[press-announce] **SEVEN** NEW NESFA PRESS BOOKS

[Tony Lewis]

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Over Labor Day Weekend at the 62nd Worldcon (Noreascon 4) at Boston,
Massachusetts, NESFA Press introduced SEVEN new books--a record for us.

All books can be ordered

on-line: 
http://www.store.nesfa.org/Merchant2/merchant.mv?Screen=PLST&Store_Code=N

or by FAX: (credit card): 617.776.3243

or write us at: NESFA Press, Box 809, Framingham, MA 01701.

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We produced a  book for each of the Convention's Guests of Honor/Honour:

ONCE MORE *WITH FOOTNOTES by Terry Pratchett (edited by Sheila Perry &
Priscilla Olson), cover by Omar Rayyan; dust jacket design by Omar & Sheila
Rayyan. Hard cover ISBN: 1-886778-57-4, 288 pp., 5.5" x 8.5", $25.00.
--This is a collection of hard-to-find essays, reviews, fiction, poetry, and
song (the Ankh-Morpork national anthem) by Pratchett. It includes a Granny
Weatherwax story. Introduction by Esther Friesner.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Pratchett.html>

FANCESTRAL VOICES by Jack Speer (edited by Fred Lerner), cover by Charles
Williams; cover design by Alice Lewis. Trade paperback ISBN: 1-886778-56-6,
192 pp., 5.5" x 8.5", $17.00.
--A collection selected from more than 70 years of fannish writings by one
of SF fandom's "dinosaurs," Jack Speer. Introduction by almost-as-ancient
Art Widner.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Speer.html>

DANCING NAKED by William Tenn (edited by Laurie D. T. Mann), cover art by
Bob Eggleton; dustjacket design by Kevin Riley. Hardcover, ISBN
1-886778-46-9, 448 pp., 6" x 9", $29.00.
--NESFA has previously published Tenn's fiction. However, in his science
fiction and academic career Tenn wrote essays, reviews, interviews,
biographies, speeches on life and literature. We've collected these for your
enjoyment and edification. Introduction by David Morrell.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Tenn-3.html>

WITH STARS IN MY EYES: MY ADVENTURES IN BRITISH FANDOM by Peter Weston
(edited by Anthony Lewis), cover by Harry Bell; cover design by Alice N. S.
Lewis. Hard cover, foil-stamped, ISBN: 1-886778-55-8, 320 pp., 5.5" x 8.5",
$23.00.
--Peter has been an active British fanzine (Zenith Speculation) and
convention fan since the early 1960s. In addtion to chairing a number of
British regional and national conventions, he was chair of the 1979
Worldcon--Seacon '79. He has been a TAFF delegate to the U.S. Worldcon.
Peter's precise writing style is augmented by over 100 cartoons, fanzine
covers, and photographs. A name index allows you to see if you're in the
book.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Weston.html>

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In keeping with the Lensman graphical theme used by Noreascon 4, NESFA Press
has printed:

"DOC"--FIRST GALACTIC ROAMER: A COMPLETE BIBLIOGRPAHY AND PUBLISHING
CHECKLIST OF BOOKS AND ARTICLES BY AND ABOUT E. E. "DOC" SMITH by Stephen C.
Lucchetti (edited by Mark Olson), cover art by Douglas Lucchetti. Trade
hardcover ISBN: 1-886778-58-2, 142 pp., 5.5" x 8.5", $21.00.
--This is the most complete bibliography, in English and other languages, of
E. E. Smith's writings and secondary sources writing about him. Introduction
by Frederik Pohl.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Lucchetti.html>

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We continue bringing out the first generally available hardcover editions of
the early Bujold novels:

FALLING FREE by Lois McMaster Bujold (edited by Suford Lewis) Edited by
Suford Lewis, cover art by David Seeley; cover design by Alice N. S. Lewis
Trade hardcover edition, ISBN: 1-886778-53-1, 5.5" x 8.5", 288 pp., $23.00.
--This story takes place in Lois's universe about about 400 years before the
Vorkosigan family stories occur. It deals with the creation of the
four-armed quaddies designed for space construction. The quaddies place a
major part in DIPLOMATIC IMMUNITY. Vacuum welding is important to the story
so the introduction is by titianium welding expert James McMaster--who
happens to be Lois's brother.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Bujold-5.html>

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Finally, we are proud and pleased to bring back into print Harry Warner
Jr.'s first volume of the history of fandom:

ALL OUR YESTERDAYS by Harry Warner, Jr. (edited by Joe Siclari), cover by
Steve Stiles; dust jacket design by Alice Lewis. Trade hardcover, ISBN:
1-886778-13-2, about 370 pp., 5.5" x 8.5", September 2004, $25 --All Our
Yesterdays is the late Harry Warner's classic history of SF fandom up to
1950. The original edition, published by Advent:Publishers has been out of
print for quite a while. This new edition adds a significant numbers of
photographs that were not in the first edition as well as an improved index.
Introduction by Wilson "Bob" Tucker.
<http://www.nesfa.org/press/Books/Warner-1.html>