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natehorning
12-03-2007, 03:02 PM
I have a request for help from you all. My collecting focus has always been on "firsts." and whenever possible I seek out the US proof and the true first appearance of the book. Sometimes that is the US edition, sometimes UK/other and even a magazine quite commonly. As far as I know there isn't a resource listing the first appearance anywhere and I have been keeping a list as I come across information in random places. Some of it is firm (German "From a Buick 8") some is questionable (first 2 "Green Mile" books were first released in France). What I would appreciate from everyone is to look over the following list and confirm/question/corrected the information as I have it listed. Thanks in advance. It will be appreciated and I think an asset to the site as it's becoming the all-encompassing King-information center.


Nate



Title: Carrie
First Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Salem’s Lot
First Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Cosmopolitan, March 1976

Title: The Shining
First Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Rage
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Night Shift
First Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: various magazines

Title: The Stand
First Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Dead Zone
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Long Walk
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Firestarter
First Appearance: Phantasia Press, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Omni, July and August 1980

Title: Roadwork
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Cujo
First Appearance: Mysterious Press, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Ladies Home Journal, October 1981

Title: Danse Macabre
First Appearance: Everest House, limited
First Trade Appearance: Everest House
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Quest, June 1981, Book Digest, Sept. 1981,
TV Guide, 5 Dec. 1981

Title: The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Mag. Of F&SF, October 1978, April 1980, February
1981, July 1981, November 1981

Title: Different Seasons
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Running Man
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Christine
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Cycle of the Werewolf
First Appearance: Land of Enchantment, limited
First Trade Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Heavy Metal, December 1983

Title: Pet Sematary
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Eyes of the Dragon
First Appearance: Philtrum, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Talisman
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Thinner
First Appearance: New American Library
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Skeleton Crew
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: various magazines

Title: The Bachman Books
First Appearance: New American Library
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: original paperbacks

Title: It
First Appearance: Phantasia, bootleg
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: "The Bird and the Album" in "A Fantasy Reader: the 7th world fantasy convention program book"

Title: The Dark Tower: The Drawing of the Three, limited
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Castle Rock Newsletter, April/May 1987

Title: Misery
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Tommyknockers
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Rolling Stone, 19 July/2 August1984

Title: The Dark Half
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Stand: Uncut
First Appearance: Doubleday, limited
First Trade Appearance: Doubleday
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Four Past Midnight
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Needful Things
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Dark Tower: The Waste Lands
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Mag. F&SF, December 1990

Title: Gerald’s Game
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: CN 6975
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Dolores Claiborne
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: CN 5984
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Nightmares and Dreamscapes
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Chapbook of “Suffer the Little Children” and various
magazines

Title: Insomnia
First Appearance: Mark V. Zeising, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Rose Madder
First Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 1
First Appearance: Librio
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 2
First Appearance: Librio
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 3
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 4
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 5
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Green Mile 6
First Appearance: Signet
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Desperation
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Viking
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Regulators
First Appearance: Dutton
First Trade Appearance: Dutton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Dark Tower: Wizard and Glass
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Chapbook of first 2 chapters

Title: Bag of Bones
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton, limited
First Trade Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Bag of Bones magazine

Title: Storm of the Century
First Appearance: Pocket Books
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Hearts in Atlantis
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Secret Windows
First Appearance: Book of the Month Club
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: On Writing
First Appearance: German edition???
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Dreamcatcher
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton (German “Duddits???)
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Black House
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Everything’s Eventual
First Appearance: Hodder & Stoughton
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: various magazines

Title: From A Buick 8
First Appearance: Cemetery Dance, limited
First Trade Appearance: "Der Buick", German edition
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Wolves of the Calla
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Song of Susannah
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Dark Tower
First Appearance: Donald M. Grant, limited
First Trade Appearance: Donald M. Grant
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Faithful
First Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: The Colorado Kid
First Appearance: Hard Case Crime
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Cemetery Dance #53

Title: Cell
First Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: Entertainment Weekly: January 27, 2006, London Times: February 27, 2006, Chapbook from Hodder&Stoughton

Title: Lisey’s Story
First Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: excerpt in Cell, New Beginnings

Title: Blaze
First Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Duma Key
First Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: "Memory", Tin House #28

Title: Just After Sunset
First Appearance: Al Crepuscolo, Italian edition
First Trade Appearance: Scribner
Pre-Publication Excerpt? various magazines

herbertwest
12-03-2007, 03:37 PM
some is questionable (first 2 "Green Mile" books were first released in France). What I would appreciate from everyone is to look over the following list and confirm/question/corrected the information as I have it listed. Thanks in advance. It will be appreciated and I think an asset to the site as it's becoming the all-encompassing King-information center.


