2009 Collecting Goals / 2009 Collecting Achievements

[Darkthoughts]

The "Reading List 2009 Goals" thread in Dutch Hill inspired me to create this thread. Is there a particular part of your collection you hope to complete or improve on this year? Are you planning on collecting a new author? Branching into the comics?

Personally I plan to vastly increase my Gaiman collection, starting with The Sandman series - which I owned previously and ended up selling for financial reasons a few years back :beat:

I'd also love to get the rest of the Grant DT books (I have WoTC so far, thanks to Jerome :couple: )

[turtlex]

Great idea.

Let's see - I would like to complete my CGC Graded 9.8 Dark Tower comics collection. Fill in the missing graded issues and continue to add to the set as new comics are issued.

I have ordered and am very much looking forward to getting my Artists Edition of LSoE. I can't wait for that ( fingers crossed for a remarque'd copy ).

[willie3]

Well I always aim high...

This year I would like to finally add a S/L Stand to my collection.

Would also like to acquire a S/L or Lettered Regulators.

Economy going the way it is, whichever comes first at a price I can't refuse.

[fernandito]

Personally I plan to vastly increase my Gaiman collection, starting with The Sandman series


Wise decision! :thumbsup:

I want to start collecting novels from authors I have yet to read, namely Kurt Vonnegut and Cormac McCarthy. I want to expand my Philip K. Dick library (I only own The Man in the High Castle), and as far as comics go - I really really want to start Doom Patrol.

[Darkthoughts]

and as far as comics go - I really really want to start Doom Patrol.
You won't regret it, it's an excellent series :cool:

[Matt]

I'm going to continue my collection of 1sts in the Dark Tower series if I can. All the comics that come out and I have "He is Legend" coming in the mail I think. :fairy:

[jhanic]

ARC/proof of Under the Dome when it finally appears!

John

[Patrick]

Great thread idea, Lisa.

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered and often already paid for:
Gaiman's Coraline S/L, Koontz's Odd Thomas 1st/1st signed, Songs of the Dying Earth S/L (w/ Gaiman), He is Legend - Slipcased (King/Hill), LSOE S/L, LSOE AE, Big Book of Necon trade edition, and probably last, but not least: The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L.

2) Get a decent bookcase with lockable glass doors.
No locks on the doors though.

3) Expand my modest signed Gaiman collection.

4) Grow my nascent signed Vonnegut collection, specifically through the Easton Press books.

5) Pick up some or all of the sketch and/or color variant issues of the Dark Tower comic series subsequent to the Gunslinger Born story arc - I don't have much past that point other than the standard editions.
So far: obtained all released color variants for both TLRH and Treachery story arcs. Working on the sketch variants.

6) Think about obtaining Firestarter S/L, Christine S/L and/or Cujo S/L.
Obtained Skeleton Crew S/L and Dolan's Cadillac S/L.

7) Continue to lust after everyone else's new acquisitions.


I'm pretty sure that at least #1 and #7 are achievable goals.

[herbertwest]

As many possible of the french 1st editions & looking for the few french items that i dont have or never heard about :-)
So far, the only 1st editions I own are what i consider as the scarcest and the earlier work, because i moved a lot.

Oh, and publish 2 books!

However, i plan to move to Paris in september, so, being a student, i'll have to watch even more my expenses.... and have place to store everything lol

So (if everything's go as planned), if anyone is going through Paris... :-)

[e_taylor]

My goals are pretty modest for this upcoming year. They were bigger, but I was laid off from one job, and have had my hours cut from the other recently - I don't plan on dropping out of school anytime soon, so money will be tight this year.

Anyways, I'm hoping to get:

1) 1st Editions of the Shining (US & UK)
2) a 1st edition 'Salem's Lot, preferably the US, but would settle for the UK
3) S/L Skeleton Crew or Regulators
4) S/L From a Buick 8
5) Some miscellaneous Slade stuff



Turtlex - do you need the End World Almanac in 9.8? I've got one, PM me if interested.

[super sam]

This year i want to have a copy of a 1st/1st Carrie,Salems lot,Rage or Night Shift.

[The Cosmic Geek]

This year I'd like to:

Try and buy the variant covers to the Dark Tower comics.
Get the DT books in hardcover, most of mine are paperbacks at the moment
Get that limited edition Sisters of Eluria/Gunslinger book
Collect miscellaneous Dark Tower stuff
Continue collecting Rocketeer merchandise
Read the rest of Gaiman's Sandman
Add more books to my J.R.R. Tolkien library

[William50]

This year I'd like to:

Try and buy the variant covers to the Dark Tower comics.
Get the DT books in hardcover, most of mine are paperbacks at the moment
Get that limited edition Sisters of Eluria/Gunslinger book
Collect miscellaneous Dark Tower stuff
Continue collecting Rocketeer merchandise
Read the rest of Gaiman's Sandman
Add more books to my J.R.R. Tolkien library

Up until this year I had no idea that JRR Tolkien wrote anything other that LOTR. I found The Histories of Middle Earth online and now i've started a Tolkein collection myself. The DT series and LOTR series are pricless to me.

[The Cosmic Geek]

William50, I feel the same way about my DT and Tolkien books.

Tolkien wise I'm trying to get anything and everything about him and from him, much like my King collection.

There are great bios on Tolkien and his friendship with C.S. Lewis, other stories he wrote, and just books upon books about LOTR and the Hobbit.

[William50]

I want them all so much. :cyclops:

[nt07077]

My goals would be to get into collecting DT comics, buy variations of already published King stories, try to get all King novels in hardcover, try to get scans of King's articles from his highschool newspaper the Drum, the Libson Enterprise and The Maine Campus. And collect any other material King decides to put out his year.
Although not a collecting goal, I want to get accepted into the university of South Florida.:)

[William50]

Ah, very nice last goal. Good luck. :)

[nt07077]

The application is in the mail and I'm just a waiting. (Very anxiously!)

