Parker Story Arrived in a Semi!

[allen newell]

A semi truck backed up to the house last night to deliver Vols 1 & II of 'The Parker Story'. these tomes will take me well into my retirement years to finish reading! And they weigh a ton! :rotf:

[Gary Carmichael Sr]

Alan, Other than the Bible I do not know of a better or more informative read!

[allen newell]

Other than the Bible, I'll be reading these the rest of my life!

[Rick Losey]

mine came in van - did you get a large print edition??

[allen newell]

Must have. They are 2 very large volumes. I'll be methusula by the time I finish reading them, ye gads!

[Dean Romig]

I read both volumes, cover to cover, part time, within six months of receiving them.... it's one of those "just couldn't put it down" kind of books. If you have the 'hunger' you'll get through it faster than you think.

[allen newell]

I have ordered a large supply of 'No Doze' to facillitate my ever declining reading skills. I'm sure reading them will keep me distracted enough from getting into trouble with my wife.

[Dean Romig]

Not a chance!

[allen newell]

Hah!

[Russ Jackson]

Read mine cover to cover ,and go back almost daily to research ! I have the Binding Broke on Volume I ! Enjoy ! Russ

[Tom Mallad]

Congrats Allen,

A quick question if you don't mind. Did you purchase the Trade Edition, and if so is it hardcover? I can't seem to find out about the binding anywhere, and to the best of my knowledge the Limited Editions are long gone.

Thank you,
Tom

[allen newell]

Hi Tom, I purchased Vols I & II and they are hard cover. I think I got them from the double gun journal folks. Not cheap. But Vol I so far is very interesting and I haven't had to take any no-doze pills to get through the pages. Charles Parkers early life as a businessman is very interesting. So far, it's a good read for me and fascinating history. Worth it if you treasure Parkers and want to know more about the history.

Tom, I have the Trade editions. Grendel Books has a set of the Limited edition I believe for $500 used (Vol I&II).

[Mills Morrison]

I have thought about getting a second set, just because the set I have gets heavy use. I wish I had bought the limited edition when it was still available

[allen newell]

Mills, I'm sure you can find a used set of Limited Editions on the web. Grendel Books has a set I think
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[Mills Morrison]

Thanks Allen. Do they have a website?

[Greg Baehman]

Thanks Allen. Do they have a website?

http://www.grendelbooks.com/?CLSN_1806=13619283491806f7e3cea761f44ef3b9&keyword=The+Parker+Story&searchby=title&page=shop%2Fbrowse&fsb=1&Search=Search

[allen newell]

Mills, I googled 'The Parker Story Book' and the first source that came up was 'Abebook.com'. They have a set for $500 which I believe is the Limited Edition. Used.

[Robert Rambler]

There's a set on Ebay right now.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/THE-PARKER-STORY-PARKER-GUN-books-TWO-VOLUME-SET-EXCELLENT-/181088357647?pt=Vintage_Hunting&hash=item2a29b50d0f

[allen newell]

They're the trade edition and priced at about retail.

[Tom Mallad]

Thank you Allen!

[Tom Mallad]

I e-mailed Majordomo about these books after his last auction. I would not buy anything from him. One word description about this man is "RUDE"!!!!!

[D.P.Warden]

Other than the Limited Edition being signed and numbered 1-500, what the heck is the difference? The Trade Edition looks exactly like the Limited Edition. Same number of pages and photos, same size, and bound exactly alike. I'm ordering the trade and keeping the extra 250 in my pocket...

[Greg Baehman]

In addition to the Limited Edition being signed and numbered it also was leather bound and included a leatherette slipcase. Whereas, the Trade Edition is cloth bound and only the pre-publication purchasers of the Trade Edition received a slipcase.

[Dean Romig]

$500 for the Limited Edition is an extremely good price considering the fact that $500 was the the price when there were plenty of them available. It is a collectors item today and if still in mint condition it should command a considerably higher price.... IMHO

[allen newell]

No doubt Dean, but I very pleased with the Trade Edition and apart from its weight, its a good read!

[Dean Romig]

Allen, I agree - The trade edition is a great value and inside the covers it is exactly the same as the Ltd. Ed.

[allen newell]

Now, if I could just find someone willing to hold it up while I read it.......

[Paul Plager]

I bought a copy off amazon.com. This set came in the leather sleeve. I paid about $400.00 mine are not signed or numbered but I dont mind.