David gemmell books/related collectables

Theydon Bois

Notes from website back in 2007
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Previously (End 2006?): I also won a Legend of Deathwalker UK Proof edition for £45, and a Library edition of Last Sword of Power for £65 (condition is more like my current copy of Ghost King) which is unsigned, and a supurb signed copy of Druss the Legend for £41.


January 22nd: I have decided to make this site more in line with my other pages, and so have added news relative to these pages - even if it is just for me to read back a year or so later. I have been quite fortunate that I have had a little bit of cash to spend on Gemmell books during this month, and helped along by the fact that even when I think I may not get the book I want, one comes along...


January 28th: Oo. Just won a 1st edition Legend paperback (4th book this year) in what looks like near mint condition (nice tight corners and possibly no spine creases) for £31. Wasnt expecting that....


Feb 3rd: Won a signed edition of Ravenheart (5th) for £31. Very nice indeed! Hmm, no more for a while now, I have spent £200 this year on Gemmell books.....it has massively reduced my list though! Thats five books this year..


Feb 26th: The first book is sold (that I have seen) for more than £1000, as Waylander and a minutes worth of DVD footage goes for £1550....


March 21st: Recieved my latest DG Signed book, Echoes of the Great Song (6th) for £38.50, nearly half the £65 that I see it for normally. Well, when I say normally, I dont actually see it very often, just a couple of times at a Buy Now of £65. There is another on sale now though, with a low starting price, but I am very happy with the copy I have.


April 3rd: Got another Book in my postal sack this morning, a signed copy of Troy: Lord of the Silver Bow (7th) , paying £21 for it. Chuffed is the expression!


April 25th: Just updated the prices etc, and cleaned out my ebay history which I keep to watch prices.


June 28th: My list of 'signed books required' gets smaller and smaller, as I have just added a Signed Mint condition Stormrider (8th) to my collection. Normally hitting £50 to £70, the last couple have been around the £30 mark, and both of them I missed, or were at mid month end times. My copy was £25, so I was chuffed to bits.


November 1st: Sorry - no updates for a while, laptop out of action, and sitting up on my PC is seen as 'game time' and so I might as well do what I am accused off

Anyway, onto the books - Picked up a Signed Fall of Kings (9th) by Stella for £40 (prices have been around £40 to £55, so I was pleased to get one at the lowest end of the bidding to date.

cebs_uk

My books are in storage at the moment and only have a messy picture, hopefully have a new place before half term and they will be back in pride of place on the bookshelve then.

cdavison27086

A messy pic is better than no pic

cdavison27086

A few of mine are not Upto standard really but one copy is better than non morning star ghost king and wolf in shadow are all ex library and very ropey but didn't cost the earth Morningstar was about £30 wolf in shadow was £27 and ghost king was a bargain £17.50

Theydon Bois

I typed all that above, and then going back to my website then contradicted myself by saying I paid 30, 40, 50 quid on various books.

What I should have said was that I paid cover price at the time I bought them, and had not got all of them signed by the time he had died*, and subsequently went back and bought additional copies that were signed which cost 30, 40, 50 quid.

Clear as mud.



* Despite seeing him loads of times and getting fist full of books over the years signed, I still did not have every book with a signature during his lifetime, hence the multiple buys. The Year I missed, 2005, was the year I bought all the proofs I think, as they are not signed, but pretty much all my other stuff is. I have lost count the amount og Ghost King's I had as well, I think I went every year with a new version

cdavison27086

You have multiple ghost kings?? Or you sold the lot lmao

Theydon Bois

Firstly I meant Wolf in Shadow, not Ghost King, then I meant I first had the newer cover then a 1st paperback (gun with whalebones), then a trade paperback, then an ex library copy.

cebs_uk

found a few photos then :

never sure how people add big ones as I always get file size error so sorry if a bit small.

Gemmell shelf and then above and below.

Theydon Bois

Your very young to have such a good collection

cebs_uk

Cheers , that's David Jnr, he is going to have the collection one day but hopefully not for a while.

I put that one in so you could see the bottom shelf , Mute is one my fav books.