Book Collection:MikeDuke
Hey everybody. I have reading King since the late 80's. I have been buying new King since the 90's and since 2006 I have been trying to complete a nice collection. So far I have 50 first ed. In addition to that I have some S\L Dark Tower books.
I have noticed that people share events that have happened to them here as well as their King collecting experience. I would like to do the same thing because it's what has shaped me into the person I am today. It also may explain some other things as well. So here we go.
I hope you have time . When I was 9 I had two cats. One was a hunter. We would find dead animals under the bushes. We think that's how I got sick I contracted something called leptospirosis. I think they had to send it down to the CDC to get it analyzed. This was
back in 1979 just so you know.
So, the doctors really could not do much for me. I basically had to fight it off on my own. I coded on the way to the hospital. I had massive organ failure meaning, my liver failed, my kidneys failed, my blood became toxic. My white blood cell count went through the floor. I also developed gangrene on my feet so they had to amputate my toes. It was so bad that doctors wanted to "pull the plug" but
my parents said no. I was also in a coma for a month. I had a fever of about 108 degrees. Plus I had acute meningitis. All in all I was in a hospital and rehab place for 15 month.
You can look it up on line if you are really interested in the illness.
I also had two near death experiences. One was that I saw my deceased great grandmother when my grandfather was praying to her for me and then I had another one. In this one, I went up on an escalator. At the top I saw a man in booth. He asked what myname was. He looked in a book he had in front of him and he said "It's not your time yet". So I went back down.
I was also blind and I couldn't talk for a time. Also, I had to learn how to walk again, which the doctors said I would never do. I also had to learn how to hold a fork again and everything else over again. I also had scar tissue on my brain which causes me to have uncontrollable
spasms. Lucky for me, I am taking medicine for that.
There may be other things that I don't remember that my parents do but those are the main things. I also had years of physical therapy afterwards. To say that it's lucky that I survived is an understatement. To live through it as well as I did is almost impossible. Remember, this is 1979 so they did have all the stuff they had now.
So fast forward to later in life. As I said, I has spasms that would cause me to fall. I fell and hit my head a few times. I needed staples to close up the wounds. After a major fall I went for a cat scan and they found out that I had scar tissue on my brain. . Then in 2016 I fell and dislocated my shoulder. The shoulder was at least six inches out of the socket. And I was in so much pain. Then they popped it in twice.
After that, I could not even move it at all or even feel anything because I had sever nerve damage. Feeling slowly came back but I still don't have 100% feeling in my hand and that's probably as good as it'd going to get. It still feels like it's a little asleep, like when you sit on it for too long.
But in between all that I had multiple other surgeries on my feet because my toes were not right. I was in constant pain. Then later I had bone spurs that had to be removed.
I could probably go on but that's basically what happened. So I don't diminish what anyone else is going through but I have been fighting for 40 years.
Whether it was physical or mental. I don't want to seem like a complainer that's all.
So that's about it. I am sure I left some stuff out but that should give you a sense of my life and what I have lived through and what I am still living through. .
P.S I did warn you this would be long .
But now I am a King collector and it's great. I just wanted to share my story because other people have shared there stories. Like I said, If you have any comments or questions, don't hesitate to ask.
Now on to my collection.
