Other authors you collect

[cit74]

I agree - that's very unique and cool

[carlosdetweiller]

I've been collecting Michael Crichton for awhile and have a pretty decent collection going. Still missing some of the early proofs, like ANDROMEDA STRAIN, GREAT TRAIN ROBBERY and EATERS OF THE DEAD. But I got this in today. A proof of DEALING written by Michael and his brother Douglas Crichton under the pseudonym of "Michael Douglas." Really fragile and just barely holding together. Still, I can't imagine there are too many of these out there.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Very interesting!

[Randall Flagg]

And the story itself?

[carlosdetweiller]

And the story itself?

I've not read it. The plot summary (from Wikipedia): "In order to hook up with his new California girlfriend, a Harvard graduate involves her in an ill-fated plan to smuggle a suitcase full of marijuana bricks from Berkeley to Boston."

[Scoogs]

Nice Dracula addition Bob.

[carlosdetweiller]

Here is an interesting variation on Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN. I liked Strieber's early work quite a bit but sort of lost interest in his books when he started believing he was abducted by aliens and writing about it.

THE WOLFEN was published in 1978. The proof and Morrow edition with the standard dj are left and center in the first picture. In 1981 a promotional dust jacket was put on first edition copies and sold to promote the movie. It is on the right. I've talked to a few dealers and only two have ever seen one. Not a high dollar book but stuff like this really gets my collecting juices flowing.

[goathunter]

Here is an interesting variation on Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN. I liked Strieber's early work quite a bit but sort of lost interest in his books when he started believing he was abducted by aliens and writing about it.

I, too, really enjoyed Strieber's early work, and I, too, lost all interest when the alien stuff came out. I've long wanted to go back to The Wolfen to see if it's as good as I remember it being.

Hunter

[jhanic]

Here is an interesting variation on Whitley Strieber's THE WOLFEN. I liked Strieber's early work quite a bit but sort of lost interest in his books when he started believing he was abducted by aliens and writing about it.

THE WOLFEN was published in 1978. The proof and Morrow edition with the standard dj are left and center in the first picture. In 1981 a promotional dust jacket was put on first edition copies and sold to promote the movie. It is on the right. I've talked to a few dealers and only two have ever seen one. Not a high dollar book but stuff like this really gets my collecting juices flowing.

Those are neat. I also lost interest in his works at that time.

John

[becca69]

Those copies of Wolfen are cool!

[onlylivingboyinny]

Anyone here besides me collect Ian Fleming's works?!

[Scoogs]

Got this one today. Still need World War Z.

[Booknutt]

I have an ARC of World War Z. That what you're looking for? PM and we can talk.

[Scoogs]

Does anyone collect the Folio Society books?
There are at least 5 or 6 books that I want from them, so I'm debating if it's worth joining as a member or just purchasing them as a non-member.

[hyraxia]

Terry Pratchett, Philip K. Dick, Haruki Murakami, Robert Heinlein, Ray Bradbury, Franz Kafka, William Hope Hodgson, Kim Stanley Robinson, Albert Camus, William Golding, John Wyndham, Iain M. Banks, Peter F. Hamilton, Arthur Machen, Arthur C. Clarke, Anne McCaffrey, Joe Abercrombie, GRRRRRRR Martin, JRR Tolkien...

Basically, anything speculative...

Let me know if you have anything you're looking to sell...

[hyraxia]

Does anyone collect the Folio Society books?
There are at least 5 or 6 books that I want from them, so I'm debating if it's worth joining as a member or just purchasing them as a non-member.

Scoogs...let me know the titles, I buy a lot of FS books - I usually have a couple of hundred items in stock...

[hyraxia]

Does anyone collect the Folio Society books?
There are at least 5 or 6 books that I want from them, so I'm debating if it's worth joining as a member or just purchasing them as a non-member.

Scoogs...let me know the titles, I buy a lot of FS books - I usually have a couple of hundred items in stock...

Of course, when I say buy I mean I buy and sell. I wasn't just asking for the titles you're after, so that I could buy them and gloat...

[Lurker]

Does anyone collect the Folio Society books?
There are at least 5 or 6 books that I want from them, so I'm debating if it's worth joining as a member or just purchasing them as a non-member.

I don't collect them, but I just purchased Empires of the Ancient Near East from a seller on Amazon, in excellent shape, for 50.00 instead of the 235.00 at the Folio site.

[carlosdetweiller]

Wish the condition were better. Not recommending anyone buy it, necessarily, just pointing it out. These are really rare.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/EXTREMELY-RA...item1e7b2f7349

[Randall Flagg]

Rare for sure.

[jhanic]

Isn't Rice the one who doesn't sign proofs?

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Isn't Rice the one who doesn't sign proofs?

I think she signs pretty much anything. I have never been to one of her signings and can't say personally but I've seen a lot of stuff, including proofs, for sale.

[jhanic]

I must have been thinking of someone else.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Amy Tan?

[Tito_Villa]

I really need to read that book, thought the film was great!