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Cranky Old Man from Tulsa by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, March 1990, 0-921322-16-X, $4.00, 25pp, ph, co)     Collection of two interviews with Lafferty by Darrell Schweitzer and R.J. Whitaker. This is a limited edition of 350 copies. 1 · An Interview with R.A. Lafferty · D. Schweitzer · iv Amazing Science Fiction Stories Combined with Fantastic September 1983 [Ref. R. A. Lafferty] 8 · Maybe They Needed Killing & The Importance of Happiness · R. J. Whitaker · iv [Ref. R. A. Lafferty] portions of this interview previously appeared in At the Sleepy Sailor and in The Hunting of the Snark. _22 · How Beautiful the Morning · R. A. Lafferty · pm

The Devil Is Dead by R. A. Lafferty (Avon, May 1971, V2406, 75¢, 224pp, pb, n., cover by Robert LoGrippo)

Does Anyone Else Have Something Further to Add?: Stories About Secret Places and Mean Men by R. A. Lafferty (Charles Scribner’s Sons, 1974, 0-684-13827-1, $6.95, 273pp, hc, co, cover by Vincent Torre) 1 · About a Secret Crocodile · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction August/September 1970 21 · Mad Man · R. A. Lafferty · ss If October 1964 37 · Nor Limestone Islands · R. A. Lafferty · ss Universe 1 ed. Terry Carr, Ace, 1971 57 · The Man Underneath · R. A. Lafferty · ss If January/February 1971 77 · Boomer Flats · R. A. Lafferty · ss If July/August 1971 103 · This Grand Carcass · R. A. Lafferty · ss Amazing Stories November 1968 121 · In the Garden · R. A. Lafferty · ss If March 1961 137 · Groaning Hinges of the World · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Ruins of Earth ed. Thomas M. Disch, Putnam, 1971 151 · Golden Trabant · R. A. Lafferty · ss If May 1966 165 · How They Gave It Back · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction February 1968 179 · Maybe Jones and the City · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Third Foundation #80, 1968 193 · Seven Story Dream · R. A. Lafferty · ss Alfred Hitchcock’s Mystery Magazine July 1973 209 · Adam Had Three Brothers · R. A. Lafferty · ss The New Mexico Quarterly Fall 1960 225 · Pig in a Pokey · R. A. Lafferty · ss If December 1964 237 · The Weirdest World · R. A. Lafferty · nv Galaxy Magazine June 1961 261 · The Ultimate Creature [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Magazine of Horror November 1967

Dotty by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, December 1990, 0-921322-22-4, $17.00, 96pp, tp, n.) [Argos Mythos]     Sf novel set in the same world as The Devil Is Dead and other “Argo” books. This is a limited edition of 250 numbered copies. A signed edition of 70 copies containing an additional short story (-23-2, $37.00) is also available. · Holy Woman · R. A. Lafferty · ss; in signed edition only.

The Early Lafferty by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, March 1988, 0-921322-00-3, $3.50, 38pp, ph, co)     Collection of 6 stories from the ’50s and ’60s, 2 of them previously unpublished. Limited to 500 copies, the first 150 of which are signed (-01-1, $6.00). 3 · Rain Mountain · R. A. Lafferty · ss 8 · The Wagons · R. A. Lafferty · ss The New Mexico Quarterly Spring 1959 15 · Other Side of the Moon · R. A. Lafferty · vi The Husk March 1960 18 · Long Teeth · R. A. Lafferty · ss Keyhole Mystery Magazine August 1960 24 · Saturday You Die · R. A. Lafferty · ss Artesian Magazine Spring 1960 30 · Task Force Fifty-Eight and One Half · R. A. Lafferty · ss

The Early Lafferty II by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, March 1990, 0-921322-14-3, $4.00, 31pp, ph, co)     Collection of six stories, one of them original, with an introduction by Darrell Schweitzer. This is a limited edition of 300 copies, the first 100 of which are signed (-15-1, $7.00). · [illustration] · R. Ward Shipman · il i · Its His Voice · Darrell Schweitzer · in 1 · Day of the Glacier · R. A. Lafferty · ss Science Fiction Stories January 1960 7 · Almost Perfect · R. A. Lafferty · ss Who Done It? ed. Alice Laurance & Isaac Asimov, Houghton Mifflin, 1980 14 · Ghost in the Corn Crib · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Haunt of Horror June 1973 18 · Maleficent Morning · R. A. Lafferty · ss; written April 1960. 22 · Beautiful Dreamer · R. A. Lafferty · ss Shock—The Magazine of Terrifying Tales September 1960 27 · McGonigal’s Worm · R. A. Lafferty · ss If November 1960

East of Laughter by R. A. Lafferty (Morrigan, June 30, 1988, 1-870338-31-6, £10.95, 176pp, hc, no, cover by Neil McCall)     A “gothic fantasy”, limited to 750 copies. Also available in a slipcased edition (-35-9, £35.00, 200pp), limited to 250 numbered and 10 lettered copies, signed by Lafferty and Gene Wolfe, and containing an additional story by Lafferty and an essay by Wolfe. 177 · Scribbling Giant · Gene Wolfe · ar; in slipcased edition only. 193 · The Story of Little Briar-Rose, A Scholarly Study · R. A. Lafferty · ss; in slipcased edition only.

