Book Collection: Shannon

[Shannon]

Finally, Shannon's Collection Thread!

I have only been collecting since December 2nd, 2010, so don't expect much as of yet ... But I have collected some pretty cool items recently, and I felt it was time to start my own thread. Also, I think it will be interesting to see how my collection will grow and adapt in the coming years, going from one bookshelf (that is ALREADY full, damnit!) to rooms and rooms in my house, lol. I've decided to go with a "start with the first book and include all versions and then onto the next book" layout. I'm not sure how much I like seeing the crappy paperbacks next to the nice hardcovers. Oh, and speaking of which ... I know the older hardcovers aren't in the best condition. But fuck it, I started my collection by buying 100+ Stephen King books for $75 off of Craigslist. I'll upgrade later. OK, enough talk ... Pics of individual items later.

MY STEPHEN KING BOOKSHELF

My bookshelf, as it looks normally:
http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/6645/collection1s.jpg

The two drawers on the bottom hold my (1) Entertainment Weekly King articles and my (2) Castle Rock Newsletters ... until I figure out what I want to do with them ...
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Shelves one and two.
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Shelves three and four.
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[biomieg]

Test sucessful.

Now bring forth them pics!

[Shannon]

REMARQUES

The Colorado Kid: UK First Edition (Glenn Chadbourne - Letter P):
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The Colorado Kid: UK First Edition (J.K. Potter - Letter P):
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The Colorado Kid: UK First Edition (Ed Miller - Letter P):
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The Secretary Of Dreams, Volume One: US Proof (Glenn Chadbourne):
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/3003/secretaryofdreamsv1proo.jpg

The Secretary Of Dreams, Volume Two: US Proof (Glenn Chadbourne):
http://img580.imageshack.us/img580/553/secretaryofdreamsv2proo.jpg

And ... I shouldn't count this yet ... but it's on its way and I want my thread to look as pretty as possible ...

The Waste Lands: US First Edition (Ned Dameron - Number VI):
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2314/misshapenflyingthingsla.jpg

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Nice stuff. I also put my books in order of publication. I guess great minds think alike.
Are those COLORADO KIDs part of the traycased lettered copies? Are they all remarqued? I have one coming but I thought they used numbers instead of letters, 33 for each artist. I am still a bit confused on those.

[Shannon]

SIGNATURES

Including the signatures on the remarques above, here are the Stephen King and Stephen King-related signatures I have in my collection:

Under The Dome: US Signed Limited Edition (Stephen King):
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Insomnia: US Signed Limited Edition (Stephen King, Phil Hale, Arnie Fenner - Number 981):
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Legacies: US Signed Limited Edition (EDITOR Richard Chizmar, AUTHORS Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Richard Matheson, David Morrell, Peter Straub, William F. Nolan, George Clayton Johnson (Ray Bradbury and Robert Block did not sign), & ARTISTS Michael Apice, Jill Bauman, Glenn Chadbourne, Alan M. Clark, Stacy Drum, Keith Minnion, Mark Nelson, Phil Parks, Eric Powell, Erik Wilson, Gahan Wilson - Number 480):
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http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/6498/shannon017.jpg
http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9783/shannon015.jpg
http://img9.imageshack.us/img9/4722/shannon016.jpg

Knowing Darkness: US Signed Limited Edition (Jill Bauman, Rick Berry, Thomas Canty, John Cayea, Glenn Chadbourne, Dave Christensen, Kinuko Y. Craft, Ned Dameron, Jason Eckhardt, Les Edwards, Bob Eggleton, Linda Fennimore, Stephen Gervais, Mark Geyer, Phil Hale, David Ho, Allen Koszowski, Don Maitz, Zach McCain, Dave McKean, Alex McVey, John Jude Palencar, David Palladini, John Picacio, J.K. Potter, Don Punchatz, Rowena, Mark Ryden, Douglas Smith, Steven Stroud, Drew Struzan, Michael Whelan, and Bernie Wrightson - Number 109):
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[Randall Flagg]

And ... I shouldn't count this yet ... but it's on its way and I want my thread to look as pretty as possible ...

The Waste Lands: US First Edition (Ned Dameron - Number VI):
http://img29.imageshack.us/img29/2314/misshapenflyingthingsla.jpg
Where did that one come from?:P

[Shannon]

UNIQUE ITEM

Skeleton Crew: Signed Limited Edition Pre-Publication Package:
This item was the first thing I posted about when I joined the forum not too long ago. Before I got into Stephen King collecting, I used to buy and sell things online to make a little extra money. Mostly movies, and I used Craigslist to meet my customers. Anyway, while searching Craigslist randomly one day I came across an ad that was selling "a one of a kind Stephen King item" ... Didn't give too much information, so I emailed the woman, she emailed me back and she told me to come check it out, she ran a local bookstore in town. Cool, sounds good to me ... I get there, meet her, very nice person, and then she shows me this BOX of paper. I know only a little bit more now than I did then about the item, but it is ... what appears to be ... a box of paper.

LOL, it looks like the Skeleton Crew manuscripts in various forms of the publication process. There are the book layouts, there are the long-sheeted pages, there are the stories sent out to different editors and then compiled back together again, there is a mini-box of a one-sided complete manuscript, and it came with a framed dustjacket. Included in the package is the story "'Becka Paulson" story, and since that was only included in the Signed Limited Edition, I assume that's what this was for. Below are some pictures. Again, this box of paper is still somewhat of a mystery. But ...I haven't seen anything like it anywhere else. It doesn't appear to have Stephen King's handwriting on it anywhere, but that's OK. So anyway, I bought it from her and she has continued to fuel my King collecting bug ever since.

Best $100 I have ever spent. :)

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[Randall Flagg]

Impressive.

[jhanic]

That was a REALLY good deal on the Skeleton Crew papers!

John

[Ricky]

Wow, for not having been collecting for a long time, you sure have a lot of cool stuff.

[Shannon]

Thanks guys. You made me smile real smiles :)

More pics to come ... I'm taking a break for a while, going back and forth and back and forth to and from ImageShack is kind of a pain, lol. Adios for now.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Wow, that Skeleton Crew box is definitely a treasure chest. And I liked seeing the autographs from KNOWING DARKNESS. The way they did those was very impressive.

[Cook]

Very Cool Shannon,

I envy you... You have tossed some serious cash.
I wish I could do the same.
Again, Congrats on the stellar Collection.

-Richard

[carlosdetweiller]

The SKELETON CREW box of manuscript, proof reading pages, etc. is a real treasure. You got a good deal. I have no idea what it is worth but definitely worth more than you paid.

[Merlin1958]

Very, Very Nice stuff you got there!!!!! Impressive to say the least!!!!


:clap::clap::clap:

[Tito_Villa]

Very cool!

[Stockerlone]

What a great start for a Stephen King Collection. Congrats !!!

[frik]

Shannon, that's just a wondeful collection!
After collecting for half a year I just had one small paperback: King's Carrie.

Looking forwards to seeing more!!

sk

[olverts]

Great collection you´ve got there Shannon !

The Skeleton Crew box looks interesting

[Shannon]

CASTLE ROCK: THE STEPHEN KING NEWSLETTER

Still missing Volume 5, Issues #1-12 if anyone has any for sale ... Not in a rush, but always looking.

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/3725/castlerocknewsletters.jpg

Postcards from the editor Stephanie Leonard to "Leila" ... Thanks Leila!
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http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/5839/stephanieauto.jpg

[Shannon]

KNOWING DARKNESS

Boxes:
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Knowing Darkness:
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Traycase:
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Book:
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Large Print Book:
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[Shannon]

OTHER PICTURES OF INTEREST

I'm not going to bore everyone by posting pictures of each and every book I own, backs, fronts, copyright pages (ooooooooooh aaaaaaaaaah! lol), etc. So, to close out what I have in my current inventory, here are the rest of the pictures of interest, enjoy.

Redrum Ale Beer Label:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/1756/redrumalebeerlabel.jpg

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon Pop-Up Book:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/707/girlwholovedtomgordonpo.jpg

The Secretary Of Dreams Volumes One And Two: Proofs
http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/6161/copyofsecretaryofdreams.jpg

Under The Dome: Signed Limited Edition:
http://img818.imageshack.us/img818/3893/underthedomeusslfront.jpg

Insomnia: Signed Limited Edition:
http://img863.imageshack.us/img863/9743/insomniausslslip.jpg
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The Colorado Kid: UK First Edition:
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1023/coloradokiduk1stremarqu.jpg
http://img535.imageshack.us/img535/1023/coloradokiduk1stremarqu.jpg

Legacies: Signed Limited Edition:
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http://img94.imageshack.us/img94/9563/shannon009.jpg

Odds And Ends:
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[Ben Staad]

Very cool collection Shannon. :thumbsup:

[frik]

OTHER PICTURES OF INTEREST
I'm not going to bore everyone by posting pictures of each and every book I own,

Don't know about everyone, but feel free to bore me some more!!!
Love what I've seen so far!

sk

[Ric]

Great start to what's sure to be a great collection. :thumbsup:

[Shannon]

I love pictures. You know all the pics and info on the SK Collector website? Yeah, I have a form of that on my computer, for everything out there. But I also have a section devoted to my own stuff. So ... this is a ton of pics from my arrivals on May 17th, 2010. Two packages. One had a Ned Dameron remarqued (Number VI of 21) US First Edition Wastle Lands. The other had 12 audiobooks on cassette tape. Nothing crazy, but this thread is mine, so ha! :)

May 17th, 2010 Haul:
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The Waste Lands: US First Edition (remarqued by Ned Dameron - Number VI of 21):
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http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/2293/us1stwastelandsremarque.jpg

Black House: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/9973/audiocasblackhousefront.jpg

Apt Pupil: Audiobook Cassette:
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Everything's Eventual: Audiobook Cassette:
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Gray Matter And Other Stories From Night Shift: Audiobook Cassette:
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The Lawnmower Man And Other Stories From Night Shift: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/2581/audiocaslawnmowermanand.jpg

The Mist In 3-D Sound: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/4316/audiocasmist3dfront.jpg

[Shannon]

Hearts In Atlantis: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img833.imageshack.us/img833/5900/audiocasheartsinatlanti.jpg

From A Buick 8: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img830.imageshack.us/img830/8826/audiocasfromabuick8fron.jpg

Riding The Bullet: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/6641/audiocasridingthebullet.jpg

The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img856.imageshack.us/img856/1048/audiocasgirlwholovedtom.jpg

Dreamcatcher: Audiobook Cassette:
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Bag Of Bones: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/5730/audiocasbagofbonesfront.jpg

[Tito_Villa]

Love that remarqued Wastelands!

[Cook]

Shannon, very nice Wastelands.
you're not joking about the haul
although.. I still think you robbed a bank.
Congrats again !

[frik]

Love that remarqued Wastelands!

+1

I even considered bidding, but decided against it.
Lucky you! :D

sk

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I've never gotten into audio books, but they definitely look interesting!

[Merlin1958]

You won that "Wastelands" Remarqued copy right here at the Haven Auction, right?


Big time Congrats!!!!!!!!! Good Man!!!!

[Shannon]

Today's arrivals: 1 package, won from Ebay.

May 18, 2010:
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The Waste Lands: Audiobook CD:
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Just After Sunset: Audiobook CD:
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It: Audiobook CD:
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Cujo: Audiobook CD:
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Blockade Billy: Audiobook CD:
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Thinner: Audiobook Cassette:
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Prime Evil: Audiobook Cassette:
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The Green Mile: Audiobook Cassette:
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Carrie: Audiobook Cassette:
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/5642/audiocascarriefront.jpg

[Shannon]

Thank you all for the compliments. I started off with a clear goal: Collect Stephen King US First Editions. After that, I was going to move on to collecting all the Signed Limiteds out there (numbered, of course). But somewhere between that idea and "Wow, what's a remarque!?" I ended up losing sight of my old goal and gaining a new goal: COLLECT EVERYTHING!

I figure, I'm going to eventually buy everything, so why not just get whatever I want, whenever the price seems right? That's why I'm getting so many audiobooks recently from Ebay. The bundle of 12 cassette tape audiobooks from two posts ago, those came out to a dollar each, not including shipping, and the bundle of 10 CD/cassette tape I just posted, those came out to $3.50 each, not including shipping. I price checked one of the CDs right before I bought the bundle, checked out what people were buying IT on CD for , and the last one went for TWENTY SIX DOLLARS, with 3 different bidders. When I have the opportunity to buy a $26 CD (that I'm going to buy sometime or another ANYWAY) for $3.50, when I see a deal like that, I literally MUST buy it.

Another thing about audiobooks, I don't have a cassette player. I originally bought them just to have them. They look kinda cool sitting on top of my shelf. But ... on the way out the door one day, I grabbed my Blood & Smoke audiobook CD, brought it with me, listened to it in the car. I love it. I'm through the first story "Lunch At The Gotham Cafe", and I'm about halfway through "1408". I don't listen to it in the car with other people or anything, but when I'm buy myself, it's nice to throw on the audiobook and just ... go. :) I definitely see myself actually LISTENING to my CD audiobooks instead of having them just sit on the shelf.

Ur2ndbiggestfan: I liked how they did the autographs in Knowing Darkness also. The only thing I DON'T like about the book (and it might be in there, I haven't went through every page yet) is that there is no index. I was looking specifically for Jill Bauman's artwork, and I had to flip page after page after page until I saw something I recognized from her. Wouldn't it have been easier to have an index with every artist. I know the front page or so has a table of contents of the main main artists, but why not have an index in the back of everyone? Just a thought.

Richard: I didn't rob a bank! lol. You have to understand something. Somehow, in the past six months (and I blame a lot of this on my competitive streak, trying to compete with you guys on this forum! lol), I have become obsessed with collecting Stephen King items. I am ALWAYS broke. I'm military, so I don't have that muchmoney to begin with, lol, but now, I have somehow gotten into the habit of being ok with paying the phone bill late. You know what I mean? Don't know how it happens, but King collecting somehow took over the number one priority spot in my life. I don't wish this on anyone, lol.

Bob: I think I got a great deal on the Skeleton Crew treasure chest also. David priced it at about $700-800, which sounds good to me, lol. I've seen galleys and proofs and manuscripts and stuff before, but all for different books. I haven't seen anything like this --the editors corrections and the book layout and such-- for Skeleton Crew anywhere else. Have you? Like, if I have the only version with these types of annotations and packages and such, then I'd be so happy. But I would be disappointed if, per se, someone else had a treasure chest JUST like the one I have. You know what I mean?

