Cranston Books Shadow and Doc reprints 0

[rjpb]

What is up with the ebay auction prices hardback Shadow and Doc Savage hardback reprints with facsimile interiors from Cranston Books?  They seem to sell for at least $100 apiece and in the case of some of the Doc issues, over $600, far more than many of originals they reprint would sell for. What are these? When are they from? And who is paying these prices?

[OtherEric]

No idea, not familiar with the Cranston Books editions.  I know there was a period when a couple of the Doc Savage doubles from Bantam could go for more than the original pulps, but that was just a couple specific books with very small print runs relative to the others in the series.  The internet and later reprints have dropped those prices, though.

[htp]

Yeah this is bizarre.. Never heard of or seen these before either, but there's $10,000 in sales on a few reprints so far. That publisher's name is also not much help, seems like an obvious reference.

They do look really nice though, and I like the Bantam Doc covers more than the original sometimes dorky pulp ones, but they're missing the interior art. These look like the best of both worlds. I'd pay $600 for the set.