I also have a great affection for the story The Terminal Beach and I've read it many times. The image of Traven lost among the blocks seems such a profound allegory. A disturbing story but at the same time strangely calming due to the beautiful prose.
Cheers Barrie, great to hear from you! Big Ballard related video coming up in a couple of weeks and more to come beyond that. There's nothing like a JGB binge!
Thanks Jules. More like this to come and I am hoping to film the Pan SF clip tomorrow. I'm currently about 2 weeks ahead with my shooting schedule so bear with me! Take care, mate.
Great video. Very informative. Love those VG collections of the short stories. Far preferable to the unwieldy Collected Stories that I’ve got. (I’ve just found your channel and am loving it.)
Lovely collection 😎 I have a 1967 penguin paperback of The Wind from Nowhere. But I don't think it's massively rare. Wild Fever, I also have in paperback and haven't read yet! It's a FSG copy. But I'm definitely going to dip into it tonight since you rate it highly. As it happens, two months back I got a second hand hardback copy of The Day of Creation. Same copy you have. Still not read, and a book I don't know much about. Lovely Ballard hardback versions of The Drought/The Crystal World Jonathan Capes too in your follow-up video. They look superb.
In other videos- mostly Collector Diary episodes, New Wave videos etc- I show more Ballards and soojn I'll be doing a new Ballard video and going through my complete JGB collection, as more editions have come into my hands and I have one special one on the way. Watch this space!
An excellent reminiscing spiel, Stephen. One point, The Wind From Nowhere did get a hardcover edition, but only in the USA. Both of Ballard's first two novels were paperback originals in the USA, as you know. Towards the mid 1960s Doubleday published them together as a hardcover omnibus.
Very nice collection of Ballard hardcovers. I only have some of the later ones in HC from War Fever on, but I really treasure my Ballard paperbacks, some from the US and some Panthers and Penguins. I also still have a complete set of Moorcock New Worlds, which is packed with great Ballard stuff.
Another great post. Such a wonderful collection. Have you ever done a review/feature on The Atrocity Exhibition? It's the Ballard that really fascinated me the most when I was younger, and would love to know your views on it.
Hi Steve, hope you don’t mind a couple of book care questions. I’ve seen your video where you’re bagging paperbacks, but what sleeves do you use to protect hardbacks? Also I’ve seen you mention spine fade (on your 1st edition MJH Climbers for e.g.). How does a collector prevent spine fade whilst still keeping the books on display? Is it possible?
If you attend a really big signing for a very commercial name, you may be limited to just a few books, but I've hosted many dozens of authors of all kinds over the years and rarely seen writers ever refuse to sign books- in my view, every writer should always be willing to show respect to their fans (who after all pay their wages as it were) by refusing to sign. Some authors will not sign pseudonymous work that is attributed to them but that they publicly do not admit to writing (even when it's known they wrote the works in question), but generally I've found authors are very, very happy if someone has a load of their books to sign -especially in hardcover. The incident in the video was the first time I met Ballard and he was very, very happy to sign 16 hardcovers for me. I've hosted numerous authors who I've watched sign bagfuls of titles. Harlan Ellison would refuse to sign certain books, only sign a few and in the case of one title, if offered it to sign, he would actually tear the book up. True.
Beautiful collection just what I’m after . The day of creation I have never seen before really lovely I best get looking.
Great stuff Steve just re watching this and I have now managed to pick up a a fair few of these and rather lovely they are too .
I also have a great affection for the story The Terminal Beach and I've read it many times. The image of Traven lost among the blocks seems such a profound allegory. A disturbing story but at the same time strangely calming due to the beautiful prose.
Yes, genius.
In the back catalogue! On a bit of a Ballard binge. Really enjoyed this. Cheers.
Cheers Barrie, great to hear from you! Big Ballard related video coming up in a couple of weeks and more to come beyond that. There's nothing like a JGB binge!
@@outlawbookselleroriginal ah brilliant! I look forward to that. Cheers!