[Patrick]

Good luck, nt!

[nt07077]

Thanks, Patrick!

[William50]

I cant wait for high school to be over. I have no idea where im going after though...

[gsvec]

Continue looking for the 'unique' collectibles & promo items, more ARCs (and yes, John - Under the Dome!), and the illusive college works. Find and be able to afford my Gunslinger #64.

Oh, and new bookcases for all of it! :D

[William50]

AH! Thanks for reminding me! I've got more books than I do shelf space. I'm gonna need a nice big 6 foot tall book shelf. :excited:

[blg]

I need a US 1st of Christine to complete my SK first editions.

Would like to pick up a S/L Skeleton Crew and Christine. Also a S/L Sec. of Dreams II, if it ever actually gets released.

Would like to find a S/L version of Ham on Rye and Factotum (Charles Bukowski)

[Sam]

I plan to collect more of the green stuff (money people!!) if I can find any lying around not belonging to anyone.

[William50]

Nice..hahaha. me to.

[wizardsrainbow]

Darkers, thanks for starting this thread...very appropriate and a big hug and kiss to you from across the pond to start the new year!

Hmmmm, collecting goals for 2009. Boy, how can I top receiving an Orange Plume Gunslinger Proof in 2008?

Well, I guess my wish list would include:

Sphere Gunslinger Proof
signed UK Song of Susannah

and...owning several new Whelan remarques from LSOE!

[Pasiuk57]

I'm still looking for the following:
anyone have any of these to sell?

Prime Evil UK Proof
Danse Macabe proof UK
Danse Macabe Lettered
Night Shift proof
Stand proof US and UK
Shining proof
Carrie proof oblong
Legacies S/L
Different Seasons UK proof
Colorado Kid proof US
Skeleton Crew UK full proof

Tapes
Different Seasons
Skeleton Crew Book 1 and 2


Ubris Spring 1968 Night Surf
Ubris Fall 1969 Stud City
Marshroots 1975
Maine Mar/Apr 1977
Outside Dec 1995

[William50]

I'm still looking for the following:
anyone have any of these to sell?

Prime Evil UK Proof
Danse Macabe proof UK
Danse Macabe Lettered
Night Shift proof
Stand proof US and UK
Shining proof
Carrie proof oblong
Legacies S/L
Different Seasons UK proof
Colorado Kid proof US
Skeleton Crew UK full proof

Tapes
Different Seasons
Skeleton Crew Book 1 and 2


Ubris Spring 1968 Night Surf
Ubris Fall 1969 Stud City
Marshroots 1975
Maine Mar/Apr 1977
Outside Dec 1995

WOW! Quite a list. :clap:

[jhanic]

I didn't even know there was a UK proof of Danse Macabre.

John

[Earth's Militant Mind]

Great thread idea, Lisa.

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered and often already paid for:
Gaiman's Coraline S/L, Koontz's Odd Thomas 1st/1st signed, Songs of the Dying Earth S/L (w/ Gaiman), He is Legend - Slipcased (King/Hill), LSOE S/L, LSOE AE, Big Book of Necon trade edition, and probably last, but not least: The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L.

2) Get a decent bookcase with lockable glass doors.

3) Expand my modest signed Gaiman collection.

4) Grow my nascent signed Vonnegut collection, specifically through the Easton Press books.

5) Pick up some or all of the sketch and/or color variant issues of the Dark Tower comic series subsequent to the Gunslinger Born story arc - I don't have much past that point other than the standard editions.

6) Think about obtaining Skeleton Crew S/L, Firestarter S/L, and/or Christine S/L.

7) Continue to lust after everyone else's new acquisitions.


I'm pretty sure that at least #1 and #7 are achievable goals.

Considering this is on your list I'm not so sure #1 is achievable.lol

[carlosdetweiller]

I didn't even know there was a UK proof of Danse Macabre.

John

I don't think there is. Macdonald used exactly the same page layout, pagination, fonts, etc. that Everest House used. It is virtually an identical book to the US edition. If they were going to do that there would have been no need for a proof.

[Earth's Militant Mind]

2009...hum

DT I-III #464
S/L Skeleton Crew
S/L Talisman
S/L Black House
S/L Buick 8

Trading any of my existing S/L for one #464 as I am looking to get a complete set of DT + books connected to DT in matching #'s.

:orely: Winning the lottery so I can afford all this. lol

[Darkthoughts]

David, a big hug and smooch right back atcha :couple: Happy New Year!

[tippy4]

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered:
He is Legend S/L
LSOE S/L and AE
Big Book of Necon S/L
The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L
Legends S/L

2) Get a decent bookcase.

3) Signed copy of Under the Dome.

4) Either a S/L Letters from Hell or a S/L UK Wizard and Glass.

5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.

[Ari_Racing]

Under the dome Signed
Under the dome ARC
Skeleton crew S/L

And many many items I don´t know about yet :D

[pickle]

I would like to carry on with my main collection of Promo, maybe get some rarer items.

Also to get more UK 1sts i only have 6 at the moment.

[Pasiuk57]

I can take it off my list!

[Patrick]

My 2009 collecting goals are:
...
5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.
Tippy, out of curiosity, why sell off all your DT comic books?

[William50]

My 2009 collecting goals are:
...
5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.
Tippy, out of curiosity, why sell off all your DT comic books?

I was wondering the same thing...

