Here's a picture of my latest "find". The owner is not willing to sell it. He figures it's probably the only one currently in existence. I agree.
The marks are the tape on the plastic bag it's in.
John
Here's a picture of my latest "find". The owner is not willing to sell it. He figures it's probably the only one currently in existence. I agree.
The marks are the tape on the plastic bag it's in.
John
John is that from the original or the revised?
That's the original from the UK. Here's the revised US proof from Viking. These are very scarce, too.
John
here's a couple of king related proofs....
Updated to list the UK Sphere Gunslinger and the UK unbound manuscript proof of Four Past Midnight.
See the most up-to-date list below.
John
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I used the new text wrap option to edit the first post in this thread so it would look good on the Collectors Page (not actually active yet).
Hope it looks okay
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Here are several nice articles about proofs:
http://www.readingbooks.info/Proofs.htm#_ftn6
http://lopezbooks.com/catalog/pr/pr-01.html
Good articles, Nate. I hadn't seen them before!
John
The list has been updated to include the proof of Duma Key.
See the most up-to-date list below.
John
Duma KEY : Arc
finishing in something like 13hours... quite cheap now !
See below for an updated listing.
John
there will also be 10 special edition proof, from the contest stephenking.co.uk
Geez, I wish I had some artistic talent so I could at least try to enter the contest. Oh, well.
John
The dateline was supposed to be the 7th of december, but the submission form is still online...
I've got The Drawing of the Three black cover with orange/reddish Roland pic, (with the publisher's letter), and a well used DTVII, and that's it.
I submiteed a work to that contest
Wanted list:
Ubris
You win quite oftenly at contest, so I will not be surprised if you'll be among the top 10... ;-)
I wanna be the star prize winner!
Wanted list:
Ubris
Whoever wins, I'm interested in purchasing the advance copy that is one of the prizes. If anyone wants to sell theirs. (I know I wouldn't, but it can't hurt to ask!)
John
Udated to include the BMOC proofs of Misery and The Tommyknockers.
See below for updated listing.
John
Does anyone wnat to go to the trouble to scan the face, spine and rear of all (U.S to start) the proofs to create a catalog?
I am willing to help with posting the pics, but alas, I own only 1 or 2 proofs.
John?
Are you there?
Hint hint.
Ooooh, I own more proofs than Jerome! I'll trade a couple of them for that big screen TeeVee!!!
I think the catalog is a great idea, but I'm in the same boat as you--way too few proofs. And likely nothing that John or SirBoomme don't have.
Would it be possible to estimate print runs of each one???
I'd like to help, but I just don't have the time to do all the ones needed. I have scanned MOST of the front covers of the proofs I own, but not the spines or backs. I can email the ones I've done to whomever, but it will take quite a bit of time to do the rest. I have posted some of the front covers in the Gallery already. Either PM or email me if you want.
John