Questions and Comments on our Catalogs

[Brice]

Oh... Right. I should have realized that.

[herbertwest]

I was reading the french edition of Beahm's Stephen KING from A to Z (1998, Andrews McMeel Publishing) and something stopped me at BUICK SPECIAL.

It says that it is the car that Kings had when they were living at Hermon, Maine, in 1965.
In her introduction to the limited edition of Carrie, Tabitha called it their "pile of mud" Buick (or sort of).


I didnt know that there was a limited edition of Carrie, and i didnt find it either in the catalog or in Skcollector...
so, is it a mistake by George Beahm, during the translation to french, or something which is not really known of?
Carlos?

[jhanic]

What that is is NOT a limited edition of Carrie, but what was called the Collector's Edition. It was a series of reprints from Doubleday of King's first few books issued with new dust jackets and new introductions by various authors. Carrie had an introduction by Tabitha. I can't remember the others, and I didn't (and have no desire even now) want them.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

They were trade paperbacks. They had what I think are called "French wraps" style dust jackets. Only six books were done in that style but initially it was planned to do a lot more. The original dust jacket art was reproduced inside the book. I've always thought they made an attractive set of books.

[Brice]

Thanks Bob! Because of you're explanation of those books I now understand what is meant by "french wraps". I've seen the term, but never knew what was meant by it.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Thanks Bob! Because of you're explanation of those books I now understand what is meant by "french wraps". I've seen the term, but never knew what was meant by it.

We call them French Flaps, but everyone bursts out laughing when you mention it.

[herbertwest]

thanks for the explaination
i dont know if the intro by Tabitha is available in the revised french version... will try to know

its the same for instance, with the "french fries"
i am still trying to understand why.... and... especially say french fries in McDo (which aint french)
so funny...

[Randall Flagg]

Special thanks to pdj for clarifying that the Rainy Season Print was produced in February, 1990.

[herbertwest]

Question about the Tommyknockers.

those catalogs and the collectors websites, says that there are two different versions of the 1st ed of tommyknockers : the name of the author being in red or in gold... right?

well, someone told me (i did ask him his source) that there would be a third one, a SILVER one... does anyone know about it?

[jhanic]

None that I've ever seen. The proof is gold.

John

[herbertwest]

it is true: there is one on the website Stephen KING BOOK Covers (that was his source)
http://www.stephenkingshop.com/cover...myknockers.htm

[jhanic]

I've never seen one.

John

[carlosdetweiller]

I've never seen one either. It could be a printing error as the light coming from under the door is not greenish as on the other books but looks silvery like the lettering. I'd guess it is a printing error but it could be a proof.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

I think its a photoshop job.

The gold title is subject to loss on the hardcover DJ as shown by the example on the covers page. I find it highly unlikely that a silver title would suffer a similar loss.

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Don't believe everything you see or read on the net. Here is the picure of Duma Key from the UK publisher's website. This was never used.

[jhanic]

I've never seen one either. It could be a printing error as the light coming from under the door is not greenish as on the other books but looks silvery like the lettering. I'd guess it is a printing error but it could be a proof.

The only US Tommyknockers proofs I've seen all had the gold coloring.

John

[Randall Flagg]

Perhaps akin to the "Bachman Shining".

[herbertwest]

Don't believe everything you see or read on the net. Here is the picure of Duma Key from the UK publisher's website. This was never used.

i know : that was why i asked you guys...
anyway, its not because a cover havent been used that there aint circulating.... maybe the printing error as some of you think, are around, but aint the used cover...

anyway, thanks for sharing your knowledge guys :-)

[carlosdetweiller]

I've never seen one either. It could be a printing error as the light coming from under the door is not greenish as on the other books but looks silvery like the lettering. I'd guess it is a printing error but it could be a proof.

The only US Tommyknockers proofs I've seen all had the gold coloring.

John

I was just guessing it might be a proof dust jacket or a trial dust jacket or a preliminary artist concept dust jacket or something like that. Just speculation.

[tippy4]

Jerome,

What else are you missing for the Signed, Numbered or Lettered Editions section?

Looks like you are missing

1987 The Drawing of the Three (DTII) Audio S/L
1985 Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio 350
1994 Insomnia portfolio 400
1998 Legends 50 + 200 = 250
2003 Borderlands 5 Lettered.

What else?

[Randall Flagg]

tippy, I think (but I am constantly suprised at how wrong I am) what you have listed is what's missing.
If there is something else missing I hope someone will point it out. I'll need to cross reference the list of S/L'd to the catalog.
Any and all help is greatly appreciated.
No excuse, but I have also been spending a ton of time on the Calendar entries.

[Fsmdr]

Also I think missing:

999 S/L 500 + 52 = 552

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

Also I think missing:

999 S/L 500 + 52 = 552

This is not signed by King, so isn't included.


Jerome

The Drawing of the Three S/L Audio..... Don't know why it doesn't show up on the main list.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...dio#post141258

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[Randall Flagg]

Jerome

The Drawing of the Three S/L Audio..... Don't know why it doesn't show up on the main list.

http://www.thedarktower.org/palaver/...dio#post141258

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It should show up now.
Thanks, I thought I remembered that one.

[tippy4]

So that just leaves....

1985 Cycle of the Werewolf portfolio 350
1994 Insomnia portfolio 400
1998 Legends 50 + 200 = 250
2003 Borderlands 5 Lettered 52

I don't have any of these, but someone here must?!