Your New Pride and Joy!

[Nerak]

Mail man brought me another package today, but didn't deliver it, and left me a slip on the door instead :doh: Regrettably, I don't have any acquaintances in the post office, so I have to wait till the morning. It's either my books from Grant (Karen, did you guys use USPS or UPS?) or the Straub signed Grant Talisman I brought from Shibus. Either way, more pics in the morning :)

We did ship USPS, but it's not signature required. It is insured, though, I wonder if that makes a difference :beat:

[jhanic]

Often, yes, you have to sign for an insured package.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Now, can we add this under the prototype listing for The Regulators?:)

It's not a prototype. It's a custom binding.

I would agree with that.
Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Now, can we add this under the prototype listing for The Regulators?:)

It's not a prototype. It's a custom binding.

I would agree with that.
Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

It should maybe listed on the SK Proofs list, as Bob says, it is a unique proof he has never seen.

[Randall Flagg]

Next up is a large box of proof pages. This is the proof that Joe Stefko was sent to work from for the book design. I've never seen this proof state before. I suspect it is somewhat rare but I really don't know. You can see how small that little drawing of the radar dish is at the top of the second picture.

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

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

OK. Now I am going to try to take some good photos of a really neat book that I also got.

I think these were the "Proofs"


This is a unique copy of THE REGULATORS. Joe Stefko had this bound for his own personal use. He said he wanted to read a leather bound copy without having to deal with the bullets. He never got around to reading it, he said.

Handbound in purple leather with black stamping of title and bullet holes ravaging the front board. Raised bands on the spine with six compartments with a bullet hole in each.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/regulatorsdesignercopy1.jpg

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/regulatorsdesignercopy2.jpg

The last of the PC checks is affixed to the front page with King signing as Bachman.

http://i204.photobucket.com/albums/bb54/carlosdetweiller/regulatorsdesignercopy3.jpg

Joe had a special "Regulators" checking account that all the business for this book was done from. He affixed one of these checks on the last page with details, provenance, etc.


Today hasn't been the best of days for me but it has certainly finished nicely. I am just really pleased to put this book in my collection.

I think the 1/1 book qualifies a a S/L as it has a Richard Bachman signed check.







Now, can we add this under the prototype listing for The Regulators?:)

It's not a prototype. It's a custom binding.

I would agree with that.
Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

It should maybe listed on the SK Proofs list, as Bob says, it is a unique proof he has never seen.

[herbertwest]

Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

Is there any pictures of it somewhere?

[Randall Flagg]

Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

Is there any pictures of it somewhere?
In the Catalog:
Skeleton Crew - Publishers Personal "Check" Copy 1/1 (http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showthread.php?t=1124)

[carlosdetweiller]

Now, can we add this under the prototype listing for The Regulators?:)

It's not a prototype. It's a custom binding.

I would agree with that.
Would you consider it to be the equivalent of the Skeleton Crew 1/1 goatskin?

Yes. Equivalent in the respect that they were made for the publisher for his own use.

[Sam]

Perhaps Bob could add some pics to TDT's growing catalog?:clap:

[bast_imret]

Picked up my package at the post office today. It was the Straub signed Grant Deluxe Trade Talisman (1984). Won it from our own Shibus on Ebay for an excellent price, thanks man! Still in unread condition, the gold gilting looks pristine. I've wanted one of these for awhile now.

Karen, I have a feeling I'll be getting another slip on my door for the LSoE package since my wife and I are both at work from 7am till 6pm usually. The Talisman package wasn't signature required, but it was insured, which is why they left the note.

[Gris]

Just got a package from one of the editors at work. Nothing Stephen King as he hasn't published with us yet, but some neat Hill and Gaimen stuff.

Fragile Things numbered uncorrected proof...
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images/FragileThingsShortFictions10719_f.jpg


Anansi Boys signed promo chapbook...
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images%5Canansiboys_ag.jpg


20th Century Ghost ARC...
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images/20th_Century_Ghosts_HardcoveAREr_f.jpg


Heart-Shaped Box ARC...
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images/Heart-Shaped_Box_A_Novel_HardcoverARE_f.jpg


And a pretty cool Quija Board key chain promo from Heart-Shaped Box...
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images%5Cheartshapedbox_prop2.jpg
http://allgris.dns4me.com:8085/books/Images%5Cheartshapedbox_prop1.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

Wow! I've never seen the key chain promo. Very nice.

[gsvec]

Some great stuff there, Gris - LOVE the keychain!! If you need someone to take it off your hands, let me know. :evil:

[Sam]

I think that keychain may be dangerous dude. You know what people say about Ouija Boards. You need someone who knows how to dispose of it properly to take care of it for you or you could be haunted for many years. I will offer myself to undertake this arduous and dangerous task. It can be hazardous to say the least, and I see no reason for you to do it yourself. I have the knowledge to do it properly and fairly safely, as if disposing of a Ouija is ever safe. Let me know and I'll give you my mailing address and will even cover the shipping.:evil:

Looks really good dude.

[Brice]

The ouija is awesome! I love that it even has the miniature planchette with it. Now, I'll be spending all my days combing ebay to get one. :lol:


Very nice ARCs too!

[turtlex]

Nice, Gris ! Congrats!

Creepy key chain..... ooooooooooh.

[Ari_Racing]

Congratulations, Gris!

:)

I've just received, directly from the publisher, a 1st HC edition of Drood, by Dan Simmons. It wasn't even released yet! :panic:

[Gris]

I'm thinking of putting that key chain on eBay. Nice hefty price for a particular goth collector that had a hand in swindling my mother's house from her some years ago. I might not have a suit to sell, but I'm sure I can get some poor soul trapped in that board before I ship it.

[wizardsrainbow]

Pretty cool stuff Gris!

Nice job Ari!

[Cutter]

Congratulations, Gris!

:)

I've just received, directly from the publisher, a 1st HC edition of Drood, by Dan Simmons. It wasn't even released yet! :panic:

Actually this brings to mind the Signed Page. if you guys remember I posted the link for the signed first trades of The Terror. Well again he's getting Simmons to sign Drood. Once again it's only 20 copies. Dan must not like to sign a lot of copies. Anyway I'll post the link again, since I know there are Dan Simmons collectors here.

http://www.signedpage.com/authors/simmons-drood.html

[The Lady of Shadows]

I'm thinking of putting that key chain on eBay. Nice hefty price for a particular goth collector that had a hand in swindling my mother's house from her some years ago. I might not have a suit to sell, but I'm sure I can get some poor soul trapped in that board before I ship it.

:evil:

nice plan. i'll help.

:innocent:

[e_taylor]

Okay, heres my New Pride and Joy.

At first glance it looks like a normal 3rd Edition Gunslinger:
http://i39.tinypic.com/2cyo7za.jpg

But.......























































Its not!
http://i39.tinypic.com/15r0dvp.jpg

Apologies for the size, can reduce if requested, but I didn't want to loose any detail. Its even more intricate in person!:excited:

[Matt]

That is absolutely beautiful.

[turtlex]

Eric !
AMAZING !!
Congratulations!
Awesome!

[Ari_Racing]

ASTONISHING!!! COngratulations!!!
Tell us the story about it!

[carlosdetweiller]

Very nice!

[Sam]

Gorgeous my man, just gorgeous.

[Gris]

That's Amazing Eric

[wizardsrainbow]

Pretty sweet Eric. Love it a lot!

[at_one]

Nice. :thumbsup:

[Airtraffic]

very nice

[Nerak]

sweet!