Merlin1958: No, the Flying Monsters remarque was the last one from the set of 21 to be sold off. It went unsold the first time and then went back to Ned to do some additional work. He drew in the background and some other monsters. I spent a little bit more than I wanted to on it, but I'm of the mentality that when I WANT something, I gotta have it! :)

Frik: You're so funny, you want to see pics of my bent, torn, and worn audio cassettes when you have some AMAZING stuff in your collection. I haven't gone through your entire collection thread yet, but I LOVE what I've seen so far. I love the foreign books. I always see some on Ebay and the prices aren't too bad ... until I see how much it costs to ship some books from Israel, lol. Ridiculous. I'm going to wait until I get lucky and Betts has a huge shipment in of foreign books, then I'm gonna buy them all! I want to, like you did, put books of the same title next to each other and show off all the different covers. So cool. :) Do you have a reference website/checklist/book for all the foreign books? Or did you just buy them as you came across something new?

Thanks again guys, HOPEFULLY get my magazines up tonight or tomorrow. Some pretty interesting stuff (to me, probably not to most of you) in there.

Shannon

[frik]

Frik: You're so funny, you want to see pics of my bent, torn, and worn audio cassettes when you have some AMAZING stuff in your collection. I haven't gone through your entire collection thread yet, but I LOVE what I've seen so far. I love the foreign books. I always see some on Ebay and the prices aren't too bad ... until I see how much it costs to ship some books from Israel, lol. Ridiculous. I'm going to wait until I get lucky and Betts has a huge shipment in of foreign books, then I'm gonna buy them all! I want to, like you did, put books of the same title next to each other and show off all the different covers. So cool. :) Do you have a reference website/checklist/book for all the foreign books? Or did you just buy them as you came across something new?


Hi Shannon,

No, not really. (first question)
Yes, I have a rather haphazard way of collecting my foreign editions. Either I'm on holidays somewhere (living in the Netherlands it's not hard to cross borders) and I'm going from bookstore to bookstore -who cares about a stupid museum...- or friends take something along from their holidays. Everyone knows by now: every foreign hardcover is welcome - preferably in fine condition, but I'm not too picky.
And yes, there's eBay. Not too many people seem te be interested in non-English (language wise) Kingbooks, so the price usually is right. But, I'm slowing down in my search. I'm up to five bookcases by now and enough is enough...seriously!! I do still buy the new books, of course (UK/US 1st/1sts) plus the new limiteds. But that's about it.

And, of course were're interested in seeing your magazines!!

[Ric]

Richard: I didn't rob a bank! lol. You have to understand something. Somehow, in the past six months (and I blame a lot of this on my competitive streak, trying to compete with you guys on this forum! lol), I have become obsessed with collecting Stephen King items. I am ALWAYS broke. I'm military, so I don't have that muchmoney to begin with, lol, but now, I have somehow gotten into the habit of being ok with paying the phone bill late. You know what I mean? Don't know how it happens, but King collecting somehow took over the number one priority spot in my life. I don't wish this on anyone, lol.

Just a word of advice if I may...

Embarking on any new venture carries with it a sense of excitement and anticipation; that feeling can become addicting. It is imperative that you learn quickly how to control it and not fall victim to it. Collecting should not be about "competing" especially when you are attempting to measure yourself against folks that have been doing this for 25 years. If you make it a competition, you will lose. You will lose pride when you feel that you cannot keep up, you will lose money trying to keep up, and you will lose the point of what collecting is supposed to be about. Especially in a market that carries some fairly expensive items, you could find yourself in a pretty bleak place very rapidly if you do not learn how to keep the "want" in check.

If you cannot pay your mortgage or electric bill you won't care how cool that remarque looks. When you cannot put bread on the table to feed yourself or your family you won't be worrying about how nice the UK covers on those books look. I'm being a little melodramatic to make a point: don't get so caught up in the moment that you become addicted, because that starts you down a road that is difficult to come back from. Collecting like this should be done for the love of it using discretionary income, not a contest whereby you are making decisions between a book and paying a phone bill late. No one built a world class collection in 6 months; it takes time, and isn't part of the joy of this hobby the hunt? The thrill of tracking something down that you've been wanting for years?

You're doing something you love, which is fantastic! Just keep your head about you and don't let what you love become something that consumes you.

Best,

Ric

[Shannon]

Ric, thanks for the words of wisdom, I appreciate it. I am far from living on the street (I hope), and I understand it's not a competition, what I meant was ... Hmmm ... Oh, I know the perfect way to explain it. I've been talking with an artist, attempting to buy some original art from a Stephen King book. The response I got back was something like this (edited so no one with more money swoops in and takes my prize! lol):

"Shannon,
I've created art for the following Stephen King books:
1. EXAMPLE 1.
I did 3 pieces of art and have sold 2 of them.

2. The cover of EXAMPLE 2 for the story, 'BLAH BLAH.' the MONTH AND YEAR issue. The art has been sold.

3. 4 pieces of art for EXAMPLE 3. 3 have been sold."

I hear that and I think, WOW, they only have TWO PIECES LEFT. Now, whether I like and/or want and/or can afford one of those pieces at this time is a different story, but my point is ... my mentality is I must BUY IT NOW or else it will be a) gone forever or b) not available at the low price I currently find things at.

So, in essence, I'm kind of competiting with myself and against the head start that everyone else has gotten. lol that reminds me of part of an email I sent David recently:

"I see you lowered some prices recently. It's a never ending cycle! I tell myself 'OK, I'm gonna take a break for a month or two, maybe pay off my car' and then you go and put some great priced stuff on your website! I'm gonna hold off for as long as I can. Maybe I'll last the month or two, but I doubt it. :)"

I think I would like to pay off my car ... Three months of Stephen King Collecting funds and it should be beyond paid off, and then I can go back to collecting ... But see, what if I find a great deal in the meantime? Ugh, it would be so difficult to pass on it. OK ... save money, save money, pay off car. That's my new Stephen King goal ... LOL. I intend on tracking my progress through my collection thread also. I have a little bit of stuff I reserved over the next month and a half, so some stuff will still be bought, but no more new stuff ... OH GOD! ... starting ... now.

[Shannon]

F13
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/631/f13front.jpg

[Shannon]

Audiobooks on top of my Stephen King Shelf:
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/2610/audiobooks.jpg

My May 16th, 2011 Haul:
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/5571/haul20110516.jpg

All my current magazines:
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7227/allmagazines.jpg

Top Left:
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Top Right:
http://img836.imageshack.us/img836/6336/magazinestopright.jpg
Bottom Left:
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Bottom Right:
http://img88.imageshack.us/img88/8003/magazinesbottomright.jpg

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Now I know why they invented the word "overwhelming". That's a LOT of nice stuff!

[Shannon]

Batman #400:
http://img607.imageshack.us/img607/5900/20110523319.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6626/20110523338.jpg


Bizarre Adventures #29:
http://img864.imageshack.us/img864/8306/20110523361.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/3633/magbizarreadventures29l.jpg


Bizarro!:
http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/1808/bizarrocover.jpg

http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/7425/bizarrointro.jpg


Booknotes:
http://img189.imageshack.us/img189/3662/booknotes.jpg


Cosmopolitan: March, 1976:
http://img707.imageshack.us/img707/6726/magcosmomar76cover.jpg

http://img163.imageshack.us/img163/1876/magcosmomar76coversalem.jpg


Cosmopolitan: December, 1985:
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/5945/magcosmodec85cover.jpg

http://img824.imageshack.us/img824/600/magcosmodec85interview.jpg


Creepshow:
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/2892/creepshowcover.jpg

http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/52/creepshowrear.jpg


Ellery Queen’s Mystery Magazine: December, 1980:
http://img194.imageshack.us/img194/5108/magelleryqueendec80cove.jpg

http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/8237/magelleryqueendec80wedd.jpg


Fangoria #35:
http://img20.imageshack.us/img20/4223/magfangoria35cover.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/6103/magfangoria35interview.jpg

http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/5463/magfangoria35review.jpg

http://img687.imageshack.us/img687/2452/magfangoria35childrenof.jpg

http://img847.imageshack.us/img847/5572/magfangoria35firestarte.jpg


Fangoria #45:
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/4003/magfangoria45cover.jpg

http://img191.imageshack.us/img191/1650/magfangoria45pullout.jpg

http://img156.imageshack.us/img156/3849/magfangoria45review.jpg


Gallery: December, 1981:
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3347/20110523054.jpg

http://img195.imageshack.us/img195/3207/20110523081.jpg


Gallery: January, 1986:
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/9599/20110523097.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/4459/20110523103.jpg


A Gift From Maine:
http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/695/maggiftfrommainecover.jpg

http://img802.imageshack.us/img802/1596/maggiftfrommainecoverst.jpg


Heroes For Hope Starring The X-Men #1:
http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/6833/maghopeforheroescover.jpg

http://img16.imageshack.us/img16/8293/maghopeforheroescoverin.jpg


High Times: January, 1981:
http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/192/maghightimesjan81cover.jpg

http://img811.imageshack.us/img811/1599/maghightimesjan81interv.jpg


The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: February, 1983:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/8003/magfsffeb83cover.jpg

http://img13.imageshack.us/img13/4104/magfsffeb83review.jpg


The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: June, 1984:
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/2554/magfsfjun84cover.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/5177/magfsfjun84balladofthef.jpg


The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: December, 1990:
http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5385/magfsfdec90cover.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/8072/magfsfdec90movingfinger.jpg

http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/57/magfsfdec90story.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/6954/magfsfdec90biblio.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/3425/magfsfdec90bear.jpg


Masques: Book Two
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/6240/magmasques2cover.jpg

http://img859.imageshack.us/img859/749/magmasques2popsy.jpg

[Shannon]

Murder Ink:
http://img545.imageshack.us/img545/8394/magmurderinkfront.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/1800/magmurderinkstory.jpg

http://img52.imageshack.us/img52/8388/magmurderinkblurb.jpg


Murderess Ink:
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/2015/magmurderessinkcover.jpg

http://img600.imageshack.us/img600/5163/magmurderessinkhowtosca.jpg

http://img542.imageshack.us/img542/581/magmurderessinkchlorofo.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1623/magmurderessinktabithak.jpg


National Lampoon: May, 1984:
http://img23.imageshack.us/img23/572/magnationallampoonmay84.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/572/magnationallampoonmay84.jpg


Newsweek: June, 1985:
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/1517/magnewsweekjun85cover.jpg

http://img153.imageshack.us/img153/5471/magnewsweekjun85story.jpg


Omni: July, 1980:
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/5076/20110522070.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/1079/20110522096.jpg


Omni: August, 1980:
http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/5466/20110523013.jpg

http://img688.imageshack.us/img688/1682/20110523048.jpg


Omni: October, 1986:
http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/1672/20110522049.jpg

http://img38.imageshack.us/img38/7058/20110522055.jpg


People Weekly: August, 1984:
http://img807.imageshack.us/img807/8466/magpeopleweeklyaug84cov.jpg

http://img225.imageshack.us/img225/6104/magpeopleweeklyaug84sto.jpg


Penthouse: March, 1977:
http://img857.imageshack.us/img857/2285/20110523131.jpg

http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/8013/20110523136.jpg


Playboy: January, 1981:
http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/3034/20110523188.jpg

http://img714.imageshack.us/img714/1976/20110523193.jpg


Playboy: January, 1982:
http://img37.imageshack.us/img37/9458/20110523157.jpg

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/6607/20110523177.jpg


Playboy: January, 1983:
http://img692.imageshack.us/img692/2152/20110523265.jpg

http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/9224/magplayboyjan83wordproc.jpg


Playboy: June, 1983:
http://img96.imageshack.us/img96/1378/20110523213.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/7223/20110523229.jpg


Time: October, 1986:
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http://img90.imageshack.us/img90/6739/magtimeoct86story.jpg

http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/2026/magtimeoct86novelistsou.jpg


The Tomb Of Dracula: May, 1980:
http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/7753/magtombofdraculaapr80.jpg

http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/5996/magtombofdraculaapr80in.jpg


The Tomb Of Dracula: June, 1980:
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http://img233.imageshack.us/img233/6834/magtombofdraculamay80in.jpg


TV Guide: December 5-11, 1981:
http://img685.imageshack.us/img685/4816/magtvguide51181cover.jpg

http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/2614/magtvguide51181sorrysta.jpg


TV Guide: October 30-November 5, 1982:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/3400/magtvguideoct30nov582co.jpg

http://img228.imageshack.us/img228/1347/magtvguideoct30nov582ho.jpg


TV Guide: April 30-May 6, 1983:
http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/5250/magtvguideapr30may683co.jpg

http://img705.imageshack.us/img705/5312/magtvguideapr30may683le.jpg

[Shannon]

The Twilight Zone Magazine: June, 1981:
http://img827.imageshack.us/img827/8169/20110522030.jpg

http://img51.imageshack.us/img51/3687/20110522036.jpg


The Twilight Zone Magazine: May, 1982:
http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/7613/magtwilightzonemay82cov.jpg

http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/843/magtwilightzonemay82sto.jpg


The Twilight Zone Magazine, June, 1983:
http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/5162/20110522002.jpg

http://img852.imageshack.us/img852/483/20110522008.jpg


The Twilight Zone Magazine: February, 1985:
http://img651.imageshack.us/img651/3861/magtwilightzonefeb85cov.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6344/magtwilightzonefeb85sto.jpg


Weirdbook #19:
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http://img593.imageshack.us/img593/4849/20110523302.jpg

[frik]

Collecting for about half a year now, Shannon, you said??
Awesome!

:clap:

sk

[super sam]

It is a LOT of nice items!

[Randall Flagg]

Very impressive magazine collection.

