Originally Posted by: Fotz How many copies were there printed? My signed copy by Dec "To John. The coolest of road trips! Best, Dec" also has the numbered sticker in bottom right stating it's number 542 out of 750. Were there only 750 copies printed? Or is that 750 figure just the number of signed copies Dec did? I know there was an earlier limited edition run with a silver(?) cover and some different pics from the version that i have and that copies were printed in a larger amount of the version i have. So if it reaally was only 750 copies made then yes, there must be a lot of fans who don't have a copy.
Sorry for delay. I've been meaning to dig my copy out for a while, but kept forgetting.
I've just had a look and I'm surprised to note that mine isn't numbered.
It does have a handwritten inscription in it though ("The coolest of road trips! Best, Dec").
I could've sworn that mine was numbered, but it does kind of make sense that it isn't. For a number of years, I wasn't particularly obsessing over the band (hard to imagine, eh?). I, therefore, didn't find out about the book until a year or two after release, once my passion was reignited.
So, I guess, I must have been too late for a numbered edition.
From what I can tell, there were:
a) 100 of the first editions. Signed and numbered. Grey/silver cover (you can see a picture of one of these on page 1 of my (later) edition).
b) 750 of the second editions. Signed and numbered. Maroon cover. These apparently contained an unused ticket from the 24/05/84 Leicester Palais gig. They also came with an automatic entry into a draw to win one of three exclusive prints (001 book cover; 002 Gillian; 003 Aberdeen). The details of this I got from a flyer that was included with my copy of the book.
c) Unknown number of later editions. This is my copy. As far as I can tell, these were identical to b) above, but came without the ticket, the competition entry and, most importantly, the number. Mine did come with an inscription though, so I guess Dec did this for all purchases through his site.
Where is your 'number' Fotz? Is it on the cover? Is it a sticker etc?