Your New Pride and Joy!

[Stockerlone]

Stan Lee SIGNED Limited 944/3000 "Excelsior!
The Amazing Life of Stan Lee" (Fireside, 2002)
I collect Marvel and other comics for more then 20 years. I always want a sig lim Stan Lee Book or Comic.

https://fotoalbum.web.de/alben/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends%20/printImage?imageId=158250577&imageType=image


That's awesome! Great catch! I have the Easton Press edition of this book.

I was able to meet Stan a few times and he's a great guy to chat with, very passionate about what he does and loves to tell stories about the old Marvel days with Kirby & Ditko.

Aha... the beautiful Easton Press red golden leather sig lim Excelsior from Lee + Mair:drool:
PLS post some pics !!!

[Ric]

Stan Lee SIGNED Limited 944/3000 "Excelsior!
The Amazing Life of Stan Lee" (Fireside, 2002)
I collect Marvel and other comics for more then 20 years. I always want a sig lim Stan Lee Book or Comic.

https://fotoalbum.web.de/alben/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends%20/printImage?imageId=158250577&imageType=image


That's awesome! Great catch! I have the Easton Press edition of this book.

I was able to meet Stan a few times and he's a great guy to chat with, very passionate about what he does and loves to tell stories about the old Marvel days with Kirby & Ditko.

Aha... the beautiful Easton Press red golden leather sig lim Excelsior from Lee + Mair:drool:
PLS post some pics !!!

Sure...

http://www.ricperrott.com/images/books/stanlee1.jpg
http://www.ricperrott.com/images/books/stanlee2.jpg
http://www.ricperrott.com/images/books/stanlee3.jpg

[Ben Staad]

Ric- Awesome looking book....I especially love the spine on this one. Congrats on this great purchase!

[Stockerlone]

Yes, a great looking book. Normaly i don´t like the Easton Press books, but this is NICE.
Think i must ´upgrade´ my ´normal´ signed limited Excelsior to this Easton Press leather version......:cool:

[ELazansky]

Yes, a great looking book. Normaly i don´t like the Easton Press books, but this is NICE.
Think i must ´upgrade´ my ´normal´ signed limited Excelsior to this Easton Press leather version......:cool:

Looks like you can still order one directly from Easton - http://www.eastonpressbooks.com/leather/product.asp?code=2283

[Stockerlone]

Yes, 100 $$$ for the leather Easton Press version, the normal sig lim cost´t arround 40 $..:thumbsup:

[Ben Staad]

I already posted this in my collections thread but here are some of my newest books! I got some really awesome deals on these and I am especially psyched about the CK...:rock:

Colorado Kid:
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb387/tampatim2003/SK%20Books/ColoradoKid.jpg

Legends:
http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb387/tampatim2003/SK%20Books/Legends.jpg

The Gunslinger-Plume:

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb387/tampatim2003/SK%20Books/DTPlume.jpg

Hearts in Atlantis ARC:

http://i1203.photobucket.com/albums/bb387/tampatim2003/SK%20Books/HeartsinAtlantisARC.jpg

[Ric]

Yes, a great looking book. Normaly i don´t like the Easton Press books, but this is NICE.
Think i must ´upgrade´ my ´normal´ signed limited Excelsior to this Easton Press leather version......:cool:

Looks like you can still order one directly from Easton - http://www.eastonpressbooks.com/leather/product.asp?code=2283


Sure can! That's how I got mine. They were very professional and shipped quickly.

[Tito_Villa]

Cool Legends Ben, i would really like one of those!

[Jimimck]

Nice additions Ben. I have a paperback of Legends I haven't read yet, so your post reminded me to get it on my list.

I just popped this addition on my collections thread, but so happy about my first ever King S/L, I had to post here too...

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/jimimck/Stephen%20King%20Books/BooksMar11006.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/jimimck/Stephen%20King%20Books/BooksMar11008.jpg

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f257/jimimck/Stephen%20King%20Books/BooksMar11009.jpg

[jhanic]

Congratulations!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

I just popped this addition on my collections thread, but so happy about my first ever King S/L, I had to post here too...


Congratulations on your first King S/L!

[frik]

Love what CD did with this edition.
Congratulations!

sk

[Tito_Villa]

Congratulations Jim!!!!

[ELazansky]

Congrats on the first S/L! This will just feed your desire to want more:)

[Ric]

The first is always the toughest. After that they just seem to start appearing on your bookshelves magically and then suddenly your account balances are smaller!

It's some crazy voodoo, that's for sure. :)

[jhanic]

My latest proof/ARC, thanks to Bev Vincent:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_Proofs/DarkTowerConcordanceV1proof.jpg

As Carlosdetweiller pointed out, all the internal punctuation is missing in this proof.

John

[Tito_Villa]

Congratulations John ... another one ticked off :)

[The Library Policeman]

Arrived today.

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m609/kingpix/001-1.jpg

http://i1134.photobucket.com/albums/m609/kingpix/002-1.jpg

[Ben Staad]

Alan G....Sweet buy!

[Tito_Villa]

It does look a very nice production!

[Tito_Villa]

99p for a UK prook of Wolves of the Calla :)

[Ari_Racing]

Now that's a good deal :)

[Tito_Villa]

I didn't believe it until the book turned up this morning :)

[shnnrc01]

thats a great price tom,well done!

[shnnrc01]

looks really well made alright!

[Tito_Villa]

Thanks im very happy!

[Jimimck]

Alan: isn't it just awesome :)

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

99p for a UK prook of Wolves of the Calla :)

Sounds almost impossible. Was the postage $300??

[east-tennessee]

BB looks cool. I'm kicking myself for not ordering one from CD!!!!

Brian...

[east-tennessee]

Nice find.....congrats.

Brian.

[Tito_Villa]

Postage was £3 if i remember correctly

[Stockerlone]

My first bookpremiere event this year 17.03.2011 Wolfgang Hohlbein

No other German Author, born after 1950 sold more books, more then 35 million.
Most known and translated in other languages is Märchenmond - Magic Moon.

More then 2 Hrs. reading, q+a and signing...

He signed me 5 books, 4 of them are Leseexemplare/Arc´s.

Käptain Nemos Kinder Die Vergessene Insel Leseexemplar signiert
Norg Im verbotnenen Land Leseexemplar signiert
Das Avalon Projekt Leseexemplar signiert
Hagen von Tronje Leseexemplar signiert

Indiana Jones Und das Geheimnis der Osterinseln signiert


https://fotoalbum.web.de/gast/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends/printImage?imageId=158410160&imageType=image


Wolfgang Hohlbein + Heike Hohlbein
Märchenmonds Kinder/Children of Magic Moon signed limited leather editon.

https://fotoalbum.web.de/gast/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends/printImage?imageId=158409967&imageType=image

[jhanic]

My latest acquisition:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_Proofs/BareBonesproof.jpg

Not especially rare, but it is kind of neat.

John

[olverts]

Nice one !

[olverts]

Here is my latest acquisition:

http://data.fuskbugg.se/skalman02/4d8a4822bc969_lilja.jpg

This is the "blue lines" for the book according to Lilja and there is usually only one copy (occasionally there might be 2).
Its the second Liljas library book i sent pictures of to lilja that he didnt knew it existed :)

Hopefully i can get this signed too

[jhanic]

So you're the one that got that one! Congratulations!

John

[olverts]

Thank you , now i just have to find the ARC for liljas library :)

[Stockerlone]

Here is my latest acquisition:

http://data.fuskbugg.se/skalman02/4d8a4822bc969_lilja.jpg

This is the "blue lines" for the book according to Lilja and there is usually only one copy (occasionally there might be 2).
Its the second Liljas library book i sent pictures of to lilja that he didnt knew it existed :)

Hopefully i can get this signed too

For 72 Euro crazy cheap.....

[olverts]

Yeah I thought i was gonna have to pay a lot more for it :)

I think my max bid was something like 260 dollars and i wasnt sure i was going to win the auction at all

[jhanic]

My max bid for that was $101.

John

[The Library Policeman]

Alan: isn't it just awesome :)

It is indeed my friend.

[Merlin1958]

I scored a 2nd State "Salem" Lot for $325, which I was pretty happy with!!!!!!

See my "Collection Thread"!!!!!

[biomieg]

Congratulations, Bill! I also got one recently.

[CRinVA]

A First Edition Salems Lot is the only King written book that I do not have! So far the ones I have found were too rich for my blood or too badly damaged. I saw one on ebay fairly cheap but it was a Library Edition in Very Bad condition. I am not a perfectionist but broken spine and torn up dust jacket and someones name inside are not what I am looking for.

Fortunately patience is one of my virtues! :-)

[WeDealInLead]

Just ordered a traycased Knowing Darkness. Mine will come with a signed Dameron Dark Tower print.

I've never been treated so well by any publisher. The shipping would've been $125 to Canada so I chose to have it sent to a friend in Michigan. We had a falling out, I emailed Jerad and he offered to send it to me for $375 shipped. The book alone ended up costing 250.