[Shannon]

May 24th, 2011 Additions:
http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/556/haul20110523.jpg

Dolan's Cadillac: Signed Limited Edition
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/8417/sldolanscadillacnumfron.jpg

http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/7776/sldolanscadillacnumsign.jpg

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1631/sldolanscadillacnumlp.jpg


Quietly Now: Signed Limited Edition, edited by Kealan Patrick Burke
http://img832.imageshack.us/img832/986/slquietlynownumfront.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/629/slquietlynownumlp1.jpg

http://img813.imageshack.us/img813/6702/slquietlynownumlp2.jpg


The Face That Must Die: Signed Limited Edition, by Ramsey Campbell
http://img202.imageshack.us/img202/8205/nonkingfacethatwouldntd.jpg

http://img3.imageshack.us/img3/8205/nonkingfacethatwouldntd.jpg


TV Guide: April 26-May 2, 1997
http://img842.imageshack.us/img842/7483/magtvguideapr26may21997.jpg

http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/7483/magtvguideapr26may21997.jpg

http://img199.imageshack.us/img199/7483/magtvguideapr26may21997.jpg


TV Guide: February 13-19, 1999
http://img10.imageshack.us/img10/6359/magtvguidefeb13191999fr.jpg

http://img34.imageshack.us/img34/8104/magtvguidefeb13191999sc.jpg

http://img41.imageshack.us/img41/5450/magtvguidefeb13191999st.jpg


The Diary Of Ellen Rimbauer: My Life At Rose Red: First Edition, edited by Joyce Reardon, PH.D.
http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/9030/otherdiaryofellenrimbau.jpg

[Stockerlone]

Wow.. Dolan sig lim +Quietly Now sig lim + The Face That Must Die sig lim !!! CONGRATS !!!

[Shannon]

May 25th, 2011 Additions:
http://img198.imageshack.us/img198/3829/haulmay252011.jpg


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Born: Hardcover Collection
http://img217.imageshack.us/img217/9686/comicdt1front.jpg


The Dark Tower: The Long Road Home: Hardcover Collection
http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/6251/comicdt2front.jpg


The Dark Tower: Treachery: Hardcover Collection
http://img30.imageshack.us/img30/852/comicdt3front.jpg


The Dark Tower: Fall Of Gilead: Hardcover Collection
http://img221.imageshack.us/img221/622/comicdt4front.jpg


The Dark Tower: Battle Of Jericho Hill: Hardcover Collection
http://img810.imageshack.us/img810/9094/comicdt5front.jpg


The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger: The Journey Begins: Hardcover Collection
http://img828.imageshack.us/img828/2524/comicdt6front.jpg


The Stand: Captain Trips: Hardcover Collection
http://img820.imageshack.us/img820/3228/comicstand1front.jpg


The Stand: American Nightmares: Hardcover Collection
http://img861.imageshack.us/img861/1794/comicstand2front.jpg


The Stand: Soul Survivors: Hardcover Collection
http://img594.imageshack.us/img594/962/comicstand3front.jpg


The Stand: Hardcases: Hardcover Collection
http://img5.imageshack.us/img5/8945/comicstand4front.jpg

http://img577.imageshack.us/img577/8875/comicstand14books.jpg


The Talisman: Volume 1: The Road Of Trials: Hardcover Collection
http://img42.imageshack.us/img42/5619/comictalismanfront.jpg


N.: Hardcover Collection
http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/6258/comicnfront.jpg


American Vampire: Hardcover Collection
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/7627/comicamericanvampire1fr.jpg

[Merlin1958]

Thats all very cool stuff!!!!!


In that pic of your shelves are those First/First's of "Carrie", "Salem's Lot" and "Night Shift"?


If so I'd LOVE to see detailed pics of those!!!!!!!!


Also, you might want to "parse" out the pics some for easier reference. Just a thought.

[Shannon]

No first of Carrie or Night Shift, just future printings. And my 'Salem's Lot is a future printing book with a fairly decent looking First Edition Second State dustjacket. I suppose I can pick up a fine first edition book without a dustjacket for a not-so-expensive amount, but I'm too busy buying other stuff to even look into it, lol.

Does "parse" mean space out? Hmmm, dictionary.com, you are my friend ... Well, that didn't help much. To analyze, to describe ... Ummm, when I started my thread I posted stuff in sections, and now-a-days I just post pics of stuff when I receive them. Is there a better way? :)

[Shannon]

Knowing Darkness: Extra Fold-Out Prints (thanks Jerad!)

http://img31.imageshack.us/img31/8510/20110529141.jpg

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/5232/20110529126.jpg

http://img860.imageshack.us/img860/8297/20110529020.jpg

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http://img715.imageshack.us/img715/425/20110529063.jpg

http://img709.imageshack.us/img709/4714/20110529053.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/9155/20110529033.jpg

[Justin Case]

Wow... some great prints in that set. Kudos to Jared indeed :)

[Niels]

Do you only collect the hardcover comics ? (like I do)

Did you know that some of the hardcovers have variant covers?

[biomieg]

Niels, I think you just caused Shannon's brain to implode.

[Shannon]

lol, I've seen some variant hardcover comic collections around, but I found these 13 hardcover collections in an Ebay auction, mint condition, thoroughly taken care of, with the plastic cover protector things and everything, and I can't remember if it was a BIN price or an auction I won, but they came out to $5.77 each when all was said and done. I can't pass on something like that, especially when I've only had the first three Dark Tower ones (which I remember paying $25 for in the stores!) in my collection to begin with. AND, the icing on the cake, I'm actually going to READ these! I'm pretty excited, lol, most of the stuff I buy sits on the shelf, looks pretty, and it's a "check" off my list. But these, I'm actually going to read. Pretty excited. :)

But anyway, as far as comics go, I will say my collection is complete when I own the individual comics, all the variants, the hardcover collections, and all the variants of those. Oh, and the new mega-collections that are coming out soon. :)

[Merlin1958]

No first of Carrie or Night Shift, just future printings. And my 'Salem's Lot is a future printing book with a fairly decent looking First Edition Second State dustjacket. I suppose I can pick up a fine first edition book without a dustjacket for a not-so-expensive amount, but I'm too busy buying other stuff to even look into it, lol.

Does "parse" mean space out? Hmmm, dictionary.com, you are my friend ... Well, that didn't help much. To analyze, to describe ... Ummm, when I started my thread I posted stuff in sections, and now-a-days I just post pics of stuff when I receive them. Is there a better way? :)

As to the secong part of your post: Well, if you limit each post to a few pics of say, 2 books at a time. It's a little easier to view and comment on. That's not necessarily a "better way" just maybe easier for the viewers I suppose. It's a matter of preference and opinion I would guess.

As for the first part, again opinion & preference, but I would take a chunk of those "random" purchases and apply it to getting those "key" first's. Of course, that's just MHO.

In anycase, you've got some absolutely wonderful items in your collections!!!!!!!

:clap:

[Shannon]

Merl,

Like the nickname? :) Anyway, I look at the endgame of my Stephen King collecting as me owning one of everything. So, I'm not buying so much "random" stuff as much as I am "checking lots of stuff off my list". The more and more contacts I'm making when I buy things open up more and more doors to the point where I am now getting things cheaper and finding better deals than I have when I first started collecting. Instead of collecting one sub-collection at a time (example, US First Editions), I'm collecting everything! :)

As for the pictures, I post pictures when I receive my items. Not too worried about comments. I enjoy them and look forward to them, but I collect for me. Speaking of collecting, I haven't received anything in the mail in a few days, and I'm already going crazy! I have my 150+ Entertainment Magazines on the way, but apparently the post office sent them back to the sender on accident (yeah right, lol), and then other than that I have three more items and then after that I am going to be putting away money for a big King item at the same time as paying my car off. I just have to keep telling myself NO MORE EBAY NO MORE EBAY! Every time I get on there to check prices or whatever, I always see something I want. So difficult!

[Merlin1958]

Merl,

Like the nickname? :) Anyway, I look at the endgame of my Stephen King collecting as me owning one of everything. So, I'm not buying so much "random" stuff as much as I am "checking lots of stuff off my list". The more and more contacts I'm making when I buy things open up more and more doors to the point where I am now getting things cheaper and finding better deals than I have when I first started collecting. Instead of collecting one sub-collection at a time (example, US First Editions), I'm collecting everything! :)

As for the pictures, I post pictures when I receive my items. Not too worried about comments. I enjoy them and look forward to them, but I collect for me. Speaking of collecting, I haven't received anything in the mail in a few days, and I'm already going crazy! I have my 150+ Entertainment Magazines on the way, but apparently the post office sent them back to the sender on accident (yeah right, lol), and then other than that I have three more items and then after that I am going to be putting away money for a big King item at the same time as paying my car off. I just have to keep telling myself NO MORE EBAY NO MORE EBAY! Every time I get on there to check prices or whatever, I always see something I want. So difficult!

LOL Hey, I meant no disrespect at all. You collect according to your own rules I always say. Same with the pics, your thread, your rules, is my Opinion. I was just trying to help. Of course, you're doing great so who cares what I think????? No one!!!!! LOL

Merl? That's cool. I've been called worse!!!!!!


BTW, if you want "Everything"!!!!! Be sure to be online 5/31/11!!!!!! Something "Cool is coming"!!!!!!


LOL Great Collection!!!!!

[Shannon]

I know "Something is Coming! 5/31/2011" RF's clues have been driving me insane! Do you know what it is? Sneaky sneaky!

I didn't sense any disrespect or anything like that at all from your posts. I appreciate your thoughts and opinions, you're my friend! And you can't say I have a "great collection" I have an "ok collection", maybe a "really good beginning collection" but looking through your collection makes me jealous! I want that Mist snow globe!

Anyway, my brain is melting. I'm switching the format of my Stephen King Excel spreadsheet from all on one sheet to lots of sheets ... Trying to split up my collection into US First Editions ... Signed Limiteds ... but where I'm going crazy is with the things that go into two categories ... Like ... what about a Foreign Signed Limited? Or ... where the hell do the Secretary Of Dreams go? And ... should Nightmares In The Sky be considered an official Stephen King book? Going crazy, going crazy. Need to take the night off from Stephen Kinging.

[biomieg]

I'm still wondering what exactly your definition of 'everything' is. Does that also include all the variations (trade, numbered, lettered hardcovers) paperback editions and later printings for every title, proofs/ARCs, pre-Carrie publications, comics and their variations, audiobook variations (tapes, CDs), promo items, press kits, movies, movie kits and other stuff I forgot? And all of these in US and UK versions or also other languages? Books relating to King's work and all their variations?

As for creating a comprehensive overview in Excel, it's much easier to just follow Justin Brooks' book as a guideline (so you can number the cells in your spreadsheet according to his outline, i.e., A2 - Carrie and then use his numbering for the various editions. Same goes for magazine fiction appearances, non-fiction appearances etc.). Stuff like proofs, portfolios, audiobooks... you can list them under the appropriate title, too. Every King item is linked to a 'title', so this is the most parsimonious way.

[Shannon]

Bio,

Everything means everything. Except books/articles/essays ABOUT King or his work, I can do without those. But yeah, I would love to have a bookshelf full of Carries from around the world, hardcover, paperbacks, all different covers. When I look at some of you people's collections and someone has ten versions of a book, I love it. As for right now, I have a few core groups I would like to complete/start:

US First Editions
All Signed Limited (numbered) Editions that King signed officially
Castle Rock Newsletters
Entertainment Weekly Magazines
Stephen King Library (red fake leather books)

After those, my next groups would probably look something like this:
UK First Editions
Proofs
Every magazine/anthology that has a first appearance of one of his fiction/non-fiction works
Audiobooks/movies

And so on and so on. I like the Justin Brooks book a lot. And I do use it as a sort of checklist, also pulling the info from the book out and putting it into my shreadsheet. That's not a bad idea about the A27, B121 code though ... Right now I just have mine split up according to category. Work work work! Ugh, real work, gotta go, adios.

[biomieg]

I think it's wise that you're focusing on a few subgroups of 'everything'. It is possible to get complete sets of all of these:

US First Editions
All Signed Limited (numbered) Editions that King signed officially
Castle Rock Newsletters
Entertainment Weekly Magazines
Stephen King Library (red fake leather books)

UK 1sts can be done but will be harder. Completing a set of proofs and magazine appearances... extremely unlikely. But it will surely keep you busy for a long time to come!! Good luck, it's nice to see such enthusiasm!

[Tito_Villa]

Its wierd how collecting tastes change, because at first i was wanting everything and anything i can get my hands on but have in the past months changed to just 1st editions!

[Ric]

Unless you have a seven figure income, attempting to collect "everything" is a fools errand. Just the S/L collection alone will run you around $50k at today's market value, and that's only numbered not lettered; never mind when you start going after things where only 1 or 2 exist. That's why I mentioned in my collection thread that I'm very selective. Attempting to collect "everything" is an impossibility, so to me, it's foolish to try. I'd rather concentrate on what I like and what is also -- to an extent -- achievable.

[Shannon]

I don't know guys, I don't really think it would be that difficult to collect everything in the next 60+ years or so. As far as $50,000 S/Ls, that's less than 50 months of Stephen King spending for me, at my current rate. I somehow always end up spending about $1,250 a month and then some on Stephen King books. Hence, my always brokeness, lol. 50 months is a little over four years. Four years to collect all the S/Ls? I'm OK with that.

But you're right, what happens when I find everything and all I'm left with are the things that only 1 or 2 exist? Well, then I go and hide in Bob's basement, of course. :)

At that point, we'll see ... Hey, by the way, can you guys list off some Stephen King items that have "disappeared"? I asked this question months and months ago and the response I got was that everything pretty much comes around every now and then. But besides the items that are in the Fogler (Foger?) Library and in King's home, what else is out there that is really scarce? Contraband 1 and 2 seem to be a little scarce, but they only fetched 250-350 on Ebay recently, that's not too much I think.

Hey bio, did you buy your fold out prints yet? Mine have been sitting here on my dresser since I got them and I don't really know what to do with them. PM me.

[Shannon]

US First Editions

GREEN means I own it. RED means I do not own it.

