Book Collecting Videos On You Tube - Updated
There are a few good videos on book collecting on You Tube. You should check them out. Many are aimed at the beginning book collector and can be a good resource for the novice. Here are some videos about the San Francisco Book Fair for those who have never attended a book fair and for those familiar with book fairs - this is great view of the background of a fair.
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Collectible Books at Powell's Books
Many of you may already know of Powell's Books as a source for collectible books. For those of you who are not familiar to the world of Powell's, let me take this opportunity to introduce you. You will find new, used and very collectible books from this bookseller. Powell's describes themselves in this fashion: "From humble storefront beginnings in 1971 on a derelict corner of northwest Portland, Oregon, Powell's Books has grown into one of the world's great bookstores, with seven locations in the Portland metropolitan area, and one of the book world's most successful dot-coms (www.powells.com), serving customers worldwide." As a Forbe's Favorite in 2004, Forbes had this to say about Powell's: "With a huge selection of new, used and rare books, all swathed in smart content, Powells proves that regional bookstores don't have to kneel down to the so-called superstores." It is well worth a visit and time spent browsing its treasures.
I have begun a collection of notable books available from Powell's that I will endeavor to keep up to date for you. Check It Out HERE
[Top]A Rabid Bibliophile's Adventure Among Old And Rare Books
While browsing on the Oak Knoll site, today, I found for sale copies of a book most book collectors would love to have. I have provided a link to order this great book (not because I receive any commission from Oak Knoll - I don't - but for your convenience). Oak Knoll describes the book in this way: "First edition. A unique collection of essays on the challenges and joys of collecting rare and old books. The author is a rare combination of author, teacher, collector and literary critic. He writes with the wit and tour de force of bibliographical insight. This book will be enjoyed by collectors and bibliophiles around the world. This work also contains eight pages of color illustrations.
- New Castle : Oak Knoll Press 2000
- 8vo.
- cloth, dust jacket.
- 208 pages.
- ISBN 9781584560272 ; 1584560274 / Order Nr. 59944
- Price: $ 29.95"
Order HERE
[Top]Book Closeout Site Offers Many Signed Books
There are some exceptional finds on BookCloseouts website including a large selection of signed books. A large percentage of the signed books are hardcover and some are considered quite collectible (depending on your particular area of collecting), of course. I was able to find a signed edition of Sarah Waters' Night Watch, for example and books by J. A. Jance, Billie Letts, Jeffery Deaver, Douglas Preston and others. These books range in the neighborhood of $6.00 while BookClosouts has their early April sale of 50% off signed books. The sale lasts until April 12. You can go there by clicking on the following image:
These discount codes are only available through this site. Enjoy them!
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For $10 off any purchase of $65 or more
Tartarus Press Limited Edition Printing of Nightmare-Touch by Lafcadio Hearn
Tartarus Press is a British small press specializing in imprints of supernatural fiction. Tartarus Press has been the recipient of three World Fantasy Awards. They have just released (March 25. 2010) Nightmare-Touch by Lafcadio Hearn. Tartarus Press books are quite collectible as indicated by Damien G. Walter, The Guardian, UK, 29/09/09: "When first encountered, the publications of Tartarus Press seem almost as numinous as the supernatural tales they contain. The simple elegance of their presentation. . . jacketed in uniform cream covers with only minimal decoration, recall an earlier age when books were as rare and treasured as jewels.
"These are not commodities to be piled high on three-for-two tables, but rarities which remain hidden unless sought out . . . The stories hoarded in their pages are so little known you might be forgiven for wondering if you have dreamed them. The Triumph of Night and Other Tales by Edith Wharton. The Supernatural Tales of HG Wells. The Lost Poetry of William Hope Hodgson. And dozens of other titles by authors both famous and obscure which taken as a whole form a secret library, a catalogue of weird fiction from its roots in Victorian Britain through to the modern day."
