Your latest Stephen King related purchase...

[Ranger_Strider]

Not exaccl on topic, but I have a 1st edition of Wizard and Glass that is signed by Dave the illustrator.
I think that is pretty epic cool.
Rumor has it that W&G (the 1st Grant with the bullet-biter) was a low point in the initial release numbers.
I wonder if anyone knows why?
Was it because 'The Tommynockers' pissed off the critics so well?
Or because interest in the DTS just ebbed at the time?
Any thoughts?

[jchanic]

DT IV had 40,000 copies printed, the same as DT III. DT II had a print run of 30,000, while the first printing of DT I was 10,000, with another 10,000 in the second printing. DT IV seemed more scarce because it was the first time Donald M. Grant, the publisher, distributed them to a lot of the chain bookstores. It is assumed that a lot of these copies went to casual King readers (who kept them) instead of to the collectors, so the number offered in the aftermarket (eBay, etc.) was lower. Now, 13 years later, they command a slight premium over the other volumes, but nothing like they did seven years ago.

A copy signed by Dave McKean is a treasure, too!

John

[JellybeanJay]

I finally got my copy of DT 7. Now I can finally start the series!

[Sundrop]

When I was in LA, Caroline took me to this awesome little used book store called Dark Delicacies.
It's an entire book store dedicated to the horror genre.

I found and purchased a 1st Edition hardcover of Black House.
When I looked inside the cover, I found a card with Peter Straub's autograph......Not SK's, but still not too shabby

[gniknehpets]

I found the novel edition of The Green Mile at the Goodwill. I'm always digging around there hoping to find a signed book of his. Wouldn't that be amazing!

[kingricefan]

I found the novel edition of The Green Mile at the Goodwill. I'm always digging around there hoping to find a signed book of his. Wouldn't that be amazing!

I actually did find a signed hardback mint copy of Insomnia at a Value Village (same type of store as Goodwill) in a small town north of Seattle. How this book made it there is still a mystery to me, but hey, it was only $2.99 so I just couldn't pass it up. I would've been happy to pay much more than that!!!!! I always go to Goodwill's etc. and always check the books to see if they've been signed. I find tons of them that way.

[odienz]

just got a first edition hardcover of The Tommyknockers and Firestarter for $1 each, bargain!

[FXguy]

Yesterday was my birthday, and my wife presented me with Duma Key in hardcover. She said she walked downtown on Saturday, after we had a fight, and picked it up at Java Joes/Bookmarc's in Bangor. I had not finished the book when I got it at the public library, as I have a hard time reading his novels where the wife dies (I haven't gotten past that part in Bag Of Bones, either).

[nate_watkins]

I picked up the audiobook Blood and Smoke at the library. I've read Everything's Eventual, but was curious how the audiobook experience is. It's been a while since I've listened to one.

[JohnDalglish]

Yesterday was my birthday, and my wife presented me with Duma Key in hardcover. She said she walked downtown on Saturday, after we had a fight, and picked it up at Java Joes/Bookmarc's in Bangor. I had not finished the book when I got it at the public library, as I have a hard time reading his novels where the wife dies (I haven't gotten past that part in Bag Of Bones, either).

Hi,

Congrats on getting Duma Key, great book.

I know exactly what you mean vis Bag of Bones, but I'd really recommend you to bite the bullet and read through that because you're missing a really marvellous book IMO.

And I actually found Lisey's Story harder!

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