[CRinVA]

A few on order:

DM Grant Little Sisters of Eluria, Artist Editions (2) with remarqueue hopefully! :-)
Secretary of Dreams II, S/L (CD Pubs)
He is Legend, S/L (Gauntlet Press)
The Complete Dark Tower Concordance (CD Pubs)
Stephen King: The Non-Fiction (CD Pubs)
Stephen King Goes to the Movies Limited Hardcover (Subterraneum Press)
The Big Book of Necon (CD Pubs)


A few holes in the collection:

The Gunslinger, 1st Edition (if I can stumble on one that I can afford)
Salem's Lot, 1st Edition (if I can stumble on one that I can afford)
The 4 Bachman paperbacks (Rage, The Long Walk, The Running Man, Roadwork)
The Long Road Home #3, #4 Sketch Variants; #4, #5 Variant Editions
Treachery #1, #2, #3 Sketch Variants
Captain Tripps #1, #2, #3 Sketch Variants, #3 Variant Edition
King Audio Books recently released for first time


And a few items not yet available:

Under the Dome
Jessica of Dune, Signed
All Marvel issues, variants and sketch variants as they are released
The new King audio books being published
Lock & Key Head Games Arc
Del Rey Comics The Talisman


This should keep me busy for a while! :-)

[DanishCollector]

King's underwear, signed and framed. Just kidding.

When the money allows it, I'm going to buy home stuff from Betts' Bookstore. Magazines with King's stories and essays, and some hardcovers. I've always wanted the US hardcover of N&D, plus a few other (as I'm not really into the UK ones).
And trying to get scans of more rare stuff, newspaper articles (especially the essays and letters published in Bangor Daily News).

There's also a Danish writer named Dennis Jürgensen whom I want to start collecting. He's been called the Danish Stephen King. He's pretty good, he often uses lots of humor in his works, and he's met the same snobbish attitude here as King has in the US (you know, among the so-called academics).

[turtlex]

I've been to Betts Books... it was like walking into a dream. :sigh:

[tippy4]

My 2009 collecting goals are:
...
5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.
Tippy, out of curiosity, why sell off all your DT comic books?

You know, I just never got into them. I bought the first five issues, and then just stopped. I decided that since they were not writen by Stephen King, they were not truely part of the tale. Here is what I have for sale:

All are GUNSLINGER BORN.

I have:

#1 Regular
#1 Color Variant
#1 Color Variant (2nd printing)
#2 Regular
#2 Color Variant
#3 Regular
#3 Sketch Variant
#3 Color Variant
#4 Regular
#4 Sketch Variant
#4 Color Variant
#5 Regular
#5 Color Variant

None have ever been out of their bag.

[Patrick]

King's underwear, signed and framed. Just kidding. ...
:lol:



My 2009 collecting goals are:
...
5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.
Tippy, out of curiosity, why sell off all your DT comic books?

You know, I just never got into them. I bought the first five issues, and then just stopped. I decided that since they were not written by Stephen King, they were not truly part of the tale. Here is what I have for sale:

All are GUNSLINGER BORN.

I have:

#1 Regular
#1 Color Variant
#1 Color Variant (2nd printing)
#2 Regular
#2 Color Variant
#3 Regular
#3 Sketch Variant
#3 Color Variant
#4 Regular
#4 Sketch Variant
#4 Color Variant
#5 Regular
#5 Color Variant

None have ever been out of their bag.
That would certainly be a nice start for anyone who is getting into the game a little late. Hope the set ends up in the hands of a TDT.com member. Good luck.

[Nerak]

I want all ARCs for Joe Hill's up and coming projects - all signed
LSOE Artist with remark (already have a signed one :P )
All Locke & Key's upcoming issues

[nt07077]

"And trying to get scans of more rare stuff, newspaper articles (especially the essays and letters published in Bangor Daily News)." -DanishCollector

Come Monday that goal about Bangor Daily News will be off your list, buddy.

[DanishCollector]

nt07077: yeah, you're the man, buddy.

They're updating my other e-mail adress site, so I will e-mail you as soon as its up and running again.

[Patrick]

First Quarter 2009 is wrapping up. How is everyone doing in terms of their lists? Any progress? Gone in another direction?

Here is my update:


Great thread idea, Lisa.

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered and often already paid for:
Gaiman's Coraline S/L, Koontz's Odd Thomas 1st/1st signed, Songs of the Dying Earth S/L (w/ Gaiman), He is Legend - Slipcased (King/Hill), LSOE S/L, LSOE AE, Big Book of Necon trade edition, and probably last, but not least: The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L.

2) Get a decent bookcase with lockable glass doors.
(No locks on the doors though.)

3) Expand my modest signed Gaiman collection.

4) Grow my nascent signed Vonnegut collection, specifically through the Easton Press books.

5) Pick up some or all of the sketch and/or color variant issues of the Dark Tower comic series subsequent to the Gunslinger Born story arc - I don't have much past that point other than the standard editions.
(So far: obtained all released color variants for both TLRH and Treachery story arcs. Need one more sketch variant from TLRH (issue #3). Working on the sketch variants for Treachery.)

6) Think about obtaining Firestarter S/L, Christine S/L and/or Cujo S/L.
(Obtained Skeleton Crew S/L and Dolan's Cadillac S/L which were not on my original list but should have been.)

7) Continue to lust after everyone else's new acquisitions.


I'm pretty sure that at least #1 and #7 are achievable goals.

[Ari_Racing]

For me, so far nothing (even when I didn't post it, I was counting on LSOE and saving for Skeleton Crew S/L.

The first one is still at DHL grabing some dust in one corner. The other one..well..no money. :)

[oy-the-brave]

My collecting has evolved into mostly Dark Tower art so my biggest goal was to get a remarqued LSoE and thanks to Karen I achieved that goal.

It sure does not look like many are going to show up for sale.

[Matt]

Knowing your luck Dave, you'll win the one we have on the giveaway list. :lol:

[Cutter]

My King goals are getting a First of Carrie and Night Shift, and a S/L of Firestarter. Previously these have been too expensive to consider adding to my collection, but since prices have dropped to about a quarter of what they were three years ago hopefully I get these this year.

Also I’m always looking to add to my Gaiman collection, as well as my Bradbury collection. There are always little nuggets from these authors that keep popping up.