Nate

for the Green Mile, I do confirm that the 2 first episods were firstly published in France... the others i dont think so...



What I know (the dates are the official publications dates, not the printing informations..)

1 : France 11 march (printed in february...24th? or no date?... dont remember & cannot check)
USA : 27 march / Germany : 30 march
"The limited hardcover edition was printed in February of 1996, some 15 days before the French trade edition in wrappers"
note : the limited hardcover and the 'common' do have the same printing informations...
________________
2: The 17th of April, or the 25 of april : aint sure.
Germany : 30th of April, USA = ?

"True world first edition. According to Mr. Tyson Blue, the French edition went on sale five days ahead of the American edition."
________________
3: in France, the 21th of May (or 24 according to Tyson Blue).
Germany: 28th may, USA : 29th of May

The French publication date was May 24, and Mr. Tyson Blue said that he has an American review copy, moving the American publication date forward from May 29 to May 24.
_________________

4: France, (23 or 25 of june... not sure)
Germany = ? , USA = ?

5: France, 24 july
Germany = ? , USA = ?

6: France, 23 aug
Germany = ? , USA = 20th of August

main sources :
- http://www.raresf.com/bnotes.html
- CSKL (archives news)
- Tyson Blue ("according to Tyson Blue")
- R. Ernould (former french collector and specialist

__________________________________________________ ________________________________________


I dont know if it can help you, but I like this webpage HERE (http://www.stephen-king.de/zeitschriften/zeitschriftene.html)
which is listing & provide the covers of english magazines which did publish som excerpts, some short stories... think is the most complete i ve found on the internet... IMO is really useful!

Patrick
12-03-2007, 03:41 PM
That's an impressive list of information, Nate. I'm going to break this off into its own thread for easier future reference.

natehorning
12-03-2007, 04:24 PM
Thanks Herbert, that information and site is helpful.



Nate

Randall Flagg
12-03-2007, 04:46 PM
Fabulous idea Nate. I hope you don't mind sharing the list with us in The Stephen King Catalog. I am interested in hearing from John Hanic, and a couple others who I am sure can lend assistance/provide more info.

natehorning
12-03-2007, 05:06 PM
As soon as it's finalized I would love to see it have a permanent home. I know I looked long and hard for a list like this with no results. I finally started keeping track in the Excel program I use to record my books.


Nate

Ari_Racing
12-03-2007, 05:44 PM
Isn't there a book that contains a chapter called "The birds", which belongs to IT?

herbertwest
12-03-2007, 06:02 PM
"th bird and the album", published the 30th of october 1981, in "A Fantasy Reader : the 7th world fantasy convention program book" dixit 'The Complete Guide To the Works Of Stephen King'

herbertwest
12-03-2007, 06:10 PM
more informations for the listing :

- The GReen Mile : french edition name = Librio
- Am pretty sure that Duddits was the 1st ed of Dreamcatcher! the more i read your list, the more i see that germany is quite good for King! they do also have DUMA KEY already planned with a cover available!
- CELL : pre publication available on amazon website in june 2005, then Entertainment Weekly (january 2006) - still available on this page : http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,1150884,00.html

jhanic
12-03-2007, 07:18 PM
One of the problems in listing the "firsts" of King's works lies in the fact that a number of King's newer works, from at least about Cell on, were issued in a trade paperback edition (by Hodder & Stoughton, King's UK publisher), often in Australia, before the official published date. I got my copy of the trade paperback of Cell on February 8, 2007, but it was ordered (and postmarked) on January 18, while the official publication date was January 24. I think the same thing occured with both Lisey's Story and Blaze. I did not order either of those, though.

John

Ari_Racing
12-03-2007, 07:26 PM
I posted somewhere else. I received Wolves of the calla on november the 3rd, while the official publication date was november the 4th.

