...and the Ineffable Edition:
https://twitter.com/honeybee9519/sta...851200512?s=21
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...and the Ineffable Edition:
https://twitter.com/honeybee9519/sta...851200512?s=21
...and a video of the Occult Edition (not the greatest book video, but provides a deep dive if you need that):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VPuwF...ature=youtu.be
...and a better video for the Occult Edition (this YouTuber has a bit of a "canned" sound but otherwise her videos are just fine; she does a nice job):
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5JkRmbdt3dU
I have a special fondness for The Ocean at the End of the Lane because Neil named a character in the book after me.
And now there will be a newly illustrated edition of this book. Here is a link to the forthcoming signed, slipcased, limited edition at Waterstones:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/the.../9781472270726
Order placed - thanks for posting the link
Thanks for the link! Does anyone happen to know if there will be a US equivalent edition?Quote:
Originally Posted by ckovacs
Harper Collins will be publishing an unsigned edition which is shown on their website plus Amazon etc. But so far, no word on a signed limited edition. They didn’t do it for the Good Omens Script Book either and released only a trade paperback.Quote:
Originally Posted by swintekThanks for the link! Does anyone happen to know if there will be a US equivalent edition?Quote:
Originally Posted by ckovacs
Pretty cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by ckovacs
May I ask the story behind it?
Oh, I had won a charity auction where the prize was getting a character in Neil's next novel named after me. And then time passed and he wasn't writing a novel. I had dinner with him one evening, together with my wife and kids, and he mentioned working on a short story that had become longer than planned and wasn't quite a novel but might become one. I reminded him about the auction thing.Quote:
Originally Posted by herbertwestPretty cool!Quote:
Originally Posted by ckovacs
May I ask the story behind it?
Neil said, "right, that's you!" and pulled out his notebook and made a notation in it. He then asked me to print my name clearly in it.
"How would you like to be a South African diamond miner who commits suicide?"
"Sounds good to me."
My wife suggested that the character should have as gruesome a death as possible.
Later Neil sent me a pdf of the draft manuscript, and I'd been changed from the diamond miner to a recalled childhood companion of the narrator. No suicide, no gruesome death, just an innocent childhood buddy.
My wife said I got off easy.
Because you need another S/L of Ocean. But it's pretty nice and cheap:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/284490-t...ion-hardcover/
Edit: I just realized this is the same edition that Waterstone's had a while back. So here is a new link in case you missed it.
can you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
So I have been looking for a s/l of Angels and Visitations for years, but every one was priced way too high for my taste. I finally found one on eBay for around $200, so I went ahead and purchased it. Weird thing is that it is a lettered edition:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/...m/IMG_1300.JPG
I didn't even know a lettered edition existed. Does anyone have any other details on this, like the original purchase price?
Thanks
Great find!
Yes, Congrats on HH's AG! The Cornerstone of any respectable NG collection (although I think HH's Anansi Boys is even more beautifully done). Can't believe these things are still readily available- and for a very reasonable price!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
I would agree on AB - I am guessing that it is just not as popular a book? But very well done - I have a copy with an awesome spider Remarque and I love that one. Plus there is a glassine like paper with an embossed web - that is just loose in the book - I had it in one copy but not the other - I imagine these were easily lost - I think they were placed over the signature page
And E for Eric - its like its personalized to you :)
Thanks. It's a great edition to finally own. I do already have the HH Anansi Boys (and melinda) so this was my missing one.Quote:
Originally Posted by swintekYes, Congrats on HH's AG! The Cornerstone of any respectable NG collection (although I think HH's Anansi Boys is even more beautifully done). Can't believe these things are still readily available- and for a very reasonable price!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
Did it also come with the matching Readers Copy?Quote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangerThanks. It's a great edition to finally own. I do already have the HH Anansi Boys (and melinda) so this was my missing one.Quote:
Originally Posted by swintekYes, Congrats on HH's AG! The Cornerstone of any respectable NG collection (although I think HH's Anansi Boys is even more beautifully done). Can't believe these things are still readily available- and for a very reasonable price!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
No, but I knew that when I purchased it. I have seen a few available at reasonable prices though, so thats my next purchase!Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazanskyDid it also come with the matching Readers Copy?Quote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangerThanks. It's a great edition to finally own. I do already have the HH Anansi Boys (and melinda) so this was my missing one.Quote:
Originally Posted by swintekYes, Congrats on HH's AG! The Cornerstone of any respectable NG collection (although I think HH's Anansi Boys is even more beautifully done). Can't believe these things are still readily available- and for a very reasonable price!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
I thought only the lettered editions were 'matched' though and the reader copies for the numbered edition were not numbered themselves?
The readers copies were actually numbered - I have #95 & #47 I think its the first actual page - just a limitation number - nothing elseQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangerNo, but I knew that when I purchased it. I have seen a few available at reasonable prices though, so thats my next purchase!Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazanskyDid it also come with the matching Readers Copy?Quote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangerThanks. It's a great edition to finally own. I do already have the HH Anansi Boys (and melinda) so this was my missing one.Quote:
Originally Posted by swintekYes, Congrats on HH's AG! The Cornerstone of any respectable NG collection (although I think HH's Anansi Boys is even more beautifully done). Can't believe these things are still readily available- and for a very reasonable price!Quote:
Originally Posted by cit74Nice - congrats on the Hill House AG - a beautiful bookQuote:
Originally Posted by somekindofstrangercan you ever have enough? I already pre-ordered this one, plus I am going to the event in London at which we get a signed 'standard' copy of the book as well.Quote:
Originally Posted by becca69
(and in othernews, one of my holy grail's is due to be delivered today...the hillhouse s/l of American gods!)
I thought only the lettered editions were 'matched' though and the reader copies for the numbered edition were not numbered themselves?
Although I can't speak to this particular book, a number of publishers (Arion Press, for example) use letters to denote the in-house copies reserved for authors/contributors/etc. If it's functionally identical to the "numbered" version, that's my guess as to what's happening here. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazansky
I’m sure it’s something like that. Lettered or numbered, I’m happy to finally have a copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by lotuzAlthough I can't speak to this particular book, a number of publishers (Arion Press, for example) use letters to denote the in-house copies reserved for authors/contributors/etc. If it's functionally identical to the "numbered" version, that's my guess as to what's happening here. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazansky
Congrats on the new book!Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazanskyI’m sure it’s something like that. Lettered or numbered, I’m happy to finally have a copy.Quote:
Originally Posted by lotuzAlthough I can't speak to this particular book, a number of publishers (Arion Press, for example) use letters to denote the in-house copies reserved for authors/contributors/etc. If it's functionally identical to the "numbered" version, that's my guess as to what's happening here. :shrug:Quote:
Originally Posted by ELazansky
seeking: ANYTHING DT related #246
Dead Zone 1st Edition F/F or NF/NF
re Angels & Visitations - I dont recall a lettered edition at all! Perhaps as suggested above they were intended for specific recipients? Maybe a quick email to dreamhaven might clear it up?
re American Gods reader copy - that's odd as I have seen a few around listed as 'not numbered'. It doesn't worry me too much tbh (unless anyone here has one numbered 700!)