The Elliptical Grave by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, October 1989, 0-921322-12-7, $18.00, 100pp, tp, n.)     Sf short novel. This is a numbered limited edition of 300 copies. A signed edition limited to 70 numbered copies (-13-5, $35.00, 107pp) and 5 lettered copies (not for sale) contains an additional short story, “The Man Who Lost His Magic”. · The Man Who Lost His Magic · R. A. Lafferty · ss; in signed edition only.

Episodes of the Argo by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, September 1990, 0-921322-20-8, $14.00, 59pp, tp, oc) [Argos Mythos]     Collection of three stories in Lafferty’s “Argo” world, with an introduction by Gene Wolfe. This is a numbered limited edition of 250 copies. A signed numbered edition of 70 copies (-21-6, $22.00) is also available. 3 · Introduction · Gene Wolfe · in 7 · Episodes of the Argo [Argos Mythos] · R. A. Lafferty · nv 45 · The Casey Machine [Argos Mythos] · R. A. Lafferty · ss 55 · Apocryphal Passage of the Last Night of Count Finnegan on Galveston Island (Unaccountably Omitted from the Standard Version of The Devil Is Dead) · R. A. Lafferty · ss

The Fall of Rome by R. A. Lafferty (Doubleday, 1971, LC:73-131087, $6.95, 297pp, hc, n.)     Historical novel.

The Flame Is Green by R. A. Lafferty (Walker US, March 1971, 0-8027-0346-1, $5.95, 245pp, hc, n.) [Coscuin Chronicles]

Four Stories by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, July 1983, #7, $3.50, 40pp, pb, oc)     Limited to 100 signed, numbered, copies. An unsigned, unnumbered, edition ($2.00) omits the poem on the back page. 3 · The Last Astronomer · R. A. Lafferty · ss 9 · In the Turpentine Trees · R. A. Lafferty · ss 19 · Faith Sufficient · R. A. Lafferty · ss 30 · Bird-Master [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · ss 40 · Ancient Sorceries · R. A. Lafferty · pm; in signed edition only.

Fourth Mansions by R. A. Lafferty (Ace, 1969, 0-441-24590-0, 75¢, 252pp, pb, n., cover by Leo & Diane Dillon)

Funnyfingers & Cabrito by R. A. Lafferty (Pendragon Press, September 1976, 0-914010-02-6, $3.00, 45pp, ph, oc)     Limited to 800 copies, of which 50 are hand-bound, signed by the author, illustrator and calligrapher, and lettered a through ax; 100 are signed by the author and numbered 1 to 100; and 650 are numbered 101 to 750. 1 · Funnyfingers · R. A. Lafferty · nv; illustrated by Dany Frolich 33 · Cabrito · R. A. Lafferty · ss; illustrated by Dany Frolich

Golden Gate and Other Stories by R. A. Lafferty (Corroboree, December 1982, 0-911169-00-8, $20.00, 237pp, hc, co)     Limited to 1000 signed, numbered, copies. 7 · Forward · Rhip Baldridge, Greg Ketter & Ira M. Thornhill · fw 11 · Golden Gate · R. A. Lafferty · ss; illustrated by Phil Foglio 27 · Mr. Hamadryad · R. A. Lafferty · nv Stellar #1 ed. Judy-Lynn del Rey, Ballantine, 1974; illustrated by Kenneth Smith 47 · This Boding Itch · R. A. Lafferty · ss 57 · Condillac’s Statue, or Wrens in His Head · R. A. Lafferty · ss Alchemy and Academe ed. Anne McCaffrey, Doubleday, 1970; illustrated by Todd Hamilton 69 · The Cliff Climbers · R. A. Lafferty · ss Quark/1 ed. Samuel R. Delany & Marilyn Hacker, Paperback Library, 1970 75 · McGruder’s Marvels · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction July 1968; illustrated by Phil Foglio 87 · Tongues of the Matagorda · R. A. Lafferty · ss 99 · Ishmael Into the Barrens · R. A. Lafferty · nv Four Futures ed. Robert Silverberg, Hawthorn, 1971; illustrated by Freff 137 · Eurema’s Dam · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions II ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1972; illustrated by Doug Rice 149 · Days of Grass, Days of Straw · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions 3 ed. Robert Silverberg, Nelson Doubleday, 1973 167 · Make Sure the Eyes Are Big Enough · R. A. Lafferty · ss; illustrated by Freff 181 · Bequest of Wings · R. A. Lafferty · ss Rooms of Paradise ed. Lee Harding, Quartet Books, 1978; illustrated by Joan Hanke-Woods 191 · Fall of Pebble-Stones · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 19 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977 201 · Marsilia V · R. A. Lafferty · ss 215 · One-Eyed Mocking-Bird · R. A. Lafferty · ss; illustrated by Phil Foglio 225 · Sky · R. A. Lafferty · ss New Dimensions 1 ed. Robert Silverberg, Doubleday, 1971; illustrated by Joan Hanke-Woods

