This one was my Holy Grail for quite a while. I think I've told the story elsewhere, but I remember the ads in Fantasy & Science Fiction Magazine when this was first announced. You had to enter a lottery to win the opportunity to pay $100 to buy the book. This was long before I was a Collector and I couldn't see the point, not that I had the money anyway. But I always wanted one. FYI, this is one of the very few books where I'm not the original owner.
I was one of the original winners of the lottery for Eyes of the Dragon. I was traveling quite a bit for my job then and remember taking it with me to read in the various hotels. (There was no hint then of a trade edition.) I handled it VERY carefully, of course and to this day it's as if it just came out of the box (which is where I store it!)
Yea, would kill for this one. It's one of the ones that will never be in my budget. I'm not gonna say it but everyone knows what I am thinking right now, about Terry and a few others here...lol
As a Ray Bradbury fan (which I am as well) I thought you might get a kick outta this...........
Houston we have a "throblem"!!! LOL
I really like "Blatty" as well and have several iterations of "The Exorcist" and "Legion" in my own collection. Funny, I was just recommending "Twinkle, Twinkle Killer Kane" to my daughter the other day. I thought it was a really great book. Didn't realize it later became the "Ninth Configuration". I read it when it first came out and it was GREAT!!!
You have some really choice and unique items!!! Loved the EOTD S/L as well!!!
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