Very Fine Books has released a new/updated guide for identifying Stephen King first editions. Here is their news release:
Here's a handy new guide we just published on our blog for identifying Stephen King first edition books.
Even though there are similar tables online, this one is unique. It is searchable. That means you don't have to waste your time scrolling through over 50 novels.
The search bar is located at the top right of table. Just type in what you're looking for and the results should come up.
For example, let's say you wanted to know if you have a first edition of The Stand. Just type in "The Stand" and you'll see the 2 novels there along with all the 1st printing identifiers. .
You can even search by publication year. Let's say you wanted to know what King novel was published in 1977, just type in 1977 in the search bar and you'll see The Shining and Rage.
One of the King items I'm proud to own is an original hardcover copy of the 78 edition of The Stand. The dust jacket's torn in one place and every time you open the book you're greeted with cigarette smoke yet King says "Only good speak such wordless eloquence of the power good stories hold over us".
ReplyDeleteAlos it helps that I got a copy of Rocky Wood's "Unpublished and uncollected", which if you haven't got a copy of I then I advise you don't wait around, its available on Amazon however there should be a link somewhere where the proceeds go to help pay for medical treatments, ALS.
The greatest discovery in that book was finding out about King's unedited script for the X Files where we find out agent Scully has a friend named (get ready for this) Rebecca "Callahan". My question: Is she by any chance related to Father Callahan?
Buy that book.
ChrisC