Book Collection: dnemec

[Bad Penny]

It's a lot easiest to be a completest with Joe than it is with his father, Penny!

Can't argue with that point Dez, however; it's great fun trying

[Randall Flagg]

It's a lot easiest to be a completest with Joe than it is with his father, Penny!

Can't argue with that point Dez, however; it's great fun trying

Completism (I know, I know) is impossible. Joe Hill's comics iterations and "Keys" now make gathering all of his stuff not only difficult, but a waste of money.

[Meagan J]

Nice collection! I'm digging all your book sale finds!

[dnemec]

Nice collection! I'm digging all your book sale finds!

Thanks Meagan! I am the queen of book sales!!! And welcome to the site!

[Merlin1958]

Nice collection! I'm digging all your book sale finds!

Thanks Meagan! I am the queen of book sales!!! And welcome to the site!

That you are!! You know, back in the day I hooked up with a woman in Ct. who had similar skills to help me procure my complete U.S. 1/1 collection. I gave her 10% over costs for any books dhe found on my behalf. Worked out pretty damn good for both of us.

[Bad Penny]

Love the "Dead Clown Barbeque" Dez (it resonates with me for some strange reason) - I'd actually downloaded this to my Kindle Fire a week or so back based purely on the title, but have yet to read it (currently on an Edward Lee / Ray Garton jag)

I thought of you when I saw the cover, Penny. I haven't read this one yet, but do enjoy his work. I hope you do too!

About halfway through Dead Clown Barbeque, and it's not a bad read at all - short story collection, mixing horror with humour (more the latter than the former) - quirky

[dnemec]

Well, it seems that I have totally neglected my collecting thread! But no more! I was in Toronto to see Stephen King a week ago, and in addition to getting my books signed, I found a few interesting things.

But first...drum roll please...signatures obtained in Toronto, including The Shining that I worked so hard to find in great condition!





And my signatures from Owen!

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But of course, I also had to wander through a few book stores. What's a vacation without bookstores?! And I found some interesting things including this 1st Arkham House printing of Lovecraft's The Horror in the Museum which has never been read (and unfortunately is going into the Christmas gift pile);



several Robert Bloch proofs and a 1st edition copy of The King of Terrors:

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a whole bunch of unread paperbacks in great condition (The Illustrated Man is a 1st/3rd);



including this cool copy of Tomorrow Midnight that was illustrated in comic book form:



and this is random (but I think totally cool): it's a pamphlet from 1900 entitled "An Illustrated Lesson in Hypnotism."



All in all, not a bad birthday trip!

[WeDealInLead]

What store in Toronto was that?

[Ben Staad]

Sounds (and looks!) like you had a great trip. Nice book store adds and I really like the SK signature(s). The 1900 pamphlet is interesting looking as well and made me look up when staples started to be used for binding.

[dnemec]

What store in Toronto was that?

We went to The Monkey's Paw and Sellers & Newel. We also went to a second-hand bookstore on our way through Buffalo called Old Editions.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Wow, great stuff. I really like the Serling and Bloch books!

[TwistedNadine]

Great stuff Dez! Absolutely LOVE the Bloch proofs. Nice find.

[ELazansky]

Really cool stuff!

[Bad Penny]

Wow Dez, you've hit your collection thread again with a hell of a bang - brilliant stuff (and so envious of the signatures!!!!) !!!

Way to go !!!

[bdwyer19]

Looks like it was a very successful Toronto trip. Congrats!!

[The Library Policeman]

Some great pick ups there, Dez. Congratulations.

[becca69]

Love that art on the Hypnotism pamphlet!

[Ricky]

Congrats on all the signatures! I'm jealous of your Shining and It.

[Merlin1958]

Very, very nice haul!!!!

[dnemec]

Thanks for all the kind words!

A bunch more things appeared last week at my door. (Am I the only one that has a hard time with the preordering? "Honey, I bought this months ago, it's just only shipped now." The reply to which is a disbelieving: "Uh huh.") Anyway, first up is my Doctor Sleep gift edition. I think Cemetery Dance did a fabulous job here:








By the way, I won a second copy of this, which will probably be available if anyone is interested.


My signed copy of Shivers VII also showed up. (Apologies for the picture--I already put a cover on and was too lazy to remove it.)




And finally, the Blu Ray UTD set arrived. I was unsure of the purchase, and whether I would keep it. I was hoping for a good quality collectible, but thought it would end up being cheap. I even used multiple gift cards for the purchase so I wouldn't feel like I was wasting money. I was so wrong! First off, it is big--about 6 1/2" in diameter--and heavy! I had to put it on my postal scale (curiosity, you know) and it weighs 3lbs, 5oz. Will I ever watch the DVDs? Maybe, maybe not. But I am so glad I picked this one up!

[dnemec]

I pulled these pics from Toronto off Mike's phone after forgetting their existence. First up: Uncle Steve signing The Shining for me, with Owen in the background.



And the two of us at Niagara Falls. That was a great trip! I hope he signs for Mr. Mercedes so I can visit another new place!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Nice stuff. Now I know what the UTD globe and the gift edition of DR SLEEP look like! Thanks!

[Bad Penny]

Great new stuff Dez - and love the Toronto pix !!!

[Cook]

Hey Dez,
Super (very late, long overdue) congratulations on your wonderful trip to see the king.
I'm soooo jealous how nice the Toronto event turned out, the books look fantastic.
My wife & I have done two King events now, both times were great vacations.
I agree, I hope a "Mercedes" signing happens somewhere new & exciting, Germany or Paris would have been a blast.
Rich

[ozmosis7]

That's awesome. I hope he comes my way one of these days.