The Collectible Clive Barker

[Ric]

I wanted to start this thread because I think there are quite a few fans of Clive Barker here. I have been collecting Clive Barker books, etc., since 1987 or so; although to be fair I was buying books back then to read, not to display on a shelf in my bedroom. I do not have a massive or ultra-rare collection of Barker related items, but what I have I am happy with. I know there are some of you out there who have some fairly rare or unique items, and I wanted this to be the perfect place to share them.

I'll start things off by posting items from my collection. I'll add to this thread periodically until I've covered most everything that I have. My hope is that others will chime in and post Clive Barker items as well. Anything and everything is welcome, there's no entry restrictions here!

Why Clive Barker?

I came to discover Clive Barker in the same way I'd imagine many others did as well: through Stephen King's famous blurb, "I have seen the future of horror fiction, and his name is Clive Barker." With an endorsement like that, I knew that I had to track this guy down and see what the hubbub was all about. Unfortunately that was easier said than done.

In 1987 -- in the US at least -- Clive Barker was still unknown and it was virtually impossible to find anything written by him in the bookstores of the day. The Books of Blood collection had only just been published -- and only in mass market paperback at that -- so looking in the Barnes & Noble was fruitless. Thankfully, my saving grace was my local comic book shop where I spent so much of my childhood corrupting my mind. This was the same shop where I first laid eyes on a Donald M. Grant edition of Stephen King's The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger less than 2 years before. That holy grail was out of my price range at the time, I believe the shop keeper was asking a hefty $60 for the trade edition. To me, it may as well have cost eleventy-billion dollars; the difference between that and sixty being not that much when you were as broke as I was at fourteen.

The shop keeper listened intently as I rambled on to him about this amazing new horror writer -- that I'd never read -- and how he needed to stock these books immediately! Perhaps it was the passion in my voice -- or the money in my wallet, what little of it there was -- that touched something in him and he agreed to "see what he could do."

A few weeks later during one of my standard Wednesday reconnaissance trips, he called me over to the counter to show me something. When he pulled them out from behind the shelf, they were as beautiful as anything I'd ever seen. You can obviously see how twisted I was as an adolescent if I thought that these covers were "beautiful!"

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Needless to say, I scraped up whatever cash I could find -- I remember running through town checking all of the pay phones and vending machines for spare change -- to buy these beauties and I absolutely devoured them. It was the most incredible horror fiction I had ever read; at once shocking, repulsive, intriguing, and it scared me shitless -- I had to have more. I of course noticed the conspicuous "By The Author of" under the title, and so my next venture was to find a copy of The Damnation Game, but I'll save that story for another time.

Let's start the collection thread! :rock:

[Ric]

I'll start with the collection that made Clive Barker famous; the one that caused both Ramsey Campbell and Stephen King to sit up,
take notice, and fawn over Barker in their blurbs. Ramsey Campbell -- being a fellow Liverpudlian -- even offered to pen the introduction for the Volume I-III omnibus edition.

The Books of Blood have a long, sordid publishing history, but the starting point was the publication of the first three volumes in mass-market paperback by Sphere in 1984.

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These paperbacks touched off a firestorm of controversy and catapulted Barker from a relatively obscure playwright with The Dog Company to an international horror icon.

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[Ric]

Incidentally, Clive Barker was not happy with the cover art that Sphere chose for the volumes and for the subsequent reprint, he convinced them to replace the original covers with original art that Clive painted specifically for the books.
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[Ric]

The next three volumes in the collection followed quickly after publication of the first three and the reception that they received in the horror fiction community.

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[Ric]

A good number of omnibus collections followed, gathering volumes I-III together under a single cover. In the US, Scream Press put out one of the better looking ones in my opinion. They released it in 1985 in two editions: a trade edition, and a signed/limited edition. They share the same blood red dustjacket.

Here is the trade edition:

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I got Clive to personalize this to me at Forbidden Planet in New York City in the late 1980's. I was the only person who had this book for him to sign and he seemed slightly impressed -- or frightened, I couldn't really tell.

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Here are the trade and the S/L next to each other. The S/L came in a fairly nice leatherette slipcover.

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The limitation page of the S/L:

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The Scream Press editions had some outstanding illustrations by two of the greatest photo-illustrators in the business: J.K. Potter & Harry O. Morris.

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[Ric]

Volumes IV-VI were not initially released as mass-market paperbacks in the U.S. The success of the books in the UK, and the buzz around Clive provided Poseidon Press the opportunity to release the remaining books as hardcovers -- thereby increasing their profit -- and renaming them according to one of the stories contained within.

Signed First Edition/First Printings of The Inhuman Condition and In The Flesh

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The Sixth volume was actually combined with an original novella called Cabal and marketed as a full-fledged hardcover novel. I'll get to that one a little later.

[Ric]

Scream Press followed up their successful omnibus edition of Books of Blood by releasing three signed/limited editions of Volumes IV-VI. These were released over the course of a few years and are fairly rare. They are beautiful editions, bound in leather with a matching slipcase, custom endpapers, hand-drawn art from Barker on the covers and illustrations in each volume by Harry O. Morris.

Here are the three of them together in their slipcases:

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This is the cover and limitation page for Volume IV:

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Here is the cover and limitation page for Volume V:

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Here is the cover and limitation page for Volume VI:

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Here are a sample of the illustrations included in these volumes:

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[Ric]

It had always been one of Clive Barker's wishes that the entire Books of Blood collection be published as a single edition containing all six volumes. Because of rights issues, other concerns, and whatnot, this dream was not realized until Peter Atkins -- perhaps best known as the writer of most of the Hellraiser series of films -- got together with Stealth Press in 2001 and issued a complete Books of Blood collection in three states: A Black signed/limited edition, a white trade edition, and a red lettered edition (which I sadly do not have). Finally the entire series was under one cover.

The Stealth Press Complete Books of Blood signed/limited edition:

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I think I'll stop here for now. But I'll pick it up again with more Clive Barker collectibles. :)

[swintek]

VERY nicely done, Ric! Thanks so much for all the info and commentary. I love me some Barker. I remember when the signed & numbered Weidenfeld & Nicolson sets (with the Barker covers) came out, I wanted those more than anything. Took me over a decade to find (and afford!) a nice complete set, but they remain in a place of high honor in my library. I think in the history of horror collecting- those sets have to be up there among the greats. I don't think there's a set of books that just downright look prettier sitting on the shelf!

Keep 'em coming! What else you got?

Ron

[biomieg]

Great books, great background stories. Keep 'em coming! I really need to check some of Barker's books out (I have never read his work).

[Randall Flagg]

<--------------------------------------Goes to dig up Clive Barker stuff. It may take awhile.

[carlosdetweiller]

I got an e-mail today from Earthling Publications requesting half payment for a book I ordered a long time ago. After years of waiting (I think I ordered in 2006) the lettered edition of THE HELLBOUND HEART: 20th Anniversary Edition is at the binder. I have forgotten the details but I think the edition is limited to 15 copies and the cost was $650. I'm looking forward to getting this one. I hope it is as nice as the lettered edition of SONG OF KALI by Simmons.

[Ric]

Bob,

I have the Hellbound Heart 20th edition signed/limited. I'm surprised that it's taken so long to publish the lettered editions. Please post here when you get it, I'd love to see it!

[harrison ryan]

I'm loving this thread already. I've read some Clive Barker, but not enough. Copies of those paperbacks are calling out to me...

[Ric]

VERY nicely done, Ric! Thanks so much for all the info and commentary. I love me some Barker. I remember when the signed & numbered Weidenfeld & Nicolson sets (with the Barker covers) came out, I wanted those more than anything. Took me over a decade to find (and afford!) a nice complete set, but they remain in a place of high honor in my library. I think in the history of horror collecting- those sets have to be up there among the greats. I don't think there's a set of books that just downright look prettier sitting on the shelf!

I totally agree. I had a full set of s/l Weidenfeld Books of Blood and I sold them in a moment of weakness when someone offered me a princely sum for them. There are certainly times when I wish I had them back. Perhaps someday!

[Ric]

Ok, to continue...

One more Books of Blood related item before I move on to other things.

This quirky little item was released in 1993. After the Books of Blood had become popular in the US. It is called Box of Blood and is a short story (The Book of Blood) told on the back of trading cards.

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Each card had a portion of the story on the back and artwork related to the story on the front. The first 1000 copies of the box came with a special card signed by Clive Barker and the artist Tristan Schane.
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There are 34 cards total in the box.

[jhanic]

That's unique! I've never even heard of that one before!

John

[biomieg]

Very nice!

[Ric]

Clive Barker's success with the Books of Blood led to him being offered a publishing deal for his first novel. Titled The Damnation Game, it is a Faustian tale without "The Devil" but with all of the consequences and plenty of horror.

The first edition was published in the U.K. in 1985 by Weidenfeld and Nicholson. A small run of 3000 copies were printed because no one was quite sure how it would sell.

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The first print run sold out in less than a month.

The U.S. edition would not be printed until 1987 by Ace/Putnam

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A signed/limited edition was published by Weidenfeld and Nicholson in 1985 as well. It's a beautiful book, slipcased, bound in cotton with gilt lettering on the spine and the top of the page block has been stained blood red.

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This book is one of my true pride and joys. In addition to the limitation, it was also inscribed to Clive's friend and fellow artist Derek Boshier. I purchased it directly from Derek quite a few years ago. It is one of the earliest Barker signatures on a copy of The Damnation Game that I've ever seen.

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[Ric]

The runaway success of The Damnation Game really opened the flood gates for Clive, and it was off to the races from there. His next novel can truly be called an "epic." Moving away from the pure horror genre and into what Clive himself likes to term "The Fantastique," Weaveworld is a fantastical voyage into another reality. A truly amazing piece of imaginative fiction and it is commonly offered up as one of the fans' favorite books.

I don't usually collect proofs but what I love about the one for Weaveworld is that it is effectively Clive's hand-corrected manuscript in soft bound. All through the book you can see Clive's hand written notes littered throughout the pages. It is an interesting look into the development of the book.

US Proof:

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The first U.S. Edition:

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I had it signed by Clive at a book signing in New York a few years later:

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Weaveworld is also unique amongst Clive's books in that it is currently the only novel to have a signed/limited edition published in both the UK and the U.S. by different publishers.

The U.S.edition came first, published in 1987 by Poseidon Press:

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The UK signed and limited edition followed shortly thereafter and is far and away the nicer publication. A truly beautiful book: slipcased, quarter-bound in leather with full page gilting, custom end papers, and is illustrated throughout by Clive Barker and Tim White.

It was published in 1987 by Harper/Collins.

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[Ric]

If you remember back a few posts, I mentioned that volume VI of the Books of Blood wasn't published in the U.S. at the same time as IV and V, but rather held back until later.

Clive wrote a short novel entitled Cabal and in order to flesh out the book a little, Poseidon Press decided to couple the short novel with the remaining stories from Volume VI and publish it as simply Cabal. The novel, of course, was the inspiration for the comic series and the movie Nightbreed.

