THE RAMBLE HOUSE FORMATS
(1) The 6" x9" Lulu Trade Paperback edition. This is the standard edition and all titles are currently available in this edition at Lulu.com's Ramble House store. In the store, all trade paperbacks have the letters "TPB" in the title. Most cost $18; a few of the larger books, a bit more. They have color covers and are perfect bound.
(2) The Lulu hardcover edition. Dark blue cloth covers with gold lettering on the spine. The dust jacket is high quality. Most sell for $28 to $35. For some titles it may take as long as three weeks to get the book. If you don't see the hardcover you want on the last few pages of the Lulu store, but there is a trade paperback edition, e-mail fender@ramblehouse.com and order it.
(3) The Original Ramble House Edition. This is a small (4.13" x 5.75") paperback printed and bound by Ramble House. It has a slick dust jacket and typically sells for $24. Some long titles, because they are split into two or more volumes cost even more. This is the most collectible format. About 5000 individual books have been made in the RH edition and it's doubtful if many more will ever be made.
Please do not confuse the RH edition (3) with the hardback edition (2). They both have dust jackets but the RH edition is smaller and hand made.
(4) Believe it or not, we even have a few coffee-table books. Almost 9" x 12" in size, they are the meganovels of Harry Stephen Keeler formatted into two-column text in reasonably large text. Guaranteed conversation-stoppers at cocktail parties. THE BOX FROM JAPAN (312,348 words), THE MATILDA HUNTER MURDER (259,777 words) and THE SKULL IN THE BOX QUARTET (348,311 words). Sorry, only paperback available. Because Lulu charges by the page count, not the size of the page, these books are your best bang for your buck at Ramble House. Check out the Giant Keeler Sale.
Order (1), (2) or (4) directly from the Lulu Ramble House store www.lulu.com/ramblehouse
For (3) e-mail me fender@ramblehouse.com
For European readers, it probably best to order directly from Lulu. The shipping can be very reasonable at times. For other countries, it's best to e-mail me and tell me what you want.