Book Collection: Ricky

[Ricky]

I've been meaning to post my collection for awhile but haven't gotten around to it. I finally got all my photos together and took some more of some things that I didn't have a photo record of.

I don't have nearly the collection as some on the site, but I really like what I have. It's still growing so I hope that someday it'll be overflowing with cool books.

Hope you enjoy looking!

My bookshelves (I'm still looking for a nice bookcase):

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Signed 1st of The Stand

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Signed 1st of Pet Sematary

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[jhanic]

Very nice, Ricky!

John

[Ricky]

Program and ticket stub from the D.C. signing last April

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Slipcased 1st of The Wastelands signed and remarqued by Ned Dameron

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[Ricky]

Ned Dameron’s Wastelands portfolio

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Framed print from the portfolio

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[turtlex]

Very nice, Ricky! Very nice... and that picture looks wonderful framed !

[Ricky]

Thanks Pam! I really thought the framing worked out well too. Hopefully, one day I'll be able to get some of the prints that Michael Whelan has up for sale--they're great too.

Some more photos:

S/L Little Sisters of Eluria #930

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Ned Dameron prints signed to me

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This is an item that I think is pretty cool. It's an end paper/limitation page from The Dark Tower III. Ned's signature got a little messed up so it wasn't sent to Stephen King for his signature.

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[Ricky]

The following are two books by Christopher Priest that he generously sent out of his personal copies and signed to me. I’m a big fan of his writing so these are really special to me. Not only is he a magnificent writer, but he’s a great person too.

Inverted World (First and only US hardcover printing, 1974)

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The Prestige

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[biomieg]

Great collection, Ricky :) I love the S/L LSOE and other signed/inscribed items and I'm also glad to see that I'm not the only collector who is proud of the paperbacks in his collection!

[Ricky]

Thanks! Of course, you can't leave the paperbacks out! They have just as much importance as the 1st copies. Those are my reading copies so it's how I got into collecting. :)

[Ricky]

1st trade edition of The Dark Tower VII signed by Michael Whelan:

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[biomieg]

Thanks! Of course, you can't leave the paperbacks out! They have just as much importance as the 1st copies. Those are my reading copies so it's how I got into collecting. :)

Yep, same here (although I'm not above reading my precioussssss hardbacks).

[Patrick]

Ricky, what a great collection! I'm really impressed with all your signed and inscribed books and artwork. I'm glad you started a thread so we can see your collection as it continues to grow.

[Ricky]

Thanks Patrick! Glad you enjoyed looking at them. My collection is still rather small but it's growing. I should have some more items coming that I can post in the upcoming days.

I wish Ned would sell some prints of DT art (other than the portfolio) like Michael Whelan does. <_<

[Ricky]

I recently bought a first of DTIV. It's in perfect shape and I'm glad I was able to buy it. I've had my eye on it for awhile and didn't think that I'd ever have the opportunity to have a copy, so needless to say I am pleased. :)

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[Room 217 Caretaker]

Nice collection you got going Ricky

I love the ship book holder in your collection picture. You should put a Duma Key up next to that. That's how I picture the ship in that story.

Ralph Mulleins
Cumberland VA

[Ricky]

Thanks Ralph. I'll have to get Duma Key, some tennis balls, and a creepy porcelain figure to have the complete Duma Key playset. :lol:

[Patrick]

:lol:

I like Ralph's idea though.

Congrats on the W&G First Edition. I don't have one!

[wizardsrainbow]

Ricky-

Great collection. Thanks for sharing your "loved ones" with us.

[frik]

Very, very nice collection, Ricky!

sk

[Ricky]

Wow--I haven't updated this in almost a year? :o

Hopefully I can add some cool things tomorrow.

[turtlex]

Yeah, man, get a move on !!!

[Ricky]

Here's some of my backlog of items that I've neglected to post for a year. :lol:

New bookcase:

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Signed Copies of Under the Dome, signed at Dundalk event:

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Signed Copies of Horns:

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Signed The Passage:

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It may not seem like alot, but I've been looking for a true F/F copy of The Tommyknockers without any rubbing to the gold for years now.

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Both Cemetery Dance and Scribner Blockade Billy

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[turtlex]

Ricky - I love that bookcase!! Is that cherry? Looks really cool.
Nice stuff ! Worth the wait for sure!