(I'll probably end up sending him the actual postage once I have some money but that gesture was incredible).

[herbertwest]

I am working in webmarketing. SEO/SEM to be more precised. (SEO = Search Engine Optimisations, SEM = Search Engine Marketing = Google Adwords)

Well, in september i got a SEO certification, and today i got one in SEM :-)

[jhanic]

Congratulations!

John

[Merlin1958]

I am working in webmarketing. SEO/SEM to be more precised. (SEO = Search Engine Optimisations, SEM = Search Engine Marketing = Google Adwords)

Well, in september i got a SEO certification, and today i got one in SEM :-)



Congrats!!!! Great Job and Good for you!!!!!


:thumbsup:

[CurtSeattle]

$10 for a really old VG+ Salem's Lot BCE edition (smaller size) and it was SIGNED by Mr King himself!! Got it last year.

[Randall Flagg]

$10 for a really old VG+ Salem's Lot BCE edition (smaller size) and it was SIGNED by Mr King himself!! Got it last year.
Tough to better that. Congratulations.

[pixiedark76]

I just ordered a first printing, 2nd edition of The Gunslinger. It has a fine book condition and fine dust jacket. The original price was $175.00 I got 10% off which brought the price down to $157.50. Including shipping and handling it ($7.50 fully insured) the total came to $165.00. (Not bad for such a scarce book?)

[Tito_Villa]

Sounds a good deal for a fine book to me!
Congratulations

[jhanic]

A good deal for sure!

John

[tippy4]

I received this item today.

SIGNED BAG OF BONES ARC (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=250788148247&si=yBPL%252Flss%252Bh%252Fqt6WUmmX2KDERcy4%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWAX%3AIT#ht_500wt_1109)

I don't usually collect ARCs, but since this one is signed, I was interested.

It went unsold at $143 shipped, so I asked the seller if he would go $117 shipped and agreed.

I think this was a good to fair price.

[Randall Flagg]

I think you received a bargain.

[jhanic]

I agree. A nice buy!

John

[oy-the-brave]

I have a couple of things that have both been in the works for months, here is the first:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/gunslinger_1_.jpg


This is a commission from Ken Meyer Jr a comic artist I have purchased art from in the past. He has not read the books so I gave him some general info and this is what he did. I really like it and can't wait to see the painting rather than just the scan.

[Tito_Villa]

Thats great, congratulations
Please show another pic after you have it framed?

[carlosdetweiller]

Nice painting! I, too, would like to see a photo of the original when you get it and have it framed.

[Cutter]

I like the painting as it pretty much captures everything - Roland, the doors and the tower. cool!

[Norman1974]

Simply amazing....was looking for ideas for the man cave....this is it! i love it! Wife will probably complain but hey, that's what she does! I can hear her rolling her eyes right now...lol.

[Ric]

I love that painting. Superbly done!

Congrats on that!

[biomieg]

I don't want to tempt fate so I'm not disclosing anything yet, but I have two major acquisitions in the works! Two true milestones as far as I'm concerned.... I'm thrilled!

[Tito_Villa]

Oooh sounds interesting!!!

[biomieg]

Yes!!!

[carlosdetweiller]

I don't want to tempt fate so I'm not disclosing anything yet, but I have two major acquisitions in the works! Two true milestones as far as I'm concerned.... I'm thrilled!

I hope it works out well for you and look forward to seeing the pictures.

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks to Terry, who I can't thank enough, now I own one of those items I never even thought I would be able to get.

http://a2.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188441_1960989389121_1374400214_2295555_4651416_n. jpg

http://a4.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/199993_1960990509149_1374400214_2295556_3403242_n. jpg

http://a3.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc6/188686_1960991709179_1374400214_2295559_7054963_n. jpg

[Ari_Racing]

Double post. Sorry

[Fsmdr]

That's so cool, Ari!. You have a VERY nice King collection that I am very envious of.

[Tito_Villa]

Wow Ari that really is super cool!

[Stockerlone]

Double post. Sorry

Congrats ARI for THE PLANT amazing...

Think a double post of The Plant is ok:dance: :drool::rock:
When i have The Plant... in 5 - 10 years... i post it 10 times.

[jhanic]

Very nice, Ari. That's one I'm looking for. Congratulations!

John

[biomieg]

Awesome! Congratulations!

[Ric]

Great pick up Ari! That's one that's eluded me for sure

[wizardsrainbow]

Well, I am thrilled. I just made a deal and purchased the following:

Description: UK first edition THE STAND hardcover, published by New English Library in 1979 and SIGNED, INSCRIBED & DATED BY STEPHEN KING to one of the NEL staff during the small gathering at NEL offices in 1979 to celebrate the launch of the book.
It is signed FOR BERNIE WITH ALL GOOD WISHES, STEPHEN KING, MARCH 27, 1979. King spelled Bernie wrong and crossed it out to correct it - the book comes with a letter from bernie himself, who attended the launch. The dust jacket is nice and bright - not faded. It has light wear to the extremities but is attractive overall. States £6.95 IN UK ONLY. The book is nice and tight but has light wear to the extremities. The copyright page confirms the first publication in the UK in 1979. A super copy.

When I purchased my personal copy of the 1st edition UK Stand from Hutch awhile back, we had a long discussion about the rarity factor of this book. If I recall correctly, Hutch told me that he thinks this could be the most rare 1st edition of the early UK King books, maybe no more than 1000 of them. Even if not true...you just do not see this book for sale anywhere. And this one is signed at the launch party...you probably won't find a signature much earlier than this one is my guess. Besides, The Stand is one of my favorite stories and now I own signed copies of every hardcover edition published of this title....my 1990 Complete & Uncut edition is inscribed to Don and Shirley Grant, founder of Donald Grant Publishing.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/UK_Stand_3.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/UK_Stand_1.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/UK_Stand_2.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/519/UK_Stand.jpg

[Tito_Villa]

Thats soooo cool David, i would love a UK Stand 1st!

[harrison ryan]

That is supercool, Wizard. The Stand is probably my favorite of the non-Tower books (if you can call it non-Tower), it was the first of King's works I read and the one that hooked me for life. Whether it is the rarest of the UK editions seems somewhat irrelevent, because it looks like a very rare find for the provenance alone. Congrats!
Also--Stockerlone had to take the Rage US first off his sell list--I won his ebay auction early this morning! So I am thrilled as well. Mutual thrillment all around.

[wizardsrainbow]

Congrats all around.....for me, I was afraid that Bob or any of the other "serious" collectors would beat me to this Stand book. It was just listed on ABE.com and I happened upon it at the right time. I think I likely paid "full price" for the book but as I said I negotiated a few hundred $ off his asking price.

[biomieg]

Fantastic addition to your collection, David! Our forum member 'George At Ramstein' should start another tally thread - one for the UK THE STAND. I'm curious what percentage of the rumoured 1000 copies we collectively own among our gang here... I have three copies (but none of them as nice as yours), so that's 0.3% for starters.

[harrison ryan]

And so I managed to put together a complete set of Bachmans for $269...plus about $40 for shipping (the jury is still out, as stocker is so cool he's refunding me any difference between his estimate and actual cost). All are US first/firsts. I think I did pretty well(?). My copies of the Running Man and The Long Walk are NF to NF- bright, unread copies with very few flaws...looks like the Rage was VG or VG- from what I could tell (a stain to the bottom leaves, a bit of minor edge wear and a few light reading creases to the front cover), and my Roadwork was the real bargain: $3.20 for a Good+ copy that is in pretty good shape (a few very light creases to the front cover, a small pinkish stain on the back) but a bit dingy overall from improper storage. It came in on a book buy at work (used bookstore) and a co-worker actually rescued it out of the trash for me, thus igniting my recent Bachman obsession...what do you guys think? I'm still new to this, and I'm rapidly learning thanks to these boards.

[biomieg]

Congratulations! I remember the feeling when I completed my US Bachman paperback set... it's a very rewarding collecting achievement. You understand that you will now have to get all the UK Bachman paperbacks, too, dont you?

[carlosdetweiller]

.....for me, I was afraid that Bob or any of the other "serious" collectors would beat me to this Stand book. It was just listed on ABE.com and I happened upon it at the right time.

I think it has been listed for a while. Maybe it just got relisted? I remember reading the description a while back. Nice book! Congratulations!

[biomieg]

My own latest pride & joy is an almost pristine 1st/1st copy of DANSE MACABRE. It was surprisingly hard to find in this condition at an affordable price (<$50). Some pics from the auction:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqV,!k0E1F5(CY!3BNfqBYZ0E!~~_3.JPG http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqN,!hME1foBMds5BNfqBtWz2w~~_3.JPG

[harrison ryan]

Congratulations! I remember the feeling when I completed my US Bachman paperback set... it's a very rewarding collecting achievement. You understand that you will now have to get all the UK Bachman paperbacks, too, dont you?

