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Silent Auction of CAVALIER’ AND GALLERY magazine with King stories

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 7:28 am
by TheCollector
Hey guys, posting this for Alex over at First and Fine

He's got a silent auction for twelve Stephen King short stories as they were originally published in adult magazines throughout the 1970s. Potential buyers will email their highest bid, and when the auction is over on 31 December 2022 the highest bid wins the lot.

Link to the page with photos here

The stories include:

1) ‘Graveyard Shift’ (1970) Cavalier, October 1970 collated in Night Shift (1978) – very good to near fine with 2-3cm tear to contents page, else clean and nice.

2) ‘I Am the Doorway’ (1971), Cavalier, March 1971 collated in Night Shift (1978) – very good to near fine with corner crease to cover

3) ‘Suffer the Little Children’ (1972), Cavalier, Feb 1972 collated in Nightmares and Dreamscapes (1993) – near fine

4) ‘The Fifth Quarter’ (published as John Swithen ) (1972), Cavalier, April 1972 collated in Nightmares and Dreamscapes (1993) – acceptable with rubbing and soiling to covers, evidence of dried moisture damage

5) ‘The Mangler’ (1972), Cavalier, Dec 1972 collated in Night Shift (1978) – near fine

6) ‘The Boogeyman’ (1973), Cavalier 1973 collated in Night Shift (1978) very good with ca 7cm tear to rear cover and last page. King story clean and complete

7) ‘Trucks’ (1973), Cavalier, June 1973 collated in Night Shift (1978) – near fine

8) ‘Gray Matter’ (1973), Cavalier, October 1973 collated in Night Shift (1978) – near fine with light creases

9) ‘Sometimes They Come Back’ (1974), Cavalier, March 1974 collated in Night Shift (1978) – near fine

10) ‘The Lawnmower Man’ (1975), Cavalier, May 1975 collated in Night Shift (1978) – near fine light rubbing to covers

11) ‘Strawberry Sping’ (1975), Cavalier, Nov 1975 collated in Night Shift (1978) pages of the King story missing/ torn out.

12) ‘The Cat from Hell (1977), Cavalier, June 1977 collated in Just After Sunset (2008) near fine, nice

13) ‘The Man Who Loved Flowers (1977), Gallery, Aug 1977 collated in Night Shift (1978) near fine light rubbing to covers

Re: Silent Auction of CAVALIER’ AND GALLERY magazine with King stories

Posted: Tue Nov 29, 2022 11:50 pm
by Mr. Rabbit Trick
As a guide, Betts prices for these Cavalier magazines is $50 to $100 each, depending on condition.
My records show I bought mine years ago from Betts and all were less than $50 each.