Dan Hocker's Collection

[Dan Hocker]

Yep, both editions are cased. The limited is in a huge (and that's a understatement) traycase, and comes with an extra book that only has the artwork in it (no text), and the "gift" (for lack of a better term) edition is slipcased, and is still huge...

[frik51]

Anyway, you don't get a case with the regular edition? I love cases!! I wish every limited from CD would come with a slipcase. And I wouldn't mind paying extra for it either. They just look so much nicer with a slipcase. And extra prints too?? Man, I want the limited! But I can't justify paying damn near a grand for it. I could buy 3 King limiteds for what I'd pay for the signed edition of Knowing Darkness

Siep here. Hope you don't mind me butting in.
Yes, you'll be getting a case either way: slipcase with the regular edition, traycase (plus extras) with the signed edition. The remarque was optional.
In case you're interested:

http://forum.cemeterydance.com/showt...ull=1#post5278

sk

[theenormityofitall]

Sounds like a bitch mate, but you'll get through it As regards Knowing Darkness - there ain't nothing ordinary about the unsigned edition either, no question at all. The only differences between the two are (a) the big arsed case it comes in (b) the insert of prints that aren't included in the "regular" edition and (c) the signature pages. Signatures are well and good, however, the AE cannot be handled as you would a "standard" book - you need to be freaking Arnie S to lift that damn thing, and then you have the issue about dropping it, scuffing it, et al ... Much better off with the standard if you really want to "appreciate" the art for what it is

Yeah, it really is a bitch. I fell of some rafters and ended up with a couple badly herniated discs (lucky I didn't go paralyzed). But the discs won't "pop" back in and they're thinking I might need a fusion. I'm going to another neurosurgeon next week to try something new instead of steroid injections and hopefully that'll work because he pain is so intense it's almost unreal.
Anyway, you don't get a case with the regular edition? I love cases!! I wish every limited from CD would come with a slipcase. And I wouldn't mind paying extra for it either. They just look so much nicer with a slipcase. And extra prints too?? Man, I want the limited! But I can't justify paying damn near a grand for it. I could buy 3 King limiteds for what I'd pay for the signed edition of Knowing Darkness (well maybe 2 and a signed trade). Maybe the best thing for me to do is forget about the entire book lol.

[theenormityofitall]

Remind me again in a week, once I'm sure I'm through all the orders for them (I'll never remember) lol.

Yeah, me too! And just $75? Defintely let me know. I'll come up with the cash somehow if you have any even if I have to dip into the bank.

[Dan Hocker]

Let me know if you have some and how badly "dinged" they are.

Remind me again in a week, once I'm sure I'm through all the orders for them (I'll never remember) lol.

[peteOcha]

Let me know if you have some and how badly "dinged" they are.

[Dan Hocker]

I think we have a few more of the backordered "dinged copies" to ship, but we might have a few extra when we're done. I think we ordered 55 and only need something like 50, I can't remember. I think we sold the "dinged" copies for about 75 give or take a couple cents.

If I was still working regularly which I can't do nowadays because of winter coming up, the rotten economy and the situation with my neck, (I'm an electrician), I would defintely go for the signed one even though I just said it wasn't the sigs that interested me most. It's still better to have something signed than just a regular trade edition.

Sounds like a bitch mate, but you'll get through it As regards Knowing Darkness - there ain't nothing ordinary about the unsigned edition either, no question at all. The only differences between the two are (a) the big arsed case it comes in (b) the insert of prints that aren't included in the "regular" edition and (c) the signature pages. Signatures are well and good, however, the AE cannot be handled as you would a "standard" book - you need to be freaking Arnie S to lift that damn thing, and then you have the issue about dropping it, scuffing it, et al ... Much better off with the standard if you really want to "appreciate" the art for what it is

[theenormityofitall]

If you're talking about Knowing Darkness, and you enjoy King related art, and if you've seen the quality of the production (and, yes, true, if you can afford it) it's well worth $350 (although, truth to tell, you can get one sealed and pristine for a lot less if'n you hunt around some ) As indicated elsewhere in this thread, I snagged myself an AE, and it sure as .... as ... as .... heck .... didn't cost $800. I wasn't joking when I said that the shipping cost more than the actual book.