The Tartarus Press website describes the new book in this way: "Introduction by Paul A. Murray
'His hobbies were fantastic. He knew all manner of odd things, dreadful things, uncanny things. He was purblind, and the shadow of a telegraph pole rose to him 'the shadow of a gigantic skeleton'. He studied Hoodooism [sic], witchcraft, etc. . . and knew all the horrible things about the old-time doings-frightful, barbaric, hideous punishments, etc.; and he knew some of the sweetest poetry in all tongues.'
So wrote an acquaintance of prolific horror writer Lafcadio Hearn (1850-1904). But in his writing Hearn was not concerned with achieving cheap thrills or titillation: horror was rather a means of expanding the boundaries of experience. He used his extensive knowledge of folklore and ancient beliefs and religions to challenge his readers, using horror to hint at spiritual realities beyond the grasp of contemporary materialism.
Hearn was brought up in Ireland, then England, and after school spent two years of near destitution in London before emigrating to America. After some years working as a journalist in Cincinnati he moved to New Orleans, becoming immersed in Creole culture and French literature. From 1888-1890 he lived in the West Indies before moving to Japan, where he married and settled for the remainder of his life. Undoubtedly one of the greatest Western interpreters of Japan, Hearn wrote many books on Japanese culture, as well as translating traditional ghost tales.
Contents: 'Introduction' by Paul A. Murray, 'Nightmare-Touch'. Fantastics: 'The Fountain of Gold', 'The Ghostly Kiss', 'The Vision of the Dead Creole', 'The Name on the Stone', 'Aphrodite and King's Prisoner', 'A Dead Love', 'At the Cemetery', 'Stray Leaves from Strange Literature', 'The Fountain Maiden', 'The Magical Words', 'The Bird Wife', 'The Legend of the Monster Misfortune'. Some Chinese Ghosts: he Legend of Tchi-Niu', 'The Story of Ming-Y', 'The Return of Yen-Tchin-King', 'The Tradition of the Tea-Plant'. Two Years in the French West Indies: 'La Guiablesse', 'Yé'. Japanese Ghosts: 'Of Ghosts and Goblins', 'Fragment', 'A Passional Karma', 'Ingwa-banashi', 'The Reconciliation', 'The Corpse-Rider', 'Of a Promise Broken', 'The Story of Umétsu Chubei', 'The Legend of Yurei-Daki', 'In A Cup of Tea', 'The Story of Chugoro', 'Ikiryo', 'The Story of Mimi-Nashi-Hoïchi', 'Rokuro-Kubi', 'Yuki-Onna', 'The Dream of Akinosuké', 'Jikininki', 'Mujina', 'The Story of Ito Norisuké'.
ISBN 978-1-905784-19-6 Publication: 25th March 2010.
Nightmare-Touch is a sewn hardback of 235+xvi pages.
Limited to 300 copies.
Price £30.00/$55 inc. p&p.
The book can be ordered (for as long as it is available from the publisher) HERE
A Few Good Books - A Few Good Buys
I have selected some books that are signed, limited edition - and which also happen to be attractively priced. I will list a few of them here. You can go to Amazon, yourself and search for signed, limited edition - then wade through all but I have attempted to save you some time and maybe let you know what is out there that may be special. "Special" is subjective, of course - these books being ones I would enjoy for my personal book collection, generally. Most have only one book available so if you see something you like, do not wait - just suggesting... If you click on the links I provide here I will receive a small (very small) commission. Thank You - I keep trying to pay the light bill :-}
[Top]The Bible of Bibliomania
Post Updated 3/12/2010
The Wall Street Journal Books 3/05/2010 By Norman Lebrecht
Almost 30 years after writing my first book, I still have instant recall of the moment when I received the first bound copy, its yellow title dancing on a deep-blue background. My most vivid impression was not so much of personal achievement as of humble admission—of being joined to a chain of civilization that stretches back almost to our cavernous origins. Read More
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From Oxford University Press USA
The Oxford Companion to the Book
Description
The Oxford Companion to the Book is the first reference work of its kind covering the broad concept of the book throughout the world from ancient to modern times. Along with such subjects as bibliography, the history of printing, editorial theory and practice, and textual criticism, it also engages with newer disciplines such as the history of the book and the electronic book. Additionally, the companion provides an engaging analysis of how books and societies have shaped one another. Written by the world's top scholars in bibliography and book history, the companion is an authoritative and highly informative work of reference for an international readership across a vast range of disciplines.
