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True Believers by R. A. Lafferty (United Mythologies Press, 1989, 0-921322-06-2, $3.50, 36pp, ph, co)     Collection of non-fiction articles and reviews. Limited to 500 copies, the first 150 of which are signed (-07-0, $6.50). 3 · Shape of the S.F. Story · R. A. Lafferty · ar Nickelodeon #1, 1975 6 · The Triumph Reviews · gp (r) _6 · Some Things Dark and Dangerous · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph March 1971 [Ref. Joan Kahn] _8 · Tales of the Natural and the Supernatural · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph February 1972 [Ref. Mario A. Pei] _9 · Mysteries of Time and Space · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph March 1975 [Ref. Brad Steiger] _9 · Tolkien as Christian · R. A. Lafferty · ar Triumph March 1974 [Ref. J. R. R. Tolkien] _13 · Again Dangerous Visions · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph January 1973 [Ref. Harlan Ellison] _15 · The White House Transcripts · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph May 1974 _17 · The Last Western · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph 1974 [Ref. Thomas S. Klise] _19 · Sioux Trail · R. A. Lafferty · br Triumph November 1974 [Ref. John Upton Terrell] 20 · The Case of the Moth-Eaten Magician · R. A. Lafferty · ar Fantastic Lives ed. Martin H. Greenberg, Southern Illinois University Press, 1981 34 · True Believers—Verse Statement · R. A. Lafferty · pm Foundation #20, October 1980 36 · That Moon Plaque · R. A. Lafferty · ms Men on the Moon (var. 1) ed. Donald A. Wollheim, Ace, 1969 bc. · True Believers—Prose Statement · R. A. Lafferty · ar Foundation #20, October 1980

Unregimented Hours by R. A. Lafferty (Chris Drumm, November 1986, 2pp, ph, pm)     Poem distributed with the signed edition of My Heart Leaps Up, Chapters 1 & 2 (1920-1928).

Six Moral Tales by Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman (Liveright, 1928, $2.50, 292pp, hc, co) [edited by Frances Newman]     Translated from the French (Moralités legendaries). · Hamlet, or, The Consequences of Felial Piety · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French. · Lohengrin, Son of Parsifal · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French. · The Miracle of the Roses · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French. · Pan and the Syrinx, or, The Invention of the Flute with Seven Reeds · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French. · Perseus and Andromeda, or, The Happiest One of the Triangle · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French. · Salome · Jules Laforgue; translated by Frances Newman · ss translated from the French.

Return of the Nyctalope by Jean de La Hire, J.-M. Lofficier & Randy Lofficier (Black Coat Press, August 31, 2013, 978-1-61227-211-5, $22.95, 298pp, tp, oc, cover by Arnaud Hascoet)     Original anthology of two works featuring de la Hire’s early French superhero: novel The King of the Night by de la Hire), translated/adapted from the French (Editions du Livre Moderne 1943) by Brian Stableford; and the title story by the Lofficiers, who provide an introduction on the novel’s uncertain original publication date. A print-on-demand edition. Details taken from online listing. · The King of the Night [Léo Saint-Clair (The Nyctalope)] · Jean de La Hire; translated by Brian Stableford · n. translated from the French (“Le roi de la nuit”, 1923). · Return of the Nyctalope [Léo Saint-Clair (The Nyctalope)] · Randy & Jean-Marc Lofficier · ss

Stories in Fantasia by Damon Lahman (Exposition, 1967, $4.00, 99pp, hc, co) · Captain Devilin’s Last Voyage · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Johnny Sellers · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Love Story of Mark Ring · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Bluebeard of Linden · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Prank · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Werewolves · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Doctor’s Lesson · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Idyll of Homer · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · My Great-Grandmother · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Stories of the U.F.O. · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · How Jim Forbes Won His Bride · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Wild Dog of the Dakotas · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Commander Strob’s Story · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Mystery in Space · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Christmas, 1965 · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · The Fate of Ann Smothers · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · My Brother’s Strange Adventure · Damon Lahman · ss (r) · Deadlock · Damon Lahman · ss (r)

Demons, Freaks, and Other Abnormalities by Michael Laimo (Delirium Books, October 1999, 1-929653-01-8, $25.00, 142pp, hc, co, cover by Keith Minnion)     Collection of 12 stories, three new. Published in a signed, limited edition of 150 copies. 9 · Introduction · Tom Piccirilli · in 11 · Five Minutes of Video · Michael Laimo · ss 22 · Gila Way · Michael Laimo · ss 40 · Slugfest · Michael Laimo · ss Crimson #3, 1999 54 · Banalica · Michael Laimo · ss 73 · Bite of the Meso · Michael Laimo · ss A Midsummer Night’s Terror ed. Sandy DeLuca, December Girl Press, 1999 83 · Night Fuel · Michael Laimo · ss Dread #7, Spring 1999 97 · Room 412 · Michael Laimo · ss The Edge, Tales of Suspense #3, 1999 107 · The Layover · Michael Laimo · ss Rictus #4, 1994 115 · 11:11 · Michael Laimo · ss Heliocentric Net #11, 1994 121 · Alley Man · Michael Laimo · ss The Edge, Tales of Suspense #2, 1998 127 · Murder in the Eyes of God · Michael Laimo · ss The Darklands Project #4, March 1998 137 · Author’s Notes · Michael Laimo · aw 137 · Biographies · [uncredited] · bg

