Stephen King Collecting Questions

[Randall Flagg]

Tommy, can we be sure this is a subsequent printing? is it not possible that the information given previously is wrong and there WERE 1st and 2nd printings out there (and I appreciate this is going to rain on a lot of peoples parade who have bought this book assuming that a number line starting with 3 was the first printing)

No one has seen a first printing yet (I ordered mine from Amazon the day they were announced and every B&N I've been to only had the 3rd printings) and Becca called Scribner and asked them about it. I suppose it's possible but until one is found (which why would a first printing be this insanely hard to find for one of King's most famous books?), I think they marked the second printing as a second printing and are completely ignoring the error they made.

That's as good a theory as anything I've heard. IMO, the books have no significant collecting value.

[The Library Policeman]

I agree with Tommy. A first printing would surely have surfaced by now - if any existed.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I agree with Tommy. A first printing would surely have surfaced by now - if any existed.

I don't know, that's a pretty heavy book. I don't think it would float.

[Brian James Freeman]

So if these go into an actual third printing, they will be the same as the first printing? Either that or the third printing could be marked as a 4th. Very messed up!

Maybe they're counting backwards down to 1!

[The Library Policeman]

I agree with Tommy. A first printing would surely have surfaced by now - if any existed.

I don't know, that's a pretty heavy book. I don't think it would float.

Haha

They all float.

[Randall Flagg]

So if these go into an actual third printing, they will be the same as the first printing? Either that or the third printing could be marked as a 4th. Very messed up!

Maybe they're counting backwards down to 1!

That is a real possibility.

[becca69]

Tommy, can we be sure this is a subsequent printing? is it not possible that the information given previously is wrong and there WERE 1st and 2nd printings out there (and I appreciate this is going to rain on a lot of peoples parade who have bought this book assuming that a number line starting with 3 was the first printing)

I actually saw a second printing in a local Barnes & Noble a few months back, but a while after the initial run was sold out. There were 2 put on display mixed in with the paperback books. I think it might be possible that my correspondence with the publisher might have made them realize their mistake and when they sent the book back to print, they changed the copyright. The paperback being the 1st printing and hardcover 2nd (after the initial 3rd print mistake)?? The rep had told me that the paperback was considered the 1st printing and that there was only the one (3rd) hardcover run at the time. This whole edition is messed up. I would still say the 3rd print is the 1st state of this hardcover edition.

Also, Amazon showed the copyright page as a 3rd print when it was released and now they are showing it as a 2nd.

[Brian861]

Glad I don't collect those editions. Screwed up no doubt.

[Fsmdr]

Question on bug extermination, a friend of mine is going to 'tent' his house. He has over 1,500 books in his collection. Is it safe to leave the books in the house while it is being done or should I advise him to move out all his books?

[becca69]

Question on bug extermination, a friend of mine is going to 'tent' his house. He has over 1,500 books in his collection. Is it safe to leave the books in the house while it is being done or should I advise him to move out all his books?

Honestly, I would suggest he remove them. I had a few books in Florida that got brown spots on them after fumigation.

[Room 217 Caretaker]

Pack them up safely and move them out. The company may suggest a simple covering of a sheet will protect them but I wouldn't take the chance.

Mulleins

[Fsmdr]

Thanks, Becca & Ralph.

I suppose that is the safest choice.

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Can someone please refresh my memory on the ROSE MADDER variant dust jacket of the US edition, why it was done and what it is worth?

[stroppygoblin]

Can someone please refresh my memory on the ROSE MADDER variant dust jacket of the US edition, why it was done and what it is worth?

Everything should be listed in the 1st post of this thread.

[jhanic]

Can someone please refresh my memory on the ROSE MADDER variant dust jacket of the US edition, why it was done and what it is worth?

See post #35 in my collections thread. I have no idea as to its value. I paid a little over $300 for mine in 2001. They are fairly scarce. I have no ides why they were done or how they got out.

John

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

I can only find your proofs thread. Do you have a link, John?

[jhanic]

I can only find your proofs thread. Do you have a link, John?

That's the thread. Just check post #35 for the pic.

John

[ur2ndbiggestfan]

Okay, now I see it! The title is written straight across. Thanks John and Simon!

[Mr. Rabbit Trick]

This is where you need Bob. He has 4 different variant covers for Rose Madder. I have pictures of his books, but not his permission to post them.

[needfulthings]

Does anyone know did the contest winner in the CAVALIER "The Cat From Hell" HERE'S ONE STORY YOU'LL HAVE TO FINISH YOURSELF: story ever get published? Maybe in Sept 1977 issue.

[Randall Flagg]

I'm 90% certain it did get published. Someone here will sleuth it out.

[herbertwest]

What is the current value of the IT signed CD limited edition again?
Very Fine Books sells one for $2,650
>>> http://www.veryfinebooks.com/Stephen...on_p/sk863.htm

[Randall Flagg]

$2K-$2.5K

[jhanic]

Does anyone know did the contest winner in the CAVALIER "The Cat From Hell" HERE'S ONE STORY YOU'LL HAVE TO FINISH YOURSELF: story ever get published? Maybe in Sept 1977 issue.

There were two contest winners. The first was Phil Bowie, published in the September 1977 issue of Cavalier. The second was Mark Rains, published in the December 1977 issue of Gent.

John

[needfulthings]

Do you have these magazines?