What's your favorite SK item in your collection?

[Shasta]

I know a lot of us have collections and it just hit me that I'm curious about what you guys love.

So tell me what your favorite item in your collection is. It can be a book or something totally different. It's also a good opportunity to talk about all of the cool stuff that's out there.

I have two favorites and I love them both for the same reason - they were incredibly thoughtful gifts.

1. My Fantasy and Science Fiction with the first story of the Gunslinger. This was a gift from my ex (I know I've talked about this on here previously so I apologize) and it started my fervor for collecting. I felt like I was holding a piece of history that I didn't even know existed. It was wonderful that he did the research and found it for me. And this was before the Internet was super popular so he must have done a lot of work. He was a thoughtful guy like that.

2. A few years ago I got to go meet Mr. King - on my birthday. I was so incredibly excited. The night before we left for our road trip my husband brought me a dozen roses. In the vase he had taken a little toy gun and painted it to look like Roland's gun. It was so sweet! I still have that little gun and I LOVE it. It's on my SK bookshelf. (Yes, I only have one ridiculously over-flowing book shelf!) He took so much time to paint it and make it look old. I tried to save a rose too but my cat made sure that wouldn't happen! Every time I see it I reminded of that experience.

So what do you have that you love?

[GNTLGNT]

...my little black bear with the red eyes and emroidered SK items all over it.....

[Shasta]

...my little black bear with the red eyes and emroidered SK items all over it.....

Really? I want to see that.

[Mary19]

Shasta, that's a wonderful story, you sound like a lucky girl! I love my old SK books I have, eyes of the dragon, cujo etc..They look so retro and they are hard covers. I need to have all of the hard covers, I'm almost there!

[GNTLGNT]

16618...hopefully that shows the little critter...Tracy was kind enuff to snap a pic....

[Shasta]

16618...hopefully that shows the little critter...Tracy was kind enuff to snap a pic....

That is seriously cool.

[blunthead]

My imaginary lobstrocity.

[kingricefan]

I know a lot of us have collections and it just hit me that I'm curious about what you guys love.

So tell me what your favorite item in your collection is. It can be a book or something totally different. It's also a good opportunity to talk about all of the cool stuff that's out there.

I have two favorites and I love them both for the same reason - they were incredibly thoughtful gifts.

1. My Fantasy and Science Fiction with the first story of the Gunslinger. This was a gift from my ex (I know I've talked about this on here previously so I apologize) and it started my fervor for collecting. I felt like I was holding a piece of history that I didn't even know existed. It was wonderful that he did the research and found it for me. And this was before the Internet was super popular so he must have done a lot of work. He was a thoughtful guy like that.

2. A few years ago I got to go meet Mr. King - on my birthday. I was so incredibly excited. The night before we left for our road trip my husband brought me a dozen roses. In the vase he had taken a little toy gun and painted it to look like Roland's gun. It was so sweet! I still have that little gun and I LOVE it. It's on my SK bookshelf. (Yes, I only have one ridiculously over-flowing book shelf!) He took so much time to paint it and make it look old. I tried to save a rose too but my cat made sure that wouldn't happen! Every time I see it I reminded of that experience.

So what do you have that you love?

You just reminded me of the time (early '80's) when my older sis (unbeknownst to me) sent a really long letter to SK asking for an autograph for her to give to me. Months later an envelope with a hand-signed/inscribed/dated postcard arrived in the mail on a day when I just happened to be visiting her! She opened it up and out fell the postcard. We both jumped up and down, screaming!! I still have that postcard in my bookcase, next to my Dark Tower books!!

[Sundrop]

My signed copy of Pet Sematary......and the photos from the event.

[~Ally~]

My signed copy of Pet Sematary......and the photos from the event.

Yeh, mine would have been my signed FDNS but since I no longer have it I'd have to say the photographs from the evening since they are a reminder that I was actually at the book signing. :smile2: Second would be the pop~up version of TGWLTG that the delightful Patricia~A gave to me. I love that story and have always wanted the pop~up version...thankee Patricia. :love:

[Shasta]

You just reminded me of the time (early '80's) when my older sis (unbeknownst to me) sent a really long letter to SK asking for an autograph for her to give to me. Months later an envelope with a hand-signed/inscribed/dated postcard arrived in the mail on a day when I just happened to be visiting her! She opened it up and out fell the postcard. We both jumped up and down, screaming!! I still have that postcard in my bookcase, next to my Dark Tower books!!

That is WAY cool!

