I'm pleased to announce here at The DarkTower.org that we will be doing a signed 30th Anniversary edition of Stephen King's famous novel "The Dark Half"
The official press release and ordering information can be found here
Paul
I'm pleased to announce here at The DarkTower.org that we will be doing a signed 30th Anniversary edition of Stephen King's famous novel "The Dark Half"
The official press release and ordering information can be found here
Paul
Holy shit. I'm entering.
I count 19 birds on each book. Nice touch.
O.M.G!!
"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
Apparently the prank was not enjoyed by everyone. To anyone that I upset, I apologize. I'm sorry.
The posters name, and the website were slight misspelling of Paul's member name, and more importantly his brand.
The website will be taken down. This thread will be archived shortly.
Once again-I apologize.
Next year I'll stick to the Sword in the Darkness prank. That didn't upset anyone.
The internet and the abominable, insidious, despicable, evil, satanic social media has thinned the skins of many people to the point of transparency...
Or in other words - they can't take a joke.
And if anyone disagrees with me I'll just explode all over the place, dammit all to Perdition and back again!!!
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I was irritated not because it was fake, but because there would only be two copies...and through a lottery. I would've totally bought one. For a book that doesn't exist, it sure was a great-looking one.
The main thing that tipped me off was that they're would be only two copies, which I doubt SK would agree to.
A NEW GAME BEGINS
I still want the taxidermist limited edition bird, forget the books.
Did anyone else catch on when Jerome said "A little bird told me".
Hahahahahahahahahahahahahaha
Mulleins
I'm the caretaker of Room 217..............I've always been the caretaker of Room 217
I did.
"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
I'm just sorry I missed the whole thing. I had a good chuckle over the Sword in the Darkness prank tho.
I have reopened this thread in order to allow the details and images of the April fool to be kept for posterity. Too much damn work went into this to lose it
Other than I think, one member, everyone has been very complimentary regarding the overall design and apart from a little (understandable in hindsight) concern regarding his brand, Paul has also taken this very well.
"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
So a little background… Just over 2 weeks ago, RF approached me with an idea for this years April Fool. His concept was to create something as a homage to Suntup (which would become Sutnup) and be based on The Dark Half. He gave me a loose description (Feather lined tray case, only 2 books to be offered by lottery only superior binding, etc) and asked if I could produce a mock-up. I’ve been experimenting lately with some 3D modelling software so I decided to see just how far I could push this.
The basic idea of the book having the sparrows was one I had already considered for one of my slipcase designs and I produced that first. We went back and forth on ideas for the slipcase and the idea of brain or other body parts was discussed until we finally settled on the ‘slice of tumor damaged brain’ set in a glass slide. The creative juices just flowed after that…
Some subtle details have been picked up, Br!an was the first to spot the taxidermist name was an anagram and Paul noticed the modified logo text, but there are still others that no-one has picked up on yet….
These are the images and the text from the Web Site:
THE DARK HALF
A NOVEL BY
STEPHEN KING
Artist to be announced
We are delighted to announce the forthcoming publication of a
Signed Limited Edition of*The Dark Half.
The sparrows are flying again...
To commemorate the upcoming 30th anniversary of Stephen King’s novel*The Dark Half, Sutnup Press is pleased to announce what may be the rarest Stephen King collectible book ever.
Limited to only two signed copies - a Thad Beaumont edition and a George Stark edition, the books will be 'mirror' images of each other. Since there will be only two copies, we know demand will be incredible, and that many customers will be disappointed. To be fair, we will conduct a lottery drawing from the owners of our “Misery” lettered AND numbered editions to determine the two lucky individuals. Pricing has yet to be determined, but will be appropriate for the rarity of the books.
