Stephen King Foreign Language Proofs

**Ari_Racing** · 11-29-2010 07:40 AM

I'm kinda distracted lately. Sorry for the obvious question

**herbertwest** · 11-29-2010 11:59 AM

No prob ;-)

**George at C-Springs** · 03-08-2011 08:45 AM

What we have here is a German Leseexemplar (ARC) of The Talisman. It may not look like much, but Frank tells me there's only 3 others known in Germany (and he has two of them)! Exterior condition obviously isn't that great; dirty, stained, bent, creased, you name it. But, except for page 17/18 which has two folds, and the red owner's stamp on the first page, the rest of the interior looks great.

Here's the best part; I found it on eBay last week, in a lot with four other German King books (Gunslinger, Waste Lands, Eyes of the Dragon, and Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon) ... for €14.99 BIN! Including free shipping and handling! I figured the seller either didn't know what he had or that it was just a reading copy missing a cover (Frank confirmed sometimes German sellers will use the term Leseexemplar to describe reading copies rather than ARCs). Either way, I figured I could't go wrong for the price ... and boy was I right! After missing the delivery guy yesterday (he never rang or knocked), I was anxious all day today. He finally just showed up around 5 o'clock, and man was I one happy camper when I opened that box! Maybe this is the beginning of a good luck streak :-)

**Stockerlone** · 03-08-2011 09:14 AM

Congrats George .... amazing... Now 4 Talisman Leseexemplar ARCs are known in Germany.

**jhanic** · 03-08-2011 09:30 AM

Congratulations, George! A nice catch!

John

**herbertwest** · 03-09-2011 11:30 AM

Nice one!

**George at C-Springs** · 04-20-2011 01:24 PM

Saw this on eBay the other day with a BIN of €14.00 ($20.32):

So picked it up to get this, German Desperation/Regulators flip-over ARC:

The other books are From a Buick Eight, Dolores Claiborne, Night Shift, The Dark Half, The Shining, Four Past Midnight (Book 2), and Misery. With €4 shipping, grand total of €18 ($26.12) ... so I got the ARC for $3.27

This goes along nice with my German Talisman proof find; seems there are some good deals in those lots if you know what to look for ... and get lucky. Now all I have to do is learn German!

**harrison ryan** · 04-20-2011 01:31 PM

Sehr gut!

**Stockerlone** · 04-20-2011 10:41 PM

George..... Super !!!

**Patrick** · 04-22-2011 01:01 PM

Interesting stuff at good prices... Way to go!

**Stockerlone** · 05-05-2011 09:50 AM

I always forget to post this:

Das Mädchen Leseexemplar - The Girl who loved Tom Gordon HC ARC
The German Publisher Schneekluth, have the idea to offer an black and white book, and of cause there are an black and a white Leseexemplar!

**herbertwest** · 05-05-2011 11:01 AM

Pictures? :-)

**Stockerlone** · 08-09-2011 09:58 AM

Just see that pics from the best looking German arc are missing:

German Black House arc - Das Schwarze Haus Leseexemplar
transparent cover,
top and bottom spine - black
side spine - white