STAR TREK Souvenir Edition "A handful of Snowflakes" Signed author Steve Barnes Numbered 177 of 250 produced Start Price USD 10,000.00 Current Price USD 10,000.00 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Sunday, November 23, 2008 End Time Tuesday, December 23, 2008 Location north carolina See more about 'STAR TREK Souvenir Edition "A handful of Snowflakes" ' Description Souvenir Edition "A handful of Snowflakes" Signed by Author Steve Barnes Numbered 177 of 250 produced. Steve Barnes was actually a woman "ML Barnes" who lived in Colorado. She died in 1985. Boldly Writing A trekker a fan and zine history states the following concerning the story in "A handful of snowflakes". "The last story of this issue was "The Price of a Handful of Snowflakes" by M. L. Barnes. This story, featuring Christine Chapel and Spock, became legendary in the annals of fan fiction, chiefly due to its being mentioned in Star Trek Lives! (published 1975).". "Star Trek Lives! had recommended a number of fanzine stories, which were in great demand as a result. One of the stories mentioned was M. L. "Steve" Barnes's story, "The Price of a Handful of Snowflakes," which first appeared in Impulse 5. . After Impulse went out of print, Steve published this story, along with three others she had written, in "...A Handful of Snowflakes" and Other Trek Tales. The volume ran 85 pages, and was printed on Don C. Thompson's mimeograph. (Don was a very well-known Denver science fiction fan at the time. He put out a science fiction fanzine called DON-o-SAUR; later he chaired Denver's 1983 World Science Fiction Convention.)" "A Handful of Snowflakes and Other Trek Tales" was produced in 1977 according to the copyright and includes artwork by M. Goodwin.  This copy is number 177 of only 250 produced for this souvenir edition. It is a silvered covered, staple and silver tape bound publication.  Given that it tis not a hardbound work and that only a very limited number of this were available, the supply of this souvenir edition is very limited. In addition, this limited souvenir issue is not only numbered but signed by "Steve Barnes".  A Star Trek Collector here on ebay who writes collector guides was nice enough to let me know that an unsigned copy of this sold at auction for over $500. A few other collectors informed me that an unsigned copy goes for anywhere from $500-1000 and I could make my own price for a signed copy.  Now this is a signed copy in excellent condition. While I have always been a star trek fan, I am not a collector so any information on this item would be appreciated as well. Feel free to email me with any questions.  PLEASE MAKE OFFERS AS ALL OFFERS WILL BE CONSIDERED SINCE THE VALUE OF THIS ITEM IS NOT KNOWN.  Partial payment of $1000 due within 5 days with balance to be paid within 10 days unless other arrangements have been made.   Feel free to contact me about other payment methods that may be more convenient for you, but keep in mind that some may delay shipment until the funds have cleared while others may speed shipment.                  Place a Bid!