This unique two-volume work is organized into two parts. Part I is a substantial series of introductory essays-over forty essays offer generic histories of the subject as well as surveys of the history of the book around the world, including the Muslim world, Asia, Latin America, and Sub-Saharan Africa. Part II of the companion comprises an A-Z section of over 5,000 entries on every aspect of this exceptionally rich and diverse subject, ranging from brief definitions and biographical entries to more extensive treatments. Both parts of the text are richly illustrated with reproductions, diagrams, maps, and examples of various typographical features.
Features
The authoritative resource on all aspects of the book throughout the world from ancient to modern times
A unique combination of essays and alphabetically-arranged entries, interlinked to provide both depth of analysis and swift access to information
Written by over 400 of the world's best scholars, making this the authoritative resource on the subject
Imaginatively illustrated with many unique and rarely seen images
Reviews
"'The Oxford Companion to the Book' is a monument to mankind's most effective means of communication, one that is infinitely portable, transmissible and treasurable, intimate and tactile in ways that none of its rivals can attain Suarez and Woudhuysen are great exploders of conventional bibliographic wisdom." --Wall Street Journal
Product Details
1408 pages; 150 engravings & black and white photographs; 30 line drawings; plus examples of typographical features; 10.9 x 8.6;
ISBN13: 978-0-19-860653-6
ISBN10: 0-19-860653-2
About the Author(s)
Michael F. Suarez, S.J. is University Professor, Director of the Rare Book School, and Hon. Curator of Special Collections at the University of Virginia. He is co-editor of The Cambridge History of the Book in Britain, Volume 5, 1695-1830 (2008) and co-general editor of The Collected Works of Gerard Manley Hopkins , (OUP, 2006).
H. R. Woudhuysen is Professor of English at University College London. He has edited The Penguin Book of Renaissance Verse (1992), with David Norbrook, Love's Labour's Lost (1998) and, with Katherine Duncan-Jones, Shakespeare's Poems (2007) for the Arden Shakespeare third series.
$275.00 US - Order from Oxford University Press HERE
[Top]Neverwhere Ltd - The Author's Preferred Text - By Neil Gaiman
Released by Harper Collins - Today
Price: $200.00
On Sale: 2/23/2010
Book Description
A painstakingly produced limited edition of a beloved classic by #1 New York Times bestselling author Neil Gaiman. Limited to a single edition of just 1,000 copies, the limited edition of Neverwhere is an example of bookmaking at its finest.
Each volume is hand-numbered--limited to 1,000 copies
Each volume is signed by the author
Each volume and its accompanying slipcase is hand-bound i n rich midnight blue cloth
Volume front case and spine are gold-stamped
Slipcase features a die-cut aperture through which is seen the gold-stamped door illustration on volume front case
Elegant two-color interior design
Printed endpapers feature map of the London Underground, faithfully reproduced from the book's original trade edition
Large 7" X 10" format
Text is the "Author's Preferred Text"; this volume includes a special introduction to the book by the author
Special addendum to this limited edition: "The Neverwhere Files"--material from the author's files that give a behind-the-scenes glimpse at the evolution of Neverwhere
Each volume comes in its own protective cardboard case--labeled with title, author, price, publisher information, and barcode
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AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Overall Sales of 2009
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
3. The Dark Tower Series by Stephen King - $14,000
First edition copies of all seven volumes of the series, signed and numbered in a slipcase.