Great Ghost Stories of the World ed. Alexander Laing (Blue Ribbon, 1941, $1.00, viii+485pp, hc, an)     Abridged from The Haunted Omnibus, omitting final fourteen stories. 3 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 11 · The Half-Pint Flask · DuBose Heyward · ss The Bookman May 1927 29 · The Brahman, the Thief and the Ghost · [uncredited] · ex (r) translated from the Sanskrit (The Panchatantra, ca. 200 B.C.). 33 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 55 · The Yellow Wallpaper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892 75 · The King of the World · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 83 · Perez · W. L. George · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1919, as “The Phantom Truth” 99 · The Wendigo · Algernon Blackwood · na The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1910 149 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904 157 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1) 189 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 203 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886). 229 · Laura · Saki · ss The Morning Post June 25 1912, as by H. H. Munro 237 · The White People · Arthur Machen · nv Horlick’s Magazine and Home Journal for Australia, India and the Colonies January 1904 277 · Concerning Phantoms · Pliny the Younger · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French: Italian: Spanish: Latin ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907, as “Letter to Sura” translated from the Latin (as a letter to Sura, 2nd century AD). 281 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 301 · The Story of Ming-Y · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Bros., 1887 315 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The New Decameron, Volume the First, Blackwell, 1919; original version. 343 · Adam and Eve and Pinch Me · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 355 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922 379 · The Second Kalandar’s Tale · [uncredited] · nv from The Arabian Nights (r) 407 · Full Fathom Five · Alexander Woollcott · ss The New Yorker June 22 1929 413 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 425 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 437 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839 459 · The Feather Cloak of Hawaii · Johannes C. Andersen · ss Myths and Legends of the Polynesians by Johannes C. Andersen, 1928 465 · The Gentleman from America · Michael Arlen · ss The Tatler Christmas 1924

The Haunted Omnibus ed. Alexander Laing (Farrar & Rinehart, 1937, $3.00, 848pp, hc, an)     One of the classic supernatural anthologies. See abridged edition, Great Ghost Stories of the World, 1941. vii · Foreword · Alexander Laing · fw (r) 3 · August Heat · W. F. Harvey · ss Midnight House and Other Tales by William Fryer Harvey, J.M. Dent, 1910 11 · The Half-Pint Flask · DuBose Heyward · ss The Bookman May 1927 29 · The Brahman, the Thief and the Ghost · [uncredited] · ex (r) translated from the Sanskrit (The Panchatantra, ca. 200 B.C.). 33 · The Treasure of Abbot Thomas · M. R. James · nv Ghost-Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Edward Arnold, 1904 55 · The Yellow Wall Paper · Charlotte Perkins Gilman · ss New England Magazine January 1892 75 · The King of the World · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 83 · Perez · W. L. George · ss Pearson’s Magazine September 1919, as “The Phantom Truth” 99 · The Wendigo · Algernon Blackwood · na The Lost Valley and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1910 149 · The Furnished Room · O. Henry · ss The (New York) Sunday World August 14 1904 157 · The Screaming Skull · F. Marion Crawford · nv Collier’s July 11 1908 (+1) 189 · The Monkey’s Paw · W. W. Jacobs · ss Harper’s Monthly Magazine September 1902 203 · The Horla · Guy de Maupassant · nv The Complete Writings of Guy de Maupassant by Guy de Maupassant, The Dunstan Society, 1903 translated from the French (“Le Horla”, Gil Blas, October 26, 1886). 229 · Laura · Saki · ss The Morning Post June 25 1912, as by H. H. Munro 237 · The White People · Arthur Machen · nv Horlick’s Magazine and Home Journal for Australia, India and the Colonies January 1904 277 · Concerning Phantoms · Pliny the Younger · ss Library of the World’s Best Mystery and Detective Stories: French: Italian: Spanish: Latin ed. Julian Hawthorne, The Review of Reviews, 1907, as “Letter to Sura” translated from the Latin (as a letter to Sura, 2nd century AD). 281 · Markheim · Robert Louis Stevenson · ss Unwin’s Annual 1886, 1885 301 · The Story of Ming-Y · Lafcadio Hearn · nv Some Chinese Ghosts by Lafcadio Hearn, Roberts Bros., 1887 315 · The Beast with Five Fingers · W. F. Harvey · nv The New Decameron, Volume the First, Blackwell, 1919; original version. 343 · Adam and Eve and Pinch Me · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1921 355 · Where Their Fire Is Not Quenched · May Sinclair · nv The English Review October 1922 379 · The Second Kalandar’s Tale · [uncredited] · nv from The Arabian Nights (r) 407 · Full Fathom Five · Alexander Woollcott · ss The New Yorker June 22 1929 413 · An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge · Ambrose Bierce · ss San Francisco Examiner July 13 1890 425 · The Ghost Ship · Richard Middleton · ss The Century Magazine April 1912 437 · William Wilson · Edgar Allan Poe · nv The Gift: a Christmas and New Year’s Present for 1840, Carey & Hart, 1839 459 · The Feather Cloak of Hawaii · Johannes C. Andersen · ss Myths and Legends of the Polynesians by Johannes C. Andersen, 1928 465 · The Gentleman from America · Michael Arlen · ss The Tatler Christmas 1924 487 · The Story of Glam · translated by George Ainslie Hight · ex from The Saga of Grettir the Strong, J.M. Dent, 1914; from the Scandinavian (The Grettis Saga, c. 1250). 499 · The Ghosts of Wulakai · Owen Lattimore · ss Asia March 1934 509 · Casting the Runes · M. R. James · nv More Ghost Stories of an Antiquary by Montague Rhodes James & Litt.D., Arnold, 1911 533 · A Man with Two Lives · Ambrose Bierce · ss Cosmopolitan Magazine October 1905 537 · The Open Window · Saki · ss The Westminster Gazette November 18 1911 543 · The Woman’s Ghost Story · Algernon Blackwood · ss The Listener and Other Stories by Algernon Blackwood, Eveleigh Nash, 1907 555 · The Haunted Hotel · Wilkie Collins · n. The Illustrated London News Christmas 1877 717 · Clorinda Walks in Heaven · A. E. Coppard · ss Clorinda Walks in Heaven by A. E. Coppard, Golden Cockerel Press, 1922 725 · The Grendel Episode · [uncredited] · ex from Beowulf, ca. 750 749 · Green Thoughts · John Collier · ss The London Mercury May 1931 769 · The Tell-Tale Heart · Edgar Allan Poe · ss The Pioneer January 1843 777 · A Visitor from Down Under · L. P. Hartley · ss The Ghost Book ed. Cynthia Asquith, Hutchinson, 1926 797 · The Foghorn · Gertrude Atherton · ss Good Housekeeping November 1933 809 · The Cherry Tree · A. E. Coppard · ss Adam and Eve and Pinch Me (var. 1) by A. E. Coppard, Knopf, 1922 815 · Afterward · Edith Wharton · nv The Century Magazine January 1910

