I'm looking for a book written by one Harlan Ellison. You may have heard of him. The book I'm looking for is called Deathbird Stories. It's a collection of short stories first published in 1975 and re-printed various times since then, most recently in 2001. It's been out of print, as far as I can tell, for about four years and is something of a hot commodity.
I've tried Amazon, The Strand, the various used bookstores in the U. District and at Pike's Place Market here in Seattle and I've tried a general run of desperate web searching. I'd see if I could check it out from a library, but I need to own this book.
I haven't given up, but I figure that multiple heads are better than one (unless you're fighting Hercules, at which point the man's already got your number, so you might as well give in), so I'm opening my search up to the public at large. If you find yourself in a bookstore, at a library getting rid of books, a rummage sale or with a few spare minutes to kill online, do me a favor and keep your eyes open for a readable copy of Harlan Ellison's Deathbird Stories. I'd appreciate it and I'd pay you back.
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Just did a search using "Froogle", Google's shopping bot. Found several copies for sale, some at www.alibris.com (an excellent source for out-of-print and rare books and other media by tthe way). Also, enter Harlan Ellison's Deathbird Stories into the google search engine, and then click at the top on "froogle", and you'll see there are other sources for this as well. One of the copies at alibris is hard cover, others are paperback printings in various states. Prices vary widely, from very affodable to a bit expensive. Good luck.
Posted by Aaron | April 5, 2005 5:35 AM
Posted on April 5, 2005 05:35
I own a copy, if you'd like to borrow it.
Posted by Lukas | April 5, 2005 8:36 AM
Posted on April 5, 2005 08:36
Also, they have used copies for as low as $2 here: http://half.ebay.com/search/search.jsp?nthTime=1&product=all&keyword=deathbird+stories
Posted by Lukas | April 5, 2005 8:38 AM
Posted on April 5, 2005 08:38
Thanks, guys! I've got it nice and ordered. I hope...
Posted by Jason | April 5, 2005 6:02 PM
Posted on April 5, 2005 18:02