[The Lady of Shadows]

we need a jealousy smilie. that's a great acquisition and i am in awe. :clap:

[NeedfulKings]

That remarque is freaking awesome!!!!

[Fsmdr]

Wow!. That is really cool, congrats. Awesome.

[Patrick]

Gris, I love all your new Gaiman stuff. I want them. And that cool Joe Hill keychain - add my name to the long list of people who want it.

Eric, amazing drawing by Whelan in your book. Congratulations!

[Gunkslinger]

ASTONISHING!!! COngratulations!!!
Tell us the story about it!


Very nice, I want to hear the story too.

[Pasiuk57]

VERY nice Whelan sketch!!

[PlayPhish]

That picture of the sketch looks pretty familiar Eric! :)

Really glad you like it. Michael will be pleased with your enthusiasm. Congrats and Enjoy!

[wizardsrainbow]

That picture of the sketch looks pretty familiar Eric! :)

Really glad you like it. Michael will be pleased with your enthusiasm. Congrats and Enjoy!

Hey Bob-
For those folks on the site that may be puzzled as to your relationship to Michael and Audrey, why don't you explain either here or another thread. Maybe you have done so already and I just missed it, but I would guess some are wondering.

Wiz

[Gunkslinger]

I sense a conspiracy.:lol:

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Playphish has an introduction in another thread.


Haha... no worries Karen. I live with Audrey and Michael quite a bit throughout the year here in Danbury. I help Audrey with her website, did the last few emails for her, do the color correcting and printing of Michael's giclees, as well as various home renovation projects. Kind of the jack of all trades around here. I call Audrey 'Mom'. Been working for them on and off for the last 14 years or so, whenever I'm in town. Been living with them on and off for the last few years after I sold my house here in Danbury. Their son moved out to go to college and I moved in. :)

[wizardsrainbow]

I misremembered. Thanks for posting that!

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Wow! It's been awhile since I popped in here and everybody has posted such amazing things!!! I never know whether to feel jealous or to just be happy a real fan got some great pieces!!

My collecting fund has been tightened up as I just bought a vehicle :(

[gsvec]

Eric, that remarque is phenominal!

[Sam]

Buying a vehicle will do that Ves, what kind did you buy?

[bast_imret]

Nice one Eric! :clap: :thumbsup: :rock:

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Buying a vehicle will do that Ves, what kind did you buy?
A big nasty Dodge truck with a lift[:D] It needs some body work, too, so the budget will be tight for awhile. (I posted pics in the main forum fottergrafs thread).

[Chooch]

Well I went and did it......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330303040961&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

Cant wait to get it in the hand :excited:

Wife said I am barred from ebay for awhile (wonder how long awhile is?)

[The Lady of Shadows]

chooch that is f'n awesome!




and as a wife i can definitively tell you that "awhile" is the price of the object squared divided by the square root of the actual value of the object. :P

[carlosdetweiller]

Well I went and did it......

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330303040961&_trksid=p3907.m32&_trkparms=tab%3DWatching

Cant wait to get it in the hand :excited:

Wife said I am barred from ebay for awhile (wonder how long awhile is?)

Awhile is, IMO, no more than one day. I think you are good to go.

Congratulations on the book, BTW.

[Nerak]

That is a sweet price! Congrats!

[Chooch]

Hey Karen, it must be a real geek to see a title that DMG did back in '82 still going strong. I talked to Robert a while ago about this book and he also was very surprised that this book has done so very well....bet you's at DMG could re-visit this one again...Thanks everyone for the great comments, I am just so pumped about haveing this book again, my first (signed by SK) was destroyed by my dog and I guess now I can let him rest in peace ( but he still owes me a Rage) :nana: On a side note: Emmanuel at Veryfinebooks.com is a great person to deal with...so if anyone is considering buying from him I can vouch for his books. This is the second title I've bought and I've had nothing but a good experience.

[e_taylor]

Congrats Chooch! A book I will never own, but its real nice to see someone deserving get it!

[Chooch]

Congrats Chooch! A book I will never own, but its real nice to see someone deserving get it!

NEVER say never...I thought I'd never get it again but alis...hold your dreams in your thoughts and you will be suprised at what can happen...Thank you for the thoughts !!!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Nice book Chooch.

[Gunkslinger]

Very nice, Chooch.

Regarding the eBay sabbatical. Just convince your wife that eBay purchases are a part of the stimulus package.:)

[Patrick]

... Just convince your wife that eBay purchases are a part of the stimulus package.:)
:rofl:


Congrats, Chooch. A 1st Edition GUNSLINGER is a wonderful thing. The Whelan signature makes it extra nice.

[inertia1215]

I was excited about this grab as I have been wanting to read this for a while!
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc359/inertia1215/Books/Books%20Resized/Picture046.jpg
http://i527.photobucket.com/albums/cc359/inertia1215/Books/Books%20Resized/Picture047.jpg

[turtlex]

A first edition, sweet !

[willie3]

Congrats to everyone on their new acquisitions!

Just returned from 17 days of work in Puerto Rico, glad to be back home
and online.

Had some cool stuff waiting upon my arrival.

SubPress Lettered Thumbprint (N) by Joe Hill

My AE LSoE #s 2529 & 2530 (Sadly, no remarques)

And the Gunslinger print #22 framed from Betts.

Will try to post some pics in my collection thread later this week, got a LOT of paperwork to catch up on, not the least of which is my expenses.

Disappointing to hear no one on the board has acquired a LSoE remarque,
hopefully one will show up soon...

Also an aside, I've been reading an ARC of SubPress' edition of The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon.
A little more than halfway through, one of the better stories I've read in the last six months.
Hey it has the "Cemetery of Forgotten Books", what more could you ask for?

[turtlex]

Wow. When I return from travelling... I usually just have a big pile of bills waiting on me. I look forward to some pics!

[Chooch]

Yeah me too...Bills and alot of laundry to do...:rofl:

[tippy4]

I received a Dark Tower 6 promotional poster signed by King today.

Unfortunately, one of the sides got pretty crinkled up in shipping.

I suppose if I have it framed they could put a border around it to cover up the damage.

Close-up of signature:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9643/postervv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is full view of 24" x 35" poster:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7078/poster2ib6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Randall Flagg]

The damage sucks, but if the price was/is right one can live with it.
I don't know if it's frame able (spell?) in that it's a poster, but I still like it.
Congrats!

[gsvec]

Nice nab, tippy!

I finally received my ARC of He Is Legend today - with no hole punch. :D

[Fsmdr]

Nice one Tippy!. I had a bid on it too 5 days before the end of auction but forgot about it.

[Rahfa]

With a good frame and mounted matte, any crinkling would be invisible anyway. I've got things framed that were folded in quarters and they look great.

[tippy4]

The damage sucks, but if the price was/is right one can live with it.
I don't know if it's frame able (spell?) in that it's a poster, but I still like it.
Congrats!

I just got back from my local craft-store that does framing.

I think I can buy a stock 24" x 36" frame and have them put a matte on it to hide the damage.

[Patrick]

Bummer about the crinkling, glad it wasn't worse. Matting and framing should take care of it. Congrats on your signed poster, tippy.

[turtlex]

tippy - I use www.framesbymail.com for my posters. They are fairly affordable and sell acid-free backing, not to mention a wide variety of mats. The instructions on their site are pretty good for figuring out how to order mats and measure, etc.

Nice poster!

[Chooch]

Excellent aquirement Tippy, I'm sure that will look really good mounted and hanging in your home :clap:

[EXPLORER]

I received a Dark Tower 6 promotional poster signed by King today.