[alinda]

Really fab collection Ricky! So many signed books. I'd be beside myself.:excited:

[Merlin1958]

Very Nice Collection, Ricky!!!!

Love the book case, too!!


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[Ricky]

Ricky - I love that bookcase!! Is that cherry? Looks really cool.
Nice stuff ! Worth the wait for sure!

Yup, cherry. I was worried it'd be really, really red but it's perfect. Unfortunately, it's in a place that I can't take a better photo of it.

Thanks everyone!

[Bethany]

Very impressive! And I like the chicken :P

[cgallagh44]

Very nice collection...

[Ricky]

Finally have some new items to post in here. I was kind of off collecting for awhile after buying books and finding that the the seller was mis-describing their condition. I swear, I must've been buying from blind dealers. Anyway, here's some of my new acquisitions:

1st/1st of The Stand: Complete and Uncut:

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1st/1st of The Talisman:

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DTVII Artist Edition (no doodles here):

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Annnd, my favorite, The Talisman/Black House Gift Edition:

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I had had my eyes on this for awhile, but wanted to wait until I had actually read both books to make sure I wasn't buying something I didn't like. Then read some Straub to see if I liked that as well. Really glad I bought this set (wasn't expecting it to be so big, though!).

Lastly, I have something that I'm pretty excited about coming to me soon. It will no doubt be one of the highlights of my collection. :D

[Ben Staad]

Great additions Ricky. I've been hinting to my wife for awhile now that I would like that gift set for my birthday....but I don't think she is listening :(

[Bethany]

Nice! I see a glaring omission, though, of your recent acquisitions. :P

[Ricky]

You're right, and I did forget...one very important signature. ;)

[Merlin1958]

Great stuff, Ricky!!!!!!


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[Cook]

Ricky, Nice collection,
Somehow I missed perusing your collection.
Consider it "Perused", although I've noticed you haven't posted any pics in awhile.
Anything new in the last 5 or 6 months??

[Merlin1958]

No, TMSG????



Hmmmmm.............................LOL J/K

[Ricky]

Bill. :rofl:

And I do have some things that I haven't posted yet, but keep forgetting. I (finally!) got my hands on something I've been tracking for about 3 years that I'm pretty excited about. I've also been waiting for a status update on, what I think will be, one of the highlights of my collection. Hints, hints. :D

[Stockerlone]

A NICE NICE collection, the HORNS and The Passage are great !!!
I´ve considered for a longer time to buy The Talisman/Black House Gift Edition. Last week was a nice offer on ebay 60$ inkl. delivery to Germany, but i have not bought it... MUST save money. Think it was a mistake:cry:

[Heather19]

Very nice Ricky! I just saw this thread. I love the signed Pet Sematary. That's my dream book :)

[Ricky]

I´ve considered for a longer time to buy The Talisman/Black House Gift Edition. Last week was a nice offer on ebay 60$ inkl. delivery to Germany, but i have not bought it... MUST save money. Think it was a mistake:cry:

Go for it! The set is one of my favorite items. I don't think you'll be disappointed at all.

And thanks, Heather! Pet Sematary is probably my favorite book of his so it was great to have signed.

[Heather19]

It's the first one that I read, so it will always have a special place in my heart :)

[Ricky]

Same here!

[Ricky]

Ok, time for a couple updates.

Mark Stutzman 1st/1st Duma Key Remarque

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Trade 1st/1st copies of 11/22/63 with UK promotional booklet:

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Annnnnd...The Dark Tower III: The Wastelands ARC (Grant) in shrinkwrap! I've been looking for a Fine copy for years and when one showed up at Betts, I jumped on it. Really happy to finally have this in my collection.

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All for now! :)

[Ben Staad]

That is one of my favorite drawings ever, Ricky! Congrats.

[Cook]

Ricky, Nice additions !
Duma Key remarque is incredible

[Randall Flagg]

Great stuff. Stutzman does great work.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I like it all! You even have good taste in movies and TV shows.

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Nice Stutzman

Congratulations Ricky

[Stockerlone]

The Duma Key Remarque is amazing !!!