[The Nameless]

My copy of IT. It's not signed, not a first edition, not fancy - just a beat up old, slightly water damaged at the edges paper back, which has a scuffed spine full of creases, and the back cover and page is secured on with cellotape. But it was my favourite King movie, and the whole reason I started to read his books. It was the first book I ever bought, and it was dirt cheap at £2.51 - now I have just bought a 3rd shelf for my SK books. It is still my favourite novel and I probably wouldnt swap it for a brand new one. It reminds me of a relic from an Uncharted game or something.

[Shasta]

My copy of IT. It's not signed, not a first edition, not fancy - just a beat up old, slightly water damaged at the edges paper back, which has a scuffed spine full of creases, and the back cover and page is secured on with cellotape. But it was my favourite King movie, and the whole reason I started to read his books. It was the first book I ever bought, and it was dirt cheap at £2.51 - now I have just bought a 3rd shelf for my SK books. It is still my favourite novel and I probably wouldnt swap it for a brand new one. It reminds me of a relic from an Uncharted game or something.

One of my favorite things in the world is just a silly paperback of 1984. I just love it because I've read it so many times and had it for so long. It's an old friend. I totally understand!

[carrie's younger brother]

My favorite is my paperback copy of Carrie. It is a first edition, well worn, which I bought when it first came out and had no idea who SK was. Just looking at the cover (which opens up to reveal a gatefold of a "town" on fire) brings back so many great memories.

[king family fan]

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This is my favorite. Great buy ,rare and used. But I really love it.

[Jojo87]

My favorite is definitely Under The Dome.

[jchanic]

My overall favorite:

Green Mile #1 contest manuscript proof:
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/US_Proofs/GreenMile1contestmanuscriptproof.jpg

Green Mile #1 contest manuscript proof signature:
http://i469.photobucket.com/albums/rr60/johnhanic/US_Proofs/GreenMile1contestmanuscriptproofsig.jpg

There were either six or 36 of these produced. According to the contest, six of these were to be awarded for each of the original paperback editions, but I've only seen the one for Green Mile
#1--The Two Dead Girls.

John

[ShannonAmbannonBooks]

As a Stephen King collector, it's hard to choose, but I've narrowed it down to three. In no order:

- The Mist Snow Globe. Just a simple little snow globe sold by Blockbuster Video when the DVD edition of The Mist came out. It's cheaply made, but they're pretty rare, and I turned it into somewhat of a big deal over at TheDarkTower.org. Now everyone wants one! :)

- Knowing Darkness. Signed Limited Traycased Edition. A HUGE book, nearly forty pounds. Artwork inspired by Stephen King. An amazing, beautiful production.

- My Skeleton Crew Treasure Chest. A Pre-publication collection of different formats of the Skeleton Crew Signed Limited Edition, most of them including hand-written edits and corrections by the editors. I love it. It also came with a proof copy of the dustjacket.

[Shasta]

- The Mist Snow Globe. Just a simple little snow globe sold by Blockbuster Video when the DVD edition of The Mist came out. It's cheaply made, but they're pretty rare, and I turned it into somewhat of a big deal over at TheDarkTower.org. Now everyone wants one! :)



I have one of these too. I think it's funny.

I'm actually trying to help someone on this board find one so if you happen to see one for sale will you give us a shout?

[Mary19]

Let me just say that I'm extremely jealous of all of you!! I've said it before but since joining the board I've learned about all of the special/limited editions that are out there and now I want them! This is going to be an exspensive obsession...my husband doesn't get it, I'll have to work on him!:wink2:

[Anni M]

~My signed copy of the Under the Dome
~Ticket stubs for Harry, Carrie and Garp, An Evening with SK and David Cronenberg, and The Ghost Bothers of Darkland County (and tee-shirt for GB)
~Best is a candid unsigned, not posed, not perfect, but perfect to me picture that my dear friend snapped when I met Mr King.
And the napkin I cried into afterward.
:love:

[Shasta]

Let me just say that I'm extremely jealous of all of you!! I've said it before but since joining the board I've learned about all of the special/limited editions that are out there and now I want them! This is going to be an exspensive obsession...my husband doesn't get it, I'll have to work on him!:wink2:

It is DEFINITELY an expensive obsession. I'm not proud of it but I often bend the truth to my husband about how much I've spent on something. Like, I'll say, "It's $300" then in my head quickly say "times two" or whatever to make myself feel better! Nope. Not proud.

[Shasta]

~~Best is a candid unsigned, not posed, not perfect, but perfect to me picture that my dear friend snapped when I met Mr King.
:love:

I have one of those. It's a seriously terrible picture of me but I couldn't care less!

[Tim D.]

