Thanks, Gerald. The "small" Salem's Lot has been added to the listing.
John
Thanks, Gerald. The "small" Salem's Lot has been added to the listing.
John
I don't know how you do it Gerald, but you certainly have an amazing ability to track down rare items such as this. What an incredible discovery. Thanks for posting it, and good to see you back here.
It resembles the small white "Special Reading Copy" of Carrie that followed the proof but preceded the trade edition. Do you think this is an edition similar to that?
Wow, another amazing one, Gerald. Thanks for sharing!
Amazing as always!!!
you have a printing press and you're making this stuff aren't you neo?
just keep amazing us.... I don't know who I have a bigger crush on now... you or bob... makes me want to turn into a biblio-mormon
Good to see you back Gerald !
Amazing as always. Thanks for sharing
Thank you all for your kind words. I was very happy to finally track down a copy since I read about them over 15 years ago. Yes Bob, it is similar to the "Carrie" proof. It is not printed by Crane, but in-house. I don't have access to "Carrie" at this moment, but it is off-white/tan in color like that. It is a full-proof (439 pages), and the cover graphics resemble the finished dust jacket, like "Carrie". The only differences is that there is no "Q" code in the margin on the last page, the Library of Congress number is not present, and there is no mention of the edition being "Not for sale".
The seller told me that 'Carrie" was done as a way of introducing Stephen to the book buying community. That was done with new writers at the time. Several copies were given to the author, to allow them to hand them out to friends and family. It was this version that Stephen had inscribed to his mother just days before her passing. They were printed in late December 1973. "Salem's Lot" through to "The Stand" was more like a printer's proof to allow them to know the size of the text block. There were not as many copies made as a result. It's also possible that they were secondary proofs to allow them to make sure that all fixes were caught from the Crane. It will take time to compare this to the First Edition.
Gerald
What a gem! And if I understood your post correctly you have a lead on a similar 'small proof' of The Stand?
Thanks again Gerald for sharing this with the community. Great to see you back.
Amazing, Gerald. Thanks for sharing. You have another book that I will never own! How do you find these books?
Gerald rarely posts on this forum, but every single time it's about an amazing new item added to the collection.
Glad to see you're back. Thanks for sharing.
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May I echo all of the previous comments. Remarkable item. Great to have you back.
I slightly modified the description of the Salem's Lot proof in the listing.
John
Thanks for sharing such fascinating (to us) stories!
Welcome back Mr. ANDERSON.... We've missed you....
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Winters?
The Matrix/Neo reference I think, Bob.
Ah. I see. Got it.Winters?
The Matrix/Neo reference I think, Bob.
Sorry yep me and Geralds joke. It is from the matrix
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Thank you all for your warm messages. I was spending some time in "01" or "Machine City" as humans like to call it. It is nice to be back in the Matrix though. Yes, the man who sold the "Salem's Lot" also sold his proof of "The Stand" over 30 years ago. That person still has it. It is the same 'smaller' format, but because "The Stand" was 823 pages in length, the spine on this proof was not meant to survive this long, being a paperback. The paper quality that was employed by Doubleday at the time for internal documents was inferior to the quality used today. I am told that it has been read and cracking has occurred. That being the case, it is still desirable in any condition.
Also, thanks again to Jhanic for explaining to me what another item I had was about. As this was the only one I have ever found, I was unsure what exactly it was. It is the "Blue Lines" of "The Talisman". This was used by the printers to set up the presses for the final product. This was created after all the proofs were done, and before the First Edition was printed. It is interesting to notice that there was still edits to be made in the final stages of this novel.
I hope you enjoy.
Gerald
Another amazing item!
I just finished reading this (yet again) a day or two ago, and I am almost exactly the same age as Jack Sawyer. Can I buy this for the stated $150.00?
Thanks, keep the stories/anecdotes coming. They're as interesting as the actual items.
Another previously unseen/unheard of item. Gerald, what's next?!
Another previously unseen/unheard of item.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
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