Book Collection: ur2ndbiggestfan

[Hunchback Jack]

Very nice! I must read more Vonnegut; I've only read SH5, which I enjoyed, but am not sure I fully understood .

[St. Troy]

Nice to see Library of America making an appearance.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

More Vonnegut:

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Robert Bloch:

[peripheral]

Oh wow, love the Blochs. Some very rare ones, too. Why the multiple copies of some titles, Steve? Signed / Inscriptions?

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

No, they were in much better shape than the first ones I had, so I upgraded, a long time ago, and kept my first copies.

[peripheral]

Ahh, ok. Amazing collection. What’s that Dead Beat Edition with the femme fatale on the cover??

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

That is two copies of the first UK hardcover.

More (mostly) Bloch:

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

More Bloch than you can shake a stick at:

[Father Cody]

Jesus, Steve. You have Psycho 1 and 2 proofs? Those must be worth a pretty penny. Very impressive Bloch collection, my friend.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

The Psycho proof is for the 35th Anniversary edition. I don't think it's worth that much, and I don't think the Psycho 2 proof is that rare either.
I'd let them both go for, say, $500,000, and I'll pay postage. Insurance is extra though.
Although I've stopped looking for it, my most sought after Bloch book is SEA KISSED. I used to be on a want list at L.W. Currey for it, but it's so rare I think only the guy (or girl) at the head of the line ever got one.
I haven't looked at these books in a long time, so I am enjoying taking them out and photographing them.

[Father Cody]

Well, it’s not cheap but there’s one on Abe:

https://www.abebooks.com/book-search.../robert-bloch/

And it looks like one sold for about $1200 on Heritage Auctions, although I’m not sure when:



https://historical.ha.com/itm/books/...a/6155-45010.s

[Father Cody]

Would you take a cool quarter million for the proofs? I’ll pay for shipping.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I'll think about you offer -OKAY!

I just looked up that SEA KISSED too. Maybe one of these days...

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

More chips off the old blochead.
I sent a check to Creatures At Large for the HC and PB editions of Lost In Time And Space With Lefty Feep Volume Two, they went out of business and I (sea) kissed my money goodbye, and that's not the only time a publisher did that to me. I used to keep a list but I threw it away.

[Hunchback Jack]

Wow, Steve, you're not messing about with that Bloch collection. Well done, man. Some really nice volumes there.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Thanks, Peter.
Some more Bloch, including his own proof copy of ONCE AROUND THE BLOCH, purchased directly from Bloch in his home by a dealer friend of mine who I think was thinking of me when he bought it, and which Bloch graciously flat signed. Also the OMNI magazine in which he discusses his upcoming demise:

[peripheral]

And the Bloch keeps... on... comin! Awesome. I need to gran that "Once Around The Bloch"...

[Father Cody]

You inspired me, Steve. I picked up a couple lettered Psycho 2 PCs today!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

You inspired me, Steve. I picked up a couple lettered Psycho 2 PCs today!

!!!WHAT!!! Are you Psycho, too?

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

This is it for the hardcover, trade size stuff. If I feel like it I may start taking cheesecake photos of my Bloch paperbacks.
I am missing two lettered editions here, both of which I desperately want. One is not terribly hard to get, the other I've seen only once and missed obtaining it by that much!

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I was looking for a Johnny Cash CD, and I was surprised to see how many Sheryl Crow CDs I had. And it made me happy to take a picture of them, so it can't be bad, but then I want to know why the hell am I so sad:

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Here is an Enigma or two:

[Brian861]

I was looking for a Johnny Cash CD, and I was surprised to see how many Sheryl Crow CDs I had. And it made me happy to take a picture of them, so it can't be bad, but then I want to know why the hell am I so sad:

Because every day is a winding road.

[Father Cody]

I was looking for a Johnny Cash CD, and I was surprised to see how many Sheryl Crow CDs I had. And it made me happy to take a picture of them, so it can't be bad, but then I want to know why the hell am I so sad:

If it makes you happy...