Carrie
'Salem's Lot: First State ($8.95, father cody error)
'Salem's Lot: Second State ($7.95, father cody error)
'Salem's Lot: Third State ($7.95, father callahan correction)
The Shining
Rage
Night Shift
The Stand (original)
The Long Walk
The Dead Zone
Firestarter
Roadwork
Danse Macabre
Cujo
The Running Man
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower 1 (original)
Creepshow
Different Seasons
Christine
Cycle Of The Werewolf
Pet Sematary: First State (1982 caretakers error)
Pet Sematary: Second State (1983 caretakers correction)
The Talisman
Thinner
Skeleton Crew
The Bachman Books
It
The Eyes Of The Dragon
The Drawing Of The Three: The Dark Tower 2
Misery
The Tommyknockers: First State (author name in gold)
The Tommyknockers: Second State (author name in red)
Nightmares In The Sky
The Dark Half
My Pretty Pony
The Stand (Complete & Uncut)
Four Past Midnight
The Waste Lands: The Dark Tower 3
Needful Things
Gerald's Game
Dolores Claiborne
Nightmares & Dreamscapes
Insomnia: First State (white on red)
Insomnia: Second State (red on white)
Rose Madder
Umney's Last Case
The Green Mile 1: The Two Dead Girls
The Green Mile 2: The Mouse On The Mile
The Green Mile 3: Coffey's Hands
The Green Mile 4: The Bad Death Of Edward Delacroix
The Green Mile 5: Night Journey
The Green Mile 6: Coffey On The Mile
Desperation
The Regulators
Wizard And Glass: The Dark Tower 4
Bag Of Bones
Storm Of The Century
The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
Hearts In Atlantis
On Writing
Secret Windows: Essays And Fiction On The Craft Of Writing
Dreamcatcher
Black House
Everything's Eventual
From A Buick 8
The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel
The Gunslinger: The Dark Tower 1 (Revised And Expanded Edition)
Wolves Of The Calla: The Dark Tower 5
Song Of Susannah: The Dark Tower 6
The Dark Tower: The Dark Tower 7
Faithful: Two Diehard Boston Red Sox Fans Chronicle The Historic 2004 Season
The Colorado Kid
'Salem's Lot: The Illustrated Edition
Cell
Lisey's Story
The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 1
Blaze
Duma Key
Just After Sunset
Under The Dome: First State (white lettering)
Under The Dome: Second State (dark gray lettering)
Blockade Billy
The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 2
Full Dark, No Stars

[biomieg]

I'm going to be a PITA again but personally, I would include the little SHAWSHANK REDEMPTION hardcover among the first editions as well (as far as I know this was not a library binding per se, it's just that most of them ended up in libraries). I would also include SILVER BULLET, but I can see why you wouldn't. And there are several TOMMYKNOCKERS dust jacket variants.


At that point, we'll see ... Hey, by the way, can you guys list off some Stephen King items that have "disappeared"? I asked this question months and months ago and the response I got was that everything pretty much comes around every now and then. But besides the items that are in the Fogler (Foger?) Library and in King's home, what else is out there that is really scarce? Contraband 1 and 2 seem to be a little scarce, but they only fetched 250-350 on Ebay recently, that's not too much I think.

Some very hard to get items: the pre-CARRIE publications from the sixties (with the exception of the Startling Mystery Magazines and the 1968 TV Guide), Onan and Marshroots from the early seventies. The Doubleday proofs of 'SALEM'S LOT, THE SHINING, NIGHT SHIFT and THE STAND. Some of the seventies magazine appearances like Maine Magazine (1977) with 'One For The Road'. Many proofs are very scarce, not only the early ones but also stuff like CELL.

[Shannon]

I look at Shawshank Redemption the same way I look at the other standalone novellas ... The Breathing Method, Apt Pupil, The Body (Fall From Innocence), The Mist. They first came out elsewhere, therefore, not first editions. Same thing with Silver Bullet. Just like ... I wouldn't include the Gift Edition of the new It book ... It was previously published in/as a official SK book.

There are two Tommyknocker variants? How did I miss that?

Awesome, thank you for your list. I have since put IF THESE EVER APPEAR BUY NO MATTER WHAT THE COST! on the rows of these items in my spreadsheet lol

[Randall Flagg]

[QUOTE=ShannonsMovies;617781]
There are two Tommyknocker variants? How did I miss that?
/QUOTE]
Because you didn't check the Catalog......................

"Title: The Tommyknockers
Author: Stephen King
Artist:
Publisher: Putnam
ISBN: 0-399-13314-3
Year: 1987
State: Trade Hardback First Edition. Issue price $19.95
Comments: Quarter bound in black with green boards having green pastedowns. Two dust jackets-one with Stephen King in red letters and one with Stephen King in gold letters were produced. Neither takes precedent over the other
Copyright page states:
Printed in the United States of America
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Permissions to come"



http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showwiki.php?title=Tommyknockers+The+-+Trade+HC

[Merlin1958]

[QUOTE=ShannonsMovies;617781]
There are two Tommyknocker variants? How did I miss that?
/QUOTE]
Because you didn't check the Catalog......................


And shame on you Shannon for overlooking that fact!!!!


LOL J/K LOL

[Shannon]

Aha! I did check the catalog but I didn't format my spreadsheet correctly. Before I had included the dustcover states as seperate entires, I had compiled all the info for all states, editions, S/Ls ... into one row per book. That was when I first started out. And I guess I missed the Tommyknockers seperation. Oh well, corrected now. I like the way that list above (US First Editions) came out. And it would be semi-easy to update also ... just change the color. Not bad, not bad. Next up, probably this weekend (don't hold your breath) will be a list like that of my S/Ls ... I only have a handful at the moment, but again, it will be easy to update over time.

[Ric]

Are you accounting for the Gerald's Game ABA edition too? :)

[Shannon]

I would consider the ABA Edition to be a Proof/ARC. Proofs aren't high on my priority list. The only reason I own two so far (both Secretary Of Dreams) is because Tom had some amazing remarques in them that I simply must have owned. :)

[Ric]

It's not a proof at all, it's a fully bound edition with the same block but the addition of the handwritten facsimile page. If you're counting dust jacket variations then I would think an actual change in the book itself would merit a separate entry as well. :P

[Shannon]

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showwiki.php?title=Geralds+Game+-+ARC

Per the catalog it's an advanced reader copy. I was thinking advanced reader copies were synonymous with proofs ... No?

[Merlin1958]

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showwiki.php?title=Geralds+Game+-+ARC

Per the catalog it's an advanced reader copy. I was thinking advanced reader copies were synonymous with proofs ... No?

No. While it does blend sometimes, generally, as I understand it, Proofs are for Publishers and ARC's are for "Reviewers", etc. Jhanic would be the one to ask, but I think he stated something similar in a recent post. As such, Proofs are generally not bound with "End-Boards" while ARC's are. Please, anyone with more experience feel free to clarify further!!!!

[biomieg]

The GERALD'S GAME ABA edition was distributed in limited quantities at a specific occasion before the official date of publication of the trade edition. It was not for sale to the general public. That does not make it an ARC or proof per se, but it's definitely a 'pre-publication state'.

A pre-publication state is usually designated as a 'proof' or 'uncorrected proof' or 'special reader's edition' or 'advance reader's copy' or any of many other names by a statement on the book itself. But that doesn't always tell you what it was used for by the publisher. Some will send out fancy editions with full cover art for reviewing/promotional purposes while others seem to send out the plain proofs that many people usually associate with in-house use only (the Scribner proofs of the past decade are an example). Another category are the promotional booklets: stapled paper excerpts like the H&S CELL and UNDER THE DOME but also the slightly more elaborate ones like the BLACK HOUSE and STAND UNCUT 'partial proofs'. Where do these fit in?

I think the common distinction of plain, primitive proofs vs. more elaborate ARCs is useful enough for discussion purposes but in the end they are all 'pre-publication states' and they should be treated as such when talking about 'first editions', which I think are commonly accepted to be first trade editions (i.e., the first state of a book for sale to the general public).

[jhanic]

Michaël, I don't remember the UK Under the Dome having a promotional except printed. A full proof was issued (200 numbered copies).

John

[divemaster]

I've enjoyed looking through your collection. Lots of stuff that is off my collecting radar screen (magazines, comics, audio), so it's fun to see what else is out there and what other collectors target. Good job!

[biomieg]

Michaël, I don't remember the UK Under the Dome having a promotional except printed. A full proof was issued (200 numbered copies).

John

There was a promotional booklet just like the CELL one. I purchased one a couple of months before the book was released and I sold it to Barry. I think only two or three ever popped up on our collective 'collectors radar'.

[jhanic]

I was wrong. I actually own a copy also. My mistake.

John

[Shannon]

Thanks dive. My collection, unfortunately, has no real direction at the moment. Just a disease that continues eats to eat up time, money, and space! But it's my disease and I love it. :)

To our little proof discussion: Thanks for the clarification on the terms. It's always been my opinion that a lot of proofs/ARCs just aren't that attractive sitting next to each other on the shelves compared to other editions of the book. I think that's why I'm staying away from them for now. I asked this type of question a few months ago regarding the differences between the original short stories in magazines and the short stories in the collection books, but I was now wondering about proofs/ARCs, are there any out there that have major differences between that version and the completed story?

[jhanic]

Under most circumstances, the proof/ARC has the identical text that is issued in the trade edition. There are a few exceptions, though, where it is actually a "manuscript proof" such as were issued for Desperation, The Regulators and a couple others. These often have hand-written "corrections' in them.

John

[biomieg]

Proofs don't need to be visually attractive on the shelf in my opinion (neither are magazines). The attraction lies in the fact that they are little pieces of publishing history that many people never get to see (again, my opinion).

[Shannon]

Stephen King Entertainment Weekly Articles

GREEN means I own it. RED means I do not own it.

Entertainment Weekly #0061 - April 12, 1991 - "Oscarama" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0077 - August 2, 1991 - "How I Created The Golden Years … And Spooked Dozens Of TV Executives" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0089 - October 25, 1991 - "Horrors!" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0146 - November 27, 1992 - "On Rampage" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0156 - February 19, 1993 - "Feast Of A Stephen" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0274 - May 12, 1995 - "Kitschin' A La King: Tuning In With Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0451 - September 25, 1998 - "King Of The Weird: 10 Scary Questions For Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0480 - April 9, 1999 - "St. Stephen By Rebecca Ascher-Wlash" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0490 - June 18, 1999 - "A 'Mile' To Go: The Green Mile (Part 1 of 6)" (nonfiction???) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0495 - July 23, 1999 - "Green Archer: The Green Mile (Part 2 and 3 of 6)" (nonfiction???) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0499/0500 - August 20, 1999 - "The Green Mile (Part 4 of 6)" (nonfiction???) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0516 - December 10, 1999 - "The Greening Of America: The Reel Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0674 - September 27, 2002 - "Stephen King Calls It Quits" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0718 - July 11, 2003 - "Potter Gold, By Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0722 - August 8, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: Ready Or Not, Here I Come" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0724/0725 - August 22, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: Always, They Come Back" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0729 - September 19, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Books You Can't Read" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0731 - October 3, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: In My Book, It's No Contest" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0734 - October 24, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: No Pain, No Fame" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0737 - November 14, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: Do Movies Matter? (Part 1)" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0739 - November 28, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: Do Movies Matter? (Part 2)" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0740 - December 5, 2003 - "The Pop Of King: Don't Go To Sleep" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0747/0748 - January 23, 2004 - "Kingdom Hospital" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0751 - February 13, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: You Don't Know Jackson" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0754 - March 5, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Rating Game, The" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0756 - March 19, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: The Passions Of Alicia" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0759 - April 9, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Enquiring Minds ..." (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0762/0763 - April 30, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Head Bangor's Ball" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0766 - May 21, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: It's Alive! Alive!" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0769 - June 11, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Lines To Live By" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0773 - July 9, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: A Kingdom That Didn't Come" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0776 - July 30, 2004 - "Now Hear This, By Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0779/0780 - August 20, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: The Four-Star Follies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0784 - September 17, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Paint It Black" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0787 - October 8, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Shut Up'n Play Yer Guitar" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0790 - October 29, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: Pet Peeves Of 2004" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0793 - November 19, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: A Dozen Thanks" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0795 - December 3, 2004 - "The Joy Of Sox" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0796 - December 10, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: 2004: The Year In Music" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0797 - December 17, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: 2004: The Year In Books" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0798 - December 24, 2004 - "The Pop Of King: 2004: The Year In Movies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0802 - January 21, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Crying Wolfe" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0807 - January 18, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: The 14 Lessons Of 24" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0809 - March 4, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: The Worst Ads On TV" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0812: First State Cover - March 25, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: No Stars, Sorry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0812: Second State Cover - March 25, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: No Stars, Sorry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0812: Third State Cover - March 25, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: No Stars, Sorry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0812: Fourth State Cover - March 25, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: No Stars, Sorry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0812: Fifth State Cover - March 25, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: No Stars, Sorry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0814 - April 8, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My Fever Pitch Obsession" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0817/0818 - April 29, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Prime Downloads" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0823 - June 3, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My Summer Hit List" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0825 - June 17, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Extras Bite" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0826/0827 - June 24, 2005 - "The Sideshow Has Left Town, By Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0828 - July 8, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Long Live The Dead" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0831 - July 29, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My Manifesto" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0833 - August 12, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Kick-Back Books" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0838/839 - September 9, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Lost's Soul" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0842 - September 30, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My So-Called Admirer" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0847 - October 28, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: The Fright Stuff" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0850 - November 18, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: Lights In A Box" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0853 - December 9, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My 2005 Picks: Music" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0854 - December 16, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My 2005 Picks: Movies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0855 - December 23, 2005 - "The Pop Of King: My 2005 Picks: Books" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0859 - January 20, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Just Askin'" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0860 - January 27, 2006 - "Excerpt (Cell)" - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0862/0863 - February 10, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Frey's Lies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0866 - March 3, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Mistakes Were Made" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0868 - March 17, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Crashing The Party" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0870 - March 31, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Confessions Of A TV Slut" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0874/0875 - April 28, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: My Morning People" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0876 - May 12, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Summer Hits And Misses" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0879 - June 2, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: The Summer Book Awards" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0882 - June 16, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Ready Or Not" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0884/0885 - June 30, 2006 - "N & D Mini-Series" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0886 - July 14, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: The Princess And The Paparazzi" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0889 - August 4, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: The Terror Diet" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0894 - September 1, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Setting Off A 'Wire' Alarm" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0899 - September 26, 2006 - "The Wonder Of It All" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0900 - October 6, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Graceless And Tasteless" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0905 - November 3, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: Hail To The Spoken Word" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0909 - December 1, 2006 - "When Stephen King Met The 'Lost' Boys" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0910 - December 8, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: My Top 10 In Music" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0911 - December 15, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: My Top 10 In Books" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0912 - December 22, 2006 - "The Pop Of King: My Top 10 In Movies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0915 - January 12, 2007 - "So Good It's Scary!" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0917 - January 26, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: Television Impaired" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0921 - February 16, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: The Secret Gardiner" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0922 - February 23, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: A Modern Fairy Tale" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0925 - March 16, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: All In Good Fun" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0928 - April 6, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: How To Bury A Book" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0931/0932 - April 27, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: No No No Easy Road" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0935 - May 25, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: Rock This Way" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0941/0942 - June 29, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: The Dop Of Pop" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0943 - July 13, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: Goodbye, Harry" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0947 - August 10, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: Jumping For Joy" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0948 - August 17, 2007 - "J.K. Rowling's Ministry Of Magic, By Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0955 - September 21, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: My Great Escape" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0958 - October 12, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: A History Of Violence" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0964 - November 16, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: Cool And The Gang" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0968 - December 7, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: My Top Music" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0969 - December 14, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: My Top Movies" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0971/0972 - December 28, 2007 - "The Pop Of King: My Top Books" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0975 - January 25, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Books With Batteries" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0977 - February 8, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Pop Goes The Presidency" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0980 - February 29, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Oh, The Horror!" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0983 - March 21, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Fast Blurb Nation" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0986 - April 11, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Videogame Lunacy" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0990 - May 9, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: My Real Top 20" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0995/0996 - June 6, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Playing Against The Hype" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #0999/1000 - July 4, 2008 - "My Favorite Year: 1999" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1001 - July 11, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Small Is Scary" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1004 - August 1, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Consider The Junior Mint" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1007/1008 - August 22, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Pimp My Sport" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1010/1011 - September 12, 2008 - "The Hunger Games By Suzanne Collins, Review By Stephen King" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1012 - September 19, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: What A Guy Wants" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1014 - October 3, 2008 - "King's Response To 'Novel Behavior'" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1015 - October 10, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Gimme A Break" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1018 - October 31, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: The HD Candidates" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1021/1022 - November 21, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: Thank You Notes" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1024 - December 5, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Albums Of 2008" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1025 - December 12, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Books Of 2008" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1026 - December 19, 2008 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Films Of 2008" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1027/1028 - December 26, 2009 - "Michael Crichton" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1031 - January 23, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: Wishing And Hoping" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1035 - February 20, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: Torturing And '24'" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1038 - March 13, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: 'Breaking' Point" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1041 - April 3, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: In Bad Company" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1044/1045 - April 24, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The Trouble With Earworms" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1048 - May 22, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: Booking Your Summer" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1051 - June 12, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The Future Of Your Tube" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1055 - July 10, 2009 - "Memories Of Michael" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1058 - July 31, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: My Screen Addiction" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1061/1062 - August 21, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: Where The Joys Are" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1065/1066 - September 18, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: What's Next For Pop Culture?" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1069/1070 - October 9, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The One That Got Away" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1073 - October 30, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The Secret To Pop Culture Snacking" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1074 - November 6, 2009 - "Excerpt (Under The Dome)" - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1076 - November 20, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: My Ultimate Playlist" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1079/1080 - December 11, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The Best TV Of 2009" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1081 - December 18, 2009 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Books Of 2009" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1084 - January 8, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Movies Of 2009" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1086 - January 22, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Decoding Movie Blurbs" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1089/1090 - February 12, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Hey Jay, Good Night And Good Luck" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1092 - March 5, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Putting Movies First" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1096 - April 2, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Inspector Of Gadgets" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1099/1100 - April 23, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Big Audio Dynamite" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1105/1106 - June 4, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: The Most Obnoxious TV Commercial. Ever." (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1107 - June 18, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Get Me Bruce Willis!" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1110/1111 - July 9, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: My Must Summer Reads" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1113 - July 30, 2010 - "Wit And Wisdom Of Stephen King, The" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1114 - August 6, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Rush To Judgment" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1115 - August 13, 2010 - "First Look: Sons Of Anarchy" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1118 - September 3, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: My 2010 Hits And Misses" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1122: First State Cover - October 1, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Higher And Higher" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1122: Second State Cover - October 1, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Higher And Higher" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1122: Third State Cover - October 1, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Higher And Higher" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1125/1126 - October 22, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: Harry Who?" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1128 - November 12, 2010 - "Excerpt ('Big Driver')" - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1131 - December 3, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Films Of 2010" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1132 - December 10, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: The Best TV Of 2010" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1133 - December 17, 2010 - "The Pop Of King: The Best Books I Read This Year" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1136: First State Cover - January 7, 2011 - "The Pop Of King: So Long, My Friends" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1136: Second State Cover - January 7, 2011 - "The Pop Of King: So Long, My Friends" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE
Entertainment Weekly #1157/1158 - June 3/10, 2011 - "My Summer Reading List" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE

