What single item would you like to own? - Science Fiction Fantasy Chronicles: forums

K. Riehl · 9th February 2007, 06:17 PM

This is a thread for the collectors. What single item would you like to own as the centerpiece of your Science Fiction and Fantasy collection? Think of two things, something you might discover, and something that would be impossible to aquire but would be really cool to have.

I have always wanted to find a Tamerlane 1st edition.

It would be really cool to have the orginal manuscript of Alice in Wonderland.
Too bad the British Museum already has it

Think big!

Dr. Atomic · 9th February 2007, 07:04 PM

YOU are one sick puppy, asking a collector an impossible question like that. So I'm going to cheat. I've got four (main) collections: Vintage sf books, vintage toy robots, vintage toy ray guns, and sf art. I'll do an "impossible" and a "barely plausible" from each... That's the best I can do.

BOOKS (Impossible) H.P. Lovecraft's Shunned House, unbound but collected, or Fahrenheit 451, asbestos edition. (Barely Plausible) First hardbound edition of Fahrenheit 451. (This is ignoring things like Shakespeare's Folios or the Constitution...)

TOY ROBOTS (Impossible) Sankei Robot 5, blue or silver. (Barely Plausible) Lilliput Robot.

TOY RAY GUNS (Impossible) Clear 1950s Pez gun, used for display purposes at stores. (Actually Plausible) Space Patrol Auto Sonic rifle... I almost had this one...

ART (Impossible) Any original pulp cover by Frank R. Paul. (Plausible, but just barely) Anything by John Harris or Richard Powers.

Man, I hate questions like that...

K. Riehl · 9th February 2007, 07:45 PM

Heh, heh,heh,...

I remember being offered the asbestos 451 and thinking $200? thats crazy!
what was it? 3 years later? I saw one sell for $2500.

Ah well..the one that got away

Allegra · 9th February 2007, 07:56 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by K. Riehl

Think big!

Okay...can I say I want an antique library?

Curt Chiarelli · 9th February 2007, 08:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Allegra

Okay...can I say I want an antique library?

Ah, good choice! But you'll need to populate those shelves!

Well, the title of this thread asked what single item would you like to own. I find that such a limitation is a torment as great as never being able to afford the objects of one's desires. So, here goes . . . .

The Brothers Hildebrandt original acrylic painting entitled, Captured By the Orcs. Retail value: $60,000 USD. Location: undisclosed private collector (damnit!).

This painting has great personal signifigance for me. In 1978, when I was only 12 years old my 7th grade art teacher, Mr. Jerrold Tibstra introduced me to the illustrations that the Brothers Hildebrandt did for the 1976, 1977 and 1978 J.R.R. Tolkien calendars. The first image I set eyes upon was this painting and it literally changed the course of my life as my new career path became commercial art.

And failing that acquisition I think I could feel comfortable with this one as a consolation prize, The Seige of Minas Tirith by the same gentlemen.

Dr. Atomic · 10th February 2007, 04:48 AM

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Originally Posted by K. Riehl

Heh, heh,heh,...
I remember being offered the asbestos 451 and thinking $200? thats crazy!
what was it? 3 years later? I saw one sell for $2500.

I wish I could get it for $2500... it's at about $12,000 now... Something like that. Oh well... I kinda figure I don't need all my internal organs. I can sell the doubles...

ScottSF · 10th February 2007, 09:53 PM

I would settle for the original R2D2 used in the 1977 star wars.

Chun the unavoidable · 12th February 2007, 01:34 AM

One of John Brunner's Twin-Tube Wishing Machines!

My old first-edition "Sirens of Titan".

Nesacat · 12th February 2007, 09:23 AM

The impossible:
The library at Miskatonic University and its contents.

Artwork from Lovecraft's cat's of Ulthar.

pyan · 12th February 2007, 09:33 AM

The impossible?
The Millennium Falcon parked in the back garden.

Possible?
A first edition Lord of the Rings and Hobbit to go with my Silmarillion.

Probable?
None of the above, alas!

Nesacat · 12th February 2007, 09:38 AM

The possible:

First editions of Lovecraft's work
First edition of Orson Scott Card's Treason
First edition of Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit
First Edition of the Gormenghast trilogy

pyan · 12th February 2007, 09:42 AM

Stretching the original premise a bit there, Cat!

