2009/03/28 - Help Me Complete My Star Wars Novel & Omnibus Collection

[SW Chris]

Everybody has a hobby.  This is mine.   If you know where I can get any of these for a decent collector's price (sometimes higher than the bookstore price, but not always), drop me a line!

The categories are listed in order of priority.  Missing first edition hardcovers first, missing comic omnibuses next, missing first editions I already own hard covers on, and so on. 

Thanks!

---Missing First Edition Hardcovers (Any Condition)---
SFBC The Han Solo Trilogy
Lando Calrissian and the Mindharp of Sharu
Lando Calrissian and the Flamewind of Oseon
Lando Calrissian and the Starcave of Thonboka
Han Solo at Stars' End
Han Solo's Revenge
Han Solo and the Lost Legacy
Star Wars
Splinter of the Mind's Eye
The Empire Strikes Back
Shadows of the Empire
SFBC The Bounty Hunter Wars
Return of the Jedi
SFBC Star Wars Tales
The Courtship of Princess Leia
Heir to the Empire
Dark Force Rising
The Last Command
SFBC Jedi Academy Trilogy
I, Jedi
SFBC The Black Fleet Crisis Trilogy
SFBC The Corellian Trilogy
SFBC Young Jedi Knights: The Rise of the Shadow Academy
SFBC Young Jedi Knights: The Fall of the Diversity Alliance
SFBC Young Jedi Knights: Under Black Sun
Legacy of the Force: Betrayal
Legacy of the Force: Sacrifice
Legacy of the Force: Invincible

---Missing First Edition Comic Omnibuses (Fine or Better Condition)---
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron #3
Tales of the Jedi #1
Tales of the Jedi #2
Droids
Early Victories
Rise of the Sith
Emissaries and Assassins
Menace Revealed

---Missing First Edition Hardcovers I Already Own Hardcovers Of (Any Condition)---
30th Anniversary Collection 1: The Freedon Nadd Uprising
SFBC Yoda: Dark Rendezvous
SFBC Star Wars Trilogy
SFBC Traitor
SFBC The Final Prophecy
SFBC Betrayal
SFBC Bloodlines
SFBC Tempest
SFBC Exile
SFBC Sacrifice
SFBC Inferno
SFBC Fury
SFBC Revelation
SFBC Invincible

---Missing First Edition Paperbacks I Already Own Paperbacks Of (Any Condition)---
The Han Solo Trilogy: Paradise Snare
The Han Solo Trilogy: The Hutt Gambit
The Han Solo Trilogy: Rebel Dawn
Tales From The Mos Eisley Cantina
Tales Of The Bounty Hunters
The Bounty Hunter Wars: The Mandalorian Armor
Tales From Jabba's Palace
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron
X-Wing: Wedge's Gamble
X-Wing: The KRYTOS Trap
Jedi Academy Trilogy: Jedi Search
Jedi Academy Trilogy: Dark Apprentice
Jedi Academy Trilogy: Champions of the Force
The Black Fleet Crisis: Before the Storm
The Black Fleet Crisis: Shield of Lies
The Black Fleet Crisis: Tyrant's Test
The Corellian Trilogy: Ambush at Corellia
The Corellian Trilogy: Assault at Selonia
The Corellian Trilogy: Showdown at Centerpoint

---Missing First Edition Comic Omnibuses I Already Own A Copy Of (Fine or Better Condition)---
X-Wing: Rogue Squadron #1

---Damaged First Edition Hardcovers Needing Replacement (Fine or Better Condition)---
Episode I (spine edge damage)
Order 66 (pen marks from a bored bookstore clerk who read the book before I bought it, grr)

---Damaged First Edition Paperbacks Needing Replacement (Fine Or Better Condition)---
Tales From The Empire (spine and cover damage)
Tales From The New Republic (spine damage)
X-Wing: The Bacta War (massive spine and cover damage)
X-Wing: Wraith Squadron (spine and cover damage)
X-Wing: Iron Fist (spine damage)
X-Wing: Solo Command (spine and cover damage)
X-Wing: Isard's Revenge (spine damage)
X-Wing: Starfighters of Adumar (minor spine and cover damage)

---First Editions Needing New Dust Jacket (Fine or Better Condition)---
Dark Lord: The Rise of Darth Vader (large tear)
The Truce at Bakura (protective coating unsticking from paper)
Tatooine Ghost (minor tear)
Children of the Jedi (protective coating unsticking from embossed logo)
Darksaber (protective coating unsticking from embossed logo, cup ring)
Planet of Twilight (protective coating unsticking from embossed logo)
The Crystal Star (protective coating unsticking from embossed logo)
The New Rebellion (protective coating unsticking from embossed logo)
Vector Prime (Major tears)

*SFBC = Science Fiction Book Club

[Tauntaun]

Over here in the Portland area we have one of the worlds' largest used bookstores.  They have about seven locations around the area, but better than that have some giant warehouses filled with used books.  Star Wars usually gets it's own section, and often has a nearly complete stock of first editions dating back to the movie novelizations from the late 70s.  Someone once gave me a first edition Star Wars: A New Hope, which in any other area would be an extreme rarity.  At Powell's they usually have about 10 copies of it and can't get rid of them!  Powell's is where I get all my Star Wars Graphic Novels and RPG books.

You can search their entire inventory and order online via www.powells.com

[SW Chris]

You sir, are awesome.  Thank you. 

EDIT:  Oh neat, an original Star Wars  for $125.00.  I've heard they usually go for upwards of $900.00.  But that's first editions.  I wonder if this is a first edition?

EDIT 2: I guess it is.  Just found a 1978 1st edition hardcover for $80, not in a locked case. 

But I think what I'm really after is the 1976 edition.   

[Tauntaun]

Portland might not have much in terms of world renown and tourist things to see, but Powells certainly tops most lists 

A lot of people travel thousands of miles just to shop there!  It's been a great place to feed my Star Wars RPG: 2nd Edition addiction!  Dark Horse Comics is also in town and does some neat stuff.  They recently donated an entire collection of their comics to the local University's library, and often make the public libraries plentiful of their material.

[griffinpage]

Weird, I've heard a lot of cool things about Portland.  Never been there tho.

[Jeff Raven]

I'm confused about this list. what is SFBC?  Also, I have a number of paperpacks, and I believe they are first edition. How would I know?

[Tauntaun]

what is SFBC?

*SFBC = Science Fiction Book Club

Also, I have a number of paperpacks, and I believe they are first edition. How would I know?

It should say in the publication details usually located around the title page.  You could also check online (lots of details on Wookieepedia  )

Weird, I've heard a lot of cool things about Portland.  Never been there tho.

It's wet.  And cold.  Did I mention wet?  We sorta get overshadowed by Seattle and San Francisco, despite Portland being a major metropolis.

[SW Chris]

On most books it will have a list of numbers formatted like this on the copyright and publication information page:

10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1

or this:

2 4 6 8 10 9 7 5 3 1

If there's a 1, that means it's a first edition.

Either that or it will just say "First Edition"

[SW Chris]

Found a 1st Edition of Coruscant Nights: Patterns of Force that is relatively free of defects.  Yay! 

[Jeff Raven]

I really need to get motivated to find out what books I have.  I love my X-wing books, but I'll sell em for cheap.  You don't need any of the New Jedi Order books, do you?

[SW Chris]

Not the paperbacks, no.  I do need a 1st edition version of the hardback of Vector Prime in fine or newer condition.  Lemme know if you're selling anything on my list.