[Randall Flagg]

Thankfully you are not collecting the Library of Congress. :)

[Merlin1958]

Thankfully you are not collecting the Library of Congress. :)

Nor the more generallly desired "First Editions".

Just an salient observation. 433 items (by my math) in your collection and you don't have any of the "Doubleday" books, many folks seek. You just may want to focus a bit. Just MHO

[Shannon]

lol, the Library of Congress has a King section, right? lol

For right now, I buy things at great prices. Or, if not great, then definitely at the low end of the spectrum.

I paid $150 for an original piece of artwork used for a Stephen King anthology cover. On the way.

I paid $350 each for two Dark Tower S/Ls. On the way.

The Entertainment Weekly magazines above, in mint condition, I paid less than a dollar each for.

Another deal in the works: Gauntlet 2 S/L, The Ideal, Genuine Man S/L, Sin Of The Father S/L, Stephen King Companion Deluxe S/L, Feast Of Fear Limited, Bare Bones Limited for $600 total.

The Doubleday books will always be there, hypothetically, lol, and I would much rather pay $600 two years from now for one than $650 for one today. Because with that $50 I saved, I can buy ... drumroll please ...

MORE STEPHEN KING BOOKS! :)

[Merlin1958]

That's all fine and good, except when Sai King goes to "The Clearing" they ain't gonna go for $50 more or less either way. Now is the time, but to each his own I suppose.

When Ron Wood finally goes, all my stuff will double, nay triple in value!!!!!

[Shannon]

Original Artwork: Shock Rock Cover

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9926/20110606019.jpg

http://img862.imageshack.us/img862/2862/20110606021.jpg


Shock Rock: First Edition - "You Know They Got A Hell Of A Band" (FIRST APPEARANCE)

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http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/9812/20110607037.jpg

http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/7286/20110607030.jpg

[jhanic]

:thumbsup:

John

[Tito_Villa]

Shannon i bloody love that artwork, are you going to get it framed?

[Randall Flagg]

Congratulations. I thought you got it for a very good price.

[Shannon]

Thanks guys. It came framed. Nothing fancy. Glass, border. Even after all my talks with the seller, artist, and editor trying to get it authenticated (which I finally got the artist to say "You're right, that is my original piece"), I still wanted to make 100% sure. So, when I got it, I took it out of the frame and felt the paint very lightly, and, while not affecting the painting, I got some paint on my finger. So ... I am convinced, lol.

Yes, great price. If it weren't for the Buy It Now price that I jumped on (thank you again Ben Staad, I owe you one!), I have a feeling this would have went for a LOT more than it did. I like getting good deals. :)

[Shannon]

New Arrivals This Week:

The Gunslinger: Second Edition
http://img69.imageshack.us/img69/9115/us2ndgunslingerfront.jpg

(damnit)
http://img690.imageshack.us/img690/1955/us2ndgunslingerfrontspi.jpg

http://img713.imageshack.us/img713/4388/us2gunslingercp.jpg


The Talisman: First Edition
http://img59.imageshack.us/img59/1295/us1talismanfront.jpg


Skeleton Crew: First Edition
http://img710.imageshack.us/img710/7391/us1skeletoncrewfront.jpg


The Drawing Of the Three: First Edition
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http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/457/us1drawingofthethreecp.jpg


Song Of Susannah: First Edition
http://img801.imageshack.us/img801/8995/us1songofsusannahfront.jpg


Frankenstein, Or, The Modern Prometheus: First Edition
http://img402.imageshack.us/img402/9019/confrankensteinfront.jpg


The Colorado Kid (Italian)
http://img32.imageshack.us/img32/992/foritacoloradokidhcfron.jpg

http://img543.imageshack.us/img543/9476/foritacoloradokidhcbook.jpg


Six Starmont Books About Stephen King
http://img853.imageshack.us/img853/1765/starmont.jpg

[Shannon]

Update to the Gunslinger situation:

The seller has graciously told me that a refund is fine. I will be mailing it back to him Monday and getting my money back. As I had said earlier, it was kind of my fault for not asking for a spine picture (after asking for and receiving front and rear pictures, a price on the dustjacket picture and a copyright page picture) and kind of his fault for not knowing in the first place that the lettering on the spine should have been yellow and not white. So, when I brought up the situation with him, I let him know that I'm not upset in the least bit and that anything he choose to do would be 100% OK with me. And it would have been. But, now I'm doing a happy dance because I get a refund. :)

[Shannon]

Rearranged my Stephen King shelves, I think it looks a lot better this way (except for the paperbacks, but fuck em, lol). I will be switching my Stephen King bookcase and my Other Authors bookcase around either tomorrow (doubtful) or next weekend. The other bookcase is bigger. Also, by next weekend I should be receiving 9 more books, mostly signed limiteds. Yay! :)

Just to remind you guys of my first arrangement:
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http://img35.imageshack.us/img35/2088/20110618002.jpg
http://img694.imageshack.us/img694/5831/20110618007.jpg

[Cook]

Nice new additions Shannon,
Sorry about the Gunslinger deal gone bad,
It really sucks when your expecting a gem, oh well, at least your getting a refund.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Shannon, you are one crazy collector and a picture taking fiend! I say this all with the greatest respect. You truly are an obsessed collector, and I admire that, being one myself. Love your shelves, you must spend a lot of time looking at them, I know I would. Keep up the good work!
Oh yeah, that Italian COLORADO KID is the bees knees (or whatever the current popular expression is for one helluva great item).

[Justin Case]

Ever increasingly amazing... great collection!

[Stockerlone]

Great new stuff......

[Shannon]

Thanks guys. I'm REALLY excited about some things that are headed my way. First editions, signed limiteds, original artwork, old magazines with first appearances in them, gift editions, artist editions, obscure odds and ends, etc ...

I have eleven items on their way to me right now.

I'm making payments on two other items. One will be done next month, another will be done in five months, lol

And I'm talking to a collector to buy sixty-eight items from him.

Excited, excited! And then, after all this ... I'd like to think I'd pay off my car. But that's not gonna happen. I can already see into the future ... What, someone has Six Stories S/L for $600!? What, an Erin Wells It drawing is only at $400!? Ooooh, TMSG for under $150,000!?

[Merlin1958]

Very, very nice stuff!!!!!!!!

Great Acquisitions!!!!

[Stockerlone]

Thanks guys. I'm REALLY excited about some things that are headed my way. First editions, signed limiteds, original artwork, old magazines with first appearances in them, gift editions, artist editions, obscure odds and ends, etc ...

I have eleven items on their way to me right now.

I'm making payments on two other items. One will be done next month, another will be done in five months, lol

And I'm talking to a collector to buy sixty-eight items from him.

Excited, excited! And then, after all this ... I'd like to think I'd pay off my car. But that's not gonna happen. I can already see into the future ... What, someone has Six Stories S/L for $600!? What, an Erin Wells It drawing is only at $400!? Ooooh, TMSG for under $150,000!?

TMSG for under $150,000!? IMPOSSIBLE !!! :excited:
Think offering,.... not so important organs.... is a choice :evil: to become TMSG !!!

[Shannon]

Switched over the bookcases last week, just took pictures today. Pics of my newest additions from last week coming soon.

Red dots are signed and/or limited editions.
Blue dots are remarqued.


http://img33.imageshack.us/img33/518/case20110701.jpg
Inside the boxes: Entertainment Weekly's Pop Of King articles ---- Magazines ----- Skeleton Crew Treasure Box

[Randall Flagg]

Where is TMSG?

[Shannon]

Working backwards here, haven't posted pictures from last week's new additions yet, but I'm excited about today's new additions, so fuck it.


New Additions: 20110701
$130 (no tax) from the Book Magician bookstore in Las Vegas, NV.
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The Long Walk: US First Edition:
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not faded, just the flash
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The Long Walk: UK First Edition:
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The Running Man: US First Edition:
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http://img232.imageshack.us/img232/3708/us1runningmanrear.jpg

http://img39.imageshack.us/img39/9036/us1runningmanspine.jpg

http://img819.imageshack.us/img819/8206/us1runningmancp.jpg

[Stockerlone]

3 NICE books.....Congrats..... think now you need this:

http://fotoalbum.web.de/gast/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends/printImage?imageId=144596117&imageType=image

[biomieg]

Good stuff, Shannon! I really like the Bachman paperbacks and I was happy when I got them all (US + UK editions). I think they're an essential part of every King collection.

[Garrell]

Shannon, SK movies? I have noticed no mention of them. I know, the book is always better but....

[Cook]

Congrats on the paperbacks Shannon

[WeDealInLead]

Hey
Humor me... take off the paperbacks and take a picture. Please?

I'm sure you'll keep them off the shelves if you do it. The collection is nice but it will look much nicer w/o the paperbacks scattered throughout.

[Shannon]

Stock, the bookseller had a copy of Rage but it had cover creases and such, so I passed. A little wear and tear is fine with me, but something like a hard crease on the cover I just can't look past. It's the COVER, you know, lol

Bio, they're yet another sub-section of King collecting. I wasn't going to purchase the UK first of The Long Walk, because that opens yet ANOTHER door of King collecting that I didn't want opened yet, but I liked the price she gave me for all three. I find that the firsts for The Long Walk and The Running Man sell for as little as $35 bucks each online, what does a UK first of The Long Walk sell for? I would assume more because most of the time UK printings are scarcer, but I haven't found any info on that particular title ...

Garrell, I collect everything, but with movies, they must be sealed/new. Not hunting them down too much, they'll pop up when they're ready. :)

Thanks Cook. :)

WelcomeToLud, lol, very excited about the books on the way. And also, my second shelf configuration had the non first edition paperbacks on the bottom and out of the way, I do think it looks better, but at the same time, I like the way it looks when you have ten of the same title next to each other in different editions. With your regular paperbacks seperate, where do you include the larger Plume DT books, the first edition BOMC Storm Of The Century, Colorado Kid, the Bachman first edition paperbacks? Because if you leave them mixed in with the hardcover first editions, it would still give you that scattered look. But if you include the with the regular paperbacks, they suddenly become unimportant.