Unfortunately, one of the sides got pretty crinkled up in shipping.

I suppose if I have it framed they could put a border around it to cover up the damage.

Close-up of signature:

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/9643/postervv8.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Here is full view of 24" x 35" poster:

http://img171.imageshack.us/img171/7078/poster2ib6.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

HMMMM.
I ALSO received a Dark Tower 6 promotional poster signed by King yesterday. AND upon reviewing it this morning I found....
Unfortunately, one of the sides got pretty crinkled up in shipping!!!!
Wonder if we were dealing with the same seller or just coincidence.

[tippy4]

It is the same seller. I have had other dealings with him before and he is a good guy.

[CRinVA]

I assume the posters were shipped in a tube. That doesn't totally protect it though and if the tube is big enough there is a lot of sliding back and forth. Thus the damages. I am sure the seller thought it safe in the tube. The best way to ship a poster in a tube is to fill the tube with some stuffing (like the styrophome peanuts) to keep the poster from sliding back and forth!

I speak from experience here! :-)

[EXPLORER]

I assume the posters were shipped in a tube. That doesn't totally protect it though and if the tube is big enough there is a lot of sliding back and forth. Thus the damages. I am sure the seller thought it safe in the tube. The best way to ship a poster in a tube is to fill the tube with some stuffing (like the styrophome peanuts) to keep the poster from sliding back and forth!

I speak from experience here! :-)

Interesting that you should say that.
I had just sent this message to the seller;
"I received the poster yesterday and found the edges on one side a bit crinkled. As it is a poster, I understand these things can happen in shipping. It will be a reminder to me That if I ever mail something like this I will make an effort to see it is packed so it can not slide in the tube. Jim"

[CRinVA]

My experience was me shipping a poster to someone else. There was damage and I was ready to accept full responsibility - the buyer told me to not to worry about it and they left Positive feedback too!

[tippy4]

I received a signed copy of Nightmares in the Sky today.

http://img150.imageshack.us/img150/5733/picture080nu5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

AUTOGRAPHED COPY OF STEPHEN KING'S NIGHTMARES IN THE SKY (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&ssPageName=STRK:MEWNX:IT&item=250360148600)

It turned out to be a second edition, so the seller knocked off 20% at my request.

$52 shipped seems like a good price to me.

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Just bought this:
http://i232.photobucket.com/albums/ee102/AjaxthePixie/dark-half-french.jpg
The French Dark Half movie poster--nothing very hard to get, but it was the right price! Now to figure out where I am going to put it!

[Patrick]

$52 including shipping? Great deal, tippy! :thumbsup:


Ves, good to see your Dark Half obsession reigns unabated. :)

[Jon]

I assume the posters were shipped in a tube. That doesn't totally protect it though and if the tube is big enough there is a lot of sliding back and forth. Thus the damages. I am sure the seller thought it safe in the tube. The best way to ship a poster in a tube is to fill the tube with some stuffing (like the styrophome peanuts) to keep the poster from sliding back and forth!

I speak from experience here! :-)

For some reason, this post turned me on!

[CRinVA]

:wtf: Ok now that I re-read I see your point! :wtf:

[e_taylor]

Just received:

http://i40.tinypic.com/2ck6tf.jpg
First edition of the Shining (finally!).

http://i44.tinypic.com/2uj441s.jpg
And another signed UK 1st of Slade's second novel "Ghoul". (I now own the only two that have been on the market in the last five years :evil:)

[Randall Flagg]

Very nice acquisitions. Congratulations.

[Matt]

I always thought that guy on the front looked just like Warren Beaty. :lol:

Should have got him for the part.

[Chooch]

WOW...I've never noticed that but it does look like Beaty......:lol: Nice grab e Taylor

[jhanic]

Nice, Eric!

John

[turtlex]

Eric - At first quick glance I thought you somehow got The Shining signed by Michael Slade and starting wondering if I'd missed some kind of mysterious connection.... :D

Congrats, all !

[Ves'Ka Gan]

$52 including shipping? Great deal, tippy! :thumbsup:


Ves, good to see your Dark Half obsession reigns unabated. :)

Haha, yes, unabated, but the price points on the things I'm getting are significantly lower ;) Maybe if I get this job I am interviewing for later today I can go back to the higher priced items!

And Erick--Way cool!! I don't think I'll ever reach the point in my collecting to hold a monopoly on a certain book:P

[super sam]

Got this one today:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedfram.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedDJ.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedutan.jpg

To bad it got a bumped corner on the way to me, i just hate when that happens :pullhair:

BTW, is there any way to fix a bumped corner on a book?

Now i only need three more books for a complete collection of US 1st.

[jhanic]

Got this one today:
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedfram.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedDJ.jpg
http://i234.photobucket.com/albums/ee157/mercedes9889/SalemslotUSedutan.jpg

To bad it got a bumped corner on the way to me, i just hate when that happens :pullhair:

BTW, is there any way to fix a bumped corner on a book?

Now i only need three more books for a complete collection of US 1st.

Nice acquisition, Super Sam!

I don't really have a solution to a bumped corner. Sometimes, if it's an outside corner (not on the binding) you could straighten it out and put a heavy weight on it to "press" it for a while, but that doesn't always work.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Rather than risk additional damage, I say put the DJ back on it and enjoy.

[The Lady of Shadows]

nice acquisitions everyone. :)

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Sam--which 3?

[super sam]

Sam--which 3?

Carrie,Night shift and Rage.
Expensive ones, but some day.....:cool:

[Fsmdr]

Something new I received today :

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/1038/rap01hg6.th.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rap01hg6.jpg)

http://img25.imageshack.us/img25/5062/rap03az4.th.jpg (http://img25.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rap03az4.jpg)

http://img299.imageshack.us/img299/9336/rap06wi8.th.jpg (http://img299.imageshack.us/my.php?image=rap06wi8.jpg)

My thanks to Wiz for helping me with the purchase. I think it's quite cool that it has 6 peace symbols on it.

On The Collector's site, the complete Rap package also include " The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top", besides the quiz and the signed book. Does anyone here own the box or have seen one before?. I have never seen it.

[wizardsrainbow]

Juliana-

That's a great purchase!!!
Congrats to everyone else on theirs as well!

[gsvec]

Nice one! :thumbsup:

[Patrick]

Congrats Eric, Super Sam, and Juliana!

[Hutch]

Something new I received today :



On The Collector's site, the complete Rap package also include " The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top", besides the quiz and the signed book. Does anyone here own the box or have seen one before?. I have never seen it.

Yes I have the complete package. I have the only original quiz that I know of.

[jhanic]

Congratulations, Juliana! A GREAT acquisition!

I've got a photocopy of the quiz. I'd never heard of the box, though. Another thing to add to the list of things I'm looking for!

John

[Chooch]

Here is the latest and greatest ( Wife is going to divorce me)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/Bach1.jpghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/bach3.jpg

Small pic is the number line 1-9 Omnibus

[herbertwest]

cant read, it's too small : what is it?

[Fsmdr]

Something new I received today :



On The Collector's site, the complete Rap package also include " The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top", besides the quiz and the signed book. Does anyone here own the box or have seen one before?. I have never seen it.

Yes I have the complete package. I have the only original quiz that I know of.

If it's not too much trouble, would you mind posting a picture of the box?. I am curious as to what it looks like.

Congrats, Chooch. That's a nice looking book.