Great stuff Steve, lovely editions by this great author. Enjoy your memories of Keith from HC 👍
Thanks Jules. More like this to come and I am hoping to film the Pan SF clip tomorrow. I'm currently about 2 weeks ahead with my shooting schedule so bear with me! Take care, mate.
Great video. Very informative. Love those VG collections of the short stories. Far preferable to the unwieldy Collected Stories that I’ve got. (I’ve just found your channel and am loving it.)
Welcome aboard- very pleased to have you hear- more Ballard and Priest videos to come and already several on the channel.
Lovely collection 😎 I have a 1967 penguin paperback of The Wind from Nowhere. But I don't think it's massively rare. Wild Fever, I also have in paperback and haven't read yet! It's a FSG copy. But I'm definitely going to dip into it tonight since you rate it highly. As it happens, two months back I got a second hand hardback copy of The Day of Creation. Same copy you have. Still not read, and a book I don't know much about. Lovely Ballard hardback versions of The Drought/The Crystal World Jonathan Capes too in your follow-up video. They look superb.
In other videos- mostly Collector Diary episodes, New Wave videos etc- I show more Ballards and soojn I'll be doing a new Ballard video and going through my complete JGB collection, as more editions have come into my hands and I have one special one on the way. Watch this space!
An excellent reminiscing spiel, Stephen.
One point, The Wind From Nowhere did get a hardcover edition, but only in the USA. Both of Ballard's first two novels were paperback originals in the USA, as you know. Towards the mid 1960s Doubleday published them together as a hardcover omnibus.
Thanks for this. I did have a feeling there was a later HC, but couldn't pin it down. Will restate this in part 2!
Very nice collection of Ballard hardcovers. I only have some of the later ones in HC from War Fever on, but I really treasure my Ballard paperbacks, some from the US and some Panthers and Penguins. I also still have a complete set of Moorcock New Worlds, which is packed with great Ballard stuff.
Ballard is always to be treasured, no matter the edition! More to come!
Another great post. Such a wonderful collection. Have you ever done a review/feature on The Atrocity Exhibition? It's the Ballard that really fascinated me the most when I was younger, and would love to know your views on it.
It will come up briefly in a video I'll be filming in January about New Wave SF and again later in 2023 in more depth.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Brilliant! Will look forward to that.
Learned a new Brit (?) term for my American colleagues...."blue rinses"🌝....extra gravy from the channel
Yes, 'Blue rinsers' refers to elderly women who dye their grey hair with a resulting purple-blue tinge.
@@outlawbookselleroriginal Ha! Yeah I figured it out straightaway. I've also started saying "Its' not my jam" which has a odd effect on my mates :)
Hi Steve, hope you don’t mind a couple of book care questions. I’ve seen your video where you’re bagging paperbacks, but what sleeves do you use to protect hardbacks? Also I’ve seen you mention spine fade (on your 1st edition MJH Climbers for e.g.). How does a collector prevent spine fade whilst still keeping the books on display? Is it possible?
I use standard comic bags. Spinefade prevention? only one way, keep spines out of sunlight, otherwise....
Do authors get irritated if you ask them to autograph multiple books? Sounds like you had a relationship which no doubt make a difference. Good vid
If you attend a really big signing for a very commercial name, you may be limited to just a few books, but I've hosted many dozens of authors of all kinds over the years and rarely seen writers ever refuse to sign books- in my view, every writer should always be willing to show respect to their fans (who after all pay their wages as it were) by refusing to sign. Some authors will not sign pseudonymous work that is attributed to them but that they publicly do not admit to writing (even when it's known they wrote the works in question), but generally I've found authors are very, very happy if someone has a load of their books to sign -especially in hardcover. The incident in the video was the first time I met Ballard and he was very, very happy to sign 16 hardcovers for me. I've hosted numerous authors who I've watched sign bagfuls of titles. Harlan Ellison would refuse to sign certain books, only sign a few and in the case of one title, if offered it to sign, he would actually tear the book up. True.
I would love to have high-rise in hardcover, but those costs arm and a leg on ebay & amazon.
Yes, a very collectable book, even in the 1984 Cape reissue.