Not a book, but this is something pretty cool I added to my collection recently - its an artist proof copy of the recent print offered by Neverwear, signed by both Neil and the artist David Mack.
I must get round to starting a 'my non-king collection' thread soon, but at the moment most of my books are in boxes whilst we decorate a couple of rooms...but they will be heading into new bookcases when we are finished :-)
The Graveyard Book from Easton Press arrived today. Its rather nice...I may have to go and try and pick up their previous Gaiman books now!
In regards to my use of a mail-forwarding company (Stackry) to ship this from the US to the UK, a few people had asked about my experience - on this first use of their service, I would have to give them 5*. No hassle at all.
I thought it might be useful to breakdown the process (and the costs) for anyone that was interested
After creating an account with Stackry I was issued a mailing address and I then used this as the shipping address for my Easton Press order.
The book was shipped from Easton Press on May23. It arrived at my Stackry account on May 29 (but there was a 3 day holiday weekend during this period)
I received a notification from Stackry the same day. They confirmed the pacel size/weight (12 x 7 x 2 inches / 2lb weight) and asked my to provide an item description and value. I found this useful as it meant I could make sure the item was correctly described as BOOK/PRINTED MATERIAL in order to not pay import duty (books are not taxable in the UK but I have to pay customs on some before due to badly worded custom label!)
At this stage I could select for them to repack my item to a smaller box for a fee of $5, or indicate if I wanted them to ship in the original packaging. In this case I retained the original packing.
I was then presented with numerous shipping options with estimated delivery time and costs as outlined below:
Global Mail Direct / 6-15 days / $15.64
DHL Worldwide Express / 3-8 days / $36.04
FedEX Intl Economy / 3-8 days / $50.84
FedEX Intl Priority / 2-5 days / $55.10
USPS Priority / 8-14 days / $66.13
USPS Express / 4-8 days / $79.42
As I signed up via a recomendation link, I had a $10 shipping voucher to use. I selected the Global Mail Direct option and therefore paid $5.64 for shipping.
After completing all this (and making payment by PayPal) , I received a shipping notice the next day (30th) with tracking links.
The parcel cleared customs in the UK on June 3rd and arrived to me on June 5th, so in all it only took 1 week to ship.
(note - international shipping was managed by DHL, UK delivery by Yodel)
So as far as a test run went, this was very succesful. They would have held my parcel for 45days at no charge, so if I had multiple orders to manage, I could stockpile them to one consignment and in theory save on postage by shipping them all as one delivery. My online account gives me access to all my order information and communication from them was very good indeed.
Stackry are also open about their shipping costs. see the calcualtor here: https://www.stackry.com/en/shipping-calculator
(and if anyone wants to sign up via a referal link, if you use this we both get a $10 voucher!: https://www.stackry.com/register?referral=7126903 )
Wanted:
Gunslinger s/l #344
Drawing of The Three s/l #344
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky
A new anthology that just happens to have a new non-fiction piece by Gaiman: https://camelotbooks.com/books/detai...yssey-in-words
A few pics of the lettered edition of Nothing O'clock from Gauntless Press.
I love the traycase!
Very nice - looks like they did a good job
Wanted:
Gunslinger s/l #344
Drawing of The Three s/l #344
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky
That was a good story, I didn't much like Trigger Warning for some reason.
New signed Gaiman book available to order from this Friday morning UK time:
https://www.waterstones.com/book/art..._campaign=comp
"A daring new collaboration between wordsmith-wizard Neil Gaiman and award-winning illustrator Chris Riddell, Art Matters is a creative revolution. A rousing, inspirational, call-to-arms, it explores - in poetry, speeches and images - how creative pursuits have the power to change hearts and minds and transform the world.
Available to pre-order from 11am on Friday 20 July, and published on 6 September 2018, we’re offering readers the exciting chance to buy a special edition of Art Matters, signed by author Neil Gaiman. Stock is strictly limited, so you'll need to act quickly to secure your copy"
Also, whilst speaking of Chris Riddell, this forthcoming poetry book from him also 'contains Neil'
https://www.waterstones.com/book/poe.../9781785174780
Already marked out of stock. Oh well, guess I didn’t wake up early enough
The signed edition is available for pre-order from Forbidden Planet now:
https://forbiddenplanet.com/254139-a...ers-hardcover/
That's the unsigned hardcover. The signed one is here.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
A London event, with Chris Riddell
Ticket includes a dual-signed book.
https://hackneyartscentre.seetickets...centre/1251891
I you do not have this - its a pretty darn good price:
https://www.ebay.com/itm/Neil-Gaiman...from=R40&rt=nc
Wanted:
Gunslinger s/l #344
Drawing of The Three s/l #344
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky
well considering it sold 6 minutes after I posted here - I am guessing that someone jumped on the message I posted (if not I will still take some credit )
I already have a nice copy - but yeah it was a really good price - sorry you missed it - if I see another I'll send you a PM
and those Ebay alerts suck - I can't tell how many times I have been alerted after an item has already sold...thank you
Wanted:
Gunslinger s/l #344
Drawing of The Three s/l #344
“A good hockey player plays where the puck is. A great hockey player plays where the puck is going to be.” Wayne Gretzky