WH Allen Hardcovers – The Doctor Who Collectors Podcast Store

After finding a 1981 Catalog from the “Time Lord, Inc” of Brooklyn, NY owned by Ed Novak, I now have a new list of classic hardcover (Wingate and WH Allen) books sold in the USA in 1981.  This is 4 years before my company, Bundles from Britain, got the exclusive distribution deal from Lyle Stuart. This opens the door to more possible non-library copies that might be in the New York area and beyond!  This is breaking news!  The hardcover guide will be updated soon but here are the books that were sold in 1981 that were not in the Bundles catalog:

Web of Fear (possible 2nd printing)

Pyramids of Mars

Time Warrior

Tomb of the Cybermen

Dinosaur Invasion (possible 2nd printing)

Underworld

The Android Invasion

The Face of Evil

The Invisible Enemy

Planet of the Spiders (2nd print – before we had them!)

The Sontaran Experiment

The Seeds of Doom (possible 2nd print)

The Dalek Invasion of Earth (probably 2nd print)

The Masque of Mandragora

The Carnival of Monsters (possible 2nd print)

The Image of the Fendahl

The Loch Ness Monster (possible 3rd printing)

The Tenth Planet (possible 2nd print)

The Deadly Assassin

The Robots of Death

The Space War (possible 2nd print)

The Three Doctors (possible 2nd print)

The Ice Warriors (possible 2nd print)

So I will keep an eye out for these titles on Ebay and other sites!  Good Luck!

The Time Lord Catalog (scanned) TimeLordInc1981Catalog

The Most Outrageous Offer!

Doctor Who: The Missing Adventures–The Plotters 1996

Outrageous Price here!

Use the link below to get one at a reasonable price while it lasts!  Or search on Ebay!

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We continue our coverage of the Classic Dr. Who hardcovers by WH Allen with the year 1987. The company is being sold to Virgin books and sales are not going well. WH Allen is trying hard to liquidate assets and sell as many books in this final full year of publication. The books released are in a random order with only one Sylvester McCoy story making it to hardcover.  Tony Whitt, the host of the Target Book Club podcast, talks about the prose and story of each title citing reviews from his show.  With My Time and the Most Outrageous Offer, this will be a fun ride!

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BLU RAY 3D Doctor Who Dark Water / Death in Heaven DVD Blu Ray

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A crazy price of nearly $1000

Use the link below, and do a search for the more reasonable ones.  Don’t pay $1000!

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Today we cover the 1986 WH Allen, Amereon, Aeonian, and Nelson Doubleday hardcovers in our continuing series about these hard-to-find books.  Joining me is Tony Whitt, the host of the Doctor Who Target Book Club Podcast. I cover the information and value while Tony tells you what the story was worth. This and the most outrageous offer.  The books covered here in publication order:

Revenge of the Cybermen (Amereon)

Mark of the Rani

The Further Adventures of Doctor Who (Nelson-Doubleday)

The King’s Demons

The Savages

The Giant Robot

Slipback

Fury From the Deep

Loch Ness Monsters (Amereon)

The Celestial Toymaker

Image of the Fendahl (Aeonain/Amereon)

Seeds of Death

Black Orchid

The Ark

The Mind Robber

The Faceless Ones.

Check our the hardcover guide from the link above.

You can listen to this podcast here, Apple Podcasts, and Podbean!  I am also on most other platforms.

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The Universal Tandem company’s imprint of WH Allen produced 9 hardcover books in 1982. The print runs are winding down and this money-losing venture continues and will continue for 5 more years. Some titles are old while only doing one Peter Davison story. Join me and Tony Whitt (Doctor Who Target Book Club Podcast) and we share the stories behind these elusive and highly collectible books!

See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

The Most outrageous offer – Doctor Who Short Trips – Monsters (Big Finish)

You can buy it for a more reasonable price here or here

Do not pay the $1,488.62 for this book!

 

 

The Peter Cushing Dr. Who movies have been a popular part of Dr. Who. With many books and toys marketed to promote those films, collectors have swarmed to buy them up. Now, there is a new book going behind the making of these wonderful films. “Dr. Who and The Daleks: The Official Book of the Film” by John Walsh went to reprint in one hour after release. Today, I talk with John Walsh about this wonderful new book!

 

 

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Dr Who and the Daleks – Daleks: Invasion Earth 2150 artifacts of which are in my collection. [FinalTilesGallery id=’6′]

 

 

In 1981 there were 12 new hardcovers published with 9 novels, 2 reference books, and one reprint with a new cover. The writers strike is in full force making new books impossible to publish, but why not a few old titles in hardcover?  Join me and my guest Tony Whitt (host of the Dr. Who Target Book Club Podcast) on this part of the adventure in collecting classic hardcovers. I also have a most outrageous offer that even River Song can’t fix! See you there! Keep collecting!

See The Video Interview only on Patreon! ($15 level or above).

Creature From the Pit by David Fisher published in January, 1981.

Terror of the Autons by Terrance Dicks published in February, 1981.

The Enemy of the World by Ian Marter published in March, 1981

The Green Death by Malcolm Hulke published in April, 1981

Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 1 by Jean-Marc Loficier published in May, 1981

Doctor Who Programme Guide Volume 2 by Jean-Marc Loficier published in May, 1981

The Sea Devils by Malcolm Hulke published in June, 1981

The Cybermen by Gerry Davis published in July, 1981

The Day of the Daleks by Terrance Dicks published in August, 1981

State of Decay by Terrance Dicks published in September, 1981

An Unearthly Child by Terrance dicks published in October, 1981

The Auton Invasion by Terrance Dicks (2nd printing of the Wingate Title from 1974) Published in November, 1981. No titles published in December.

The Most outrageous offer – Link already gone!  Someone reported it to eBay!

You can buy it for a more reasonable price here or here.

Listen to the Dr. Who Target Book Club Podcast here.

 

 

In 1980 there were 12 new hardcovers published including 1 American printing. They did away with dust-jackets in June of that year. Artwork on the cover becomes a legal matter. Join me and my guest Tony Whitt (host of the Dr. Who Target Book Club Podcast) on this part of the adventure in collecting classic hardcovers. I also have the final Chicago Tardis Update. See you there! Keep collecting!

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1979 was a tough year for the world with high inflation and gasoline prices doubling!   It was a good year for Dr. Who.  Tom Baker’s Doctor in his 2nd year in the USA and now rural parts of Canada. WH Allen decided to reprint 1 book and print 8 new books this year.  Not even keeping pace with 1 per month. Nelson-Doubleday works with Pinnacle to produce a book club hardcover of 3 stories only available in the USA. Tony Whitt and I go through the list in publication order with Tony giving perspective on the actual stories. Larry talks about book conditions and values. These books are very expensive to procure. This will also be the last year you see a cover by Chris Achilleos.

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Doctor Who: Daleks: The Mutation of Time: The Daleks’ Master Plan: Part II: A Classic Doctor Who Novel. Crazy Price: $6336.00 (subject to be adjusted)

Found one for $48.25 (while it lasts)

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Doctor Who: Deadly Reunion. Crazy Price $5934.00

Found one for $15.78

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Doctor Who Meets Scratchman Crazy Price $5511.00

Found one for $16.23

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