First ed
Carrie post 338 page 14
Salems' Lot (2nd state) page 69 post 1722,1723,1724
Salem's Lot(3rd state) 2nd printing of 7500 I believe according to this site. Still a 1st though I think. post 167 page 7
The Shining* post 53 page 3 (new DJ page 78 post 1940)
The Stand post 293,294,295 page 12 (read the uncut version)* Post 927-932 page 38, page 39 post 939
NightShiftNON-LIB COPY Page 67 post 1659,1660
NightShift (library copy) post 40 page 2 post 424 page 17
The Dead Zone(Review) post 14 page 1
Fire Starter (Review) With copy of review post 12 page 1*
Cujo Post 762 page 31
Creepshow
Different Seasons Post 761 page 31
Christine* Post 759 page 31
Pet Semetary Post 760 page 31
Cylcle of the werewolf (Trade)
Thinner Post 763 page 31
The Talisman* Post 758 page 337
Skeleton Crew post 735 page 31
IT* (True 1st/1st 1 of 400,000)* post 283,284,285,287 page 12
Eyes of the Dragon
Misery* (Review) With copy of review* post 12 page 1
The Tommyknockers
The Dark Half
The Stand Complete and uncut*
4 past midnite
Needful things*
Geralds game*
Dolores Clayborne
Nightmares/Dreamscapes
Insomnia*
Rose Madder
Desperation
The Green Mile chap books (6)
The Regulators*
Bag of bones*
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon
Hearts in Atlantis
The Green Mile Hardback
Secret Windows
Storm of the Century BOMC
Dream Catcher (early reading copy)
The Black house*
From a buick 8
Everthings Eventual
The Girl who loved Tom Gordon(pop up not signed)
Colorado Kid
Cell*
LISEY’S STORY
Blaze(Bachman)
Duma Key
Just After Sun Set With N DVD(Collectors set)
Full Dark, No Stars
11/22/63 post 72 page 3
Billy Blockade
The Dark Half
Dr. Sleep
Joy Land paper back
Mr. Mercedes
Revival
Finders Keepers
The Bazaar of Bad Dreams
End of Watch
Sleeping Beauties
Gwendy's Button box
The Outsider
The Institute
If it Bleeds
Night shift with a different cover.
Billy Summers
Richard Bachman
Bachman Books hard cover page 86 post 2127, 2128
Rage paper back page 91 post 2269
The Running Man page 2314 post 2314
Clive Barker
Helbound Heart page 84 post 2078,2079
Books of Blood-Weidenfeld&Nicolson Books 1-3 #132 of 200 Books 4-6 #179. Very hard to get a matching set. page 46 post 1134
Books of Blood Gift ed flat signed page 46 post 1126 (I understand these are a bit rare)
Weave World-Earthing Press #15 of 350 page 53 post 1313
Weave World-Posiden Press #152 of 500 page 46 post 1128
Weave World Proof page 46 post 1129
The Great and Secret Show-Gauntlet Press #477 of 500 page 46 post 1130
Everville-Gauntlet Press #15 of 500 page 46 post 1131
The Damnation Game-Cemetary Dance #166 of 598 page 46 post 1132
The Midnight Meat Train-Dark Regions Press #218 of 450 page 46 post 1132
Cabal-Posiden Press #642 of 750 Page 49 1209
Cabal-Fiddle Back (The White one is supposed to be hard to get) #231 of 303 page 49 Post 1210
The Sacrament-Gaunlet Press #477 of 500 page 49 post 1207
The Thief of Always-Harper Collins-#394 of 500 page 56 post 1377
The Inhuman Condition Trade signed- page 56 post 1377
coffee table
NightMares in The Sky(Crease down center of DJ)
(pamphlets)
The Monkey post 851 page 35
The Raft post 851 page 35
Gift Ed
The Talisman\Black house
Secretary of Dreams I
PS publishing Christine 25th Anniversary ed #662 post 169 page 7
SP The Shining post 168 page 7
Hodder&Stoughton Dr.Sleep(UK not real signature) post 171 page 7
Folio The Shining
Full Dark No Stars post 852 page 35
The Colorado Kid Artist Edition Lettered Set Letter K of 26 page 39 posts 958,959,964
Suntup Books
Slaughter House Five numbered
Zombie AE page 95 post 2351
The Handmaids Tale page 94 post 2342,2343
Jaws Numbered page 94 post 2345,2346
Hannibal AE page 93 post 2307
Imajica numbered page 92 post 2296,2297
Animal Farm AE page 92 post 2295
Charlie and the Chocolate Factor #130 page 92 post 2294
Charlie and The Chocolate Factory AE page 92 post 2279,2280
The Omen AE page 91 post 2251,2252
Reply Numbed $130 page 90 post 2236,2237
The Butcher Boy numbered #130 page 90 post 2232,2233
Dark Matters AE page 89 post 2215,2216
Hanibal numbered #130 page 89 post 2209,2210
Butcher Boy AE page 88 post 2190,2191.