[biomieg]

I'm not sure about the UK Long Walk, I have no idea what I paid for my copy (I don't keep records). I don't think the UK Bachman paperbacks are more expensive than the US ones. They may even be cheaper on average. The hardest one to find is Roadwork, I think.

[Shannon]

New Additions: 20110707
http://img15.imageshack.us/img15/8096/new20110707spines.jpg


The Very Best Of Best New Horror: Signed Limited Edition - $250 (shipping not included) from Earthling Publications:
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/643/slverybestofbestnewhorr.jpg
Damn flash!
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http://img703.imageshack.us/img703/643/slverybestofbestnewhorr.jpg

http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/643/slverybestofbestnewhorr.jpg
Isn't that a horrible King signature? lol
http://img855.imageshack.us/img855/643/slverybestofbestnewhorr.jpg

http://img190.imageshack.us/img190/643/slverybestofbestnewhorr.jpg


Wolves of The Calla (The Dark Tower V): Signed Limited Edition - $350 (shipping not included) from eBay:
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http://img812.imageshack.us/img812/7273/slwolvesofthecallanumsp.jpg

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http://img192.imageshack.us/img192/5691/slwolvesofthecallanumcp.jpg


The Dark Tower (The Dark Tower VII): Signed Limited Edition - $350 (shipping not included) from eBay:
http://img24.imageshack.us/img24/4475/sldarktowernumfront.jpg

http://img62.imageshack.us/img62/8956/sldarktowernumspine.jpg

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[Merlin1958]

Very, very nice new additions to your collection, Shannon!!!! Nice price to boot!!!!

Way to go!!!

:rock:

[Ben Staad]

Awesome additions and congrats Shannon! I'm envious :)

[Shannon]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I have some interesting items on the way. I'm trying not to buy any new items, but we all know how that goes. The plan, for the moment, is to buy all the items I have on the horizon and then let my addiction/hobby/obsession cool down for a little bit.

[TwistedNadine]

Thanks guys, I appreciate it. I have some interesting items on the way. I'm trying not to buy any new items, but we all know how that goes. The plan, for the moment, is to buy all the items I have on the horizon and then let my addiction/hobby/obsession cool down for a little bit.

Good luck with that. Been telling myself the same thing for ages. Congrats on the new additions!

[Cook]

Seriously Nice additions Shannon,
Congrats !!

[Shannon]

New Additions: 20110721


The Dark Half: Proof (eh ...)
http://img841.imageshack.us/img841/3429/20110720051.jpg


"Georgie Chases His Boat" by Erin Wells. Original artwork from It: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition
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http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/2680/20110721004.jpg

http://img109.imageshack.us/img109/9825/20110721020.jpg

http://img534.imageshack.us/img534/6944/20110721035.jpg


I love it. I tried to show some up close detail of the artwork, because it really IS so much better in person ... but I don't think my camera skills paid off. There is so much detail, it ridiculous. Oh well. VERY happy with this purchase. Will figure out some kind of framejob and post pictures when it is done.

[Ben Staad]

Excellent!!!! I even like the eh...Great stuff Shannon!

[Randall Flagg]

New Additions: 20110721


"Georgie Chases His Boat" by Erin Wells. Original artwork from It: The 25th Anniversary Special Edition
I love it. I tried to show some up close detail of the artwork, because it really IS so much better in person ... but I don't think my camera skills paid off. There is so much detail, it ridiculous. Oh well. VERY happy with this purchase. Will figure out some kind of framejob and post pictures when it is done.


Since it is a B&W drawing, i would stick to Black, white and or gray for the matting and framing.

[Shannon]

Mr. Staad, thank you. Proofs just don't do it for me, but placed a lazy small bid on eBay on it, expecting to be easily overbid and it didn't happen. So ... yay? lol

Crowman, thanks for the advice. I will do just that. There is another Erin Wells It art out there that I think will mirror/complement this one perfectly, I'm waiting to see if I can snag that one also and then I will frame them together. :)

[Randall Flagg]

<------------------------------------------Goes to ebay to outbid ShannonsMovies.


JK

[Shannon]

:) It's not on eBay yet.

[Merlin1958]

:) It's not on eBay yet.

Doesn't matter. He's an Ebay Pre-Cog!!!!!! LOL LOL

[ESW]

Shannon, I'm so glad that you are pleased with the drawing! Thanks for your purchase. It looks like there might be a crease in the mat in the top photo--or is it a trick of the light? Please let me know if I should make modifications to the way I've been packaging these, I hope the drawing itself is undamaged. Thanks again! -E.

[Garrell]

Shannon, I'm so glad that you are pleased with the drawing! Thanks for your purchase. It looks like there might be a crease in the mat in the top photo--or is it a trick of the light? Please let me know if I should make modifications to the way I've been packaging these, I hope the drawing itself is undamaged. Thanks again! -E.

Great art and love the view you took in it, a beautiful piece:)

[ESW]

Great art and love the view you took in it, a beautiful piece:)

Thank you! :cyclops:

[Shannon]

Newest Additions: 20110722


Midnight Graffiti #3 (x5) - included with the following item ...
http://img684.imageshack.us/img684/4852/midnightgraffiti3.jpg

"Midnight Graffiti #3 Cover" by Marcus Alan Nickerson. Original artwork from Midnight Graffiti #3
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http://img851.imageshack.us/img851/4879/artmidnightgraffiticove.jpg

http://img838.imageshack.us/img838/4879/artmidnightgraffiticove.jpg


Saw this on eBay, wanted it, bought it. Again, tried to show the detail in the painting, but my camera sucks. I love the face ... the forehead and cheek lines, love it. A LOT of empty space and it got a little ding in it during transit (I assume) but I like it anyway. :)

[Ben Staad]

Damn Shannon. If you ever need extra room to display anything just let me know...I would be happy to let you use my wall space. :clap:

BTW awesome new addition.

[jhanic]

Very, very nice, Shannon! Congratulations!

John

[Merlin1958]

Great Stuff, SM!!!!!!!


:rock:

[Garrell]

Once again, nice stuff SM!!!!!

[biomieg]

I've always really liked that illustration. Great acquisition!

[carlosdetweiller]

Very cool artwork. Congratulations!

[olverts]

Congratulations Shannon ! Really nice artwork

[Stockerlone]

Very nice artwork !!!

[Shannon]

Thanks everyone. :) I have one more original artwork on the horizon ... maybe two months from now? It was the first piece I originally went after, and it's going to be my most expensive so far ... but ... it's an OK piece ... just knowing now, since I bought all my artwork for $150, $550, and $750 each, going almost double the highest price for a single piece of OOOOKKKKK art is kinda bothering me. Oh well ... That's just how it goes. but yeah! All I have left are about 75 items from another collector's collection ... really excited about these. Starting with the magazines, should be getting them next week. Yay!

[Merlin1958]

Thanks everyone. :) I have one more original artwork on the horizon ... maybe two months from now? It was the first piece I originally went after, and it's going to be my most expensive so far ... but ... it's an OK piece ... just knowing now, since I bought all my artwork for $150, $550, and $750 each, going almost double the highest price for a single piece of OOOOKKKKK art is kinda bothering me. Oh well ... That's just how it goes. but yeah! All I have left are about 75 items from another collector's collection ... really excited about these. Starting with the magazines, should be getting them next week. Yay!

Buying Art is a tricky business. I know just enough to be dangerous, but I got somewhat of an education buying my Ron Wood and Roger Dean pieces, as well as the Disney Cel's.

A word of caution, if the money's dear be very careful. Also, do what I did, buy what you enjoy looking at and not for an investment. My wife hates the Ron Wood "Mick Jagger" piece in my sig, but as it turns out that is the one that I paid the least for and has gained the highest in "Investment" value. I love looking at it cause man, THAT's Mick!!!!!! LOL

Great Acquisitions and nothing but the best of luck to ya!!!!

[Patrick]

Shannon, I've been watching your collection grow via the P&J thread, but I finally took the time to go through your actual Collection thread. Very, very impressive!

[Shannon]

Merlin, I totally understand what you're saying, but I don't really buy anything for the investment value. I would like an original Stephen King related art piece from every Stephen King artist. Not sure if I'll include remarques or not just yet ...

St. Patrick, thanks for the compliment and for taking the time. Sorry for the abundance of pictures when it comes to crappy things like audiobooks, lol I like pictures. More to come in the next month, and then Shannon is going dark for a little while. Well, not dark completely, but dark from buying things. I really need to pay off my car, lol.

[Shannon]

New Additions: 20110727
http://img834.imageshack.us/img834/8339/new20110727.jpg

Adelina: February 1980
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http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/8125/magadelinafeb1980story.jpg


Adelina: June 1980
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http://img840.imageshack.us/img840/7924/magadelinajun1980story.jpg


Adelina: July 1980
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Adelina: November 1980
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Book Digest: September 1981
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Book: September/October 2003
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Bookman's Weekly: October 24, 1983
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(continued below)

[Randall Flagg]

Nice. You have been busy.

[jhanic]

Congratulations! There's lots there I've never seen before.

John

[Shannon]

Down East: 1989 Annual
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Enterprise Incidents:
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Esquire: July 2007
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Family Circle: August 3, 1999
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Life: May 1994
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: February 1978
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: October 1978
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: April 1980
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: February 1981
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: July 1981
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: November 1981
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The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction: November 1997
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Maine: Fall 1989
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Penthouse: July 1976
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(continued below)

[Shannon]

Phantasmagoria 9
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Phantasmagoria 10
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Playboy: December 2006
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Rosebud 27
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Sourcebook: 1982
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TV Guide: August 30-September 5, 1986
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TV Guide: January 26-February 1, 2002
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Twilight Zone Magazine: December 1986
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WB: November/December 1989
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Writer’s Digest: March 1992
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Yankee: November 1981
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[Merlin1958]

You're a hard guy to figure, Shannon. Seems like one minute you want everything, then you're selling off cool stuff for financial reasons, IDK. Then again, I guess I'm more the "OCD" collecting type so what do I know. However, if you truly want to "collect everything (King)", it's a good idea to focus somewhat and "plod" along for at least a little while. From what I have seen of your collection, focusing on the Magazines may be a good place to start. First the Mags, then the US firsts, etc., etc. Of course, that's my OCD peeking out again, but OCD or not you gotta get a handle at one time or another.

Regardless of my feeble opinions, amazing stuff!!!!!

[Randall Flagg]

Great magazine haul.

[Shannon]

Hello friend. I already had an agreement with a former SK collector before I became broke. I discovered him, he took the time to list EVERYTHING he had for me, including conditions and pictures, we worked out a price for everything, and then we started the transactions. I found him on Craigslist, so I didn't want to buy everything from him immediately because, well, hey, he could be a faker and I could lose a lot of money, so we have been doing installments. The magazines were the first installment, next is First Editions and Odds and Ends, after that is the most expensive group, maybe about five or six Gift and Artist Editions.

So anyway, we did all this work already, and I'm not the type of person to cancel something unless I can ABSOLUTELY help it. That's just not me.

But anyway, this recent bit of selling I have done has kept me more than afloat ... My bills are all up to date, and I actually went out and partied last night at a few clubs ... So I'm good. :)

But yes, after buying the last of the stuff from my collector friend, and after my last payment for an original artpiece is paid, I will not be buying anything else until I pay off my car.

... That's the plan anyway, lol

[Shannon]

Thanks Jerome. I try to post pictures of everything Stephen King-related inside a particular magazine/anthology because I know from experience that looking through the Justin Brooks biblio is great, but seeing actual pictures is a little bit better. :)

[Shannon]

Thanks John, your message almost slipped by me. :)

[divemaster]

I love seeing all the magazine stuff!

[Stockerlone]

An magazine invasion, amazing !!!!

[Shannon]

New Additions: 20110822
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The Dark Half Movie Press Kit:
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Firestarter Movie Press Kit:
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Children Of The Corn Movie Press Kit:
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Christine Movie Press Kit:
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Maximum Overdrive Movie Press Kit:
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Misery Movie Press Kit:
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Cujo Movie Press Kit:
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The Shawshank Redemption Movie Press Kit:
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Stephen King Baseball Bobblehead:
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Two It Pins:
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The Dead Zone Popcorn Bag x3:
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Danse Macabre Plastic Bag:
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Stephen King's Year Of Fear - 1993 Calendar:
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The Gunslinger Audiobook:
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Stephen King Italian Newsletter x10:
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Derry, Maine Wooden Christmas Ornament:
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Four Dark Tower Magnets:
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Blue Oyster Cult CD Single: "Astronomy" (includes narration by King)
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The King Household, Bangor Historical Society Christmas Ornament:
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Paul Bunyon Postcard:
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Needful Things Postcard x4:
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Needful Things Waldenbooks Bookmark and Needful Things Viking Bookmark x2:
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Stephen King Cujo and Skeleton Crew Promo Photos:
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[Garrell]

Love that stuff Shannon:)

[Merlin1958]

Great stuff, Shannon!!!

Congrats!!!


:thumbsup::thumbsup:

[jhanic]

That's the first time I've seen the Rosebud magazine. Very nice!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Nice haul! That is the first time I have seen The Dead Zone popcorn bags.

[Cook]

Pretty cool Shannon.
How do you store all this stuff ?

[Randall Flagg]

Nice haul. I too have never seen the DZ popcorn bags.

[Stockerlone]

Wow... Wow... Wow
Some new for me Promo items.... Great

[scstandpipe]

Man you seem to somehow get all the cool stuff I've never seen before! Awesome extras, and those press kits are too cool 8)

[Shannon]

Hello my new friend, thank you. One of the cool things about collecting Stephen King and Stephen King-related items is that there is no shortage of interesting stuff out there. :) Most of the press kits I've found have been overpriced, but I found someone to buy from that sold them to me for a fair price. :)

Shannon

[scstandpipe]

Well if you ever decide to get rid of Shawshank...I'm your man! :D

[Shannon]

New Arrivals: 20110928

Desperation: Gift Edition
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The Regulators/Desperation Gift Set with the Keep-You-Up-All-Night light
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Stephen King: The Non-Fiction: Signed Limited Edition
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Baseball Game Ticket (Friday the 13th) where the first 1,500 fans received a Stephen King bobblehead (which I also have)
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Cujo: US First Edition
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Faithful: US First Edition
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Secret Windows: US First Edition
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Under The Dome: US First Edition
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Legends: US First Edition
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[Ari_Racing]

Very nice! Congratulations!