If I was still working regularly which I can't do nowadays because of winter coming up, the rotten economy and the situation with my neck, (I'm an electrician), I would defintely go for the signed one even though I just said it wasn't the sigs that interested me most. It's still better to have something signed than just a regular trade edition.

[theenormityofitall]

I honestly don't know what the limited retail for these days. I know we sold some dinged copies of the gift for significantly less and the last time we sold new copies even though where significantly less than retail. We are talking about Knowing Darkness right?

Yeah, Knowing Darkness. I basically wanted it not necessarily for all the artists sigs, but I remember in the email CD saying it was the biggest and heaviest book we ever did...something like 11-13 pounds?? LOL that's amazing in itself.
If I ever get the money, and some are still around, just the "regular" edition would be ok with me.

Hey Dan, do you think it's reasonable to spend almost $800 for the limited and I think around $350 at The Overlook for one of these? It seems pretty damn high to me. I can't really remember it being offered here since I seem to buy virtually everything offered here (when I can afford it; now I can't after buying Dracula, The Woman limited and The Exorcist 40th Ann. Ed. among other books). But that just seems to high for me, still if I could afford it, I'd probably buy the limited. But I don't think that's ever gonna happen unfortunately.

If you're talking about Knowing Darkness, and you enjoy King related art, and if you've seen the quality of the production (and, yes, true, if you can afford it) it's well worth $350 (although, truth to tell, you can get one sealed and pristine for a lot less if'n you hunt around some ) As indicated elsewhere in this thread, I snagged myself an AE, and it sure as .... as ... as .... heck .... didn't cost $800. I wasn't joking when I said that the shipping cost more than the actual book.

[Dan Hocker]

Hey Dan, do you think it's reasonable to spend almost $800 for the limited and I think around $350 at The Overlook for one of these? It seems pretty damn high to me. I can't really remember it being offered here since I seem to buy virtually everything offered here (when I can afford it; now I can't after buying Dracula, The Woman limited and The Exorcist 40th Ann. Ed. among other books). But that just seems to high for me, still if I could afford it, I'd probably buy the limited. But I don't think that's ever gonna happen unfortunately.

I honestly don't know what the limited retail for these days. I know we sold some dinged copies of the gift for significantly less and the last time we sold new copies even though where significantly less than retail. We are talking about Knowing Darkness right?

[srboone]

My father was at Kasarine Pass in North Africa. He has a whole bookshelf filled with books on the subject. The rest of his time in WWII was spent on the French Riviera. He wrote his memoirs back in 86, but they are unreadable. I found 5 really good stories of his days in WWII in them, but I had to piece them together from various parts of the manuscript. Writing it made him happy. Took him about 9 months. I have the only survivng copy, I think.

[theenormityofitall]

Europe, we think at the Black forest near the Sigfried line.

Isn't that also known as "The Battle of the Bulge"? All of my great uncles fought in Europe, but my uncle Wesley was in 5 major battles and I think you get a silver star for that?? Maybe that's not right, but I remember my grandma saying he got a special star for being in 5 major battles. I thought the silver star was for courage under fire.
My grandpa was the only one in my family who was in the Pacific theater.
Totally off topic when it comes to horror novles, but I wanted to mention it because it's extremely important we remember those guys, unlike the ungrateful lil snots nowadays.

[theenormityofitall]

I picked up one of the damaged copies we had here at work, it's really the only way I could justify getting one.

Hey Dan, do you think it's reasonable to spend almost $800 for the limited and I think around $350 at The Overlook for one of these? It seems pretty damn high to me. I can't really remember it being offered here since I seem to buy virtually everything offered here (when I can afford it; now I can't after buying Dracula, The Woman limited and The Exorcist 40th Ann. Ed. among other books). But that just seems to high for me, still if I could afford it, I'd probably buy the limited. But I don't think that's ever gonna happen unfortunately.