So as I was reading through The Colorado Kid last night I found a weird possible printing error in the 1st printing.
Throughout the book all page headers say "Stephen King" on the left and "The Colorado Kid" on the right except on page 159 IIRC. There my copy says Stephen King Grifter's Game which is actually a Lawrence Block HCC story that came out the year before. Does anyone else have this error in their first printing?
Mine all say Grifter's Game
Strange
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
Yes -- I pointed this out to Charles Ardai and he said they'd fix it in subsequent printings...after they sold the ~1 million copy first printing out. It's noted in my guide to first editions as an indicator.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
Where is this guide to first editions, Bev? I looked on your website but did not see it.Originally Posted by Bev Vincent
The one on King's site isn't up to date. I couldn't find one on Bev's site. His site links to King's with a "Error 403: Forbidden" message (Message Board link) or an "Error 404: Not Found" message (Links link) depending on the link.
"One day you're going to figure out that everything they taught you was a lie."
The one on King's site is current through Doctor Sleep. Go here: http://stephenking.com/faq.html
Click on the fourth link under General: How can I tell if I have a First Edition?
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
Interesting. I gave up on King's site long ago. I'm not really sure why. Just bored me, perhaps? I think I still get a Happy Birthday e-mail from them though.
I don't see a notation in the PDF from King's site.
I thought I'd put that in there, but I guess not. I'll add it when I next do an update.I don't see a notation in the PDF from King's site.
Author of The Road to the Dark Tower, Stephen King: A Complete Exploration of His Work, Life, and Influences and The Dark Tower Companion. Co-editor with Stephen King of the anthology Flight or Fright.
I'm assuming this copy isn't a true 1st since the numbers differ on the back from the one in the article and also from what is stated on The Collector's website. It has all the other 1st edition identifiers listed on the article page. Thanks!
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