I love my British hardcover editions of SK's books. They usually have cooler dust jacket art than the U.S. versions. I hope to one day have a complete hardcover collection of SK's books in both the U.S. and British editions. I'm almost there with the U.S. versions, still got a ways to go with the British editions.

[Lina]

My favorite item would be a book. The Shining. I have such a history of searching for it. I remember that I could not find the book in the original anywhere, I tried to order it from the stores, I was trying to order it from the Internet, or ask my friends to buy it for me in Moscow (I was really obsessed with the idea of having it, yeah). And once I was in one book store that usually had no good collection of SK books in English, I was looking through the books on the shelf, and I could not believe my eyes when I saw the copy of The Shining there, so, sure I took it immediately, it was really like a dream come true, so it would be a very precious item for me.

[Shasta]

I love my British hardcover editions of SK's books. They usually have cooler dust jacket art than the U.S. versions. I hope to one day have a complete hardcover collection of SK's books in both the U.S. and British editions. I'm almost there with the U.S. versions, still got a ways to go with the British editions.

Do you have all of the first books? If so, I am very jealous. Those things are expensive!

[king family fan]

It is very hard to pick one favorite. I love my whole king collection. Anything King works.

[Tim D.]

Do you have all of the first books? If so, I am very jealous. Those things are expensive!

No, don't be jealous just yet. The first few novels are the hardest ones to get in first editions so for the time being I've had to fill the collection with the Stephen King Library editions. Most of my collection is hardcover first editions, and one day those first few will be mine.

[Shasta]

No, don't be jealous just yet. The first few novels are the hardest ones to get in first editions so for the time being I've had to fill the collection with the Stephen King Library editions. Most of my collection is hardcover first editions, and one day those first few will be mine.

Yes, I'm too working on it. I have everything after Cujo, including variant covers, minus the Gunslinger (which will be mine in March!!!) and Wizard and Glass. I cannot wait.

[jchanic]

I love my British hardcover editions of SK's books. They usually have cooler dust jacket art than the U.S. versions. I hope to one day have a complete hardcover collection of SK's books in both the U.S. and British editions. I'm almost there with the U.S. versions, still got a ways to go with the British editions.

I agree with you that the UK versions usually have superior dust jackets than the US, except for From a Buick 8 and Everything's Eventual. Those two UK versions were really bad!

John

[kingricefan]

I love my British hardcover editions of SK's books. They usually have cooler dust jacket art than the U.S. versions. I hope to one day have a complete hardcover collection of SK's books in both the U.S. and British editions. I'm almost there with the U.S. versions, still got a ways to go with the British editions.

Hi and welcome! I also collect both the US versions and the UK editions. I would like to recommend to you that you hit every used bookstore and/or thrift store in your area- you will be amazed at what you will find. At thrift stores you can usually find King hardback books going for around $3 or so. I once found a mint condition (never even read) hardback of Insomnia that was AUTOGRAPHED and paid $2.99 for it!!! I would love to know how this book ended up in a thrift store in a small town in northwestern Washington???? It still just boggles my mind. Also, you might run into a copy or two of the original paperbacks editions of the Richard Bachman paperbacks- I keep finding copies of The Running Man occasionally and once found a copy of Roadwork, too.

[Shasta]

I keep finding copies of The Running Man occasionally

And the next time it happens you're going to get it for Shasta.........

[Tim D.]

Hi and welcome! I also collect both the US versions and the UK editions. I would like to recommend to you that you hit every used bookstore and/or thrift store in your area- you will be amazed at what you will find. At thrift stores you can usually find King hardback books going for around $3 or so. I once found a mint condition (never even read) hardback of Insomnia that was AUTOGRAPHED and paid $2.99 for it!!! I would love to know how this book ended up in a thrift store in a small town in northwestern Washington???? It still just boggles my mind. Also, you might run into a copy or two of the original paperbacks editions of the Richard Bachman paperbacks- I keep finding copies of The Running Man occasionally and once found a copy of Roadwork, too.

I just keep finding stuff I already have. But I won't give up hope that I'll find some long forgotten treasure hiding in the stacks.

[Tim D.]

It is DEFINITELY an expensive obsession. I'm not proud of it but I often bend the truth to my husband about how much I've spent on something. Like, I'll say, "It's $300" then in my head quickly say "times two" or whatever to make myself feel better! Nope. Not proud.
Awesome. Since I started reading this post the urge to get on Ebay and start looking for books I don't have is becoming nigh impossible to resist. Of course, since I have very little will power it doesn't take much to break me down. Maybe if I chant "must not spend money" long enough the urge will go away.

[bookworm101]

The Entertainment Weekly with my story in it.

