Examples of ones sold at Betts:Originally Posted by Brian861
The Shining 1st edition - NF-/NF- some noticeable general wear to book and DJ - $200
The Shining 1st edition - Fine- book and Fine- DJ; a solid collector's copy - $275
The Shining 1st edition; all first edition points present; Near Fine book with modest wear to spine and boards, slight spine lean; Near Fine price clipped DJ - $145
Do you have approx dates for those sales Alan? that seems on the low side to me for fine DJ's.
This book is VERY susceptible to spine fade and it's not always noticeable until you put it against a really fine copy. I would expect nearer $400-500 for a truly fine copy.
(I appreciate Brian's original question was about a NF DJ - just clarifying that NF can mean "Nicely Faded" for this book)
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Think there are only 2 other signed Nebel EP.You guys are killing me!Omg. Are you kidding me? LolI would say that depends on how it's signed?
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Thanks guys in regards to The Shining and the photos help a ton, Simon regarding the fading issue.
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Beautiful copy you have in that comparison Simon, the yellow glow around The Shining is so prominent in one, and nearly invisible in the other.
The Dark Man CD Proof, Blue Cover?
I think all sales were this year. I'm sure David would give you a proper answer. (I don't give opinions, I just report the last Betts sales prices.)
Betts just sold one...
MP-23 - Dark Man Advanced Uncorrected Proof - blue cover; trade HC proof - Fine - $95! sold
Ok, Thanks Alan. IMHO someone got a great deal with that 2nd Betts sale.I think all sales were this year. I'm sure David would give you a proper answer. (I don't give opinions, I just report the last Betts sales prices.)
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Thanks!Betts just sold one...
MP-23 - Dark Man Advanced Uncorrected Proof - blue cover; trade HC proof - Fine - $95! sold
For reasons I would rather not publish online, I am needing to sell some of my collection. I figured I would start with my proofs. I don't ever expect to own every proof, so I would rather just not continue down that path. I would like to hear what each of these is currently going for. Most are NF or better. A couple have been read. I will note which ones are not NF or better. Once I get an idea of value I will put them up on the for sale thread.
IT - Cemetery Dance (red cover variant)
The Dark Tower Companion
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - not quite NF
The Big Book of Necon
The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book
The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book
Turn Down the Lights
Blockade Billy - CD
From a Buick 8
Thinner - not perfect
Nightmares and Dreamscapes
Insomnia
Desperation - first state
The Regulators
Rose Madder
Lisey's Story
On Writing
Bag of Bones
Hearts in Atlantis
In Sunlight or in Shadow
I can only comment on the proofs that I own or used to own myself (and I basically restricted myself to proofs from the 1980s and early 1990s with a few exceptions). I'm assuming VG+/NF condition for my estimates except where you noted otherwise.
IT - Cemetery Dance (red cover variant)
The Dark Tower Companion
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams - not quite NF
The Big Book of Necon - $50
The Illustrated Stephen King Trivia Book
The Illustrated Stephen King Movie Trivia Book
Turn Down the Lights
Blockade Billy - CD - is this the one with the trade edition cover or the scarce one with the white cover?
From a Buick 8 - $60
Thinner - not perfect - $45
Nightmares and Dreamscapes - $100
Insomnia - $90
Desperation - first state
The Regulators
Rose Madder - $20
Lisey's Story - $20
On Writing - $25
Bag of Bones - $25
Hearts in Atlantis - $25
In Sunlight or in Shadow
I may be off a bit because it's years ago that I bought some of these and I'm not keeping track of recent sales but I think these are somewhat reasonable estimates.
Zelig maintains an excellent database of proof sales data, which can provide useful price anchors for you.
http://zelig.io
Thanks, guys. I will check out the database.
^^^ I fixed the link. ^^^
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What would be a reasonable offer for this 1st edition of DT1? Is $550 a good price?
Any bumped corners? How is the spine?
FOR SALE OR TRADE
Dark Tower 7 Artist Edition n/a
The Waste Lands 1st Edition in Shrinkwrap $200
1984 Grant Gift Edition of The Talisman $400
Lisey's Story ARC $50
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WANTED
Signed 1st Edition of Storm of The Century (Paperback)
It's definitely been opened, but is in good shape. Some speckling on the front board. No bumped corners.
If you wait I bet you could do a lot better on the dj if your willing to go to 600What would be a reasonable offer for this 1st edition of DT1? Is $550 a good price?
One more... current value of a signed Dead Zone first edition, with a more recent signature?
VG+-Fine=$295
Thanks Rick, Matt, and Jerome!
Cycle of The Werewolf S/L (>250), little wear to dustcover?
Fear Itself S/L?
The only one at Betts sold for $162
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