Jaws AE page 88 post 2177,2178,2179
Black Water #130 page 87 post 2154,2155,2156
A Scanner Darkly #130 page 86 post 2138,2139
The Collector #130 page 86 post 2131,2132
Johnny Goy his gun #130 page 85 post 2115,2116
Guest #130 page 84 post 2094,2095,2098
Johnny Got his gun AE page 84 post 20,92,2093
Blood Meridian #130 page 84 post 2080,2081
The Island of Dr. Moreau #130 page 83 post 2051,2052
Silence Of The Lambs #130 page 80 post 1997,1998,2000
Let The Right One in #130 page 80 post 1991,1992,
Island of Dr. Moreau AE page 80 post 1980,1981
The Exorcist #130 page 77 post 1924,1925 page 78 post 1926
Wolfen art portfolio #130 page 77 post 1913,1914,1915
1984 #130 page 75 post 1862,1863,1864
Starship Troopers #130 page 75 post 1859,1860
Stranger in a Strange Land #130 page 75 post 1861
Seed #130 page 74 post 1845,1846
Let The Right one in AE page 73 post 1816,1817,1818
The World Doesn't End. #130 page 73 post 1804,1805
Bibliomysteries #130 page 72 post 1783,1784,1785,1786
War of The Worlds #130 page 69 post 1706,1707,1708,1709
The Invisible Man #130 page 69 post 1703,1704,1705
The Auctioneer #130 page 68 post post 16921693,164
Fahrenheit 451 #130 page 63 post 1569,1570,1571
Fahrenheit 451 AGE Page 66 post 1638,1639,1640
Red Dragon #130 page 65 post 1603,1604,
Red Dragon AGE page 64 post 1600, page 65 post 1601,1602
The Lottery #130 page 64, post 1588,1589,1590
I am legend #130 page 62 post 1546,1547
I am Legend AGE page 61 post 1516, 1517,1518
The Time Machine #130 page 58 post 1432, 1433
Brother #130 page 55 post 1355, 1357
The Road #130 page 53 post 1314
Rosemary's Baby #130 page 53 post 1315
Horns Portfolio #130 page 53 post 1317
Horns #130 page 48 post 1179,1180,1182,1183
The Haunting of Hill House #130 page 36 post 878,879,880,890,891,892,893,894
Misery Gift ed post page 29 706,707,708,709,710,711
Suntup Cane 1\1
Centipede Press
The long Walk #433 page 95,96 post 2374,2375,2376,2377,2378
Dune #293 page 83 post 2053,2054,2055
Fallen Angel Angle's Inferno set #120 page 66 post 1634,1635,1636
Something Wicked This Way Comes #120 page 71 post 1768,1769,1770,1771,1772,1773
Proofs
Billy Blockade page 93 post 2316
The Outsider page 93 post 2313
Lisey's Story page 91 post 2253
Gift Suntup Silence of The Lambs. Post 1855 page 75
The Regulators Manuscripts in comb binding only 12 made From John H Collection page 74 posts 1832,1833,1844
Desperation 2nd state Manuscript in comb binding only 12 made From John H Collection page 74 post 1831
Full Dark No Stars proof with black cover only 10 made. I think called a gallery proof From John H collection page 74 post 1829
The Bazaar or Bad Dreams proof From John H collection page 72 post 1796
Suntup I am Legend ARC 3/20 page 53 post 1316
Suntup The Haunting of Hill House ARC 36 post 881
Unbound Blue Line proof Road to The Dark tower page 43 posts 1030,1031
The Talisman post 315 page 13
From a Buick 8 Flat signed UK version post 365 page 15
Wolves of the Calla post 592 page 20
From a Buick 8 post 590 page 24
Four past midnight post 589 page 24
Scream Plays Post 959 page 39
Riding The Bullet Proof (in a nice case) post 1018 page 41
ABA
Bag of Bones (with letter) post 489 page 20
Hearts in Atlantis post 489 page 20 (with letter in the book)
Gerald's Game 1 of 2000 give out a convention post 1011 page 41
Thinner Post 959 page 39
signed first ed
Dead Zone page 90 post 2239
Hearts in Suspension page 83 post 2072,2073,2074
In The Tall Grass page 80 post 1990,
Needful things-signed and inscribed at publication year Page 75 1874
Carrie-Flat signed post 338 page 14
Night shift-Inscribed with signature at the end and dated. Library Copy post 424 page 17 and page 2 post 40.41
11/22/63 Flat Signed with paperwork
Mr. Mercedes Flat Signed page 391 page 16
Finders Keepers Flat Signed post 366 page 11
