Stephen King Collecting Questions

**Nerak** · 10-12-2009 10:48 AM

I just wanted to let y'all know that we have reached a settlement in my case!

We are getting $4250 in cash (with the lawyer having done all his work for free). It's not great, wonderful or outstanding, but it will cover the rent for a couple of months and get Christmas taken care of for my kids!

Thanks for all the warm thoughts and kind words!

**Ari_Racing** · 10-12-2009 10:52 AM

Well...it might not pay back all the things losts and the headaches, but it helps a lot

Take care hon!

**herbertwest** · 10-12-2009 12:14 PM

could be better... could be worst...

at least you get some stuff back!

**jhanic** · 10-12-2009 01:44 PM

Congratulations, Karen. Something is a lot better than nothing!

(Make sure you send that lawyer a Christmas card!)

John

**Patrick** · 10-12-2009 04:30 PM

Congrats, Karen. Although not the ideal of getting everything returned, I'm glad to see that you came away as well as you did.

**Nerak** · 10-13-2009 05:21 AM

Thanks Peeps! My lawyer worked his butt off for us for a total of $290. And now he wants to change the laws regarding how the sale of storage units is done! GO JOHN!!!

**wizardsrainbow** · 10-13-2009 06:07 AM

Congrats Karen.

**Tatts4Life** · 10-13-2009 07:52 AM

Originally Posted by Nerak

I just wanted to let y'all know that we have reached a settlement in my case!

We are getting $4250 in cash (with the lawyer having done all his work for free). It's not great, wonderful or outstanding, but it will cover the rent for a couple of months and get Christmas taken care of for my kids!

Thanks for all the warm thoughts and kind words!

what happened? I must of missed the post regarding this.

**Cutter** · 10-13-2009 11:29 AM

This is actually a Dean Koontz question, but there is a online book store that sells first signed editions for a few authors (I think they are in LA?), and they always have Koontz sign books for them for each of his releases. I used to have this link a couple of years ago and now I don't have it anymore could someone post the link or pm me if they know of the store I'm talking about?

thanks!

**Bev Vincent** · 10-13-2009 11:34 AM

Possibly Dark Delicacies. Clive Barker is a semi-regular there, too.

**Cutter** · 10-13-2009 12:53 PM

Originally Posted by Bev Vincent

Possibly Dark Delicacies. Clive Barker is a semi-regular there, too.

Thanks Bev, but that's not the site though.

And congrats Karen (I missed the post)! Sounds like a good lawyer to help you out like that.

**Clacke** · 10-13-2009 01:24 PM

Originally Posted by gguthrie

This is actually a Dean Koontz question, but there is a online book store that sells first signed editions for a few authors (I think they are in LA?), and they always have Koontz sign books for them for each of his releases. I used to have this link a couple of years ago and now I don't have it anymore could someone post the link or pm me if they know of the store I'm talking about?

thanks!

Maybe http://signedpage.com/ ?

**Randall Flagg** · 10-13-2009 03:00 PM

Originally Posted by gguthrie

This is actually a Dean Koontz question, but there is a online book store that sells first signed editions for a few authors (I think they are in LA?), and they always have Koontz sign books for them for each of his releases. I used to have this link a couple of years ago and now I don't have it anymore could someone post the link or pm me if they know of the store I'm talking about?

thanks!

The preeminent publisher of Koontz S/L's is Charnel House

**carlosdetweiller** · 10-13-2009 03:17 PM

I believe you are thinking of Book Carnival. That's about the only place Koontz signs anymore.

http://home.earthlink.net/~bookcarnival/signings.htm

**oy-the-brave** · 10-13-2009 07:43 PM

Originally Posted by carlosdetweiller

I believe you are thinking of Book Carnival. That's about the only place Koontz signs anymore.

http://home.earthlink.net/~bookcarnival/signings.htm

That is the one, I have purchased several signed books from them in the last few years.

**biomieg** · 10-14-2009 06:59 AM

I have a not-so-important question about the Sphere 1st TPB of The Waste Lands. I recently bought it on eBay. Before placing a bid, I inquired with the seller about the ISBN and copyright page statements, just to make sure it wasn't a reprint or whatever. The seller confirmed everything except the ISBN, which according to him was the one that I found to be the ISBN of The Drawing of the Three. I bought the book anyway, figuring it was so cheap I might as well take the gamble. Anyway, it arrived today and I noticed that although the back of the book has the correct ISBN, the copyright page indeed has the wrong ISBN.

Now, I actually don't care because the book itself is the Sphere 1st TPB, which is what I was looking for and I'm not such a purist/completist that I'm going to look for a copy with the right ISBN on the copyright page. But I'm just curious nonetheless whether this misprint is present in all copies or not. Does any of you guys want to check their copy and confirm?

Thanks

Drawing ISBN: 0-7474-0102-0
Waste Lands ISBN: 0-7474-1188-3

**Cutter** · 10-14-2009 07:32 AM

Originally Posted by carlosdetweiller

I believe you are thinking of Book Carnival. That's about the only place Koontz signs anymore.

http://home.earthlink.net/~bookcarnival/signings.htm

Aha, that is the place Bob, thanks! and thanks to everyone else.

