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- May 2011
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Originally posted by JeremyM View PostGreat looking volume, the letterpress printed Zimakov engravings are the highlight for me. I don't love oversized volumes, but getting these in an extra large format is a really cool. I like the use of the Zimakovs art & marbled papers on the slipcase as well.
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- May 2011
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Received my copy today and it is stunning. I agree with JeremyM that the Zimakov engravings printed letterpress are a highlight. You can feel the pressing more than you can with just letterpress text. I did not get the bonus item but am good with that. I had mixed feelings about it. Nice to have but the photos I have seen did not fit the aesthetics of the book. Would have been happy either way but prefer it without the bonus. From a shelf size standpoint they are nearly identical to The Secretary of Dreams Limited so I will place it on the shelf I have for them. I was nervous that it would be Knowing Darkness sized and that would have presented a problem. I will take some photos but will not add them to my collectors thread until mid January when they have all been shipped out.
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Originally posted by Martin View PostI did not get the bonus item but am good with that. I had mixed feelings about it. Nice to have but the photos I have seen did not fit the aesthetics of the book. Would have been happy either way but prefer it without the bonus. .
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- May 2011
- 8801
Originally posted by RonClinton View Post
Congrats on getting your copy, Martin. I must admit, I feel the same way. The sig stickers look to my eye out of place on such a rich, museum-like production. I too would have been pleased with either, but now having seen both examples, I prefer (and, given the choice, would have chosen) the cleaner, non-sticker example. Very cool for Jerad to offer this surprise bonus, though, and I’m happy for those who received it.
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Originally posted by Martin View Post
I also already have multiple Ray Bradbury signed books.
Along with my signed books, I had a couple loose Bradbury-signed bookplates, so have laid in (not stickered-on) one into my copy of Centipede's WICKED, and that suits me just fine.Twitter: https://twitter.com/ron_clinton
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- May 2011
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Originally posted by Dave1442397 View PostMy Something Wicked just showed up. Seeing as I have nothing much under the tree, I decided not to open it until we open gifts tomorrow night. It'll be interesting to see if it came with a Bradbury signature, but I'll be just as happy without it.
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Originally posted by Martin View Post
You have more restraint than I. I opened mine within minutes of bring the box in.
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Originally posted by Dave1442397 View PostMy Something Wicked just showed up. Seeing as I have nothing much under the tree, I decided not to open it until we open gifts tomorrow night. It'll be interesting to see if it came with a Bradbury signature, but I'll be just as happy without it.
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Originally posted by RonClinton View PostSo, Dave and Ron (S.), what did you think of WICKED?
Anyway, the quality is top-notch, as expected. It's huge, it's heavy, and the artwork is fantastic. I read it on Sunday, probably for the first time since the '80s.
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Yep, it's a stunner, for sure. Doing this so long, it's sometimes hard to impress us jaded old dudes, but this one is pretty marvelous- even for Centipede. I don't have a lot of their high end productions, but this surpasses even A MOUNTAIN WALKED, which I've always cited as one of the nicest books I've ever seen- by anyone. From outside to in- it's just next-level attention to detail. It'll sound weird, probably, to admit that my favorite edition of this book has always been my old, trusty Easton Press, and I've read it a few times. Never thought I'd need another so almost didn't pull the trigger on this. So glad I did!
Oh, and no Bradbury sig for me either, and likewise- have no problem with that.
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