My own latest pride & joy is an almost pristine 1st/1st copy of DANSE MACABRE. It was surprisingly hard to find in this condition at an affordable price (<$50).

The UK editions? Aargh! Don't tempt me! Actually, I don't find them nearly as appealing because I don't like the cover art and design as much as the US/Canadian versions, with the exception of The Running Man. Spiky fist dude? That one's sweet.

Good job on Danse Macabre. Was it an internet acquisition or did you find one in person? OOP--looks like your last post answers that!

EDIT: Nineteenth post! All things serve the beam. John F. Kennedy?

[biomieg]

Spending too much time on this forum will lead you into temptation, my friend. Once the collecting virus has infested your voluntary nervous system you will become The Dreaded Completist.

[harrison ryan]

Laughing out loud, for realsies. It could be worse: an Incunk.

[Ricky]

Very nice, biomieg! There's still some SK 1sts that I've been unable to find in great condition (Danse Macabre being one of them) so I know how great it feels to check it off the list. Congrats!

[biomieg]

Yeah, it was a toughie! I'm still looking for upgrades for a number of other titles but none of them will be as hard as this one I think.

[carlosdetweiller]

Yeah, it was a toughie! I'm still looking for upgrades for a number of other titles but none of them will be as hard as this one I think.

Yes, that is a tough one. Those black dust jackets show every little ding or bit of wear. Congratulations on such a nice one!

[jhanic]

Nice acquisitions, everyone!

I own a 1st/1st of the UK Stand in NF/F condition that I grabbed off eBay a few years ago at a very reasonable price. This was way before I realized just how scarce it is.

John

[Fsmdr]

Great buy, David.

A truly great acquisition for your collection. I've seen some very desirable older King books that are at the optimum collectability for lack of a better word. Impossibly perfect condition and dated exactly at the right date, some with very alluring inscription. The problem seems to be for me trying to judge if the seller are already pricing them ridiculously, would it even be worth my while to offer a reasonable price (not a lowball offer) that is most likely half of their asking price. I understand that an exceptional copy will not be acquired in the lower price range and I have paid top end prices for certain things. I'm sure everyone have their own technique in this situation

[Ric]

Yeah, it was a toughie! I'm still looking for upgrades for a number of other titles but none of them will be as hard as this one I think.

Yes, that is a tough one. Those black dust jackets show every little ding or bit of wear. Congratulations on such a nice one!

Sure do. My 1st of Danse Macabre looks like someone took a bite out of the jacket! :wtf:

[tippy4]

Received this today:

SIGNED PET SEMATARY (http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&_trksid=p4340.l2557&rt=nc&nma=true&item=160558898698&si=pEMDUDMWM6vuU1rheakCx4SOZQ0%253D&viewitem=&sspagename=STRK%3AMEWNX%3AIT#ht_4079wt_926)

It is not a first edition, nor is it in the best shape, but the price was fair and I am confident the signature is good.

And since I do not have a signed copy of this title, it will do just fine until a signed 1st comes along.

[Shannon]

Hello all, been trying to catch up on the ongoing conversation before I posted my first message (currently on page 102), but I figured I can multi-task, so I'm gonna Memento it and post at the end while reading from the beginning.

Shannon, 26 year old male, always been a Stephen King fan, and sometime this year I decided to turn my "I buy them because I want to read them" books into my "I buy them because I have an extra $600 laying around and I need to check that edition off my checklist" books. I'm just starting, and my King collection is nothing out of the ordinary, but I do have three items I wanted to show off, one in particular:

Firstly, I have a 'Salem's Lot second state dustjacket on a non-first edition book, lol. Not sure how that happened, but I responded to a "Hey ya'll, I gots a lots of Steven King boox for sall!" ad on Craigslist (gotta love those) and bought about 70 HC and PB books for about thirty bucks. With that, I got maybe 10-15 first editions, a bunch of good looking regular HC and PBs and then the 'Salem's Lot book. Good deal.

Secondly (I type a lot, by the way, sorry in advance), and my first and only (at the moment) signed by Stephen King book is the new S/L Legacies anthology that came out not too long ago. $250 from Betts Books, love that place, and I'm sure you all know whose signatures are in it so I won't go into it. But I love it. This is probably my pride and joy, but to you collectors, I think I have something more rare. I haven't seen anything like this on the internet or in any of your conversations.

I have what I assume is a pre-publication package for a Skeleton Crew Signed Limited Edition. I'll post some pictures, but it comes in four parts, all in various forms of editing and corrections. It lookslike it was send out to editors and then compiled back together again. I'll post some pictures. Has anyone seen anything like this?

http://img27.imageshack.us/i/shannon029.jpg

[Shannon]

Sorry, clicked enter before I could add the rest of the pics ... Here ya' go:

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<a target="_blank" href="http://img717.imageshack.us/i/shannon026.jpg/">[IMG]http://img717.imageshack.us/img717/6606/shannon026.th.jpg

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It also came with a framed Skeleton Crew S/L dustjacket, which I forgot to photograph, lol

[jhanic]

if the (unseen) signature IS genuine, a nice buy.

John

[CRinVA]

the sig is in the body of the acution and it looks genuine!

[Room 217 Caretaker]

It's real. Nice buy Rick.

Ralph

[jhanic]

I guess I missed it. A good buy!

John

[Tito_Villa]

An Uncorected Bound Proof copy of Carlos Ruiz Zafon's newest translated novel - The Midnight Palace
Not out til 9th June, can't wait to start reading it later tonight :)

[jhanic]

I just received this US proof of Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix:

Front:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_items/HPOrderofthePhoenixprooffront.jpg

Back:

http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/Other_items/HPOrderofthePhoenixproofback.jpg

I read that there were only 5000 of these issued (which, for a Harry Potter title, is very small). I'd love to find out more about this edition.

John

[Dolso]

These are a couple of cases that were made for a long-time collector here on the corner. I'm sure he'd be interested in reading your opinions.....

Skeleton Crew

This is made for the lettered edition (it has an additional support on the bottom of the case to protect the original soft leather 'case') but, as you can see, it basically fits the numbered edition also.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/686/medium/SC_Tent_3_doc.JPG

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/686/medium/Complete_2_doc.JPG

The Monkey
We took biomeg's idea & made this case for the pull-out of The Monkey. He had a signed copy of it that he wanted protected.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/686/medium/Monkey.JPG

I'll be posting pics of a few more cases & a couple recent purchases on my collection thread soon.

[Jimimck]

Awesome cases.

Like there is any other type from you though Dolso!

[Shannon]

OK, let's try this again ... Hello! I tried posting earlier but it said my message had to be approved by the moderator ... and then ... my message disappeared, lol. So, I'll try again. Damn, now I gotta upload pics to imageshack again. Be right back.

[Ari_Racing]

Message read.

[Shannon]

Hello all, first year collector here. I'm Shannon. 26 year old male stationed in Las Vegas. I've been in the Air Force for about six years now. Dislike the job, love the benefits, lol.

ANYWAY, hello. I've been starting this thread from the beginning (currently on page 102) and was going to wait until I catch up on the ongoing conversation, but I've never been one for patience anyway. So, I'm gonna post at the end while reading from the beginning, lol.

My collection started as a "Man, I sure do buy and read a lot of Stephen King books ..." to "Man, I should start some kind of collection" to "Woah! Look at all the cool stuff I can collect!". It's my first year really collecting, unfortunately I don't have the space nor funds to do what some of you supercollectors do. I'm reading in the forums the "hauls" some of you get on a regular basis. Ridiculous! And I see in some of your pictures that you have expensive books just sitting on the shelf next to other expensive books. Good stuff. So anyway, I'm slowly but surely building my collection. I have three pride and joys, two of which might not be of any interest to you guys, but the third I haven't seen or heard of anywhere. That might be because it is rare or that might be because it is so common you guys don't even bother with them.

Anyway, my third pride and joy (going backwards) is a 'Salem's Lot second state dustjacket. Just the dustjacket, because some idiot put it on a non-first edition book. I got it in a lot I bought off of Craigslist here in Vegas. Got some other stuff from the lot, but that was the best. I think I bought like 70 books for $50 of something.

Secondly, my first (and only, at the moment) Stephen King autograph. Little guessing game, although it's actually pretty easy: Signed by EDITOR Richard Chizmar, AUTHORS Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Richard Mathson, 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. I love it. My first signed, my first signed/limited, and it looks great too.

That is probably my pride of joy, but like I said earlier, I haven't seen any of these around. Online, on here ... I think they're officially called galleys? But I'm not sure. Anyway, let me post the first picture and then I'll add some more.

