Hi there all! I'm a longtime King aficionado (and a published scholar on writers like H.P. Lovecraft and Clark Ashton Smith), and I wanted to inquire about an obscure promotional item that I can't seem to locate anywhere online.
I recently came across a cache of King promo materials that consists of copies of the Dreamcatcher handwritten promotional ledger (on eBay HERE) as well as the Finders Keepersbroadside that was distributed to bookstores in 2015 (on eBay HERE).
What I can't seem to find much info about is a variant of the 2015 Finders Keepers broadside that includes a BLUE King signature at the bottom which the standard item lacks. I've included pictures here of both the standard and the variant broadsides.
It seems rather rare, and I was hoping others could shed light on this!
Thanks for your time,
Michael
Here are the infos :
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CLUB STEPHEN KING (french website about STEPHEN KING, since 1992) : on : Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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I don't know that it is a published variant. It simply appears that someone was able to get thier copy signed.
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus
The copy with the blue signature under the black one, is a legitimate KIng signature done after the broadside was printed.
I bought Jerome's promo umbrella for Mr. Mercedes. Does anyone know the story behind these? What country did them? etc?
Netherlands.
Wanted list:
Ubris
Niels first posted his in the Pride and Joy thread.
When Ari posted a picture of one in the Promotional items thread, Niels offered to buy some for those interested. There were a dozen of us interested. dnemec received a box full of them and shipped them on to us.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
That was great fun to do!
I'm in the Umbrella Club. It is one of my favorite King promo items. I have not opened it though.
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
Don't forget the Korean one.
It was black, with the smiley face.
https://www.horrordecor.net/collecti...age-candle-tin (this is only available through tomorrow)
https://www.horrordecor.net/collecti...air-fresheners (because why not)
They have SK related pillows as well!
Thanks, guys and gals. I have a fairly good memory. That and the search function produced results.
I would have purchased one of those too. The problem being our Korean friend doesn't seem to speak English. They didn't reply to PM's about purchasing Korean promo items. I tried a few times.
The retailer will send books to the US, but they don't send promotional items. Paul - zelig - tried his best to obtain promos from the seller without success too.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Didnt know where to put this, but someone on facebook shared the first picture below asking where it was published.
After investigation, i think that it's a project from a designer (Caleb Heisey) but those didn't get released.
Would be a nice collection though (especially the spine)
>>> http://cargocollective.com/calebheis...G-DUST-JACKETS
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CLUB STEPHEN KING (french website about STEPHEN KING, since 1992) : on : Facebook | Twitter | Instagram
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These look great...
What are your thoughts on the authenticity of the signature upthread on the broadside?
I would put it in my collection.
"When I have a little money, I buy books; and if I have any left, I buy food and clothes."
Desiderius Erasmus Roterodamus