Cabal was solely a U.S. publication at first, not appearing in the UK until a year later. The first edition was published by Poseidon in 1988:

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Poseidon also published a signed and limited edition as well. Slipcased and bound in red leather with a gilted Barker sketch set into the cover, it was a striking book.

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[carlosdetweiller]

Nice Barker items. I've never heard of the Box Of Blood either. I'm going to dig out something I have stored away and post pictures tonight (hopefully). It's something I don't think too many have seen or know about.

[Ric]

Now we arrive at my single favorite Clive Barker book, The Great and Secret Show. It is very difficult to accurately describe this "First Book of the Art" in general terms. It is a massive story, imaginative and fantastical; not horror, not fantasy, not alternate reality but rather some incredible amalgamation of the three.

There was a lot of publicity behind this book and it was released simultaneously in the U.S. and the UK. Clive Barker signed a lucrative deal with Harper & Row for this novel and four additional novels after this. That contract would cause some consternation many years later.

The first editions of both the U.S. and UK books:

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I attended the book signing for this at a Barnes & Noble in New York City. Of course, I brought the UK edition for him to sign as well!

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The signed and limited edition of The Great and Secret Show is quite the presentation. Traycased and lined in purple velvet, the book itself almost looks like scripture. It is bound in leather with foil stamped titles and full gilted pages. The endpapers are illustrated by Barker and the book just has a solid, wonderful feel to it.

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A story this rich with vivid description called out for a graphic adaptation. IDW published a 12-part comic adaptation of The Great and Secret Show in 2006. With the incredibly talented Gabriel Rodriguez providing the art, Chris Ryall wrote a very faithful adaptation and managed to tell an incredibly complex story eloquently in the graphic format.

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[Ric]

Nice Barker items. I've never heard of the Box Of Blood either. I'm going to dig out something I have stored away and post pictures tonight (hopefully). It's something I don't think too many have seen or know about.

Awesome! I'm totally looking forward to it! Thanks Bob.

[Ric]

Now we've come to what perhaps is Clive Barker's most famous creation: Hellraiser.

The story behind Hellraiser began as a novella written for the Night Visions anthology series. Titled The Hellbound Heart, the story was published in Night Visions 3, edited by George R. R. Martin and containing stories by Lisa Tuttle and Clive's friend and townsmate Ramsey Campbell.

The limited edition of Night Visions 3:

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20 years later, Earthling publications would revisit the novella by publishing The Hellbound Heart in a limited edition. Sadly, I missed out on the lettered edition, but I am on the lookout for one!

Here is the signed and limited edition:

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Clive had optioned five stories from the Books of Blood earlier in his career because he thought the idea of having movies made from his stories was interesting and exciting. Well after two complete disasters in Rawhead Rex and Transmutations, Clive swore that the next time he would make the movie himself. He did exactly that with Hellraiser and the rest, as they say, is history.

Apart from the film franchise, Hellraiser also spawned an incredibly successful comic book series. It ran for quite some time and was one of the top sellers for Epic comics in 1992 and 1993. Graphitti designs released gorgeous hardcover limited editions of the collected issues in 1993:

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Checker publishing group also released a "collected best" series of graphic novels containing selected stories from the Hellraiser run. I had Clive sign all 3 of them at the San Diego Comic Con a few years ago:

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And of course, how can you talk about Hellraiser without talking about the ubiquitous Lament Configuration Box that was such an iconic image in the films. Here is a custom replica I acquired directly from the same company that did the production design for Hellraiser IV: Bloodline.

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[Ric]

The second "Book of The Art" and an indirect sequel to The Great and Secret Show, Everville picks up after the events of that book and continues the mythology of "The Art."

Published simultaneously in the U.S. and U.K in 1994, Everville did not sell quite as well as its predecessor. This would also be the last book of "The Art" despite a contract with Harper/Collins to produce another volume.

The U.K. got a pseudo limited edition of Everville. A special limitation page was bound into 2000 copies of the trade edition. They were numbered and contained a facsimile signature:

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The U.S. received a proper signed and limited edition courtesy of Harper/Collins in 1994

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That's all for now, I'll have more Clive Barker items in a little while.

Thanks!

[Randall Flagg]

Impressive stuff. I actually met Barker >20 years ago at Dark Carnival Bookstore in Berkeley, Ca. I sold my Barker stuff years ago.

[Tito_Villa]

Bejesus you have some great stuff there, thanks for showing it!

[carlosdetweiller]

This isn't the item I mentioned above but I came across it while unpacking a large box of Barker stuff that I have stored away. It is a playbill for "The Secret Life Of Cartoons," a play written by Barker. I don't think it lasted very long but I don't know if these playbills are worth much. This one is signed.

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[carlosdetweiller]

This is a bound galley of THE DAMNATION GAME, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. It is bound in thick black cardboard and has two pages of text per galley page. It is signed by Barker. I have heard there were only four of these done but have no idea if that is factual or not. In a failed attempt to keep me from taking him to court, Michael Autrey sent me this and a bunch of other Barker and King items. Most were not worth anything but this one may have some financial potential. I've looked but have never seen another.

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[Ric]

Awesome Bob! Thanks so much!

I've read about the bound galleys from Phil Stokes (who runs Clive's website) but haven't seen one. Very cool!

The Playbills are really nifty as well, I love to see memorabilia from before Clive Barker was CLIVE BARKER!

Thanks for these!!

[Justin Case]

Very nice. I understand there was a limited of Imajica.. one of my all time Barker favorites - do you own this / have pics? BTW, I may have been at the same NYC B&N signing some years back... was it at the Cooper Square / East Village Barnes & Noble in Manhattan?

[herbertwest]

A few months back i noticed in a french fanzine from about 1987 that i bought, a copy of one of his drawing and his signature. If i remember well, it was a drawin he did send the person.

[Ric]

Very nice. I understand there was a limited of Imajica.. one of my all time Barker favorites - do you own this / have pics? BTW, I may have been at the same NYC B&N signing some years back... was it at the Cooper Square / East Village Barnes & Noble in Manhattan?

I'll post the S/L Imajica when I get home. Clive's done three signings in NYC that I've been to. One at Forbidden Planet in '87, one in Cooper Square Barnes & Noble in '93 I believe, but I could be wrong, and then again at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble in 2002 for Abarat.

[ELazansky]

I'm sure you guys know that Earthling Publications is planning a 25th Anniversary Edition of Weaveworld next year - http://earthlingpub.com/cb_weaveworld.html

[Ric]

One of my favorite Clive Barker books, and one of the nicer Signed/Limiteds put out by Harper/Collins.

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[Randall Flagg]

Great book, and great pics. Thanks.

[Ric]

I'm sure you guys know that Earthling Publications is planning a 25th Anniversary Edition of Weaveworld next year - http://earthlingpub.com/cb_weaveworld.html

All over it Eric! :) I wrote and asked if I could pre-order the lettered edition and he said no. :lol:

[Justin Case]

Very nice. I understand there was a limited of Imajica.. one of my all time Barker favorites - do you own this / have pics? BTW, I may have been at the same NYC B&N signing some years back... was it at the Cooper Square / East Village Barnes & Noble in Manhattan?

I'll post the S/L Imajica when I get home. Clive's done three signings in NYC that I've been to. One at Forbidden Planet in '87, one in Cooper Square Barnes & Noble in '93 I believe, but I could be wrong, and then again at the Lincoln Center Barnes & Noble in 2002 for Abarat.

I see the pictures and they are amazing :excited:... it is truly one of my favorite Barker books - I love the depth and historical points and the way he ties it all together throughout - I'd like to see more stories in this "universe" if there aren't already written and I just missed them.

I think it was Lincoln Center because I remember Abarat - I couldn't make that one. The one I remember at Cooper Square was in 1996 and was for the signing for Galilee - Barker was the epitome of niceness... I was one of the first people in line (got there literally 8 hours before it was scheduled as I recall) and asked if he wouldn't mind doing an illustration in my copy. He not only did one for Galilee but also a small "doodle" for my copy of Everville and gave out a free face portrait w / sig. I'm going to try and scan it to show here. What a wonderful guy in person.

Quick question - what do you think of Coldheart Canyon. I haven't read it yet and have the B. E. Trice edition which I love. How would you all rate this one? I've been meaning to get around to reading it and will move it up on my TBR albatross if recommended :ninja:

[Ric]

Thanks for the story Justin, that's awesome! '96 couldn't have been Galilee as that wasn't published until '98. Did you mean Sacrament?

Here are some pics of the Trice Limited of Coldheart Canyon. I recommend it but be warned it's brutal. One of the most "explicit" things Barker has ever written. A very gripping book though...

[Ric]

The B.E. Trice limited edition of Coldheart Canyon, Clive Barker's scathing and shocking novel about old time Hollywood.

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[Ric]

While I'm here, I'll post a couple of pics of Barker's return to "horror" Mister B. Gone. The story of a possessed book told in the first person by the demon who has possessed it. A very quick read and certainly recommended to any Barker fans.

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[Adumbros]

i'm bouta go annie wilkes on his cracka ass if he postpones the third book of the abarat one more 'gain

[Ric]

i'm bouta go annie wilkes on his cracka ass if he postpones the third book of the abarat one more 'gain

Book III of the Abarat Quartet (Abarat: Absolute Midnight) will be published in September. Unsure as to the status of B.E. Trice's limited edition to match the previous two though. The cover art for volume III is this:

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[Adumbros]

i'll believe it when i see it. nothing against the man but he has a history of postponing sequels for prolonged periods of time.

[Justin Case]

Thanks for the story Justin, that's awesome! Yes, it was '96 I do remember now. I wasn't too far behind you on line!

Here are some pics of the Trice Limited of Coldheart Canyon. I recommend it but be warned it's brutal. One of the most "explicit" things Barker has ever written. A very gripping book though...

I'm pretty psyched to read Coldheart Canyon... I do remember hearing it gets pretty serious - someone told me it reminded them of Wetbones by John Shirley with regard to the debauchery of old time Hollywood. I'm making some room in my schedule for this one. Great pics btw.. that guy in the mask is seriously creepy - I thought it was Barker himself until I found out its Barker's own photo... :excited:

[Justin Case]

i'll believe it when i see it. nothing against the man but he has a history of postponing sequels for prolonged periods of time.

Me too.... I liked Galilee a lot but feel it left off too much too abruptly and I had thought it was supposed to be a trilogy about the core family, etc.. (maybe yet to come? did anyone hear anything?) still great stuff - though I'd like to have more please:clap:

[Adumbros]

very good read, altho Ric isn't mincing words about its graphic nature. one of the rare times barker uses true visual horror over psychology. unfortunately i have NOT heard anything about a follow-up to galilee; although i HAVE heard rumors about the third book of the Art...

[Justin Case]

very good read, altho Ric isn't mincing words about its graphic nature. one of the rare times barker uses true visual horror over psychology. unfortunately i have NOT heard anything about a follow-up to galilee; although i HAVE heard rumors about the third book of the Art...