Randall Flagg
12-03-2007, 09:03 PM
I have a request for help from you all. My collecting focus has always been on "firsts." and whenever possible I seek out the US proof and the true first appearance of the book. Sometimes that is the US edition, sometimes UK/other and even a magazine quite commonly.
Perhaps we need a bit more clarification.
For novels, do you wish to establish the first proof/arc, the World First Trade and or limited edition, as well as establish what if any is the first excerpt?
For collections of short stories/novellas it could get complicated (though possible), to list each and every first appearance of every story in the book.
Do you wish to make the list in order of absolute first appearance-even if only an excerpt, or perhaps list it simply as
First Proof
World First Trade/Limited (and is that in itself established by "mistaken" delivery of a book, or actual "street date" of the book in whatever language, country and form it first is officially released?)
First Excerpt (What if it is an electronic-web realease?)
?
I know I am complicating matters, but the idea is outstanding, i just think if you/we establish the best criteria possible at the onset, things will progress quicker.

natehorning
12-04-2007, 02:45 PM
I have a request for help from you all. My collecting focus has always been on "firsts." and whenever possible I seek out the US proof and the true first appearance of the book. Sometimes that is the US edition, sometimes UK/other and even a magazine quite commonly.
Perhaps we need a bit more clarification.
For novels, do you wish to establish the first proof/arc, the World First Trade and or limited edition, as well as establish what if any is the first excerpt?
For collections of short stories/novellas it could get complicated (though possible), to list each and every first appearance of every story in the book.
Do you wish to make the list in order of absolute first appearance-even if only an excerpt, or perhaps list it simply as
First Proof
World First Trade/Limited (and is that in itself established by "mistaken" delivery of a book, or actual "street date" of the book in whatever language, country and form it first is officially released?)
First Excerpt (What if it is an electronic-web realease?)
?
I know I am complicating matters, but the idea is outstanding, i just think if you/we establish the best criteria possible at the onset, things will progress quicker.

My focus here was to establish the first released-to-the-public version. Where that is a limited edition, I tried to include the trade edition too as they are more accessible to the budget collector like me. I would look more at the intended street date than the accidental releases and early shipments. As for the recent Australian books, are they released early or just sent out with the expectation that they wouldn't arrive until after the publication date?

I realize this gets sticky when trying to establish the first appearance. Trying to take the excerpts/proofs/foreing editions into account gets confusing. The rule I was using was the first complete, finished product that could be purchased. I then tried to see if that version had an excerpt previously released. Does this make sense? I am open to suggestions.



Nate

Randall Flagg
12-04-2007, 03:29 PM
My focus here was to establish the first released-to-the-public version. Where that is a limited edition, I tried to include the trade edition too as they are more accessible to the budget collector like me.

Nate

I am clearer now. Thanks.
Looks like the short story/novella could be great list also, but whoever tackles that one has a lot of work cut out for them.

Randall Flagg
12-04-2007, 09:43 PM
Patrick, Wiz, Karen, Daghain, and all members, I think we should break out two threads-One for First appearances of a SK book, and one for first appearances of SK's short stories. Perhaps both should be lists in the Catalog, and be uniformly titled. Do we do the lists by title, chronologically
or both? Wiki update capability?
Thoughts, and suggestions?

Patrick
12-06-2007, 12:55 AM
Patrick, Wiz, Karen, Daghain, and all members, I think we should break out two threads-One for First appearances of a SK book, and one for first appearances of SK's short stories.

Perhaps both should be lists in the Catalog, and be uniformly titled. Do we do the lists by title, chronologically
or both? Wiki update capability?

Thoughts, and suggestions?

We are of the same mind. When I saw the amazing list that Mr. R.T. posted, my first thought was that it deserves its own thread. :thumbsup:

Regarding how we list them, I'd like the others to tell us what they want to see, especially natehorning and Mr. Rabbit Trick as they are the ones who have done the amazing initial work.

EDIT: Separate thread now exists.

natehorning
12-06-2007, 03:59 PM
We are of the same mind. When I saw the amazing list that Mr. R.T. posted, my first thought was that it deserves its own thread. :thumbsup:

Regarding how we list them, I'd like the others to tell us what they want to see, especially natehorning and Mr. Rabbit Trick as they are the ones who have done the amazing initial work.

