Modern Book Collecting discussion

I was able to land a portion of a large ARC collection. My cousin, his wife, and I pulled our resources together and landed the lot. We split it 3 ways, or as near as we could.

My score:

1. Huckleberry Fiend by Julie Smith (signed)
2. The Axeman's Jazz by Julie Smith (signed)
3. Mine by Robert McCammon (signed)
4. Mister Slaughter by Robert McCammon
5. Breakdown by Bill Pronzini (signed)
6. Quarry by Bill Pronzini (signed)
7. Jackpot by Bill Pronzini (signed)
8. Pale Kings And Princes by Robert B. Parker (signed)
9. Three For The Dough by Janet Evanovich (signed)
10. "C" Is For Corpse by Sue Grafton (signed)
11. Captains Outrageous by Joe Lansdale
12. Hearts In Atlantis by Stephen King
13. The Death And life Of Bobby-Z by Don Winslow (signed)
14. Lord Of The Isles by David Drake (signed)
15. Ole Doc Methuselah by L. Ron Hubbard

It was a 50 book lot grabbed at an estate sale. I walked away with 15 and had to let a few good ones go to my cousin and his wife. The Grafton book was a score and I couldn't be happier. That Robert Parker book should also hold some value along with the signed copy of Mine by McCammon.

Hey Kev, you should have 17 ARCS. I was looking at the manifest and it clearly shows we had 5 CD ARCS in our lot. My wife and I only count 4 here, we seem to be missing a Matthew Costello book "Vacation". The list also states there was a Stephen King book, "Hearts In Atlantis". We don't have that title here, so you must have it.

Let me know, perhaps those books are just MIA?

And by the way: Thanks for not fussing about me wanting those Stephen R. Donaldson ARCS.

Joe, I found those books. GEEEZ!
Deb had the Stephen King book on top of her bookshelf, I guess she was planning on making it a reader, the Mathew Costello I simply overlooked.

JDB wrote: "Hey Kev, you should have 17 ARCS. I was looking at the manifest and it clearly shows we had 5 CD ARCS in our lot. My wife and I only count 4 here, we seem to be missing a Matthew Costello book "Vac..."

No problem on the Donaldson, as you know I already have a handful on my shelf so I was happy to see you land those.

OK, I scanned a few of the Proofs and ARCS, a couple I already posted in another thread.

Here they are:

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I have a few more from the lot that I haven't scanned. I may start a thread dedicated to ARCs and Proofs, this will help keep the group organized.