My Top Ten collectibles:
1)Lisey's Story personalized to me: The first personalized book I got.
2) The Long Road Home personalized: Won in 2009's Fundrising.
3) Received today: personalized Full Dark No Stars
4) Under the Dome signed by King in front of me.
5) Duma Key remarqued by Mark Stutzman
6) Michael Whelan's remarque for Knowing Darkness
7) Regulators S/L
8) Christine S/L:
9) One of the six first signed books I got (the whole lot).
10) The Dark Tower VII S/L
Wanted list:
Ubris
This has always been the top of my list when it comes to remarques, I remember being completely blown away when you first revealed it.Originally Posted by wizardsrainbow
...(10) Roland remarque done by artist Michael Whelan as part of his Dark Tower remarque project in 1994...started current "craze" of remarques by other artists. This one was done in a S/L copy of DT VII: The Dark Tower
(not 1994, by the way)
EDIT:
Ari, your collection of personally inscribed books always impresses me.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Sure. $2,000 shipping and handling.
Yep, 2004. My bad.This has always been the top of my list when it comes to remarques, I remember being completely blown away when you first revealed it....(10) Roland remarque done by artist Michael Whelan as part of his Dark Tower remarque project in 1994...started current "craze" of remarques by other artists. This one was done in a S/L copy of DT VII: The Dark Tower
(not 1994, by the way)
EDIT:
Ari, your collection of personally inscribed books always impresses me.
And Ari, you are one of the best networkers on this site...you get proofs, inscribed copies etc. You know a lot of the "right" people.
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Thanks!
(Ari blushed)
Wanted list:
Ubris
Here are my current "Top 10."
Whelan painting from THE GUNSLINGER. My favorite painting from my favorite specialty press book.
Final galley proof of THE SHINING. My favorite King novel.
"Wimsey" manuscript. 15 typewritten pages of unpublished manuscript.
Letter written by King to Forrest Ackerman at age 14.
First state dust jacket for 'SALEM'S LOT.
Lettered (asbestos) FIRESTARTER.
Comics Review #3 with two chapters from "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." I got King to sign this in 1998.
Stephen Gervais' artwork for the dust jacket for Grant's edition of CHRISTINE.
Salt Hill #1 with King's poem "Dino." I think because this is relatively new and I had so much trouble finding one that this is a current favorite.
A couple of signed/inscribed copies of CARRIE from King's first "official" book signing.
Here are my current "Top 10."
Whelan painting from THE GUNSLINGER. My favorite painting from my favorite specialty press book.
Final galley proof of THE SHINING. My favorite King novel.
"Wimsey" manuscript. 15 typewritten pages of unpublished manuscript.
Letter written by King to Forrest Ackerman at age 14.
First state dust jacket for 'SALEM'S LOT.
Lettered (asbestos) FIRESTARTER.
Comics Review #3 with two chapters from "I Was a Teen-Age Graverobber." I got King to sign this in 1998.
Stephen Gervais' artwork for the dust jacket for Grant's edition of CHRISTINE.
Salt Hill #1 with King's poem "Dino." I think because this is relatively new and I had so much trouble finding one that this is a current favorite.
A couple of signed/inscribed copies of CARRIE from King's first "official" book signing.
Breathe David, breathe..... someone call 911
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Ooooooo very nice. I'm liking this thread. Man, think what you would have if you put all of out stuff together!!!!
I'm thinking The Stephen King Collector's Guild, Museum and coffee shop!
Dragline : Nothin'. A handful of nothin'. You stupid mullet head. He beat you with nothin'. Just like today when he kept comin' back at me - with nothin'.
Luke : Yeah, well, sometimes nothin' can be a real cool hand.
Very nice Bob. I would love to see the painting in person.
Fantastic items Bob, the colors on the DT painting are beautiful.
The proofreaders copy is cool Rahfa.
Man, I'm just imagining... I'd pay $20 just to walk through that collection!
Very nice, Bob and Rahfa.
Now, about this.
I never get tired of looking at that illustration. Imagine being able to watch it in big size (like the picture). It's simply mesmerizing! Wish Whelan release it as a limited print!
Wanted list:
Ubris
Thanks. The colors in the painting have never been reproduced correctly, IMO. The weird greenish yellow hue is supposed to represent Roland experiencing the early hallucinatory effects of the mescaline. Jerad Walters scanned the painting directly but his very high dollar printer did not have the proper colors to do it so it still isn't quite right in his art book. Jerad said he would have had to invest another $40 grand to get the proper equipment to get the colors just right so, of course, he didn't do that.Fantastic items Bob, the colors on the DT painting are beautiful
I would love to see Bob's top 25!!
Keep 'em coming guys, this is exactly what I hoped this thread to be: a showcase for any number of collectibles that have special significance to you and that you love to share with the rest of us.
This would actually be an amazing project for someone with the right computer skills: creating a virtual (online?) library/museum with all these great items. This would require a tremendous investment from everyone in terms of photographing/scanning things of course so the chances of it actually happening are infinitesimally small... But still!
Hmmm... before I finish my masters degree I have to complete a "Digital Libraries" course in which we create just that on any topic of our choice. Perhaps I could tackle a project such as this when the time comes!This would actually be an amazing project for someone with the right computer skills: creating a virtual (online?) library/museum with all these great items. This would require a tremendous investment from everyone in terms of photographing/scanning things of course so the chances of it actually happening are infinitesimally small... But still!
!!!
Pictures will have to come later. My top 5 books in my collection:
1) The Outsider and Others -- Arkham House
2) A Hornbook for Witches -- Arkham House
3) S/L Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass
4) S/L Skeleton Crew
5) S/L Firestarter
Your Five Favorite Items
Hello all. I know we have a few different threads going in order to show off what we have, but I think it would be nice to have everyone's favorite items all in one place. So, what are your five favorite Stephen King items currently in your collection? Include pictures, a small description, why they are in your top five, etc.
Here are Shannon's top five, in no particular order:
1. Knowing Darkness: Signed Limited, Traycased Edition with extra set of fold-out prints
2. The Waste Lands: First Edition with remarque by Ned Dameron - "Flying Monsters"
3. Skeleton Crew: Signed Limited Edition Pre-Publication Package with framed proof dust jacket
4. Legacies: Signed Limited Edition (my first Stephen King signature)
5. It: 25th Anniversary Edition original artwork by Erin Wells - "Georgie Chases His Boat"
Here are my top 5 collectibles (in no particular order):
1) Duma Key remarque:
2) Skeleton Crew S/L
3) The Regulators S/L
4) Dark Dreamers S/L (I just really love the quality of this book)
5) American Gods S/L (the nicest S/L I think I own)
Bob's top ten is worth more than my house!!
I merged Shannon's new thread into this pre-existing thread, and deleted the overlapping, duplicate posts.
Great top items, everyone. I really like the DUMA KEY remarques!
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Ditto!. Is that a doll under the shadows of the easel?. Very cool!.= I really like the DUMA KEY remarques!
Why yes it is
Posting Permissions
Reply With Quote
