Your New Pride and Joy!

[bdwyer19]

After picking up The Long Walk last week, my US Bachman collection is complete.




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[webstar1000]

NICE GUYS! GOOD GRABS

[Randall Flagg]

Good job.

[racerx45]

After picking up The Long Walk last week, my US Bachman collection is complete.




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Congratulations

[Ari_Racing]

Last week I got these:



The tiny IT item is an excerpt. I have a video hosted in facebook to show it (it's one of the classic small excerpts released by Hodder & Stoughton and Heyne. It requests a Facebook account to watch:

https://www.facebook.com/arielracing...6855267438691/

[Brian861]

Nice, Ari!

[webstar1000]

Happy camper.... FINLI’S ACCOUNTANT arrived today




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[peripheral]

Whoah, that is very impressive! Great stuff, Kris

[amd013]

Here is my latest haul.

Stack of books: The BoB is the UK S/L



Colorado Kid from PS



GBB from STT (accidently ordered from both SST and CD)



My Pretty Pony (from David):





And from another member here, the best of the lot: (sorry for the lousy photo I flunked out of photography 101)





By pure luck, the letter matches my lettered Double day years:

[Father Cody]

[lotuz]

By pure luck, the letter matches my lettered Double day years:

Much love for the cotton gloves

[MikeDuke]

Wow.
That is some Killer stuff my pretty pony AND a lettered IT. Damn. plus all the other goodness. Congrats on a great haul.

[Randall Flagg]

So happy for you (and green as hell with envy) congratulations!

[firemonkey66]

Damn, that's a hell of a haul, congrats!

[jsmcmullen92]

Spoiler:

Here is my latest haul.

Stack of books: The BoB is the UK S/L



Colorado Kid from PS



GBB from STT (accidently ordered from both SST and CD)



My Pretty Pony (from David):





And from another member here, the best of the lot: (sorry for the lousy photo I flunked out of photography 101)





By pure luck, the letter matches my lettered Double day years:

I think it's time I made a trip out to your place to check this collection out!

[peripheral]

Ummmmmm... yes, that’s a HELL of a haul. That’s a HARVEST!

[Hunchback Jack]

Fantastic additions. Some Holy Grails there. Congrats!

[amd013]

By pure luck, the letter matches my lettered Double day years:

Much love for the cotton gloves

Thanks everyone for the kind words.

Regarding the gloves, about a year or so ago, I bought some books from David and while taking pictures to post to this thread I noticed some fingerprints on one of the books. (I think it was CP Salem's Lot gift edition). I was about 90% sure they came from me, and I was a little embarrassed to take the photos. Since that time I decided I would wear gloves when handling my books. I even where them when reading any hardback books.

As it turned out Yegor also wore gloves in the photos he sent me before I committed to buy the IT lettered. I am sometimes surprised when I see pictures of high value books taken without gloves.

[Father Cody]

Can fingerprints cause damage? Coincidentally I was just wondering this a few hours ago when wrapping a dust jacket in Mylar. I’m sure I planted some fingerprints on the DJ while doing it, and I wondered if over time the oil might cause a defect, however minor it may be.

[lotuz]

Can fingerprints cause damage? Coincidentally I was just wondering this a few hours ago when wrapping a dust jacket in Mylar. I’m sure I planted some fingerprints on the DJ while doing it, and I wondered if over time the oil might cause a defect, however minor it may be.

Over the very long term, the accumulation of the acids present in fingerprints can cause things like yellowing and brittleness. Realistically, if you're only handling a book once to put a mylar cover on it, you'll never see these effects in your lifetime. But some people prefer to be safe rather than sorry.

However, there are some types of dustjackets (generally matte jackets) and cloth bindings (some silks) that can pick up fingerprints and, especially with the addition of a mylar cover, sometimes these can stand out. The vast majority of times they can be removed (I've printed up many a matte Sub Press jacket and removed the prints with a soft cloth), but again, some people prefer to be extra safe.

EDIT: The downside of using gloves is that you aren't as tactilely sensitive and may be more likely to accidentally damage a book in a different way - by dropping it or not turning a page carefully enough (especially the glassine pages that sometimes protect art pages).

[Father Cody]

Very interesting, thanks. The jacket I mentioned is in fact a Sub Press with a matte finish so I’ll have to take a good look in the daylight tomorrow. Oh what the hell, might as well just get some cheap cotton gloves. I can already hear my wife laughing at me now.

[St. Troy]

Regarding the gloves, about a year or so ago, I bought some books from David and while taking pictures to post to this thread I noticed some fingerprints on one of the books. (I think it was CP Salem's Lot gift edition). I was about 90% sure they came from me, and I was a little embarrassed to take the photos. Since that time I decided I would wear gloves when handling my books. I even where them when reading any hardback books.

I'd thought they might have been a thematic touch, given you were handling It (I'm not certain Pennywise wears white gloves, but I picture him that way, and this was a bit like he was presenting the book).

[webstar1000]

When my wife surprised me with a meet and greet at the Whelans home in the US.... it was one of the best moments of my life. While there, Michael was painting this. The colours, the quote, the “dinosaur”, the piece period... I fell in love with. PLUS... It was a work in progress and he shared his insights on it. I had to have it. Alas, he forgot how much I wanted it (I expressed it but not over the top) and he sold it for his Kickstarter for $5500. Fast forward and here comes one of my closest buddies with a deal. Thanks Tim for helping me bring this one home.




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[Randall Flagg]

That is a very cool piece.

[FlyerPhan0826]

Whoa that piece is super cool!