lord Dunsany’s Teapot [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Naomi Novik · ss; illustrated by Yishan Li

125 · Lot 558: Shadow of My Nephew by Wells, Charlotte [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Holly Black · ss

126 · Portrait of a Bear Unbound (with Speaker) · Eric Orchard · il

135 · A Short History of Dunkelblau’s Meistergarten [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Tad Williams · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

147 · Microbial Alchemy & Demented Machinery: The Mignola Exhibits · John Coulthart · il

148 · The Mignola Exhibits [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

150 · Addison Howell and the Clockroach [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Cherie Priest · ss; illustrated by Mike Mignola

157 · Sir Ranulph Wykeham-Rackham, GBE, a.k.a. Roboticus the All-Knowing [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Lev Grossman · ss; illustrated by Mike Mignola

164 · Shamalung (The Diminutions) [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Michael Moorcock · ss; illustrated by Mike Mignola

175 · Pulvadmonitor: The Dust’s Warning [Thackery T. Lambshead] · China Miéville · ss; illustrated by Mike Mignola

188 · The Miéville Anomalies [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

189 · The Very Shoe [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Helen Oyeyemi · ss; illustrated by China Miéville

194 · The Gallows-Horse [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Reza Negarestani · ss; illustrated by China Miéville

204 · Further Oddities [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

205 · The Thing in the Jar [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Michael Cisco · ss; illustrated by Aeron Alfrey

213 · The Singing Fish [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Amal El-Mohtar · ss; illustrated by Edith Abendroth

216 · Frog Resurrection · Ron Pippin · il

222 · The Armor of Sir Locust [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Stepan Chapman · ss; illustrated by Ivica Stevanovic

225 · A Key to the Castleblakeney Key [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss; illustrated by Aeron Alfrey

241 · Taking the Rats to Riga: A Critical Examination of Stigmata’s Print [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jay Lake · ss; illustrated by Eric Schaller

245 · The Book of Categories [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Charles Yu · ss; illustrated by Ron Pippin

251 · Objects Discovered in a Novel Under Construction [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Alan Moore · ss

252 · The Dead Dead Gang Book Cover · John Coulthart · il

260 · Visits [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

261 · 1929: The Singular Taffy Puller [Thackery T. Lambshead] · N. K. Jemisin · ss

264 · 1943: A Brief Note Pertaining to the Absence of One Olivaceous Cormorant, Stuffed [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Dr. Rachel Swirsky · ss

270 · 1963: The Argument Against Louis Pasteur [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Mur Lafferty · ss

274 · 1972: The Lichenologist’s Visit [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Ekaterina Sedia · ss

278 · 1995: Kneel [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Brian Evenson · ss; illustrated by Scott Eagle

283 · 2000: Dr. Lambshead’s Dark Room [Thackery T. Lambshead] · S. J. Chambers · ss

286 · 2003: The Pea [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Gio Clairval · ss

293 · A Brief Catalog of Additional Items [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

294 · Bear Gun [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Adam Mills · ss

294 · Bullet Menagerie [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Nick Tramdack · ss

294 · Coffin Torpedo [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jess Gulbranson · ss; illustrated by Jess Gulbranson

295 · Bear Gun/Taxidermy Gun · Eric Orchard · il

296 · Czerwatenko Whelk in Olive Oil [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Therese Littleton · ss

296 · Dander of Melville, The [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Brian Thill · ss

296 · Decanter of Everlasting Sadness, The [Thackery T. Lambshead] · William T. Vandemark · ss

296 · Dinner Bell of the Mary Celeste, The [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jen Harwood-Smith · ss

297 · Dracula’s Testicles [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Horia Ursu · ss

297 · Ear Eye [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Graham Lowther · ss

297 · Fort Chaffee Polyhedral Deck, The [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Nickolas Brienza · ss

297 · Harness & Leash for Fly [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Claire Massey · ss

298 · Human Skeleton, Irregular [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Kali Wallace · ss

298 · Ichor Whorl [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Ben Woodard · ss

298 · Jug, Disgruntled, et al. [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss; illustrated by Rikki Ducornet