EDIT: Separate thread now exists.


I am fine with however you feel it fits best. I think a seperate list is more fun to look through and use as a checklist but if you feel it is better incorporated into the King Catalogue listing for each book that is fine. As for the short story list, I would love to see it available as both a complete list and seperated by each collection they are included in with the uncollected ones grouped together. Just my opinion, it's your call Mr. Rabbit Trick.


Nate

Randall Flagg
12-06-2007, 05:30 PM
You did the work on your list, so I think it should stay as it is. As far as adding to the catalog, if it was added, it would be an individual list, not blended into any other part. Kind of like Wizardsrainbow list of S/L DTI books, or the S/L thread.
At least that's what I think. All rules are firmly etched in jello.:thumbsup:

Mr. Rabbit Trick
12-06-2007, 11:32 PM
I answered this already, but it must have got lost.
I think seperate lists would be better and easier to update. They should be listed in chronological order as new items can be added at the bottom.

Patrick
12-07-2007, 01:07 AM
...All rules are firmly etched in jello.:thumbsup:
:rofl:


Sounds like we're all in agreement then.

jhanic
12-07-2007, 05:02 AM
Just a note that all this information can be found in Michael Colling's Horror Plum'd book. It takes a bit of digging, though, because the indices aren't the greatest, but it's all there.

John

Randall Flagg
12-07-2007, 07:28 AM
I answered this already, but it must have got lost.
I think seperate lists would be better and easier to update. They should be listed in chronological order as new items can be added at the bottom.

There are now 2 list threads out there. One for short stories, and one for first appearances of King's books.
As for chronological, or alphabetical, the list can be edited fairly easy either way.
I would like to hear what others say-particularly those who created them.

Mr. Rabbit Trick
12-13-2007, 12:32 PM
I noticed a couple of question marks that I know the answer to:

Title: Gerald’s Game
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: ???? - CN 6975
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Dolores Claiborne
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: ???? - CN 5984
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

natehorning
12-13-2007, 01:28 PM
I noticed a couple of question marks that I know the answer to:

Title: Gerald’s Game
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: ???? - CN 6975
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No

Title: Dolores Claiborne
First Appearance: BCA
Identifying Number on Copyright page: ???? - CN 5984
Pre-Publication Excerpt?: No



Thanks. They have been updated.


Nate

herbertwest
01-09-2008, 01:27 PM
I am just taking the thread up, because i was looking for smthg on liljas' website, and found this article (http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=357&searchword=cell) about an 16p excerpt of Cell in the Times (UK), the day of its release...

Mr. Rabbit Trick
01-09-2008, 03:41 PM
I am just taking the thread up, because i was looking for smthg on liljas' website, and found this article (http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=357&searchword=cell) about an 16p excerpt of Cell in the Times (UK), the day of its release...

There was also a chapbook with the same extract released by Hodder & Stoughton at the same time. I had it, but binned it.

natehorning
01-09-2008, 05:25 PM
I am just taking the thread up, because i was looking for smthg on liljas' website, and found this article (http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=357&searchword=cell) about an 16p excerpt of Cell in the Times (UK), the day of its release...

Thanks Herbert. I will update the list.


Nate

jhanic
01-09-2008, 05:36 PM
There was also a chapbook with the same extract released by Hodder & Stoughton at the same time. I had it, but binned it.

Those chapbooks are fairly scarce now. I have one. Too bad you got rid of yours.

John

herbertwest
01-10-2008, 05:28 AM
I am just taking the thread up, because i was looking for smthg on liljas' website, and found this article (http://www.liljas-library.com/article.php?id=357&searchword=cell) about an 16p excerpt of Cell in the Times (UK), the day of its release...

There was also a chapbook with the same extract released by Hodder & Stoughton at the same time. I had it, but binned it.

by mistake, right? :scared:

Ari_Racing
01-10-2008, 05:57 PM
I positive I have that one.
I bought it directly from Rocky Wood.

jhanic
01-10-2008, 06:11 PM
Here are thumbnails of the front and back of the Cell chapbook from Hodder.