[polishmehappy]

I'm from Brazil but I've been a US citizen since 1988. My father is a constant reader. He was an accountant. In his spare time he read, a LOT. Because of him I developed a taste for reading. He read all sorts of books including SK. I read several genres along with my dad, but it was SKs novels that intrigued me the most. I was just a kid when I read "The Shining", "Pet Cemetary", "Christine", and "Cujo". I moved to the US when I was 20 and started reading books in English.
I have no access to books in Portuguese (my native language), but my dad sends me some of his old books once in awhile.
I have a copy of "Pet Cemetery" in Portuguese that is falling apart it is so old! I've read it several times. The last time I read it the pages kept falling on my lap. The pages are yellowed out and smelly but it is precious to me :) This book is one of my most favorite SK items ever, not just because it is one of of my favorite books but also because my dad's fingerprints are on it; because dad sent it to me with love; because it smells like the bottom shelf where dad kept all his books; because part of my dad is in that book.
I'm thousands of miles away from my dad, and he has terminal lung cancer now. I'll never get rid of this book...

[kingricefan]

And the next time it happens you're going to get it for Shasta.........

PM me your addy, darling!!

[ChristineB]

I have one of these too. I think it's funny.

I'm actually trying to help someone on this board find one so if you happen to see one for sale will you give us a shout?

Good luck with that... on TDT.org there are more then a few people looking for them, if Shannon were to find one and not tell them first he would most likely be beheaded. :)

[ChristineB]

In no particular order:

My beat up, taped together 11th paperback printing of IT, the first book I bought by SK. It sits on the same shelves as my 1/1 collectibles do.
Under the Dome which was signed in Atlanta, GA by SK while I stood in front of him and drooled like an idiot. The first sign I got from him.
11/22/63 with was also signed in Atlanta, GA by SK while I again stood in front of him and drooled like an idiot. ;)

[Shasta]

I'm thousands of miles away from my dad, and he has terminal lung cancer now. I'll never get rid of this book...

Welcome to the board!

I'm very sorry to hear about your father. We have a great support system here so hang around.

[Shasta]

Good luck with that... on TDT.org there are more then a few people looking for them, if Shannon were to find one and not tell them first he would most likely be beheaded. :)

But, but..... Dang it.

I'm really TRYING, Sunny!

[Christiane17]

I wish I had a signed book somewhere in my collection of SK's work, but I'm glad I own The Art of Darkness by Douglas E. Winter. I had to order it to get it back in the 80s, but I must say it was a good move I made. It's a great reference book, and I have the original edition. :)

[kungfuchook]

Mine is in the mail now... SO EXCITED! Will post pics when it arrives! WHEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE!

[kungfuchook]

My SIGNED Gilead Gunslingers shirt that I designed :D AM SO STOKED! It arrived today!

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[king family fan]

Awesome. You did a great job. I purchased one myself. Congrads on getting yours signed.



My SIGNED Gilead Gunslingers shirt that I designed :D AM SO STOKED! It arrived today!

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[Shasta]

My SIGNED Gilead Gunslingers shirt that I designed :D AM SO STOKED! It arrived today!

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I want one! Where do I get it?

[Shasta]

My new favorite item in my collection is my first edition Running Man that I got last night!!!!

And it's now one of my favorites because it was a kind, generous, and thoughtful gift, just like my other two favorites!

[Agincourt Concierge]

My limited edition Talisman from Teddy♥
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My FDNS that Ally generously donated for John's family.

My ticket stub from the meet and greet "A Conversation with Stephen King" in Dallas, Tx.

and lastly .... an autograph on SK stationery and a great pix of Ms Mod, Glenn Chadbourne, Belladonna, SKNut and myself in Bangor ...

[JRLauer]

All of it. I have all of SK novel's in first editions save five. I also have several special and limited editions.

If you're going to make me choose, it would have to be my signed copy of the UK version of Rose Madder given to me by my sweetheart.

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[Sundrop]

But, but..... Dang it.

I'm really TRYING, Sunny!

I know.....and I really appreciate it, too! ♥
Some day, some way.....one of us will find one

[Kati33]

The note my grandma stuck in my copy of 'Salems Lot after I loaned it to her. Basically, the doctor that SK thanks for assistance in writing the novel is the same doctor that did my grandma's blood tests before she married my grandpa. I'm still saving up my money to travel back to Maine with her- see her childhood home/memories and hang out in SK land!

[OldDarth]

Knowing Darkness. Artwork inspired by Stephen King. An amazing, beautiful production. Every time I open it I feel like Indiana Jones when he finds the Lost Ark.

[footloose123]

No question about it, my long version copy of "The Stand".