[e_taylor]

Anyways, I'm hoping to get:

1) 1st Editions of the Shining (US & UK)
2) a 1st edition 'Salem's Lot, preferably the US, but would settle for the UK
3) S/L Skeleton Crew or Regulators
4) S/L From a Buick 8
5) Some miscellaneous Slade stuff


My goals definitely went in a different direction in the first quarter.

1) I no longer collect UK 1sts.
2) I bought a S/L of the Stand (certainly an upgrade on From a Buick 8!)
3) Still looking for a 1st ed 'Salem's Lot
4) Still thinking about a S/L Skeleton Crew or Regulators this summer
5) Finally got a PC copy of DTVII
6) Acquired a remarqued 3rd ed Gunslinger
7) Have a S/L Black House w/ small remarque on the way!
8 ) Bought a lettered edition of "The Rutting Season" by Brian Keene and have a lettered edition of "Remains" by Michael McBride on layaway.
9) And as always, I've been picking up miscellaneous Slade stuff here and there!

So.... change is good! :thumbsup:

[tippy4]

My 2009 collecting goals are:

1) Obtain books already ordered:
He is Legend S/L RECEIVED
LSOE S/L and AE RECEIVED
Big Book of Necon S/L
The Secretary of Dreams, Vol. II S/L
Legends S/L

2) Get a decent bookcase. GETTING CLOSER

3) Signed copy of Under the Dome.

4) Either a S/L Letters from Hell or a S/L UK Wizard and Glass.

5) Sell off some of my extras and all of my Dark Tower comic books.

I forgot about this thread. I made a few updates above....

[tippy4]

As 2009 winds down, let's take a moment to reflect on the additions we made to our shelves this year.....

I received the following.....

The Little Sisters Sisters of Eluria Gift Edition
The Little Sisters Sisters of Eluria Deluxe Edition
He is Legend Signed Limited Edition
Under The Dome Signed Limited US Edition
Under The Dome Signed Limited UK Edition
Under The Dome Signed Trade Edition
Under The Dome Trade Edition
Rose Madder Signed Limited UK Edition
Breathless Signed by Dean Koontz
The Waste Lands with Ned Dameron Remarque
Wizard & Glass Signed Limited UK Edition
Cycle of the Werewolf Signed Limited Edition
Desperation with Signed Bookplate
Insomnia Signed Limited UK Edition
The Colorado Kid Signed Limited Edition (Chadbourne)
Cycle of the Werewolf signed LOE Trade Edition
Skeleton Crew Unsigned Limited Edition
Signed Copy of Nightmares in the Sky
The Dark Tower 7 Signed 1st Edition.

And a new bookcase to put it all in.

I hope my wife never sees this posting.

[ola]

I hope my wife never sees this posting.

:lol:

Where do you hide them, then?

[Sam]

Since you did Tippy, I will too. This year I received...

He is Legend Signed Limited Edition
The Essential Stephen King Singed Limited Edition
Eyes of the Dragon Signed Limited Edition
Under the Dome Signed Trade Edition
Duma Key Signed Trade Edition
The Secretary of Dreams Trade Edition remarqued by Glenn Chadbourne
The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands remarqued by Ned Dameron
The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla Artist Edition
The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower Artist Edition
Cycle of the Werewolf LOE Trade Edition signed by Bernie Wrightson
Under the Dome Trade Edition
The Colorado Kid Trade Ed Miller Edition
The Colorado Kid Trade Glenn Chadbourne Edition
Original Custom Painting by Glenn Chadbourne

If there's anything else King related, I don't remember it right now. I hope my wife doesn't see this too. Maybe we should delete this thread when we're done with it Tippy?:unsure:

[frik]

Don't know if I can remember them all...:orely:

Rosie/Rose Madder Dutch hc
Bezeten Stad/Salem's Lot Dutch hc
Cujo - UK 1st/1st
The Green Mile s/l
He is Legend PC (also signed by Richard Matheson)
Under the Dome - UK 1st/1st
Under the Dome - UK s/l
Under the Dome - US 1st/1st
Under the Dome - US Collector's edition
Under the Dome - US s/l
Gevangen/Under the Dome - Dutch hc numbered/limited
Die Arena/Under the Dome - German hc
The Talisman - US hc/2nd (alternate cover)
Song of Susan - Grant trade edition (replacement copy)
DT V, VI, VII - Swedish hc
DT intégrale - French two-set edition (of all 7 books), hc
The Dark Tower - US Scribner trade paperback
The SK Illustrated Companion
Knowing darkness - trade
Knowing Darkness - artist edition (with MW remarque) - not arrived yet
The Stand - Captain Tripps (marvel)
The Stand - American Nightmares (marvel)
The Dark Tower - The Long Road Home (marvel)

Think this is a complete list of 2009...

No - it isn't..

Stephen King - The Non-Fiction h/c (CD)
Stephen King - A Primary Bibliography h/c (CD)


sk

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I got quite a few things, but for the first time my books are on display. They used to be hidden away in the spare rooms. So... now my wife can see them for the first time! <Gulp>

EDIT. I never got as much as I thought. Here's the list...

