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[sleeplessdwarf]

I am a little confused on one item. I looked at Hutch's first print IDs, and "First Published in 1987 by Viking Penguin Inc." Quarter bound in cream cloth, green boards, w/o number line or mention of later printing, Much less 1,000,000 planned. No 18.95 on DJ though. Book looks like it has never been read but DJ is a mess. I'll post the pics and hopefully you guys can tell me this is just a reprint that did not mention other printings.













Ok, moving on. Got a decent price for Treachery. There are no comic shops around so 9.99 for all six never read was good for me.




This was how it arrived still in plastic case. On monday I should get this


Good price again and looks like the first issue is signed by Peter David. Finally, my latest new thing is not book related so I'll just post the pic

[jhanic]

On rhe Eyes of the Dragon--it's probably a book club edition. Those are, as far as I know, the only US editions that do not have a price. Other than that, it looks like a first/first book.

John

[Ricky]

EoTD looks to be a BCE to me.

[sleeplessdwarf]

Thanks. ofc that was not mentioned, but for .99 i think I will just use it as a readable copy. Damn shame, cause it looks like I will be the first to do so. The spine is so tight it creaks when you open it

[jhanic]

I just won the following:

Song of Susannah w/remarque

I can't believe I was the only bidder!

John

[sleeplessdwarf]

Very nice John. I would be out there bidding away, but even though my kids go to public school, it has cost us around 500 each (have 4) for supplies, sports(they have to have matching shoes in every sport ) I have a game I want in Nov, and I AM going to Atlanta for the King signing. Put that with the 800 i dropped on this new cheap laptop, You can consider me out of the high bid game till first of the year. Very nice win though. Congrats.

[Darkmaniscoming]

EOD is the first edition book in export jacket with no price so various countries could apply their own price tag......find many up here in like that in canada because at the time the dollars were fluctuating so much that they couldn't figure it out........
I think I might have an extra correct DJ for it ...I'll check tomorrow..

[sleeplessdwarf]

If this is for me Darkman, sounds good. This copy just seems too good of quality to be a bce.

[turtlex]

I just won the following:

Song of Susannah w/remarque

I can't believe I was the only bidder!

John

Wow!

Congratulations, John !

[Darkmaniscoming]

Yes Dwarf, turns out i have an extra correct 1/1 DJ with $18.95 and code 02182587 decent shape with a little chipping as this DJ is notorious for.

As long as your book doesn't have a small emboss on back bottom corner, it is 1/1 book and the dust jacket will be perfect for it....

PM me and we'll figure out if we can get it to you


D

If this is for me Darkman, sounds good. This copy just seems too good of quality to be a bce.

[Patrick]

Hope it works out, Sleepless and Darkman.

Congrats on your new book, John. A nice price, IMO!

[pixiedark76]

I have both a book club edition and a first edition of EOD. The first edition has light orange endpapers and the book club has just plain white.

[jhanic]

I have the UK paperback review copy of Just After Sunset with the publisher's letter coming to me soon:




John

[Nerak]

that's cool John!

[turtlex]

Oh, John - that's cool.

And very blue.

[Patrick]

Nice, John!

[Darkmaniscoming]

1/1 of eyes of the dragon should have green end papers.....
never heard of one having orange??

I have both a book club edition and a first edition of EOD. The first edition has light orange endpapers and the book club has just plain white.

[pixiedark76]

Sorry, I got mixed up. I got it confused with another book.

[sleeplessdwarf]

Ok, so one mix up down. Anyone here happen to have a link to a pic of a BCE of The Eyes of the dragon? As I told darkman, I am satisfied with our deal regardless of my outcome. I do have a few bce that I bought for my own reasons and can easily tell the difference in the printing than the 1/1. On this one curiosity just keeps getting the best of me. I have googled till my fingers hurt, but can not find a pic of what a bce would look like. According to Darkman, there would be a small emboss on the back corner that would clearly indicate bce. As for that, there is no issue. I just would love to see a copy of the bce. As I have already told Darkman, I am happy with our deal regardless of outcomes, as the DJ I have just does not give the book justice, legit or not.

[Darkmaniscoming]

OK dwarf....
Dont want you up all night...here's the low down:

Earlier editions of titles say pre 70's had a first edition>>>>
then "book club" use to make a smaller and cheaper version that usually you can spot a mile away, they will have no stated edition....it will also have a DJ that says book club edition with no price......people got these cheap throught the mail uaually.

there are a few later printings of books that are same size ~ do not say book club but have no price, no stated edition...people refer to these as book clubs too......
Many king titles come in different forms.....
Later printings with numbers missing in numberline, starting at 3,4 ,5 they may as well be book clubs....useless

There are a few titles that have a small BCOA statement and are same size etc

NOW>>> Many copies of the 1/1 book EYES of Dragon were printed in USA
The books were also exported without DJs as the full color printing of DJs could be done cheaper in the countries they were going....canada would print the dust jacket without price and on a few titles they would print canadian price eg Christine (canadian copy in my store ~ dj price $22.00)
Regulators was printed with 32.99 DJ ~ these are 1/1 books in later (foreign) dust jackets

sometimes they would emboss them with a book club square or circle before shipping...the book pictured is a beautiful copy of "IT" identical 1/1 but painfully branded with a small square....look very closely....top left corner of picture~very small

although this is still a first, many collectors will frown on it and call it book club......
not really book club but marked with the sign of the devil (book club square)
....just kidding.

the book you have is a left over 1/1 printing that got a second issue DJ as it probably didn't sell a million copies over night for the original price....

when you put the dj I give you on it...there is no difference whatsoever as long as you have "first published...." green end papers and a price on the dj you are in....for $15 for this title, if it is indeed unread, you have done well.

hope this helps??????

PS I'm wondering now if we should have a thread where we track how many printings each king title went into before being called a book club...might be neat to figure out????

[Darkmaniscoming]

Heres a close up as you probably couldn't see the other one....don't think you will see this on yours....

[sleeplessdwarf]

Ah, Darkman, once again you come through. I guess through all the small chats, I did not come out right and ask you to give me an example. There is indeed no small emboss, and as I said before, the DJ you send me, makes the book way more worthy to me. All I can say is thanks again.

[tippy4]

Received this today..



The 1982 flyer from Grant Books advertising The Gunslinger.

$60 for a limited edition, and you could buy as many as you wanted.

[pixiedark76]

tippy 4 I am totally over that Gunslinger Flyer!

[mae]

Sixty '82 bucks is $133.90 in today's money...