ABOUT THE EDITION
The Limited Edition of*The Dark Half*is published in two states. Both editions are bound in opposing black and white Morroco leather, printed on hand created Laid Paper and housed in a Shokkokin Japanese silkbound traycase lined with taxidermist quality sparrow feathers. The slipcase also features a sliver of tumor infected human brain tissue sample, encased in Borosilcate glass, renowned for its optical clarity and sourced from a 300 year old artisan glass foundry in Venice. A laid in silk ribbon, embossed with the iconic phrase, "The sparrows are flying again" is hand sewn into the tray case for ease of book removal.
More “secret” binding materials will be announced in the near future. We are not at liberty to announce the artist at this time, but he is considered by many to be THE pre-eminent artist for Stephen King works.
For now, please enjoy our vision of what the books will look like:
The traycase inlaid with sparrow feathers and medical sample slide encased in optical glass.
The*The Dark Half*Limited Edition twins
The Dark Half: Limited Edition. From left to right, The George Stark Edition, Tray case and The Thad Beaumont Edition are mockups and final designs may differ slightly.
Publication Date: 4/1/2019
* THAD BEAUMONT LIMITED EDITION
* ISBN: 116-18-912615-15-12
* Publication price: $tba
* GEORGE STARK LIMITED EDITION
* ISBN: 116-18-912615-15-12
* Publication price: $tba
Entry to become eligible to own The Dark Half: The Limited Edition*will begin on Sunday, 4/1/2018 at 08:00AM Pacific, at which time the entry buttons above will be activated.*Notification of the final price will be detailed prior to the final draw. All entrants will be notified and may withdraw from the final selection at that time. Only one book may be purchased by a single individual.
There will be no payment plan for this edition.
MATCHING NUMBERS & LETTERS
Due to the very limited nature of this edition, it will not be possible to match to prior books from the publisher.
LIMITED EDITION TAXIDERMIED SPARROW
This beautiful, professionally stuffed and mounted example of the common sparrow is included with both editions of the book. Made by world-famous Olaf Prilo, specialist in avian taxidermy for over 40 years and mounted on an oak base turned from a 200 year old oak tree.
GALLERY
'Common Sparrow' © 2018 Olaf Prilo
Gift Enclosure Design and Macro Photography by Dani W. Thiupsis Design
Letterpress Macro Photography © 2018 Dani W. Thiupsis
Published editions may differ slightly from the prototypes and
digital mockups shown in the images.
"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
Oh and to all of you that entered the competition, I collected all your comments
Here are a few (names held to protect the innocent...)
"The birds, man. Those birds!"
"It looks beautiful - love the idea of the mirrored editions."
"I believe that combining a legend in the literary world and a rising legend in book production cannot fail. This edition is breathtaking. When seeing the quality of the materials and execution, I believe all other producers of Mr.Kings books are in awe...and scrambling to meet a new standard."
"The limitation number is "I just enter anything for sunup books - even if an elaborate April fools joke- just keep them coming...but it does look like a great edition" high!"
"Olaf Prilo's work is often quite fun although not what it seems."
"I just enter anything for sunup books - even if an elaborate April fools joke- just keep them coming...but it does look like a great edition"
"I may have a line on a brain tumor you can use if you haven't found one yet."
And of course the many, many comments that acknowledged the April fool.
"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 for posting. I missed this and I am really impressed with the effort and work that went into this.
“Perhaps I am simply a madman who dreamt of being sane for a little while.”
— Roland Deschain
I think the real question is did ari win the opportunity to buy both books or just one of them?
Looking for:
- Philtrum Press Eyes of the Dragon RED #165
- Fine Viking Eyes of the Dragon proof
This is a wind up?
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
I had a feeling you were in on it, Simon! You guys got me, I admit it. I’m not ashamed of it either...even found a way to rationalize the taxidermy sparrow. Those birds!
Looking for Mister Slaughter S/L #78
"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
"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
You spelled borosilicate wrong.
I'm sure if there is intelligent life somewhere out there in the universe, they are wise enough to stay away from us.
And the people bowed and prayed, to the cell phone god they made...
"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
It was well done. I signed up for both copies - was already evaluating cover stories for when my wife noticed the drop in the savings.