Cujo - US Signed/Lettered
Whispers Aug 1982 - US Signed/Lettered
Christine - US Signed/Lettered
Skeleton Crew - US Signed/Lettered
A Life in the Cinema Artist Presentation PC - US Signed/Lettered
Quietly Now - US Signed/Lettered
Borderlands 5 - US Signed/Lettered
The Green Mile 10th Anniversary - US Signed/Lettered
The Colorado Kid (JK Potter) - UK Signed/Lettered
The Colorado Kid (Glen Chadbourne) - UK Signed/Lettered
He is Legend - US Signed/Lettered
Dolan's Cadillac 1/26 - US Signed/Lettered
Drawing of the Three - US Signed/Numbered
The House Next Door - US Signed/Numbered
Quietly Now - US Signed/Numbered
He is Legend - US Signed/Numbered
Under the Dome - US Signed/Limited to 1500
Under the Dome - UK Signed/Numbered
The Gunslinger Born - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
The Long Road Home - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
Little Sisters of Eluria - UK Artist Signed/Numbered
Night Shift - UK Proof
The Dead Zone - US Proof
Firestarter - US Proof
Danse Macabre - US Proof
The Plant in 3 Parts with Designer Traycase - US Proofs
The Talisman - UK Proof
The Gunslinger - US Proof ARC Varient
Nightmares in the Sky - US Partial Proof
The Stand Uncut - US Proof
Bag of Bones - US Proof Signed
Lisey's Story <100 - UK Proof
Colorado Kid - UK Proof
Weird Tales No 298 1/200 - US Signed/Limited
Weird Tales No 301 1/105 - US Signed/Limited
Stephen King The Non-Fiction - US Signed/Limited
Stephen King Illustrated Companion - Author Signed

Plus various trade editions

[biomieg]

I got quite a few things, but for the first time my books are on display. They used to be hidden away in the spare rooms. So... now my wife can see them for the first time! <Gulp>

Bring forth the photos! And don't hide them on your website, I expect a full tour of your bookshelves in your collection thread :) maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?

As for myself, I'll make a list when I get home. I'm not sure if I want to know how much I spent, though... (probably relatively little compared to the high-end collectors but I did spend a couple of thousands I'm afraid...)

[Brice]

Me too! I'll have to look when I am home to make a list.

[Ari_Racing]

Well, many of the list were for free, but these are the things I got in 2009 so far:

Shadow of the Master
Insomnia S/L
He is Legend S/L Slipcased
Ned Dameron Mini Remarque
The Drawing of the three 1st signed by Phil Hale
Little Sisters of Eluria S/L
Little Sisters of Eluria Gift
Under the Dome UK ARC
Rage Signet 1st
Mid Life Confidential 1st
Legends 1st (signed by Michael Whelan)
Just after sunset US ARC
The World of Stephen King (Liljas) ARC
The Dark Tower T shirt
Redrum / The Shining ale t shirts
The Shining t shirt
The Long Road Home STAR PRIZE Personalized by King, signed by Furth, David, Lee and Isanove. Remarqued by Lee and Isanove
The Dark Tower S/L print
12 King movies in dvd
A LOT of merchandising stuff (including stuff from Estes Park Brewery, The Stanley hotel and a lot more)
3 signed copies of Under the Dome purchased in NYC
1 signed copy of Under the dome (signed in front of me)
2 US S/L of Under the Dome
The SK illustrated companion signed by Bev Vincent
All the comics (regular covers) released this year.

Top one: All the moments in USA, meeting King, shaking his hand, asking him a question and hear "Oh, I heard about you!" :)

And I'm positive I forgot a lot :)

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?


Too busy just now. Here's a pic of the view when I bought it, and one today...

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/view_1.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/view_2.jpg

[Sir_Boomme]

I'm thinking when wiz posts everything he bought the past year... he may take a few pages in this thead ha ha.

-

[Pasiuk57]

WHat did I buy??
A TON of Joe Hill stuff
A TON of King stuff
More than I should have!!

[tippy4]

Yeah...as I read over my list and everyone else's...I am thinking we are all insane and should be committed.

Mr. Rabbit Trick may be the only sane one among us.

[Sam]

HEY!! I could have put up pictures of the floor, kitchen cabinet, and nitchen countertops that I bought this year, but I understood this thread to be KING related. Mr. RT is cheating. Why should Mr. Cheaty McCheaterson be the sane one. Huh? Well? I'm waiting...

:nana::dance::rock::P just in case you didn't know, I was joking just now. I know I'm not sane.

[Sir_Boomme]

this is what i can remember (i did turn 50 this year)
I actually cut way back this year on my book purchases - chose instead to take a couple of vacations and buy a new car.

anyway what I bought or received this year:
under the dome...
3 - white letter US 1st eds
7 - grey letter US 1st eds
2 - UK 1st eds
1 - hard cover "proof"
2 - US gift eds.
2 - US signed limiteds
1 - UK signed limited

Little Sisters of Eluria:
2 - gift editions
1 - signed limited

UK proofs:
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Wolves of Calla
Dolores Clairbourne
Misery
Insomnia
Song of Susannah
Stand (partial proof)
From the Borderlands
US. proofs:
Stationary Bike
Wizard and Glass promo
also a proof dustjacket... i forget which one

2 - Stephen King Companions 1st eds.
Dark Forces lettered
He is Legend lettered
He is Legend #'d
Stephen King Non Fiction limited
Tales of Dark Fantasy limited
Stephen King a Primary Bibliography - Hardback and PB
Playboy SciFi 1st Hardback with "Word Processor of Gods"

all three different publications of The Cat From Hell in Cavalier and Gallery
3 tin house mags with king story
2 playboys of each cover version with "Bone Church"
Mcsweeney's 27- (with king's "a very tight place")

and limiteds of the following:
Big Book of Necon
Halloween - Al Sarratonio
Moonbeam - " "
To Kill Them All - Dennis Etchinson
Mind The Gap - Christpher Golden
Nightcage - Andrew Harper
Midnight Grinding - Rodney Kelly
BarFodder - Rain Graves
Elsewhere - William Blatty (1st ed and limited signed)
Lock and Key - Joe Hill (1st ed. and #'d limited)


i'm sure there were a few more... but that's all i can remember right now.

oh yeah, silly me... and the gasher remarque dark tower book

[Patrick]

Hi Guys, I combined threads into the pre-existing collecting goals thread so people can close the loop on 2009 by looking back if they'd like while listing additions made over the year. Thanks.

[Rahfa]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

[carlosdetweiller]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

That's great. Now you can REALLY get into collecting. I remember when those pesky mortgage payments used to get in the way of what I really wanted to do.

[herbertwest]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?


