I have just been doing a little clearing out of the garage as I am about to be moving home soon and came across a couple of boxes of books. In one of the boxes I found a leather bound edition of Insomnia by Steven King, it's also signed by him and just above the signature it also has written in pen 82/200.
I've done a little looking but can't seem to find anything about it. Anyone got any ideas of what it's worth, if anything? Or where I could find out whats it's worth.
Cheers.
Last edited by Trash Man; 26-05-2004 at 06:14 PM.
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Yea, that's where it will prolly end up, just wondered if anyone had any ideas about it's worth, so then I could gauge a reserve price.
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Cooooool...Originally Posted by Trash Man
I love that book!!! Wow! What a find!!
STANDARD books on e-bay don't seem to sell for much (partly because the postage is so much) BUT.... I found this at Amazon
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You're in luck, my dad used to help out in Oxfam pricing books during the short while he was redundant this year: he says that it should fetch £200-300 if in good quality and genuinly signed. good luck on the auction, mate
I would say the quality is good, but it's not mint, it's been sat in the garage for about 6 years, although it has been in a box. I'll post a couple of pics in a few minutes. How can I tell if it is a genuine sig or not?
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Never thought of checking Amazon out, thank youCooooool...
STANDARD books on e-bay don't seem to sell for much (partly because the postage is so much) BUT.... I found this at Amazon
Comments: - SKU: 99053968; Decorative Cloth. Near Fine/No Jacket. Limited. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Deluxe binding with coloured endpapers and a bookplate with the author's facsimile signature, in matching slipa.
This sounds just like what I have although I don't think the sig in mine a copy and there is no mention in the number like I have in mine.
Should the top of the spine be like that? Apart from that it's mint, it's never been read. I read the paperback. I got the book a few years ago after buying a whole box of Steven King books at a car boot sale for a fiver
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Just found this on a book collectors site,
Insomnia UK Gift Edition with facsimale signature fine in bumped slipcase $69.99
Insomnia UK Limited edition ltd to 200 signed and numbered copies fine without dustjacket or slipcase as issued $399.95
Looks like I could be getting a 800XT a little quicker than I first thought
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Yeah Trash - that spine looks ok... what looks like a gap in the pages is probably a little ribbon for page marking??
Heh, congratulations man. Guess you didn't think you'd find a $400 book when you cleaned your garage did you?
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jeese i'm gonna have to tidy up round here more often! good job!
Nice! Boot sales rule
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$400, wow thats great. Im off to tidy my garage now!!
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Indeed it is the ribbon book mark thingy
All I need to do now is make a nice advert up for eBay and on she goes
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