Sebastian: amazing artwork here - and love your copy of The Stand.
Man I can still remember the day the HC edition hit the bookstores. My local bookstore had about five copies and...I passed.
I was not really a King fanatic yet (had only read Carrie up to that time, which I liked, but lightning had not struck yet) and I hated the uneven edges of the pages, and did not care for the cover, I went home empty handed.
Ouch!
sk