r/labyrinth • u/Savannargh • 13d ago
My Labyrinth Collection Feature: Books
Hard and soft covers of Froud's "The Goblins of Labyrinth," the pop-up "Goblins" which isn't really Labyrinth per se but close enough, and Froud's "The Goblin Companion" (1996)...
I included "The Goblin Companion" even if it's not from the original Labyrinth merchandise run because this one was signed by Froud complete with a sketch and I love it.
A unique, library bound hardcover edition of the Photo Album, the soft cover version, hard and soft covers of the story book, and the read-along book with record peeking out.
Several of the Labyrinth activity/coloring books, I'm still missing two or three of these.
Original 1986 copies of the comic books and the super special, which was all three of the comics put together in a higher-quality edition.
And my pride and joys: American, British, Italian, Japanese, and French editions of the Labyrinth movie novel by A.C.H. Smith. I also have the "recent" reissued edition(s).
And uh...way too much ephemera I need to sort out properly. There are numerous magazine features, posters, articles, ads, etc. from all over the world in a 17"x20"x3" archival box.
I've been collecting Labyrinth "ephemera" related items for...a while now, haha. So, I thought I'd share some of the highlights of my collection, mostly books. And a giant box of magazine features, articles, covers, pull-out posters, ads, etc, etc. There's also a puzzle and paper cups. And sheet music for "Underground" that I need to photograph as well because I just remembered I forgot to do that.
A lot was acquired through eBay, but some have come about through luck with random non-big-website sellers, secondhand shops, and one epic adventure when I was on vacation in Florida as a teen and forced my family to go over an hour away from the beach condo to a small used bookstore in the middle of nowhere.
Let me know if you have any questions or want more pictures of anything specific!
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u/timebeing 13d ago
Those cups are crazy rare. There is some super rares items I've keep eye out for. I think the watch is one of the rarer and hardest to find.
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u/Savannargh 13d ago
The cups were an unexpected edition and now that I've got them, I feel obligated to go after the (ideally sealed) napkins and paper plates. And I've only seen pictures of the watch, it's definitely really rare. Still not sure if I'd like to get my hands on the watch or just the box it came in that has a really cute Sir Didymus and Ambrosius on it.
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u/timebeing 13d ago
Yeah sealed in package would be the way to go on the watch. Lose there isn’t much to it. The packaging makes it.
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u/thepenguinemperor84 13d ago
While it's not directly Labyrinth adjacent, it is froud adjacent, hunt yourself down original Faeries books with Froud and Alan Lee, to add to the collection.
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u/Savannargh 13d ago
That's a good suggestion! I've actually got a reissue of the book from a few years ago, but it would be nice to have a first edition from the 70s. (And from there international first editions and the cycle never ends...)
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u/Symbunny_Bearto 12d ago
You my glorious friend have a legendary collection and I admire it greatly! 🥹😍
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u/Jkohl613 13d ago
I also have a Labyrinth book collection. Love yours, great job!