70 stephen king book club editions

Commercial for the stephen king library and the book four past midnight from 1991. Newbies can certainly be forgiven for not automatically recognizing all of the clues. The book was printed in the united states of america. First edition of king s 22nd book and 18th novel written under his own name. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Stephen king, carrie signed first edition book club. I have some signed books, a few first editions, a couple of rare releases, some stuff thats old but in great condition, and books by my favorite authors that are now out of print.

The new books, especially steven king books, at betts bookstore. Tips and tricks to help you identify book club editions and to differentiate them from. List of earliest book club edition printings stephen king. This is a comprehensive guide to stephen king first editions. The book club edition of creepshow may well be one of the very few book club editions that also contain the full number line, similar to the first printing. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. Stephen king rare books and first editions at bauman rare.

Limitedtime special order this edition of carrie and well include salems lot by stephen king deluxe special edition slipcased hardcover pictured here with your order first bookclub edition, boldly signed. Stephen king book of the month club showing 128 of 28 messages. Find them by posting ads on an online classified service like craigslist or at your local book store or library. Carrie by stephen king first book club edition signed by author doubleday 1974. Then he supplied a blurb for future editions of her stalker novel.

King s 1st five novels are all the same size as bookclub editions. Sadly it is missing its dust jacket and my copy of pet sematary is a book club edition but it has a unverified signature on it that i want to try to get authenticated. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. He currently has book club editions and those are a lot smaller than these were so he thought they were not book club editions, but we noticed there is no price on the dust jacket. How you can tell the difference between a first edition, first printing, and a book club edition of a collectible book and why it matters. Hardcover first deluxe edition illustrated by tomislav tikulin with slipcase and dust jacket cemetery dance 2014. My book was falling apart when i got it and it was a book club edition not first edition and there was no signature from stephen king. The bce does not have a price as shown in the first edition, and is also missing first printing, july, 1982 on the page. Stephen king is, without a doubt, the most popular horror writer of all time. Identifying book club editions one girl collecting. Pictures are indeed worth a thousand words, probably more, and to certain extent, readers do judge a book by its cover, based on the intensity and the amount of messages it can deliver with one look. Identifying book club editions book club editions frequently can drive very experienced dealers and collectors to distraction. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard.

First trade edition, issued simultaneously with a signed limited edition, of the first book in king s epic dark tower series, boldly inscribed by him on the half title in the year of publication, for nancybest, stephen king, 72882, with five fullpage color illustrations, color endpapers and vignettes by acclaimed fantasy artist michael. And 2 many stephen king collectors simply cannot afford first editions of king s early work. The stand 1 500 artist signed, cover only by stephen king based on a book by, scott ian guest jacket text by. From the stand to the eyes of the dragon, from cycle of the werewolf to danse macabre, we can help you find the stephen king books you are looking for. I was asked to show my other stephen king first editions so here. In this compilation, weve managed to gather 70 of stephen king s it book design cover variations, and we do hope you like this collection. Fans of stephen king enjoy getting together to talk about what theyve read, and thats where a book discussion group comes in. Shelf wear, corners bumped, spotting to topedge, otherwise very good. Undoubtedly, the best known of these is the book ofthemonth club.

I also agree that book club editions are not priced uniquely. The few survivors, united in groups, establish a new social system and engage in confrontation with each other. I was approached by leah moss, who works for the stephen king library, and asked to give a shoutout to this lovely calendar, as well as the stephen king library, where you can purchase affordable editions of king s most popular books. A wonderful oversized hardback edition of stephen king s debut novel.

Estimates differ, but many hundreds of book clubs have come and gone over the past 70 or 80 years, with a total number perhaps approaching a thousand. Illustrated by horrorcomics master berni or bernie wrightson. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats why there are so many out there. He has sold more than 350 million copies of his books worldwide, and, as you can imagine, there is a very large audience who desire first editions andor signed copies in. Great prices on stephen s latest titles, as well as access to all of his classics. Stephen king signed limited and signed first edition books. How do you join the stephen king library you can usually find ads in magazines or by watching late night. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Though a book club edition, appears on first sight to be identical to the original first printing with same wrapper and graphics etc. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers.

In 2007 he contributed to the doctor who shortstory collection short trips. The plot centers on a pandemic of a weaponized strain of influenza that kills almost the entire world population. Once king has you in his grips, per usual, you will not be able to put the book down. Gift edition, book and dj fine, no slipcase gift from don grant. Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. Stephen king carrie 1974 first edition ex condition. There are major differences between the large book club groups, both in the physical quality of the books they distribute and in the manner in which they identify their books. One of the reasons why i would never club stephen king together with any of the.

Not bad i dont think since a few are actually first editions. Her work has appeared regularly in the orlando sentinel. A near fine signed copy with the near fine original jacket. Stephen king new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy. The 25th anniversary special edition edited by kirby mccauley 300 copy limited edition, 26 copy lettered edition published winter 2007 the arthur darknell double by ray garton writing as arthur darknell 200 copy limited edition, 26 copy lettered edition published fall 2008 poe.

The book was a fantastic read and i highly recommend it. An excellent near fine example in a near fine dust jacket. Start your stephen king book club by getting together a group of people interested in reading king s books. It stephen king first edition signed raptis rare books. The best way to build your own stephen king library. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Stephen king library and four past midnight book ad 1991. Lawrence various first editions, including seven pillars of wisdom ted hughes most first editions considered, especially signed copies.

This information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be smaller than the original. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Carrie by stephen king signed first bookclub edition. This video shows you how to identify the first edition of stephen king s the stand.

The stand is a postapocalyptic dark fantasy novel written by american author stephen king and first published in 1978 by doubleday. By coincidence, 70yearold king has published about 70 books. The stand 1978 book club edition inscribed for michael best wishes, stephen king. In general, book club editions are more cheaply printed than the trade editions. Carrie by stephen king author of salems lot, the shining, the stand, night shift, etc.

Editions of it by stephen king meet your next favorite book. The book version of the horror anthology creepshow, also released as a film by george romero night of the living dead and stephen king. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable. Stella gibbons first editions published before 1940 stephen king any pre1980 first editions, uk or us, proof copies, signed copies and limited editions. Appears to have had some water damage to dust jacket and front and back end pages. New listing box of 10 stephen king first edition hardback books. As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return.