Your New Pride and Joy!

[Patrick]

Congrats, guys!

[Matt]

The copy we have in the giveaway is one of those.

[Randall Flagg]

Just received this yesterday:

[Ari_Racing]

Congratulations!

[jhanic]

Nice acquisitions, Gris and Randall!

John

[Gris]

Nice RF

[wizardsrainbow]

Just received this yesterday:

Nice Gris and Jerome!

Still waiting on my Lettered edition. Someone refresh my memory as to what the cost of the Lettered was?

[Sam]

Wasn't it $500 Dave?

[turtlex]

Gris - Sweet.

And Jerome... that is so cool !!

Congrats!

( I love this thread.. it's like going over to a friends house and watching them open Christmas presents )

[Patrick]

Nice traycase, Jerome!

[The Lady of Shadows]

and i see i have to add even more people to my list. it's sad; i'm really a very lazy person and you are all
going to make me work very hard to collect up all your very nice things.

[carlosdetweiller]

Just received this yesterday:

That's nice, Jerome. How do you plan to tie those stringy ribbon things together? Will you use a traditional bow knot or will you go with something more exotic like some form of a sailor's knot? I think that is really the important issue here.

[Randall Flagg]

Just received this yesterday:

Nice Gris and Jerome!

Still waiting on my Lettered edition. Someone refresh my memory as to what the cost of the Lettered was?

$500 + shipping.

Just received this yesterday:

That's nice, Jerome. How do you plan to tie those stringy ribbon things together? Will you use a traditional bow knot or will you go with something more exotic like some form of a sailor's knot? I think that is really the important issue here.

I was thinking of a monkey's fist. Although The Carrick Bend has a special place in my heart.





Animated instructions on tying a monkey's fist.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

This one does it for me

[tippy4]

Is the only difference between the numbered and lettered the case?

[Randall Flagg]

Is the only difference between the numbered and lettered the case?

No. Read this observation:

So, I finally got my Lettered and Numbered copies of He is Legend. Everyone's pretty well discussed the Numbered, so in my opinion how does the Lettered stack up? Drum-roll please...

Meh...

The Trayase is actually a clamshell, sort of like for Insomnia (this fits together better) made out of the same material as the slipcase for the numbered and roughly the same size with the same shape. It has gold lettering on the outside with the title, editor, and Gauntlet insignia. Worth mentioning is the fact that it has satin ribbon strands attached to both ends to tie it shut and came tied in a bow, which I thought was sort of funny.

As far as the book itself is concerned, it is bound in leather, although upon first glance it looks almost identical to the material used for the Numbered. I literally had to pull them out and look at them side by side to notice the subtle variation for the Lettered. It has a slighly grainier texture, where as the Numbered is a bit smoother, although they are the same color. The only other real difference is that the Lettered has a satin ribbon page marker.

I must say, the book fits very snugly into the traycase as it is, noticeably more so than the slipcase, so if the first shipment was even tighter then Barry definitely made the right choice to order new ones.

A very competant work overall, but any of you out there who were upset that you didn't get a chance to purchase the Lettered, rest assured, your Numbered is definitely sufficient, and a bargain relative to the Lettered's premium.

A final note: I thought it worth mentioning that I really think that King is barely making an effort anymore when it comes to his signatures. You would actually almost doubt the authenticity of his signature if it weren't a Signed/Limited. It barely looks like "Kg." Just an observation. Take that for what it's worth.

[tippy4]

Thanks RF.

So we have a better case, leather cover that is difficult to differentiate from the numbered cover, and satin ribbon bookmarker.

Glad I stuck to the numbered. The upgrades don't seem worth the extra $300.

Don't get me wrong, I think it is a nice looking book.

[Randall Flagg]

And don't forget, a Matheson signature.

[neo_trinity]

Who owns the prototype of The Regulators? Wasn't it one of a kind because of the number of bullets protruding through the box? Wasn't it in Gunkslinger's collection way back when (before he sold his King books)? My memory fades.

Your memory is good. The lettered prototype has three bullets rather than the four bullets in the finished edition. I bought it from Mike when he sold his King books.

But this isn't the new acquisition. I don't believe anyone has seen or heard of this one before. Hearing of its existence was certainly news to me.

To revisit, here are pictures (front and back) of the "three bullet prototype" alongside the "common" four bullet edition.

How many of these prototypes were done? If more than one, do they have different check notations?
Any info would be helpful as Bob has graciously agreed that I can put this in our Collectible Catalog.

I would just like to add my own addition to this post. I have a signed numbered copy of The Regulators that is signed as Stephen King and NOT Richard Bachman. I bought it from Stu several years ago. It is not the prototype as it has a proper number, but it is still pretty cool to see.

G

[carlosdetweiller]

I would just like to add my own addition to this post. I have a signed numbered copy of The Regulators that is signed as Stephen King and NOT Richard Bachman. I bought it from Stu several years ago. It is not the prototype as it has a proper number, but it is still pretty cool to see.

G

Welcome to the forum. I have heard of such a copy that King supposedly signed as "Stephen King" by mistake. If you have a digital camera I'm sure that many members (including me) would like to see the check.

May I ask the origin of your username? I used to know someone that used that username on eBay a while back.

[wizardsrainbow]

And I own the prototype of the S/L version. There was only one made. Purchased from Barry Levin a few years ago.

[Sam]

Honestly, I don't know if the signature of Stephen King adds any value to The Regulators, but it is neat. I would prefer to have a Bachman signature myself.

[herbertwest]

The NON FICTION ARC & a brand new french anthology for kids about vampires (excerpt of The Night Flier)

[neo_trinity]

Hi there,

I am new to this site and I hope I do this right. I am attaching a photo of book. It is #133.



The origin of my name is quite simple. Many moons ago, a very good friend of mine from Japan started collecting SK and when we met, we had a healthy competition with each other and a mutual love of the Matrix films. She was Trinity and I was Neo. Sadly, she passed away a few years back and my passion for collecting SK took a hiatus and I moved onto other areas of collecting, mainly Tolkien and Joyce as well as the US classics (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Salinger, etc.)

If you are Bob Jackson, then Atsuko spoke very highly of you. She regarded you as a friend.
G

[carlosdetweiller]

The origin of my name is quite simple. Many moons ago, a very good friend of mine from Japan started collecting SK and when we met, we had a healthy competition with each other and a mutual love of the Matrix films. She was Trinity and I was Neo. Sadly, she passed away a few years back and my passion for collecting SK took a hiatus and I moved onto other areas of collecting, mainly Tolkien and Joyce as well as the US classics (Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Salinger, etc.)

If you are Bob Jackson, then Atsuko spoke very highly of you. She regarded you as a friend.
G

Thanks for explaining and, again, welcome to the forum. Atsuko and I shared many e-mails over the years and I do miss her. I considered her a friend too.