I want some picture too :-)

[Rahfa]

I paid off my house, so collecting dropped to quite low...haha...very satisfying to eliminate the mortage.

That's great. Now you can REALLY get into collecting. I remember when those pesky mortgage payments used to get in the way of what I really wanted to do.

Haha...Yeah! This is MY time to shine!

Actually, I really want to sell everything except my core matched number set...all I'm really interested in doing is adding to that set, if the books I'm missing miraculosly show up - DT II, Firestarter, Stand, Regulators, and a few of the minor s'ls.

Everything else is expendable...

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

... maybe a couple of pics of the new house, too?


I want some picture too :-)

It's freezing outside. Minus 4 deg C. I have a house full of food and loads of bottles of Bacardi. I'm not leaving the warm house until 4th January at the earliest. :)

[biomieg]

Same here (wine instead of Bacardi though). Unfortunately, I'm expected to show up at work tomorrow and next week.

[jhanic]

I was going to start a list for everything I bought this year, but when I hit more than 50 items, I decided to forget it. I got lots of proofs, more than 12 different versions of Under the Dome (proofs both US and UK, UK pamphlet, US s/l, US Collector's editions--one signed, one not, 2 UK s/l, a signed US trade, etc.) and lots more.

John

[Brice]

UK

Bag Of Bones
Black House (both covers)
Blaze
Cell
Christine
Cujo
Wizard And Glass
Wolves Of The Calla
Song Of Susannah
The Dark Tower
Desperation
Dolores Claiborne
Dreamcatcher
Duma Key
Everything's Eventual
Eyes Of The Dragon
Firestarter
Four Past Midnight
Gerald's Game
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Hearts In Atlantis
Insomnia
Misery
Needful Things
Nightmares And Dreamscapes
Pet Sematary
Regulators
Skeleton Crew
The Shining
The Stand (uncut)
The Tommyknockers
Thinner
Umney's Last Case

US
Under The Dome

turkish
Blaze

russian

Dolores Claiborne (I believe a first)

Italian

The Eyes Of The Dragon

japanese

Riding The Bullet

Bev Vincent

The Good, The Bad, And The Ugly
The Stephen King Illustrated Companion


comics

The first two Arcs and part of the third in a custom box
Jae Lee signed Treachery

promo and miscellaneous stuff.

Christine car
Graveyard Shift hand promo
Redrum bottle

And magazines, lots of non king stuff, and probably some things I'm just forgetting.

[biomieg]

My list for 2009 (the most treasured ones highlighted in red):

Bag of Bones UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Black House UK partial proof
Black House - white variant UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Black House - black variant UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Blaze UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Blaze US ARC/proof (on its way)
Carrie US 1st/1st trade hardcover
Christine UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Christine US S/L dust jacket
Colorado Kid UK proof
Colorado Kid variant Potter UK trade hardcover
Colorado Kid variant Miller UK trade hardcover
Cujo UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Cujo UK proof
Cycle of the Werewolf UK 1st/1st trade paperback
Cycle of the Werewolf US trade hardcover
Danse Macabre UK 1st/1st trade paperback
Danse Macabre UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Dark Tower - Treachery US comic hardcover
Desperation UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Desperation US gift edition
Different Seasons UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Dolores Claiborne UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Dreamcatcher UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Dreamcatcher US promotional ledger (on its way)
Duma Key UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Everything’s Eventual UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Faithful UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Firestarter UK proof (on its way)
Firestarter US S/L dust jacket
Four Past Midnight UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
From A Buick 8 UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
From A Buick 8 US gift edition
Gerald’s Game UK proof
Gerald’s Game US ABA hardcover proof
Hearts in Atlantis UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Hearts in Atlantis UK proof
Insomnia UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Insomnia US gift edition
Just after Sunset UK limited edition
King Etc. UK paperback
Knowing darkness US trade hardcover (on its way)
Lisey’s Story UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Lisey’s Story US proof
Lisey’s Story US slipcased
Little Sisters of Eluria US artist edition
Midlife Confidential US 1st/1st trade paperback
Misery UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
My Pretty Pony US trade hardcover
Needful Things UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Night Shift UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Night Shift US 1st/1st trade hardcover
Nightmares and Dreamscapes UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Nightmares in the sky US 1st/1st trade hardcover
On Writing US 1st/1st trade hardcover
On Writing UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Pet Sematary UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Rage US 1st/1st trade paperback
Rage UK 1st/1st trade paperback
Roadwork UK 1st/1st trade paperback
Roadwork US 1st/1st trade paperback
Rose Madder UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Rose Madder US advance issue hardcover
Rose Madder UK advance issue hardcover
Rose Madder US proof
'Salem’s Lot UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
'Salem’s Lot US gift edition
Secretary of Dreams vol. 1 US gift edition
Silver Bullet US 1st/1st trade paperback
Skeleton Crew UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Startling Mystery Stories US (1969) ‘The Reaper’s Image’ - got it for $22!
Stephen King - The Non-Fiction US limited hardcover
Talisman/Black House US gift set
The Bachman Books UK 1st/1st trade hardcover (got it for £0.99!)
The Dark Half UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Dark Tower US artist edition
The Dead Zone UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Dead Zone US Easton Press 2nd
The Drawing of the Three UK 1st/1st trade paperback
The Drawing of the Three US 1st/2nd trade hardcover
The Drawing of the Three US proof (pictorial wraps)
The Eyes of the dragon UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Green Mile US 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Green Mile UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Green Mile US gift edition
The Gunslinger UK 1st/1st trade paperback
The Gunslinger US 1st/2nd trade hardcover
The Regulators UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Running Man UK 1st/1st trade paperback
The Shining US 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Shining UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Shining UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand US 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand US 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand - Captain Trips US comic hardcover
The Stand Uncut UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
The Stand Uncut US proof
The Stand Uncut UK partial proof
The Talisman US two-volume deluxe trade
The Talisman US proof
The Waste Lands UK 1st/1st trade paperback
The Waste Lands US portfolio
Thinner UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Thinner US 1st/1st trade hardcover
Umney's Last Case US paperback
Umney's Last Case UK paperback
Under The Dome UK 1st/1st trade hardcover
Under The Dome US 1st/1st trade hardcover (white lettering)
Under The Dome US 1st/1st trade hardcover (grey lettering)
Under The Dome US hardcover ARC
Wizard and Glass US 1st/1st trade hardcover
Wizard and Glass US promo booklet

