Leather-bound signed Gerber guides?

[Chip Cataldo]

Can someone give me some info on these? I've never heard of them and was just offered an unread set. I'm not sure what they're worth and can't find any recent sale info. Thanks in advance.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

[damonwad]

http://www.bookpalace.com/acatalog/The_Photo-Journal_Guide_to_Comic_Books_2_volumes_TPJGTCBLTD.html

 

Here's a set for sale (not mine) and a bit of info with it.

 

 

 

[Chip Cataldo]

Picked these up today. Sadly, no slipcase. However, given how the spine cracked when I gently leafed through a few pages, they haven't been read.

 

 

I've never seen any iteration of these in person so I had no idea how massive they were! Just a stunning achievement to collect all those covers in two tomes.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

[MrBedrock]

They usually go for around $200 for the set though they can be a bit of a tough sell. There was no slipcase as far as I remember. I've had a couple of sets and never had a slipcase. I know Gerber sent copies of the leather bounds to everyone who loaned him books to photograph.

[Artboy99]

Picked these up today. Sadly, no slipcase. However, given how the spine cracked when I gently leafed through a few pages, they haven't been read.

 

 

I've never seen any iteration of these in person so I had no idea how massive they were! Just a stunning achievement to collect all those covers in two tomes.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

 

they are wonderful books, and a fabulous read. Nice pick up, I like them.

They didn't have a slipcase, but should have a dust jacket.

[MrBedrock]

Picked these up today. Sadly, no slipcase. However, given how the spine cracked when I gently leafed through a few pages, they haven't been read.

 

 

I've never seen any iteration of these in person so I had no idea how massive they were! Just a stunning achievement to collect all those covers in two tomes.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

 

they are wonderful books, and a fabulous read. Nice pick up, I like them.

They didn't have a slipcase, but should have a dust jacket.

The leather bound editions were not released with dust jackets and usually are considered complete without them. Gerber sent out some extra dust jackets flat at a later date.

[Artboy99]

Clears that up. Thanks Richard

[gadzukes]

My set has a slipcase.

[jbcomicbox]

Picked these up today. Sadly, no slipcase. However, given how the spine cracked when I gently leafed through a few pages, they haven't been read.

 

 

I've never seen any iteration of these in person so I had no idea how massive they were! Just a stunning achievement to collect all those covers in two tomes.

 

Peace,

 

Chip

 

they are wonderful books, and a fabulous read. Nice pick up, I like them.

They didn't have a slipcase, but should have a dust jacket.

The leather bound editions were not released with dust jackets and usually are considered complete without them. Gerber sent out some extra dust jackets flat at a later date.

 

 

 

I have 16/900. Ernie spent much time at my home. I still have some unwrapped copies. My deluxe do have a slipcase. He also sent me the press proofs for some of the interior pages....

 

The internet makes it less relevant, but Ernie was a visionary putting these tomes together. He allowed many of us to see books we had only heard about. Doing separate color separation for each book cost him a fortune... jb

[Chip Cataldo]

Thanks for the information, everyone. I'm hoping that I can sell the rest of the stuff I purchased with these for enough profit to allow me to keep them. They really are incredible books. There are two others for Silver Age, correct? Were those released as leather-bound as well?

 

Peace,

 

Chip

[Tri-Color Brian]

Does anyone know what happened to Ernie? Did he die? If so, when? I can't find any info on him besides the Photo Journals...I love my sets, they are the reason for 90% of my golden age collection...I discovered a lot of obscure books in the journals (back before the Internet), like Baker Romance, L.B. Cole, Oddball comics, Schomburg, etc.

[ciorac]

yes, he has passed away. Quite some time now

 

I bought a leather bound set from him back in the early 90s at a SDCC. I left them with him to sign. I returned hours later and he said he had signed them for me. Took them home, and found he hadn't. I wish he had. Ernie had lots of issues, as we all do, but he gave something very important to the hobby back then.

[Tri-Color Brian]

Thanks Bill.

[godquest]

Mycomicshop has a set with slipcase for sale.

[Bookery]

My set has a slipcase.

 

Mine too. Though, oddly, even though mine has the limitation page, no number is filled in and it's not signed.

 

 

[keever]

They usually go for around $200 for the set though they can be a bit of a tough sell. There was no slipcase as far as I remember. I've had a couple of sets and never had a slipcase. I know Gerber sent copies of the leather bounds to everyone who loaned him books to photograph.

 

I sent him 7 books to photo as I recall and didn't get an offer of leather bound volumes, just an offer to buy the books. I think I traded them for some Avons I needed. Does anybody recall Ernie trying to start a grading service with ridiculously low prices (35 cents a book as I recall). Did anybody try it?

[jbcomicbox]

think of the process to heat seal mylar........that was Ernie

 

every book photographed separately with a weight so there was no movement......jb