[Ricky]

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Hopefully I'll have more stuff to add soon. :)

[bdwyer19]

I love the Duma Key remarque! Did you buy the book like that, or were you able to contact Stutzman directly? I've tried to figure out how to contact him via his website, but haven't had much success.

-Brian

[Ricky]

Thanks! And yes, I did contact Mark directly to get it done in my copy. Have you tried using his mark@eloqui.com address?

[becca69]

Nice stuff Ricky!

[Ricky]

I had to click on your profile to see who you were. The name change threw me off. :lol:

I've been meaning to update for awhile now and will hopefully get around to it sometime this week.

[becca69]

We're supposed to be in costume, remember Linus?

[Ricky]

Update time!

I haven't gotten a ton of SK stuff recently (got a little tired of not being able to trust sellers' grading), but do have some cool things to share.

First up, I went to a Late Night with Jimmy Fallon taping back in June for my birthday. I watch the show all the time and know that at the end of every show, Jimmy runs up and down the audience aisles high-fiving and shaking hands with the audience members that are lucky enough to sit on the ends of the rows. So with this in mind, I brought a couple sharpies with me and bought a copy of his book, Thank You Notes 2 at the NBC store at 30 Rock just in case I had the opportunity to have it signed.

So we go up steps, through the multi-levels of security, more steps, hallways, and, finally, make it to the audience entry door for the show. One of the pages start seating members and of course I'm looking ahead to see if I'll get an end seat and the possibility of meeting Jimmy. After awhile, it's our turn to be seated and was suprised (and excited!) to get an end seat!

The show was a ton of fun. A very high energy, high excitement environment (guests were Courteney Cox and Anthony Mackie with musical guest Kenny Chesney). Jimmy, Higgins, and the Roots are a ton of fun to see/hear in person.

After Kenny's performance at the end of the show, Jimmy starts for the audience, so I get my book and Sharpie ready and in a second, Jimmy's next to me and I ask him to sign my book. He signs it, shakes my hand and continues through the audience. It was a quick meeting, but very, very cool. Oh yeah, and the book's a first edition, too. :cool:

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Next up, Justin Cronin. I went to his signing on October 20th at the Free Library in Philly and it was a blast. I missed him on his Passage tour when he came to MD 2 years ago, so jumped on the chance to meet him in person this time. The event was joint with RL Stine (promoting his first adult fiction novel, Red Rain) so that was an added bonus. Both authors did a 20 minute reading and Q&A in the auditorium, then we all moved upstairs to the lobby for the signing. I got 2 copies of The Twelve signed as well as 1 copy of Red Rain. Chatted with Justin and RL for a minute or two, took some pictures, and that was that! A very enjoyable, well-run event. I can't wait until 2014 and The City of Mirrors (which, Justin told me was not the confirmed title) to hopefully do it all over again.

Also met up with becca69 and her family. They're awful, awful people. :P

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Also asked him to sign my event booklet, and he agreed :D

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[Bad Penny]

Very cool Ricky, and really enjoy the back stories :smile:

[Bethany]

Very nice!

[Randall Flagg]

Great story, pics and elaboration. Thanks.

[Ricky]

Thanks guys!

[Stockerlone]

NICE new books. Justin Cronin is a really friedly guy.

[TwistedNadine]

Not sure how I missed the Duma Key Stutzman piece but I really like it.
Thanks for the pics of the Cronin signing. So far all the sigs are in thick sharpie. Guess that's his preferred pen.

[Ricky]

Thanks! And yeah, at the Philly signing he had a huge penholder filled with Sharpies.

[Merlin1958]

Very cool Ricky, and really enjoy the back stories :smile:

Ditto!!! Awesome posts!! Thanks for sharing!!!

[Ricky]

Wow, almost a year since I've posted in here? Time for some updates!

Signed NOS4A2 and Inferno (1sts/1sts):

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(this also marks my first Dan Brown signature, so I was pretty excited to see Water Street offering them back in May)

Joyland (1sts/1sts):

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Slipcased Trade The Dark Man:

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Now for something pretty cool. My school sponsors a Speaker Series at a downtown theater (some past speakers have included Mia Farrow, Bill Clinton, Amy Tan). If the speaker agrees, the school usually tries to get them to come to campus for the students before the "big" event. This September's speaker was Bill Bryson and he agreed to come and do a free talk/Q&A before his event that night.

