Hi Bob,
It is nice to hear from you again. I miss her too and it has taken several years to get back into SK again, but I am starting to re-read the books and rediscovering why I fell in love with his writing in the first place. I hope you are doing well.
Gerald
neo - Wow, yup. You did it right. That's a cool presentation.
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Remember, Remember, The Fifth of November, The Gunpowder, Treason, and Plot.
It looks like you have three checks framed and one affixed to the book. All three signed as Stephen King.
Yes,
The first 3 checks were signed as SK, before he realized the mistake and correctly signed them as Richard Bachman. They are #1,2 and 3. The checks were presented to Stephen matted to a cardboard paper so that they could be cut out and placed in the book. He had to get a replacement sheet issued. He wrote "Oops" and presented them to a charity in Bangor to auction them off. It was bought by Stu at Betts Books and hung on his wall for several years until I purchased it. I have never come across the signed limited #1,2 or 3 but would love to purchase them to have the complete set.
The check in my book was signed either by accident or a deliberate mistake just to be different.
G
Hello G, welcome to the forums! Hope you enjoy 'em as much as we do.
That's a pretty impressive item you have. Please share more pictures of other items!
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Ubris
Welcome to the Corner, Gerald/Neo. Thanks for sharing photos of these unique items as well as the backstory.
Sounds like it's been a few years, but still I'm sorry to hear of the passing of the SK collector who was your and Bob's mutual friend.
Please make yourself at home and continue to post here and in any/all of the threads.
well, it turns out my husband is running a marathon this weekend so i can't come and steal all of your things.
so let me just sit here and
and g - welcome. nice checks, i'm impressed and jealous as hell.
welcome on the board
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Hello Patrick and all,
Thank you for your kind words and for your warm welcome. I will definitely try to post more and share with you all my love of SK. I will also post more pictures as appropriate.
Long days and pleasant nights.
G
How very cool to have those checks and also a additional SK signed in the book
If it weren't for integrity...what would you be? Ka is a wheel.....
Received this yesterday:
Neo-
Welcome, and I am very jealous. I asked Stu once several years ago when I was at his store if those framed checks were for sale and he basically said "not on your life!" Goes to show that people can change their minds and every item has its price.
We are very glad to have you here!
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.
Congratulations, Jerome!
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Very nice Jerome. What kind of material is the tray case lined in?
Wow, that's a nice book there Jerome. Where did ya get it?Originally Posted by Randall Flagg
Received this yesterday:
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, Jerome. Congrats!
The Man In Black Fled Across The Desert...
...And The Gunslinger Followed.
“I’m always on the Batman rule, sir.” - Kate Kane / Detective Comics 857
"It is the story, not he who tells it." Except to us collectors who have to put limits somewhere. - jhanic
Randall, that's the UK s/l edition, isn't it? It looks different than my US s/l edition.Received this yesterday:
John
The UK and US versions look the same. Only the publisher's name on the spine is different.
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Can't say.Wow, that's a nice book there Jerome. Where did ya get it?
The traycases look different, though. Aren't they?
John
No. Just the writing on the spine again.
That is a good question. Not owning both versions I can not say, but I would love to hear from those who do own both.
Looking at the Collectibles Catalog jemaher submitted pics of 5 tray case spines side by side-two Bantam and three Grant. I see no significant difference (other than Bantam/Grant at the base).
Pic:
I used to own both and there is no difference other than the publishers name.
Is there a difference in the color of the velvet lining?
I guess it all comes down to a simple choice for me. "Get Busy Living, or Get Busy Dying".
No difference in the velvet color. The only differences are:
The Publisher's name on the spines of the slipcase and the book.
The signature sheet limitation (250 + 1000) and country. See photo.
The publisher on title page. See photo.
The UK one should be rarer as there were only 250 of them compared to the 1000 US ones.
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