It's a Skeleton Key S/L (because it includes Becka Paulson) Pre-Publication Package that looks like it was sent out to different editors who made hand corrections on it and then sent it back and they were all compiled. It's in four different parts and there is a LOT of paper to this thing. It's just sitting in a box at the moment. Anyway, first pic, to see if I'm doing it right:

<a href="http://img268.imageshack.us/i/shannon029.jpg/" target="_blank"><img src="http://img268.imageshack.us/img268/2903/shannon029.th.jpg" border="0"/></a>

[Merlin1958]

Damnit, it did it again! Holding back the message until the moderator approves it. I think it's because I added pictures. Can the moderator please approve my first two messages? The third is just kind of a rewording of the first one. You can delete that. Thank you.

You need 5 posts to qualify for full permissions. It's to avoid "Spammers". Once you get 5 posts outta the way you'll be good to go.

:cool:

[Shannon]

OK, this will be the last time I attempt to write about my three Pride and Joys, lol! I'm tired of writing the same thing over and over again only for the internet to eat it up, never to be seen again!

OK, hello. first year Stephen King collector, and I love seeing pics ya'll's pics of your collections and rare books, I just wanted to show you what I have. Nothing too crazy, but I love it.

My number three pride and joy is a 'Salem's Lot Second State dustjacket. Just the dustjacket because it's on a non-first edition book, lol. Don't know how that happened, but it was one of the books I bought in a lot that I found on Craigslist a few months ago. Something like 100 books for $75. There were some other stuff in there as well that I needed to add to my collection, the more common first editions, Dreamcatcher, Rose Madder, that sort of thing, but this was definitely a surprising find. Now I just have to find a 'Salem's Lot first edition book without a dustjacket and I'm set! :)

My number two pride and joy is actually my favorite P&J, my first and only King signature, as well as other gems, lol. I'll post the signature list and you can tell me what book it is: Signed by EDITOR Richard Chizmar, AUTHORS Stephen King, Dean Koontz, Clive Barker, Richard Mathson, 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. Just bought a copy from Betts for $250 not too long ago. I love it.

And my number one is selected as my number one simply because I haven't seen anything like it anywhere else online, here, Betts, anywhere. That might be because it is rare and no one has it, or because it is so common that no one cares to collect them. It is a Skeleton Crew pre-publication package. It looks like the manuscripts were sent out to different editors, and then compiled back together again. It is in four different sections, and it is a LOT of paper. Here are some pics. Has anyone seen anything like this before? It's OK to bust my bubble, I'm new at this, lol. Anyway, PICS (or, links, seeing as how pics don't wanna work for me, lol):

http://img838.imageshack.us/i/shannon029.jpg
http://img812.imageshack.us/i/shannon028.jpg
http://img12.imageshack.us/i/shannon016.jpg
http://img339.imageshack.us/i/shannon017.jpg
http://img824.imageshack.us/i/shannon018.jpg
http://img651.imageshack.us/i/shannon019r.jpg
http://img705.imageshack.us/i/shannon022.jpg
http://img202.imageshack.us/i/shannon023.jpg
http://img28.imageshack.us/i/shannon024.jpg
http://img860.imageshack.us/i/shannon026.jpg
http://img834.imageshack.us/i/shannon027.jpg

Oh, also, it came with a framed copy of the S/L dustjacket, which I forgot to photograph.

*corrected, thanks mulleins :)

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Very nice. Thank you for sharing. You through me off just a little when you mentioned Skeleton Key.

You should have a nice case made for the Skeleton Crew goodies. We have a member/collector(Dolso) who makes incredible cases.

Welcome to our site.

Mulleins

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

And my number one is selected as my number one simply because I haven't seen anything like it anywhere else online, here, Betts, anywhere. That might be because it is rare and no one has it, or because it is so common that no one cares to collect them. It is a Skeleton Key pre-publication package. It looks like the manuscripts were sent out to different editors, and then compiled back together again. It is in four different sections, and it is a LOT of paper. Here are some pics. Has anyone seen anything like this before? It's OK to bust my bubble, I'm new at this, lol.


Welcome ShannonsMovies. Your number one P&J is certainly not common, and might be unique. I know a couple of people on here who collect this type of thing, and they would love to have it in their collection.

[ELazansky]

Welcome, ShannonsMovies! Enjoy that S/L copy of Legacies :-)

[jhanic]

Welcome, ShannonsMovies! Those are some really unique and neat items!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

And my number one is selected as my number one simply because I haven't seen anything like it anywhere else online, here, Betts, anywhere. That might be because it is rare and no one has it, or because it is so common that no one cares to collect them. It is a Skeleton Crew pre-publication package. It looks like the manuscripts were sent out to different editors, and then compiled back together again. It is in four different sections, and it is a LOT of paper. Here are some pics. Has anyone seen anything like this before? It's OK to bust my bubble, I'm new at this, lol. Anyway, PICS (or, links, seeing as how pics don't wanna work for me, lol):


It is unique and very collectible. Some of the more finished pages look like the Scream/Press limited edition of the book so I think you have an archive of material that Jeff Conner used in making the book. It looks like several stages of copy edited and proofed pages. In my opinion they do have collectible value to a small group of collectors. I think I see what looks like a submission manuscript from Stephen King. It may or may not be photocopied. If present that would be the crown jewel of the package. If there were some way to get documentation that it was THE submission manuscript for the book then you would have something of substantial value. It's an impressive collectible. Congratulations.

[Shannon]

Hello all, thanks for the comments, I appreciate it.

- carlosdetweiller, I don't see any submission manuscript, I don't see anything from King himself. It just looks like a bunch of different editors' hand corrections. But then again, I'm new at this, lol. If you're talking about the one-sided stack of white paper sheets, even they have some corrections made on them, which I don't know if that's normal or not.

I haven't figured out how to display it yet, there's SO much paper. Right now it's just in a cardboard box. My King books are under the K section of my two bookshelves (one fiction, one nonfiction). But I plan on shortly making a shelf that runs lengthways long enough so I can put all his books on it, Carrie to Full Dark, No Stars, the best edition of each that I have ... And then something else to display my magazines (such a pain in the ass) and anthologies and extra stuff. And then this ... box!

I talk a lot, sorry.

[carlosdetweiller]

- carlosdetweiller, I don't see any submission manuscript, I don't see anything from King himself. It just looks like a bunch of different editors' hand corrections. But then again, I'm new at this, lol. If you're talking about the one-sided stack of white paper sheets, even they have some corrections made on them, which I don't know if that's normal or not.


In your image numbered 023 there are eight stacks of paper. Four on a top row and four on a bottom row. Stacks 2 and 3 on the top row and stacks 3 and 4 on the bottom row look to be manuscript pages similar in style to manuscript pages generated by King's typewriter or, more probably, word processor. I would think that King submitted something along these lines to Scream/Press. Likely yours are photocopies that Conner made to work with but who knows? King likely sent a photocopy to Conner in the first place. It would be nice if you could track down Jeff Conner and get him to sign a letter attesting to the fact that the submission copy is among your pages. But I doubt you can do that. Since Scream/Press folded and left a lot of paying customers with undelivered books Jeff seems to have dropped off the face of the earth.

[Shannon]

Ahhh, I see what you're talking about. Upon closer inspection, it looks like there was a semi-finished manuscript and then someone made hand corrections with black ink, then photo copied it, which is what I have. And then, there's further corrections in red ink on these papers.

I have a question, something that's been bugging me. Most of the short stories in Skeleton Crew were published in magazines and anthologies elsewhere first, why would there be a need to make corrections for these stories anyway? You know what I mean? Shouldn't they already be in pretty much publish-able shape?

Interesting about the Scream/Press company. You're so damn knowledgable, lol

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Almost all of the stories in the "collected works", like Skeleton Crew, differ from the originals. Sometimes by quite a lot.

[DanishCollector]

King has a tendency to revise most stories when he collects them in a collection. Just After Sunset is the one where the revisions were extremely minor, probably since the stories are newer and not dated, for example. But even the old one in that collection, The Cat from Hell, had minor revisions - very minor. But I'm happy he didn't update it by throwing in cell phones or references to the internet.

[Stockerlone]

Not so easy to become, in good shape.
The first softcover books from Stephen King in German language.

Carrie - German softcover first edition +
Brennen muß Salem - German softcover first edition

The Cover from Brennen muß Salem is from the late Celestino Piatti,
he created more then 6300 bookcovers, over 200 million books with his covers get sold.

https://fotoalbum.web.de/gast/stockerlonepics/Stephen_King_and_Friends/printImage?imageId=158635452&imageType=image

[WeDealInLead]

http://img6.imageshack.us/img6/1331/a1022.jpg

[biomieg]

Beau-ti-ful!

[jhanic]

:thumbsup:

John

[WeDealInLead]

http://img11.imageshack.us/img11/1606/a1029.jpg

Portents is a signed/numbered edition. It has only Sarrantonio's sig though. Some really big names in that book. He also signed Stories because I asked him. $60 shipped to Canada for both = :)

[WeDealInLead]

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1094/a1026.jpg

OK so that's annoying. I rotated it into correct position but this picture is simply refusing to behave.

