Regulators, The - Lettered

Title:	The Regulators
Author:	Richard Bachman
Artist:	Toy Box cover: Alan M. Clark Book interior: Stephen Gervais
Publisher:	Dutton
ISBN:	0-525-94296-3
Publication Year:	1996
State:	Lettered 1/52 Issue
Price:	$1,500
Comments:	500 Numbered, 52 lettered, at least 2 prototypes (one lettered, one numbered), and approximately 51 “Presentation” copies were produced. Sold by Penguin books (subsidiary of Dutton) via telephone, on a first come first served basis on 10/08/1996, with a limit of 1 per person.

Few knew that you could not only order a numbered copy, but a lettered copy via phone also. Lettered copies had 30–30 cartridges which protruded from the front and back book covers.
Peter Schneider-engineer for the limited edition of The Stand, was the principal architect for this edition, aided by Joe Stefko (of Charnel House, a small press).
Well into the project, Schneider brought up the matter of the limitation sheets with King. King responded: “Bachman was dead, so how could he sign books?”
The solution was elegantly simple: Insert dummy checks signed by the writer, which in Bachman’s case meant Stephen King as Bachman. King signed all the checks, and on at least one occasion signed as Stephen King instead of Bachman.
Checks 1-399 were written by Schneider himself and featured various amounts and reference notes. Notes referred to characters, businesses etc. in previous King books. Starting at check 400, Peter’s wife assisted. Some amounts and notes were duplicated.
A review of the list of Lettered copies reveals real life publishers, book stores, authors etc. EX: JJ-Betts Bookstore, PP-Harlan Ellison.
For information on Numbered editions, go HERE:

The Lettered featured the following:
Hand sewn
Hand bound in brown Morocco leather and Winchester 30 caliber bullets
The spine has the title and author’s name blind stamped wet to look like it was branded
The endleaves are of hand made and colored paste paper
The book is housed in a hand made faux-ammunition box covered in wood veneer with gold stamping on the side.