Ah yes... the third book of the Art. Wasn't it at one point rumoured to be called the Scarlet Gospel(s) or something; now that will be worth waiting for. BTW, have you checked our the Kirk cover for Earlthing Press's 25th Anniversary edition of Weaveworld - lookings amazing! Earthling kicks major butt and with the long anticipated non-fic collection - The Painter, The Creature and The Father of Lies - due out from them this summer - whoo hoo! :excited:

[Adumbros]

not much of a collector honestly. to me the value of ANY work of Art lies solely in its consumptibility. and reports say that there will be no third book of the Art due to Everville's poor critical reception.

[swintek]

In a failed attempt to keep me from taking him to court, Michael Autrey sent me this and a bunch of other Barker and King items.

Bob,

I'm probably waaay out of line here, but this statement has stuck in head for a few days- any chance you'd be willing to elaborate? I met the guy only once, ages ago- in 1989 at the Pasadena Public Library where King was giving a talk (incidentally, this event is still one of the highlights of my life; it was when Sk was pretty much at his manic saturation "peak". It was a great talk and Q & A- I recorded it- and he inscribed my first edition Gunslinger which at the ripe old age of 22 cost me a small fortune. He even extended some great small talk about my Megadeth T-shirt, and smoothed out the Head Librarian Lady who chastised me for not having my book pre-opened to the spot I wanted him to sign. He was awesome). Autrey was a pretty big deal back then. Pretty much THE King dealer- he had EVERYTHING in his catalog. Don't think I ever bought a thing from him, but LOVED looking through his catalogs back then and drooling. Anyway, the short story (lol) is in that brief meeting at the Library all those years ago- the guy really rubbed me the wrong way. Just didn't care for hm right off the bat. He seems to have disappeared, so was just wondering when you had a problem with him, and what ever happened to him.

Sorry for derailing the thread!

[carlosdetweiller]

In a failed attempt to keep me from taking him to court, Michael Autrey sent me this and a bunch of other Barker and King items.

I'm probably waaay out of line here, but this statement has stuck in head for a few days- any chance you'd be willing to elaborate?

I've told the story a few times before but don't mind going over it again. Later today (or tonight) I'll type out the sequence of events that led to the "trial of the century."

[carlosdetweiller]

I'd known Michael J. Autrey for a few years and had actually had some good dealings with him. I got my lettered asbestos FIRESTARTER through him. Trouble started in 1996. I sent him $1500 for a copy of NEBEL, by Phantasia Press. Autrey claimed he sent the money to someone in Germany but never got the book. He convinced me he was good for the money that was apparently lost. About that time the S/L THE REGULATORS was announced. I really wanted a lettered copy and didn't know very many other people in the business. Autrey said he could get me one for $3500 so I sent him another $2000. It sounds so stupid to type this out now but I really thought Mike was on the up and up and would do what he said. I didn't know at that time what a scumbag he was.

The book was released in November 1996 and needless to say I didn't get a copy. Autrey also stopped returning my calls or e-mails. In May 1997 I started pursuing legal action. I tried to get the US Post Office involved in a mail fraud case but didn't get anywhere with that. I tried to get our local DA (in Amarillo, Texas) to indict him but the "crime" was done in California so I had to get a local attorney in LA. I got someone Roy Robbins (Bad Moon Books) knew and he was more than happy to take my case. The next step was to find the sorry SOB to serve him a subpoena. No one had any idea where he was. iowabob (Bob Sprowell) said that Autrey always showed up at the San Diego ComicCon so we had a process server track him down and serve him a subpoena in front of the whole convention. I would have loved to have been there.

The case finally was tried in small claims court in Whittier, CA in December 1998. I, of course, had to travel out there. I "won" a judgement against Autrey for about $4500 but never really collected anything. Forcing the judgement would have involved additional expenses and I just got tired of spending money on it. Lawyer fees, travel etc. really had started to add up.

One good thing came out of this. I had a GREAT time in LA. Roy Robbins and Bob Sprowell went to the courthouse with me. We spent a lot of time getting to know each other and talking books. We went to a lot of bookstores and really had fun. Chris Cavalier joined us one night and we all four went to see John McLaughlin at his store The Book Sail. John ended up angrily throwing us out of his store. But that, kiddies, is a story for another day.

[carlosdetweiller]

Autrey is still around but only online. His eBay user ID is: a1981a He still sells the same old shit but seems to do pretty well at it. I try not to think of him. I just get angry when I do.

Almost forgot....Autrey sent me a bunch of stuff to try to get me not to take him to court. A bunch of press kits of King's movies (including THE SHINING, which I like), the bound galley of THE DAMNATION GAME (to keep this post on topic and which I also really like), NIGHT VISIONS V proof, and a bunch of lesser stuff, probably about 50 items in all. King related Playboys, Oui, Weirdbook, Rolling Stone, etc.

[Ric]

That's a great story thanks Bob!! I've never had any dealings with Autrey myself; so sorry to hear that he took advantage of you like that.

[swintek]

Wow. I'm sorry that happened to you. What an incredible pain in the ass to have to deal with. It's too much money to just write off- you had to jump through all the hoops- and spend even MORE to chase it!. Sorry to open that wound, but it is a valuable cautionary tale! Scumbag, indeed.

I won't derail Ric's thread any further (sorry, Ric!), but you CAN"T drop the John McLaughlin reference without elaborating- at least somewhere else and some other time. Even though I live in L.A., I never did make it out to The Book Sail. Always meant to, and I've been long sorry I never did. He seemed like such an interesting character. One of my absolute favorite items in my collection is his legendary "Catalog", featuring the Dracula manuscript. That thing is a like a book collector's wet dream. Just the pure joy of collecting- bound in cloth.

[biomieg]

One of my absolute favorite items in my collection is his legendary "Catalog", featuring the Dracula manuscript. That thing is a like a book collector's wet dream. Just the pure joy of collecting- bound in cloth.

That sounds very interesting! Maybe you can elaborate in another thread (although I don't think our mods really care if we only go off-topic for a couple of posts)?

[Ric]

I don't care about the off-topic, it is kind of relevant anyway! Plus I love Bob's collecting stories!

[swintek]

One of my absolute favorite items in my collection is his legendary "Catalog", featuring the Dracula manuscript. That thing is a like a book collector's wet dream. Just the pure joy of collecting- bound in cloth.

That sounds very interesting! Maybe you can elaborate in another thread (although I don't think our mods really care if we only go off-topic for a couple of posts)?

I'm really bad with saying I'm going to photograph and upload book images- and then not finding the time to do it! (Hey, 3 small kids, a full time job and a wife who is in school seemingly all the time) But, this "catalog" is so special it deserves to be admired. I'll really try to get to this soon, and post in another thread.

[Justin Case]

One of my absolute favorite items in my collection is his legendary "Catalog", featuring the Dracula manuscript. That thing is a like a book collector's wet dream. Just the pure joy of collecting- bound in cloth.

That sounds very interesting! Maybe you can elaborate in another thread (although I don't think our mods really care if we only go off-topic for a couple of posts)?

I'm really bad with saying I'm going to photograph and upload book images- and then not finding the time to do it! (Hey, 3 small kids, a full time job and a wife who is in school seemingly all the time) But, this "catalog" is so special it deserves to be admired. I'll really try to get to this soon, and post in another thread.

Please do - man, I'd love to see that!

[carlosdetweiller]

I almost forgot I had this book stored away in a closet until this thread got me to thinking if I had anything else Barker related to post. In 2001 Peter Schneider's Stealth Press published the BOOKS OF BLOOD combined into one volume. Here is one of the 52 lettered copies. Housed in a hardwood case with an engraved title plate (similar to the S/L THE STAND). It's a nice book fully bound in leather. Haven't seen one around in ages but I don't follow the Barker collectibles these days.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob1.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob2.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob3.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob4.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob5.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

Bob, you never cease to amaze me. Thanks for sharing.

[Ric]

I love how I spend my life trying to collect Barker items and Bob is like, oh wait, I have something buried in my closet... and it's something I've been looking for. :cry:

You're like the swami of collecting. :lol:

[swintek]

Yep, you just don't see those! I've got the numbered and think it's a REALLY nice production. Thanks for sharing the pics! I think it looks even better in the red leather.

One minor question/possible correction: I don't believe Peter Schneider was involved with STEALTH. I know it was Craig Spector, and possibly Peter ATKINS, who was later involved with Schneider at Hill House. Just for posterity.

[Ric]

Yes Peter Atkins was most certainly involved at Stealth; especially on that particular book.

[carlosdetweiller]

I only dealt with Stealth Press through communications with Peter Schneider. I mistakenly assumed he was the head honcho. Here is something I found using Google. He was in sales, not management.

http://www.libraryjournal.com/article/CA156323.html

[carlosdetweiller]

I also think (though I might be wrong) that Peter Schneider was the driving force behind the design and production of the BOOKS OF BLOOD limited edition. I've saved all of my e-mails from Peter regarding the book, updates on progress and design, etc. It seemed like he was the one calling the shots on that particular book, but I don't know for sure.

[swintek]

Then I certainly stand corrected. I had no idea he was involved at all. Very interesting. Thanks for clarifying. Also interesting that Schneider was the driving force behind the Stealth B.o.B, because that's just another classic, gorgeous book to go along with all the other King & Gaiman masterpieces that he assembled.

By the way, has anyone else noticed any concave-ness (for lack of a better word!) in the spine on B.o.B.? My copy is a little... indented in the wide spine area. Hard to explain, I guess. I always look at other pictures because I thought I had noticed it in other copies.

[Justin Case]

I almost forgot I had this book stored away in a closet until this thread got me to thinking if I had anything else Barker related to post. In 2001 Peter Schneider's Stealth Press published the BOOKS OF BLOOD combined into one volume. Here is one of the 52 lettered copies. Housed in a hardwood case with an engraved title plate (similar to the S/L THE STAND). It's a nice book fully bound in leather. Haven't seen one around in ages but I don't follow the Barker collectibles these days.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob1.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob2.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob3.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob4.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthbob5.jpg

Wow, that's gorgeous. I think that is the picture with Barker behind the mask - I get it confused with the one he actually took for Cold Heart Canyon. What a great object d'art to have in the closet! Very cool!:excited:

[carlosdetweiller]

Wow, that's gorgeous. I think that is the picture with Barker behind the mask - I get it confused with the one he actually took for Cold Heart Canyon. What a great object d'art to have in the closet! Very cool!:excited:

I think that Barker took the picture but the guy behind the mask is supposed to be his friend/life partner. There is a nude photograph of Barker in the book on the back of the limitation page.

[Ric]

Wow, that's gorgeous. I think that is the picture with Barker behind the mask - I get it confused with the one he actually took for Cold Heart Canyon. What a great object d'art to have in the closet! Very cool!:excited:

I think that Barker took the picture but the guy behind the mask is supposed to be his friend/life partner. There is a nude photograph of Barker in the book on the back of the limitation page.

Not quite. :) Clive took the photograph, but the model in the picture is Maurice Irvin not David Armstrong. David took the picture of Clive that is opposite the limitation page.

[carlosdetweiller]

Wow, that's gorgeous. I think that is the picture with Barker behind the mask - I get it confused with the one he actually took for Cold Heart Canyon. What a great object d'art to have in the closet! Very cool!:excited:

I think that Barker took the picture but the guy behind the mask is supposed to be his friend/life partner. There is a nude photograph of Barker in the book on the back of the limitation page.