Steve Vernon is signed. That tpb was a freebie from Dark Regions. Each first time customer gets a free book of their choice. I chose Vernon because he's from Halifax. I'll search out more of his works because of this collection.

Other top 3 books are all signed by Lebbon. The Reach of Children is the hardest one to find. The publisher folded, around 300 books got lost and the author himself sold the rest.

Lord of the Mountain is my first lettered book ever.

Song of Kali came from jhanic and Carrie from a local buy/sell website for 10 bucks.

[e_taylor]

http://img708.imageshack.us/img708/1094/a1026.jpg

OK so that's annoying. I rotated it into correct position but this picture is simply refusing to behave.

Steve Vernon is signed. That tpb was a freebie from Dark Regions. Each first time customer gets a free book of their choice. I chose Vernon because he's from Halifax. I'll search out more of his works because of this collection.

Other top 3 books are all signed by Lebbon. The Reach of Children is the hardest one to find. The publisher folded, around 300 books got lost and the author himself sold the rest.

Lord of the Mountain is my first lettered book ever.

Song of Kali came from jhanic and Carrie from a local buy/sell website for 10 bucks.

Very nice on the Ollie lettered. I feel he is going to be a big player in the genre very soon. I've been impressed with all his books to date!

[Merlin1958]

Great stuff, all!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!



:rock:

[namelessnpoor]

need to take pictures and post wheni get a chance but..... heres a list of my latest additions.....The Art of Skeleton Crew, both versions of The Stand portfolios and both versions of the The Wastelands portfolios. Now i am just missing both Insomnia portfolios, Eyes of the Dragon portfolio and Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio.
Those will not be so easy to obtain i have a feeling !!!!

[Ari_Racing]

Congratulations all! :)

[harrison ryan]

need to take pictures and post wheni get a chance but..... heres a list of my latest additions.....The Art of Skeleton Crew, both versions of The Stand portfolios and both versions of the The Wastelands portfolios. Now i am just missing both Insomnia portfolios and Eyes of the Dragon portfolios and Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio.
Those will not be so easy to obtain i have a feeing !!!!

Pictures please!

[wizardsrainbow]

I have been longing for an Eyes of the Dragon Portfolio almost forever....anyone???

[Stockerlone]

I have been longing for an Eyes of the Dragon Portfolio almost forever....anyone???

Nooo, sorry

This was the last´ Die Augen des Drachen´ Portfolio. Cheap Cheap Cheap

Selled to an unknown person/collector....

http://cgi.ebay.de/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=330528890552&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I finally got a book today that I’ve been after for years…

The second Prototype for “The Regulators”. (Bob has the original prototype)

Mine has 5 bullets!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/5_bullets.jpg

[The Library Policeman]

I finally got a book today that I’ve been after for years…

The second Prototype for “The Regulators”. (Bob has the original prototype)

Mine has 5 bullets!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/5_bullets.jpg

That's beautiful! Congratulations Mr RT.

[Randall Flagg]

Wow. Congratulations.

[Tito_Villa]

Congratulations
Mr RT i have never heard about that book, could you please tell more?

[Randall Flagg]

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/showwiki.php?title=Regulators+The+-+Prototypes

[Cook]

I finally got a book today that I’ve been after for years…

The second Prototype for “The Regulators”. (Bob has the original prototype)

Mine has 5 bullets!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/5_bullets.jpg

That's beautiful! Congratulations Mr RT.

Seriously impressive !! I bought some books about 15 years ago in southern California from a guy who claimed he had 1 of these.
I thought he was kidding !!

[ELazansky]

Totally awesome!

[jhanic]

Great acquisition, RT! Sincerest congratulations!

John

[Cutter]

Very impressive RT, that is a holy grail - congrats!!!

[Ari_Racing]

AWESOME!!! Congratulations!!!!

[Randall Flagg]

I was the first to be had.

[Merlin1958]

Very, very Cool!!!!!!!!!!!


:thumbsup::thumbsup::thumbsup:

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Well folks, April Fool's day is over, have a look at Bob's picture of the Regulators Prototype. Does mine not look familiar?

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x282/zoidsmith/regulatorsletteredandprototype1.jpg

[Randall Flagg]

I love April Fool's Day.

[carlosdetweiller]

Quite an impressive photoshop job. It looked real.

[Ben Mears]

I finally got a book today that I’ve been after for years…

The second Prototype for “The Regulators”. (Bob has the original prototype)

Mine has 5 bullets!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/5_bullets.jpg

The wallpaper, the framed artwork in the background, and the area where the book is displayed was a dead giveaway that it was a photoshop of Bob's copy. Good try though.

[biomieg]

!!!!

[Merlin1958]

I went in hook, line and sinker!!!!!!!!!!!

:wtf:

[jhanic]

So did I!

John

[Cook]

CRAP, CRAP, CRAP !!! I bought this hook, line & sinker.
Good one.

[Merlin1958]

This P&J is no Joke.

FD/NS UK First Edition with Chadbourne Remarque


http://img848.imageshack.us/img848/2331/007oq.jpg


Chadbourne Edition The Colorado Kid w/remarque


http://img155.imageshack.us/img155/20/006bt.jpg


I now have 2 out of 3 Colorado Kid editions Remarqued. Time to start the quest for a Potter!!!!!

[Ben Staad]

Great remarques Merlin. Glenn did a wonderful job on these and I especially like the FDNS. Congrats!

[Robert Fulman]

I had some birthday money left over (no, I'm not twelve years old), so I bought "The Waste Lands" signned/numbered portfolio and a Wizard and Glass dust jacket from Grant. I also wanted to replace a Waste Lands DJ, so I asked if they had any. They did, but they were untrimmed; so I got two: one for my jacketless book, and one because I think it's just really cool:
http://img849.imageshack.us/img849/6146/003ixc.jpg

[jhanic]

That's neat!

John

[Robert Fulman]

I didn't have the guts to ask if they have any untrimmed gunslinger djs, though.

[Randall Flagg]

Received this back from CD-Glenn Chadbourne today.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/IMG_2393.JPG

[Shannon]

Wow, those remarques are so nice, guys. I have to ask, I see a lot of people scooping them up, and I see a few other collectors getting their comics and/or books inscribed/signed/doodled. Are you guys friends with the artists, is there a special way to get a book remarqued or do you just suck it up and spend $1,000+ per book with a remarque in it? Just curious.

On a related note, although I'm sure you guys are on it ... There is some original Chadbourne art from Secretary Of Dreams on Ebay. Nice stuff. Seems a little pricy for me, but then again, I'm new at this, lol.

[George at C-Springs]

RF, I've PayPal'd you $2.5K for your new FDNS remarque, as discussed! Thanks for giving me such a great price!

[Merlin1958]

Received this back from CD-Glenn Chadbourne today.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/510/medium/IMG_2393.JPG

Really nice Jerome!!!!!!!!


Only rates 3 "Rats" though!!!!!!! lol lol j/k!!!!!

[Randall Flagg]

RF, I've PayPal'd you $2.5K for your new FDNS remarque, as discussed! Thanks for giving me such a great price!
Anything for a friend.

[Randall Flagg]

Received this back from CD-Glenn Chadbourne today.




Really nice Jerome!!!!!!!!
I liked it because the rat tail was in (or emerging from) the mouth of the skeleton.

Only rates 3 "Rats" though!!!!!!! lol lol j/k!!!!!

[Merlin1958]

[QUOTE=Randall Flagg;603159]Received this back from CD-Glenn Chadbourne today.



Really nice Jerome!!!!!!!!
I liked it because the rat tail was in (or emerging from) the mouth of the skeleton.

Only rates 3 "Rats" though!!!!!!! lol lol j/k!!!!!

Yeah, that is nice. I was just breaking your shoes on the "Rats". Although I think mine has 7-9 of 'em!!!! lol lol

Of course, you do have the Barn, the House and the Well, so maybe its a draw!!!!! lol lol lol



BTW, fix that post you slacker!!!!!!! C'mon you're the Director for Heaven sake!!!!!! Standards!!!!!! lol

:wtf:

[Cutter]

Wow, those remarques are so nice, guys. I have to ask, I see a lot of people scooping them up, and I see a few other collectors getting their comics and/or books inscribed/signed/doodled. Are you guys friends with the artists, is there a special way to get a book remarqued or do you just suck it up and spend $1,000+ per book with a remarque in it? Just curious.

On a related note, although I'm sure you guys are on it ... There is some original Chadbourne art from Secretary Of Dreams on Ebay. Nice stuff. Seems a little pricy for me, but then again, I'm new at this, lol.

Cemetery Dance started selling remaqued copies from their site. I don't remember the prices but they were reasonable. Full Dark No Stars and the Secretary of Dreams books were the ones that were offered recently. So it was direct from the publisher.

[Ari_Racing]

The wallpaper, the framed artwork in the background, and the area where the book is displayed was a dead giveaway that it was a photoshop of Bob's copy. Good try though.