John

Randall Flagg
02-07-2009, 05:15 PM
Updates for Just After Sunset, as well as clarification for Duma Key-or any other missing info?

herbertwest
02-08-2009, 02:58 AM
if i recall well the 1st JAS was the italian one

natehorning
02-08-2009, 06:04 AM
I will update the list with what I know this week.


Nate

Randall Flagg
02-08-2009, 10:00 AM
I will update the list with what I know this week.


Nate
Thanks.

wahlers
10-07-2009, 01:07 PM
Were the two excerpts of Firestarter in Omni edited to work as stand-alone stories like "Monster in the Closet" or "The Tale of Gray Dick" or are they just straight excerpts with little to no modifications?

If they are just excerpts, can anybody advise as to what pages (as numbered from the HC) each one covers?

Mr. Rabbit Trick
10-07-2009, 11:01 PM
They were just extracts, not stand alone stories. I sold my copies so I cannot help with the page numbers.

herbertwest
10-08-2009, 09:43 AM
can someone please remind me all the new poems & texts that are upcoming within the next few months and the last couple that were recently published (if any)?

wahlers
10-08-2009, 11:28 AM
Thanks for the information Mr. Rabbit Trick. Looks like there's no reason to track down those issues.


And, anybody correct me if I'm wrong, but as far as I know, since 'Just After Sunset', the only other short fiction and poems that have been published are:

Feb 09 - "Throttle" (written with Joe Hill) (in 'He is Legend')
Feb 09 - "Ur" (through Amazon Kindle)
Jul 09 - "Morality" (in Esquire)
Aug 09 - "Mostly Old Men" (poem) (in McSweeney #40)
Nov 09 - "The Bone Church" (poem) (in Playboy)

jhanic
10-08-2009, 12:04 PM
I don't know if you want to include "The Old Man's Ticker" that was collected in The Big Book of Necon, published in August 2009. It was originally published in Necon XX back in 2000, but there were only 333 copies of that published.

John

herbertwest
10-09-2009, 08:59 AM
thanks

need to get 'Mostly Old Men'

DanishCollector
10-16-2009, 04:02 PM
I have a nice scan of that poem

brasileiro
10-22-2010, 02:36 AM
Hello, all.... I read this thread posted by nate and found it really interesting, although I have some different information about some books...

Here is my list of world true first editions (information about lots of books are missing)... The information about The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon and the later books were obtained through Scribner, Hodder and the limited edition publishers...

CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF - First edition was published by Land of Enchantment in 1983.

EYES OF THE DRAGON – This book was published as a limited edition in 1984 by Philtrum Press, three years before the trade edition.

IT – First published in Germany (translated to German) by Phantasia Press, as “ES”. This information is widely accepted by various sources in the web.

THE DARK HALF – The UK Hodder edition was published in oct. 1989, days before the US Viking edition (released in nov., 1989).

GERALD'S GAME – A bookseller, in his website, says that the true first edition of this book was published by BCA (England) in 1992.

DOLORES CLAIBORNE – The same bookseller says that the true first edition of this book was also first published by BCA (England) in the end of 1992.

INSOMNIA – Mark V. Ziesing published a limited edition in jun., 1994 (according to SK website), months before the Viking edition.

DESPERATION – Donald M. Grant published a limited edition in aug. 17, 1996, one month before the US Viking edition.

BLACK HOUSE – Published simultaneously in the US by Random House and the UK by HarperCollins in sep. 2001. A limited edition was released one year later by Donald M. Grant.

BAG OF BONES – First published in the UK by Hodder (aug. 20, 1998). The US edition was released by Scribner in sep. 22, 1998.

THE GIRL WHO LOVED TOM GORDON - According to Scribner website, the e-audio edition of this novel was published in the US in apr. 1, 1999. The print edition was released in apr. 6, 1999 by Scribner, the same day as UK Hodder edition.

HEARTS IN ATLANTIS – Published simultaneously in the US, by Scribner, and the UK, by Hodder, in sep. 14, 1999.

EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL - Published simultaneously in the US, by Scribner, and the UK, by Hodder, in mar. 19, 2002.

FROM A BUICK 8 – First published in the UK by Hodder in aug. 28, 2002. The US Scriber edition was released in sep. 24, 2002. The limited edition was published by Cemetery Dance in oct., 2002. (Was the german edition published before?)

