I don't know how they were distributed....whether by subscription or just for sale locally on campus to students and professors. I once made contact with a professor at Syracuse University who had a copy. I offered him $400 for it but he refused my offer. I was extremely fortunate to see one listed on ABE several months later for $20 or so in 2010. I consider it one of my best and luckiest finds. Ari did have similar luck a few months ago.
I have the original manuscript of BEACHWORLD from the Forrest J Ackerman Museum pages 1-25 with corrections.
Very amazing and happy with it.
John
Interesting! Was that obtained from the Guernsey's auction in 1987? If not, when? Is it typed on a typewriter or on a word processor? How can you tell it is original? Interested collectors demand answers!Originally Posted by Pasiuk57
Sat next to author as it was typed word by word of course!Interesting! Was that obtained from the Guernsey's auction in 1987? If not, when? Is it typed on a typewriter or on a word processor? How can you tell it is original? Interested collectors demand answers!
I got it for the same amount if I'm not wrong. Saw the email alert and bought it within two minutes or even less. I kept on checking my emails later every 5 minutes to receive the confirmation.
Mike...you REALLY need to show pics of your collection.I have the original manuscript of BEACHWORLD from the Forrest J Ackerman Museum pages 1-25 with corrections.
Very amazing and happy with it.That's a super interesting item!
By the way, Alan, your want list is pretty impressive. Do you have all the other lettered editions published?
Wanted list:
Ubris
Looking for:
The girl who loved tom gordon ARC with King's letter
The Plant #1 Unsigned
The Plant #3 Unsigned.
Redbook May 1984
Wanted list:
Ubris
No, I was asking a serious question. With word processor manuscripts it is very difficult (impossible?) to tell if a manuscript is original or copied. The first printed copy? Or one of ten or more? There are tell-tale signs, of course, like hand corrections done by the author and/or supporting documentation. The days of the manual typewriter and carbon copies is, unfortunately, gone forever.Sat next to author as it was typed word by word of course!Interesting! Was that obtained from the Guernsey's auction in 1987? If not, when? Is it typed on a typewriter or on a word processor? How can you tell it is original? Interested collectors demand answers!
I have three of these but I'm on the fence about selling
First appearances are super fun to collect but I'm at the point where my wants start at $100 and I'm not sure if I'll ever be ready to drop that much on a 30-year-old porno magazine.
No?! The old ones are the fun ones!I have three of these but I'm on the fence about selling
First appearances are super fun to collect but I'm at the point where my wants start at $100 and I'm not sure if I'll ever be ready to drop that much on a 30-year-old porno magazine.
I'm out of town but will look tonight!
Good morning all....
Looking for a fine 1st of The Stand Complete and Uncut
Please email me if you have one for sale.
Thanks
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)
Gday guys,
I'm chasing a few replacement books that were lost in a house move. Nothing too exciting,
Christine 1st/1st US and UK
Pet Semetary 1st/1st US
Diff Seasons 1st/1st US
11/22/63 1st/1st US
LSOE AE
Song of Sussanah AE
Wolves AE
I've based my budget on stephenkingcollector.com pricing. I'm not sure how current it is. I'm hoping to buy a few off one seller to combine post.The postage is appalling to Australia, coupled with the worst exchange rate in 12 years it makes it pretty tricky,and tightens the budget considerably!
Pm me if you have anything here that your keen to sell,or you know of someone who might.I've been very fortunate to meet some great folks here already and have purchased off 4 members.
Thanks guys.
Some of Tomas' prices are a little out of date. Expect to pay a lot more for a fine copy of Pet Semetary, fine copies are hard to find and will be $60 - $90
Also the AE DT books are also on the rise, $125 - $150 is probably about right.
"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 Stroppy. Much appreciated.
Some of Tomas' prices are a little out of date. Expect to pay a lot more for a fine copy of Pet Semetary, fine copies are hard to find and will be $60 - $90
Also the AE DT books are also on the rise, $125 - $150 is probably about right.
Non-King but some here might be able to help me out.
Years ago I had a massive small press horror magazine/fanzine/newsletter collection that I'm trying to rebuild. James Beach is delivering back what didn't sell...which is still about 200-300 magazines. If you have any horror mags that you're looking to get rid of, let me know! No monster mags or movie mags but horror fiction magazine titles like Grue, Scream Factory, Eldritch Tales, Crypt of Cthulhu, 2AM, Deathrealm, Dark Regions, etc. (the titles are endless) and non-fiction titles like Necrofile, Studies in Weird Fiction, Afraid, HWA newsletters, British Fantasy newsletters, etc. Looking to build up the collection and possibly work on a historical online or print project with them. If you have any, please let me know!
~Jonathan
Fairly new member, but Im enjoying the wealth of information on these boards.
While I don't rate anywhere close to what many of you have, I do consider myself a collector and have a few simple items on my want list.
Looking for hardcover editions of the latest Viking reissues of The Gunslinger, Drawing of the Three and The Wastelands. I just want to replace my paperback copies that I got back in 1998 (still have the slipcase they came with!) with some nice hardcovers.
The Gunslinger pops up on eBay sometimes but I think the price is ridiculous. Especially considering what some of the Grant editions can be acquired for.
Thanks!
The Gunslinger had a 10000 print run. The others did not.. the price you see is pretty accurate for the most part. If you can buy a mint 1st for under $800.. do it.
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Older edition with a limited (10,000) print run. Fair market value, I suppose. Welcome to the site!!!
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
King Books/Items Wanted
I think the OP is referring to the Viking Gunslinger not the Grant one...
... This is harder to find than most would think. I believe David @ Betts has one signed by Whelan for sale for $90
Edit: apologies that copy has already been sold...
"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
Welcome over here, TD! Haven't been over there too long myself. I was lucky and got all my Viking reissues off one collector slipcased. Can't remember exactly what I paid for 'em but seemed fair and they were in NF+ to Mint.
Are you saying the HWA newsletters I have are worth something? I wonder if I even kept them...
Wants:
Insomnia S/L
Joyland S/L
Have:
Doctor Sleep - CD PC copy
Very Best of Best New Horror - PC copy
Smoke and Mirrors - PC copy
PS Publishing Anniversary editions set
They're worth something to me! Not worth a ton, but I'd like to have a set again. I used to have tons of them but sold them years ago. Lots of great bits of non-fiction from some great writers and folks from the horror biz.Are you saying the HWA newsletters I have are worth something? I wonder if I even kept them...
~Jonathan
Exactly. I just want to replace my Viking paperbacks with the Viking hardcovers.
And right - it seems for a mass produced reissue, The Gunslinger seems to demand a premium price.
I'll keep looking - I'm bound to stumble upon someone selling the first three for a fair price, right?
Absolutely- last year I picked up all 4 Viking books in F/F condition. I paid less than than $30 each. It took a lot of patience, searching and questions to eBay sellers that listed without much info!Exactly. I just want to replace my Viking paperbacks with the Viking hardcovers.
And right - it seems for a mass produced reissue, The Gunslinger seems to demand a premium price.
I'll keep looking - I'm bound to stumble upon someone selling the first three for a fair price, right?
"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
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