It was a pleasure to hear him speak. Bill’s got a great personality and his blend of scholarly knowledge and humor is fantastic.

Before the event, I thought there might be a chance that I'd be able to get something signed, so I brought along my copy of Shakespeare (we used it in one of my classes last year) and after the event, I was in luck! Turns out some others had the same idea I had. A small group stayed behind to get some books signed and meet Bill. I waited maybe 10 minutes before my turn. I complimented him on the book, shook his hand, and he signed my book. Overall, I couldn’t have asked for a better, more personalized meet-and-greet/signing experience.

Just goes to show you that being prepared is key. :D

(If anyone's interested in reading my article/event recap, you can do so Here (http://english.suacademics.org/2013/10/04/bill-bryson-invites-readers-to-share-one-remarkable-summer/))

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Doctor Sleep (1st/1st):

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More to come!

[becca69]

Keep 'em comin'! And how did I miss that lovely comment about me and my family - LOL

[Ben Staad]

Nice update. I really like the gold sig from Joe.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Nice pictures, and that reminds me I still have to buy the last few seasons of Dexter.

[Ricky]

Here's some pics. from the Lemony Snicket signing I went to last month. I can literally count how many Snicket signings I've seen advertised on one hand, so I was thrilled to find one--not only relatively close to me, but really well run as well-- and finally be able to meet him (Daniel Handler, that is. Lemony Snicket couldn't attend. ;) ).

We all sat on the floor in the Children's section of Barnes & Noble, which was fantastic. I genuinely expected more adults to show up. :lol:

(They were also giving out free t-shirts to promote the new book's release, but the biggest size they had was a youth Large. That didn't stop me from getting one though!)

Daniel is absolutely hysterical. The "character" that he portrays in his presentations and appearances is so dry and sarcastic and made for a really fun night. We were allowed to get as many copies of the new book signed that we wanted, and one old book. I was contemplating getting my 1st copy of The End signed but ultimately went with the first in the All the Wrong Questions series to have a (so far) matching set.

Event/Signing pics.:

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Who Could That Be at This Hour and When Did You See Her Last? (1sts/1sts):

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[Merlin1958]

Very cool, Ricky!! Thanks for sharing!

[Cook]

Very cool, Ricky!! Thanks for sharing!

I agree, thanks for sharing.
very cool story Ricky.

[Ricky]

Thanks guys!

[Stockerlone]

VERY NICE !!!

[Ben Eads]

Awesome collection! I love the remarques!

[becca69]

Checked in to the Bates Motel this weekend :wtf:

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[dnemec]

Checked in to the Bates Motel this weekend :wtf:

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Nice! You always do the coolest stuff!

[Ricky]

Did you go to Monster Mania? I saw that they were going to be there. They're having MM35 here in Hunt Valley next month. I'm waiting to see what guests they announce before I make up my mind.

[becca69]

Did you go to Monster Mania? I saw that they were going to be there. They're having MM35 here in Hunt Valley next month. I'm waiting to see what guests they announce before I make up my mind.

Yep, we go 2x a year - March & August. I haven't made it to the Hunt Valley show yet. I heard that one is more intimate.

[Ricky]

I've been there for the Horrfind Weekend convention, but they haven't done that in years. If they have it at the same place, it's a nice venue.

One of the only names they've announced so far is David Arquette. But if they get a bunch more of the Scream cast and make it into a "reunion," I might have to go.

[killjoy72]

Lol, wow! My buddies and I used to go to the HorrorFind in MD every year. Great memories. Thanks for the heads up on this years Monster Mania. Has it been going on at Hunt Valley every year and I've been missing it?
I'll try and swing by if I'm off of work that weekend. Barbara Steele! Kristy Sawnson!

[Ricky]

I'm not sure. I think they've at least done it once or twice in MD, but I've never gone.

Also, I read that Neve Campbell charges $75 for an autograph?!

[becca69]

I'm not sure. I think they've at least done it once or twice in MD, but I've never gone.

Also, I read that Neve Campbell charges $75 for an autograph?!

They do it every year in late September.

Girl gotta eat... :rofl: