Patrick's Collection

[Patrick]

Here is an anthology, 999 - NEW STORIES OF HORROR AND SUSPENSE, published by Hill House.

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This is #417 of 500 signed and numbered copies:



This S/L is signed by only a few of the many contributors. Stephen King did not sign, but Neil Gaiman did.

[Patrick]

As you saw, along with Palahniuk, Neil Gaiman signed that last limited edition I posted. Next I'll post my other Gaiman editions.

This is a Signed/Limited edition of SHELF LIFE, with many contributors including Neil Gaiman and Harlan Ellison, published by DreamHaven Books.



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Front Endpaper (by Charles Vess):

[Patrick]

Patrick, send me the info also, if you would please.

No problemo, amigo. I'll do it right now.

[srboone]

Patrick, send me the info also, if you would please.

[Patrick]

Stunning Patrick.

May I ask where you get your Palahniuk's from?

Thank you!

Absolutely. I'll PM you shortly with info.

[Greenelk]

Stunning Patrick.

May I ask where you get your Palahniuk's from?

[Patrick]

Thanks, Boone, Grant, Siep, and Tom!

Boone, collecting Palahniuk is cheap compared to collecting, say, Stephen King. Palahniuk has written far fewer books and there is very little in the way of pricey special editions (like S/L's, etc.). Of course, most every author seems inexpensive compared to King.

I really do love how Palahniuk puts some creativity into his inscriptions, especially with the added stamps (some are definitely custom made because they refer to characters) and paints. My understanding is that he is fun to go see when he is on tour as well.

[srboone]

I love presonalized signings, Patrick--these are awesome! So Palanuik is a stamper...

[Tito_Villa]

Wow, great inscriptions!

[frik51]

Patrick: I love what you've posted here.
Just a gorgeous collection of books!
Congratulations.



sk

Absolutely fantastic books Patrick, very well done indeed

[srboone]

Love all the Palanuiks, Patrick! Starting to think I ought to read more of his books. (Ch-ching!...oh, well...) Thanks for posting them!

[Patrick]

I think I've now posted all of my books that are signed by Chuck Palahniuk.

To summarize, here they are all together:

[Patrick]

Here is my custom after-market wood slipcase to hold my copy of the Signed Limited edition of STORIES pictured above.

This case was made by Dick Olson a.k.a. "Dolso."

The case has a felt liner that matches the book spine.



The color accents evoke the marble boards of the book. The rest of the design is formatted in accordance with the signature pages as shown above.

[Patrick]

No, wait. This is something I've never seen. Each author signed his/her own signature page for STORIES and, here's the amazing part: Each sig page is located immediately preceding that author's story. So the signature pages are spread throughout the book. Take another look at the length of the table of contents. That's a lot of sig pages which means a lot of work on the part of the publisher: sorting, inserting and getting it all correct.

Here are just a few of the signature pages:

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I am absolutely impressed by the production quality of this signed limited edition. The only negative is that it lacks the protective slipcase or traycase it so richly deserves.

To be continued...