Not quite. :) Clive took the photograph, but the model in the picture is Maurice Irvin not David Armstrong. David took the picture of Clive that is opposite the limitation page.

I don't know anything about it other than what Peter told me. Here is a letter sent to those of us who ordered the lettered version. This letter was prepublication. Not quite half way down the page Peter says it is David who is the model and that Clive took the photo. That is all I know. Maybe Peter had his info wrong. Ric, I think you know a lot more about Barker than I do and I accept your version.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/stealthletter.jpg

[Ric]

Look on the copyright page Bob. There's a credit for the cover model. Perhaps Peter was simply mistaken.

[carlosdetweiller]

Look on the copyright page Bob. There's a credit for the cover model. Perhaps Peter was simply mistaken.

Yep. It looks like Peter had it wrong in his letter. Thanks for the clarification.

[Count Screwloose]

This is a bound galley of THE DAMNATION GAME, published by Weidenfeld & Nicolson. It is bound in thick black cardboard and has two pages of text per galley page. It is signed by Barker. I have heard there were only four of these done but have no idea if that is factual or not. In a failed attempt to keep me from taking him to court, Michael Autrey sent me this and a bunch of other Barker and King items. Most were not worth anything but this one may have some financial potential. I've looked but have never seen another.

Hey, guys:

Pardon me for barging in, but I had to as this is only the second copy of this I've seen! Have no idea how many were done, but mine is signed as well and with the same color of ink. Very, very curious.

CS

[Patrick]

Welcome to our little Corner of TDT.org, CS. Please stick around and join in the discussions.

Niiiice book, Bob!

[Stockerlone]

This is the best looking German language signed limited Clive Barker book.

Clive Barker- Spiel des Verderbens - THE DAMNATION GAME
slipcased limited 22/300 + 172/300
signed from Clive Barker and illustrator Herbert Brandmeier - Publisher Edition Phantasia

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT3539.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT3541.JPG


It´s sold out, and the ´normal´ price for one book is 200-250 euros.

[Ric]

Thanks for posting that! I've never collected any non-English Barker books but it's very nice to see them!

I have a few other things I should post in here as well.

[Stockerlone]

And here comes an other German limited signed Clive Barker book:

CLIVE BARKER - Das Sakrament limited 111/250 slipcased signed - Publisher Edition Phantasia


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT3507.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT3506.JPG

[Randall Flagg]

I love the marbled slipcase. Congratulations.

[needfulthings]

I have an extra copy of DAS ERSTE BUCHDES BLUTES VOL 1 EDITION PHANTASIA this is book #114 of 250 & is in mint condition. This book is signed by CLIVE. This book is NOT FOR SALE but I will trade it for DAS ERSTE BUCH DES BLUTES vol 6 EDITION PHANTASIA in same condition. { ONLY #6! It is the only one I am missing.) Does not have to be signed.

[Resident Chris]

Now they are complete!!! My 6 Books of Blod by Edition Phantasia; all Limited to 250 Copies, numbered.
Bound in red silk, Book-Art and illustrations by J.K. Potter and Harry O. Morris jr, red Bookspine?(is this right)

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Auo4AcaN2XY/TotG76_hQTI/AAAAAAAAAQw/-2YwPR39h4I/s640/P9140085.JPG
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[Stockerlone]

Clive Barker recovering from 'near fatal' case of toxic shock syndrome

http://groups.google.com/group/alt.obituaries/browse_thread/thread/01a2686e489e190d

[Randall Flagg]

That link goes to a log in page.

Try this one:
http://news-briefs.ew.com/2012/02/07/clive-barker-toxic-shock/

[needfulthings]

CLIVE COVER ART 1986

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[needfulthings]

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[needfulthings]

BOOKS OF BLOOD 1 FRENCH
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[needfulthings]

http://imageshack.us/a/img805/2287/img076a.jpg
http://imageshack.us/a/img40/8825/img077qk.jpg

[Shannon]

Just wanted to remind everyone that I have the following Clive Barker books for sale, thanks!

http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/4017/barkert.jpg

http://img17.imageshack.us/img17/5329/extrau.jpg

[richie01]

Hi all, my first post on the forum. Here's my Clive B collection, have all first editions and some S/L editions too not in the pic and many are signed by Clive. : )

http://postimage.org/image/4hdhwbqkl/

[Brice]

Your pics won't show up until you have a few more posts. It is a precaution against spammers.

[richie01]

uploaded via imageshack


http://img40.imageshack.us/img40/2779/clivebcollection.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/40/clivebcollection.jpg/)

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[Brice]

Fixed this one too, :)

[richie01]

ahh great, much appreciated : )

[Brice]

My pleasure! You have several of Barker's that I don't. Very nice!

[needfulthings]

REVELATIONS (with 2 page AN APPRECIATION OF CLIVE BARKER by STEPHEN KING not in Advance uncorrected proof or final book)
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http://imageshack.us/a/img171/9016/img626.jpg
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[stkmw02]

My husband is more of a Barker fan than a King fan... he just got a copy of The Thief of Always hardcover first edition first printing. He's worked with Clive in the past, but never had anything autographed. He'll be seeing him again in a few months and wants to have that book signed.

He's still looking for a first edition first printing of Imajica. If anyone has one available, let me know.

[richie01]

here's the best bit of my Clive collection, the original S/L editions of the Books of Blood : ) - all 6 books are signed by Clive in 2 slipcases

http://img213.imageshack.us/img213/614/booksofbloodltd.jpg (http://imageshack.us/photo/my-images/213/booksofbloodltd.jpg/)

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[richie01]

limitation page

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[Brice]

Now that is awesome!

As is Needfulthings' addition to the thread up above.

[needfulthings]

U.K. PROOF signed AUG 1985
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U,S.A. PROOF signed
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[needfulthings]

http://imageshack.us/a/img228/9419/img748k.jpg

http://imageshack.us/a/img36/4746/img749.jpg

FRENCH
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http://imageshack.us/a/img684/1696/img751g.jpg

[billstand]

wow! Just came across this thread and that Books of Blood from Stealth is awesome.

[mae]

It had always been one of Clive Barker's wishes that the entire Books of Blood collection be published as a single edition containing all six volumes. Because of rights issues, other concerns, and whatnot, this dream was not realized until Peter Atkins -- perhaps best known as the writer of most of the Hellraiser series of films -- got together with Stealth Press in 2001 and issued a complete Books of Blood collection in three states: A Black signed/limited edition, a white trade edition, and a red lettered edition (which I sadly do not have). Finally the entire series was under one cover.

The Stealth Press Complete Books of Blood signed/limited edition:

http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/cb/cb23.jpg
http://www.ricperrott.com/pictures/cb/cb24.jpg

I think I'll stop here for now. But I'll pick it up again with more Clive Barker collectibles. :)

Is the Stealth Press 2001 limited omnibus the only complete one-volume hardcover collection? I'm looking to get one, but was there no mass-market edition? Looking for an affordable copy, but they seem to start at $100... :(

[needfulthings]

1st U.K. EDITION.
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http://imageshack.us/a/img525/8804/dscn6669.jpg

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[swintek]

Just got Earthling's "25th Anniversary Edition" of WEAVEWORLD in the mail, and this is REALLY impressive. Even just the GIFT edition- I can imagine the limited is even nicer. Beautifully designed in two color, oversized with copious, beautiful Richard Kirk pen and ink illustrations. And an absolute bargain at $45! Highly recommended for everybody's shelf. We need more books like this- in terms of quality of design and value.

Ron

[needfulthings]

BOOKS OF BLOOD VOLUME ONE U.K. TRUE 1st EDITION 1st STATE SPHERE 1984 (SIGNED BY CLIVE BARKER & RAMSEY CAMBELL.)
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BOOKS OF BLOOD VOLUME ONE U.K. TRUE 1st EDITION 2nd STATE SPHERE 1984 (SIGNED BY CLIVE BARKER & RAMSEY CAMBELL)
REPLACED OLD COVER WITH NEW CLIVE BARKER ART COVER (NOTE 1985 DATE ON COVER BUT STILL 1984 INSIDE.
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NOTE SIZE DEFFERENCE BETWEEN 1st & 2nd STATE
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[Stockerlone]

Clive Barker - Der Dieb der Zeit
limited 155/250 slipcased
Edition Phantasia

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT2557.JPG
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT2517.JPG
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[mattgreenbean]

New edition of Cabal available from a little press. limited to only 300
https://fiddleblack.org/press/cabal-and-other-annotations

[WeDealInLead]

Two more limited editions in the works: The Midnight Meat Train from Dark Regions and Books of Blood from Subterranean.

[mistercrowley]

Wait…wasn't Books of Blood already published in a limited format?

[WeDealInLead]

Those sorts of details never stopped SP. Or selling you a book with a 750 print run for $125 without a slipcase...and then charging you additionally if you wanted one. EL OH effin EL.

Here's the info from their website:

Here's one cover image for a six volume signed limited edition set we're working on for next year…

Ours will mark the first US publication of all the hardcovers in a uniform edition, with Clive's original dust jacket art. (In fact, some of the volumes have never been published separately in the US.)

[mistercrowley]

You have a valid point. Wonder how much they will charge

[mistercrowley]

The art they have up looks awful.

[Groomp]

gorgeous

[DoctorZaius]

Those sorts of details never stopped SP. Or selling you a book with a 750 print run for $125 without a slipcase...and then charging you additionally if you wanted one. EL OH effin EL.

Here's the info from their website:

Here's one cover image for a six volume signed limited edition set we're working on for next year…

Ours will mark the first US publication of all the hardcovers in a uniform edition, with Clive's original dust jacket art. (In fact, some of the volumes have never been published separately in the US.)


I already have the British edition from years ago (six volumes sold as two sets of three, with slipcases). Not sure if this really interests me since I already have the original covers.

[needfulthings]

ORIGINAL COVER.
http://imageshack.us/a/img16/8554/img002zg.jpg

[goathunter]

The art they have up looks awful.

That art is by Clive Barker..... (I don't care for it, either.)

Hunter

[mattgreenbean]

I was able to order a copy of the damnation game, s/l, in the short amount of time it was up. Anyone else order a copy?

[fearless-freak]

www.realclivebarker.com/firsttales/

http://www.smashwords.com/books/view/382787

I've downloaded the audiobooks

[needfulthings]

Is this really a good investment? A flat signed U.S. 1st edition today sells for $15 to $20 (26 years later). Cover price on the book was $18.95. JUST ASKING.

[mattgreenbean]

Good investment if you want his first stories. Has Candle been published anywhere else?

[RC65]

I never think of my signed/limited purchases as "investments" because 99% of S/Ls are, like new/used cars, destined to lose value as soon as you drive them off the proverbial lot. Stephen King, the focus of this site, and a few other titles now and then, often manage to maintain or increase value, but they are far more the exception than the rule. Time will determine whether or not the Barker title will be one of the atypical 1%; if I had to guess, it's probably a safer bet than most titles we see come down the pike...I doubt it'll increase much, but its value will likely hold. Just a guess on my part, though.