End of Watch Flat Signed post 267 page 11
Bag of Bones Flat signed with paperwork post 853 page 35
The Outsider 1st/1st flat signed post 1184 page 48
Bazzar or Bad Dreams page 61 post 1525
If it Bleeds page 64 post 1587
Signed/Ltd numbered
From a Buick 8 page 93 post 2315
Fairy Tale #166 page 92 post 2300/I]
Blockcade Billy #66 page 89 post 2202,2203,2204
EOTD Black number #682 page 87 post 2158
Dolan's Cadillac Deluxe 1 of 250 #176 page 85 post 2117
Later #87 page 82 post 2045,2046,2047
FDNS 1 of 100 page 82 post 2033
Folio The Shining 1 of 125 page 78 post 1938,1939
FDNS (with re-marque) #103 Post 1814,1815 page 73
Salems' Lot #155 post #1478, 1479,1481 page 60
The Green Mile (With re-marque)n#59 post 1410 1411 page 57
IT #639 post 640,641,642 page 26
Christine #713 post 448,449 451,452 page 18,19
The Stand #477 post 165 page 7
Fire Starter #541 signed by Mike W and with small inscription by King. Date 7/7/80 post 224 page 9, post 765 page 31
Skeleton Crew #34 post 262,263 page 11
Talisman #310 post 736,737 page 30
Black house #1395 post 489 page 20
Wizard & Glass UK S/L #316 (book plate) post 468 page 20
Insomnia #158 post 734,735 page 30
The Regulators #84 check made out to Julie Lowry for Mi-dol. Post 264,265,266 page 11
Desperation #533 post 676,677,678,679 page 28
Dr.Sleep (with Remarque) #195 post 313 page 13
The Shining #230 post 314 page 13
Joyland #302 post 793 page 32
Dollans' Cadillac #442 post 794 page 32
Under the Dome post 172 page 7
Gwendy's Button Box #46 960,961 page 39
The Dark Man S\L #155 post 1012 page 41
999 #403 (I know not signed by King but I am listing anyway) page 41 posts 1007,1008
Sleeping Beauty #654 page 45 post 1120
Sleeping Beauty portfolio #654
Signed/Ltd Lettered
Whispers letter O page 81 post 2011,2012,2013,2014,2015
Gwendy's Button Box HH Post 1891,1892,1893 Page 76
Dark Tower series
The Gunslinger First ed I post 795 page 32
Drawing of the Three(S\L 1 of 40 Authors copy. Also inscribed) II* post 1459 page 59
The Waste Lands S\L(957) III*
The Wizard and Glass S\L(957) IV*
Wolves of the Calla S\L(957) V*
Song of Susannah S\L(957) VI*
The Dark Tower S\L(957) VII*
The Dark Tower Art ed VII
The Little Sisters S\L(957) VIII*
The Little Sisters Art ed VIII
Wind through the key hole S\L(238 ) IX post 364 page 15
Wind through the key hole Art ed IX post 170 page 7
Wizard and Glass First Ed
Instead of posting my wants in another thread, I will keep them here so I can monitor them more easily. I streamlined my wants to my priorities at the moment.
First ed I need
1. My Pretty Pony.
2. The Bachman paper backs U.S
The S\L books I want.
Six Stories
Cycle of the Werewolf S/L (1 of 100 with matching number portfolio)
Plus some more first ed signed
Then Proofs and other interesting items and of course, my Suntup collection.
Plus if I find some cool stuff that I don't know about. Will check eBay and maybe add to this list.
I think that's about it. If I can get some of those, then I will see if want any others.
THIS IS MY OVERALL WISHLIST.
So that's it. I know many people here have many more then that. Once I get Carrie, Salems' Lot I will have all the First ed I want (EDIT: Now have both of those). Then I might work on some of the other Limited or just some others with an autograph. Thanks for looking.
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. I will put some up this weekend. Who would of thought that buying Christine would put me on a path to being a King Collector
. That was way back in 2006. I have been collecting ever since. I had the 1990's nailed down on my own but the years before that I had to rely on eBay and private dealers. Also some it the early 2000's I had to get from dealers.
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