Stephen King Collecting Questions

[herbertwest]

If a gift is presented at your seat, I dont see the harm of grabbing it.
But then, I am definitely not a VIP or celeb

[Randall Flagg]

If a gift is presented at your seat, I dont see the harm of grabbing it.
But then, I am definitely not a VIP or celeb

Perhaps my thought didn't translate well.
I was only guessing, but that at the time, a VIP event at The Tavern On The Green was such that, many of the guests would have either not cared about "grabbing" leftovers, or have felt that "grabbing" the leftovers would be socially embarrassing.

New York Social events have some very quirky rules.

• I don't want to arrive first
• I don't want to be the last person there
• It's not about me, but having been invited, I will try to follow the first two rules...unless of course I'm more important
• I wouldn't be caught dead picking up the flotsam and jetsam of promo/gift items left over
• If my assistant doesn't grab it, they are fired

[divemaster]

New York Social events have some very quirky rules.

• I wouldn't be caught dead picking up the flotsam and jetsam of promo/gift items left over
• If my assistant doesn't grab it, they are fired

LOL!

[Merlin1958]

If a gift is presented at your seat, I dont see the harm of grabbing it.
But then, I am definitely not a VIP or celeb

Perhaps my thought didn't translate well.
I was only guessing, but that at the time, a VIP event at The Tavern On The Green was such that, many of the guests would have either not cared about "grabbing" leftovers, or have felt that "grabbing" the leftovers would be socially embarrassing.

New York Social events have some very quirky rules.

• I don't want to arrive first
• I don't want to be the last person there
• It's not about me, but having been invited, I will try to follow the first two rules...unless of course I'm more important
• I wouldn't be caught dead picking up the flotsam and jetsam of promo/gift items left over
• If my assistant doesn't grab it, they are fired

LOL Insightful talk for a guy with a flower in his hair!!! LOL

[Papaseraphim]

HI guys, long time no post.
Question about "Mrs Todd's Shortcut" in Yankee Magazine. I was searching for an affordable copy on Ebay and came accross two different covers. Content inside is the same.




Any idea which one is rarer?

Thanks,

Nick

[Br!an]

I have no idea what the one with the barcode is.

[needfulthings]

Same here.... All the copies I have of Yankee magazine are ones without the barcode. I assume the ones without barcodes were mailed & the barcoded are newsstand issues.
IMHO The one with the barcodes are rarer because I don't feel that many of those were sold outside of the New England due to lack of interest in other states.

[Papaseraphim]

Makes sense. The one without the bar code the seller was in New Hampshire. The one with the bar code the seller was in Denver, CO.

Same here.... All the copies I have of Yankee magazine are ones without the barcode. I assume the ones without barcodes were mailed & the barcoded are newsstand issues.
IMHO The one with the barcodes are rarer because I don't feel that many of those were sold outside of the New England due to lack of interest in other states.

[Beverly Marsh]

Thank you everyone for your thoughts and comments! I had both devils and angels on my side!
After all of this I can officially conclude this saga. I made a counteroffer one last time just to see if he would try and see things my way. Surprisingly he did! I will soon be the proud owner(FINALLY)of a Frankenstein S/L and this gal is a HAPPY one

Way to go, Lori!! Good for you!

Huge congrats Lori. Very jealous! That's a holy grail of mine.

Thanks fellas! I received it on Tuesday and having never seen the illustrations outside of the internet I have to say that it was totally worth it

[Randall Flagg]

There is a copy of The New Lieutenant's Rap for sale on eBay. In the listing the seller repeats the story we have all heard that King was so upset that some guests left their copies of TNLR on their tables that he locked the rest of the copies in his safe where they remain today.

My questions are: Do we know if this is true? If you repeat something often enough it becomes a fact to some collectors. Who is the source that first reported on King's anger? An employee at Tavern On The Green? Another guest? Has anyone ever seen in an interview where King mentions his anger/disappointment and subsequent locking up the remainder of the copies?

I just wonder sometimes if this stuff we read is true. Anyone know of any proof or documentation to this story?

I just wonder sometimes if this stuff we read is true. Anyone know of any proof or documentation to this story?

The Moderator of the SKMB stated in post #14632 dated Nov 13, 2014: "No. He understands when people do it if that's the reason but that's never the thought going into it. He wanted to give the people attending the party a treat. In addition to a copy of The New Lieutenant's Rap (which a lot of people left behind unopened BTW--I'll bet they're kicking themselves now!), we got a peace sign necklace and a copy of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon as that came out the same day as the party was held. And a great party/dinner at Tavern on the Green. ;-D

Same thing for the original versions of The Plant. They were meant to be Christmas card/gifts and were never meant to be distributed for sale."