[fearless-freak]

Good investment if you want his first stories. Has Candle been published anywhere else?

no, i think Candle eventually morphed into Weaveworld

[mattgreenbean]

Chiliad is in stock and shipping from Subterranean now.

[DoctorZaius]

Chiliad is in stock and shipping from Subterranean now.

Very excited - I have a few of these on the way!

[darkdiscoveries]

Two more limited editions in the works: The Midnight Meat Train from Dark Regions and Books of Blood from Subterranean.

I don't know about the Sub Press limited, but i'm working with Chris Morey and Dark Regions and his Midnight Meat Train limited will be well worth the money for the great price! $50 for the signed/# edition of only 450 copies, $250 for the signed/lettered/slipcased (only 66 being done) and $1000 for the ultra traycased edition of only 13. Paul Miller of Earthling Press is also helping Chris with the tray cases for the Ultra edition. The books will feature the original novella, new intro and art by Barker, the screenplay from the movie and an intro from the writer as well. Looks like it will probably sell out after the pre-order opens up tomorrow. Here's the link:

http://www.darkregions.com/books/clive-barkers-the-midnight-meat-train-special-definitive-edition

- James

[fearless-freak]

which cover are Sub using for The Books of Blood?

[Br!an]

@darkdiscoveries

$50 - $200 - $1300 are the prices on the web site.

[mattgreenbean]

Ordered my copy.

[mistercrowley]

My only thing is why order the midnight meat train when you can get the same story along with many others in either the signed limited of the Books of Blood that were previously published or the forthcoming edition from subpress

[mattgreenbean]

All the extras. True about having the story in the other books of blood editions, but I'll enjoy the extra stuff that only this edition will have.

[somekindofstranger]

Books of Blood is announced at SubPress:

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_books_of_blood_preorder

[Ben Staad]

Gorgeous looking cover.

[somekindofstranger]

I just need to wait to see how a couple of ebay auctions turn out today before I take the plunge with this one!

[herbertwest]

The covers looks amazing.

Here is the one that was in their newsletter :

http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Four.jpg



We're happy to announce our second project with Clive Barker, a six-volume limited edition hardcover set of the legendary The Books of Blood, being released this Fall to celebrate the collections' thirtieth anniversary. Each volume will feature Clive's own art on the dust jacket-a different image for each book-as well as the first section of each book printed in two colors. These are true horror classics, and we're grateful to Clive for allowing us to honor them with this set.

About the Book:

When the first three volumes of Clive Barker's The Books of Blood appeared in 1984, it was immediately apparent that a writer of extraordinary, perhaps unprecedented gifts had emerged, seemingly out of nowhere. The publication, one year later, of the final three volumes merely strengthened that initial impression. Now, some thirty years after their initial release, The Books of Blood has assumed the status of an undisputed classic.

"The dead have highways," Barker tells us in the frame tale that begins this collection. He then proceeds to take us on a tour of some of those hidden highways. The tour begins with "The Midnight Meat Train," one of the most extraordinary urban horror stories ever written, and ends with the novella "The Last Illusion," the basis for Barker's 1995 film, Lord of Illusions. In between these narrative bookends, Barker offers us a series of unforgettable images. In "The Body Politic," a pair of severed hands leads a revolution unlike any you have ever imagined. "Son of Celluloid" features a sentient tumor that comes to astonishing life in a nearly deserted cinema. In the World Fantasy Award-winning "Jacqueline Ess: Her Will and Testament," a bored and suicidal housewife discovers a lethal capacity to transform the human body. "The Yattering and Jack" presents a comic tour-de-force about the relationship between a minor demon and the man he so unsuccessfully haunts. "The Forbidden," which inspired the classic horror film Candyman, concerns a graduate student who uncovers the grim secret hidden in a rundown housing project. And in the masterful "Rawhead Rex," a giant, blatantly phallic entity terrorizes a rural English community.

These are just a few of the extravagant pleasures waiting within these pages. The result is a gigantic treasure trove of unique, often darkly beautiful visions. These visions are accompanied, fittingly enough, by the author's own original artwork, which serves as the perfect complement to these singular-and immensely entertaining-creations. As disturbing and compelling as they were three decades ago, the stories and novellas gathered here are among the preeminent achievements of late 20th century horror fiction. These are narratives that are built to last. No one who encounters them is ever likely to forget their impact.

Limited: 500 numbered six-volume sets, with the first volume signed by the author, housed in a custom slipcase: $250

Lettered: 26 specially bound six-volume sets, with the first volume signed by the author, housed in a custom traycase: $1500




http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_One.jpg http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Two.jpg http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Three.jp g http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Four.jpg http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Five.jpg http://subterraneanpress.com/uploads/The_Books_of_Blood_by_Clive_Barker_Volume_Six.jpg

[mikeC]

I really liked the Great and Secret Show comic, will they ever do the sequel in comic form?

[frik]

Love the books, hate Barker's art. Tempting, but I think I'll give this set a pass.

sk

[DoctorZaius]

I'm getting kind of sick of these "anniversary" editions. I have the original signed limited editions does in England with the original artwork. Multiple limited editions seems to devalue the originals.

[Booknutt]

I really liked the Great and Secret Show comic, will they ever do the sequel in comic form?

If they did I doubt that it would have art by Gabriel Rodriguez. Even though he's exclusive to IDW for now, he seems to have his next few years of projects lined up already. With the Little Nemo book he's working on now. And Joe Hill has mentioned wanting to do a superhero book with him at one of the big two publishers. Plus he mentioned a few more Locke and Key one shots and mini series they want to do.

[sharki69]

I spotted these 2 Abarat ARC's (unsigned) at mt local bookstore. Any value ? Is $25 for each is descent price ?

Thanks

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/sharki69/Skelton%20crew/A62914A5-D055-4281-9B96-0F1AFF4DDB0F.jpg (http://s367.photobucket.com/user/sharki69/media/Skelton%20crew/A62914A5-D055-4281-9B96-0F1AFF4DDB0F.jpg.html)

http://i367.photobucket.com/albums/oo111/sharki69/Skelton%20crew/90550F2A-D52F-47E6-92E2-09D05593E703.jpg (http://s367.photobucket.com/user/sharki69/media/Skelton%20crew/90550F2A-D52F-47E6-92E2-09D05593E703.jpg.html)

[fearless-freak]

what amazed me about the Abarat was the weight of the hardbacks

[ajw2910]

Does anyone know if BE Trice did a limited edition of the 3rd Abarat, Absolute Midnight? I have S/L's of the first two through them, with matching numbers, and wasn't sure if there was one available at some point. Don't know how I missed this one coming out back in 2011, but just ordered a copy off ebay to read.

[DoctorZaius]

Does anyone know if BE Trice did a limited edition of the 3rd Abarat, Absolute Midnight? I have S/L's of the first two through them, with matching numbers, and wasn't sure if there was one available at some point. Don't know how I missed this one coming out back in 2011, but just ordered a copy off ebay to read.

This one never came out to my knowledge.

[carlosdetweiller]

Does anyone know if BE Trice did a limited edition of the 3rd Abarat, Absolute Midnight? I have S/L's of the first two through them, with matching numbers, and wasn't sure if there was one available at some point. Don't know how I missed this one coming out back in 2011, but just ordered a copy off ebay to read.

This one never came out to my knowledge.

I also don't think that it was published. I bought the first two editions directly from Britton Trice and was on his mailing list for a long time. I didn't receive any word on it.

[swintek]

I seem to remember reading online years ago that (being based in N.O.) Hurricane Katrina effectively put them out of business. I don't think they published anything after the hurricane (2005). Does anybody know of any books published by them after 2005?

Ron

[zelig]

Hi folks. I was scanning this thread and there's a lot of impressive editions here. I figured I'd post this. I have no idea if this would hold any interest for a collector or if it has any value. I'm also not absolutely certain as to what it is officially, but I'm guessing it's just a copy of the manuscript or early draft of The Great and Secret Show. Many of the pages have handwritten corrections and/or changes (although it's a copy.)

Anyway, let me know your thoughts. This has been sitting in a box for over 20 years and I'd forgotten about it for most of that time. I originally got it direct from the publisher when I used to own a specialty bookstore.

http://zelig.io/images/cb/tgass_manuscript1.jpg

http://zelig.io/images/cb/tgass_manuscript3.jpg

http://zelig.io/images/cb/tgass_manuscript4.jpg

[jhanic]

I think that's a really neat item. Of course, I'm a sucker for those types of things.

John

[DoctorZaius]

A cool item. Not sure what it would be worth though because it's photocopied. I'd be interested to see what others think.

[zelig]

Yeah, I'm a sucker for this sort of thing too. Can't believe I hung onto it for all these years. I'm wondering if it's worth getting it bound like I've seen Bob do with certain unique items like this.

[Booknutt]

Slowing selling off a bunch of ARCs I have laying around.

I have Abarat books II and III in ARCs and I'll throw in a first HC of Book I. Anybody interested? Plus I might have a really neat foldout poster of Abarat. $40 obo.

[mkberger]

Posted this in the Subterranean Press thread, but one does not appear to be much of a going concern.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e214/Rivende1128/Barker--CHILIAD-Proof_zpse388b806.jpg

[mattgreenbean]

It was a cool story, just not as freaky as Clive has written before.

[herbertwest]

Don't like this cover..

[mattgreenbean]

First Tales is shipping now.

[Merlin1958]

I don't care for that cover either, but I think it is time for me to get back into reading his books. I thoroughly enjoyed "The Great & Secret Show", "Weaveworld" and a couple others. He's a great author of horror. I should show him the respect he deserves.

[WeDealInLead]

I'm 99.99% sure Chilliad isn't new material. I read a few reviews which were disappointed the stories weren't new.

Merlin, Books of Blood are classic. I've read a couple of graphic novel adaptations (loved them), first two BoB books, The Hellbound Heart and Cabal and they were all 5 star books.

[Stockerlone]

Clive Barker - Das erste Buch des Blutes - Leseexemplar / ARC


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/742/medium/PICT1957.JPG

It´s the only German Clive Barker Leseexemplar/ARC.
Originaly this arc was delivered in a metall can with a letter.
For a looooooong time i try to find this complete set... :(
http://www.clivebarker.de/Werke/buecher/buecher/dose.jpg

[Tommy]

I'm 99.99% sure Chilliad isn't new material. I read a few reviews which were disappointed the stories weren't new.



Chiliad was part of Cemetery Dance's anthology Revelations from 1997 which features Barker's artwork for the cover and endpapers

[sharki69]

Found Abarat & Abart Days of Magic Nights of War ARC's at my local bookshop for $60 (both). I'm not Barker collector, but thought it may interest someone here.

If you want them, PM me and we will make it happen.

[mattgreenbean]

My copy of First Tales came today. Simple black slipcase. No text on dust jacket. Signed and numbered.
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/1407467843541.jpg

[Tommy]

Sweet! I like that design, glad I ordered this one

[DoctorZaius]

My copy of First Tales came today. Simple black slipcase. No text on dust jacket. Signed and numbered.
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/1407467843541.jpg

Where did you get it from? SP? Directly from Clive's publisher?

