HOW TO: Identify First Editions and First Printings
There have been a few short discussions here and there regarding certain first editions - books and/or dustjackets. This purpose of this thread is to discuss identifying first editions and/or first printings of books and their related dustjackets.
This should fill in the holes for some collectors and help to educate people just beginning, or thinking about starting, their own collections. Therefore please discuss any and all SK books in this regard, ask questions, etc.
Happy collecting!
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
Useful chart
I created the following guide a few years ago
http://www.marketworks.com/storefron...=30007&type=e2
Last edited by Hutch; 01-16-2009 at 11:46 AM.
i've used that a lot, didn't know it was yours. thanks for all the help
i've used it, too.
so...now i've confirmed that i have firsts of IT, the tommyknockers and 4 past midnight...all three were picked up at a thrift store for less than 7$ total.
this made my night.
That's great information, Hutch. Thanks for sharing!
And congrats to you, SJ, on your good buys.
"...that Siren which called and sang and promised so much and gave, after all, so little." ~ Ray Bradbury
That's some great work Hutch, its in an .html format which means I may be able to incorporate it onto the site somehow.Originally Posted by Hutch
Would you mind if I tried that?
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Hutch, that's great! Thanks for sharing.
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Excellent list!! I have used this many times--I didn't know it was Hutch's!
Other notables:
Colorado Kid was first released in paperback, but the first hardcover (prior to the limited editions) was a Large Print Edition.
Storm of the Century has a hardcover, quarter cloth, issued by BOMC
I'm sure there are other unique editions out there.
There's also a way to find out if you have a first edition paperback of Colorado Kid. Have a look at this thread.Excellent list!! I have used this many times--I didn't know it was Hutch's!
Other notables:
Colorado Kid was first released in paperback, but the first hardcover (prior to the limited editions) was a Large Print Edition.
Storm of the Century has a hardcover, quarter cloth, issued by BOMC
I'm sure there are other unique editions out there.
http://forum.dvdtalk.com/showpost.ph...6&postcount=58
Very helpful!
John
Odd I would be asking this question when I only have about 4 UK books to go. But has anyone done a "How to identify a first UK Edition?" before. I've never seen one. Do they even go into second printings? heck honestly I don't know. But I would be interested.
Geoff
Didn't Ceri have one on the skfakes website? If so, maybe he'd be willing to transfer it here as that sight is no longer working.
Nate
This site has a number of pictures of the first editions, both US and UK, of many of King's books, including proofs. He also includes what it says on the copyright page of the editions. This may help some.
King Books Pages
John
Here is the file that was on SKFakes...
How to identify UK 1st Editions
http://www.filefactory.com/file/288d29/
I finally got it after going through all the gyrations required by the File Factory site. If anyone needs a copy, it's a Word file, five pages. Let me know and I'll email you a copy.
(Let me know your email address. I can't figure out how to attach a file to the email response here on the site.)
John
All copies of Colorado Kid are first printings. The run was so large, Charles Ardai told me he doubted there'd ever be another. He said he wished there would be so he'd get a chance to fix that running header gaffe.
By the way -- feel free to grab whatever you want from my guide to identifying first editions from the FAQ area at King's web site.
I will have to check with Ceri, to see if he minds if we post it all, but the first part of the sheet looks like this:
Thanks Bev. I just might. Untill someone with more skills than I did it, it would look like the first page of Ceri's UK First list. I end up chopping the document into numerous Jpeg images.
I will have to check with Ceri, to see if he minds if we post it all, but the first part of the sheet looks like this:
I've absolutely no objection - get it up there guys :-)
I had a lot of help with this - a couple of SKFakes members worked on it and Hutch acted as editor.
Thanks everyone for pointing in the right direction and Ceri for the information. That is very helpful!
Geoff
Amazing stuff
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Yeah, but is it updated?
not sure..
It's a couple of books out of date, but there's not much to dither over concerning the recent Scribner books -- all the rules are the same. I'm updating it next month when Duma Key comes out.
thats brilliant!
Would there be a way to separate it in 2 threads? one US & one UK?
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The updated list (through Just After Sunset) is up on King's web site. It only deals with US editions.
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