Stephen King Collecting Questions

[Randall Flagg]

I was hoping to get some thoughts on the value of a SK signed French copy of The Running Man. Book is in Near Fine shape.

It has Stephen King's name as the author, so it's not an original Bachman release.

$75 for the signature?

I am pretty sure it is the first French release-March 1988. At the time of the first Signet Bachman printings (1982 for The Running Man) to my knowledge there were no French printings.
Wow! An unsigned French Carrie goes for ~$78 and this book signed only $75

[mae]

Strange how the title wasn't translated into French.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Wow! An unsigned French Carrie goes for ~$78 and this book signed only $75

You can never tell how the market is going to go.

I just won a 1987 Eyes of the Dragon UK MacDonald proof on eBay for £6. ($10).

[jhanic]

That was a very good buy!

John

[herbertwest]

I was hoping to get some thoughts on the value of a SK signed French copy of The Running Man. Book is in Near Fine shape.

It has Stephen King's name as the author, so it's not an original Bachman release.

$75 for the signature?

I am pretty sure it is the first French release-March 1988. At the time of the first Signet Bachman printings (1982 for The Running Man) to my knowledge there were no French printings.
Wow! An unsigned French Carrie goes for ~$78 and this book signed only $75

If the printing date is feb-march 1988, then yep it is a 1st ed.
Are you willing to get rid of it?

Strange how the title wasn't translated into French

There are other exemple like this:
o The 1st french ed of Dead Zone was called "l'accident" but then the title got back to Dead Zone (i guess coz of the movie)
o Dreamcatcher
o Creepshow

The weirdest is probably From a Buick 8. It have been published under the name of Roadmaster...

Finally, one can be confusing : Danse Macabre, is the french title of Nightshift Collection... and the english title of the essay about horror, while it have been published under the french name of Anatomie de l'horreur


Pretty cheap MrRabbit!

[carlosdetweiller]

I just won a 1987 Eyes of the Dragon UK MacDonald proof on eBay for £6. ($10).

Can you post a link to the auction? That is a very scarce proof and a fantastic price.

I've never seen a really nice copy, though. The off white covers show every blemish and stain.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I will post a picture and the link on Thursday.

[Ari_Racing]

Does anyone know where can I purchase those transparent films that protect the dustjackets?

Thanks!

[turtlex]

Ari - try www.brodart.com

[e_taylor]

Does anyone know where can I purchase those transparent films that protect the dustjackets?

Thanks!

Theres also dealers on eBay, I find Pages LLC to be great. http://stores.ebay.ca/Pages-LLC-USA

[Ari_Racing]

THANKS!!!

[tippy4]

Does anyone know where can I purchase those transparent films that protect the dustjackets?

Thanks!

Ari,

The Brodart site is a little difficult to navigate in my opinion.

Here is the direct link to the covers I use.

Brodart Fold-On® Archival

I keep two or three sizes on hand, and like to use a cover that is a little longer than the dust jacket itself to make sure it is completely covered.

The height of the cover is never exactly the height of the just jacket, so just use a slightly taller cover and fold it down. It takes some practice, but is not too difficult.

[jhanic]

All this GREAT information should be moved to its own thread in the Collecting Tutorials forum. It'll be a lot easier to find then.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Excellent idea John. I created the thread and copied the last few posts into it.

[batsker]

I would specifically get the kind that are designed not to stick together. I've gotten a few batches that were problematic once the books were on the shelves.

[Chap]

Hello collectors

first of, let me just say that I have never collected anything seriously, so I'm very new to stuff like this. therefore my question might be dumb.

Now, yesterday I noticed my copy of The Stand is a bit "bugged". One of the pages/sheets isn't cut correctly, so there's a piece of paper sticking out. It's as someone took a small piece of paper and taped it to the page (but without the tape of course, it's just a natural extension of the page). As you can see, I don't really know how to explain it in english, so I'll post a picture tomorrow or something.

The question is, would this be worth something?
I know misprints and stuff like that is worth more than the standard books, so I have to ask!

[jhanic]

What you are describing is a fairly common error in printing that doesn't make the book any more valuable. All that happened is that a page got turned under during the printing process, then the pages were cut with the mistake. It's not a big deal. I'd use such a book as my reading copy.

John

[Chap]

thanks for the reply jhanic!

All my books are "the reading copy", so this one will remain so

[Randall Flagg]

Thanks for helping John.
I'm going to merge this into our Collecting Questions thread.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

From the Mod at SKMB:

Right now he's working on the edits for Under the Dome. He did finish a novella called Mortality but I don't think that's been sold for publication yet.

[wizardsrainbow]

We all eagerly await any scraps King throws our way.

[wizardsrainbow]

Questions for all of you:

I sold 2 partial DT sets over the weekend. Prices I got were decent, but far from what they would have brought even a year ago. I have enough from the proceeds to buy all the LSOE sets I want.

I still have 2 partial sets left, bith numbers under 500 and one is a very low number.

My question is this: Is the current market the best we are going to see for the DT sets for the foreseeable future, in which case I should try to sell my other 2 partial sets while the getting is decent (I won't say good)? Or should I acquire the matching number LSOE S/L and AE (with another chance at a remarque) and sell the whole thing later?

What is your opinion please?

Thanks

[jhanic]

Agreed. And when the scraps are novellas, we're even more eager!

(And Rabbit Trick, you should also post this up in the Oracle!)

John

[turtlex]

Speaking as someone who owns no S/Ls - wiz, I would get the the LSoE and add those. Since I can't get the S/L of those, if I get a set eventually - I would want those included. Just from my perspective.

[e_taylor]

Questions for all of you:

I sold 2 partial DT sets over the weekend. Prices I got were decent, but far from what they would have brought even a year ago. I have enough from the proceeds to buy all the LSOE sets I want.

I still have 2 partial sets left, bith numbers under 500 and one is a very low number.

My question is this: Is the current market the best we are going to see for the DT sets for the foreseeable future, in which case I should try to sell my other 2 partial sets while the getting is decent (I won't say good)? Or should I acquire the matching number LSOE S/L and AE (with another chance at a remarque) and sell the whole thing later?

What is your opinion please?

Thanks

I would say if you can wait 3-5 years for both the King market and the economy as a whole to right itself, do that. If you don't want to sit on them, or could use the money better for other things - this is probably the time to sell.