Summarizing:

1) I sold most of my Dutch collection
2) I almost completed my collection of UK 1st/1sts
3) I almost completed my collection of US 1st/1sts
4) I completed my collection of the gift editions that I wanted to have
5) I branched out into collecting ARCs/proofs. This is what I will work on most in the (near) future, together with expanding my hardcover collections of other authors. I still don't feel the urge to collect S/L editions (King or other authors) :)

Note that I bought more King than listed, but I also sold some items.

[The Library Policeman]

Firestarter US S/L dust jacket


Anyone have an idea where I could get one of these?

[Sam]

That all depends on what you want to spend Alan G. I DO know where you can get one of the Firestarter S/L, but it's overpriced in my opinion. Having said that, if I were to win the lottery I'd get a copy and wouldn't worry about what I paid for it.

[biomieg]

Firestarter US S/L dust jacket


Anyone have an idea where I could get one of these?

I got the Firestarter S/L dust jacket from AbeBooks, after Tomas (The Collector) mentioned it in his news letter. Got it for $40... but I've not seen another one for sale (but that doesn't mean much as I've only been collecting for a short time).

[The Library Policeman]

Thanks guys :thumbsup:

[Patrick]

Obtained in 2009:

THE STAND, King, 1st/1st (plus the limited edition traycase produced by The Collector)
LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA, King, Traycased Signed/Limited
LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA, King, Slipcased Artist Edition
SKELETON CREW, King, Signed/Limited
SKELETON CREW, Potter, Artist Signed Limited Edition Art Portfolio
DOLAN'S CADILLAC, King, Signed/Limited
THE GUNSLINGER (AUDIOTAPES), King, Signed/Limited
HE IS LEGEND, King/Hill/others, Beveled Slipcased Signed/Limited (2)
STEPHEN KING GOES TO THE MOVIES, Limited edition, unsigned
BARE BONES CONVERSATIONS ON TERROR WITH STEPHEN KING, Limited/Unsigned
UNDER THE DOME, US Signed/Limited
UNDER THE DOME, UK Signed/Limited (2)
UNDER THE DOME, 1st/1st signed
UNDER THE DOME, 1st/1st - 1 with white lettering dj, 1 with gray lettering dj

GUNPOWDER, Hill, Signed/Limited, also remarqued and inscribed to me by the artist
(booked obtained in late 2008, but the remarque was a 2009 acquisition)
THE SAVED, Hill, Signed/Limited chapbook
SUBTERRANEAN TALES OF DARK FANTASY, including THUMBPRINT, Hill, 1st/1st chapbook
IDW: THE FIRST DECADE, Hill/Rodriquez/others, Signed/Limited
LOCKE & KEY promotional key, Hill, Signed/Limited (2)
The 3rd Alternative magazine, Issue #39, Autumn 2004, featuring the Joe Hill short story, "The Black Phone".
LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES, Hill, 1st/1st hardcover, signed, doodled and inscribed to me
2008 SDCC Slipcase Series set from IDW (includes the first three issues of the first story arc, LOCKE & KEY: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT), Hill, Signed/Limited
2009 SDCC Slipcase Series set from IDW (includes the Retail Incentive Variant editions of the first four issues of the second story arc, LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES), Hill, Signed/Limited

999 - NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE, King/Gaiman/others, Signed/Limited (signed by Gaiman and others, not by King)
SHELF LIFE, Gaiman/others, Signed/Limited
SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, Gaiman/Simmons/Koontz/Vance/others, ARC
SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, Gaiman/Simmons/Koontz/Vance/others, Signed/Limited
CORALINE, Gaiman, Signed/Limited
NEVERWHERE, Gaiman, 1st/1st signed
BATMAN: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Gaiman, 1st edition hardcover, signed, doodled, inscribed to me
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN, VOLUME I, Gaiman, 1st edition hardcover, signed, doodled, inscribed to me
BLUEBERRY GIRL, Gaiman, 1st/1st signed twice, inscribed to my daughter

DROOD, Simmons, 1st/1st signed, inscribed to me

RANT, Palahniuk, Signed/Limited
SNUFF, Palahniuk, 1st/1st, Signed, inscribed to me
PYGMY, Palaniuk, 1st/1st, Signed, inscribed to me
CHOKE, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me
INVISIBLE MONSTERS, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me
SURVIVOR, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me

SLAPSTICK, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited
GALAPAGOS, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited
BLUEBEARD, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited

ODD THOMAS, Koontz, 1st/1st signed

THE LAND AT THE END OF THE WORKING DAY, Crowther, Signed Special Edition, also signed and inscribed to me

FROM THE DUST RETURNED, Bradbury, 1st/1st signed

Bookplates signed by Ann Rice, obtained directly from the author (3)

"Jake and Oy" by Alan M. Clark, signed limited print with remarque

"Randall Flagg" by Bernie Wrightson, signed limited print

A whole lot of comic books, including variant and special edition covers, in the Dark Tower, The Stand and The Talisman series. Also the Locke & Key series, including some signed by Joe Hill.

"Constant Reader" statue, Rachel Readman, Limited Edition

Various other unsigned 1st/1st editions and chapbooks from small print publishers.

ADVENTURES IN FANTASY Collector Cards by Michael Whelan, 1993

...and a few other things I'm sure I've forgotten.

[Pasiuk57]

VERY Nice items!