**Chooch** · 10-14-2009 09:58 AM

Hi Everyone

I have a question on "speckeled" book ends and remainder marks. Are they the same thing? I just read the post of Centipede selling his S/L 'Salems Lot and he mentioned "speckeled ends" I have a Shinning that has speckeled ends but have always coinsidered that remainder mark. Am I wrong ? what's the scoop

**boq** · 10-14-2009 01:51 PM

Hi all. I've been in touch with John Avon, the artist who painted the covers for the UK 1st publications of DT2 and DT3, large size paperbacks from Sphere books. I was wondering if he sold prints of his Dark Tower work, which he does not, but he has mentioned that he would consider selling the original painting for DT2 (the DT3 painting was sold years ago he says).
I love this painting, but the asking price is well out of my league I'm sad to say.
He does however say he could "do a 19x13" Archival of it. Plus Volume 3, maybe if I find the scan."
I'm wondering if anyone here could explain what an Archival is? Is it an actual physical on-the-page image, or some sort of digital file I'd have to arrange to be printed myself?

Hmmm... maybe I should ask John himself... but I don't want to appear even more stupid than I already feel

**turtlex** · 10-15-2009 03:01 AM

Originally Posted by boq

Hi all. I've been in touch with John Avon, the artist who painted the covers for the UK 1st publications of DT2 and DT3, large size paperbacks from Sphere books. I was wondering if he sold prints of his Dark Tower work, which he does not, but he has mentioned that he would consider selling the original painting for DT2 (the DT3 painting was sold years ago he says).
I love this painting, but the asking price is well out of my league I'm sad to say.
He does however say he could "do a 19x13" Archival of it. Plus Volume 3, maybe if I find the scan."
I'm wondering if anyone here could explain what an Archival is? Is it an actual physical on-the-page image, or some sort of digital file I'd have to arrange to be printed myself?

Hmmm... maybe I should ask John himself... but I don't want to appear even more stupid than I already feel

OMG !! I love those covers, too! I posted a note to him a while back on his website, asking about prints and never got a response. Please let us know if he decides to do any kind of prints!!!

**Mr. Rabbit Trick** · 10-15-2009 03:10 AM

I'm not so keen on the Sphere DT3 Waste Lands cover. I keep wanting to shout out to Roland, "It's behind you!"

**turtlex** · 10-15-2009 03:14 AM

FYI : According to John Avon's site - with regards to his Magic card prints -

Large 19 x 13 inch Prints on Archival Matte Paper 192g

Individually printed by hand using K3 ultra-chrome inks -my best ever prints!

Each image is personally signed with a small white border and title below

**boq** · 10-15-2009 03:21 AM

I know. I always wondered about the image of the Tower itself in these paintings. It's identical to the image used by Whelan in his "Gunslinger on the Beach" painting. I wondered if this part of the image was overlaid by Sphere or if Mr. Avon "copied" it from Whelan's painting and if there were any copyright issues.
Also, there's a fourth character depicted on the beach in DT2 who I can only imagine is supposed to represent Jake... who doesn't appear in DT2

Turtlex... getting back to you shortly...

**Spaceman Spiff** · 10-15-2009 06:18 AM

Hi, all.

(I'm a newbie, so I hope I'm asking this in the correct place...)

I've checked out the "Guide to Identifying First Editions" pdf located on StephenKing.com...

http://www.stephenking.com/faq.html#0.3

...and also the information here in "Calvin's Corner" under the King Collectibles Catalog...

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...ead.php?t=1046

...but I'm wondering whether there may have been a variant (two different states) of the dust jacket for Eyes of the Dragon...?

I have two first editions of the book (neither are BCE's--book club editions). Both have red lettering on the front of the jacket, but on the spine of the jacket one has red lettering and one has gold lettering. (Well, kind of a goldish-silver, or a silvery-gold, but definitely not red).

A couple of people have suggested that perhaps my copy may have been faded by the sun, but I see no evidence of that. The dust jacket on this particular copy is in pristine condition, and the green background on the spine is an identical shade of the green on the front & back covers. It does not appear to have any fading whatsoever.

Just wondering if anyone else has run across a copy like this or if it has been documented anywhere...?

Thanks!
John
My Stephen King collection

**Cutter** · 10-15-2009 06:29 AM

Originally Posted by Chooch

Hi Everyone

I have a question on "speckeled" book ends and remainder marks. Are they the same thing? I just read the post of Centipede selling his S/L 'Salems Lot and he mentioned "speckeled ends" I have a Shinning that has speckeled ends but have always coinsidered that remainder mark. Am I wrong ? what's the scoop

No speckled ends are not the same as a remainder mark. Specked ends are used to help hide dust and the yellowing of the page ends on books. Publisher's stains (ie the top pages are stained red) and gilt pages (gold or silver) do the same thing. They are used to help protect the book pages.

A remainder mark is a mark to show that the books have been returned or discounted and are not to be sold at full price.

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