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    Citizen of Gilead Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of

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    The story I found interesting, just the remarkable way in which many books play a part in things you would least expect.
    Thank you all for the appreciation of the provenance, not just the book.

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    The conversation, the negotiation, and the acquisition all had to be equally pleasurable and exciting. Congratulations on another superb pickup. So very happy for you!

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    Absolutely incredible all around

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    How fun that this was acquired directly! To be able to have a conversation with the original owner about its provenance and have her share her memories of him adds great character to this book. Congratulations on this great find, the interesting conversations it has already provided, and those it will surely stimulate again in the future.

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    Great story Alec!

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    Thanks to Jeff, FlyerPhan (My apologies I do not know your name), Paul and Tim.
    It was an interesting and alternative form of negotiation. I am certain that Tolkien never envisaged his signature as a bargaining chip for a new roof!!
    Apologies for bombarding this thread with Tolkien, some King next time round.

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    That is AMAZING! Congrats, Alec!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    Thanks to Jeff, FlyerPhan (My apologies I do not know your name), Paul and Tim.
    It was an interesting and alternative form of negotiation. I am certain that Tolkien never envisaged his signature as a bargaining chip for a new roof!!
    Apologies for bombarding this thread with Tolkien, some King next time round.
    No need to apologies Alec. It's your thread. Post whatever you like because I am sure to stop by when I see something new in here.

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    First time for everything.
    Looking for a Signed Limited ‘Gunslinger’ with the limitation line blank. Still signed as before, but no designation of any kind.
    Price to be discussed, however I appreciate they are hard to find.
    Contact me on:
    elmsbooks.smith@gmail.com
    Kindest regards
    Alec.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    It's a clever trick, it is truly an art, to maintain the sensation that life is extraordinary and inexplicable, without a desire to hunt it down for truths, all of which will pass. And the feeling of enrichment, of feeling significant to oneself, without being too much of a public nuisance, is, I think, one of the profoundest tricks to learn in this extraordinary business of living.

    Robert O. Lenkiewicz 1996.

    A fascinating artist who painted to further his book collection, one of the largest in Europe of its kind. Have a browse and see what you think of him and his concern for addicts and the 'human condition'. You should find some pictures of his library and what one collector can achieve in a short life.
    Maybe a little away from the usual thread, however we are all collectors.

    I am just having fun, looking through these remarkable books you have Alec, and this resonates so much. Totally get it.

    I think I need to spend a couple of hours taking photos and update my collection.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    First time for everything.
    Looking for a Signed Limited ‘Gunslinger’ with the limitation line blank. Still signed as before, but no designation of any kind.
    Price to be discussed, however I appreciate they are hard to find.
    Contact me on:
    elmsbooks.smith@gmail.com
    Kindest regards
    Alec.
    Tomas recently sold one his site skcollector.com. He might be able to get you in touch with the buyer of that piece.

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    David, thank you for taking time out to scroll through a few pages.
    Good to hear you appreciate the quote from R. O. Lenkiewicz. I feel the same way about it.

    Colin thank you for the heads up. As it happens I had already contacted Tomas at SK Collector.
    The book was most certainly a real gem.

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    Citizen of Gilead Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of Alec has much to be proud of

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    I was informed yesterday by Tony and Kim from Camelot, that I was eligible to purchase one of the lettered Subterranean Press copies of ‘Full Throttle’.
    Duly purchased and delighted to be receiving the anthology.
    Letter ‘K’.
    A big thank you to Camelot for this opportunity.
    Many will think the price is high, though as the curtain seems to be slowly closing on signed King material it is anybody’s guess where it settles.

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    Congrats. And I do agree that King will be signing less and less. So I will also try to get them where I can. But again, congrats on getting a lettered.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    I was informed yesterday by Tony and Kim from Camelot, that I was eligible to purchase one of the lettered Subterranean Press copies of ‘Full Throttle’.
    Duly purchased and delighted to be receiving the anthology.
    Letter ‘K’.
    A big thank you to Camelot for this opportunity.
    Many will think the price is high, though as the curtain seems to be slowly closing on signed King material it is anybody’s guess where it settles.
    Congrats, Alec!
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    Many thanks Brian and Mike.
    Remarkable that everyone was unaware that King had signed as well.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Alec View Post
    Many thanks Brian and Mike.
    Remarkable that everyone was unaware that King had signed as well.
    It would have been really crazy if he had signed a few random S/L's. I'm glad he approached it the way he did.
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    A new edition to Alec's Tolkien collection - an unusual one not seen too often and of course its signed!.

    I think Alec has more signed Tolkien than most of us have signed King!





    "A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King

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    Love his signature
    Wish List:
    Any of the following flatsigned or inscribed-
    It, Shining, Salem’s Lot, Mr. Mercedes, The Stand
    Brother ARC, Seed ARC

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    Beautiful!

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    WOW. Most impressive.

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    Lovely Tolkien piece, Alec! I'll be in touch soon!

    John

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    Superamazing !!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by stroppygoblin View Post
    A new edition to Alec's Tolkien collection - an unusual one not seen too often and of course its signed!.

    I think Alec has more signed Tolkien than most of us have signed King!





    Simply amazing. I have not heard of this title. So i had to google it!


    Tree and Leaf
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    Tree and Leaf
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    First edition
    Author J. R. R. Tolkien
    Illustrator Pauline Baynes
    Country United Kingdom
    Publisher George Allen and Unwin
    Publication date 28 May 1964[1]
    Preceded by The Adventures of Tom Bombadil
    Followed by The Tolkien Reader
    Tree and Leaf is a small book published in 1964, containing two works by J. R. R. Tolkien:

    a revised version of an essay called "On Fairy-Stories" (originally published in 1947 in Essays Presented to Charles Williams)
    an allegorical short story called "Leaf by Niggle" (originally published in the Dublin Review in 1945).
    Tree and Leaf was the first publication in which On Fairy-Stories and Leaf by Niggle became readily available to the general public. The book was originally illustrated by Pauline Baynes.

    "Mythopoeia" was added to the 1988 edition (ISBN 0395502322). Later versions also include "The Homecoming of Beorhtnoth Beorhthelm's Son".

    Both pieces were re-issued in the collection The Tolkien Reader (1966), and have also appeared in various subsequent collections.

    References

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    Thank you all for the generous comments.
    And yes, I still find his signature amazing. Somehow a reminder that everything moves so quickly nowadays, where the smaller things do not seem quite so important. Imagine writing to King to book a time to sit down and have a book of your choice signed. And signed in a fashion that was pleasing, rather than the comments we hear today of ‘rather like a scrawl’.
    Thank you Simon, look forward to a lunch on the 7th October. (Unless our current status changes!!).

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