Hi Chaps, Apologies firstly for the images. I'll make sure that doesn't happen in the future.
Thank you for all the information, it's helping me build up a picture (and price). That's interesting that it may have been promotional. I've seen a couple of the 1983 Granada Hardbacks sell over the last few years. The 1988 Grafton, is indeed a reprint (insofar is it reprints the 1982 Grafton paperback, rather than the 1983 Granada hardback). As for it being collectable - it's difficult to say, it's not the first hardback edition, but it is the second copy I've had - the last copy I sold for £400 two years ago, and I had a few enquiries afterwards as to whether I had any further copies. I hadn't seen any other copies come to market until someone offered me my present copy. It's a lovely edition. I'll await John's reply when he ready, and I'll no doubt be lurking here and interacting now and then. Thank you, Simon. On 22 May 2013 03:25, Raymond Feist/New ATT <[email protected]> wrote: > > On May 21, 2013, at 12:29 PM, Simon Patterson <[email protected]> > wrote: > > Hi There, > > I'm a rare bookseller from Leeds in the UK, I specialise in speculative > fiction. A few weeks ago I acquired a copy of Magician in hardback > published in 1988 by Grafton. I understand that the print run was quite low > - does anybody have any numbers? > > Thank you in advance - I've subscribed to the list, I like to get to know a > bit about the authors I sell. > > Simon > > > '88? That was the one that used the Geoff Taylor paperback art for the > dust wrap, if memory serves. I have no idea what the print run was, but > probably under 1,500 as I believe it was more of a special promotion than a > direct sale. When John's back in the group you can ask him as he keeps > more detailed publication info than I do. > > I know that Harper (Granada, Grafton, Collins, etc.) has put out at least > a half-dozen hardcovers in the last 30 years. The only rare one is the '83 > 1st edition, which had maybe 500 or so printed in sync with the "limp" > trade paperback which did quite well. You're the first person to suggest > the '88 reprint might be collectable, for what that's worth. > > Best, R.E.F. > >
