Stephen King Collecting Questions

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Purely down to rareity. There's not many review copies around.

[carlosdetweiller]

I've noticed that review trade editions go for a lot more than regular 1st without the review letter (in both instance the books are in the same condition). Is there any reason to it besides the addition of the review letter?.

I think that is it....just the additional material. Of course, sometimes it is a little more than a letter. Some of the earlier King review copies I have (mostly from the 1980's) have an author photo, a review slip AND a promo letter.

That material, though, is like a dust jacket. It can be moved from one book to another. When you buy a "review copy" with the review material you don't know if that book was actually a review copy (early release) or not. The review material could have been swapped out at some point and moved to a nicer condition copy.

I suppose it shouldn't, but things like that bother me.

[Cutter]

Re: DARK FORCES: 25th Anniversary Edition, by Lonely Road Press.

Does anyone know if the lettered edition has been published? I have not seen any offered for sale on the secondary market.

Here is a link to where Terry talks about his copy that he got back in March.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...red#post133866

Thanks for the link. I thought I had seen some photos but just couldn't remember where. It's a nice looking book. I don't think any copies have hit the secondary market yet. Oh well......I've got time.

I really think the gold traycase is a lot slicker than the limited edition. It looks like it would stand out on a shelf.

[jhanic]

I've noticed that review trade editions go for a lot more than regular 1st without the review letter (in both instance the books are in the same condition). Is there any reason to it besides the addition of the review letter?.

Maybe someone could explain what the difference is between a review trade edition and a regular first if there's no accompanying letter, etc?

I've gotten a few review editions that all included the additional materiel, but have not been able to see any difference between the actual books.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

I've noticed that review trade editions go for a lot more than regular 1st without the review letter (in both instance the books are in the same condition). Is there any reason to it besides the addition of the review letter?.

Maybe someone could explain what the difference is between a review trade edition and a regular first if there's no accompanying letter, etc?

I've gotten a few review editions that all included the additional materiel, but have not been able to see any difference between the actual books.

John

I don't think that there is any difference in most cases.

[Bev Vincent]

The only difference is timing -- the review trade is usually sent to reviewers before publication date so they can verify quotes against the final copy. Same physical book.

[jhanic]

Thanks. That's what I thought, but I just wasn't sure.

John

[Fsmdr]

Thanks for the info. I've never seen any copy that has more than just the review letter.

[gsvec]

The only difference is timing -- the review trade is usually sent to reviewers before publication date so they can verify quotes against the final copy. Same physical book.

So then without the review letter, how would you be able to tell if whether or not it was a review copy? My guess is that you couldn't, right?

[jhanic]

Right.

John

[herbertwest]

The only difference is timing -- the review trade is usually sent to reviewers before publication date so they can verify quotes against the final copy. Same physical book.

So then without the review letter, how would you be able to tell if whether or not it was a review copy? My guess is that you couldn't, right?

in France i mainly see that, and no real review copy...
in the past, there were some SP (for "Service Presse", equivaling review copy) punched on the cover...

[jemaher]

I have both copies; one with a black clamshell and one with a gold clamshell. Alas, I assumed they were signed by sai King.... Not so much ;-(

[e_taylor]

Heres a question aimed at John, as I know he has talked about at one point having a collection of Arkham House books, however I'll be happy with answers from anyone!

Are all the Arkham 1st editions the same size? I'm planning on buying some of the Lovecraft 1sts and am just trying to plan out book shelf space. Thanks in advance!!

[jhanic]

No, if I remember correctly, the Arkham House books were physically different sizes. The Lovecraft books were generally larger than the others, although some of the Lovecraft ones (like Marginalia and Something About Cats, for example) were the smaller size. Some others were even larger--there was one Lovecraft one that was illustrated by Lee Brown Coye that was larger than usual.

John

[e_taylor]

No, if I remember correctly, the Arkham House books were physically different sizes. The Lovecraft books were generally larger than the others, although some of the Lovecraft ones (like Marginalia and Something About Cats, for example) were the smaller size. Some others were even larger--there was one Lovecraft one that was illustrated by Lee Brown Coye that was larger than usual.

John

Alright cool, thanks John!

[Tony_A]

I just read on SK's site that Duma Key will be released in paperback on October 21, 2008.

I just returned from vacation in Bermuda, and while browsing in a bookstore while my fiancee and I were shopping in Hamilton, I saw the book already in paperback there.

Do other countries get books in paperback before the US?

[Bev Vincent]

Yes -- sometimes there are "international editions" created that are released abroad before they are available in the U.S.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Hodder & Stoughton (UK versions) release a paperback version on the same day as the hardback. They are on sale at airports in the UK on release date.

They are identical to the hardback except for the cover.

[Tony_A]

Thanks for the info.

[jhanic]

I just read on SK's site that Duma Key will be released in paperback on October 21, 2008.

I just returned from vacation in Bermuda, and while browsing in a bookstore while my fiancee and I were shopping in Hamilton, I saw the book already in paperback there.

Do other countries get books in paperback before the US?

Tony, if the one you saw was a larger paperback, it is, as Mr. Rabbit Trick says, the international edition. Usually the UK mass-market paperback (the smaller size pb) is issued about the same time as that in the US. If it was the smaller sized one you saw, that would be unusual.

John

[Brice]

by that, i mean, is it the 4 standard (separately released) DVDs together in one box (such the nightmare on elm st box set or star wars trilogy set)

Don't take this as truth, as I don't own the box set. But if I remember correctly from seeing it at the local Borders. They are all separate discs in a slipcase, but they are the ultra slim dvd cases, so it's not as fat as the star wars box set, but each movie is in it's own case. If you own firefly or the battlestar galactica box sets, then you'd know what I mean.
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damnit, that sucks, but thanks for the heads up. looks like i iwll have to buy them separately.

does anyone know about the Stephen King Horror DVD Collection (Cujo/Golden Years/The Langoliers/The Stand/Thinner)??

[ame="http://www.amazon.com/Stephen-Horror-Collection-Langoliers-Thinner/dp/B00005U8Q7"]Amazon.com: Stephen King Horror DVD Collection (Cujo/Golden Years/The Langoliers/The Stand/Thinner): Horror Collection: Movies & TV[/ame]

from the pics i've seen the set looks pretty thick, and the cover shows all 5 covers of the movies, so i would again assume these are all separate full DVDs. if anyone knows, that'd be great. thanks.

I used to have that. They are normal sized individual cases in a cardboard sleeve.

[Scoogs]

Who is screw-jack on ebay? The user name is familiar and I thought it was someone from the boards here.

[gsvec]

Who is screw-jack on ebay? The user name is familiar and I thought it was someone from the boards here.

Not sure if they're on the board or not, but I know they've beat me on a bunch of SK auctions at the last minute!!

[jhanic]

Me too. I'm also not sure if they're on the board or not.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

Who is screw-jack on ebay? The user name is familiar and I thought it was someone from the boards here.

I've always thought it was one of Tim Miller's many aliases.