American Sorrows by Jay Lake (Wheatland Press, September 2004, 0-9755903-0-8, $16.95, viii+169pp, tp, co, cover by Aynjel Kaye)     Collection of four stories, two original. Includes Hugo nominee “Into the Gardens of Sweet Night”. Introduction by James Van Pelt. · Introduction · James Van Pelt · in · Our Lady of American Sorrows · Jay Lake · ss · Daddy’s Caliban · Jay Lake · ss The Third Alternative #39, Autumn 2004 · River Knows Its Own · Jay Lake · ss · Into the Gardens of Sweet Night · Jay Lake · na L. Ron Hubbard Presents Writers of the Future Volume XIX ed. Algis Budrys, Bridge/Galaxy, 2003 · Author’s Afterword · Jay Lake · aw

Dogs in the Moonlight by Jay Lake (Wildside Press/Prime Books, November 2004, 1-930997-57-4, $17.95, 156pp, tp, co)     Collection of 16 stories, seven original, one previously published in online audio format. Introduction by Ray Vukcevich. A hardcover edition (-56-6, $29.95) was announced but not seen. 9 · Introduction · Ray Vukcevich · in · Ghosts 15 · Dogs in the Moonlight · Jay Lake · ss Fortean Bureau Fall 2003 26 · Arrange the Bones · Jay Lake · ss Say… #1, 2002 34 · The Oxygen Man · Jay Lake · ss On Spec Winter 2003 · Angels 43 · Like Cherries in the Dark · Jay Lake · ss Flytrap #1, November 2003 47 · Shattering Angels · Jay Lake · ss 53 · Mr. Heaven · Jay Lake · ss 57 · The Goat Cutter · Jay Lake · ss Greetings from Lake Wu by Jay Lake, Wheatland Press, 2003 · Gods 75 · Christmas Season · Jay Lake · ss Strange Horizons June 17 2002 78 · Twilight of the Odd · Jay Lake · ss Journal of Pulse-Pounding Narratives #2, 2004 91 · Nameless and Homeless on Golgotha · Jay Lake · ss Aoife’s Kiss #3, December 2002 99 · Ancient Wine · Jay Lake · ss 106 · Sparrows, Two for a Penny · Jay Lake · ss · Aliens 113 · Mama She Truck · Jay Lake · ss 122 · Pax Agricola · Jay Lake · ss Lone Star Stories #1, February 2004 134 · Gratitude · Jay Lake · ss 143 · Hitching to Aurora · Jay Lake · ss previously appeared in audio format at SciFiAudio.com.