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Something longtime Centipede supporters may recognize:
https://twitter.com/ron_clinton/stat...742221825?s=21Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Anybody snag a copy of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES?Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Originally posted by Martin View Post
Yes, I couldn't pass on that one!Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostAnybody snag a copy of SOMETHING WICKED THIS WAY COMES?
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Nothing to see here!Ok, I really can't come up with anymore of these stupid things...
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I had an intense internal debate lasting about 30 seconds on whether to buy this one or not. In the end I would have had serious regrets if I passed. I share Ron's view on the significance of this story!
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I’m in for a copy as well. I don’t remember loving the book when I first read it but I think that was due to all the hype of it being “A Classic”. I recall enjoying quite a bit.
I too would have regretted passing on it, though. From the sounds of it, this will probably considered the definitive edition. Jerad never oversells his editions. At times, it feels like he undersells them and you wonder if the price point is going to be warranted as with the recent CHILDHOOD’S END. Then the book comes out and it knocks you back in your seat a little bit. With a book at this price point ($600!!), I’m sure it’s going to be amazing.
And as we know, tracking down these Centipede editions on the aftermarket is brutal. And expensive.
I’m just worried about the ol’ pocket book, because it’s been an expensive Centipede year already with THE HAUNTING OF HILL HOUSE and SWTWC...and soon there will be DUNE.
Now all bets are off if Jerad does one of his deluxe editions of GHOST STORY. I’ll sell a freaking kidney if need be.
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The additional $100 over the earlier estimated price gave me pause for a few minutes, given that this is the most I’ve ever spent on any single book. It was an experience that was equal parts excitement (for the book, which should arrive in 45 days) and horror (at spending that much for one lone book), thrill and dread, satisfaction and regret, surety and uncertainty. I don’t have the mindset to play in the high-end collectors’ sandbox very often, but I knew I’d regret passing on what sounds like the grandest production Centipede has ever done on what is one of my favorite books of all time. And I knew I wouldn’t stand a chance on it in the aftermarket. Nice thing about this hobby, though, is I can sell other books to support decisions like this, and now have two piles of books on the counter ready to list on eBay.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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I own the 1962 Simon and Schuster 1st edition, the 1963 Rupert Hart-Davis edition, the Gauntlet edition, the PS edition, the Folio edition, so do I really need the Centipede Press edition...You're damn right I do LOL!! Like Ron, this is a record for me, I have laid out $500 for a book and yes, it was also a Bradbury title, The Arkham edition of Dark Carnival.
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Nothing to see here!Ok, I really can't come up with anymore of these stupid things...
- May 2011
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostThe additional $100 over the earlier estimated price gave me pause for a few minutes, given that this is the most I’ve ever spent on any single book. It was an experience that was equal parts excitement (for the book, which should arrive in 45 days) and horror (at spending that much for one lone book), thrill and dread, satisfaction and regret, surety and uncertainty. I don’t have the mindset to play in the high-end collectors’ sandbox very often, but I knew I’d regret passing on what sounds like the grandest production Centipede has ever done on what is one of my favorite books of all time. And I knew I wouldn’t stand a chance on it in the aftermarket. Nice thing about this hobby, though, is I can sell other books to support decisions like this, and now have two piles of books on the counter ready to list on eBay.
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Originally posted by mhatchett View PostI own the 1962 Simon and Schuster 1st edition, the 1963 Rupert Hart-Davis edition, the Gauntlet edition, the PS edition, the Folio edition, so do I really need the Centipede Press edition...You're damn right I do LOL!! Like Ron, this is a record for me, I have laid out $500 for a book and yes, it was also a Bradbury title, The Arkham edition of Dark Carnival.
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