Fantastic new additions, Dan!Originally Posted by Dan
A couple of new pride and joys.
1st/1st paperback signed with inscription; S/L; 1st/1st flat signed
This S/L of I Am Legend came up for fraction of what they are listed for on Abe Books, so I grabbed it. It looks nice with my two first editions and a couple reprints.
Maybe that's the thing? You can push em around all you want, it kinda feels like pudding in there. It doesn't feel like hard cardboard with a crease in it, it feels pretty mushy.
I'm not sure it even really matters for this book (but it would matter for the next I purchase, third times the charm?). I could reglue the traycase and you wouldn't be able to tell (hell, it'd probably even be better than new), but I'm not sure I want to hassle with it. Nothing on the traycase is ripped or anything. Not even any traces of the opposing surface, it separated cleanly.
That's pretty much all I needed to know. Thanks John.
My Desperation tray case came apart just like yours when it was shipped to me a few years ago. I still haven't glued it back together.Results of excellent packing job on my new P&J:
Oops.
I think that is very common with that particular traycase. I have one that did that and I have seen it described in other copies for sale on ABE.My Desperation tray case came apart just like yours when it was shipped to me a few years ago. I still haven't glued it back together.Results of excellent packing job on my new P&J:
Oops.
Holy Crap! Look what I got in today! Did anybody know they were being shipped? Even got my #186! Whoo-Hoo! I like the different color signature pages and different color signatures for each edition. Also really like the 50's style art. The only thing missing? A slipcase, or slipcases ... of course. I'm thinking of a very cool Dolso case!
WANT LIST: Any SK #186; Dark Man Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Unbound 1st Proof; FDNS Black Tape Spine Proof; FDNS Unbound Color Proof
Congratulations, George!
John
LOL MAtt do you love it? If I get rich I am going to buy you another couple buddy. That is hard work to get those... get LETTERED!!!Michael for the Centipede 'Salem's I have these,How many copies of 'Salem's Lot do you own? Pics?
3 gifts one inscribed to me
3 S/L's one on its way from David with the Dolso
I also have a S/L page block & extra photos
HELP ME FIND
Insomnia #459
ANY S/L #459
Yeah, SubPress is pretty stingy when it comes to slipcases for some reason. I'm always disappointed when I receive a book that was advertised with a slipcase and it's completely plain with no text (The Windup Girl or Deathbird Stories), is a multi-book set like yours and doesn't have one, or is such a nice production in general, that it should come with one (the Hyperion books com to mind). Just a shame SP doesn't put a little more effort into them is all.Holy Crap! Look what I got in today! Did anybody know they were being shipped? Even got my #186! Whoo-Hoo! I like the different color signature pages and different color signatures for each edition. Also really like the 50's style art. The only thing missing? A slipcase, or slipcases ... of course. I'm thinking of a very cool Dolso case!
Either way, congrats of the set! They're nice looking books.
Design and artwork is top notch. $180 for what is basically three trades with author's initials, not so much.
I got a shipping notice in my email but haven't gotten them in the mail yet.
Those look nice. Congratulations George!
[QUOTE=George at C-Springs;856096]Holy Crap! Look what I got in today! Did anybody know they were being shipped? Even got my #186! Whoo-Hoo! I like the different color signature pages and different color signatures for each edition. Also really like the 50's style art. The only thing missing? A slipcase, or slipcases ... of course. I'm thinking of a very cool Dolso case!
The absence of a thing, this can be as deadly as the presence. The absence of air, eh?
The absence of water? The absence of anything else we're addicted to.
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Got this today.
Haven't seen any on Ebay. Are they common?
Nick
The absence of a thing, this can be as deadly as the presence. The absence of air, eh?
The absence of water? The absence of anything else we're addicted to.
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
Huh, I actually won one of these back when, Matt was running the Haven Fundraiser. I got the trade 1/1 and it was signed by King. It was actually my very first signed King edition!!!Got this today.
Haven't seen any on Ebay. Are they common?
Nick
28 in 23 (?)!!!!
63 in '23!!!!!!!!!!
My Collection: https://www.thedarktower.org/palaver...ion-Merlin1958
The Houston Astros cheated Major League Baseball from 2017-18!!!! Is that how we teach our kids to play the game now?????
I've never seen an ARC on eBay.....or, anywhere else I don't think.
They come around once in a while.....
I don't have that one. I'd say they're fairly scarce.
John
Good to know.
Thank you John!
The absence of a thing, this can be as deadly as the presence. The absence of air, eh?
The absence of water? The absence of anything else we're addicted to.
- Baron Vladimir Harkonnen
1 more down, 90 to go...
That one looks to be in great shape!
John
Seller is being a bitch and insisting his packaging was adequate and this is USPS' fault so I should just file an insurance claim. eBay will no doubt have to resolve this one way or the other, as it appears the POS seller won't do the right thing.Excellent packing job on my new P&J:
Oops.
I want it.1 more down, 90 to go...
Please give it to me.
It is the right thing to do.
You know you want to.
(I am jealous - great acquisition! Which 90 others are you referring to? It's such a specific number)
What was the damage? It looks okay, but it was bumped?Seller is being a bitch and insisting his packaging was adequate and this is USPS' fault so I should just file an insurance claim. eBay will no doubt have to resolve this one way or the other, as it appears the POS seller won't do the right thing.Excellent packing job on my new P&J:
Oops.
That is a bad packing job, no doubt.
Was the sellers name antpablo69? I'm asking because I had an eerily similar experience with my gift ed. Insomnia. Only difference was that there were 2 sandwich bags thrown on top for good measure. The seller insisted that he packaged the book sufficiently. He did, however, eventually refund me half the cost of the book.Seller is being a bitch and insisting his packaging was adequate and this is USPS' fault so I should just file an insurance claim. eBay will no doubt have to resolve this one way or the other, as it appears the POS seller won't do the right thing.Excellent packing job on my new P&J:
Oops.
Thanks! But if it's okay with you, I think I will keep this one for myself! Ha ha. To answer your question though, I recently decided to focus on ARC's since I'm pretty much complete with my collection of 1sts.I want it.1 more down, 90 to go...
Please give it to me.
It is the right thing to do.
You know you want to.
(I am jealous - great acquisition! Which 90 others are you referring to? It's such a specific number)
The 90 number was actually an estimate of how many more ARC's I need. I know it's more than 90 and less than 100. That's for a complete collection. Or as complete as I could hope to get it. I already have 45 different ARC's including this one. But there's still 90+ out there in both US and UK ARC's/proofs.
A bit long-winded but that's what I was meaning in my post.
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