To me the most interesting aspect would be to determine the differences between the manuscript and the published version. Deleted or differently rendered scenes, similar to what were included in the Centipede Press limited edition of 'Salem's Lot, would be fascinating to read.
When Chris Cavalier sold his collection in 2006 (hard to believe that was already 10 years ago) there was this item listed for sale:
"Photocopy of the manuscript called The Shine in binder from Ziegler Associates, LA. 527 pages." He had it listed for $700.
I always regretted not buying it but I bought so much other stuff from that collection that I had to draw the line somewhere. I agree that the corrections are cool and from the one example you showed I am pretty certain it is King's writing.
Congratulations Jon. That's a very interesting item. Also good to know that background information from Bob.
One day I will have to compare the texts and see if there are any differences.
Thanks for the information, Bob. Very interesting. It's probably not the same copy as it has no binder, but a bargain at £75 as compared to $700 10 years ago!
Thanks Paul. Very nice item to have. Just wish it was in better shape.
Congrats Jon! Did you buy the copy that was on ebay.co.uk?
VERY COOL!!!!
That's a very cool one to have, Jon. Congrats!
Congrats Jon, very nice collection!
Manuscript-style items are not my cup of tea but something as old as this is definitely worth owning, photocopy or not. Congratulations!
I step away from the site for a long weekend getaway and look what I miss--Wow! Great pickup. Totally envious and happy for you simultaneously.
Fascinating work. Interesting comparison. You have much more patience and diligence than I do.
good stuff Jon. Weird, but parts of those deleted scenes I am sure I have read before. Specifically the "Big Hot" and the fire trucks parts. I could be imagining it, but it seemed VERY familiar.
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
"A real limited edition, far from being an expensive autograph stapled to a novel, is a treasure. And like all treasures do, it transforms the responsible owner into a caretaker, and being a caretaker of something as fragile and easily destroyed as ideas and images is not a bad thing but a good one...and so is the re-evaluation of what books are and what they do that necessarily follows." - Stephen King
Great work there Jon. I don't know if I would have the patience to go through it like that.
Now where's RPW? I've been looking forward to the rare UK proof you mentioned.
Rare Proof Wednesday Part 9
This one was an incidental find while buying another proof. The dealer had only just received this book and I grabbed it straight away. I have never seen a copy for sale and I don't think one's been up for sale for a very long time (I don't recall seeing one at the recent Betts proof sales). There are only 77 numbered copies of this proof.
Proof #96 - Stephen King - Full Dark No Stars - UK Advance Uncorrected Proof - Limited Numbered 22/77
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I'm glad I reminded you! And this would be one of those I-hate-you-congratulations moments! Good one there Jon. I too have never seen one for sale. Big congratulations!
Interesting proof, congrats!
Very nice! The last one I saw was 2/14 on eBay. The last one prior to that was 12/10 by Simon at Fantastic Literature. I think those are the only ones I have seen.