4. YA-WAE PA-HU-CAE E-CAE AE-TA-NAE E-TU-HCE WA-U-N A-H A. Original Hymns in the Ioway Language by William Hamilton & Samuel M. Irvin - $13,500
A rare item of Americana relating to Native Americans printed in 1843. This book was one of the first two titles issued from the Sac Mission Press, limited to 125 copies. It is a lengthy hymn book, with the text written in the dialect used by this tribe from Iowa.
5= Dreams from My Father by Barack Obama - $12,500
The 44th president’s first book, this is a first edition from 1996 signed by Obama.
5= Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
5= Works of Charles Dickens and Signed Letter - $12,500
A complete set, 22 volumes, of Dickens’ works published by Chapman and Hall. The set included a note from Dickens on his Tavistock House note paper dated Nov. 10, 1859 – “To Peter Cunningham. This set of my library edition, in remembrance of an old engagement between us. Charles Dickens."
8. Imre: A Memorandum by Xavier Mayne - $12,000
One of the first openly gay love stories in America, first edition published 1906. Written by Edward Irenaeus Prime-Stevenson under a pseudonym the book is one of the most important in LGBT literature because it is considered the first novel where homosexuals are portrayed in a positive light. This copy was one of 500 limited first editions, inscribed by Stevenson’s alter-ego "From X.M --/ Florence -- March / 1922."
9= The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution. Learn more about the evolution of this book.
9= The Catcher in the Rye by J.D. Salinger - $11,000
First edition, first printing, from 1951. A fine copy of the true first printing.
9= Tender is the Night by F. Scott Fitzgerald - $11,000
First edition of this American classic published by Charles Scribner in 1934.
9= The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Children’s & Young Adult Books
1. Alice’s Adventures In Wonderland, Through The Looking Glass and And What Alice Found There by Lewis Carroll - $14,377
First London editions in two volumes (1866 & 1872). Illustrated by John Tenniel and bound in red morocco with a slipcase.
2. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland by Lewis Carroll - $9,500
First edition copy from 1866 published by D. Appleton and Co.
3. A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind In the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet by Madeleine L’Engle - $7,500
The first British editions of the first three books in L’Engle’s Time Quartet sci-fi/fantasy series, including her Newbery Award winning novel, A Wrinkle in Time. The first two in the series are inscribed and the third flatsigned.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Art Books
1. Cinquante Dessins by Henri Matisse - $7,750
First edition published 1920, limited to 1,000 copies and signed with an original etching by Matisse of a woman’s face, entitled “Mlle. M. M.”
2. Early Italian Engraving by Arthur Hind - $7,500
Published in 1938, this collection (two parts in seven volumes) was limited to 375 copies (part I) and 275 (part II). Volume’s one and five are signed by author.
3. Album Pintoresco Isla de Cuba by Frédéric Miahle - $6,752
First edition printed in Havana in 1848. Illustrated with 30 lithographs from Miahle, the book depicts daily life in Cuba and its capital in the mid-19th century.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Photography Books
1. Sumo by Helmut Newton - $10,867
Limited edition of 10,000 and this copy is signed by the German-born fashion photographer. This massive photography book measures 20 x 28 inches, and is accompanied by an embossed stand, designed by Philippe Starck.
2. Peter Beard: Art Edition - $5,495
Another massive book. Limited edition elephant folio photobook from Tashen published in 2006. Each of the 2,250 copies was signed by Beard.
3. Kitaru Beki Kotoba no Tame ni by Takuma Nakahira - $3,900
First edition published by Fudo-sha in 1970, a complete copy of an iconic title featuring the Provoke Era (a period of social upheaval after World War II) by one of Japan’s most important photographers
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Poetry Books
1. Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems by John Keats - $8,500
First edition of Keats’ third and final book published in 1820.
2. Sonnets et Eaux Fortes by Various - $8,248
A collection of sonnets and etchings published in 1869, 42 original etchings by Manet, Corot, Daubigny, Jean François Millet, Jongkind, Bracquemond, Victor Hugo and others. From a limited edition of 350 copies.
