I agree those Folio books are nice. They are book club books, but they are very nice productions. It's great to get something like The Alice in Wonderland books that are displayed in these colorful editions. They are much better than something you could buy at a bookstore.Originally Posted by NeedfulKings
Very nice stuff!!!! I've always like the look/feel of the Folio Society books.
Geoff
This arrived in the mail today:
It's signed by Neil Gaiman and Dave McKean and is numbered 97 out of 1000:
It almost makes up for the fact that Max (my youngest) ripped a page out of my Colorado Kid today...I can't take a photo of it...its too distressing
Last edited by Darkthoughts; 04-06-2008 at 01:44 AM.
Oh my. Sorry about the CK damage. Nice aquisition on the other items.
I love that copy of Coraline! It looks awesome!
I am Daenerys Stormborn and I will take what is mine. With fire and blood.
Love that Gaiman book!
Oh no! I keep my collectibles up high where the little ones don't mess with them... so far.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Nice books darkthoughts.
Thanks Jerome, Erin and Mr. Rabbit Trick
Patrick - I have a cupboard thats wall to wall shelves where I keep all my books, but I was reading Colorado Kid yesterday and had literally only left the room for a minute
It's weird, Max hasn't done anything like that since he was a baby...oh well, when I sell him to the circus my books will be safe once more
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Very Cool Lisa
The Gaiman book, or the fact that I'm selling my child to the circus?
Option 2
Remember if you can't find a circus quick enough there are always the nearby gypsies you can hand him off to.
Always? Damn, I haven't seen a gypsy near Amarillo in months.Remember if you can't find a circus quick enough there are always the nearby gypsies you can hand him off to.
She lives in England near gypsies. They'd probably be more convenient than the circus.Always? Damn, I haven't seen a gypsy near Amarillo in months.Remember if you can't find a circus quick enough there are always the nearby gypsies you can hand him off to.
Actually my paternal grandparents are from the circus, I maybe just need to make a few calls
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Very nice. And a great story behind them!
John
Thanks. He also gave me a hardback ed of Four Past Midnight, it has no dustjacket but thats cool with me. I'm really excited about what might be in the attic!! He said some of the books in the attic he bought when he was about 14 and hes late 30's so first ed's maybe?
I'm keeping my fingers crossed for you!
John
That edition of Eyes of the Dragon looks nice, I like it!
Great to see you back here, Lisa.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
I passed up on that edition of EOTD at a bookstore because the binding was split. Beautiful book, though!!!!
Congrats!
Thanks all
EOTD is one of my favourite King books anyway, but I'm especially pleased to have the hardback as the UK paperback doesn't have all the illustrations in it.
I can't tell if its a first though - it says it was published in 1987 then has some British Library Cataloguing info and an ISBN. Alot of UK firsts don't always have "first edition" in them. How do you tell?
Is there a price on the back cover inside flap of the dust jacket? That, along with no additional printing history on the copyright page should make it a first. If there's no price, it's likely a book club book (Macdonald does both).
The price on the bottom of the left flap should be £10.95 net in UK only.
"First Printed in great Britan in 1987 by Macdonald & Co (Publishers) Ltd London & Sydney"
With no mention of later reprints.
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