Now choose one of those! (he he he *cruel laugh*)

SpaceShip · 12th February 2007, 10:24 AM

The Time Machine from The Time Machine.

Allegra · 12th February 2007, 11:49 AM

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Originally Posted by SpaceShip

The Time Machine from The Time Machine.

LOL that'd make two of us!!

pyan · 12th February 2007, 11:57 AM

Why not a TARDIS? then you two could travel in space as well as time! Umm...do you think they'd take a slightly battered starship in part-exchange?

9th February 2007, 06:17 PM	#1 (permalink)
K. Riehl FrogSqrl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 306	What single item would you like to own? This is a thread for the collectors. What single item would you like to own as the centerpiece of your Science Fiction and Fantasy collection? Think of two things, something you might discover, and something that would be impossible to aquire but would be really cool to have. I have always wanted to find a Tamerlane 1st edition. It would be really cool to have the orginal manuscript of Alice in Wonderland. Too bad the British Museum already has it Think big!

9th February 2007, 07:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
Dr. Atomic tired... so tired... Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: New York Posts: 171	Re: What single item would you like to own? YOU are one sick puppy, asking a collector an impossible question like that. So I'm going to cheat. I've got four (main) collections: Vintage sf books, vintage toy robots, vintage toy ray guns, and sf art. I'll do an "impossible" and a "barely plausible" from each... That's the best I can do. BOOKS (Impossible) H.P. Lovecraft's Shunned House, unbound but collected, or Fahrenheit 451, asbestos edition. (Barely Plausible) First hardbound edition of Fahrenheit 451. (This is ignoring things like Shakespeare's Folios or the Constitution...) TOY ROBOTS (Impossible) Sankei Robot 5, blue or silver. (Barely Plausible) Lilliput Robot. TOY RAY GUNS (Impossible) Clear 1950s Pez gun, used for display purposes at stores. (Actually Plausible) Space Patrol Auto Sonic rifle... I almost had this one... ART (Impossible) Any original pulp cover by Frank R. Paul. (Plausible, but just barely) Anything by John Harris or Richard Powers. Man, I hate questions like that...

9th February 2007, 07:45 PM	#3 (permalink)
K. Riehl FrogSqrl Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Massachusetts Posts: 306	Re: What single item would you like to own? Heh, heh,heh,... I remember being offered the asbestos 451 and thinking $200? thats crazy! what was it? 3 years later? I saw one sell for $2500. Ah well..the one that got away

10th February 2007, 09:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
ScottSF ScottSF Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: California Posts: 413	Re: What single item would you like to own? I would settle for the original R2D2 used in the 1977 star wars.

12th February 2007, 01:34 AM	#8 (permalink)
Chun the unavoidable Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Missouri Posts: 7	Re: What single item would you like to own? One of John Brunner's Twin-Tube Wishing Machines! My old first-edition "Sirens of Titan".

12th February 2007, 09:23 AM	#9 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,654	Re: What single item would you like to own? The impossible: The library at Miskatonic University and its contents. Artwork from Lovecraft's cat's of Ulthar.

12th February 2007, 09:33 AM	#10 (permalink)
pyan moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,450	Re: What single item would you like to own? The impossible? The Millennium Falcon parked in the back garden. Possible? A first edition Lord of the Rings and Hobbit to go with my Silmarillion. Probable? None of the above, alas!

12th February 2007, 09:38 AM	#11 (permalink)
Nesacat The Cat Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Malaysia Posts: 2,654	Re: What single item would you like to own? The possible: First editions of Lovecraft's work First edition of Orson Scott Card's Treason First edition of Lord of the Rings & The Hobbit First Edition of the Gormenghast trilogy

12th February 2007, 09:42 AM	#12 (permalink)
pyan moderator Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Hampshire Posts: 4,450	Re: What single item would you like to own? Stretching the original premise a bit there, Cat! Now choose one of those! (he he he cruel laugh)

12th February 2007, 10:24 AM	#13 (permalink)
SpaceShip Outta sight Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: East Sussex Posts: 918	Re: What single item would you like to own? The Time Machine from The Time Machine.

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