[mattgreenbean]

Here's the order page http://www.realclivebarker.com/firsttales/ Not sure what is still available. There are a couple of b&w illustrations in the book.

It's printed by Clive through his publication SeraphimInk, it's their first project.
Topspin filled the order and shipments.

[mistercrowley]

Are the stories themselves worth it because I thought Chilead was awful and don't want to waste my money.

[WeDealInLead]

What was the issue price for SP Books of Blood? I'm thinking of possibly getting it from Camelot. Or maybe waiting until the dust settles and unclaimed copies are found in the warehouse.

[uturn83]

Limited: 500 numbered six-volume sets, with the first volume signed by the author, housed in a custom slipcase: $250

[DoctorZaius]

My copy of First Tales came today. Simple black slipcase. No text on dust jacket. Signed and numbered.
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/1407467843541.jpg

Where did you get it from? SP? Directly from Clive's publisher?

I got it from SP

[I/O]

Signed editions of TORTURED SOULS (350 numbered, 26 lettered) sold out at Sub Press and at Camelot. Good response on this one.

[biomieg]

FYI: member jonp is selling some great collectible Barker books!

[I/O]

SubPress has increased the limitation of the signed/numbered edition of TORTURED SOULS to 500, and are showing copies as available.

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/tortured_souls_the_legend_of_primordium

[Priest]

gna ... i do not like if the increase limitations...

[WeDealInLead]

Barker gets more money, publisher gets more money and your book still looks exactly the same. It seems your only problem here is that more people will own the book. Which in a way I understand but also don't because I collect for myself, not to compete with others.

[Merlin1958]

Barker gets more money, publisher gets more money and your book still looks exactly the same. It seems your only problem here is that more people will own the book. Which in a way I understand but also don't because I collect for myself, not to compete with others.

I don't think its a matter of competing. It does de-value the edition somewhat though, no? Especially if the prices remains firm.

[Priest]

yes and no - even if i never analysed that feeling.

Its more, that i like the moment when you realize that you got something, that is sold out, and it was difficult to get it , and you had to be fast, and there in the correct time frame.
That feels great - its just an emotional collectors thing, but it does.

When you then get the email 2 days later that they just made 200 more and you can have as much as you want,
you feel betrayed because they took this feeling from you.

sounds strange ? maybe ... but i like collecting books, and i like that little success

[Merlin1958]

yes and no - even if i never analysed that feeling.

Its more, that i like the moment when you realize that you got something, that is sold out, and it was difficult to get it , and you had to be fast, and there in the correct time frame.
That feels great - its just an emotional collectors thing, but it does.

When you then get the email 2 days later that they just made 200 more and you can have as much as you want,
you feel betrayed because they took this feeling from you.

sounds strange ? maybe ... but i like collecting books, and i like that little success

So, basically....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA4W1Ayd1jE


Gotta be fresh from the fight!! LOL

[WeDealInLead]

No, it's not strange. I got it now.

[racerx45]

yes and no - even if i never analysed that feeling.

Its more, that i like the moment when you realize that you got something, that is sold out, and it was difficult to get it , and you had to be fast, and there in the correct time frame.
That feels great - its just an emotional collectors thing, but it does.

When you then get the email 2 days later that they just made 200 more and you can have as much as you want,
you feel betrayed because they took this feeling from you.

sounds strange ? maybe ... but i like collecting books, and i like that little success

I can totally relate to that, thanks

[herbertwest]

Clive Barker’s “SCARLET GOSPELS” Officially Out in Spring 2015

Describing it as a “roller coaster of terror that explains who the Cenobites are, where they came from… and how their world comes to an end,” legendary author Clive Barker has revealed the official release date for the return of Pinhead, THE SCARLET GOSPELS.

A monumentally anticipated tale, as not only does it see Barker return to his iconic Cenobites, but pit them against another of his beloved creations, occult detective Harry D’Amour (“The Last Illusion”), THE SCARLET GOSPELS will hit on May 19, 2015 via St. Martin’s Press. At his official Facebook, Barker writes:

UPDATED POST: AT LONG LAST… PINHEAD RETURNS. You’ve been waiting twenty years for this story… sign up on the Clive Barker mailing list atwww.realclivebarker.com for updates! Harry D’Amour (the hard-boiled paranormal detective from the movie Lord of Illusions) going head to head with the Hellpriest known as Pinhead (in his first literary appearance since The Hellbound Heart). A roller coaster of terror that explains who the Cenobites are, where they came from… and how their world comes to an end. The long-awaited final chapter in the Hellraiser mythos… AVAILABLE MAY 19th 2015 FROM ST. MARTIN’S PRESS.


http://www.fangoria.com/new/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/1794709_610927439015977_1724083910855888182_n.png

>>>> http://www.fangoria.com/new/clive-barkers-scarlet-gospels-officially-out-in-spring-2015/

[fearless-freak]

SOLD!

[mattgreenbean]

Waiting for the preorder page!

[Priest]

Hey Guys,
since 2003 i carry this tortoured souls figures with me - searching for a place to display them but never removed them from the box.
They are 12" and Lucidique is the the collectors club edition (this edition was only available through the club , what wonder) and is extra bloody/covered in blood
compared to the "store" edition. I think this run was limited to 250. Scythe is the regular edition.

FInaly when i saw that they will now (11 years later) be the protagonists in the new barker, and i still have no space, i want to offer them.
Maybe somebody in interested - then drop me a PM.

all images:
https://imageshack.com/a/YrPz/1

http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/540/wSA8IW.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/f0wSA8IWj)
http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/800x600q90/537/GK5M7b.jpg (https://imageshack.com/i/exGK5M7bj)

[fernandito]

Those look bad ass ^

[mistercrowley]

Now if only he finishes the third book in The Art series

[Merlin1958]

Now if only he finishes the third book in The Art series

Amen!!!

[mattgreenbean]

Pre-ordered the Director's Cut of Nightbreed and received the limited version! Gonna watch it tomorrow night as the last movie I watch as a single man.

[T-Dogz_AK47]

Pre-ordered the Director's Cut of Nightbreed and received the limited version! Gonna watch it tomorrow night as the last movie I watch as a single man.

That's awesome, my friend!! :thumbsup:

[herbertwest]

The lettered edition of BOOKS OF BLOOD, by Subterranean Press is apparently not sold out yetk, while the limited is.
$1.500 for the 5 books
>>> http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_books_of_blood_preorder

The covers are absolutely amazing.

[Br!an]

The lettered edition of BOOKS OF BLOOD, by Subterranean Press is apparently not sold out yetk, while the limited is.
$1.500 for the 5 books
>>> http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_books_of_blood_preorder

The covers are absolutely amazing.

Subterranean also announced that they are shipping them starting today.

[mistercrowley]

The lettered edition of BOOKS OF BLOOD, by Subterranean Press is apparently not sold out yetk, while the limited is.
$1.500 for the 5 books
>>> http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/the_books_of_blood_preorder

The covers are absolutely amazing.

I heard that the art was previously used in older editions of Books of Blood. It's really not to my liking. I'm a little confused and what exactly is different between the two editions other than the tray case. Seems like a lot of money for not very much

[mkberger]

From last week's mail:

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e214/Rivende1128/Barker--TORTURED-SOULS-Proof-Small_zps4d30f936.jpg

PM if interested.

[fearless-freak]

sweet

[Langolier]

Earthling will published THE SCARLET GOSPELS deluxe edition

I am thrilled to announce that Earthling has acquired the rights to publish the limited, signed, deluxe edition of Clive Barker's THE SCARLET GOSPELS. As a well-established publisher of Clive's work, most recently having published an oversized anniversary edition of his epic dark fantasy WEAVEWORLD, we are thrilled to be doing this project that features two of Clive's iconic characters, Pinhead and Harry D'Amour. Earthling published a deluxe edition of THE HELLBOUND HEART, which "gave birth" to the Cenobites, so it seems only fitting for us to publish a novel that will likely see the death of Pinhead. Clive calls GOSPELS "a HORROR NOVEL with the graphic violence and perverse eroticism of the most intense tales from the Books of Blood." Details regarding print run, design, and special features will be announced and ordering will commence by January 1, 2015.
Sounds interesting :thumbsup:

[Br!an]

Sub Press has lettered copies of Books of Blood available while they last.

[mattgreenbean]

The Earthling Limited version of The Scarlet Gospels is available for preorder now. Though it's $250 and no gift edition, so I won't be getting it. It has an extra story with it so it definitely has something cool and worth it.

[ajw2910]

Just ordered mine. Haven't spent that much on a non-Stephen King book in a while, but it sounds like it should be a good one!

[swintek]

I pulled the trigger on Earthling's Scarlet Gospels as well (through Camelot- who graciously lets you pay upon the book actually in hand and shipping to you), but I have a couple of questions:

-I stopped reading his sprawling interview updates at his site more than a year ago, but I seem to remember awhile back that he had gotten so overwhelmed by the sheer magnitude of this book that he had enlisted someone else to "help assemble" it...? Does anyone know anything about that? Also, I thought that the reason for that is that he had amassed an insane amount of manuscript pages, and this was supposed to be his ultimate epic, massive exploration of hell... I just saw the ARC on Ebay: http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-Clive-Barker-THE-SCARLET-GOSPELS-ARC-GALLEY-PROOF-Ships-now/261738912553?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%2 6asc%3D20131003132420%26meid%3D39efea5f1fc34b969b8 edaf669644d3b%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D2%26rkt%3D6%26 sd%3D191484405495&rt=nc

...it looks like 200 or so pages here... any thoughts or knowledge out there on this?

Ron

[Booknutt]

I have an ARC on the way to me, I'll let y'all know what I think. The only person I know that's read it thought it was horrible. And he's a big Barker fan.

[surly]

For anyone interested, it looks like you can pre-order a US or UK signed trade of THE SCARLET GOSPELS from Clive's site:
LINK (http://www.realclivebarker.com/product/the-scarlet-gospels-us-and-uk-editions-hardcover/)

On which edition to get - “Following the flag” is a book-collecting fashion that favors the first edition issued in the author’s home country. Now that he resides in US, do you feel the US edition is the one to get, or would you still opt for the UK since that is where is originally from?

[mkb.redux]

For anyone interested, it looks like you can pre-order a US or UK signed trade of THE SCARLET GOSPELS from Clive's site:
LINK (http://www.realclivebarker.com/product/the-scarlet-gospels-us-and-uk-editions-hardcover/)

On which edition to get - “Following the flag” is a book-collecting fashion that favors the first edition issued in the author’s home country. Now that he resides in US, do you feel the US edition is the one to get, or would you still opt for the UK since that is where is originally from?

The US edition shows a pub date of May 19th; the UK pub date is May 21. I would go with the US based on that.

[uturn83]

LOVE the UK covert art, especially next to the US cover!

[mattgreenbean]

I went with the UK. I mean, it has Pinhead on the cover!!!! Just getting the signed version, no drawing by the artist. But I'm pretty excited since the Earthling edition was way too much for my budget.