Grasshoppers & Wild Honey, Chapters 1 & 2 by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, 1992, 0-936055-51-0, $4.50, 66pp, ph, ex)     The first two chapters of part two of In a Green Tree

Half a Sky: The Coscuin Chronicles 1849-1854 by R. A. Lafferty (Corroboree, October 1984, 0-911169-03-2, $25.00, 235pp, hc, n.) [Coscuin Chronicles]     Historical fantasy novel, Book Two of “The Coscuin Chronicles”. There are full-color illustrations by David Brian Erickson tipped in, plus some black and white illustrations. Also available in a limited edition of 250 signed copies (-02-4, $35.00).

Heart of Stone, Dear and Other Stories by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, 1983, #12, $2.00, 43pp, ph, oc) 3 · And You Did Not Wail · R. A. Lafferty · ss 11 · Company in the Wings · R. A. Lafferty · ss 21 · The End of Outward · R. A. Lafferty · ss 29 · Heart of Stone, Dear · R. A. Lafferty · ss 36 · Haruspex · R. A. Lafferty · ss

Horns on Their Heads by R. A. Lafferty (Pendragon Press, September 1976, 0-914010-01-8, $3.00, 33pp, ph, ss)     Limited to 800 copies, of which 50 are hand-bound, signed by the author, illustrator and calligrapher, and lettered a through ax; 100 are signed by the author and numbered 1 to 100; and 650 are numbered 101 to 750.

How Many Miles to Babylon by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, April 1989, 0-921322-10-0, $3.00, 36pp, ph, nv) [Argos Mythos]     Sf novelette set in the “Argo” mythos. Limited to 500 copies, the first 150 of which are signed (-11-9, $6.00). Incorporates the “Interglossia to Devil Is Dead” from Is Magazine. 1 · Interglossia to Devil Is Dead · R. A. Lafferty · ms Is #5, 1972

Iron Tears by R. A. Lafferty (Edgewood Press, December 1992, 0-9629066-2-X, $10.00, 219pp, tp, co, cover by Leo & Diane Dillon)     Collection of 15 previously uncollected stories. i · Despair and the Duck Lady · Michael Swanwick · in 11 · You Can’t Go Back · R. A. Lafferty · ss Isaac Asimov’s Science Fiction Magazine September 28 1981 17 · Ifrit · R. A. Lafferty · ss Perpetual Light ed. Alan Ryan, Warner Books, 1982 27 · Lord Torpedo, Lord Gyroscope · R. A. Lafferty · ss The Berkley Showcase Vol. 2 ed. Victoria Schochet & John W. Silbersack, Berkley, 1980 43 · Funnyfingers · R. A. Lafferty · nv Funnyfingers & Cabrito by R. A. Lafferty, Pendragon Press, 1976 57 · Thieving Bear Planet [Habitable Worlds] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Universe 12 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1982 73 · Berryhill · R. A. Lafferty · ss Whispers December 1976 81 · The World as Will and Wallpaper · R. A. Lafferty · ss Future City ed. Roger Elwood, Trident, 1973 95 · Horns on Their Heads · R. A. Lafferty · ss Pendragon Press, September 1976 111 · By the Seashore · R. A. Lafferty · ss Galaxy Science Fiction November 1973 123 · Selenium Ghosts of the Eighteen Seventies · R. A. Lafferty · nv Universe 8 ed. Terry Carr, Doubleday, 1978 151 · Magazine Section · R. A. Lafferty · ss Amazing Science Fiction Stories July 1985 165 · Or Little Ducks Each Day · R. A. Lafferty · nv Dystopian Visions ed. Roger Elwood, Prentice Hall, 1975 189 · Cabrito · R. A. Lafferty · ss Funnyfingers & Cabrito by R. A. Lafferty, Pendragon Press, 1976 195 · Le Hot Sport · R. A. Lafferty · ss Terry’s Universe ed. Beth Meacham, Tor, 1988 209 · Gray Ghost: A Reminiscence [Men Who Knew Everything] · R. A. Lafferty · ss Serpent’s Egg (limited edition) by R. A. Lafferty, Morrigan, 1987

