Your New Pride and Joy!

[Ari_Racing]

Yes...it was lost.

This one is the second they sent me.

And.....maybe I'll send it to you, hon
..
..
Arg...no, it'll be better if this book doesn't leave my house

[jhanic]

It may go missing too!

John

[herbertwest]

nice one ari!
is it the hardcover that everyone was discussing from Hutch's pic?


me : a french magazine from 1999 with a french reprint of the Hannibal review.

[carlosdetweiller]

Finally...after two months and a copy lost in the world of the lost books:


Copy #102 of 200.

I also received the letter

That's nice, Ari. I'm still looking for one.

[jhanic]

nice one ari!
is it the hardcover that everyone was discussing from Hutch's pic?

No, the one Ari got is the UK proof of Under the Dome.

John

[herbertwest]

so the UK proof is not hardcover then?

[jhanic]

No, it's in a semi-hard plastic sleeve that's open on both ends.

John

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks!

That's correct..it's the semi hard plastic sleeve

[wizardsrainbow]

Nice one Ari!

[turtlex]

Very cool, Ari !!
Congrats!

[Patrick]

Congrats on your proofs, John and Ari.

[pixiedark76]

Pixie, did you just get the slipcases or did you get them with the books included?

Either way, they're nice to have.

<edit> We crossed in posting. No, the stamped signature isn't worth anything extra. An authentic signature is worth at least $100 more than the value of the book, and, in some cases, even more.

John

I got the slipcases separate from Donald M. Grant. I bought all the books beforehand.

[pixiedark76]

Jon and Ari I am so jealous of your proofs!

[Ari_Racing]

Thanks guys!

[biomieg]

Congratulations Ari, very very nice catch! To make up a little for my 'proofless existence' I purchased this item yesterday (more expensive than I'd hoped but this seems to be the case with all these UK promo booklets):

Jon and Ari I am so jealous of your proofs!

Beware Pixie, before you know it you'll be collecting proofs too! I know I crossed the point of no return after becoming a member of this wonderful forum...

[herbertwest]

so the ausie cover is definitely the same as the british. i really like it... but wonder what the us will be like

[jhanic]

I like that promo booklet. I'm going to be searching for one.

By the way, I've always said that collecting proofs is addictive.

John

[biomieg]

I like that promo booklet. I'm going to be searching for one.

By the way, I've always said that collecting proofs is addictive.

John

... so true...

And about the booklet, I was actually surprised I got it! I fully expected to be outbid; the £50 bid had been there for a couple of days already and I just assumed more people were lurking for a last minute bid or snipe... apparently there weren't

[herbertwest]

was is included?

excerpt only or other stuff as well?

[biomieg]

I'll be adding my latest pride & joy (one I actually have in my possession) in 30 minutes or so it's one of my King Grails and I'm superhappy with it! Nothing you collectors out there don't have but it's special to me

[jhanic]

I missed that auction. In fact, even when I search the completed auctions, I can't find it. A great buy!

John

[biomieg]

was is included?

excerpt only or other stuff as well?

I'm not sure, I don't have it yet. I'll keep you updated!

[biomieg]

I missed that auction. In fact, even when I search the completed auctions, I can't find it. A great buy!

John

I'm not even sure how I found it in the first place... I'm guessing it popped up in an "Under The Dome" search on ebay.co.uk (I usually log in on the British site when I'm looking for UK books)...

[Cutter]

Congrats on the UK Under the Dome stuff guys. The UK always seems to do King in a very cool way when it comes to proofs and promotion, much better than the US does.

[jhanic]

Geoff, you are so right about that! If not Hodder & Stoughton, the Waterstone bookstore does some neat things, too.

I guess I'm going to have to start searching eBay.co.uk now too. Even though I checked the worldwide box in the US eBay, it doesn't cover everything. When I logged into the UK eBay site, I found the auction.

John