Here we have a saying: "Con el diario del lunes todos nos ganamos la lotería". It means: With monday's newspaper everyone wins the lottery (here the lottery takes place on sundays).

You posted the comment some time after Mr. R. Trick's post... :P

[Ari_Racing]

By the way...Mr. Rabbit Trick: you got me! :) Good job!

[harrison ryan]

They're not really my pride and joy, but I got near-pristine versions of the hardcover first trades of the last three Dark Tower books today at work for supercheap...$5 apiece+50cents for mylars to keep them beautiful. I looked at my old copies--the ones I bought as soon as they were released--and I didn't realize just how banged up they'd gotten from the whole family reading them and my propensity to foist them on my friends. Now I have both reading copies and keepers of V-VII. I love my job and my employee discount. Just thought I'd share my latest bargain. Now I find myself wanting the Grant firsts of II-IV. A first Gunslinger is way outta my price range!

[Cook]

Trying to post 1 of my favorite additions

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/richardcook59/e690c730.jpg?t=1301752386

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/richardcook59/aaf18a3f.jpg?t=1301752700


Moth

[Cook]

Trying to post another of my favorite additions.

See post below - Better Pics

Legacies S/L

[biomieg]

This is the first of the two 'milestones' I mentioned earlier that I wanted to share. Not a one-of-a-kind item but reasonably scarce - one of those interesting pre-CARRIE publications that not many people own: MOTH.

https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/_fcdqdPh-_A8/TZclVaxzExI/AAAAAAAAAwo/U-l8lvgBi10/s512/Moth.JPG

I think I got a reasonable deal - not comparable to Bob's $200 for a pristine copy but definitely less expensive than most copies that are 'out there' right now. The other milestone is a true milestone but that one will take some time to find its way to me so... no pics yet.

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Trying to post another of my favorite additions.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/Legacies_SL.JPG

Legacies S/L

How do I get the photo to actually show/view?

This is how I do it (hope this helps)

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/668/medium/Adding_picture_to_thread.jpg

Mulleins

[Cook]

Mulleins
Thank you very much

[The Library Policeman]

Well folks, April Fool's day is over, have a look at Bob's picture of the Regulators Prototype. Does mine not look familiar?

http://i185.photobucket.com/albums/x282/zoidsmith/regulatorsletteredandprototype1.jpg

Well, you got me a peach RT, I must admit.


Bob, can I have this book as compensation for the emotional trauma this April fool has caused me?

:ninja:

[biomieg]

Hey Cook, congratulations! And what a coincidence that we're both posting a MOTH pic today.

[The Library Policeman]

Congrats on your aquisitions Biomeg and Cook!

[Cook]

Hey Cook, congratulations! And what a coincidence that we're both posting a MOTH pic today.

To you too, Major Congrats !! You got a better deal than I did.
I've been trying to figure out how to load photos and was sort of baffled for a second or two, I was looking at your picture after I hit post.
Then realized it was yours, sorta funny.

[biomieg]

Yeah, I had the same weird experience because once I posted my pic I saw 'Moth' in your post (when your pic wasn't there yet) and I couldn't figure out how it got there!

The glimpse of your bookshelf begs for more pics, by the way.

[Cook]

Yeah, I had the same weird experience because once I posted my pic I saw 'Moth' in your post (when your pic wasn't there yet) and I couldn't figure out how it got there!

The glimpse of your bookshelf begs for more pics, by the way.

The problem right now is the quality of my pics, my Ipod takes HD video but crappy still shots. I need to locate my other camera.
The house is a complete mess right now.. we are currently switching & painting the (Office/library/music room) to the guest room & vise versa.

[Cook]

Ok, I'm re-posting my latest acquisition with better Pics, I found my other camera

http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/richardcook59/LegaciesSL1.jpg?t=1301759529
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/richardcook59/LegaciesSL2.jpg?t=1301759874
http://i1224.photobucket.com/albums/ee373/richardcook59/LegaciesSL3.jpg?t=1301759933

Legacies S/L

[The Library Policeman]

Congratulations. Got one of those myself recently. Really well made book.

[Sir_Boomme]

I finally got a book today that I’ve been after for years…

The second Prototype for “The Regulators”. (Bob has the original prototype)

Mine has 5 bullets!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/563/5_bullets.jpg



Very impressive Mr Rabbit!

I've been wanting to find that copy for a long time... I need to add it to my proto type collection...

This was the earliest prototype version... but it was rejected because a traycase was to difficult to produce for it.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/sir_boomme/x5%20-misc%20stuff/___Reg_proto1.jpg

[jhanic]

:rofl:

John

[biomieg]

Another nice addition to my collection:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqEOKpoE0UegnOKhBN,VlT,ovg~~_12.JPG

This magazine from 1968 contains a short letter by King regarding violence on TV and is probably the earliest 'piece' of non-fiction that the average collector (like me) can hope to obtain.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The glimpse of your bookshelf begs for more pics, by the way.

Yeah. Especially the bottle of Jack on the LHS :P (This smilie is me slurping from the bottle)

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

This was the earliest prototype version... but it was rejected because a traycase was to difficult to produce for it.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/sir_boomme/x5%20-misc%20stuff/___Reg_proto1.jpg

I would buy it Terry.

[WeDealInLead]

I received this today:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6711/a1037.jpg

My plan was to walk to the post office and carry it home. I'm really glad I took the car. Pictured is the book outside of its traycase and with the art book slitghtly pulled out of its slot.

I took a whole bunch of pictures but Imageshack is being weird and keeps rotating them horizontally and I can't for the life of me figure out how to rotate them back to proper position.

[biomieg]

A worthy pride and joy, no doubt about that! I have the slipcased edition in my collection and I really, really like it but everytime I see the traycased version I'm blown away by it (also because I LOVE the Blaine art on the case).

[jhanic]

I'm glad you took the car also! I don't know how far you'd have had to walk, but carrying that one would definitely be a real workout!

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Another nice addition to my collection:

http://i.ebayimg.com/00/$(KGrHqEOKpoE0UegnOKhBN,VlT,ovg~~_12.JPG

This magazine from 1968 contains a short letter by King regarding violence on TV and is probably the earliest 'piece' of non-fiction that the average collector (like me) can hope to obtain.

Nice one! Especially without the address label.

[Shannon]

Sir Boomme, love the arrows, lol

Cook, love the Legacies S/L. I don't have too many other nice books to compare it to, but I love mine. I always show it off to my friends, but they don't really understand, lol.

Biomieg, I don't have that TV Guide on my list yet, can you tell me the title of the letter or story, like, the headline? thanks. :)

WeDealInLead, forgive my ignorance, I'm new at this, which book is that? An Artist Edition? It looks nice.

[WeDealInLead]

. I always show it off to my friends, but they don't really understand, lol.



Yep, I'll normally show a new signed book and get a shrug and a 'that's nice' or 'cool.'

You know, Legacies would've been even better had Bradbury signed them.

[tippy4]

I received this today:
http://img508.imageshack.us/img508/6711/a1037.jpg

My plan was to walk to the post office and carry it home. I'm really glad I took the car. Pictured is the book outside of its traycase and with the art book slitghtly pulled out of its slot.

I took a whole bunch of pictures but Imageshack is being weird and keeps rotating them horizontally and I can't for the life of me figure out how to rotate them back to proper position.

This should put things onto perspective. I found this on YouTube a few weeks back.....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AVGmPD2nvXI

[harrison ryan]

This was the earliest prototype version... but it was rejected because a traycase was to difficult to produce for it.

http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/sir_boomme/x5%20-misc%20stuff/___Reg_proto1.jpg

I would buy it Terry.

Also known as the "Custer Edition"...

[oy-the-brave]

I received the 2nd package today again something in the works for months (but definately worth the wait). I had been meaning to contact Vincent Chong for almost a year about doing a remarque in a book or two but finally contacted him after I saw a posting of the art He did for some Polish Stephen King books. I was asking about the remarques but also about the rough sketches He did for the Stephen King covers, after some back and forth there were some He still had and I purchased them as well as some for Joe Hills books and the remarques in Gunpowder, Heart Shaped Box and Stephen King Goes to the Movies. I will post most of the rough drawings tonight and get to the remarques hopefully tomorrow.

1st from Joe Hills Locke & Key, next 4 from Joe Hills Horns.


http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-HeadGames_2.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_1.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_21.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_int_1.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_int_2.jpg

[oy-the-brave]

First 2 from Horns and second 2 from Heart Shaped Box.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_int_3.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-Horns_int_4.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-HSB_web_1.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/JH-HSB_web_2.jpg

[oy-the-brave]

The Stephen King Polish cover roughs:

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/SK-Black_House.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/SK-Cycle_of_the_Werewolf.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/SK-Good_Marriage.jpg

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/SK-Talisman.jpg

[biomieg]

Biomieg, I don't have that TV Guide on my list yet, can you tell me the title of the letter or story, like, the headline? thanks. :)

It's the July 13-19, 1968 issue and it contains a short letter by King that has the following entry in Justin Brooks' Bibliography:

C9. The Fight About Violence

The letter itself is not titled - it's one of several 'letters to the editor' by TV Guide readers, all dealing with the same topic.