3. Oeuvres by Pierre de Ronsard - $7,435
The complete first volume of the first edition of Ronsard's poetry; bound with an incomplete copy of the second volume and the preliminary matter of the third volume. Ronsard (1524-1585) was known as the Prince of Poets in his native France. Published in Paris in 1560.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Fiction & Fantasy Books
1. The Moon is a Harsh Mistress by Robert Heinlein - $9,730
Written in 1966 and set in 2075 where a lunar colony revolts against earth. This copy is a first edition (sixth printing) signed by both the author and his wife, Virginia.
2. The Foundation Trilogy by Isaac Asimov - $9,042
Complete set of first editions. Foundation, Foundation and Empire, and Second Foundation published by Gnome Press in 1951, ′52, and ′53 respectively. The second volume is inscribed by Asimov to one of his publishers.
3. Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? By Philip K. Dick - $6,500
First edition of this iconic science fiction novel used as the basis for Ridley Scott's Blade Runner movie. Published by Doubleday in 1968.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Religious & Theology Books
1. The Four Gospels of the Lord Jesus Christ by Eric Gill - $11,000
Printed and published at the Golden Cockerel Press in 1931. Limited to 500 numbered copies with 64 wood-engraved initial letters and illustrations by Gill.
2. Wonders of the Invisible World by Cotton Mather - $9,500
This is the second edition printed in London in 1693, this copy also contains a fine engraved bookplate of Samuel Mather (1851-1931), on the front marbled paste-down endpaper as well as a handwritten slip by Thomas J. Holmes, that compares it with the first London edition, giving some omissions, and differences in spelling and punctuation.
3. Liber Psalmorum Hebraice By Benjamin Kennicott - $8,250
Printed in 1809 this first edition copy of the first American Hebrew Psalter is written in Hebrew and Latin, the psalms appearing in Hebrew on each page, with the Latin commentary and notes below.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Science Books
1. Libellus ysagogicus Abdilasi Id est servi gloriosi dei: qui dicitur Alchabitius ad magisterium iuditiorum astrorum - by Alchabitius - $12,500
Early German publisher Erhard Ratdolt produced this volume in 1485 containing the work of Alchabitius, the 10th century Arabian astrologer.
2. On The Origin of Species - by Charles Darwin - $11,000
First American printing, published in 1860, of the book which contained the basis of Darwin's theory of Evolution.
3. Philosophia Magnetica by Niccolo Cabeo - $8,880
First edition published in 1629 describes Cabeo′s work with the Earth′s magnetism and electrical repulsion
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Ephemera
1. Photographic portrait of Frédéric Chopin - $6,078
An original print of the only known surviving photograph of the famous composer dating from 1849. This print seems to have been printed at the Goupil & Cie studio, around 1895.
2. The Store by Claes Oldenburg - $5,500
A poster published for Oldenburg′s one-man exhibition: The Store at 107 East Second Street in New York from December 1, 1961 - January 31, 1962. Based on the drawing: The Store, Study for a Poster. Oldenburg is best known for his public art installations including "Free Stamp" in Cleveland, "Dropped Cone" in Cologne, and "The Bottle of Notes" in Middlesbrough.
3. Original pen, ink, and water-color used for the dust wrapper of The Fairy Tales of Perrault by Harry Clarke - $4,500
Clarke’s set of pen, ink and water-color used to create the intricate dust cover for The Fairy Tales of Perrault.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Bird Books
1. Ootheca Wolleyana: An Illustrated Catalogue of the Collection of Birds' Eggs, begun by the late John Wolley, Jun., M.A., F.Z.S., and continued with additions, by the editor, Alfred Newton - $5,580
Published in 1907, this was a first edition copy of this ornithology book.
2. Game Birds and Wild-Fowl of Great Britain and Ireland by Archibald Thornburn - $1,830
First edition, deluxe limited issue of 155 copies containing 30 plates in color, showing 58 species.
