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Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo book 4 1991 goes for $54 on ebay!
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 7:20 -0700
by go
Dear Readers,
Whoah!
Stan Sakai's Usagi Yojimbo trade paperback book 4 1991 goes for $54 on ebay!
Best wishes to all!
go
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?Vi ... %3AIT&rd=1
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 7:51 -0700
by Stan Sakai
I hope the buyer did not get it just for that cover that was replaced in later editions. That original cover will be back with the next printing, in a few months.
Kim Thompson and the new Fantagraphics art director thought that the first cover relayed the mood of the story much better than the second one, which was originally painted for the hardcover edition.
Posted: Thu May 05, 2005 19:47 -0700
by Todd Shogun
Ouch. That would hurt...
UY Book 4 Hardcover
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 10:56 -0700
by Celebedhil
In related news...I just won a Hardcover copy of Book 4 on eBay for $94, and I was wondering about the signature plate. Sensei Sakai, did you actually illustrate each plate that you signed and numbered, or is it a lithograph? I'm curious to know all about this new addition to my Usagi collection.
Thanks,
David
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 12:23 -0700
by Colin Solan
NINETY-FOUR DOLLARS??? good Lord you must love Usagi!
Re: UY Book 4 Hardcover
Posted: Sat May 21, 2005 18:31 -0700
by Stan Sakai
Celebedhil wrote:In related news...I just won a Hardcover copy of Book 4 on eBay for $94, and I was wondering about the signature plate. Sensei Sakai, did you actually illustrate each plate that you signed and numbered, or is it a lithograph? I'm curious to know all about this new addition to my Usagi collection.
Thanks,
David
Yes, each one of those full figure drawings is an original, and each one is a different pose--or as different as 1500 drawings can get. Nowadays I draw a head sketch with my signatures--still more than what most signed editions have.
The Book 4 HC edition was sold out even before it left the printer, and I've seen a copy go for as much as almost $200.