298 · Kepler the Clock [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Grant Stone · ss

299 · Kris (“The Assassin’s Twist”) [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Incognitum · ss

299 · Leary’s Pineal Body [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Kaolin Imago Fire · ss

299 · Mellified Alien [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Julie Andrews · ss

299 · Mooney & Finch Somnotrope [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Charlie Jane Anders · ss

300 · Mother of Spirits [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Jayme Lynn Blaschke · ss

300 · Much Smaller Cabinet [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Paul Kirsch · ss; illustrated by Ron Pippin

300 · Night Quilt, American [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Tom Underberg · ss

301 · Chronoclasmic Inhibitor · Jake Von Slatt · il

301 · Oneyroscope [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Ignacio Sanz · ss

302 · “Our Greatest President,” Reel 3 [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Tucker Cummings · ss

302 · Reversed Commas (box of) [Thornton Excelsior] · Rhys Hughes · ss

302 · Sea Scroll, The [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Hugh Alter · ss

302 · Silence, One Ounce [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Willow Holser · ss

302 · Skull [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Amy Willats · ss; illustrated by John Coulthart

303 · Skull, Parsimonious [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Tracie Welser · ss

303 · South American Insult Stone [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Nicholas Troy · ss

303 · St. Blaise’s Toad [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Dr. Galabrious · ss; illustrated by Norman Taber

304 · Tomb-Matches [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Nadine Wilson · ss

304 · Tycho’s Astronomical Support Garment [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Steven M. Schmidt · ss

304 · Unhcegila’s Scales [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Christopher Begley · ss

304 · Untitled Booklet [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Tony Mileman · ss

305 · Jean Lorrain’s Nightmares of an Ether-Drinker · R. B. Russell · il 2002

305 · Von Slatt Harmonization Device [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Annalee Newitz · ss

305 · Wax Phonograph Cylinder, Unlabeled [Thackery T. Lambshead] · Michael J. Larson · ss

306 · The Obsolete Gallery · Bruce Ecker · il

Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, January 2022, $185.00, 776pp, hc, co, cover by Armando Veve) [Ambergris]
Sold as part of a set with with Ambergris Appendix. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 52 lettered, signed, copies ($1400.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

· City of Saints and Madmen [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · co The Wildside Press, August 2001

· Dradin, in Love [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · na Buzzcity Press, 1996

· The Hoegbotton Guide to the Early History of Ambergris [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · na Necropolitan Press, 1999

· The Transformation of Martin Lake [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · na Palace Corbie #8, 1999

· The Strange Case of X [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · nv White of the Moon ed. Stephen Jones, Pumpkin Books, 1999

· Shriek: An Afterword [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · n. Tor UK, February 2006

· Finch [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · n. Underland Press, November 2009

Ambergris Appendix by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, January 2022, $185.00, 304pp, hc, co, cover by Scott Eagle) [Ambergris]
Sold as part of a set with with Ambergris. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 52 lettered, signed, copies ($1400.00).

· A Letter from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin · Jeff VanderMeer · ms City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· X’s Notes · Jeff VanderMeer · ms City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· The Release of Belacqua [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss The Book of Winter by Jeff VanderMeer, Hoegbottom Press, 1999

· King Squid [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · na City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· The Hoegbotton Family History · Jeff VanderMeer · ms City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· The Cage [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · nv City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· In the Hours After Death [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· A Note from Dr. V to Dr. Simpkin · Jeff VanderMeer · ms City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· The Exchange [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss Hoegbottom Press, 2001

· Learning to Leave the Flesh [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss Dreams from the Strangers’ Café #5, January 1996

· The Ambergris Glossary · Jeff VanderMeer · ms City of Saints and Madmen: The Book of Ambergris by Jeff VanderMeer, Prime Books, 2002

· A Note on Fonts · Jeff VanderMeer · ms (r)

· The Zamilon File [Ambergris] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

· Ambergris: A Long, Weird Road to Publication · Jeff VanderMeer · ms (r)

Bliss by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, November 2022, 978-1-64524-119-5, $80.00, 155pp, hc, na, cover by Scott Eagle)
Limited to 750 signed, numbered, copies.
Details taken from publisher website.

