Your New Pride and Joy!

[jhanic]

John

[zelig]

Very nice. That's still on my want list.

[bdwyer19]

Love the Six Stories!

[frik]

Congratulations; very nice!
Especially love the remarque!

sk

[Theli]

Fantastic Dameron remarque!

[neo_trinity]

I had a lovely birthday weekend. I made a Black Forest cake, and my little boy had his first slice of one of my creations. When he gets a bit older, he will appreciate it even more when he discovers German Kirsch (he already loves cherries). I received a FedEx package from London on Saturday and I thought I would share them with you here as I see others listing their new purchases in this thread (it's my first time posting a new item).

#1 : Bag of Bones - UK Proof (Grey). This is in Fine condition with a tight spine. It appears unread.

[neo_trinity]

The second proof I received is:
#2 : Hearts in Atlantis - UK Proof (Light Blue). This is signed by Stephen on the title page. This is also in Fine condition with a very tight spine. It appears unread.

[neo_trinity]

Finally, the last proof I received was:
#3 : Danse Macabre - UK Proof (White). I have been searching for this proof for 18 years now as this book was one of the first I ever read (after The Stand). I really love this book. I only got confirmation a couple of months ago that it existed. I just had a solander case made to protect it as it appears unread and in Fine condition.





I hope you enjoy.
Gerald

[The Library Policeman]

Absolutely beautiful, Gerald and Happy Birthday!

[Roog]

Very cool proofs!

[mkb.redux]

Your solander case is gorgeous. Is the link to the maker here on the site?

[biomieg]

Those are simply amazing. The Bag of Bones and Hearts in Atlantis proofs are very scarce (let alone signed) and then you top it off with a proof no one knew existed. Love it.

I used to own a grey BoB proof but I was never able to find the green one (I did have the 'reflective' one). I had a lead on the light blue HIA proof a couple of years ago but the seller never came through.

[jhanic]

Gerald, those are some very, very nice proofs. The grey Bag of Bones and the light blue Hearts are really scarce. I've read that the grey Bag of Bones came with the same slipcase as the more common holographic proof (my grey one has it). Do you have any knowledge if this is accurate or not?

I've never seen that white Danse Macabre before. Is there another version of the UK Danse Macabre out there or is this the only one?

John

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Thanks for posting the UK Danse Macabre proof. I think it is safe to say none of us have ever seen one before. Congratulations!

[neo_trinity]

Gerald, those are some very, very nice proofs. The grey Bag of Bones and the light blue Hearts are really scarce. I've read that the grey Bag of Bones came with the same slipcase as the more common holographic proof (my grey one has it). Do you have any knowledge if this is accurate or not?

I've never seen that white Danse Macabre before. Is there another version of the UK Danse Macabre out there or is this the only one?

John

John

Hi John,

Yes the grey proof came with the same slipcase as the reflective one. I have another grey proof and it has the same green slipcase as this one does. I don't have a slipcase for the green proof as I believe it was a different size (wider if my memory is correct?).

I have no indication that there is another Danse Macabre proof. The only way there could be was if they wanted to show the correct price of the First Edition. This has a tentative price of GBP 9.95 and the First Edition was GBP 8.95. I am not sure if they would have created a 2nd proof to show this price change, but it's possible.

Gerald

[neo_trinity]

Your solander case is gorgeous. Is the link to the maker here on the site?

Hi,

I am not sure if the maker is listed here but I use two companies in London for all of my cases.

1. The Chelsea Bindery

2. Sangorski & Sutcliffe

They do beautiful work. They are not inexpensive, but if you are looking for protection of your books so that you can pass it down to your heirs, they will look as good in 50 years as they do today. I have some cases from Sangorski that was made in the early 1950s for some Tolkien books, and you cannot tell the age of it.

Gerald

[jhanic]

My green proof and the grey one are the same size. I figured that the holographic proof was the first, then the grey (which was combined with the leftover slipcases) and then the green one. Of course, that's just an assumption on my part. I still can't come up with a plausible reason for three different proofs, though.