[Tito_Villa]

Oy i love those Chong sketches!

[Shannon]

Thanks. That Justin Brooks book sounds interesting, just looked into it. Sounds like he did what I'm doing now, a compilation of all information, lol

[George at C-Springs]

Great pickup on the prelim sketches Oy, I love to see those. By any chance did you get the one for Chong's Low Men in Yellow Coats from SK Goes to the Movies ? Pls let me know if you did and are interested in dealing; I've got that remarqued book and would love to add the prelim to the collection. PMing you!

[biomieg]

Thanks. That Justin Brooks book sounds interesting, just looked into it. Sounds like he did what I'm doing now, a compilation of all information, lol

In my humble opinion, every King collector interested in more than 'trade first editions' should own a copy of Justin's book.

[jhanic]

I strongly agree. His book is invaluable.

John

[oy-the-brave]

Here are the Vincent Chong remarques:

Joe Hills Gunpowder

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/0261.JPG

Joe Hills Heart Shaped Box

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/0251.JPG

Stephen King Goes to the Movies (love them all but this is my fav)

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/medium/0271.JPG

I am beyond happy with my remarques :drool:

[Shannon]

Nice, I really love the Shawshank one. :) I found some remarqed SK Goes To The Movies ... and they are for a very reasonable price, but the pictures themselves are the opposite of what you got in your book. Whereas yours takes up the whole page and is detailed, the ones I'm seeing are very small and simple. So, I passed on them. But I AM getting my first remarques soon. Waiting for my PayPal registration to go through and then I can officially pay for my books, they're being held now. Very excited. :)

[harrison ryan]

Congrats, Shannon! Make sure you post some pics or scans once they arrive, I'd love to see them.

[George at C-Springs]

When I picked up Low Men months back, I talked w/Steve Sargent about the Shawshank remarque. It's always been one of my favorite stories (and easily my favorite movie), but I didn't like the remarque that Chong did for the book. Yes it wa strue to the movie poster, but I thought it was very simplistic and more importantly wasn't true to the storyline, because of course Andy just strolling out the open front gates in the warden's suit didn't happen.

Now you could say that it's symbolic, but for me it just didn't click. I told Steve then that I thought there were so many other moments from the story that would have made a much better subject for the drawing. As it turns out, Oy, this preliminary sketch is exactly one of them! I don't understand at all why Chong changed his mind and went with the other one, because this is great. Congrats on a some great acquisitions, but this one is definitely the best. Color me envious and upset with myself for it never even occuring to me to contact Chong regarding prelim sketches! :doh:

Edit: I did just write him now after hearing from Oy, asked if by chance he still had the Low Men prelim and how he'd feel about remarquing a Shawshank for me. Fingers crossed!

[Tito_Villa]

GREAT remarques, personally i love the 'Heart Shaped Box' one best!
They all really show off his talent

[Dolso]

You guys have some truly fabulous art work.......they arejust amazing.

IT has (and will probably continue to be) one of my favorite King books. Since there's no S/L or special edition I had to spring for one.....

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/IT_doc.JPG

I don't mind at all that it is inscribed to Tom - I'm just glad that I could afford a signed copy!

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/It_Sig_1_doc.JPG

Since it is one of my favorites, I wanted to make a good case for it.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/IT_comp_in_book_1_doc.JPG

The medallion on the spine is made from 1/8" pine, painted & glued on.

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/IT_comp_f_l_5_doc.JPG

I normally line cases with felt but this one got a velvet liner on the inside with felt on the inside of the lid.....

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/IT_case_comp_inside_empty_doc.JPG

The gray is supposed to be a sewer grate similar to what is on the cover of the book......... (I wish I didn't have to tell you that but I'm not too sure how apparent it is)

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/IT_comp_front_3_doc.JPG

I was going to embed a penny in the case above a pair of engraved glasses to make "Penny""Eyes" but was talked out of it..........:cyclops:

[Merlin1958]

Dick, that is one F***ing AMAZING case!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You just get better and better with each one you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:clap::clap::clap:


This may be the first time a case inspired a purchase...........................Now I gotta go out and find a signed "It" so I can buy the case!!!!!!!!


LOL LOL LOL

[Ric]

That case is quite simply.... the shit.

Outstanding!!! :clap:

[Ricky]

Wow, Dick, that case is really awesome. Is this a 1/1 type thing or will you be offering these for sale along with your other cases?

[Shannon]

That is nice. I've heard stories about you, lol. I have your webpage favorited, but I haven't had the luxary of checking it out yet.

Wow, that really is great :) Great great great :))

[Ari_Racing]

AWESOME WORK!!! I LOVE IT!!!

[oy-the-brave]

Nice, I really love the Shawshank one. :) I found some remarqed SK Goes To The Movies ... and they are for a very reasonable price, but the pictures themselves are the opposite of what you got in your book. Whereas yours takes up the whole page and is detailed, the ones I'm seeing are very small and simple. So, I passed on them. But I AM getting my first remarques soon. Waiting for my PayPal registration to go through and then I can officially pay for my books, they're being held now. Very excited. :)

Vincent has 2 sizes for remarques small and large so most likely you have seen the smaller remarques (mine were all large remarques). He was a pleasure to deal with, I just asked for whatever came to him on the HSB and Gunpowder remarques but asked for a Shawshank remarque for the SK Goes to the Movies book.

[Tito_Villa]

That a real nice case Dick!

[Hutch]

Make sure the book has an authentic signature if you find one Bill. I agree it is a sweet case Dolso made for the IT. I've been holding my tongue because I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but the signature looks like a fake to me. Wish someone else would have said something before me.


Dick, that is one F***ing AMAZING case!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


You just get better and better with each one you do!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


:clap::clap::clap:


This may be the first time a case inspired a purchase...........................Now I gotta go out and find a signed "It" so I can buy the case!!!!!!!!


LOL LOL LOL

[carlosdetweiller]

Make sure the book has an authentic signature if you find one Bill. I agree it is a sweet case Dolso made for the IT. I've been holding my tongue because I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but the signature looks like a fake to me. Wish someone else would have said something before me.


I'm glad you spoke up, Dave. I have been debating whether or not to say anything. I even asked one of the moderators what would be proper protocol in this instance. I agree that the signature and inscription are forgeries.

[harrison ryan]

I am by no means an expert on King signatures, so it looks legit to me. If it's a fake, it's a confident one. Perhaps a comparison to other late 80s/early 90s sigs would shed some light? I'd be interested to see what other, more experienced members think...

EDIT: more experienced than I am with sigs, I mean, not a knock on the two previous comments!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

The inscription was a dead giveaway.

So Mods, what is the protocol? That's at least three members who thought it was a fake, but did not want to speak out about it.

[biomieg]

Harrison, you'll have a hard time finding more experienced members/King collectors than Hutch and Bob.

*edit* and Alan (Mr. RT).

[harrison ryan]

I meant more experienced than me! :) I was writing as "carlos" was posting his comment. Yep, looks like they know their stuff.

[Dolso]

pssst - Bill - I've got a great case with a fake signed book I'll sell you -- just don't show anybody......

Well, SUMBTCH-- doesn't that just suck......I've asked a few people what they thought about the signature & so far you guys are the first to say 'no good'. The only way to learn is by hard knocks, I guess.......what are you guys looking at that sez fake?

ok - posting while posting - Mr. RT - what is it about the inscription? Before buying it I questioned how straight & nice the sig slanted up - almost like there was a line drawn under it to write on (or a machine wrote it) - that isn't a problem?............if I'm going to buy books, I need to learn good from bad.

[CRinVA]

I am a long ways off from SK signatur analysis but the g does look quite off to me based on teh sigs I have seen.

Not sure I understand the comment about the inscription giving it away. Any explanation there????

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

ok - posting while posting - Mr. RT - what is it about the inscription? Before buying it I questioned how straight & nice the sig slanted up - almost like there was a line drawn under it to write on (or a machine wrote it) - that isn't a problem?............if I'm going to buy books, I need to learn good from bad.

PM sent.

[Randall Flagg]

Make sure the book has an authentic signature if you find one Bill. I agree it is a sweet case Dolso made for the IT. I've been holding my tongue because I hate to be the bearer of bad news... but the signature looks like a fake to me. Wish someone else would have said something before me.


I'm glad you spoke up, Dave. I have been debating whether or not to say anything. I even asked one of the moderators what would be proper protocol in this instance. I agree that the signature and inscription are forgeries.


The inscription was a dead giveaway.

So Mods, what is the protocol? That's at least three members who thought it was a fake, but did not want to speak out about it.
I was aksed about this last week. My response was "Let him enjoy it now. A very polite PM down the road would be needed."
As soon as I saw the gorgeous case, my heart fell. I was hoping one of the members would tell him. I tried to actually contact another member for Dolso's phone number and was intent upon calling him, but didn't get to the person i was seeking before this happened.