The Complete Borne by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, October 2018, $85.00, 488pp, hc, co, cover by Vasily Polovtsev) [Borne]
Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 52 lettered, signed, copies ($350.00).
Details taken from publisher’s website.

· Borne [Borne] · Jeff VanderMeer · n. MCD/FSG, April 25 2017

· Strange Bird [Borne] · Jeff VanderMeer · na MCD/FSG, August 2017

· The Three [Borne] · Jeff VanderMeer · ss

· Teem’s Bestiary · Jeff VanderMeer · ms; includes never-before-published-entries.

Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, September 2020, $125.00, 361pp, hc, n., cover by Kathleen Neeley) [Borne]
Reprint (Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2019) SF novel. This edition includes an exclusive bonus section that was trimmed and altered for inclusion in the novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 52 lettered, signed, copies ($750.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

Hummingbird Salamander by Jeff VanderMeer (Subterranean Press, December 2022, $125.00, 312pp, hc, n., cover by Jeremy Zerfoss)
Reprint (MCD 2021) SF novel. Limited to 500 signed, numbered, copies. Also available in a traycased edition, limited to 26 lettered, signed, copies ($750.00).
Details taken from publisher website.

Best American Fantasy ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

Best American Fantasy 2 ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

The Big Book of Classic Fantasy: The Ultimate Collection ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

The Big Book of Science Fiction ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

Fast Ships, Black Sails ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

Last Drink Bird Head: Flash Fiction for Charity ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer--- see under Ann VanderMeer.

ODD? ed. Jeff & Ann VanderMeer (Cheeky Frawg Books, October 2011, $6.99, ebook, an, cover by Jeremy Zerfoss)
Details taken from online listing.

· Introduction · Ann & Jeff VanderMeer · in

· The Dead Babies · Amos Tutuola · ex from The Palm-Wine Drinkard, Faber and Faber, 1952

· The War of the Vampires · Gustave Le Rouge; translated by Brian Evenson & David Beus · ex

· Weiroot · Jeffrey Ford · ss Weird Tales Spring 2009

· The Bloat Toad · Leopoldo Lugones; translated by Larry Nolen · ss
translated from the Spanish (“El Escuerzo”, 1906).

· Apt 205 · Mark Samuels · ss The White Hands and Other Weird Tales by Mark Samuels, Tartarus Press, 2003

· Modern Cities Exist Only to Be Destroyed · Michael Cisco · ss Cinnabar’s Gnosis ed. Dan T. Ghetu, Ex Occidente Press, 2009

· Slow Cold Chick · Nalo Hopkinson · ss Northern Frights 5 ed. Don Hutchison, Mosaic Press, 1999

· A Hard Truth About Waste Management · Sumanth Prabhaker · ss Identity Theory August 30 2006

· Stinky Girl · Hiromi Goto · ss Due West ed. Wayne Tefs, Geoffrey Ursell & Aritha van Herk, NeWest Press, 1996

· Logues · Eric Basso · ss 1977

· Lotophagi · Edward Morris · ss Farrago’s Wainscot #11, July 2009

· Aunts · Karin Tidbeck · ss
translated from the Swedish (“Tanterna”, 2007).

· The Fork · Jeffrey Thomas · ss Leviathan, Volume Three ed. Jeff VanderMeer & Forrest Aguirre, Ministry of Whimsy, 2002

· The Volatilized Ceiling of Baron Munodi · Rikki Ducornet · ss Editions Deleatur, 1991

· The Night of the Normal Distribution Curve · Leena Krohn; translated by Anna Volmari & J. Robert Tupasela · ss

· Unmaking · de Plumetôt, Amanda le Bas · ss

· The Head · Karl Hans Strobl; translated by Gio Clairval · ss
translated from the German (“Der Kopf”, 1901).

· A Child’s Guide to the Hollow Hills · Caitlín R. Kiernan · ss Sirenia Digest September 2006, as “Untitled 23”

· Sausage · Stacey Levine · ss The Iowa Review Spring/Summer 1994

· Myster Odd Theme Song · Danny Fontaine & Jeff VanderMeer · pm

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