[carlosdetweiller]

Something new I received today :



On The Collector's site, the complete Rap package also include " The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top", besides the quiz and the signed book. Does anyone here own the box or have seen one before?. I have never seen it.

Yes I have the complete package. I have the only original quiz that I know of.

I've got an original quiz that came from Jack Ketchum's table with some of the questions answered (many are answered wrongly, which surprised me).

I've never had the necklace, though.

[Ves'Ka Gan]

Sam--how did I know to expect Carrie on that list? Haha. Of course I'd say I'm very envious of your collection if those are the only 3 you need!

Cooch--well done!! I've been idly looking for one in my price range for some time :)

[Pasiuk57]

I have the necklace, signed TG book, rap, envelope etc except for the box. Mine came from a woman who was at the event and had no idea how expensive the item was when I bought it. It was not cheap, mind you, but she was surprised how high it would go.
Would love to see the box!

[Cutter]

...Received the proof for He Is Legend. I don't collect King proofs anymore, but I am already a Club 99 member (although I'm starting to get angry that the chapbooks seem to be disapearing), and I get the proofs. So getting a proof with King and Hill is just gravy.

[carlosdetweiller]

I got this in yesterday from a seller in Ireland (What the heck was it doing over there?).

A review copy of SKELETON CREW with promotional materials laid in. I don't recall ever seeing one of these offered for sale. I suspect it is not incredibly rare but perhaps uncommon. I didn't have one in my collection and am pretty happy to add this.

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

[Rusher]

Here is the latest and greatest ( Wife is going to divorce me)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/Bach1.jpghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/bach3.jpg

Small pic is the number line 1-9 Omnibus

Hey Chooch, Im happy that you are the one who bought my book !!! Its really in excellent shape, and I want you all to know he beat me up on the price of it...lol. Just Kidding, it was a good offer and I hope you take good care of it because I will miss it....lol

[wizardsrainbow]

I got this in yesterday from a seller in Ireland (What the heck was it doing over there?).

A review copy of SKELETON CREW with promotional materials laid in. I don't recall ever seeing one of these offered for sale. I suspect it is not incredibly rare but perhaps uncommon. I didn't have one in my collection and am pretty happy to add this.

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

Nice one Bob!

Begs the question to John and Mike....do you have this one or no?

[Chooch]

Here is the latest and greatest ( Wife is going to divorce me)
http://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/Bach1.jpghttp://i264.photobucket.com/albums/ii189/choochspic/bach3.jpg

Small pic is the number line 1-9 Omnibus

Hey Chooch, Im happy that you are the one who bought my book !!! Its really in excellent shape, and I want you all to know he beat me up on the price of it...lol. Just Kidding, it was a good offer and I hope you take good care of it because I will miss it....lol

Hi Rusher...happy to see you are a member here...very cool:nana: I hope you continue to post and just look around. Alot of amazing people on this site. Yes the bbok will have a very nice home, I've already got a spot cleared in the bookcase for it. I've no doubt that its a nice copy, I also bought the ARC of Hearts in Atlantis which was a beautiful copy. Unfortunatly I've decided not to pursue the Proof's (just sticking with the 1/1 and s/l's). You can check out my collection (from last year) in the collections thread if you wish. I must say that it has grown considerably since then......:excited:

Nice grab Bob

[Cutter]

Nice acquisition Bob, and same for Chooch, I only have the first UK edition of The Bachman Books and the first US paperback. I'm still looking for an affordable edition myself.

[e_taylor]

Nice acquisition Bob, and same for Chooch, I only have the first UK edition of The Bachman Books and the first US paperback. I'm still looking for an affordable edition myself.

Sign me up for an affordable copy too! I really need to upgrade mine.

[jhanic]

I got this in yesterday from a seller in Ireland (What the heck was it doing over there?).

A review copy of SKELETON CREW with promotional materials laid in. I don't recall ever seeing one of these offered for sale. I suspect it is not incredibly rare but perhaps uncommon. I didn't have one in my collection and am pretty happy to add this.

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

Nice one Bob!

Begs the question to John and Mike....do you have this one or no?

Not me. I didn't even know it existed. I'd like one!

John

[Hutch]

[quote=carlosdetweiller;335909]I got this in yesterday from a seller in Ireland (What the heck was it doing over there?).

A review copy of SKELETON CREW with promotional materials laid in. I don't recall ever seeing one of these offered for sale. I suspect it is not incredibly rare but perhaps uncommon. I didn't have one in my collection and am pretty happy to add this.


Nice one Bob!

Begs the question to John and Mike....do you have this one or no?


What the heck... John and Mike, what about about Dave?
Yes...many of my firsts come with review materials. It was a focus of mine years ago.http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii232/dhutch57/IMG_0698.jpg

[Hutch]

I have the necklace, signed TG book, rap, envelope etc except for the box. Mine came from a woman who was at the event and had no idea how expensive the item was when I bought it. It was not cheap, mind you, but she was surprised how high it would go.
Would love to see the box!

Here you go...http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii232/dhutch57/necklace.jpg

[Ari_Racing]

wo wo wo..

What's the story behind that? I remember that King gave the story in a party and very few picked it, but the box? the necklace? Girl who loved tom Gordon?

What am I missing?

[Chooch]

wo wo wo..

What's the story behind that? I remember that King gave the story in a party and very few picked it, but the box? the necklace? Girl who loved tom Gordon?

What am I missing?

I am with Ari on this...Tom Gordon? I knew about NLR, neclace, envelope and also the quiz'es but not TG.......

[carlosdetweiller]

I have the necklace, signed TG book, rap, envelope etc except for the box. Mine came from a woman who was at the event and had no idea how expensive the item was when I bought it. It was not cheap, mind you, but she was surprised how high it would go.
Would love to see the box!

Here you go...http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii232/dhutch57/necklace.jpg

I heard that each of the tables at the party were named after a King book. Hence, your copy of the test has the heading "The Stand" since the participants were sitting at the table named "The Stand." My copy of the quiz is from the "Misery" table and has that at the top of the page.

[Randall Flagg]

From Stephenkkingcollector (http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/limited/newrap.html):

The Rap was given out at the 25th Anniversary of Carrie on April 6, 1999. The guest list had 120 invitees and Stephen had asked Michael Alpert (designer) to prepare 150 signed copies (non-sequential order) in case there were more needed on the night. 108 people turned up as a few could not make it.

Approximately 28-42 copies were left on the table and thrown out by staff that night. None were recovered from trash. Stephen was so disgusted that drunk guests did this, that he took the remaining 380+ copies and placed them in his office safe in Bangor, to where they remain to this day. The unsuccessful break-in attempt in June 2000 did not get any copies of these chapbooks. There have been approximately 5 donated to Bangor public library since then. Therefore, only 80 copies were taken home from the event and 5 more have been purchased since then from the fundraisers. Of the 500, that is a very small number of copies in private hands.

The envelopes were all given out on the night and what made them unique is that the were covered with silver peace symbols that Michael hand stamped on the chapbooks. Some have 3, 4 or 5 as they were placed arbitrarily. Michael said that the reason this was done was because in the 60s, there was no rules to follow, you just did what ever you felt like. !

Also handed out at the party were:
-- A signed copy of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ( in honor of the 25th anniversary of Carrie )
-- The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top
-- A Stapled (4 page) 25 question Trivia Quiz

Pictures of several quizzes are at the site.

Were TGWLTG books 2nd printings, or was that from The Haven Foundation sale?

[Chooch]

Very cool thanks RF...now I wonder if those copies that sai King has live along side of people, places and things ? Do you think that by now he realizes how sought after those are?

