Very nice.
Very nice.
Awesome - thank you for sharing! And thanks for taking the prints out and taking pictures of them as well :)Quote:
Originally Posted by Clegane
Tim,
I'm adding photos I posted elsewhere - this seems like the place for CP collectors on DT.
Dracula
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Hi all,
I'm letting go of a couple harder-to-find books from Centipede press, both in fine condition. Please PM me with questions/interest or if you need references.
The Well by Jack Cady (2008 ), limited to 250 copies signed by Tom Picicrilli. Asking $300
The Werewolf of Paris by Guy Endore (2009), limited to 250 copies signed by Thomas Tessier. Asking $400
(I'm also posting in classifieds, so if this is inappropriate for the thread, let me know and I'll delete.) Thanks!
A sealed copy of the unsigned version of Stigmata is being sold here for less than the publication price, if anyone’s interested.
I’m looking for a hardcover copy of Cornell’s Woolrich’s Speak to Me of Death. All that is being sold online at the moment are paperbacks. Can anyone help me out?
Some of Your Blood
Theodore Sturgeon
8.a Quarterbound leather and cloth, traycased, signed by Steve Rasnic Tem and Harry O. Morris: 20/22 – $225 (Red roman numerals)
8.b Clothbound with dustjacket, signed by Steve Rasnic Tem and Harry O. Morris: 300 – $50
8.c Trade paperback: 3000 – $12
Published as Millipede Press; 2006
Original price: $225/$50/$12
Hey! It’s been awhile!
I should probably face the facts – unless otherwise motivated, or I retire early (I’m not yet 40 now so if you see me mentioning retirement in one of these posts anytime soon I should probably buy you a beer because I must be doing alright), I’m probably not going to update this nearly as much as I thought I would. Given Jerad’s current output, I’m not even going to pace more entries per year than titles he produces… However, the early output from Centipede Press is much more difficult (but fun!) to catalogue. We’re at 2006 currently, and around 2010 things are going to get much, much easier. By 2013 it’ll be a lot of pictures and much more about my thoughts about the particular book at hand and less about describing different states of it.
But for now – onward and upward!
WORDS ABOUT THE MILLIPEDE PRESS IMPRINT
This is the first book under the imprint Millipede Press. The rest of the 2006 releases were put out under this imprint.
Some of Your Blood was the first title from this imprint, which was featured on and off until about 2010. For all of these books (that I’m aware of), there were deluxe, numbered, and trade paperback editions.
The deluxe versions are quarterbound with black leather, and generally have red cloth front and back boards. I know of at least one with black leather boards, but I’m not sure if there are other colors (I haven’t seen them all), or if there are other materials (see: “I haven’t seen them all”), so I’ll take them one-by-one. They are traycased in black cloth cases with foil-stamped spines, and, something that I think is cool: the interiors of the traycases have the art that’s on the dustjackets (since it’s not on the books themselves). The numbered books are either clothbound or faux-leather bound or very slightly possibly real-leather bound (later note on this), with dustjackets done in the same style.
Generally, the endpapers are plain for the numbered version, and the deluxe version has the textured black swirly paper that first showed up in Two-Handed Engine and which I promised was going to make many future appearances.
The composition of the numbered editions changes, though, and there are often multiple states based on differences in the spine, binding materials, stamping, ribbons, etc.
On to this particular title!
As has happened previously, there is some disagreement about the exact number of copies. The limitation page says 20 deluxe copies, but there are some early newsletters that say 22. However, there’s also a caveat at the end of the limitation page that says “All other copies are reserved for the press.” This may mean that there are more than 20 deluxe copies but that some of them (2 perhaps…) were not publicly available when printed. There is an upcoming book for which this occurred but I haven’t confirmed it in this particular case.
Top view: deluxe, numbered, paperback
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Spines and side of traycase: deluxe, numbered, paperback
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The spine of the actual deluxe edition is black leather and is blindstamped with the title, a small decoration, and the last name of the author. This particular configuration of spine is going to come back multiple times in the future, on both lettered and numbered editions. Blindstamping on this material was an interesting choice – I like it – and makes it hard to read unless at an angle.
