Advanced Reading Copy of tEotW

[PurplePotato]

So I was inside half-price books the other day with my family, and after looking fruitlessly for an "Encyclopedia of World Religion", I decided to check out the WoT section again. (I always do, have to complete that hardcover set), when I saw a rather large paperback copy of tEotW.  ::)

 

Curious, thinking it could of been one of those failed attempts at a "kid's version" of it, the one with the extra chapter in tEotW, and broken into two smaller books, I pick it up, and am astounded to see that not only are the interior/exterior covers reversed, but that under the title, its printed that it is an "Advanced Reading" edition.  Holy crap!! :o

 

I open it up, and I am astounded to find the words repeated on the inside - "Advanced Reading Edition - NOT FOR SALE". Amazed that the fates had alligned into a miricle, I instantly purchased the book at an incredibly cheap price - the booksellers hadn't a clue as to what they had on their hands, they just litted it at a price less than that of a mass-production paperback copy,  I ran home with is (and 6 other 1-st edition hardcovers bought at $5.95 a peice!!) and gingerly placed it on my shrine of WoT.  So today I get curious as to what something like this might sell for online, so I get to searching... and... 

 

NOTHING! Nada! Zipp!  Wow!  :o On the whole online universe (mostly ebay), there are no advanced reading editions floating around ANYWHERE.  :D

 

It's not like I would actually sell it by choice, but I got really curious. I was wondering how much a copy might sell for.  Any imput would be wonderful...

 

I'll try to upload some pictures soon.

[loki redfern]

wow dude..nice find, more than nice even..sorry i wouldnt have a clue, but congrats, maybe for now perhaps its priceless :D

[JenniferL]

Very nice!  I'd take it to an appraiser to find out how much it was worth. My other idea is to list it on eBay, but then you'd have to part with it. And i'm sure you don't want to.

[Kaznen]

I did a search on Ebay and found a complete EotW ARC that sold for about $26. 

 

Another intresting point about ARCs being a collector's item.  ARCs are sent out before the final edit.  So there might be little things in the ARC that isn't in you HC tEotW.  :o

 

(Maybe if someone finds a ARC of FoH it would say who killed Asmodean.)

:P

[Kivam]

I keep all my ARCs, but I doubt they're worth very much