ABA?
Special ABA edition ?
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ABA?
Special ABA edition ?
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The 1984 ABA Convention was held May 26-30 1984 in Washington DC. Thinner was released in November, 1984 with a first printing of 50,000 copies and became # 11 on the 1985 bestsellers list, with total sales in the ~300,000 range.
Supposedly there were pallets of the special ABA version of Thinner available, yet largely ignored by sellers who were clamoring for information regarding The Talisman-which became #1 on the bestsellers list for 1984. One would presume then, that the ABA books had no band indicating that the book was in fact by King.
I believe any ABA Thinner with a band on it, had that band added long after the convention.
the REAL author? lol!
Thanks for the suggestions, and you too Wiz!
The only obstacle is finding them in Fine condition. I've seen some pretty crappy ones flying around. So I asked here knowing they would be in great condition. but I'm in no hurry, I'll find a set. :)
Also great info on Thinner guys. I never knew the band was issued in the US, I thought it was only done in the UK.
There are several items I would like to get but do not have. Just off the top of my head - US and UK proofs of DUMA KEY, Doubleday proof of CARRIE, NEL proofs of King's first five books, and copies of The Maine Campus newspaper in which the story "Slade" was serialized.
There are many non-fiction magazine appearances that I am currently seeking.
That's the beauty (and the frustration) of collecting. There is always something else to look for.
I agree Bob. There isn't a collector who has everything, if they say so he/she is lying. because there have been thousands of releases, besides the books. Whether it be promotional items, magazines, scripts, proofs, manuscripts, and the list will go forever on....
I've got almost all of the issues of The Maine Campus except these. I think it is because they were published during a summer session which typically has less students on campus and, I'm guessing, lower numbers of newspapers printed. I've never seen any of these particular issues offered for sale.
I'm currently saving to get one of Centipede Press Salem's Lot (unsigned ed.).
If someone is selling it, please PM.
Thanks!
I'm looking for a copy of the original version of the Gunslinger. I would be happy with a paperback edition, but I really wouldn't mind finding a decent hardcover edition because I'd eventually like to have the whole series in hardcover editions. So...maybe even a hardcover and a paperback. If anyone has one of either they'd like to sell, please let me know.
I'm looking for a couple of magazines from the seventies....
The Maine Review (July, 1975) containing the short story, The Revenge of Lardass Hogan.
Maine Magazine (March/April 1977) containing the short story, One for the Road.
Can anyone help me find them? What would they be valued at?
Just within the past several months I finally found a copy of Maine Magazine. I had been looking for one for over 10 years. The March/April 1977 issue was only the second overall issue and I suspect it had limited geographical distribution as well as low print numbers. For me it was an amazingly hard to find magazine.
As to price, I have never seen one for sale as a King collectible so I don't know what a fair price would be. I lucked out and found my copy as part of an eBay listing with several other magazines. The seller didn't know it was collectible and so I got it pretty cheaply. If Stu at Betts had one I wouldn't be surprised to see him ask $200 to $300 for it but, again, I have never seen one for sale.
The Maine Review with Lardass Hogan also goes for $200 or so, depending on the seller, maybe more.
I think that Marshroots with "It Grows On You" is the hardest of the University of Maine publications to find. If you have that one you are way ahead of the game.
Thanks for the useful info B.
If Stu ever manages to get a copy of either, I would be first in line at $200 - $300 each.
The Marshroots mag is the only other item from the seventies I don't have. A copy of it was on ebay a couple of months ago, but a copy is a waste of time as far as I'm concerned.
I will keep looking and hoping I come across one in a garage sale for 25 cents :) You must have been laughing your socks off getting yours so cheap.
For years Stu told me that he sometimes would come across the Maine magazine and that he had sold copies in the past. When I finally found my copy I sent him an image of it and he said that he had never seen a copy of that magazine before. I've seen many large King collections sold over the years (Charlie Fried, Marc Brenner, Chris Cavalier, etc.) and not one has had a copy of Maine magazine. It is just unaccountably scarce and I'm not sure why.
Would you mind posting a picture of this super elusive magazine, Bob?. I sure would like to know if I ever stumble across one. Sounds really intriguing.
It is actually pretty easy Bob.
The real secret is the "hosting" It allows pictures saved on your hard drive to be placed in one location where they can be easily added to posts.
Two choices there.
You can use our member photo gallery to "host" the images right here on the site. Its very easy. You would then simply copy the link to the image and insert it into any image you like.
Or, you can use any other free hosting service like Imageshack if you would like to have them off site.
If you images are already "hosted" somewhere (other than dt.net because we can't get there), you can simply copy the URL for the image and post it in any thread.
To upload a photo to our gallery.
That will automatically set up a gallery for you and you can put as many pictures as you like in there.
- Simply click the link in the toolbar above, choose "upload photos" in the upper right hand screen.
- The first option remains "member galleries"
- browse to the image on your computer, put in a title.
- Description and key words are optional.
Once it is loaded--right click and copy the URL for the image.
Randall Flagg has an amazing tutorial on what to do from here and I can never seem to find it, I am sure he will post a link to it when he reads this (thanks Jerome).
I know it sounds like a lot but its really quite easy, I would love to see photos of your collection :clap:
Bob,
here is the thread with instructions how to post using either a hosting service, or the Gallery here.
If you wish, you can always e-mail me the image, and I will edit it into your post.
Ah, I have now made a mental note.
I have no idea why I never think to look for it right here in the corner. :lol:
I think I'll ask Darkthoughts to put the link in her DT.COM 101 thread.