Post by dzubak on Aug 16, 2005 8:03:24 GMT -5
Not sure if any of you folks are Acaeum members but for those of you who are not, Frank Mentzer is auctioning off a copy of the original Temple of Elemental Evil that Gary gave to him for creating the published version of the module.
It will be auctioned on Saturday, August 19th at Gen Con.
As posted on the Acaeum, found HERE
It will be auctioned on Saturday, August 19th at Gen Con.
LATE ALERT
Temple of Elemental Evil
by Gary Gygax & Frank Mentzer
Copy of the
Original Typewritten Manuscript
Approx. 280+ pages
UNIQUE ORIGINAL VERSION
by Gary Gygax
as given to co-author Frank Mentzer
prior to Mr. Mentzer's expansion/rewrite into final form
plus 10 maps hand-drawn by Mr. Gygax:
8 b&w level & node maps
1 color map of the area around the Temple
1 b&w tower map with color notations
Plus one page of hand-written notes by Mr. Mentzer
Plus one page of a poem to be added by Mr. Mentzer, with Gary's hand-written & signed approval
Submitted with a hand-written letter of Authenticity
by Frank Mentzer
Special note: Contains all Temple levels but no text about the Elemental Nodes at the bottom of the dungeon (those areas never completed by Gary Gygax, final version written by Frank Mentzer based on the original maps)
A word of explanation...
When I co-wrote this work, I actually started with Gary's typed encounter key and maps, and developed & rewrote the whole working mostly alone, occasionally consulting with Gary on certain points. During that time at TSR I received no extra compensation for this task, simply working 'on the clock'. I did not and have not received any royalties for my work. I did, however, receive two very special things: Gary's thanks, and the original manuscript and maps.
This item has only been photocopied three times in its entire history. The first two were made in the early 1980s; Gary kept one copy, and I kept one copy.
I had long forgotten the presence of this item until I unearthed it during some work in my personal manuscript archives during Summer 2005. Realizing the unique importance of the work -- Gary's original version of ToEE before I revised and expanded it -- I have made one and only one additional copy, the very item to be offered at the GenCon Game Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday August 19, 2005.
It is of special note to many collectors that many -- and perhaps most -- of Gary's original manuscripts were destroyed in the 1980s. This is one of the very few that have survived.
I hereby attest that this is a copy made from the original typewritten manuscript and hand-drawn maps, and that it is the only copy of this manuscript ever to appear in public, and that I will not copy the original again for a period of at least 20 months.
The item is sold under one condition, to which the purchaser must agree in writing: That no duplication of the manuscript by any means whatsoever be distributed in any form or by any means for a period of five years from the date of sale. (The purchaser is encouraged to make a copy of this work for personal archival purposes, not for distribution, and to keep it in a safe location.)
Frank Mentzer
co-author, Temple of Elemental Evil
August 15, 2005
Temple of Elemental Evil
by Gary Gygax & Frank Mentzer
Copy of the
Original Typewritten Manuscript
Approx. 280+ pages
UNIQUE ORIGINAL VERSION
by Gary Gygax
as given to co-author Frank Mentzer
prior to Mr. Mentzer's expansion/rewrite into final form
plus 10 maps hand-drawn by Mr. Gygax:
8 b&w level & node maps
1 color map of the area around the Temple
1 b&w tower map with color notations
Plus one page of hand-written notes by Mr. Mentzer
Plus one page of a poem to be added by Mr. Mentzer, with Gary's hand-written & signed approval
Submitted with a hand-written letter of Authenticity
by Frank Mentzer
Special note: Contains all Temple levels but no text about the Elemental Nodes at the bottom of the dungeon (those areas never completed by Gary Gygax, final version written by Frank Mentzer based on the original maps)
A word of explanation...
When I co-wrote this work, I actually started with Gary's typed encounter key and maps, and developed & rewrote the whole working mostly alone, occasionally consulting with Gary on certain points. During that time at TSR I received no extra compensation for this task, simply working 'on the clock'. I did not and have not received any royalties for my work. I did, however, receive two very special things: Gary's thanks, and the original manuscript and maps.
This item has only been photocopied three times in its entire history. The first two were made in the early 1980s; Gary kept one copy, and I kept one copy.
I had long forgotten the presence of this item until I unearthed it during some work in my personal manuscript archives during Summer 2005. Realizing the unique importance of the work -- Gary's original version of ToEE before I revised and expanded it -- I have made one and only one additional copy, the very item to be offered at the GenCon Game Auction in Indianapolis, Indiana on Friday August 19, 2005.
It is of special note to many collectors that many -- and perhaps most -- of Gary's original manuscripts were destroyed in the 1980s. This is one of the very few that have survived.
I hereby attest that this is a copy made from the original typewritten manuscript and hand-drawn maps, and that it is the only copy of this manuscript ever to appear in public, and that I will not copy the original again for a period of at least 20 months.
The item is sold under one condition, to which the purchaser must agree in writing: That no duplication of the manuscript by any means whatsoever be distributed in any form or by any means for a period of five years from the date of sale. (The purchaser is encouraged to make a copy of this work for personal archival purposes, not for distribution, and to keep it in a safe location.)
Frank Mentzer
co-author, Temple of Elemental Evil
August 15, 2005
As posted on the Acaeum, found HERE
