Fine no problem with rubbing
Damaged due to rubbing/ink transfer
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Good points.
Of course January is also the slowest retail month of the year (after Christmas returns). I can only imagine that it's even slower for a small press. Sub has now guaranteed themselves a very healthy number of sales in place of that slump.
I'm actually glad the pre-order is delayed a couple of months. That gives me time to recover from the last couple of remarques and have some cash saved up for this one.
Mark Twain
Just my two cents, but this edition will have a ton of art comparatively and a "Limited" was never done for the original (Correct?). So, with "Dr. Sleep" due, which I am assuming will have a Limited, makes sense to issue a Ltd for the original now. Though I agree, he could have added something to it to make it more special. Guess he's getting older and just doesn't value the details as much?
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The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
I've never purchased from Subterranean before. Do they take payment up front? Or upon shipping the book?
Thanks for that.
I was curious as to the differences between the different editions, and asked what, if any, there may be (outside the obvious). This was the reply I received:
"The content in all three will be the same. The lettered will feature a different binding, and a Remarque by the artist."
I had specifically asked if there would be different cover art, but as you can see, there is no confirmation or otherwise.
That's actually a really good question. SP isn't especially known for their "exterior" of books (i.e. dust jackets, slip/tray cases etc.)
So it wouldn't surprise me at all if the covers were all the same and on the drab side.
Then again, it is a SK title so maybe they will go all out.
I posted my thoughts on this at another forum, but thought I would share them here too.
As the limited edition is signed by King and is also traycased, presumably the extra $2,000 for the lettered will be solely used for higher quality materials.
Unless it's another price gouge similar to the one Gauntlet tried with their King-signed lettered edition of Masques Illustrated. Only 52 copies at $1500, but still available on their website despite discounts offered in their newsletter.
Even if it is the later, I think Sub Press might get away with it because The Shining is such a treasured book.
Antholgies don't seem to have the same appeal as novels.
Of note, Sub Press did The Green Mile, which I think should give us an idea of what we should expect from The Shining. Also if you bought Neil Gaiman's The Graveyard Book and/or Ray Bradbury's The Martian Chronicles from Sub Press it'll also give you an idea. All these were high priced books (the Green Mile was ridiculously priced), but also high quality publications from Sub Press - they were crafted much better than the usual Sub Press Limited Editions - and I expect the same for this type of money (I'll be severely disappointed if not). Also of note, none of these books used dust jackets, and I'm glad they did not, as the books themselves were very attractive and a dust jacket would have made them look like a regular book.
Geoff
So what do yu think... to expensive or not??? 3500 is a lot of money
I think the Lettered is more than I can afford, but given their production values in the past, Sub Press will sell them fairly quickly. With 40 illustrations and one of King's iconic books there won't be copies offered at 67% off.
Well, I'll have a nice little Shining collection when I get this and my Overlook Connection set. http://overlookconnection.com/catalo...ng-p-6988.html
"That which you think, becomes your world" Matheson
Art is a very subjective medium and it can be difficult to find a balance between expectations and execution. Based on her website samples I'm not convinced Dagmara Matuszak is the right artist for The Shining. Part of that concern is on the sheer number of pieces (40) that are to be included in the book. Sometimes less is more and my preference would be for a cover image, title page image, and five part opener images. The Shining is a very stark, stripped down story and the art should reflect that mood. I was fortunate to see much of the design Centipede Press had planned for their limited of The Shining and that is the standard I will measure the Subterranean version against. Not a criticism; just an observation.
I may go for the GE, but not too enthused by this edition. If you want more art, there are still a few of these available...
http://www.thedarktower.org/?page=theshiningproject
The more I think about it the more I agree with others. There should be new content!!
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?????
In light of recent news....
Bump?
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?????