[Booknutt]

Anybody interested in an ARC of the new book? I'm too backloged in books and I know I won't be able to get to it anytime soon. PM me and make me an offer.

Sold.

[Tommy]

Anybody interested in an ARC of the new book? I'm too backloged in books and I know I won't be able to get to it anytime soon. PM me and make me an offer.

Sold.

I am ridiculously depressed that I missed this offer :cry:

[Tommy]

Hey Barker fans, I have a question for you. I am going to the Mad Monster Party in Charlotte at the end of March and hopefully get Doug Bradley's autograph. I was thinking of getting him to sign my Earthling Limited Edition of the Hellbound Heart. Would this add or subtract to the value of the book for Barker fans? I know a lot of people don't care for association signatures in the LE's but Bradley is so strongly tied to the character of Pinhead that I think it would be pretty sweet to have his autograph in that particular book. And if I did get it signed, should it be on the signature/limitation page along with Barker's or on a different page?

[WeDealInLead]

I wouldn't do it. Get a DVD or a bust/statue and get that signed instead.

[carlosdetweiller]

I wouldn't do that either.

[swintek]

I don't know; my first thought is 'no way'. I don't think a whole lot of associational signatures either, but- as you say, Bradley is inextricably tied to the character, and, most importantly, there's this: it sounds like a good idea to YOU, apparently. It's your book. I get that we collectors sort of see ourselves as merely caretakers of our prized "possessions", and we always have an eye to keep them pristine and unsullied in any way that might affect their "value"- in our lifetime or our children's (or even beyond that, just a general bibliophile's sense of treating the object with as much reverence and decency as possible for posterity's sake, and, whoever else hands it may pass through in the far future). But, truthfully- there's what? 500 of them out there? I think the satisfaction that you will receive whenever you open that book throughout the rest of your life will justify the risk of "marring" it. Truthfully, nobody's going to care in 50 years, and odds are- you won't regret it one bit, for one reason or another. I say do it.

[needfulthings]

WHAT CAN I SAY? DO YOU LIKE IT OR NOT?
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[Tommy]

These are all EXACTLY the thought processes that led me here! :doh::beat::excited::frown2::clap::confused::redfa ce::cyclops::mummy::mad::dance::emot-roflolmao::emot-butt::orely::panic::panic::rofl::shoot::evil:

[Tommy]

Thanks to everyone who responded! :grouphug::huglove::rose:

I am still mulling it over. My knee-jerk reaction was what Bob and WeDealInLead said and leave it pristine but then what Swintek said makes sense too.

I mean if you could have a copy of Dracula that had been signed by Stoker ALSO signed by Bela Lugosi, would you prefer the one signed by both or one just signed by Stoker?

And Bruce, my very first thought was hunting down a copy of that to get signed since it was the first appearance of The Hellbound Heart and I LOVE your copy, very cool! :thumbsup:

The signature page for this (Earthling) edition does feature a sketch of Pinhead himself.

Also, my best friend is coming to visit and he actually drew a picture of Pinhead way back when were in High School together that was printed in our Year Book in the art section. My friend is thinking about getting his Faux Lament Configuration Box signed. We will get to meet Mr Bradley together and have a cool memory before he has to go back to Austin. Needless to say we've both been huge fans for a long time. I also have an ARC of The Scarlet Gospels that might also could be signed, now that one really is tricky :eek:

[carlosdetweiller]

I mean if you could have a copy of Dracula that had been signed by Stoker ALSO signed by Bela Lugosi, would you prefer the one signed by both or one just signed by Stoker?


I would prefer one signed just by Stoker. There are later book editions of Dracula that, IMO, would be greatly enhanced by a Lugosi signature. The photoplay edition with scenes from the film with Lugosi as Dracula is one that comes to mind.

But it all comes down to the individual collector's preference. Discussions like this are part of what make this forum fun. You have given the matter much thought and I'm sure you will make the right choice.

[Rahfa]

Thanks to everyone who responded! :grouphug::huglove::rose:

I am still mulling it over. My knee-jerk reaction was what Bob and WeDealInLead said and leave it pristine but then what Swintek said makes sense too.

I mean if you could have a copy of Dracula that had been signed by Stoker ALSO signed by Bela Lugosi, would you prefer the one signed by both or one just signed by Stoker?

And Bruce, my very first thought was hunting down a copy of that to get signed since it was the first appearance of The Hellbound Heart and I LOVE your copy, very cool! :thumbsup:

The signature page for this (Earthling) edition does feature a sketch of Pinhead himself.

Also, my best friend is coming to visit and he actually drew a picture of Pinhead way back when were in High School together that was printed in our Year Book in the art section. My friend is thinking about getting his Faux Lament Configuration Box signed. We will get to meet Mr Bradley together and have a cool memory before he has to go back to Austin. Needless to say we've both been huge fans for a long time. I also have an ARC of The Scarlet Gospels that might also could be signed, now that one really is tricky :eek:

Sorry to be snarky, but Doug Bradley's not Bela Lugosi and Pinhead isn't Dracula.

But I think it's a fun association signature and I can't imagine it hurting the value, if that's an issue.

[needfulthings]

Sorry to be snarky, but Doug Bradley's not Bela Lugosi and Pinhead isn't Dracula.


"They are in this day & age":rolleyes2:
GUESS WHO WOULD GET THE MOST RECOGNITION?
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[Tommy]

I mean if you could have a copy of Dracula that had been signed by Stoker ALSO signed by Bela Lugosi, would you prefer the one signed by both or one just signed by Stoker?


I would prefer one signed just by Stoker. There are later book editions of Dracula that, IMO, would be greatly enhanced by a Lugosi signature. The photoplay edition with scenes from the film with Lugosi as Dracula is one that comes to mind.

But it all comes down to the individual collector's preference. Discussions like this are part of what make this forum fun. You have given the matter much thought and I'm sure you will make the right choice.

Thanks!

[Tommy]

Thanks to everyone who responded! :grouphug::huglove::rose:

I am still mulling it over. My knee-jerk reaction was what Bob and WeDealInLead said and leave it pristine but then what Swintek said makes sense too.

I mean if you could have a copy of Dracula that had been signed by Stoker ALSO signed by Bela Lugosi, would you prefer the one signed by both or one just signed by Stoker?

And Bruce, my very first thought was hunting down a copy of that to get signed since it was the first appearance of The Hellbound Heart and I LOVE your copy, very cool! :thumbsup:

The signature page for this (Earthling) edition does feature a sketch of Pinhead himself.

Also, my best friend is coming to visit and he actually drew a picture of Pinhead way back when were in High School together that was printed in our Year Book in the art section. My friend is thinking about getting his Faux Lament Configuration Box signed. We will get to meet Mr Bradley together and have a cool memory before he has to go back to Austin. Needless to say we've both been huge fans for a long time. I also have an ARC of The Scarlet Gospels that might also could be signed, now that one really is tricky :eek:

Sorry to be snarky, but Doug Bradley's not Bela Lugosi and Pinhead isn't Dracula.

But I think it's a fun association signature and I can't imagine it hurting the value, if that's an issue.

I agree the analogy was a bit poor considering how well Bradley and Barker know each other, just a little harmless thinking is all...:biggrin:

[Merlin1958]

Hey Barker fans, I have a question for you. I am going to the Mad Monster Party in Charlotte at the end of March and hopefully get Doug Bradley's autograph. I was thinking of getting him to sign my Earthling Limited Edition of the Hellbound Heart. Would this add or subtract to the value of the book for Barker fans? I know a lot of people don't care for association signatures in the LE's but Bradley is so strongly tied to the character of Pinhead that I think it would be pretty sweet to have his autograph in that particular book. And if I did get it signed, should it be on the signature/limitation page along with Barker's or on a different page?

Follow your heart. It is after all your collection and your rules. Do what you think is cool and not what others say (no disrespect). At the end of the day, you should be happy, not everyone else (including me).

We'll support you either way, you're a freaking valued member!!!

[Tommy]

Hey Barker fans, I have a question for you. I am going to the Mad Monster Party in Charlotte at the end of March and hopefully get Doug Bradley's autograph. I was thinking of getting him to sign my Earthling Limited Edition of the Hellbound Heart. Would this add or subtract to the value of the book for Barker fans? I know a lot of people don't care for association signatures in the LE's but Bradley is so strongly tied to the character of Pinhead that I think it would be pretty sweet to have his autograph in that particular book. And if I did get it signed, should it be on the signature/limitation page along with Barker's or on a different page?

Follow your heart. It is after all your collection and your rules. Do what you think is cool and not what others say (no disrespect). At the end of the day, you should be happy, not everyone else (including me).

We'll support you either way, you're a freaking valued member!!!

Thanks Bill!

[needfulthings]

Stand-alone The Hellbound Heart 1st edition Nov 1991
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[Tommy]

Stand-alone The Hellbound Heart 1st edition Nov 1991
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That was the cover/copy I read, love the artwork!

[Tommy]

I have a spare copy of The Scarlet Gospels ARC if anyone is interested, PM me!

SOLD

[Tommy]

I have another US ARC of The Scarlet Gospels if interested PM Me!

[Tommy]

I have another US ARC of The Scarlet Gospels if interested PM Me!

SOLD

[Stockerlone]

Clive Barker " Das Buch des Blutes 1-6"
all 242/250 Edition Phantasia with custom slipcase
http://www.ebay.de/itm/261869641096?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT
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[jonp]

Just to let everyone know that in the UK there are two variants of the UK First of The Scarlet Gospels. The normal 1st and a Waterstones edition with 'red' page edges (similar effect as the Revival Blue edition). If any one wishes me to get them a copy just PM me. My Internet access at the moment is limited so I may not respond straight away.

Jon

EDIT: to add title and photos.
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[frekljr]

I just ordered a copy of "the scarlet gospels" today. To be honest I never read Clive Barker before. I just loved most of the movies based off his work, "Hellraiser", "Nightbreed", "Candyman" and "Book of blood". Do I need to read hellbound heart to enjoy this one?

[jonp]

If you have watched the first Hellraiser film that is the Hellbound Heart story. So if you know that you do not need to read it before The Scarlet Gospels.

[mattgreenbean]

I received an ARC through Goodreads. I'm currently halfway through it. Enjoying it. Focuses a lot on Harry so far, although the opening is all Pinhead.

[WeDealInLead]

If you have watched the first Hellraiser film that is the Hellbound Heart story. So if you know that you do not need to read it before The Scarlet Gospels.

I'd still read it because it's Clive Barker in his prime. It's also a very quick read at around 150 pages.

[craigobau]

Just finished reading The Scarlet Gospels and found it very disappointing.

I found nearly everything connected to the Harry D'Amour and group storyline to be poor. The characters were not developed at all and/or cliched stereotypes were used and there seemed to be constant one-line dialogue between these characters which was limited to swearing.

The Pinhead storyline/viewpoint was much more interesting. Really well written and some great concepts regading the "location" (avoiding spoliers) where much of the book is set.

I wonder how much better the book could have been if it had focused solely on the Pinhead viewpoint of the storyline?

