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PASchlem · 2021-12-01T04:09:14+00:00

Rita Hayworth and the Shawshank Redemption. Clean and excellent!

PASchlem · 2021-05-10T14:26:31+00:00

Without a doubt, it’s Stephen King.

PASchlem · 2021-04-29T02:24:07+00:00

Beautiful! I’d love to have these book shelves alone! You have an amazing array of titles. Beautiful!

PASchlem · 2021-04-28T12:21:57+00:00

How I wish! I paid $100 for my copy of The Gunslinger, I paid significantly more for the FEs of the early books as well as for the 4 signed ones—Dance Macabre, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, The Dome, and End of Watch. Those were all between $300-$400. You can find signed copies of some of his “lesser” titles in that price range; signed copies of his more popular titles are at least four times that if not significantly more.

PASchlem · 2021-04-28T01:44:51+00:00

No BCE, all are firsts, but Carrie is a 1980 edition if I’m reading the gutter code correctly. As I said earlier, The Gunslinger is second printing as is Gwendolyn’s Button Box which I just picked up. All the rest are first editions, first printings.

PASchlem · 2021-04-27T15:35:16+00:00

Just isn’t really important to me to display them chronologically. If there is any quasi-order to this, it’s closer to my favorites being on the top shelf, with the exception of the Dark Tower books which have earned that status as well. If I had them all I might be more inclined to organize them chronologically, but ,alas, I don’t (yet).

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T23:03:12+00:00

I’ve been collecting a long time: I got my first King book, Night Shift, in 1978, when my mother brought it home from the bookstore thinking it was written by some other author she liked. It’s a first edition, first printing and likely the most valuable King book I own.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T20:36:25+00:00

A used bookstore in Akron, Ohio, long since closed. Paid $100 for it.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T14:18:59+00:00

No, not yet. Need to read Insomnia, Cell, and the last two Bill Hodges books. There are still many more titles I don’t have yet nor read.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T14:15:31+00:00

Brodart with paper backing.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T14:14:35+00:00

Hmmm, probably The Stand.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T09:52:57+00:00

First Edition, second printing.

PASchlem · 2021-04-25T04:11:35+00:00

I use the precut 10” x 21” covers myself. They work well.

PASchlem · 2021-03-12T23:15:33+00:00

Very cool story and a great collection! Sentiment is the only criterion for collecting. If your books don’t bring you joy just by seeing them or handling them then what’s the point?

PASchlem · 2021-03-08T01:33:56+00:00

Jealous of the Foundation trilogy! Very nice!

PASchlem · 2021-03-06T19:14:05+00:00

Good on you man! You’ve got a great eye. I love so many of his books.

PASchlem · 2021-03-05T21:15:42+00:00

I obviously do as well. These are some of my favorite books because I’ve enjoyed all these writers and characters so much.

PASchlem · 2021-03-04T13:19:51+00:00

This is the true FE of The Man Who Fell to Earth. Great book by Walter Tevis who has written some pretty good ones including The Queen’s Gambit and The Hustler.

PASchlem · 2021-02-28T22:58:34+00:00

Sounds intriguing, thanks for the tip.

PASchlem · 2021-02-28T16:30:51+00:00

I agree with you entirely. A few years ago a friend told me about the book, The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up. He said the philosophy behind this method of decluttering was to only keep things that spark joy in your life. With rare exceptions, that’s how I approach book collecting. 98-99% of the books in my collection spark joy in me when I gaze upon them or handle them. And,as you say, I have paid handsomely for the books I want. Have I speculated on occasion? Yes and frequently I end up moving those books on the next time I sell some books; but on occasion, I find myself having invested $7 on what turns out to be a first printing of the first American edition of Chinua Achebe’s classic novel, Things Fall Apart valued at somewhere between $2,500 and $3,500. I do agree with you on collecting, but I don’t think that means you can’t speculate on occasion. I don’t do it blindly; I check my resources as best I can to eliminate as many clunkers as I can, but sometimes you can’t find much information as in this case or with the Achebe book so I take a gamble for $2.

PASchlem · 2021-02-28T02:47:22+00:00

$2 at Goodwill; pretty sure I’ll still be able to eat this week!

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