DREAMCATCHER – First published in the US by Scribner in mar. 20, 2001. The UK was released by Hodder in mar. 29, 2001. (Was the german edition published before?)

THE DARK TOWER V – Donald M. Grant published limited editions of this book two weeks before the US and UK trade editions, which were released in nov. 4, 2003.

THE DARK TOWER VI - Donald M. Grant published limited editions of this book two weeks before the US and UK trade editions, which were released in jun. 8, 2004.

THE DARK TOWER VII - Donald M. Grant published limited editions of this book two weeks before the US and UK trade editions, which were released in sep. 21, 2004.

COLORADO KID – First published in the US by Hard Case Crime in 2005. The UK edition was only released two years later.

CELL – First published in the US by Scribner in jan. 24, 2006. In the UK, the book was published by Hodder in feb. 27, 2006.

LISEY'S STORY – Borders' website informs that the ebook edition of this book was available in jul. 31, 2006. But Scribner's website says that the ebook was released simultaneously with the print edition in oct. 24, 2006 (the same day as UK Hodder edition). I don't know which information to trust, if Border's or Scribner's.


BLAZE – The US Scribner and the UK Hodder editions were published simultaneously in jun. 12, 2007.

DUMA KEY – First published in the US by Scribner in jan. 22, 2008. The UK Hodder edition was published two days later.

JUST AFTER SUNSET – The italian edition entitled “Il Crepuscolo”, by Sperling & Kupfer, was released in october, 2008, therefore before the US and UK editions. The US (Scribner) and UK (Hodder) editions were published simultaneously in nov. 11, 2008.

UNDER THE DOME – The italian edition (The Dome, by Sperling & Kupfer) was also published before the english language editions, in oct. 16, 2009. The US limited and trade editions were published simultaneously by Scribner in nov. 10, 2009. The UK Hodder edition was released in this same day.

BLOCKADE BILLY – Cemetery Dance published a limited edition of this book in apr., 19 or 20, 2010. Scribner released its trade edition in may 25, 2010.

FULL DARK, NO STARS – The US Scribner and UK Hodder editions are scheduled to be published simultaneously in nov. 9, 2010. Cemetery Dance limited editions will only be released in dec., 2010.

Randall Flagg
11-25-2011, 04:00 PM
Is this thread of use here, or archive it?

Merlin1958
11-25-2011, 05:32 PM
I think, Archive.

Shannon
11-25-2011, 06:22 PM
I'm of the opinion that any information is good information. All the information pages you've archived, maybe have a link to them on the main page? For example, all of this is good info, and speaking as someone who hasn't even delved into the archived threads yet, it would be terrible to not have the info anymore.

skyofcrack
12-28-2011, 03:01 AM
I love this thread! Thanks to Nate for starting it and especially to brasileiro for all the specific dates for each book. One of my rules is to try and get the world true first edition of every book and first magazine/book appearance of each short story.

Earlier today, I was trying to determine if Pet Sematary came out earlier than the listed Nov. 14 date. I'm fairly certain it was released in October because I first read it all in one sitting on Halloween night. When I was writing my introduction here I looked up the date to confirm the release date and when it said Nov. I changed it thinking I had it wrong after all these years. You don't forget reading Pet Sematary on Halloween!

I was also looking up exactly what month the Philtrum Press edition of The Eyes Of The Dragon came out in 1984. There's no info about it anywhere but I seem to recall the lottery being in January of that year. I just found this which would indicate the book actually came out in 1985.


The Eyes of the Dragon (Philtrum no ISBN, Feb ’85 [Jan ’85], $120.00, 314pp, hc) Juvenile fantasy novel, in a signed, boxed, numbered edition of 1250 copies, with illustrations by Kenneth R. Linkhauser. A special giant-size (8.5" x 13," 4.5 lb) first edition on fine paper with linen slipcase and binding.

This make sense to me as my memory was the lottery was in January and King gave The Plant away in Christmas' of '82, '83 and '85 so it was a gift in '84 and the lottery in January of '85. We probably received our copies in February of '85. The Trade ads for the lottery in Locus, etc...were around the end of 1984.

Stockerlone
12-28-2011, 06:46 AM
The German Der Buick HC - From A Buick 8 Publisher Ullstein was the world first, selled on 19 March 2002, think it´s arround 6 months before the US.

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