[tippy4]

The signature made me say hmmmmmmmmm....but I would not say 100% that it is a fake personally.

By itself, the signature is not bad....but the inscription does not look good (how is that for ambiguous?).

If it is a fake, it is a good fake.

On a related topic....why would we need a protocol on this?

We're all friends here, if you think it is a fake, you should either send him a PM or post in the forum.

JMO

[carlosdetweiller]

On a related topic....why would we need a protocol on this?

We're all friends here, if you think it is a fake, you should either send him a PM or post in the forum.



I didn't think it was a particularly convincing forgery. Pretty easy call, IMO.

Having a "protocol" is probably the wrong phrase. I was just asking Jerome what he thought would be the best approach in this forum to let someone know that they had a forgery in their possession. If it were someone I had "known" for a long time and shared PM communications in the past I would just tell them via PM. But if it were someone I didn't really know then it isn't such an easy call. At least I was struggling with what was the right thing to do. I'm glad it is out in the open.

[biomieg]

I meant more experienced than me! I was writing as "carlos" was posting his comment. Yep, looks like they know their stuff.

Just for the record: I wasn't trying to be rude or anything and I apologize if I sounded that way :) I just wanted to state a fact and the fact is that the finest and most knowledgeable bunch of King collectors in the world hang out here and they are generous enough to share their knowledge with us.

[Sir_Boomme]

Ok... I've been around quite a while now (and still learning)... and I'm wondering why you guys are so sure Dolso's IT's Signatute is fake?

I look at his:
http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/706/medium/It_Sig_1_doc.JPG


and I compare it to a first edition shining I bought many years ago:
http://i268.photobucket.com/albums/jj13/sir_boomme/My%20Book%20Collection/sk2%20-%20US%201st%20Eds/A2b-Shiningsignaturepage.jpg


and I see more similarities than not.

I pretty much quit buying signed editions other than the official limiteds years ago.
Even though all my signed editions including the one above were bought from three very legit and knowledgable sources - Stu at Betts, our own Hutch, and Roy at Badmoon.

Although I'm almost for certain all my copies are Legit... there are so many fakes out there nowdays, I decided that it would not be the greatest investment - since later if I sold any, I'm then in the position of proving that my copies are valid ones amongst the multitude of fakes out there.... I just decided it wasn't worth it.


Anyway... if you guys are so sure that Dolso's is a fake... I'd be curious to hear what you guys think of this shining inscription. (which I'm pretty sure came from one of the three sources I mentioned above).

BTW, about 11 years ago, I paid $605.00 for this copy which was signed on halloween....

[Randall Flagg]

The signature made me say hmmmmmmmmm....but I would not say 100% that it is a fake personally.

By itself, the signature is not bad....but the inscription does not look good (how is that for ambiguous?).

If it is a fake, it is a good fake.

On a related topic....why would we need a protocol on this?

We're all friends here, if you think it is a fake, you should either send him a PM or post in the forum.

JMO
We never (via PM), used the word protocol, I believe the word was etiquette.

[carlosdetweiller]

Anyway... if you guys are so sure that Dolso's is a fake... I'd be curious to hear what you guys think of this shining inscription. (which I'm pretty sure came from one of the three sources I mentioned above).



Your inscription on THE SHINING is very legit.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Anyway... if you guys are so sure that Dolso's is a fake... I'd be curious to hear what you guys think of this shining inscription.


Your Shining inscription fully matches all the genuine one I've seen from that date.

Just compare the first 2 words and you can see why the "IT" inscription is so wrong.

[tippy4]

I didn't think it was a particularly convincing forgery. Pretty easy call, IMO.

I don't agree.

These are easy calls......

W&G (http://cgi.ebay.com/Stephen-King-Dark-Tower-IV-Signed-1st-Edition-/330550515754?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item4cf658982a#ht_500wt_1109)

GERALD'S GAME (http://cgi.ebay.com/STEPHEN-KING-GERALDS-GAME-SIGNED-HARDCOVER-1st-1st-RARE-/130504906918?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item1e62b2d8a6#ht_500wt_1109)

TALISMAN (http://cgi.ebay.com/STEPHEN-KING-TALISMAN-SIGNED-HARDCOVER-1st-1st-RARE-/130504903648?pt=US_Fiction_Books&hash=item1e62b2cbe0#ht_500wt_1109)

That IT is better than most forgeries in my opinion.

[harrison ryan]

I meant more experienced than me! I was writing as "carlos" was posting his comment. Yep, looks like they know their stuff.

Just for the record: I wasn't trying to be rude or anything and I apologize if I sounded that way :) I just wanted to state a fact and the fact is that the finest and most knowledgeable bunch of King collectors in the world hang out here and they are generous enough to share their knowledge with us.

No worries, friend. I didn't think you sounded rude, I thought I did, you just pointed out the ambiguity in the way I wrote that comment. I should probably sit this one out.

[harrison ryan]

double post extraordinaire

[biomieg]

No worries! It's just that English is not my first language and I'm not always sure that I get every nuance across the way I intend to :)

[Merlin1958]

Sir Boome:

Thanks for posting the comparison.


On closer scrutiny I can see (thx to the comparison) where the "K" and the "G" don't look right. It actually, IMHO appears to be a "freehand" forgery and not bad on first glimpse. What a low down dirty shame to forge upon such a good person.

Please ID the seller, I've got lime and a shovel. Anyone know a good spot in the desert?

[carlosdetweiller]

I didn't think it was a particularly convincing forgery. Pretty easy call, IMO.

I don't agree.

That IT is better than most forgeries in my opinion.

OK.

[George at C-Springs]

ID'ing signatures is definitely not one of my strong points, so I really enjoyed this discussion (though I am infinitely sorry for Dick; still an awesome case though!). After reading where Mr RT says "Just compare the first 2 words and you can see why the "IT" inscription is so wrong." and then looking at Dolso and Sir_Boomme's photos, I had to grab my Cujo proof for comparison to see what he was talking about. (and to stop my heart from fluttering):

http://www.thedarktower.org/gallery/data/500/Cujo_Inscription.jpg

Compare with Mr RT & Dolso photos, and sure enough, if you look at how the r drops off the o in For, how his 8's are slanted and partially closed at the bottom, and how overall King's handwriting looks pretty messy (actually looks a lot like mine, now that really take a look) those I think would be giveaways. Now I do think Dolso's signature looks pretty good on first glance, but then if you start looking closer it's just not loopy enough (does that make sense?) and the letters are too close together, too slanted, and just too neat. Of course, I really don't know what the hell I'm talking about, just trying to make sense of the comparisons so that I know what to look for as well!

[Ari_Racing]

About Dolso's copy, I'm no expert at all, but the signature looks too good to be a forgery...

I understand the comments about the inscription, but the signature...

[Shannon]

I like this conversation a lot. It seems that the big names on the boards are split. Who's gonna win? WHHOOOOOOOOO'SSSS GONNNNAAA WIIINNNN!!!?!?????!?!???

:)

[Merlin1958]

I like this conversation a lot. It seems that the big names on the boards are split. Who's gonna win? WHHOOOOOOOOO'SSSS GONNNNAAA WIIINNNN!!!?!?????!?!???

:)


LOL Yeah, all the "Titans" weighing in. It will be interesting to see what the consensus is.

:unsure:

[shibus]

I would say no as well. It's not one I'd put in my collection.

[Jimimck]

I know you've all been waiting for me to add my 2c worth, but looked good to me. Just shows how little I know! lol

I reckon that if there is serious doubt from people with experience, seems to me you'd be better to assume the worst....

[harrison ryan]

Here's my New Pride and Joy, at the far left of my newly complete Bachman US firsts collection:

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/ss27/starkoryan81/OtherStuff/DSC01747.jpg

I have wanted to own a copy of Rage for years (and years before it was so controversial). Thanks to jhanic for pointing me toward a copy, and to stockerlone for selling it to me. The members of this board rock. Yay!

[biomieg]

It looks to be in great shape too! Congratulations!

[harrison ryan]

Thanks, friend. I am very happy with my Rage. I know my collection pales in comparison to some (I was just checking out Randall Flagg's and carlosdetweiller's--WOW), but it suits it me just fine!

[Stockerlone]

Here's my New Pride and Joy, at the far left of my newly complete Bachman US firsts collection:

http://i558.photobucket.com/albums/ss27/starkoryan81/OtherStuff/DSC01747.jpg

I have wanted to own a copy of Rage for years (and years before it was so controversial). Thanks to jhanic for pointing me toward a copy, and to stockerlone for selling it to me. The members of this board rock. Yay!


Wow... that the Rage arrive so fast. I send it on 30.03 from Germany...:thumbsup:

[harrison ryan]

I know, Stocker, I was surprised, too! Pleasantly so.