Your New Pride and Joy!

**CRinVA** · 05-02-2010 11:17 AM

I haven't hardly been online the last two weeks - 10 days in Hawaii (pics to follow soon) and then I have been battling bronchitis the last three days. BUT, I had to get in here and at least tell the world that yesterday I got the one book that I have wanted the most for the longest time - actually been waiting for this book since I first heard about it in the inside cover of Pet Semetery (back in 1983 I think) when the publishers first listed The Dark Tower The Gunslinger as also written b\y Stephen King.

And now with many many thanks to David at Betts I am the proud owner of a First Edition Gunslinger

Once I feel better I plan on posting some pics and some vacation pics!

**carlosdetweiller** · 05-02-2010 11:36 AM

Originally Posted by CRinVA

And now with many many thanks to David at Betts I am the proud owner of a First Edition Gunslinger

Congratulations, Bob! That new guy at Betts seems OK, doesn't he?

**Mr. Rabbit Trick** · 05-02-2010 11:43 AM

Congratulations Bob. You must be very pleased.

**frik** · 05-02-2010 12:45 PM

Originally Posted by CRinVA

And now with many many thanks to David at Betts I am the proud owner of a First Edition Gunslinger

Feels good, doesn't it?!

sk

**jhanic** · 05-02-2010 05:30 PM

Congratulations, Bob! I hope you start feeling well soon!

John

**Brice** · 05-02-2010 05:35 PM

Stare at your 1st Gunslinger long and I trust you'll be feeling better soon.

Spoiler:

**CRinVA** · 05-02-2010 07:18 PM

thanks to all - and I hope to feel better soon- seems as thoughthe bronchitis might be migrating to strep throat :-)

**Lenny** · 05-03-2010 12:26 PM

Well after weeks I finally managed to put it together. Found the traycase 3 weeks ago and the book 2 weeks ago. Next week I will order the prints from betts. I am as excited about this one as I was finally getting The Stand a couple weeks ago.

**Patrick** · 05-03-2010 12:30 PM

Congrats, Lenny, on pulling it all together! The number of complete sets of all three items (book, traycase, artwork) is limited.

**Tito_Villa** · 05-03-2010 02:29 PM

Thats great Lenny i do really love Salem's Lot! anyway i know this isn't techniquely a book but im very proud of it! Im a massive Derby County Football Club fan (the club come a close 2nd behind my girlfriend for if she reads this

) and the club has a rich, proud history, 1 of which was winning the FA cup the first time it was contested after World War 2 in 1946!

When cleaning out some stuff after my grandad passed away i found a programme from the semi-final of Derby County v Birmingham City which i showed to my gran and she gave me some cool news ... that she knew 1 of the 2 surviving members of the Derby County squad that won the trophy! So she took the programme off me and said i could have it back in a few weeks, so time went by and i visited my gran to find that i had some cool presents waiting for me ...

The programme signed by Jimmy Bullions with a photo and classic Derby County shirt signed too ...

**Room 217 Caretaker** · 05-03-2010 03:40 PM

That is sooooooooo cool.

Mulleins
Cumberland VA

**Ari_Racing** · 05-03-2010 04:49 PM

That's incredible awesome!!!

**lophophoras** · 05-04-2010 03:39 AM

Lenny. Tito. Great buys!

**Calla_Wolf** · 05-04-2010 03:49 AM

Some great acquisitions above, and over the last dozen or so pages, but I think the coolest has to be Tito's. Something like that is SO rare, so irreplaceable, it has to be up there with Lettered Firestarters. Nice one gran

(Now your Holy Grail is a programme from the Final)

**Tito_Villa** · 05-04-2010 03:55 AM

Originally Posted by Calla_Wolf

Some great acquisitions above, and over the last dozen or so pages, but I think the coolest has to be Tito's. Something like that is SO rare, so irreplaceable, it has to be up there with Lettered Firestarters. Nice one gran

(Now your Holy Grail is a programme from the Final)

Haha thats it, im trying to track one down so i can possibly get that signed too ... not an easy thing though as programmes weren't made very well back then!

**Calla_Wolf** · 05-04-2010 04:08 AM

Tito
Click Here <----- What your current investment might be worth
Click Here <----- I thought this was pretty cool
Click Here <----- This is also pretty cool
Click Here <----- Part 1 of your Grail
Click Here <----- And here's the big one

That was fun

**Tito_Villa** · 05-04-2010 04:14 AM

Originally Posted by Calla_Wolf

Tito
Click Here <----- What your current investment might be worth
Click Here <----- I thought this was pretty cool
Click Here <----- This is also pretty cool
Click Here <----- Part 1 of your Grail
Click Here <----- And here's the big one

That was fun

Wow thanks for that, i think i will defo go for the poster and the ticket, but the final programme will have to wait for a little while at that price ... i saw one auctioned off a few months ago and it went for around £250 so itsnot that much more expensive! Thanks again!

**Lenny** · 05-04-2010 12:33 PM

Tito that seriously freakin' awsome. Congrats!!!

**wizardsrainbow** · 05-04-2010 04:56 PM

Originally Posted by CRinVA

I haven't hardly been online the last two weeks - 10 days in Hawaii (pics to follow soon) and then I have been battling bronchitis the last three days. BUT, I had to get in here and at least tell the world that yesterday I got the one book that I have wanted the most for the longest time - actually been waiting for this book since I first heard about it in the inside cover of Pet Semetery (back in 1983 I think) when the publishers first listed The Dark Tower The Gunslinger as also written by Stephen King.

And now with many many thanks to David at Betts I am the proud owner of a First Edition Gunslinger

Once I feel better I plan on posting some pics and some vacation pics!

I can't tell you how good I feel that I helped a fellow collector get one of his/her holy grails. Bob, I am so so happy for you. Congrats!

**wizardsrainbow** · 05-04-2010 04:57 PM

Lenny-

Thanks for the pre-order of the prints!

And gongrats of putting the set together piece meal. Very satisfying!

**Calla_Wolf** · 05-04-2010 11:04 PM

Originally Posted by wizardsrainbow

Originally Posted by CRinVA

And now with many many thanks to David at Betts I am the proud owner of a First Edition Gunslinger

Once I feel better I plan on posting some pics and some vacation pics!

I can't tell you how good I feel that I helped a fellow collector get one of his/her holy grails. Bob, I am so so happy for you. Congrats!

Dave - I imagine the whole selling experience is far more satisfying for you than it was for Stu (apologies to him if I'm wrong). Especially if it's to someone from this community.

**herbertwest** · 05-04-2010 11:19 PM

Must also be frustrating in some ways...

**Calla_Wolf** · 05-04-2010 11:21 PM

Originally Posted by herbertwest

Must also be frustrating in some ways...

Frustration AND pleasure....

Hmmmm, what does this remind me of ?

Oh yeah, supporting the Welsh rugby team

**turtlex** · 05-05-2010 02:38 AM

Bob - congrats on your first edition Gunslinger. Looking forward to photos. Hope you're feeling better.

Can I just say? I just love this thread. It's so cool seeing all the awesome stuff everyone is adding to their collections.

Well done, my friends, and congrats.

**Gris** · 05-05-2010 06:33 AM

Not going to post a pic since I don't have one handy and you've all seen them already, but I got a copy of the Blockade Billy galley yesterday (the regular one, not the white one). YAY!

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