jhanic's Stephen King proof collection

[jhanic]

By Blood We Live with "One for the Road":



Other Worlds Than These with "Mrs. Todd's Shortcut":



Facade by Kristine Kathryn Rusch with King's one-page review:



Samaritan by Richard Price with King's one-page review:



John

[jhanic]

My newest:

Vampires: Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories with King's One for the Road:



This one is rather unique in that the proof contains King's story, but the finished book does not. I don't know the story behind it.

John

[srboone]

Most interesting. A tale worth hearing once discovered. Keep us informed if you find out, John.

[jhanic]

Will do. Since this dates back into 1987, I don't have a lot of hope of finding anything out, but you never know!

John

[srboone]

Is that Alan Peter Ryan who edited that?

[Theli]

Very cool, nice addition. It must be a pretty rare book to find 26 years later. Who else is in there? Matheson? Le Fanu? Polidori? They seem to be staples of vampire anthologies.

[jhanic]

Sorry it took me so long, but I ended up having to type this on my own (I couldn't find a Table of Contents on the web).

Vampires: Two Centuries of Great Vampire Stories

Fragment of a Novel (1816) – George Gordan & Lord Byron
The Vampire (1819) – John Polidori
Varney the Vampire excerpt (1847) – James Malcolm Rymer
The Mysterious Stranger (1860) – Anonymous
Carmilla (1872) – J. Sheridan Le Fanu
Good Lady Ducayne (1896) – Mary Elizabeth Braddon
Dracula’s Guest (1897) – Bram Stoker
Luella Miller (1903) – Mary E. Wilkins-Freeman
For the Blood Is the Life (1911) – F. Marion Crawford
The Transfer (1912) – Algernon Blackwood
The Room in the Tower (1912) E.F. Benson
An Episode of Cathedral History (1919) – M.R. James
A Rendezvous in Averoigne (1931) – Clark Ashton Smith
Shambleau (1933) C.L. Moore
Revelations in Black (1933) – Carl Jacobi
School for the Unspeakables (1937) – Manly Wade Wellman
The Drifting Snow (1939) – August Derleth
Over the River (1941) – P. Schuyler Miller
The Girl with the Hungry Eyes (1949) – Fritz Leiber
The Mindworm (1950) – C.M. Kornbluth
Drink My Blood (1951) – Richard Matheson
Place of Meeting (1953) – Charles Beaumont
The Living Dead (1954) – Robert Bloch
Pages from a Young Girl’s Journal (1975) – Robert Aickman
The Werewolf and the Vampire (1975) – R. Chetwood-Hayes
One for the Road (1977) – Stephen King
Love-Starved (1979) – Charles M. Grant
Cabin 33 (1980) – Chelsea Quinn Yarbro
Unicorn Tapestry (1980) – Suzy McKee Charmas
Following the Way (1982) – Alan Ryan
The Sunshine Club (1983) – Ramsey Campbell
The Men & Women of Rivendale (1984) – Steve Rasnic Tem
Bite-Me-Not or Fleur de Feu (1984) – Tanith Lee

John

[Theli]

Hey thanks man, that's a hell of a list. Some authors in their I didn't really expect, C.L. Moore, Manly Wade Wellman and Fritz Lieber.

[jhanic]

Ghost Brothers of Darkland County proof:



CD front:



CD back:



I now have 100 US King proofs.

John

[Theli]

Very nice, congrats on reaching 100 milestone!

[bookworm 1]

Very nice. Congrats on all the proofs.

[Brian James Freeman]

As a fan of Stephen King proofs, I love this thread.

[jhanic]

Thanks, Brian!

John

[srboone]

Congrats on your century mark!

Look forward to seeing more in the future!

[jhanic]

I got this yesterday. Thanks Rich and the others at CD:



John

[jhanic]

Here's the "orange" proof (one of about 200 copies). Yeah, I know I posted this above, but I want to keep them all together.:



Here's the "blue" proof (one of about 50 copies):



And the in-house proof (one of about 20 copies):

Front:



Back:



I got the okay from the seller to post these.

John

[bookworm 1]

Nice !!!!!

[Theli]

Extremely nice!

[peteOcha]

Great adds John! Love how they all look together!

[jhanic]

Thanks, I think they're kind of neat all together also.

John