[Randall Flagg]

..now I wonder if those copies that sai King has live along side of people, places and things ? Do you think that by now he realizes how sought after those are?

I think King is very aware of their value.

[tippy4]

Were TGWLTG books 2nd printings, or was that from The Haven Foundation sale?


TGWLTG from THF were 2nd printings.

All of the other SK signed books from THF were 1st printings.

(Secret Windows was a BOMC)

[jhanic]

I also have one of the Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon from the party. It's a signed first edition, first printing. I have a photocopy of The Stand quiz. I'd never heard of another (the ones pictured on the Collector's site are the four pages of The Stand one.)

John

[wizardsrainbow]

[quote=carlosdetweiller;335909]I got this in yesterday from a seller in Ireland (What the heck was it doing over there?).

A review copy of SKELETON CREW with promotional materials laid in. I don't recall ever seeing one of these offered for sale. I suspect it is not incredibly rare but perhaps uncommon. I didn't have one in my collection and am pretty happy to add this.


Nice one Bob!

Begs the question to John and Mike....do you have this one or no?


What the heck... John and Mike, what about about Dave?
Yes...many of my firsts come with review materials. It was a focus of mine years ago.http://i265.photobucket.com/albums/ii232/dhutch57/IMG_0698.jpg

No snub intended my friend. :cowboy: It's just that John and Mike are kinda the ARC kings, so I thought of them.

[jhanic]

Oh, yeah! Nice pictures, Dave. I'd never seen the box (or even heard of it) before today.

John

[Patrick]

I love looking at all this cool stuff that I don't own. Yet. One day...

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks for the info, Jerome! :)

[Chooch]

From Stephenkkingcollector (http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/limited/newrap.html):

The Rap was given out at the 25th Anniversary of Carrie on April 6, 1999. The guest list had 120 invitees and Stephen had asked Michael Alpert (designer) to prepare 150 signed copies (non-sequential order) in case there were more needed on the night. 108 people turned up as a few could not make it.

Approximately 28-42 copies were left on the table and thrown out by staff that night. None were recovered from trash. Stephen was so disgusted that drunk guests did this, that he took the remaining 380+ copies and placed them in his office safe in Bangor, to where they remain to this day. The unsuccessful break-in attempt in June 2000 did not get any copies of these chapbooks. There have been approximately 5 donated to Bangor public library since then. Therefore, only 80 copies were taken home from the event and 5 more have been purchased since then from the fundraisers. Of the 500, that is a very small number of copies in private hands.

The envelopes were all given out on the night and what made them unique is that the were covered with silver peace symbols that Michael hand stamped on the chapbooks. Some have 3, 4 or 5 as they were placed arbitrarily. Michael said that the reason this was done was because in the 60s, there was no rules to follow, you just did what ever you felt like. !

Also handed out at the party were:
-- A signed copy of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ( in honor of the 25th anniversary of Carrie )
-- The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top
-- A Stapled (4 page) 25 question Trivia Quiz

Pictures of several quizzes are at the site.

Were TGWLTG books 2nd printings, or was that from The Haven Foundation sale?


Can we back this bus up...where did 500 come from ?

[tippy4]

WooHoo!

Thanks to a member here, I am now the proud owner of a set of Hearts in Atlantis/Waldenbooks promotional Dog Tags.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9202/ee491uv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My HIA collection now consists of a signed 1st edition, Dog Tags, ARC, Deck of Cards.

[Fsmdr]

Thanks for the picture, Dave. Never seeen it before.

[Randall Flagg]

WooHoo!

Thanks to a member here, I am now the proud owner of a set of Hearts in Atlantis/Waldenbooks promotional Dog Tags.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9202/ee491uv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My HIA collection now consists of a signed 1st edition, Dog Tags, ARC, Deck of Cards.
Congrats. I am very jealous. I had mentioned wanting that very item.

[Fsmdr]

WooHoo!

Thanks to a member here, I am now the proud owner of a set of Hearts in Atlantis/Waldenbooks promotional Dog Tags.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9202/ee491uv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My HIA collection now consists of a signed 1st edition, Dog Tags, ARC, Deck of Cards.
Congrats. I am very jealous. I had mentioned wanting that very item.

Ditto

[gsvec]

WooHoo!

Thanks to a member here, I am now the proud owner of a set of Hearts in Atlantis/Waldenbooks promotional Dog Tags.

http://img4.imageshack.us/img4/9202/ee491uv0.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

My HIA collection now consists of a signed 1st edition, Dog Tags, ARC, Deck of Cards.
Congrats. I am very jealous. I had mentioned wanting that very item.

Ditto
Tritto.

[tippy4]

:lol:

[herbertwest]

I am both : really happy-excited and disappointed...

I succeed to find a copy of the very very 1st french publication of King : an excerpt of Carrie, published few months before the novel. Dated 1976.
However, there are NO WAYS that i can buy it or owning it, for the simple reason that it's at the national library.
So i requested copies of it. I recieved it today, really excited, happy after weeks of waiting : i am going through the pages, and the last one says "continuing on page 102". They didnt copy it, while in my request i am pretty sure that i said i wanted the whole excerpt, i gave page informations that are maybe not accurate or complete... apparently they didnt take that into account great. I'll probably have to pay again the same price (minimum fare + recorded shipping), for probably only 4-5 pages missing...... :pullhair:
Not really cheap for copies : hoped i could have got the magazine instead or that they could have scanned it...

will call em this afternoon as soon as they open!

[Brice]

I am both : really happy-excited and disappointed...

I succeed to find a copy of the very very 1st french publication of King : an excerpt of Carrie, published few months before the novel. Dated 1976.
However, there are NO WAYS that i can buy it or owning it, for the simple reason that it's at the national library.
So i requested copies of it. I recieved it today, really excited, happy after weeks of waiting : i am going through the pages, and the last one says "continuing on page 102". They didnt copy it, while in my request i am pretty sure that i said i wanted the whole excerpt, i gave page informations that are maybe not accurate or complete... apparently they didnt take that into account great. I'll probably have to pay again the same price (minimum fare + recorded shipping), for probably only 4-5 pages missing...... :pullhair:
Not really cheap for copies : hoped i could have got the magazine instead or that they could have scanned it...

will call em this afternoon as soon as they open!

Damn, that sucks! :(

Is it the only copy???

What magazine was it in and what issue?

[wizardsrainbow]

Well, my long awaited package arrived, in just 1 day!

Here is what I opened:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/LSOE1.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/LSOE2.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/LSOE3.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/medium/LSOE4.JPG

No remarques of any kind! :( But...I am missing two artists editions, so just maybe.

[Ari_Racing]

:(

How is the shinkwrap? Can be removed and placed again once I check if I have remarques? Or does it have to be broken?

I want to shinkwrap them again.

[wizardsrainbow]

:(

How is the shinkwrap? Can be removed and placed again once I check if I have remarques? Or does it have to be broken?

I want to shinkwrap them again.

Ari-

I suppose if you were very careful, you could open it, slide the book out and then use heat to melt the platic back together. Why bother though?

[Nerak]

Yeah, did he not send you your PC artist?? What is wrong with him?? LOL I know you are missing the separate artist, as it was still burried. I will mention it to him when I get to work.

[herbertwest]

Damn, that sucks! :(

Is it the only copy???

What magazine was it in and what issue?

That's the only known issue. I've been looking everywhere, and once i even thought i'd get one, but the seller (which is a company gathering archives of newspaper) got back to me saying that they didnt have it anymore...

