Kevin Hendryx, a designer with TSR in the early days, recently contacted us regarding the negatives to the orange-cover B3 Palace of the Silver Princess that he'd like to part with.  He wanted to give serious collectors the first crack at it, so I offered to post a notice here for him.

His message is as follows:

"I am a former TSR designer/developer from 1980-81, the Golden Age as we called it then.  As an industry professional and avid game collector, I hoarded a small pile of gaming rarities that only in recent years have I begun to sell off at conventions or eBay.   I have sold my last copy of the original printing of module B3 (Palace of the Silver Princess, orange cover) but in the course of a house move a few years ago I uncovered something I thought had been lost or inadvertently discarded:  the original printing negatives to the interior of module B3 (i.e., everything needed to print copies except the cover  folder color separations).  These had been recovered by me during a TSR archives housecleaning in mid-1981, when they were slated for destruction,  and kept in their original storage folder ever since.

"I have been planning to put this unique item up for sale on eBay and have been taking display photos in anticipation of this listing, but before I list it, I thought I'd contact this website and see if I might make this sale privately first, to spare myself the eBay commission and hedge against the time it might take to find a bidder who will meet the reserve price.   I have not yet decided on this, so I am willing to entertain any serious offers someone might wish to tender.

"I would like to get a good price, obviously, but I would also like to see this one-of-a-kind item pass to a serious collector who will appreciate owning it and cataloging it for a worldwide audience."

If you have an interest in this item, please e-mail Kevin directly:  [email protected] .  While I can't vouch for this particular item, Kevin is a well-known designer of the early 1980's, and is known to have possessed quite a few unique items from that time (the manuscript to L1 Secret of Bone Hill, etc -- most, or all, of these items have since been sold by him, however).

Kevin states that he will wait for offers until roughly the end of the month, when he will offer it up on eBay.

Foul

Scott or anyone, whats the news on this item?? Has it been sold or will it be on ebay soon??

Locked safely away in a dark secret archive of an anonymous collector.

Thanks, Paul.  That's what I was hoping to hear.  

The Collector's Trove wrote:Howdy All,


Not so! The Collector's Trove will be presenting the collection of Kevin Hendryx in the upcoming months. Among several pieces of artwork and fantastic TSR treasures are the printing negatives for the orange version of Palace of the Silver Princess. Kevin and I are working out the details and I have yet to receive a batch of manuscripts and some TSR newsletters. So far he has sent 12 boxes from his collection!

This auction will really give insight into what I feel is one of the most creative periods in TSR's history, from 1977 to 1983.

I have also contracted with Ernie Gygax and Dave Cook to auction their collections. The next year should be very exciting indeed!


Futures Bright,

Paul

Wow.  Ernie had a complete collection at one time.  I.e. every TSR product.

Zeb was a really good guy.  How is he (and where is he)?

The Collector's Trove wrote:Howdy All,


Not so! The Collector's Trove will be presenting the collection of Kevin Hendryx in the upcoming months. Among several pieces of artwork and fantastic TSR treasures are the printing negatives for the orange version of Palace of the Silver Princess. Kevin and I are working out the details and I have yet to receive a batch of manuscripts and some TSR newsletters. So far he has sent 12 boxes from his collection!

This auction will really give insight into what I feel is one of the most creative periods in TSR's history, from 1977 to 1983.

I have also contracted with Ernie Gygax and Dave Cook to auction their collections. The next year should be very exciting indeed!


Futures Bright,

Paul

Looking forward to all this stuff

Artwork?!?!  

Any hints...?  

Howdy,


It is that same person! Kevin worked at Metagaming, then went to TSR, and then followed most of the creative Devolopment department of TSR to Coleco.

So this auction will include a number of items related to his work at all three places.


Futures Bright,

Paul

Paul,

Any idea when you are going to start listing the items?