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[Flex Mentallo]

While on the subject

Collecting Stephen King: 10 of his rarest and priciest books

[OtherEric]

On 9/25/2021 at 1:04 PM, Flex Mentallo said:

While on the subject

Collecting Stephen King: 10 of his rarest and priciest books

Only thing I have of note is Hardcovers of the Dark Tower series, I've got the 1st three in the collected slipcase and the 4th in the Grant edition.  (3rd print 1st book, 2nd print 2nd, 1st print 3rd). 

[Straw-Man]

On 9/25/2021 at 3:04 PM, Flex Mentallo said:

While on the subject

Collecting Stephen King: 10 of his rarest and priciest books

cool!   many of those are “limited edition” books.  my firsts collection is of what we call “trade editions,” plain ol’ bookseller copies.  

[OtherEric]

On 9/26/2021 at 6:50 PM, Straw-Man said:

cool!   many of those are “limited edition” books.  my firsts collection is of what we call “trade editions,” plain ol’ bookseller copies.  

I think the Wizard & Glass by King was “limited “ to 40,000 copies… which isn’t limited at all unless you’re Stephen King

[Straw-Man]

On 9/5/2021 at 1:26 PM, Flex Mentallo said:

Stunning collection, Billy! Are there more?

fiction a-d. 

[Straw-Man]

d-g. 

[Straw-Man]

h-early le carre a mess—picking back up...

[Straw-Man]

mcmurtry-rushdie. 

[Straw-Man]

can’t get positioned for a good pic here, i’ll go over the rail. 

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[Straw-Man]

last of fiction on a cool little spinning shelf. 

[Straw-Man]

not many plays in my library, but this is cute. 

[Straw-Man]

an “author’s first book” set of firsts. 

Edited September 27, 2021 by Straw-Man

[Straw-Man]

all award winning (or random house top-100) signed firsts. 

[Straw-Man]

except “mockingbird”—but it’s signed to me!

[Flex Mentallo]

A fabulous, fabulous collection, William! (And the bookcases are perfect as well!)

[Flex Mentallo]

On 9/27/2021 at 2:50 AM, Straw-Man said:

cool!   many of those are “limited edition” books.  my firsts collection is of what we call “trade editions,” plain ol’ bookseller copies.  

Give me 'plain ol'trade editions every time! Many of the sci fi authors I collect did not get published in trade hardcover editions back in the day, so I've had to settle for book club editions where they exist. (CJ Cherryh comes to mind). Thankfully that situation has changed. As for 'deluxe' editions, that market seems to have gone berserk. I love having fine bindings of favorite books, but some of these have now become over elaborate to my eye. (I refused a set of complete short stories by Philip K D. produced by the Folio Society because the color design resembled blancmange)

Edited September 27, 2021 by Flex Mentallo

[Pat Calhoun]

While most of the books in my hardcover collection have DJs, they are interspersed with those without them: often older books with nice decor on the cloth boards, and those, though fewer in number, do much to lend the whole library an antiquarian look. Here's some from my files with fun stuff on the covers.

[Pat Calhoun]

This one, an anthology of old Chinese ghost stories, has wonderful patterned plum-colored boards... (PS- Invisible Links above is by Selma Lagerlof whose intricate descriptions of plant life add exquisite depth to her narratives. A Swede, she was the first woman to win the Nobel Lit prize.)

Edited September 27, 2021 by Pat Calhoun

[jimbo_7071]

I haven't gotten around to reading these two, but I like the artwork on the dust jackets.

ETA: I'm vehemently against trophy hunting, but I hope to learn something from the books.

 

Edited October 2, 2021 by jimbo_7071

[Zonker]

On 9/7/2021 at 4:01 AM, Flex Mentallo said:

Not overly fond of Easton Press, 

 

So, maybe a palate cleanser or two would be in order?