3. A History of British Birds by F.O. Morris - $1,750
Published in 1857, this six-volume set details the various species of birds in Britain, including 358 full color plates.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Flower Books
1. Indigenous Flowers of the Hawaiian Islands by Isabell Sinclair - $5,500
First edition published in 1885, and inscribed by the Sinclair. The Book includes 44 beautiful colour plates dedicated to the flora of the Hawaiian Islands. In the book Sinclair wars of coming threats to the native flora from non native species brought on by fires, animals, and human intervention.
2. Wildflowers of Great Britain by George W. Johnson and Robert Hogg - $3,245
Compiled in 11 volumes containing 924 colored plates and was originally published in 1863. Johnson was a master gardener who penned numerous works on the subject, and founded the Journal of Horticulture, which published this work.
3. Flore Des Dames et Demoiselles - $3,000
A romantic look at gardens, each volume is prefaced with a short discussion of a related topic, such as methods in foreign countries, arrangement of flower beds, and orangeries. Printed in six volumes but paginated continuously.
AbeBooks' Most Expensive Sales of Exploration Books
1= Beskrivelse over Eylandet St. Croix I America I Vest-Indien - by Reimert Haagensen - $4,500
Published in 1758 in Copenhagen this first edition is an early, and important, description of St. Croix in the Virgin Islands based on the author′s own observations; discussing economic conditions, slavery, social life, and local customs.
1= The Navigator by Cramer Zadok - $4,500
Seventh edition, published in 1811. It is fully titled; The Navigator: Containing Directions for Navigating the Monongahela, Allegheny, Ohio, and Mississippi Rivers; with an Ample Account of These Much Admired Waters, from the Head of the Former to the Mouth of the Latter, and a Concise Description of Their Towns, Villages, Harbours, Settlements, &c. With Accurate Maps of the Ohio and Mississippi, to which is Added, an Appendix, Containing an Account of Louisiana, and of the Missouri and Columbia Rivers, as Discovered by the Voyage under Captains Lewis and Clarke.
1= Voyages and Travels to India, Ceylon, the Red Sea, Abyssinia, and Egypt 1802-1806 by Viscount George Annesley Valentia - $4,500
First edition published in 1809 in three volumes, it contains a dedication letter to Richard Maquis Wellesley, who was the Governor General of the British possessions and Captain General of the British forces in the East Indies.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Architecture Books
1. Della Magnificenza ed Architettura de'Romaniand Osservazioni sopra la Lettre de M. Mariette by Giovanni Battista Piranesi - $17,000
Piranesi (1720-1778) is famous for his etchings of ancient Roman ruins and prisons. This work (published in 1765) translates to Roman Antiquities of the Time of the First Republic and the First Emperors and contains etchings of the structures from this period.
2. Espana Artistica y Monumental, Vistas y Discripcion De Los Sitios y Monumentos Mas Notables De Espana by Genaro Perez Vila Amil - $7,500
Volume I and III of this set which depict the artistic and monumental sites of Spain. Written by Genaro Perez Villa Amil (1807-1854) who was one of the finest landscape artists in Spanish Romanticism. First editions published in 1842 and 1850 respectively.
3. Frank Lloyd Wright 12 Vol. Monograph by Frank Lloyd Wright et al - $5,850
First edition published in 1984. The complete 12-volume set of the astounding monograph of the Master of American architecture, Frank Lloyd Wright. Volumes 1-8 are monographs of his work; volumes 9-11 are ‘Preliminary Studies’; volume 12 is called Frank Lloyd Wright in His Renderings. The most exhaustive study of Lloyd Wright undertaken.
AbeBooks’ Most Expensive Sales of Vampire Books
1. Dracula by Bram Stoker - $3,000
First edition, early issue, published in 1899 and bound in original red-lettered yellow cloth.
2. Twilight by Stephenie Meyer - $2,000
First edition, first printing, signed by the bestselling author
3. Salem’s Lot by Stephen King - $1,450
Limited edition copy signed by King and illustrator Jerry Uelsmann. This copy was number 171 of 405.