The information have been published so there are no reasons to hide it, especially since that it would maybe help to find another copy.
It was in the french Cosmopolitan, issue #32, july 1976.
My mistake : i've just checked and this is not the first ever french King appearance, as the book was published in april. But still.

http://www.journaux-collection.com/cgi-bin/phototag.pl?136693-1.jpg

[wizardsrainbow]

Yeah, did he not send you your PC artist?? What is wrong with him?? LOL I know you are missing the separate artist, as it was still burried. I will mention it to him when I get to work.

Karen-

Correct, missing the PC artist and the higher number artist.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I succeed to find a copy of the very very 1st french publication of King : an excerpt of Carrie, published few months before the novel. Dated 1976.
However, there are NO WAYS that i can buy it or owning it, for the simple reason that it's at the national library.


You've lived in Scotland for a while! Were you not tought to "do a runner"? i.e steal it, and run out the door. :)

[Chooch]

From Stephenkkingcollector (http://www.stephenkingcollector.com/limited/newrap.html):

The Rap was given out at the 25th Anniversary of Carrie on April 6, 1999. The guest list had 120 invitees and Stephen had asked Michael Alpert (designer) to prepare 150 signed copies (non-sequential order) in case there were more needed on the night. 108 people turned up as a few could not make it.

Approximately 28-42 copies were left on the table and thrown out by staff that night. None were recovered from trash. Stephen was so disgusted that drunk guests did this, that he took the remaining 380+ copies and placed them in his office safe in Bangor, to where they remain to this day. The unsuccessful break-in attempt in June 2000 did not get any copies of these chapbooks. There have been approximately 5 donated to Bangor public library since then. Therefore, only 80 copies were taken home from the event and 5 more have been purchased since then from the fundraisers. Of the 500, that is a very small number of copies in private hands.

The envelopes were all given out on the night and what made them unique is that the were covered with silver peace symbols that Michael hand stamped on the chapbooks. Some have 3, 4 or 5 as they were placed arbitrarily. Michael said that the reason this was done was because in the 60s, there was no rules to follow, you just did what ever you felt like. !

Also handed out at the party were:
-- A signed copy of The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon ( in honor of the 25th anniversary of Carrie )
-- The Peace Sign necklace in it's original box with bow on top
-- A Stapled (4 page) 25 question Trivia Quiz

Pictures of several quizzes are at the site.

Were TGWLTG books 2nd printings, or was that from The Haven Foundation sale?


Can we back this bus up...where did 500 come from ?

Tomas from SKCOLLECTOR sent this as a response to my question above:

It's been years since I made the Rap Page, I'll have to dig thru my saved e-mails and see if I can find the context in which this was sent to me. However I can tell you that the number of copies (500) is listed in "Stephen King Collectibles: an Illustrated Price Guide" by George Beahm. Beahm also lists 24 proof copies in addition to the 500.

The way I read it is 500 copies were made with 150 prepped for the party, however only 108 people showed up so only 108 books were handed out; leaving 392 copies.
As far as the 80 copies taken home, 80 would have been the maximum taken home. (108-28 = 80)

Although I'd always prefer to confirm numbers/events with multiple people it's not always possible. If I wind up getting conflicting news I normally pull the info untill I can get a better determination of who is right. At this point though the info doesn't conflict with anything I've seen and the numbers make sense.


Thank you Tomas !!!

[Brice]

Damn, that sucks! :(

Is it the only copy???

What magazine was it in and what issue?

That's the only known issue. I've been looking everywhere, and once i even thought i'd get one, but the seller (which is a company gathering archives of newspaper) got back to me saying that they didnt have it anymore...

The information have been published so there are no reasons to hide it, especially since that it would maybe help to find another copy.
It was in the french Cosmopolitan, issue #32, july 1976.
My mistake : i've just checked and this is not the first ever french King appearance, as the book was published in april. But still.

http://www.journaux-collection.com/cgi-bin/phototag.pl?136693-1.jpg

There's no reason to think anyone would hide it, but someone could have it and not know that it was anything special. Maybe one day one will turn up and you'll be lucky. Thanks for posting it.

[Fsmdr]

Nice haul, Wiz!. Thats impressive. Keeping my fingers crossed for you on the remaques.

[herbertwest]

I succeed to find a copy of the very very 1st french publication of King : an excerpt of Carrie, published few months before the novel. Dated 1976.
However, there are NO WAYS that i can buy it or owning it, for the simple reason that it's at the national library.


You've lived in Scotland for a while! Were you not tought to "do a runner"? i.e steal it, and run out the door. :)

LOL! In Scotland, I've worked in a wine shop... never had to deal with a runner lol (I admit : i was living in glasgow lol).
and I am an honnest guy ;-)

Tempted, but unfortunately i live too far away from the National Library.. and they have my details so would be stupid... But I plann to go to live in Paris from september :evil:
But if i was able to find a copy in a smaller library, there are chances that i would accidentally lose it... :evil:

That reminds me (on TDT i guess) a member that had a dilemma about a deluxe Joe Hill book found at the local library... Dunno what he finally did lol

[Chooch]

Yes very nice indeed Wiz...heres hoping that the next two both have a sweet remarque :thumbsup:

[oy-the-brave]

:(

How is the shinkwrap? Can be removed and placed again once I check if I have remarques? Or does it have to be broken?

I want to shinkwrap them again.

Ari, almost any print/copy shop should have the shrinkwrap machine and would charge a dollar or two to re-shrinkwrap it.

[Merlin1958]

Just shouting out, But just got a UK slipcased first gift edition of Nightmares & Dreamscapes. I know its not a really big deal but it was one of few remaining UK 1st's I was missing plus its a really handsome book and I got it at a great price!! Just crowing I guess!! :dance:

Also, Recently got my LSOE AE so overall a good last coupla weeks!!!

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks guys!

Oy, the bad thing is that I live in Argentina and I don't really remember if the shops have that machine. BUT I'll ask! Good idea! :)

Thank you!

[Randall Flagg]

Also, Recently got my LSOE AE so overall a good last coupla weeks!!!

Congratulations.
Still waiting on mine, but I am happy to see that the book looks great.:thumbsup:

[Patrick]

Congrats, tippy (on the HIA dog tags), David and Merlin.

Good luck with the French Cosmo, HW.


I received my LSOE S/L and AE about half an hour ago. :dance:

[Randall Flagg]

Congrats, tippy (on the HIA dog tags), David and Merlin.

Good luck with the French Cosmo, HW.


I received my LSOE S/L and AE about half an hour ago. :dance:
Hey, no fair. I did not receive mine today.:angry: I'm only 65 miles away from you.

[Sam]

Oh the woes of the US postal system.

[Patrick]

Jerome and Rick, look on the bright side: For every one of who is receiving books before you, your odds of receiving a sketchy-doodle go up slightly. ;)

[tippy4]

You know, I hate to admit it, but everytime I see someone post that they got their book, I think that very thought.

Now, my odds are 1 in 99 instead of 1 in 100.

:wtf:

I don't know why, but I have a feeling one of my AEs are going to have a remarque.

Maybe I am just optimistic. Maybe it is because we have seen so very few.

I have six copies in transit to me right now....and I am feelin' lucky!

[Randall Flagg]

Oh the woes of the US postal system.
Yes, but one can still send a book most anywhere in the USA via media mail for ~$2.58:P

[Randall Flagg]

Now, my odds are 1 in 99 instead of 1 in 100.

