Wormwood "exchange" copies

[Pogue Mahone]

I was wondering about the Wormwood "exchange" copies.

Were these above and beyond the edition size (600 or 700, etc.)?

Were they numbered?

Any idea how many he would do with each issue?

Thanks in advance,
Mike

 

[gbsupbowl]

I asked this once somewhere, and I believe they said that the exchange copies were usually traded with other publishers for copies of their publications.

 

[bospress.net]

Most likely not more than 25 of those (that is my guess anyway.) They were in addition to the numbered and would have been copies that were sent to other small presses...

I have a few of them here. They are pretty cool. I would say that they are worth the same as numbered, maybe a tiny bit more.

Bill

 

[Pogue Mahone]

Thanks guys. Those exchange copies enabled him to create one hell of a collection, for those who have not seen it before.

( Tried to post the link, but kept getting an error)

 

[Purple Stickpin]

Are these labeled as "Exchange Copy" or are they simply the over-runs that are not numbered?

 

[bospress.net]

they are labeled "exchange copy" in pen.

 

[Purple Stickpin]

That clears that up; thanks Bill. Maybe I should try to get a full run of exchange copies...:eek:

 

[bospress.net]

ha! My guess is that there are not exchange copies for all issues. That would be quite a specialized collection.

 

[mjp]

they are labeled "exchange copy" in pen.

I think I had/have one that is stamped. I'll check later tonight.

 

[gbsupbowl]

Mine is stamped EXCHANGE in purple. wormwood bugs you - 50.

 

[mjp]

I think I had/have one that is stamped.

Don't have it anymore, must have swapped it for a numbered copy. But I'm pretty sure it was stamped, not hand written.

 

[skiroomalum]

 

[Rekrab]

Christa Malone may know something about this.

 

[gcmalone]

The Wormwood "exchange" copies were intended for trade with other small presses. They were the overruns from the numbered issues. There were two different stamps: "exchange" and later "xchange." Or even later, the word was sometimes written out "exchange."

Or written out "exchange copy."