[wizardsrainbow]

Obtained in 2009:

THE STAND, King, 1st/1st (plus the limited edition traycase produced by The Collector)
LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA, King, Traycased Signed/Limited
LITTLE SISTERS OF ELURIA, King, Slipcased Artist Edition
SKELETON CREW, King, Signed/Limited
SKELETON CREW, Potter, Artist Signed Limited Edition Art Portfolio
DOLAN'S CADILLAC, King, Signed/Limited
THE GUNSLINGER (AUDIOTAPES), King, Signed/Limited
HE IS LEGEND, King/Hill/others, Beveled Slipcased Signed/Limited (2)
STEPHEN KING GOES TO THE MOVIES, Limited edition, unsigned
BARE BONES CONVERSATIONS ON TERROR WITH STEPHEN KING, Limited/Unsigned
UNDER THE DOME, US Signed/Limited
UNDER THE DOME, UK Signed/Limited (2)
UNDER THE DOME, 1st/1st signed
UNDER THE DOME, 1st/1st - 1 white lettering dj, 1 gray lettering dj

GUNPOWDER, Hill, Signed/Limited, also remarqued and inscribed to me by the artist
(booked obtained in late 2008, but the remarque was a 2009 acquisition)
THE SAVED, Hill, Signed/Limited chapbook
SUBTERRANEAN TALES OF DARK FANTASY, including THUMBPRINT, Hill, 1st/1st chapbook
IDW: THE FIRST DECADE, Hill/Rodriquez/others, Signed/Limited
LOCKE & KEY promotional key, Hill, Signed/Limited (2)
The 3rd Alternative magazine, Issue #39, Autumn 2004, featuring the Joe Hill short story, "The Black Phone".
LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES, Hill, 1st/1st hardcover, signed, doodled and inscribed to me
2008 SDCC Slipcase Series set from IDW (includes the first three issues of the first story arc, LOCKE & KEY: WELCOME TO LOVECRAFT), Hill, Signed/Limited
2009 SDCC Slipcase Series set from IDW (includes the Retail Incentive Variant editions of the first four issues of the second story arc, LOCKE & KEY: HEAD GAMES), Hill, Signed/Limited

999 - NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE, King/Gaiman/others, Signed/Limited (signed by Gaiman and others, not by King)
SHELF LIFE, Gaiman/others, Signed/Limited
SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, Gaiman/Simmons/Koontz/Vance/others, ARC
SONGS OF THE DYING EARTH, Gaiman/Simmons/Koontz/Vance/others, Signed/Limited
CORALINE, Gaiman, Signed/Limited
NEVERWHERE, Gaiman, 1st/1st signed
BATMAN: Whatever Happened to the Caped Crusader?, Gaiman, 1st edition hardcover, signed, doodled, inscribed to me
ABSOLUTE SANDMAN, VOLUME I, Gaiman, 1st edition hardcover, signed, doodled, inscribed to me
BLUEBERRY GIRL, Gaiman, 1st/1st signed twice, inscribed to my daughter

DROOD, Simmons, 1st/1st signed, inscribed to me

RANT, Palahniuk, Signed/Limited
SNUFF, Palahniuk, 1st/1st, Signed, inscribed to me
PYGMY, Palaniuk, 1st/1st, Signed, inscribed to me
CHOKE, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me
INVISIBLE MONSTERS, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me
SURVIVOR, Palahniuk, Signed, inscribed to me

SLAPSTICK, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited
GALAPAGOS, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited
BLUEBEARD, Vonnegut; Easton Press Signed/Limited

ODD THOMAS, Koontz, 1st/1st signed

THE LAND AT THE END OF THE WORKING DAY, Crowther, Signed Special Edition, also signed and inscribed to me

FROM THE DUST RETURNED, Bradbury, 1st/1st signed

Bookplates signed by Ann Rice, obtained directly from the author (3)

"Jake and Oy" by Alan M. Clark, limited print with remarque

A whole lot of comic books, including variant and special edition covers, in the Dark Tower, The Stand and The Talisman series. Also the Locke & Key series, including some signed by Joe Hill.

"Constant Reader" statue, Rachel Readman, Limited Edition

Various other unsigned 1st/1st editions and chapbooks from small print publishers.

ADVENTURES IN FANTASY Collector Cards by Michael Whelan, 1993

...and a few other things I'm sure I've forgotten.

Holy Smokes Patrick...you've been a busy busy boy! Oh, and I failed to see one important new addition that your wife surely had a hand in! :cool:

[Patrick]

VERY Nice items!
Thanks, Mike. I thought I had controlled myself pretty well in 2009... until I made that list.

I edited my post to add a Bernie Wrightson print for which, to be honest, I cannot recall the details (limitation, etc.)



Obtained in 2009:
...

Holy Smokes Patrick...you've been a busy busy boy! Oh, and I failed to see one important new addition that your wife surely had a hand in! :cool:
:wtf: I had to wrack my brain for a couple minutes to figure that one out. I'm not sure that I have that addition so much as she has me.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/JHPatrick/Miscellaneous/122709-EGB01c.jpg

[The Library Policeman]

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/JHPatrick/Miscellaneous/122709-EGB01c.jpg

Awww. Cute as a button Patrick :)

[Room 217 Caretaker]

:wtf: I had to wrack my brain for a couple minutes to figure that one out. I'm not sure that I have that addition so much as she has me.

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/JHPatrick/Miscellaneous/122709-EGB01c.jpg

Patrick

You need to file that one on your list as original artwork :cowboy:

Mulleins
Cumberland VA

[The Library Policeman]

Patrick

You need to file that one on your list as original artwork :cowboy:

Mulleins
Cumberland VA

:lol::lol::lol:

[Patrick]

:lol: Thanks, guys.

[Brice]

She is just gorgeous. :rose:

[Sam]

Yes she is!

[Patrick]

Thank you, Brice and Sam. :)