...and I am feelin' lucky!
The odds have not, and will not change, particularly with such a small sampling as has been posted here.:thumbsup:

[Sam]

And yet my friend, hope springs eternal until it is either vindicated or squished like grape.

[Ves'Ka Gan]

I got my Wizard & Glass booklet in the mail today & it came with the stickers intended for going on the Desperation & Regulators books at the store. Tres cool. Sadly, my computer won't upload pictures right now for some reason...

[jhanic]

Ves, I'm interested in seeing those stickers. I don't remember them at all.

John

[turtlex]

Congrats, Ves... get that computer workin!

[tippy4]

Ves, I'm interested in seeing those stickers. I don't remember them at all.
John


Ask and ye shall receive.

This is two stickers. One went on Desperation and one went on The Regulators
http://img443.imageshack.us/img443/2413/picture040wb7.jpg

This sticker was meant to go on the floor display.
http://img19.imageshack.us/img19/915/picture041sn1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

A card explaining to book sellers how the promotion works.
http://img58.imageshack.us/img58/7572/picture042wv7.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Click Here To See Larger Picture of Card (http://img21.imageshack.us/img21/8860/picture042kx2.jpg)

[jhanic]

Thanks, tippy. I don't remember ever seeing those.
John

[lophophoras]

Got this in the mail this morning. Got it for $100 off of Ebay.

http://www.flickr.com/photos/34875818@N07/3278530751/

[gsvec]

Wow - nice one, loph!

[jhanic]

Good buy!

John

[Chooch]

Looks like very nice book congrats loph :thumbsup:

[herbertwest]

Am excited : i've found tracks of two french items that werent known so far...
No big deal, they're just excerpt of King's writings... But i love finding new publications, new writings :rock:

I will check them tomorrow at the local library, and if they actually contain the excerpts i'll order the issues of the magazine! :-)

[herbertwest]

so they are :-)
excerpts of Roadmaster (postscript), as well as excerpt of King's writing in HP Lovecraft : against the world, against the life

No big deal, but I recieved Owen King's : We're all in this together (reprint of the british one)

[Daghain]

Remember last year when I won the Whelan print from the Giveaway? Well, I FINALLY got it framed! (Apologies for the picture - I'll try and get some during the day when the lighting might be better).

http://i218.photobucket.com/albums/cc75/DaghainDT/IMG_1046.jpg?t=1234921985

[Randall Flagg]

Nice. Me like.:thumbsup:

[oy-the-brave]

Very nice, love the frame/mat :cool:

[The Lady of Shadows]

do we have a smilie for insane jealousy?

[Chooch]

do we have a smilie for insane jealousy?

We DO need one though

[Cutter]

I like the framing Daghain, I think it compliments the artwork very well... nice!

[Brice]

It looks awesome, Dags! :D

[Matt]

I can't see the pic but I bet it is great Daggers. :rock:

We have another one to give away this year :ninja:

[Daghain]

Thanks everyone!

It cost an arm and a leg to frame it, but it was totally worth the price. I love the frame shop downtown - I took that Boehmke print there too - the woman there is amazing - you show her the thing you want framed, she asks you questions about your tastes and the colors in your house, etc. and in five minutes she pulls out the perfect frame/mat for the thing.

It's pretty impressive.

[turtlex]

Very cool, daggers!

[gsvec]

do we have a smilie for insane jealousy?

We DO need one though
Some possible choices:

http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj184/befje/smileys/bloodysmiley.gif http://i397.photobucket.com/albums/pp60/meganwonderdog/smilies/jealous.gif http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/SnowyOwlet/Smilies/ranting.gif http://i201.photobucket.com/albums/aa320/SnowyOwlet/Smilies/bucket.gif

[jhanic]

I like the first one.

John

[herbertwest]

the first is amazing!

Jack Torrance :orely:

[Melike]

First one is awesome! :wtf:

[at_one]

jealous smile + wielding axe + dripping blood = AWESOME!!!

[Chooch]

Yeppers I go along with everyone else Love the first one and cant wait to use it (Hmmm wonder who it will be on :orely:)

[carlosdetweiller]

I finally added the December 6, 1987 issue of The New York Times Book Review to my collection. It has the first appearance of King's essay "Ever Et Raw Meat? and Other Weird Questions." The essay has been reprinted a number of times but for some reason I had never been able to locate a first appearance. Another hole in the collection has been filled.

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

[Randall Flagg]

Nice. I think that is the text on Letters From Hell.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Neat addition Bob.

[jhanic]

Very nice, Bob.

John

[tippy4]

I just bought a signed LOE Cycle of the Werewolf.

I do not own a signed copy of this book, so that is a nice addition to my collection.

Signed Cycle of the Werewolf (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170303978300)

Furthermore it is inscribed to Rick...which is my name!

(auction says it is inscribed to Dick...but it looks like Rick to me),

Either way...both are short for Richard.

Did I pay too much? I think it was a fair price. Opinions?

[Ari_Racing]

Look what the cat dragged in...

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/525/IMG_0105.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/525/IMG_0107.jpg

[tippy4]

What the!?!?!?!?!?!

How the heck did you get that? Especially since you are not in the U.S.?

That is a nice looking King signature. Big and bold.

Must be the first one he signed.

[carlosdetweiller]

Did I pay too much? I think it was a fair price. Opinions?

Very fair price. Congratulations!

[Fsmdr]

I just bought a signed LOE Cycle of the Werewolf.

I do not own a signed copy of this book, so that is a nice addition to my collection.

Signed Cycle of the Werewolf (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170303978300)

Furthermore it is inscribed to Rick...which is my name!

(auction says it is inscribed to Dick...but it looks like Rick to me),

Either way...both are short for Richard.

Did I pay too much? I think it was a fair price. Opinions?

I think that's a great price!. Not a common book to find signed and the dustjacket seems really nice. I paid $350 for mine inscribed in the year of publication.

[e_taylor]

What the!?!?!?!?!?!

How the heck did you get that? Especially since you are not in the U.S.?

That is a nice looking King signature. Big and bold.

Must be the first one he signed.

^^^ what he said!! how????

[turtlex]

Ari - That is one cool cat !

[tippy4]

One cool cat indeed.

I am guessing it did NOT come with a slipcase right?

[Matt]

Look what the cat dragged in...

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/525/IMG_0105.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/525/IMG_0107.jpg

That's pretty :drool:

Can't wait to get mine. :rock:

[Ari_Racing]

That's right. Actually I planned to cancel this order and keep only the SLipcased S/L, but I had to claim a check and I can't cash it in Argentina if the bank is from USA.

So...I kept it and now it's on ebay.

[Chooch]

I just bought a signed LOE Cycle of the Werewolf.

I do not own a signed copy of this book, so that is a nice addition to my collection.

Signed Cycle of the Werewolf (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=170303978300)

Furthermore it is inscribed to Rick...which is my name!

(auction says it is inscribed to Dick...but it looks like Rick to me),

Either way...both are short for Richard.

Did I pay too much? I think it was a fair price. Opinions?

I had seen that..looks like Rick to me also...good price and get the slip case from skcollector it fits and matches perfect...Nice grab...

[Daghain]

Nice stuff, people!

We really do need that insanely jealous smilie.

[jhanic]

A great buy, Tippy!

Ari, how you keep getting these things before any of us in the US is amazing!

John

[herbertwest]

congrats !!!

[Rahfa]

Cool that SK and JH signed on the same page...

Was this a numbered edition or a PC?