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Here’s a shot of the front boards. The deluxe is on the left – quarter black leather and red cloth. The numbered is on the right – faux-leather (I believe) for the spine, and the same material in red for the front board. It’s often referred to as “leather bound” in auctions and online but I don’t think it is actual leather. I’m not positive though – I could be wrong!
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Inside of the traycase for the deluxe:
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Endpapers for the deluxe. Textured, black, and swirly. You’ll be seeing plenty of these babies in the future but I think it’s a nice default choice!
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Limitation page for the numbered. Note the hand-written black number, which is very unusual and soon phased-out completely.
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Limitation page for the lettered, again with the hand-lettering, this time a Roman Numeral in red.
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Title page (all editions). Nice author pic here!
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Interior page (all editions). The limitation page notes that this is the “Fleischmann” font and a random website says this: “ The robust typeface consists of text and display cuts making the font incredibly flexible for editorial design. The font features attention-getting ornate serifs and a large selection of ligatures that gives it’s characteristic form.” Sure!
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Up next - the next title from the Millipede Press imprint:
Spoiler:
I was in the same room with Sturgeon once, at a convention. He gave a talk in so low a voice I couldn't hear a word he said, and when I tried to get him to autograph the convention booklet with KILLDOZER featured on it I couldn't even get near him, he was hustled out so fast. Shortly after that, he was gone. Seeing that SOME OF YOUR BLOOD brought that memory back.
Thanks very much for posting! I'm loving this thread.
HBJ
It's version 1.b.ii - the "standard" numbered copy, 1 of 300 with five signatures.
What he's asking is a nice price ($175).
Originally Posted by swintek
Originally Posted by lotuz
Also I have two CP books for sale:
Hell House S/L #67 - Richard Matheson | Centipede Press | F in F slipcase | $900 | Note: one of the rarer Centipede titles, as only 100 copies were produced; a pretty book!
The Werewolf of Paris S/L #122 | Centipede Press | VG- with rubbing on the edges of the front board (pics available upon request) | $125
PayPal F&F (or add 3%) and shipping included.
Originally Posted by lotuzIf you could check and see if your sigs are different from the ones I posted, that would be much appreciated!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74
CP - Forever War - unsigned version (not sure exactly how many of these were available for sale after signed versions sold out) - PM if interested.
Honestly have no idea how many unsigned versions were sold after s/l sold outThe Forever War #84
BIN of GBP 525 ($670) or best offer. Based on others I've seen on eBay, this is quite a good price.
Surprise, surprise, it's gone.If anyone's looking for a copy of Jeckyll & Hyde, there's one up on eBay now that's a steal:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Barry-Moser...EAAOSwaSddJNb0
It's sealed, and the BIN of $110 is about half the price that this should go for.
Also, if anyone else here was bidding - that Hallahan went for a crazy price! I put in a really good bid because it is the rarer state of that book (probably 20-30 copies in that state, possibly more), even though the condition was imperfect. It far exceeded my expectations.
Also also, posting here now makes me realize how long it's been since I did a biblio entry... should probably put the next one together soon...
EDIT: Gone!
I've got:
Some Of Your Blood by Sturgeon Roman Numeral VII
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The Auctioneer by Samson Roman Numeral VI
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What do you think is a good price range on these? Thanks!
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Some of Your Blood - Roman Numeral: $305 (#XIII) (this is the most common Millipede Press Roman Numeral I've seen, but I still think this was way underpriced)
The Auctioneer - Roman Numeral: Not seen for sale publicly
The Auctioneer - Limited: $99.99 (#83), $195.00 (#120), $252.50 (#unknown), and $227.50 (#unknown)
Originally Posted by lotuz
For the record, the Auctioneer books are now SOLD
Stiffdoc
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Originally Posted by Lurker
I had no idea that any of these even had a physical edition...
That is super cool :thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup: