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  1. 12-05-2015 03:47 PM #1
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    Hello everyone!

    I'm a budding collector with relatively few items at the moment (besides reading copies). I collect other authors aside from King, but they are all fiction. Bodybuilding is also a passion of mine, so I try to get my hands on related memorabilia. I'll post photos as I go, but at the moment by items are scattered, as I'm in the process of building a library/display room specifically for my collection.

    Hope you all enjoy! I know it's no mind blowing collection like some of the others out there, but I'm on a student's budget.
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    1st/1st Wolves of the Calla (artist signed) + 1st/1st Wizard and Glass



    1st/1st The Drawing of the Three (sealed) + 1st/1st The Waste Lands (sealed)



    1st/1st Nightmares and Dreamscapes + 1st/1st Eyes of the Dragon x2 + 1st/1st Misery



    1st The Gunslinger Born + 1st/1st The Dark Half + 1st/1st Dolores Claiborne + 1st/1st Four Past Midnight + 1st/1st The Tommyknockers + 1st/1st Insomnia x2 + 1st/1st The Wind Through the Keyhole



    1st/1st Three Stigmata of Palmer Eldritch, by Phillip K Dick



    The Hobbit (13th impression), by J. R.R. Tolkien



    Signed Frank Zane photo (1977-1979 Mr Olympia)



    Signed Franco Columbu photo (1974-1976, 1981 Mr Olympia)



    Signed Jay Cutler photo (2006-2007, 2009-2010 Mr Olympia)



    Signed Flex Lewis photo (2012-2015 212lb Mr Olympia)

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    A great start!

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    Quote Originally Posted by jhanic View Post
    A great start!

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    Thanks! I have more stuff, but all of this is stored in random places while renovations are taking place, so they'll be added slowly.
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  5. 12-05-2015 08:18 PM #5
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    Looking good, my friend!!!!
    28 in 23 (?)!!!!

    63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!









    The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    Looking good, my friend!!!!
    Thank you, sir! I'll catch up one day. I've only been at it at month now.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Sovereign View Post
    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
    Looking good, my friend!!!!
    Thank you, sir! I'll catch up one day. I've only been at it at month now.
    Hey, it's not a race, my friend. It's more a personal journey!!! Enjoy it!!! From the look of things so far you are having a time of it!!! My collection thread is a three ring circus and very eclectic as well.Not to mention a rally point for the Haven Fund Raiser every year!!! LOL LOL

    Spoiler:
    Considering the "Body Building thing", should we ever get into an argument please, remind me to bring a gun even though I'm 6'9", 275 pds my days of a "Physique" are well behind me!!! LOL LOL LOL


    Very handsome collection you have there so far!!! Keep the photo's coming as you unpack additional items!!!! I know I'll be keeping a weather eye on this thread!!!
    28 in 23 (?)!!!!

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    Quote Originally Posted by Merlin1958 View Post
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    Looking good, my friend!!!!
    Thank you, sir! I'll catch up one day. I've only been at it at month now.
    Hey, it's not a race, my friend. It's more a personal journey!!! Enjoy it!!! From the look of things so far you are having a time of it!!! My collection thread is a three ring circus and very eclectic as well.Not to mention a rally point for the Haven Fund Raiser every year!!! LOL LOL

    Spoiler:
    Considering the "Body Building thing", should we ever get into an argument please, remind me to bring a gun even though I'm 6'9", 275 pds my days of a "Physique" are well behind me!!! LOL LOL LOL


    Very handsome collection you have there so far!!! Keep the photo's coming as you unpack additional items!!!! I know I'll be keeping a weather eye on this thread!!!
    Ha! You definitely outsize me XD I love bodybuilding, but I compete in physique, so I'm only 5'10" and 175 on a good day lol
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    Welcome to Calvin's Corner! I never get tired of looking at Grant's Dark Tower books.
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    Nice collection. I like the display case you have your books in. It makes everything look very sharp.
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  11. 12-06-2015 11:35 AM #11
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    Great to see a new collection thread. Good start, and looking forward to seeing more as time goes by.
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    I much prefer the aesthetics of the "golden age" bodybuilders than that of the modern day bodybuilders.
    Did you get to meet all these guys when you got their autographs? I've always admired Frank Zane.
    Looking forward to seeing more of your collection!
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    Thanks everyone! The case doesn't look bad, but it's temporary while I have some bookcases and showcases built, or find good deals on some. I much preferred classic bodybuilders (they're having a classic division at the Mr Olympia next year), but I still admire today's bodybuilders for their dedication. The Franco Columbu was not signed in person, but the others were.
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    Looks good ! now when you started your collection thread there is no way back...
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    Looks very nice so far! If your case gets any sun, watch out for those Eyes of the Dragon so they don't fade!
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    Quote Originally Posted by TCCBodhi View Post
    Looks very nice so far! If your case gets any sun, watch out for those Eyes of the Dragon so they don't fade!
    I plan on buying some UV protectant film for my windows, because I'll have quite a few glass showcases going in.
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    Another piece from my collection; Michael Whelan signed/numbered poster of The Crimson King. It's number 199 (1+9+9=19). Ignore the background calamity, as what will be my library is under intense renovations.

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    I love that print! Gorgeous frame and matting!
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    I love looking at new collections. You have some really great books and prints. I noticed your EOTD 1st look in particularly nice condition. Rare to find them in that condition. Congratulations!
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    Quote Originally Posted by jonp View Post
    I love looking at new collections. You have some really great books and prints. I noticed your EOTD 1st look in particularly nice condition. Rare to find them in that condition. Congratulations!
    I actually got them for 5$ Canadian each, by searching locally for people selling used books.
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    1st/1st Bazaar of Bad Dreams (New), 1st/1st Song of Susannah, 1st/1st Gerald's Game, 1st/1st Hearts in Atlantis, 1st/1st the Regulators, 1st/1st The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon. With the exception of Bazaar of Bad Dreams, they are all used (but in vg+ to nf shape) and bought at a local bookstore. Sadly they wrote their discount prices on the first blank page of the book, however. Other than that, I'm happy with this little purchase, as it only cost me about 35$ for the lot.

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    Nice work! Congratulations
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    Very cool stuff! Cool play on the number for the Crimson King too
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    Very nice and good prices. Congrats.
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