If I recall correctly, the first listing was at 35KOriginally Posted by carlosdetweiller
I think this is the second or third time I have seen this one listed. IMO, the seller needs to do a much better job of presentation. I can't tell from the photos if the proof copy of The Plant is signed or not (although he says that it is). And any corrections in King's hand need to be noted and quantified. How many? One? Two? A hundred? It makes a difference.
I wonder how many proof copies of each of the three parts to The Plant were done? Betts has proofs of Parts 1 & 2 for sale as part of the "super collection" from Chris Cavalier. Bloody Rare Books (I think) has proofs of Parts 2 & 3. And now here is another copy of Part 1.
Many years ago Chris, iowabob, Roy Robbins and I went to The Book Sail in Tustin, CA. It was waay after hours and John McLaughlin (reeking of pot) met us there late one night and let us in. He started dragging things out of a storeroom. Boxes and boxes of stuff that he really hadn't even gone through yet and wouldn't give firm prices for anything. I do remember seeing those long proof loose pages from a couple of parts of The Plant and, I think, The Eyes of the Dragon. But they were really dirty at the time and did not look like much too me. Just haphazardly stored in boxes heavy with dust and dirt. I wasn't interested then and don't think I am today. I'm pretty sure that what I saw that night are the ones currently offered at Betts. We looked at many, many rarities that night, including Whelan's original Firestarter painting, first state 'Salem's dj, and on and on. Somewhere later in the night I said something to piss John off and he threw us all out of his store. We still laugh about that even today.
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