Why the hell wouldn't people take it with them??

As I understand it the guests were not only book people (writers, publishers, agents,etc.) but also from the entertainment sector as well as others. Lots of the guests may have had no idea what it was or its value to collectors.

And speaking of the guest list can anyone believe King didn't invite Bill Thompson to the damned party celebrating the publishing anniversary of Carrie?

I posted a question on SK.com in the discussion section for TNLR. Hopefully Ms. Mod will answer the question (although I don't believe Marsha was King's XA at the time). The message is of course moderated so It likely won't be approved until Tuesday or Wednesday.

My post:
There is a long standing rumor that at the party" "Reportedly, approximately 28-42 copies were left on the table and thrown
out by staff that night. None were recovered from trash. Stephen was so
disgusted that drunk guests did this, that he took the remaining 380+
copies and placed them in his office safe in Bangor, where they remain
to this day."
Is that true?




http://stephenking.com/library/limit...s_rap_the.html

Here is the answer posted by the Moderator on King's board:

"Yes and no. There are copies remaining from the original print run and some guests did not take their copy not realizing what it was but that is not the reason they're in safe storage."

[Ari_Racing]

Maybe this was already pointed out but I realized today that Bev's book SK Illustrated companion has two different "first editions" and one of them has an extra reproduction. Those published under Metro Books have also the reproduction of the title page of Pet Sematary's manuscript, a page that is missing from those copies published under Fall River Press. I compared lots of copies to confirm this (more than 30 copies).

[Randall Flagg]

Great observation. Hopefully Bev will provide some insight on this.

[herbertwest]

Maybe this was already pointed out but I realized today that Bev's book SK Illustrated companion has two different "first editions" and one of them has an extra reproduction. Those published under Metro Books have also the reproduction of the title page of Pet Sematary's manuscript, a page that is missing from those copies published under Fall River Press. I compared lots of copies to confirm this (more than 30 copies).

I always thought that reprints had NO extra contents

[Ari_Racing]

It's not the 2013 reprint. It's the edition from 2009. It's very likely (I didn't check it) that Fall River Press imprint was acquired or changed to Metro Books.

[Br!an]

It's not the 2013 reprint. It's the edition from 2009. It's very likely (I didn't check it) that Fall River Press imprint was acquired or changed to Metro Books.

They are both owned by Sterling Publishing which is owned by Barnes and Noble.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Maybe this was already pointed out but I realized today that Bev's book SK Illustrated companion has two different "first editions" and one of them has an extra reproduction. Those published under Metro Books have also the reproduction of the title page of Pet Sematary's manuscript, a page that is missing from those copies published under Fall River Press. I compared lots of copies to confirm this (more than 30 copies).

My Fall River Press edition has the title page of Pet Sematary's manuscript.

[Bev Vincent]

I haven't checked this myself, but I'd be surprised if there were differences. Regardless of what press name appears on the spine, the books were all produced by becker&mayer! on their behalf.

There were two printings of the first edition (perhaps indistinguishable) and then a second edition with new material in the text but without the envelopes.

[Randall Flagg]

What page #, and what image are we to look at to confirm?

[Ari_Racing]

It's just the chapter of Pet Sematary. Inside the envelope one of the editions doesn't have the title page reproduction. The other one has it.

I sold more than 40 copies through my store and the first time I saw this I thought it was an error. Then I noticed it happened with lots of copies. I checked mine (Fall River) and it didn't have the reproduction.

[stroppygoblin]

Mine doesn't have it either. I have a total of 3 pages numbered 33,34 and 35 on the top right.
Page 33 has a handwritten comment on the back.

[Randall Flagg]

Bev,

I want my money back!


<---------------------------------Looks for sarcasm emoticon, but doesn't want neg rep...

[Bev Vincent]

I seem to remember something about a T.S. list and a chaplain...

[herbertwest]

It's just the chapter of Pet Sematary. Inside the envelope one of the editions doesn't have the title page reproduction. The other one has it.

I sold more than 40 copies through my store and the first time I saw this I thought it was an error. Then I noticed it happened with lots of copies. I checked mine (Fall River) and it didn't have the reproduction.

Any pictures?
(Obviously if Bev do not mind)

[Bev Vincent]

I just checked my copies. Fall River Press is the first printing (per the number line on the CP) and doesn't have the cover page for the PS insert. Metro is the second printing of the first edition and has the cover page for PS. Must have been something that happened during the second print run/assembly.

[Ockhamistic]

Hello all,

What would be a reasonable price for an unfolded replacement dustjacket for a Phantasia Press, Numbered Firestarter?

Thanks,
Michael