[Ben Staad]

Nice Shannon! For whatever reason I really like the BB game ticket. Cool additions.

[Shannon]

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[sgc1999]

sweet!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Ben Staad]

Nice additions Shannon. I've always meant to buy these but have not for one reason or another. Congrats!

[Shannon]

Thanks guys. I only have the three so far. Three more to go. They look really great sitting on the shelf next to each other. :)

[Shannon]

New Additions: October 23-29, 2011

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[Shannon]

I have a lot of pages. I think on my first year anniversary (December) I am going to make a new thread, starting with group pictures of everything I own (one picture for all my US first editions, one picture for my signed limiteds, my artwork, my proofs, my audiobooks, etc.) and then make weekly pictures of my new additions, like above. This whole individual picture thing is exhausting, lol.

[Shannon]

New Additions: October 30-November 5, 2011

ODDS AND ENDS: YEARBOOKS - Hampden Academy Sedan 1972 and 1973
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Close Up - Hampden Academy Sedan 1972: Stephen King Bio
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Close Up - Hampden Academy Sedan 1973: Stephen King Bio
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Close Up - Hampden Academy Sedan 1973: Stephen King Candid Picture
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US FIRST EDITIONS: The Gunslinger (second edition) The Waste Lands, Wizard And Glass, The Drawing Of The Three x3
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US FIRST EDITIONS: Skeleton Crew, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Half, The Eyes Of The Dragon, Insomnia, It
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US FIRST EDITION - My Pretty Pony
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Time Magazine, Stephen King At The Movies, The Twilight Zone Magazine, The Illustrated Guide To The Masters Of The Macabre, The Plant: Parts 1 through 3 (photocopied), The Illustrated Guide To The Masters Of The Macabre II, The Unseen King, Pet Sematary (COLLECTIONS - Pocket Books), The Green Mile: Part 1 (FOREIGN - Hebrew), Stephen King's The Dark Tower: A Concordance, Volume I
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ODDS AND ENDS: NEWSLETTERS - Castle Rock Newsletters (full set)
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ODDS AND ENDS: NEWSLETTERS - Castle Schlock Newsletters (volumes 1 through 4)
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ODDS AND ENDS: NEWSPAPER CLIPPINGS
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Close Up - Newspaper Clippings: First Appearance Of "'Ever Et Raw Meat? ...'"
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[Niels]

Nice haul!

Is there a special story behind those three copies of TDOTT, and didn't you have already a (almost) full set of the Castle Rock Newsletters?

[olverts]

Very nice Shannon !

Every time i see that Wizard and Glass i tell myself : " You need to buy that one"
That´s the only one missing for me , but i always find other books i rather buy :)

[Cook]

Pretty Cool Shannon
I've never seen the "Schlocks" before.
I keep reminding myself to get one of those Pretty Pony's
Congrats

[Shannon]

Thanks guys, I had a fun week.

I found a seller on Craigslist here locally that wanted to sell his collection off, went over to his place with cash in hand, didn't even know what he had ... And he had a lot of stuff, but most of it wasn't in great condition. Perfect example, the "upstairs books" he showed me were all in one vertical pile ... about five feet of hardcover books on top of each other ... Ouch, right? I stayed away from most of those ... and other than those the only things I didn't buy were 1) A 'Salems Lot Illustrated first (he wanted $25, which is a little more than I wanted to pay for it), and 2) a Prime Evil S/L (which he wanted for $500, which I didn't have available to spend at the moment).

As I was buying things he kept throwing in extras ... First the newspaper clippings, then the three magazines, then the Castle Schlock newsletters (which I would have gladly paid money for!). Very interesting that I came across the first appearance of "'Ever Et Raw Meat?' ..." ... I mean, it's in a newspaper from years and years ago ... I don't think they would be readily or easily found in too many places ...

I come home to find out I already had Skeleton Crew, The Dark Half, Song Of Susannah, Drawing Of The Three (which I knew I had, but the guy was selling his three for a good price, lol, I couldn't pass that up) ... Oh well, it was worth it. And I'll be putting up most of my extras for sale today I think. Same thing with the Castle Rock newsletters, I had Volumes 1-4, he had Volumes 1-5 for a great price, so I scooped them up.

The My Pretty Pony is actually REALLY ugly. I hate it. It's probably the least favorite thing I've ever bought in my life. :( It's a short story spread out in a superhuge, obnoxious book, with big ugly dotted photographs/artwork of horses. Ugly ugly ugly. Yuck! I said that to my girlfriend last night and she goes ... "Well, what did you buy it for, then?" lol

[Ben Staad]

Very cool additions Shannon! Congrats and thanks for sharing the story.

[AKC]

The My Pretty Pony is actually REALLY ugly. I hate it. It's probably the least favorite thing I've ever bought in my life. :( It's a short story spread out in a superhuge, obnoxious book, with big ugly dotted photographs/artwork of horses. Ugly ugly ugly. Yuck! I said that to my girlfriend last night and she goes ... "Well, what did you buy it for, then?" lol

I think My Pretty Pony sucks too......What's the point? Really?

Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody like it?

[Shannon]

I think Barbara Kruger must like it ... lol, biggest payday she's ever gotten, I'm sure. :)

[Brice]

Fantastic, Shannon! You might need to get a file cabinet.

[Shannon]

Thanks, I have quite a few items in boxes ... The Castle Rock newsletters, the Entertainment Weekly magazine, other magazines, the Skeleton Crew treasure chest ... I'd like to get some kind of wooden custom-made boxes/filing cabinet for them, with artwork/inscriptions on it. I have many, many ideas for where my collection is going ... Here's one ...

Lightly stained glass display cases, with a stained-glass artwork montage of some great SK scenes ...

[Brice]

That sounds like it could be pretty cool.

I used to use boxes for my magazines and assorted flat paper items that i really have nowhere to display. Now i've got a four drawer file cabinet just for king stuff. My hope is to fill it in the next year and need another. Anyhow, i mentioned it cause with all the mags and stuff like that you're getting eventually you'll definitely be needing a solution other than boxes.

The collection is looking great. :)

[Merlin1958]

The My Pretty Pony is actually REALLY ugly. I hate it. It's probably the least favorite thing I've ever bought in my life. :( It's a short story spread out in a superhuge, obnoxious book, with big ugly dotted photographs/artwork of horses. Ugly ugly ugly. Yuck! I said that to my girlfriend last night and she goes ... "Well, what did you buy it for, then?" lol

I think My Pretty Pony sucks too......What's the point? Really?

Can anybody shed some light on this? Does anybody like it?

I believe it was just a vehicle to raise money for the benefit of the Whitney Museum.

Great haul, Shannon!!!!!

[Shannon]

New Additions: Week Of November 6-12, 2011

11/22/63 Sampler (thank you Alan G! :))
FOREIGN: ITALY - Scheletri / Skeleton Crew
COLLECTION: THE STEPHEN KING HORROR LIBRARY - The Haunting Of Hill House
COLLECTION: THE STEPHEN KING HORROR LIBRARY - Ghost Story
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[Shannon]

New Addition: November 14, 2011

This has been a holy grail of mine for quite a while now ... spawning thread after thread, joke after joke, picture after picture, and video after video. It has been around the world, taken on dates, run over, buried, zombified ... It even has it's own acronym. This is MY


TMSG!

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ignore the reflection of my camera please, lol

[Merlin1958]

New Addition: November 14, 2011

This has been a holy grail of mine for quite a while now ... spawning thread after thread, joke after joke, picture after picture, and video after video. It has been around the world, taken on dates, run over, buried, zombified ... It even has it's own acronym. This is MY


TMSG!

http://img695.imageshack.us/img695/8512/oddsandendssnowglobesth.jpg

The embedded links don't work!!!!!! LOL Poor Shannon!!!!!!!!!

[Merlin1958]

Ahhh, there we go!! Strange, huh? WTG Shannon you finally got one!!!!! Now do you have a "Christine" autograph? Plus promise to never be run down by her? LOL LOL


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Congrats!!!!!!!


:clap::clap::clap:

[jhanic]

Congratulations, Shannon!

John

[The Library Policeman]

Excellent. Well done Shannon.

[olverts]

Congratulations Shannon on the TMSG :) how did you find it ?

[Stockerlone]

Congrats for TMSG Shannon !!!

[Shannon]

Thanks guys! Ollie, Ralph contacted me and asked if I was still on the hunt for a TMSG, I told him yes, he said he had one and would like to trade for one of my extra books that I just posted and ... presto! :) Very happy. :)

[Merlin1958]

Thanks guys! Ollie, Ralph contacted me and asked if I was still on the hunt for a TMSG, I told him yes, he said he had one and would like to trade for one of my extra books that I just posted and ... presto! :) Very happy. :)

And now poor Ralph is suffering a RF temporary BAN!!!! LOL (J/K)

Really glad you finally got one, Shannon. That joke had really run it's course and you were a great sport about the whole thing!!! Kudo's!!!


:clap::clap::clap:

[Shannon]

New Additions: Week Of November 13-19, 2011

Movie Press Kit for Stephen King's World Of Horror
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FOREIGN: DUTCH - Bezeten Stad / 'Salem's Lot
Entertainment Weekly: ("Stephen King Brings Brosnan Back To TV" (nonfiction) by Clark Collis)
FOREIGN: SPANISH - La Zona Muerta / The Dead Zone
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Cavalier: March 1971 - The first appearance of "I Am The Doorway"
Cavalier: March 1973 - The first appearance of "The Boogeyman"
Cavalier: October 1973 - The first appearance of "Gray Matter"
Cavalier: November 1975 - "Strawberry Spring" - not first appearance
Cavalier: March 1977 - The first excerpt appearance/first 500 words of "The Cat From Hell"
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[Niels]

Nice Dutch 'Salem's Lot! Was it for sale at a local bookstore?

[Shannon]

Thanks Niels. I like it a lot. Don't know why they chose that image as the cover for 'Salem's Lot, lol, but I like it anyway. What's funny is I was going through someone's collection page and they had a copy, which I immediately wanted, lol. And then a week or so later I came across it. The two foreign hardcover Sk books were on a Craigslist ad in Ohio.

www.allofcraigs.com is a great resource. :)

[Shannon]

New Additions: Week Of November 20-26, 2011

PROOF: Lisey's Story ARC
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[Cook]

Shannon,
The Cavalier's are in impeccable condition
Very Nice !

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[olverts]

Nice Shannon !
How many Proofs do you own now ?

[Shannon]

Thanks Cook, I was very surprised to have found them at all, let alone in the great condition they are in. :)

Olive, I have eight proofs/advance copies, including the UK 11/22/63 sampler. Just little ones I've picked up along the way for decent prices. I don't think proofs will be the focus of my collecting aim until many years from now. Some of them are truly expensive!

[biomieg]

Yeah, many proofs are as expensive as S/L editions. They are an acquired taste.

[Merlin1958]

I have 15-20 proof's, Jhanic inspired me, but also warned me how expensive and addictive they can be!!! You're right, Mike. They are an acquired taste!!! They can be very addictive as well!!! LOL

I'm trying to focus on Grant proofs from the DT series. I have III, IV, V and VI and still need VII, I and II

You keep doing what you're doing, Shannon. You are amassing a very respectable collection there!!! Good for you!!! Of course, you now have the elusive TMSG so, you're well on your way!!!

:tongue1:

[jhanic]

There's no DTI proof from Grant.

John

[Merlin1958]

There's no DTI proof from Grant.

John

Well, see that is exactly why I don't have one!!!! LOL

[Shannon]

New Addition Friday: Week Of November 27-December 2, 2011

Will be doing my first ever end of the year inventory after work today, but wanted to post my last arriving items before doing so. Please ignore the glare on the Talisman/Black House slipcase and/or what looks like smudges on the Book Awards program.

AUDIO/CASSETTE: Blood And Smoke
AUDIO/CASSETTE: The Gunslinger
AUDIO/CASSETTE: The Mist In 3-D Sound
NON-KING S/L (GIFT EDITION): The Talisman/Black House: signed by Peter Straub and Rick Berry, in slipcase, numbered
NON-KING S/L: Stephen King: Uncollected, Unpublished: Signed by Rocky Wood, David Rawsthorne, Norma Blackburn, in slipcase, numbered
NON-KING S/L (ARTIST EDITION): Wolves Of The Calla: signed by Bernie Wrightson, not numbered
NON-KING S/L (ARTIST EDITION): Song Of Susannah: signed by Darrell Anderson, not numbered
NON-KING S/L (ARTIST EDITION): The Dark Tower: signed by Michael Whelan, not numbered
ODDS AND ENDS/PROGAMS: The 54th National Book Awards program with a chapter on Stephen King
MAGAZINE: TV Guide #2300 (April 26-May 2, 1997): Includes "Before The Play (abridged)" by Stephen King (not first appearance) and "The Shining: It Lives Again" (nonfiction) by Mark Stroud
MAGAZINE: The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction #475 (December 1990): Includes "The Moving Finger" by Stephen King (FIRST APPEARANCE) and "Excerpt ('The Bear', from The Dark Tower 2: The Waste Lands)" (FIRST EXCERPT APPEARANCE). Deluxe, unsigned version.
FOREIGN: GERMAN: Amok / Rage
US FIRST EDITION: Rage
MAGAZINE: Book Digest Magazine: Something to do with The Dead Zone, haven't really looked yet.
MAGAZINE: The Magazine Of Fantasy & Science Fiction #397 (June 1984): Includes "The Ballad Of The Flexible Bullet" (FIRST APPEARANCE)
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Awesomeness coming later, thanks!

[Stockerlone]

A ton of new goodies. Rage, Talisman+Black House GIFT, The Mist In 3-D Sound ...... GREAT !!!!

[olverts]

Congratulations on your Anniversary Shannon !
You got some nice new additions there :) ( i thought you said you weren´t officially "collecting" now LOL )

[biomieg]

Good stuff! And the end-of-year inventory sounds like a fun idea. I may do something similar on December 31st (or a little sooner if all books that are currently in transit have arrived).

