What is a copy of the Original Bottle City made by Pied Piper Publications worth?

I just found a copy and jumped on it because I know they are rare but don't know if it was really worth what I paid for it.

What is the difference in the regular version and the Limited Edition?

Thanks!!

Three or four different versions of the single first print run IIRC.
The Limited Edition was limited to a 40 copies or so? Came with a single one piece map, 12 photocopies of the untranscribed notes, and the book, signed and numbered on the back in gold pen? (Someone please confirm).
The regular numbered edition sould online and through NKG, numbered 'X of 500' and signed, the map printed on two A3 sheets instead of a single A2. And finally a handful of Author's Copies, as per the 500 print run but signed 'Author's Copy' or 'Comp Copy' in Red? maybe 20 copies.

The original transcribed notes (from the LE 12 page photocopy) are still available for download from PPP's website, and was this the one with the addition content you could download also? Warlock's Walk?

Don't see them very often. Good fun to read. Maybe the hardest of the PPP modules to get ahold of now.

E-mail Sent.

mbassoc2003 wrote:E-mail Sent.

Thanks Ian, but I have the original file, and was also offering to send it to anyone who needs it =)

jonjhargreaves wrote:
I had an authors copy, which was one of I believe a dozen, these were the Limited Edition variant with the 1 piece large map.  Not sure if there were other "Author's Copies" of the regular edition as well.  Sold mine last year for around $60     a hefty loss on the original price: $150

The Author's copies of the regular edition are just regular edition BC copies with sig inside the cover, this is the one I sold. I don't think $50 or more is out of the question for even a regular copy. It's an amazing module, and it may never be reprinted.

Mike B.

grodog wrote:Funny you should mention that, Mike....

   

jonjhargreaves wrote:I had an authors copy, which was one of I believe a dozen, these were the Limited Edition variant with the 1 piece large map.  Not sure if there were other "Author's Copies" of the regular edition as well.  Sold mine last year for around $60     a hefty loss on the original price: $150

Badmike wrote:The Author's copies of the regular edition are just regular edition BC copies with sig inside the cover.

Well, that's three different variations of the Authors copies I know of. I suspect this is generally what happens with 'overrun' which is usually mailed out bt printers either to completely fill boxes to prevent movement damage in a final partially filled box, or by way of anticipating the % of misprints in a batch. So you order 500 of one and 70 of another, and you end up with 532 and 73 or some such. The rest sit in a box and get dished out and signed and each little batch goes out slightly differently.

The Limted Edition Copies of The Original Bottle City by PPP were all signed on the back cover in the white box, with:
Rob's signature,
And under that
RJK-1 # xx     all hand drawn in Green Ink with the /500 printed in black inside the white box.
The Single large sized Map is signed on the back in the same manner.
The Limited Edition Copies included the items listed above for the Limited Edition.

I had two of these and sold one a year or so back.
Still have #11...

All of the rest that I have seen are regular editions signed in Black Ink with a two piece map set and no other items.

There may be special Modules that are signed differently by Rob, but I think ALL of them have the White Box and the /500 printed in Black inside that box.

I did not see the copy Mike is refering to at the convention.
If I had seen it before him, I would have purchased it too.

I do have an Item that is Stamped with the Green Dragon and signed by Rob in Golden Ink.
It is also numbered (in red ink) 6/15.
That being Rob's story "Black Festival".

I have another copy of that book as well that is numbered 44 and is signed in black felt ink with no Dragon stamp.