Undoubtedly, the best known of these is the book ofthemonth club. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. Stephen king novels first edition identification guide use the search to the right to search for title, publication date, publisher, etc title and cover. Cujo by stephen king, first edition, signed abebooks. Identifying stephen king first edition issue points. See all 20 formats and editions hide other formats and editions.
If you have a book that seems smaller than others, it very well may be a book club edition. Often, book club editions will have an string of numbers on the last page of the book near the margin, running vertically, just before the endpaper. Often printed on lesserquality paper or in a noticeably smaller trim size see image above. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. Book club editions for the most part see the end of this writeup for the exceptions are not of collectible value and cause a lot of confusion for many book collectors.
As with many early viking editions, this book can be hard to authenticate as a true 1st edition. Etsy is the home to thousands of handmade, vintage, and oneofakind products and gifts related to your search. Cujo by lewis teague dee wallace, danny pintauro, daniel. The book is sharp but has some light foxing marks on the front. This information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be. Cujo s name was based on the alias of willie wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating patty hearsts kidnapping and indoctrination into the symbionese liberation army. Founded in 1929 in new york city by george macy, the club consisted of a select group of book enthusiasts limited in number to 2,000.
Black fauxleather spine over tangerine paper boards. Significant soiling and dampstain to cloth boards, and spine in particular, with staining lower edge of text block. The book was a fantastic read and i highly recommend it. No price inside front flap andor no tendigit isbn number on the back of the dust jacket andor there is a small indented spot on the back of the book.
Some book club editions look like first editions, but they seldom are. The limited editions club, much as its title suggests, was a subscriptionbased book club intent on circulating limited edition copies of classic titles to its members. He gestured at the roof of his house, and a sticky mixture of orange juice and vodka trickled down his sunburned, scrawny arm. Dj, with original cover art by stephen stroud and code of 5788 on back panel replacing isbn, al. If your book has one or more of these clues, you can be. Estimates differ, but many hundreds of book clubs have come and gone over the past 70 or 80 years, with a total number perhaps approaching a thousand. Many paperback originals pbos exist in hardcover only in a book club edition. Look for vikings original address on the page and separately on the.
It includes a full list of indicators for recognizing true first edition stephen king novels, as well as approximate values. Throwback thursday misery horror books, stephen king. In most cases, books released through bookofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. Cujo by stephen king full size book club edition hardcover. Cujo is a psychological horror novel by stephen king. Stephen king discusses cujo in on writing, referring to it as a novel he barely remembers writing at all. Book club edition, with code of 021 on penultimate page 308. Cujo 1981 book club edition by stephen king for sale online ebay.
Stephen king novels first edition identification guide. Carrie by stephen king 1974 vintage horror novel early printing with dust jacket not book club original cover art suspense fiction by crookedhousebooks on etsy this is a comprehensive guide to stephen king first editions. Ioba identifying book club editions independent online. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the town of castle rock, maine. As the above definition makes clear, book club editions are reprints of books for a defined audience. The dust jacket is the paper that is wrapped around the.
Identifying stephen king first edition issue points raptis. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Home stephen king collector guides stephen king novels first edition identification guide stephen king novels first edition identification guide use the search to the right to search for title, publication date, publisher, etc. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable. Nightmares and dreamscapes 1st edition not pictured in original pictures, but shown in last picture. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. One day cujo chases a rabbit into a boltholea cave inhabited by sick bats. Set of four early stephen king novels the stand, the dead zone, firestarter, and cujo. Editions of cujo by stephen king goodreads share book. Inscribed for bob good wishes, stephen king 10982 though a book club edition, appears on first sight to be identical to the original first printing with same wrapper and graphics etc. Just as in standard bookcollecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs. Just as in standard book collecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs.
Find great deals on ebay for cujo stephen king and stephen king cujo hardcover. King wrote the book while he was on a cocaine binge. Collecting cujo by king, stephen first edition identification guide. In fact, some book club editions will have a blank box where the bar code. Cujo by stephen king reading guidebook club discussion. I took a picture of the dust jacket which is in great condition, but the book is in even better shape.
These are book club editions that vary from good to very good condition. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Book club edition will usually be found on the inside of the dust jacket. Cujos name was based on the alias of willie wolfe, one of the men responsible for orchestrating patty hearsts kidnapping and indoctrination into the symbionese liberation army.
It was almost time to go in and freshen it up, as the countryclub cunts said. In my own head i kind of see it as part of a canon that consists of books like pet semata cujo by stephen king, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. My book was falling apart when i got it and it was a book club edition not. Some book club editions are quite blunt about it, with a statement directly on the jacket. He has sold more than 350 million copies of his books worldwide, and, as you can imagine, there is a very large audience who desire first editions andor signed copies in collectible condition. Copy of the stand is the same size as the first edition. Fine in patterned cloth covered boards with a paper label on the spine which is very slightly faded and with a prior owners book plate on the front end paper. Here is a quick rundown of how to identify bookclub editions.