[tippy4]

That's right. Actually I planned to cancel this order and keep only the SLipcased S/L, but I had to claim a check and I can't cash it in Argentina if the bank is from USA.

So...I kept it and now it's on ebay.


Ari,

I would hang on to that copy until your slipcased copy shows up.

What if your slipcased copy shows up, and it has a ding...or an ugly signature?

If it were me, I would hang on to it until I had them both in hand, and keep the one I like better.

[tippy4]

Cool that SK and JH signed on the same page...



I thought the same thing.

I imagine it would make a father proud to see his signature and his son's signature on the same page.

[The Lady of Shadows]

nice grabs everyone. i'm taking a break from collecting right now to focus on other things. well, except for ceri's most recent listings. . . . :lol:

[Ari_Racing]

Number #427.

Thanks for the advices! Actually I don't think it'll sell before I receive the slipcased one...
but if the auction ends and I still have it, I'll follow your advice.

Thanks!!

[herbertwest]

recieved two magazines with really short excerpts (first page) of the french Dolores Claiborne & Apt Pupil.

Also recieved a multimedia CD for a french author i am following (free and from germany :-) ), as well as a book that he introduced



Joy : a friend of mine just found a recent anthology with a Stephen King text. I dont have much informations (i'll go to a local bookshop and see if they have it). I am really wondering what it could be in it as the book is related to dogs...
Excerpts of Cujo/ The sun dog?
I dont have any other idea or what it could be!

[Randall Flagg]

Arrived today:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/P1010157.JPG

[sleeplessdwarf]

Sweet Jerome. You guys bring out the green monster in me. :P

[oy-the-brave]

Very nice Jerome, cool sketchy-doodle :cool:

[jhanic]

Very nice, Jerome. I just notice from The Signed Page that my signed copy of Drood is on its way. I doubt it will have anything except a signature, though.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Very nice, Jerome. I just notice from The Signed Page that my signed copy of Drood is on its way. I doubt it will have anything except a signature, though.

John

I, too, have one coming from The Signed Page.

Nice inscription and drawing, Jerome!

[Patrick]

I've been offline for most of a week, and off the site for the entire week. Congratulations to everyone on their recent acquisitions.



tippy, it looks like Rick to me too.

[Fsmdr]

Very nice, Jerome. I just notice from The Signed Page that my signed copy of Drood is on its way. I doubt it will have anything except a signature, though.

John


I got one coming from Roy at Badmoonbooks.

[Chooch]

Tippy, Ari and Jerome http://i272.photobucket.com/albums/jj184/befje/smileys/bloodysmiley.gif 'nuf said

[tippy4]

I am going to a Simmons signing today for this book.

Hopefully not too long a line for this one.

[tippy4]

I just got back from the Dan Simmons signing of DROOD.

Dan was a very nice guy....did a lot of chatting.

There were only about five people ahead of me when I got in line, and when I left there were only three behind me.

As Dan was signing a copy of Night Visions 5 for the guy ahead of me, he told us that he never saw a dime from that book. He also mentioned that Stephen King was once a guest in his house for three days, but he never thought to have him sign his copy of NV5. I wish I had thought to bring mine!

The guy two places ahead of me asked if he would do a drawing in his book, and Dan said he would be happy to (I saw Jerome had received one as well). When my turn came up, I asked for one too!

He told me it was a DROODLE. :P

http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3118/picture090.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

As he was drawing it, he said "Now, I am not saying this is a picture of Drood, but then again, I am not saying it's not. :P

Here is a picture of Dan "Droodling" in my book.

http://img172.imageshack.us/img172/8290/picture088.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

[Daghain]

SWEET!

[gsvec]

Congrats! What a great sketchy-doodle!!

[Chooch]

How very cool is that.....

[jhanic]

Very nice, Rick!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

That is really nice. Simmons is one of my favorite authors. I'd like to have a chance to meet him someday.

[Patrick]

Excellent!

[oy-the-brave]

Very nice Rick :cool:

[Ari_Racing]

That is really nice. Simmons is one of my favorite authors. I'd like to have a chance to meet him someday.

Mee too! :)

[Ari_Racing]

That is really nice. Simmons is one of my favorite authors. I'd like to have a chance to meet him someday.

Mee too! Maybe I'll try to schedule my next visit to USA to meet him in a signing. :)

[herbertwest]

that's really nice !!!

[herbertwest]

am so excited : i've found another french appearance of a King text (no informations so far.. need to actually get it to know details). The other day a friend of mine found a book about dogs with King, now i've found a book with cats with king (probably cats from hell or an excerpt of pet sematary).

This last week, we found 4 previously unknown french appearances :rock:
Cant wait to recieve them all

[Randall Flagg]

Very nice Tippy. I like yours better than mine. Congratulations.

[tippy4]

Thank you everyone.

Simmons said that he once took a course in caracatures, and that, if the recession continued, he had something to fall back on. :P

[jhanic]

Roy at BadMoonBooks has another kind of neat doodle on Drood:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dan-Simmons-DROOD-1st-printing-HC-SIGNED-WITH-SKETCH_W0QQitemZ310124486536QQihZ021QQcategoryZ377 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

The price doesn't seem that bad, either.

John

[Randall Flagg]

I think $95 is high, but it is his auction.

[willie3]

Roy at BadMoonBooks has another kind of neat doodle on Drood:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Dan-Simmons-DROOD-1st-printing-HC-SIGNED-WITH-SKETCH_W0QQitemZ310124486536QQihZ021QQcategoryZ377 QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

John

Not any more...:evil:

[willie3]

Hello All

Been away traveling for work for a while.
Leaving again tomorrow, but just wanted to say

Congratulations to everyone for all the excellent acquisitions.:drool:

Been wanting to pick up a few things myself, but haven't had the time to do the research required.
Still wanting to finish a deal with Hutch for a 1st Stand, but I kinda dropped of the face of the planet as far as anything personal is concerned.

Hoping to be back steady online by mid-March...
Hope springs eternal.

[jhanic]

I got my copy of the signed Drood today, and I also got a proof of Legacies. (I've posted a scan of it in my Collections thread.)

Thanks, David, for the proof!

John

[batsker]

These were waiting for me this morning:excited:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/new.JPG
Alas, no extra sketches in mine, either.:cry:

[jhanic]

Very nice, batsker! It seems to be a good day to get things!

John

[turtlex]

I am way jealous!

Very nice !!

So nice, it deserves a banana dance - :nana:

[Matt]

I can't wait to get home and open my He is Legend...maybe on my half day tomorrow I can get my own collection thread going. :rock:

[Ari_Racing]

Alright. So now I have more chances of getting a sketch! :D
Karen...put your luck choosing the ones for me! :)

[NeedfulKings]

I did NOT expect this in the mail!

One of our very own collectors surprised me once again!!!

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/bookking/dt_com/DSCF5155.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/bookking/dt_com/DSCF5157.jpg

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i2/bookking/dt_com/DSCF5156.jpg

We were touched!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Thank you, RF!

:couple:

[Ari_Racing]

How lucky! I'm gonna try to buy one of the Dan Simmons' signed books, but I wanted to be dedicated to me and with a sketch. I received my new CC today, so I'll try to see if I can buy directly from the bookstore of the next signings.

[Sam]

Good luck dude!

[Patrick]

Nice books, Bill. :thumbsup:



It was a looooong day at work today. But what a total surprise when I got home!

http://i79.photobucket.com/albums/j158/JHPatrick/Books/Simmons-Drood4.jpg

Thank you so much, Jerome! :couple: