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About me I'm the founder and publisher of Valancourt Books, the bestest small press in the whole, wide world. I'm also, in my spare time, an attorney. I live in Kansas City with two literarily inclined cats, Valancourt and Vathek.

About my library I'm primarily interested in rare novels from 1790-1830 and the 1890s. Of particular interest are books published by the Minerva Press, Gothic novels, supernatural and detective fiction. I also collect some scarce modern books, especially those published by the Coltsfoot and Acolyte Presses. A substantial percentage of the books in my library can be found in fewer than five libraries worldwide, and at least one is apparently unique.

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Which book is unique?

You might be interested in one of my LJ communities -- ripping_yarns. It's very small as yet but I have hopes for it.

posted by Amiziras at 6:43 pm (EST) on Jan 4, 2008

The author was a journalist/fiction writer, contemporary of Bierce, based in San Francisco. The book I mentioned is a collection of short stories, styled as "contes-cruels." Several of the stories can be found in scattered horror story anthologies. The original book had a lovely "decadent" design: blood red cloth with a gold dragon on the front cover. It is a rare book and I for one would love to buy a hardcover copy of a competent facsimile. Hint. Hint.

posted by benwaugh at 9:59 am (EST) on Jan 4, 2008

Thanks so much for bringing such wonderful books back into print. I'm a huge fan of early Gothic, and I hope to one day own all of Valancourt's catalog.

posted by lorirorke at 10:46 pm (EST) on Sep 7, 2007

I am hooked on Valancourt Books!!! I started by purchasing the Northanger Canon ("Castle of Wolfenbach," "The Necromancer," "Midnight Bell," etc) and now I've expanded to other works like "Curios" and "The Joss" (Richard Marsh), "The Witch of Ravensworth," and am eagerly awaiting the release of Bram Stoker's "The Mystery of the Sea." I look forward to reading and discovering more from VB!! Thanks for bringing such great stories back into print!

posted by mabrown2 at 9:42 am (EST) on Aug 13, 2007

I've just received copies of 'Terrific Tales' and 'The Castle of Berry Pomeroy', and wanted to tell you what beautifully produced books I think they are.

posted by gharader at 2:43 am (EST) on Jun 21, 2007

I just finished 'Rust of Gold', and enjoyed the entire collection very much. As my primary fictional love is all things supernatural, my favorite tale was "A Ghost of the Sea", but I also liked "The Skirts of Chance" as well.

posted by gharader at 3:39 am (EST) on Jun 9, 2007

It's next on my reading list. I also ordered 'The Castle of Berry Pomeroy'. Your wonderful catalog is going to play havoc with my book budget!

posted by gharader at 7:52 pm (EST) on Jun 6, 2007

I love your press, although it's making me spend a lot of money. :)

posted by velvetflamingo at 4:54 pm (EST) on Feb 27, 2007

As a practicing lawyer I envy you for leaving the profession to follow a cooler calling. But I need to stay in funds in order to buy books, including Valancourt titles. Eventually I plan to buy, and hopefully read, all of them. I have picked up The Magic Ring, by the way. Keep up the good work!

posted by jfclark at 3:09 pm (EST) on Nov 6, 2006

Your press looks so intriguing! I looooove Broadview Press and their reprints, and Valancourt seems similiar (not that I'm calling it derivative, mind you!!). What is the actual typeface like? Is it a facsimile of the original, or is the text reset in a modern font? Yay 18th-19th century obscure fiction! I'll have to choose a title to buy ASAP!

posted by sylphette at 10:47 pm (EST) on Jul 4, 2006

oh yes, I'm loving the Valancourt series! thank you for putting those texts back into print. I'm keenly awaiting The Magic Ring later this year. :)

posted by silverwraith at 12:31 am (EST) on May 14, 2006

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