Howdy All!
The latest auction for the Dave Arneson Collection ended September 23rd and what an ending!
The auction included over 300 lots including some of the rarest and most sought after RPG and wargaming fanzines, newsletters, and magazines. Included were the numerous periodicals produced by the various companies, clubs, and organizations Dave worked with and designed for such as: TSR, International Federation of Wargamers, Castle & Crusade Society, Midwest Military Miniatures Association, Adventure Games, GDW, Different Worlds, and others.
Highlights of the auction included Dave's own Corner of the Table Top, the self-published newsletters of his own campaigns. Vol. III no. 4, April from 1971, which had the historic announcement of the exact date for his first “medevil BRAUNSTIEN”, sold for an incredible $921! In total the six issues from Dave's collection sold for an amazing $2,859!
However, the most exciting bidding was for a set of the The Domesday Books, Gary Gygax’s self-published Medieval enthusiast newsletter which cultivated the development of Chainmail and ultimately the underpinnings of Dungeons & Dragons. Issue 13 sold for an astounding $4,355 and the entire set of six issues (5, 7, 8, 10, 12, and 13) sold for a staggering $22,144!
Domesday 13 from Dave Arneson Collection
Some 244 items were packaged up and mailed in 44 packages to customers around the world, on 2 continents, in 6 countries, and in 17 states in the U.S. Here they are, less than 24 hours after the end of the auction, professionally packaged with high quality materials to get the items safely to their new homes.
Packages from the Dave Arneson auction ready to ship!
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Futures Bright,
Paul J. Stormberg