[idlewarnings]

I'm with you, craigobau. I thought the book started strong with the magicians, Harry's back story, even his first encounter with Pinhead. After that, it quickly deteriorates, both the story and the writing. The crew of friends Harry assembles serves no function other than to deliver the most hackneyed, empty, unfunny dialogue imaginable. Pinhead gets no great lines. After the first third the book is a slog.

[bugen]

I liked this book a great deal (4+ stars). You guys have mentioned the opening which was awesome, but there's also a fight towards the end that was one of the more spectacular battles I've read. There were a couple of lines of dialogue that 'clanged' for me but overall I was very happy with this book, and it's in no small part due to the crescendo of that fight. More important, and related to the fight, we finally get to see Pinhead's motivation, a lot deeper than just accumulating the currency of pain we might think of from the films. I was impacted by his drive laid bare like that - and it's one shared by many of us. It's not a perfect novel, but damn that was fun.

[Tommy]

I liked this book a great deal (4+ stars). You guys have mentioned the opening which was awesome, but there's also a fight towards the end that was one of the more spectacular battles I've read. There were a couple of lines of dialogue that 'clanged' for me but overall I was very happy with this book, and it's in no small part due to the crescendo of that fight. More important, and related to the fight, we finally get to see Pinhead's motivation, a lot deeper than just accumulating the currency of pain we might think of from the films. I was impacted by his drive laid bare like that - and it's one shared by many of us. It's not a perfect novel, but damn that was fun.

This :thumbsup:

That is almost EXACTLY how I felt about it myself bugen, very well said!

[bugen]

Thanks Tommy. The book initially made me nervous because I laid out $250 for the Earthling limited based almost solely on the strength of his short stories (and Hellbound Heart and Cabal).

But yeah, I'm no longer nervous.

[CyberGhostface]

No real spoilers but I'm kind of torn. On one hand it was incredibly epic (it would need a big budget to do a film adaptation justice) and another it seemed kind of brief. There was apparently a much longer novel that Barker ended up whittling down. But maybe it's for the best, some of Barker's stuff tends to be a bit dense and hard to get through at times for me at least.

Also even as a Barker fan D'Amour doesn't do much for me. I even rewatched 'Lord of Illusions' but he's still kind of meh. I think I would have had more of a fangasm if it was the Cenobites vs the Nightbreed.

Spoilers

I did like the characterization of the Devil though.

[Randall Flagg]

I was hoping for estimates on the following Barker books:

all signed and first editions...

The Great and Secret Show


Books of Blood (the Stealth edition)


Abarat: Days of Magic Nights of War (not the limited edition, but signed edition
of the trade


Abarat (same as above) but the Trice numbered limited


Thief of Always


Weave World (the last two the mass market edition, but signed)

TIA

J

[DoctorZaius]

I was hoping for estimates on the following Barker books:

all signed and first editions...

The Great and Secret Show


Books of Blood (the Stealth edition)


Abarat: Days of Magic Nights of War (not the limited edition, but signed edition
of the trade


Abarat (same as above) but the Trice numbered limited


Thief of Always


Weave World (the last two the mass market edition, but signed)

TIA

J

Great and Secret Show, signed - $25 for American edition - $60 for UK edition
Books of Blood Stealth, signed - the limited edition consistently goes for $180, so I'd say $75-$90
Abarat Days of Magic Nights of War, signed - this one is all over the price board, but $50 is a good middle number
Abarat Days of Magic, Nights of War, Trice limited edition - $175-$200
Thief of Always, signed - $25
Weaveworld, signed - $25 for the American edition - $75 for the UK edition

Since only one was listed as a limited, I assumed all the others were 1st signed trade HC editions. I might be interested in the Trice edition at the right price?

[killjoy72]

CLIVE BARKER IMAGINER Paintings & Drawings Volume 1 $99 ($50 below issue price) (http://budsartbooks.com/prod.cfm/pc/CBIH/cid/1)

[becca69]

Tonight, Again at Subterranean Press:

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/tonight_again

[wolfehr]

Tonight, Again at Subterranean Press:

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/tonight_again

Got the email while commuting to the office and the lettered edition was sold out by the time I got to my desk :/

[becca69]

Tonight, Again at Subterranean Press:

http://subterraneanpress.com/store/product_detail/tonight_again

Got the email while commuting to the office and the lettered edition was sold out by the time I got to my desk :/

I posted this yesterday before the announcement and the lettered was available :(

[peripheral]

Hi guys,
I'm wondering if anyone here can shed light on the Earthling 25th Anniversary publication of Weave world (2012). Specifically, what is the difference between the lettered and numbered editions (other than the price!)? Apparently there were apparently 15 lettered copies produced, of which Barker kept 5. From the Earthling website, the only difference I could tell between the two editions is that the lettered traycase is "handmade using the finest materials" but, other than that, the editions read the same. Does anyone own or seen any editions, sounds like they're both virtually identical.

Cheers

[Wicked]

My husband is more of a Barker fan than a King fan... he just got a copy of The Thief of Always hardcover first edition first printing. He's worked with Clive in the past, but never had anything autographed. He'll be seeing him again in a few months and wants to have that book signed.

He's still looking for a first edition first printing of Imajica. If anyone has one available, let me know.

I know this is an older post.. I simply wanted to state that I love, love, love 'The Thief of Always'. So many people I've known have never heard of this book. I made it a must read for my children (they loved it, and now grown, still do), and I give it to other children to enjoy when I have occasion to give a gift.

I'm thrilled to have found this community here. :)

[Wicked]

yes and no - even if i never analysed that feeling.

Its more, that i like the moment when you realize that you got something, that is sold out, and it was difficult to get it , and you had to be fast, and there in the correct time frame.
That feels great - its just an emotional collectors thing, but it does.

When you then get the email 2 days later that they just made 200 more and you can have as much as you want,
you feel betrayed because they took this feeling from you.

sounds strange ? maybe ... but i like collecting books, and i like that little success

So, basically....



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mA4W1Ayd1jE


Gotta be fresh from the fight!! LOL


The spoiler.

It was much win.

EPIC SIZED EVEN.

[carlosdetweiller]

Hi guys,
I'm wondering if anyone here can shed light on the Earthling 25th Anniversary publication of Weave world (2012). Specifically, what is the difference between the lettered and numbered editions (other than the price!)? Apparently there were apparently 15 lettered copies produced, of which Barker kept 5. From the Earthling website, the only difference I could tell between the two editions is that the lettered traycase is "handmade using the finest materials" but, other than that, the editions read the same. Does anyone own or seen any editions, sounds like they're both virtually identical.

Cheers

peripheral,
First of all welcome to the site. Several months ago this heading "Other authors you collect" was moved from Calvin's Corner (where it belongs and had resided for years) to this current location. As a result I forget about it for weeks (now months) at a time. As far as I know the lettered edition of Weaveworld has not been published. I ordered a copy from Earthling the day it was announced, got a confirmatory e-mail and have heard nothing further from Paul about it. I recall that there has been a year or two wait for some Earthling lettered titles in the past but this was announced in 2012. I'll fire off an e-mail to Paul and see what is up with it.

[peripheral]

Hi guys,
I'm wondering if anyone here can shed light on the Earthling 25th Anniversary publication of Weave world (2012). Specifically, what is the difference between the lettered and numbered editions (other than the price!)? Apparently there were apparently 15 lettered copies produced, of which Barker kept 5. From the Earthling website, the only difference I could tell between the two editions is that the lettered traycase is "handmade using the finest materials" but, other than that, the editions read the same. Does anyone own or seen any editions, sounds like they're both virtually identical.

Cheers

peripheral,
First of all welcome to the site. Several months ago this heading "Other authors you collect" was moved from Calvin's Corner (where it belongs and had resided for years) to this current location. As a result I forget about it for weeks (now months) at a time. As far as I know the lettered edition of Weaveworld has not been published. I ordered a copy from Earthling the day it was announced, got a confirmatory e-mail and have heard nothing further from Paul about it. I recall that there has been a year or two wait for some Earthling lettered titles in the past but this was announced in 2012. I'll fire off an e-mail to Paul and see what is up with it.


Thanks Carlosdetweiler for your kind words and response,
I've since had an email from Paul Miller from Earthling who has shed some light. here it is:

"The main difference for the lettered apart from its scarcity will be the quality of the binding -- the book will be hand sewn and the traycase will be handmade by my bookbinder in Vermont, using the finest materials. (The book isn't yet in production yet -- I haven't finalized materials etc.) See SONG OF KALI for an example -- the lettered is shown above the numbered -- both are nice, but the lettered is ridiculous (if I do say so myself). Please let me know your interest in a lettered and I can add you to a wait list.

Best,
Paul"

So, you're right... Not in production yet, but it sounds lie it's going to be a beauty. :excited::excited:

[carlosdetweiller]

Hi guys,
I'm wondering if anyone here can shed light on the Earthling 25th Anniversary publication of Weave world (2012). Specifically, what is the difference between the lettered and numbered editions (other than the price!)? Apparently there were apparently 15 lettered copies produced, of which Barker kept 5. From the Earthling website, the only difference I could tell between the two editions is that the lettered traycase is "handmade using the finest materials" but, other than that, the editions read the same. Does anyone own or seen any editions, sounds like they're both virtually identical.

Cheers

peripheral,
First of all welcome to the site. Several months ago this heading "Other authors you collect" was moved from Calvin's Corner (where it belongs and had resided for years) to this current location. As a result I forget about it for weeks (now months) at a time. As far as I know the lettered edition of Weaveworld has not been published. I ordered a copy from Earthling the day it was announced, got a confirmatory e-mail and have heard nothing further from Paul about it. I recall that there has been a year or two wait for some Earthling lettered titles in the past but this was announced in 2012. I'll fire off an e-mail to Paul and see what is up with it.


Thanks Carlosdetweiler for your kind words and response,
I've since had an email from Paul Miller from Earthling who has shed some light. here it is:

"The main difference for the lettered apart from its scarcity will be the quality of the binding -- the book will be hand sewn and the traycase will be handmade by my bookbinder in Vermont, using the finest materials. (The book isn't yet in production yet -- I haven't finalized materials etc.) See SONG OF KALI for an example -- the lettered is shown above the numbered -- both are nice, but the lettered is ridiculous (if I do say so myself). Please let me know your interest in a lettered and I can add you to a wait list.

Best,
Paul"

So, you're right... Not in production yet, but it sounds lie it's going to be a beauty. :excited::excited:

I have the lettered of The Song of Kali and it is one of the most beautiful books in my collection. If you really like Barker and, in particular, like Weaveworld, then you should consider getting on the list. It is expensive but should be well worth it.

[Booknutt]

Anybody interested in ARCs of the second two Abarat books? Wanting to sell them. Both are unread and I believe great condition. I'll even throw in a 1st of the first book and a promo Abarat map. Pm me with offers if interested.

I also have a ARC of Coldheart Canyon I'm looking to get rid of.

[wolfehr]

Gauntlet Press started accepting pre-orders for a limited edition of The Great and Secret Show

http://www.gauntletpress.com/product/the-great-and-secret-show/

[Br!an]

No tengo dinero. :arg: