We are awaiting a revised edition of “The Stick Chair Book,” which should arrive in early September. So we are closing out the remaining copies of the first edition of this book for $24 each (it was $51).
The forthcoming revised edition is about 10 percent smaller. It has the exact same content as the current edition, but I rewrote the text this summer to tighten it up to my satisfaction. Every sentence and almost page of the book has been streamlined as a result. Other changes to the revised edition include a new cover cloth (it will be black, of course) and better interior paper. The first edition of the book was printed during the supply chain crisis, and we were lucky we got any paper for this book.
Most publishers would simply pulp the remaining copies of the first edition. But we decided to offer them at a discount. It’s our hope that some readers who couldn’t afford the $51 price might be able to swing $24. Or perhaps some readers might want to pick up a copy as a gift for someone. Or a book collector might like a sealed first edition.
We have about 200 copies. All are sealed and are in mint condition. These are not factory seconds or returns.
— Christopher Schwarz
I own the original copy. Are there any new chairs new techniques or updated techniques in the revised addition?
Read the post to answer your question.
Ordered! 😀
Anyway, I needed some “smaller” projects (and maybe replace some mass-produced dining chairs 🙄).
I got my original of the hard copy. Director’s cut. I want the long version. If you release an extended version I will get that!
This is a great deal (truly), but my copy has about a pound of sawdust and lots of underlining on it already. Thank you, Chris, for making an amazingly inspirational book. The new edition looks great, but I like mine a bit worn in…
Offering up an opinion in the nicest way possible. I have the first edition. It’s a good book but was was overpriced to begin with. The Stick Chair Journal was a waste of money and paper.
Well Bob, I am not sure how much you think the value of the information and presentation of the stick chair book might be, but I would call it on par or cheaper than similar books of that quality. I haven’t got the journal so I can’t comment there. I have a few LAP books but only the ones that I think will help me. I find value in them and will pay accordingly. Shortish print runs cost and these blogs and super helpful peeps don’t fund themselves. Just my opinion.
Please send it back and we will gladly refund your money for both.
It’s more than we’re used to paying for books, true. But if you can just view it as a college textbook then it’s an amazing bargain.
Thank you for your offer. I will keep both though.
Lost Art Press and readers of this blog:
I don’t know why I lashed out in such a unkind way, but looking back on it I am sorry I woke up on the wrong side of the bed and fired off nonsense.
I love what LAP does and stands for, my sons got me the Stick Chair Book for Christmas and I enjoy it not only for its bright red colored cover, what it contains in info, but
mostly for Chris’s delectable writing style.
My Apologies to you LAP. This is a great spot to have. Thanks for having me.
We all have bad days. Hope today is better.
Thanks for your “mea culpa”, Bob.
That takes courage.
Just received this and it’s better than expected. I already owned the early adopters version, but this is an excellent resource in hardcover.
I particularly love the size. At a hair smaller than the ADB it’s hefty but portable. Thanks for this closeout offer.