It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, 1984, #14, $2.00, 42pp, ph, co) 3 · The World’s Narration · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien May 1979 5 · The Ten Thousand Masks of the World · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien June 1979 [Ref. Gerald W. Page & Hank Reinhardt] includes a review of Heroic Fantasy (DAW, 1979). 8 · Great Awkward Gold · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien July 1979 [Ref. Alan K. Russell] includes a review of Science Fiction by the Rivals of H.G. Wells (Castle Books, 1979). 10 · Something New Under the Black Suns · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien August 1979 [Ref. Jerry Pournelle] includes a review of Black Holes (Futura, 1978). 13 · More Worlds Than One? · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien October 1979 16 · For a Little Bit of Gold · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien February 1980 [Ref. Arthur C. Clarke, Jeanne Robinson, Spider Robinson, Ian Watson & Chelsea Quinn Yarbro] includes reviews of The Fountains of Paradise by Clarke (Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, 1979); Stardance by the Robinsons (The Dial Press, 1979); The Very Slow Time Machine by Watson (Gollancz, 1979) and Cautionary Tales by Yarbro (Doubleday, 1978). 18 · Riddle-Writers of the Isthmus · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien March 1980 21 · Through the Red Fire, or, The Hidden Truths About Story-Tellers Dredged Up from the Unconscious of One of Them · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien May 1980 24 · Tell It Funny, Og · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien June 1980 27 · Rare Earths and Pig-Weeds · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien July 1980 29 · The Gathering of the Tribes · R. A. Lafferty · ar Alien September 1980 34 · The Day After the World Ended · R. A. Lafferty · ar guest-of-honor speech at the DeepSouthCon, July 1979. 40 · It’s Down the Slippery Cellar Stairs · R. A. Lafferty · ar SFWA Bulletin #53B, Winter 1974/1975; revised.

Lafferty in Orbit by R. A. Lafferty (Broken Mirrors Press, December 1991, 0-9623824-8-5, $13.95, 220pp, hc, co, cover by Lissanne Lake)     Collection of 19 stories, all from the Orbit anthologies, with an introduction by Damon Knight. A signed limited edition (-9-3, $50.00) was announced but not seen. 7 · Introduction · Damon Knight · in 9 · Old Foot Forgot · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 17 · All Pieces of a River Shore · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 8 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 29 · Bright Coins in Never-Ending Stream · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 20 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1978 35 · Flaming Ducks and Giant Bread [Institute for Impure Science] · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 15 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974 51 · The Hole on the Corner · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 2 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1967 61 · The Skinny People of Leptophlebo Street · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 16 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1975 73 · Continued on Next Rock · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 7 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 91 · Entire and Perfect Chrysolite · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 6 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 101 · Great Day in the Morning [Argos Mythos] · R. A. Lafferty · nv Orbit 17 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1975 119 · The Hand with One Hundred Fingers · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 18 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1976 131 · One at a Time · R. A. Lafferty · ss Debonair #1, November 1964 139 · Royal Licorice · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 14 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1974 155 · And Name My Name · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 13 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1974 165 · Fall of Pebble-Stones · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 19 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1977 175 · Configuration of the North Shore · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 5 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1969 185 · Dorg · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 10 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1972 193 · When All the Lands Pour Out Again · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 9 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1971 203 · Interurban Queen · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 8 ed. Damon Knight, Putnam, 1970 211 · The Only Tune That He Could Play · R. A. Lafferty · ss Orbit 21 ed. Damon Knight, Harper & Row, 1980

Laughing Kelly and Other Verses by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, November 1983, #11, $1.00, 20pp, ph, oc)     Limited to 100 signed, numbered, copies. An unsigned, unnumbered, edition omits the poem on the back page. 4 · Laughing Kelly · R. A. Lafferty · pm 5 · A Stringless-Fiddle Notion · R. A. Lafferty · pm 6 · Sylvester · R. A. Lafferty · pm 7 · Tale of a Tail · R. A. Lafferty · pm 8 · All in the Boundless Ocean · R. A. Lafferty · pm 10 · Internal Doctor Harvey Lee · R. A. Lafferty · pm 13 · From Alpha World of Kaptein’s Star · R. A. Lafferty · pm 15 · Medical Malpractice Medley · R. A. Lafferty · pm 17 · Little Willy Verses · R. A. Lafferty · pm 20 · untitled (“I love to rhyme, I love to write”) · R. A. Lafferty · pm; in signed edition only.