[WeDealInLead]

I think once I'll start collecting magazines with unpublished stories or the ones that have been changed. Cavalier, Playboy etc. Problem is, that's a lot more expensive to send to Canada. Craigslist isn't popular and I'm thinking if my collection branches out in that direction, it'll be quite costly...

How do you find out which issues have King's stories if it doesn't say on the cover? Some places here have old skinmags and I might check them out on an off-chance there might be some King goodies there. Don't want to be spending too much time in that section, might look sleazy, know what I mean?

[divemaster]

How do you find out which issues have King's stories if it doesn't say on the cover? Some places here have old skinmags and I might check them out on an off-chance there might be some King goodies there. Don't want to be spending too much time in that section, might look sleazy, know what I mean?

Maybe it's just me but I can't think of any downside to having to look through old skin magazines.

[biomieg]

If you want to branch out into magazines and journals, you can't live without Justin Brooks' Bibliography. Although I do think there's a post somewhere which lists all of King's short fiction 1st appearances.

*edit: John just created a Men's Magazines post.

[Merlin1958]

How do you find out which issues have King's stories if it doesn't say on the cover? Some places here have old skinmags and I might check them out on an off-chance there might be some King goodies there. Don't want to be spending too much time in that section, might look sleazy, know what I mean?

Maybe it's just me but I can't think of any downside to having to look through old skin magazines.

True, but rumor has it he hasn't made it past the first one yet, if ya know what I mean!!!


:wink:

[WeDealInLead]

How do you find out which issues have King's stories if it doesn't say on the cover? Some places here have old skinmags and I might check them out on an off-chance there might be some King goodies there. Don't want to be spending too much time in that section, might look sleazy, know what I mean?

Maybe it's just me but I can't think of any downside to having to look through old skin magazines.

Haha... I usually take my 3.5 year old daughter with me to bookstores so uhmm.. no.

[Shannon]

ShannonsMovies: Year One
Stephen King Collection Inventory
December 2nd, 2010 - December 2nd, 2011
Total Stephen King Items: 661

Part One of Two

First Editions: 64.6% Complete

Own 53: Rage, The Long Walk, Danse Macabre, Cujo, The Running Man, Creepshow, Pet Sematary (second state), The Talisman, Skeleton Crew, It, The Eyes Of The Dragon, The Drawing Of The Three, Misery, The Tommyknockers (second state), The Dark Half, My Pretty Pony (includes slipcase), Four Past Midnight, The Waste Lands, Needful Things, Gerald’s Game, Dolores Clairborne, Nightmares & Dreamscapes, Insomnia (white on red variant), Insomnia (red on white variant), Rose Madder, The Green Mile 1: The Two Dead Girls, The Green Mile 2: The Mouse On The Mile, The Green Mile 3: Coffey’s Hands, The Green Mile 5: Night Journey, The Green Mile 5: Coffey On The Mile, The Regulators, Desperation, Wizard And Glass, Bag Of Bones, Storm Of The Century, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Hearts In Atlantis, Secret Windows, Dreamcatcher, Black House, Everything’s Eventual, From A Buick 8, Wolves Of The Calla, Song Of Susannah, The Dark Tower, Faithful, The Colorado Kid, Cell, Lisey’s Story, Blaze, Duma Key, Under The Dome (white lettering variant), Full Dark, No Stars.
Included in picture but not counting towards total: ‘Salem’s Lot first edition second state dustjacket on a bookclub book, The Gunslinger (second edition).
Missing 29: Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot (first state), ‘Salem’s Lot (second state), Salem’s Lot (third state), The shining, Night Shift, The Stand (original), The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Roadwork, The Gunslinger (original), Different Seasons, Christine, Cycle Of The Werewolf, Pet Sematary (first state), Thinner, The Bachman Books, The Tommyknockers (first state), Nightmares In The Sky, The Stand (complete & uncut), Umney’s Last Case, The Green Mile 4: The Bad Death Of Edward Delacroix, On Writing, The Gunslinger (revised), ‘Salem’s Lot: The Illustrated Edition, Just After Sunset, Under The Dome (gray lettering variant), Blockade Billy, 11/22/63.
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Signed Limited Editions

Quietly Now, Legacies (includes traycase), Under The Dome (includes character cards), The Ideal, Genuine Man, Insomnia (includes traycase), The Dark Tower (two volumes, includes slipcase), The Very Best Of Best New Horror (includes slipcase and an extra error dustjacket).
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Gift/Artist/Other Editions

Desperation (gift edition, includes slipcase), Desperation/The Regulators (gift edition combo with “keep-you-up-all-night” light), Storm Of The Century (first hardcover edition), The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon: A Pop-Up Book, The Talisman/Black House (deluxe gift edition combo, signed by Peter Straub and Rick Berry in The Talisman, includes slipcase), Wolves Of The Calla (artist edition, signed by Bernie Wrightson), Song Of Susannah (artist edition, signed by Darrell Anderson), The Dark Tower (artist edition, signed by Michael Whelan).
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Proofs/Advance Reader Copies

The Dark Half proof, Rose Madder proof, Bag Of Bones ARC, On Writing ARC, Lisey’s Story ARC, The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 1 ARC, The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 2 ARC, 11/22/63 UK sampler pamphlet.
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Books That Belong To A Sub-Collection

Six of six Collector’s Editions: Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, The Shining, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cujo.
Four of five Stephen King Horror Library books: Rosemary’s Baby, The Haunting Of Hill House, Ghost Story, The House Next Door. Missing The Body Snatchers.
Three of four Pocket Books: Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, Pet Sematary. Missing The Shining.
Four of six Holdorf books: Carrie, ‘Salem’s Lot, The Shining, Pet Sematary. Missing Night Shift and The Stand.
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Foreign Books

England: The Colorado Kid 3-Pack (includes slipcase), The Long Walk.
Italy: Colorado Kid (The Colorado Kid), Scheletri (Skeleton Crew).
The Netherlands: Bezeten Stad (‘Salem’s Lot).
Spain: La Zona Muerta (The Dead Zone).
Israel: ???? (The Green Mile 1: Two Dead Girls).
German: Amok (Rage, not pictured).
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Magazines

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Anthologies/Books About Stephen King

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Audio

Cassette: Apt Pupil, Black House, Blood And Smoke, Carrie, Dreamcatcher, Everything's Eventual: 5 Dark Tales, From A Buick 8, Stories From Skeleton Crew (not pictured), Gray Matter And Other Stories From Night Shift, Hearts In Atlantis, Prime Evil, Riding The Bullet, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel, The Gunslinger (original), The Lawnmower Man And Other Stories From Night Shift, The Mist In 3-D Sound (two versions), Bag Of Bones, Thinner.
CD: Blockade Billy, Blood And Smoke, Cujo, It, Just After Sunset, The Waste Lands, Blue Oyster Cult CD Single: "Astronomy" (music, not pictured).
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Movie Press Kits

Stephen King's World Of Horror, Maximum Overdrive, Cujo, The Shawshank Redemption, Children Of The Corn, Misery, The Dark Half, Firestarter, Christine.
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Knowing Darkness: Signed Limited Traycase Edition

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And I will end Part One with my very first collectible Stephen King item ...

Skeleton Crew: Signed Limited Edition Pre-Publication Package

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[jhanic]

Congratulations, Shannon! An impressive achievement in a relatively short time.

John

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Impressive list Shannon

Mulleins

[Shannon]

ShannonsMovies: Year One
Stephen King Collection Inventory
December 2nd, 2010 - December 2nd, 2011
Total Stephen King Items: 661

Part Two of Two

Artwork/Remarques/Prints

Original Artwork:
Cover artwork for Shock Rock, by Mark Watts.
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Cover artwork from Midnight Graffiti #3, by Marcus Alan Nickerson.
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"Georgie Chases His Boat” from It: Special Edition, by Erin Wells.
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“Snake Eyes” from Full Dark, No Stars (“Fair Extension”), by Alan M. Clark.
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“Study For ‘Snake Eyes’” by Alan M. Clark.
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Remarques:
The Colorado Kid (UK first edition, Glenn Chadbourne version): black and white remarque by Glenn Chadbourne. Letter P of 26 remarques.
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The Colorado Kid (UK first edition, Ed Miller version): black and white remarque by Ed Miller. Letter P of 26 remarques.
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The Colorado Kid (UK first edition, J.K. Potter version): black and white remarque by J.K. Potter. Letter P of 26 remarques.
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The Colorado Kid (UK first edition, Ed Miller version): black and white remarque by Ed Miller.
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The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 1 (proof): black and white remarque by Glenn Chadbourne.
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The Secretary Of Dreams: Volume 2 (proof): black and white remarque by Glenn Chadbourne.
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The Waste Lands (US first edition): color remarque by Ned Dameron. Number VI of 21 remarques.
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Print: “In The Cellar” from It: Special Edition, by Erin Wells, signed and inscribed.
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Hampden Academy Sedan 1972 and 1973

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Odds And Ends

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Entertainment Weekly Magazines

Some issues not pictured.
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Castle Rock Newsletters

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Castle Schlock Newsletters

Four of five newsletters. (Own 1-4. Missing Volume 5)
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Newspaper Clippings

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... and I will end my Year One Stephen King Collecting Inventory with my holy grail for Year One ...


TMSG!
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Thanks for reading, see you next year!

[Pasiuk57]

where can I find a mist globe?

[Merlin1958]

where can I find a mist globe?

LOL

[Ben Staad]

where can I find a mist globe?

Contact Shannon. I'm guessing he might let go of his for the price of his vehicle pay-off! LOL and J/K

[Merlin1958]

where can I find a mist globe?

In Jerome's Cul-de-Sac!! Still in the box, mostly!!


:tongue1:

[olverts]

Really impressive Shannon ! You have a few items i would like to have .
I wish i had the time to do the same thing with my collection.

But i can tell you this one aint Swedish "Sweden: Bezeten Stad (‘Salem’s Lot)." I can´t understand a word on the cover exept "Stephen King" LOL

[Shannon]

Thanks guys, it was hard work, but I like seeing everything in one place. :)

Hmmm ... it's a Dutch book ... doesn't Dutch mean Sweden?

[olverts]

Thanks guys, it was hard work, but I like seeing everything in one place. :)

Hmmm ... it's a Dutch book ... doesn't Dutch mean Sweden?

Dutch is The Netherlands :)

[Shannon]

Ooooh. I knew that, lol. Thanks friend! :)

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

The only Swedish I know I learned from the Muppet Show's chef.

Also, that's a very impressive collection, it takes about 5 minutes to download all the pics on my slo-poke PC! Really like that display case, and all the King related magazines etc. I don't collect them so it's nice to see all the pictures like that. Must have taken you at least ten minutes to lay all those items out and take the pictures.

[Shannon]

Thanks! It took quite a long time to set everything out. Hell, the odds and ends and movie press kits are still in my living room in their nice little picture taking spots, lol. Amber helped with the magazines, I did everything else. I still think she got the raw end of the deal, lol.

[Ricky]

Congratulations, Shannon! You got a ton of great stuff in a year. The Talisman/Black House gift set is one of my favorite items. :)

Also, could you put me in your Will so that when you die, I get your TMSG? :lol:

[Shannon]

It's in my Will (or, it will be soon) that Amber will be putting all of my Stephen King stuff on eBay and making sure to let you guys know. :)

[Ricky]

Well, I'm hoping that doesn't happen for awhile. :lol:

[Niels]

Hmmm ... it's a Dutch book ... doesn't Dutch mean Sweden?

Cursing, are ya?


(B.t.w. "Bezeten stad" means "Possessed town")

[Brice]

I have one of those in my collection of foreign editions too. :)

You've built one hell of a collection in a year.

[MrScrooge]

Hi Shannon, Derrick here. Wow, the collection is looking great man! It pleases me greatly to see that my ex-items have found such a great and caring home with a collector who is honest and trustworthy. You rule, Shannon! Thanks for letting us have a look at a fantastic growing collection! :)

[Shannon]

Thanks Bricey! Hey, it's my friend Derrick! Welcome to the site, finally! lol :)

[Merlin1958]

Hi Shannon, Derrick here. Wow, the collection is looking great man! It pleases me greatly to see that my ex-items have found such a great and caring home with a collector who is honest and trustworthy. You rule, Shannon! Thanks for letting us have a look at a fantastic growing collection! :)

Welcome Derrick!!! Shannon has come a long way, hasn't he?


:emot-cthulhu::emot-cthulhu:

[Shannon]

With a lot of help from Derrick, lol. I found him on Craigslist a long time ago and he has been slowly selling me most of his collection. :)

[Brice]

Welcome Derrick! :)

[Shannon]

New Addition Saturday (late post, sorry): Week Of December 3-10, 2011

MAGAZINE: Entertainment Weekly #1184: "My 2011 Pop Culture Favorites" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE; (Full page ad for 11/22/63 novel); (Small announcement for Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries; (Another small announcement for Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries); (Full page ad for Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries)
SUBCOLLECTION: DOUBLEDAY REISSUES: The Shining
MAGAZINE: Entertainment Weekly #1185: (Small announcement for Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries); (Full page ad for Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries); "Entertainers Of The Year 2011: The Casts Of AMC: The Killing" (nonfiction) - FIRST APPEARANCE; ("Our Favorites Pick Their Favorites" - George R.R. Martin picks Stephen King); ("Now It's Your Turn" - Stephen King wins third favorite author); (Review Of Stephen King's Bag Of Bones miniseries)
ODDS AND ENDS/LETTERS: Signed Letter (dated April 10, 1984)

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[Ricky]

I thought the letter was addressed to "Shannon", not Sharon. I was like, how'd Shannon get SK to send him a letter?! :lol:

[Merlin1958]

At first glance, me too!!! LOL


:redface:


Congrats, Shannon!!!


P.S. Like the name change, too!!!!

[Ben Staad]

Great new items, Shannon. Congrats!

[Brice]

Shannon is now considering changing his name to Sharon just so he can pretend it's to him.

[Shannon]

New Addition Sunday: Week Of December 11-17, 2011

OTHER EDITION: The Green Mile: The Complete Serial Novel (with slipcase)

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[Shannon]

Amber & Shannon's Christmas Pictures Of The Apartment

Left for work: No decorations.
Came home from work: Decorations.

Best. Girlfriend. Ever. :):)

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[Cook]

Very cool Shannon,
Looks like she's a keeper (Amber that is) lol