I read that the light blue Hearts in Atlantis proof was sent to newspapers (about 25 copies done) while the royal blue version was the one distributed generally. My light blue version has some accompanying letters from the publisher. I thought I posted these in my collections thread, but I can't find them. I'll post them there momentarily.

John

[herbertwest]

Congratulations Gerald, those proofs look amazing ! Happy birthday !

[neo_trinity]

My green proof and the grey one are the same size. I figured that the holographic proof was the first, then the grey (which was combined with the leftover slipcases) and then the green one. Of course, that's just an assumption on my part. I still can't come up with a plausible reason for three different proofs, though.

I read that the light blue Hearts in Atlantis proof was sent to newspapers (about 25 copies done) while the royal blue version was the one distributed generally. My light blue version has some accompanying letters from the publisher. I thought I posted these in my collections thread, but I can't find them. I'll post them there momentarily.

John

Thank you for the info John. My memory is probably mixed up with the Hearts in Atlantis. The light blue was smaller in size than the royal blue. If your green Bag of Bones proof is the same size then you are correct. Did your green come with a slipcase? I have no idea why 3 were done. The Hearts in Atlantis light blue was told to me that they were for select London newspapers to review the book. The royal blue was for mainstream reviewers and was in larger numbers. I was told 25 as well, but I have no written confirmation.

Gerald

[neo_trinity]

Congratulations Gerald, those proofs look amazing ! Happy birthday !

Thank you Herbert. It was a great cake (if I do say so myself) and as we are in monsoon season, the Heavens opened up and rewarded us with a torrent of water.

[jhanic]

My green proof and the grey one are the same size. I figured that the holographic proof was the first, then the grey (which was combined with the leftover slipcases) and then the green one. Of course, that's just an assumption on my part. I still can't come up with a plausible reason for three different proofs, though.

I read that the light blue Hearts in Atlantis proof was sent to newspapers (about 25 copies done) while the royal blue version was the one distributed generally. My light blue version has some accompanying letters from the publisher. I thought I posted these in my collections thread, but I can't find them. I'll post them there momentarily.

John

Thank you for the info John. My memory is probably mixed up with the Hearts in Atlantis. The light blue was smaller in size than the royal blue. If your green Bag of Bones proof is the same size then you are correct. Did your green come with a slipcase? I have no idea why 3 were done. The Hearts in Atlantis light blue was told to me that they were for select London newspapers to review the book. The royal blue was for mainstream reviewers and was in larger numbers. I was told 25 as well, but I have no written confirmation.

Gerald

My green one did not come with a slipcase. Which, of course, means nothing. I've found one reference that says the green one came with a slipcase:

http://www.redeem.freeserve.co.uk/Ki...BagOfBones.htm

I don't know how valid this is, however.

John

[zelig]

Gerald, you're a magician! Making these rare proofs appear like that. Happy to see the Danse Macabre came through and it's safe to say no one here has ever seen a copy of that one. Congratulations on these new acquisitions and Happy Birthday! Now I'm going to try and lift my jaw up from the floor.

[carlosdetweiller]

My green proof and the grey one are the same size. I figured that the holographic proof was the first, then the grey (which was combined with the leftover slipcases) and then the green one. Of course, that's just an assumption on my part. I still can't come up with a plausible reason for three different proofs, though.
John

It's funny but I had the order just the opposite in my mind. I have no definite proof but I have mine shelved with green first, then grey and lastly the "holographic." I don't know why though.

[biomieg]

I think Mike Pasiuk posted a photo once of the green proof with an invitation letter for a release or press event. That led me to believe that the green one was a gift for the attendees of the event. The grey one seems like an early proof issued before or simultaneously with the green one and the reflective one is more like an ARC.

All speculation, of course.

[Lot guy]

GREAT PROOFS CONGRATS!!!!