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[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Love it!

[Brian861]

That's pretty neat, Peri!

[Father Cody]

The best part about this is the fact he didn’t order new stationary.

[HONKYTONKSMASH]

[Hunchback Jack]

That's great, peri! Was he touring for DTIV?

HBJ

Great question, I have no idea. I'll see if I can find out...

I looked into this a bit, and the October date doesn't really line up with anything, specifically.

As Australia gets U.K. editions, neither the Grant edition of W&G (August), or the Plume edition (November) would have been readily available in a Dymocks store in Sydney. The S/L Hodder edition had been published at the same time as the Grant edition, but only 500 copies were done, and again, not readily available in Australia. The Hodder trade paperback wouldn't be published until November, I think - too early for this event.

So I can only think that this was a pre-publication promotional event for W&G for which there were no signings, or King was on holiday in Australia and agreed to do a reading event for the heck of it. Neither possibility seems very likely, to me.

ETA: well, shoot, a bit more Googling, and it turns out, both possibilities are right:

http://www.tabula-rasa.info/StephenKing/KingVisit.html

HBJ

[Hunchback Jack]

Wow, that's really cool, peri. Congratulations!

While I'm not collecting ephemera, here's one I couldn't resist. A postcard from Robert Bloch to Bruce Walker (a Florida artist). I'm not sure how they came in contact with one another, but they regularly corresponded since the 1970s, I'm told (their correspondence is held in the Indiana University). In this postcard Bloch appears to be in a deeply reflective mood as his own health preoccupies him. The postage stamp is Jan 19, 1991, three years before his death.

[peripheral]

That's great, peri! Was he touring for DTIV?

HBJ

Great question, I have no idea. I'll see if I can find out...

I looked into this a bit, and the October date doesn't really line up with anything, specifically.

As Australia gets U.K. editions, neither the Grant edition of W&G (August), or the Plume edition (November) would have been readily available in a Dymocks store in Sydney. The S/L Hodder edition had been published at the same time as the Grant edition, but only 500 copies were done, and again, not readily available in Australia. The Hodder trade paperback wouldn't be published until November, I think - too early for this event.

So I can only think that this was a pre-publication promotional event for W&G for which there were no signings, or King was on holiday in Australia and agreed to do a reading event for the heck of it. Neither possibility seems very likely, to me.

ETA: well, shoot, a bit more Googling, and it turns out, both possibilities are right:

http://www.tabula-rasa.info/StephenKing/KingVisit.html

HBJ

Wow, Peter. Thanks for doing all of that. You were right on the money!

[peripheral]

Wow, that's really cool, peri. Congratulations!

While I'm not collecting ephemera, here's one I couldn't resist. A postcard from Robert Bloch to Bruce Walker (a Florida artist). I'm not sure how they came in contact with one another, but they regularly corresponded since the 1970s, I'm told (their correspondence is held in the Indiana University). In this postcard Bloch appears to be in a deeply reflective mood as his own health preoccupies him. The postage stamp is Jan 19, 1991, three years before his death.

Thanks, Peter...

Love it!

Cheers, Steve. I thought you'd like this one. Your amazing Bloch posts of late prompted me to see what i had laying around that I hadn't listed here.

That's pretty neat, Peri!

Cheers, buddy...

The best part about this is the fact he didn’t order new stationary.

Hahaa... Gold.

#NEWLEVEL

[dnemec]

That Bloch postcard is awesome!!!

[Brian861]

Is this a hunting accident about to happen?

[peripheral]

Had this for while, purchased from a legendary fellow member here.

Tales From The Nightside by Charles L. Grant. US 1st published by Arkham House, in flawless, unread condition. Although there are surely others, it's the only copy I've seen that is signed both by Grant and King, at his introduction.

[Brian861]

Nice, Peri!

[webstar1000]

Amazing brother... well done!


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[MikeDuke]

That looks incredibly cool. Congrats.

[lotuz]

Awesome!! Great catch on that one

[Hunchback Jack]

Fantastic book, peri. If it's not unique it must be awfully close. Really great stuff. Congrats.

[peripheral]

Nice, Peri!

Thanks, man!

Amazing brother... well done!

Cheers, mate!

That looks incredibly cool. Congrats.

Thanks Mike

Awesome!! Great catch on that one

Thanks, lotuz!

Fantastic book, peri. If it's not unique it must be awfully close. Really great stuff. Congrats.

Thanks, Peter. Since posting it, I got a message from another big collector who showed me that there are at two double-signed!

[TheOutsider83]

Antoni is that you? It's Dave from the Australian Horror Collectors page.

[peripheral]

Antoni is that you? It's Dave from the Australian Horror Collectors page.

Yup, welcome Dave...

[TheOutsider83]

I feel like Jake at The Way Station. So confused and disorientated by this site.
Does anyone sell King 1st/1st or Gift Editions on here?
Preferably those who have not forgotten the face of their father

[The Library Policeman]

I feel like Jake at The Way Station. So confused and disorientated by this site.
Does anyone sell King 1st/1st or Gift Editions on here?
Preferably those who have not forgotten the face of their father

Keep your eye on this thread for items for sale, Dave.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...hen-King-Items

And welcome to the site!

[TheOutsider83]

G'Day from Australia.
I am posting to ask if we can request certain Stephen King books in this Dark Tower Thread or do we have to keep an "eye out only" in the threads, I am just finding them a little hard to follow as there are so many compartments.

Specifically, if allowed to post this, I am asking for Mylar protected dust jackets in NF or F condition as well as 1st Editions and 1st Printings of the following Stephen King hardcovers:

1. Skeleton Crew (UK)
2. Danse Macabre
3. The Tommyknockers (USA or UK)
4. Firestarter (USA or UK)
5. Cycle Of The Werewolf
6. The Dead Zone
7. Needful Things (USA or UK)

Thanks

[Father Cody]

G'Day from Australia.
I am posting to ask if we can request certain Stephen King books in this Dark Tower Thread or do we have to keep an "eye out only" in the threads, I am just finding them a little hard to follow as there are so many compartments.

Here’s the thread you’re looking for:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...s-Items-Wanted

You can post any King related books/items you’re wanting to buy in that thread.

For other authors, here’s the thread to use:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...d-Market-Value

[peripheral]

G'Day from Australia.
I am posting to ask if we can request certain Stephen King books in this Dark Tower Thread or do we have to keep an "eye out only" in the threads, I am just finding them a little hard to follow as there are so many compartments.

Here’s the thread you’re looking for:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...s-Items-Wanted

You can post any King related books/items you’re wanting to buy in that thread.

For other authors, here’s the thread to use:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...d-Market-Value

Cheers, Adam.

Yes Outsider83, you appear to be lost. This is my personal collection thread - a sacred place where I show off my own Stephen King collectibles and languish on a sofa, naked but for a tumbler of aged rum in my hand... Fair warning.

[andyg75]

G'Day from Australia.
I am posting to ask if we can request certain Stephen King books in this Dark Tower Thread or do we have to keep an "eye out only" in the threads, I am just finding them a little hard to follow as there are so many compartments.

Here’s the thread you’re looking for:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...s-Items-Wanted

You can post any King related books/items you’re wanting to buy in that thread.

For other authors, here’s the thread to use:

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...d-Market-Value

Cheers, Adam.

Yes Outsider83, you appear to be lost. This is my personal collection thread - a sacred place where I show off my own Stephen King collectibles and languish on a sofa, naked but for a tumbler of aged rum in my hand... Fair warning.