Stephen king left to fend for herself by her workaholic husband, donna trenton takes her ailing pinto to joe camberss garage for repairsonly to be trapped with her son, tad, in the sweltering car by the. The reason they arent worth more money is because the true first editions had a limited print run while book club editions have a larger print run thats why there are so many out there. Book club editions also may have four or five numbers printed in a contrasting box on the back of the book. Identifying book club edition books a guide to identify. Cujo is a twohundredpound saint bernard, the best friend brett camber has ever had. No matter what youre looking for or where you are in the world, our global marketplace of sellers can help you find unique and affordable options. This information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be smaller than the original. Stephen king 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. There are some general rules that do apply that can help you to correctly identify bce. Download and read online for free cujo by stephen king. The book was bound in stainless steel with a red leather spine and a working digital clock mounted in the front aluminum panel. Cujo german edition by stephen king nook book ebook. How to identify first editions or a first printing of a book.
Book club editions usually refers to a massmarket book club like the book of the month. Stephen king is, without a doubt, the most popular horror writer of all time. I have some signed books, a few first editions, a couple of rare releases, some stuff thats old but in great condition, and books by my favorite authors that are now out of print. So i decided to download cujo due to the repeats of the movie being shown on the telebox. Cujo is one of stephen kings classic novels and it remains one of the most desired and valuable true first editions from the famous author. Donna gets out of the car and kills the dog with the officers gun. Cujo by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. I enjoyed the book although it is not king at its finest. The listing claimed to be a signed limited first edition. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should. The dog attacks the car various times and donna and tad are stuck inside the car with nowhere to go. Apr, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. Many book club editions have a small blind stamp on the lower right hand corner of the back cover. Cujo 1981 book club edition by stephen king for sale.
Look at the tips below to help identify a 1st edition cujo. As with many early viking editions, this book can be hard to authenticate as a true. Plume, new york, 1994, trade paperback, with french wraps, first edition of the stephen king collectors edition full number line. Cujo is so wellpaced and scary that people tend to read it quickly, so they mostly remember the scene of the mother and son trapped in the hot pinto and threatened by the rabid cujo, forgetting the multifaceted story in which that scene is embedded. Then cujo kills a concerned police officer and he drops his gun. Book is tight and clean, a little smaller than the first trade edition, jacket art is the same. A book club edition is quite often of smaller size and printed on lower.
I checked and its a book club edition im still pretty new to collecting lol thanks btw. Moderate wear to edges of jacket which will arrive in a fresh mylar cover. Outside a peaceful town in central maine, a monster is waiting. Cujo lay down beside garys chair as gary picked up his screwdriver again. Books by the limited editions club towns end books. This page provides images for some of the telltale signs of the book club edition. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Cujo book club edition christine book club edition the dead zone book club edition thinner. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Based on a stephen king novel, cujo is not as menacing or as frightening as other film adaptations of kings popular stories and especially cannot compare to the 1976 carrie. The story can be described as a relentless, dark novel that vividly shows the horror of reality and, when a dog cujo goes rabid, the realities of that horror. Well, i can probably now clarify, that im a member of the stephen king fan club. Donna trenton and her fouryearold son, tad, find this out all too well when they are trapped in their car by a rabid saint bernard in castle rock, maine.
Oct 30, 2019 greg book club editions tend to be smaller than the original editions. Also, book club edition dust jackets dj are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets. Book clubs frequently neglect to remove edition indicators from the plates before printing their copies. They will also usually say book club edition on the front, inside flap of the dust jacket. I literally devoured this book in a couple of days. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade. The ballad of songbirds and snakes from the author that brought you the hunger games, reenter the world of panem again sixtyfour years before the events of the original series. Lot of 8 hardcover books stephen king 1stbook club.
The story revolves around the saint bernard who is a faithful friend of brett camber and has a lot of usual routine tasks together. Cujo begins as a remarkably good natured german shepherd and descends into a psychotic beast. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade editions. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind.
The reverse of the title page may carry an advertising statement. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. When i first started getting into stephen king, cujo was one of the ones my mom had read and recommended. A book club copy will always be a book club copy, even though it states first edition. Book club edition dust jackets are easily identified because they do not have a price marked inside the front cover. Cujo is one of the best fantasyhorror novel written by stephen king that was also filmed into a story of the rabid dog. Color reproduction of the first editions cover opposite title page. Bernard until he is bitten on the nose by a rabid bat and slowly begins. My book was falling apart when i got it and it was a book club edition not first edition and there was no signature from stephen king. This is the first book club edition with the gutter code of l35 on page 308.
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