Some musical cues, costume choices and photography tricks plant carrie firmly in 1976 and make for some cringeworthy moments, but by and large this is considered a classic for a reason. Hardcover first deluxe edition illustrated by tomislav tikulin with slipcase and dust jacket cemetery dance 2014. Mild wear to dust jacket, with dampstains to edge of rear panel and edges of both flaps. Carrie by stephen king first book club edition signed by author doubleday 1974 12222017. Carrie by stephen king author of salems lot, the shining, the stand, night shift, etc. This information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be smaller than the original. Check out our interview with carrie vaughn in the read this.
Book club edition dust jackets are easily identified because they do not have a price marked inside the front cover. A wonderful oversized hardback edition of stephen kings debut novel. Limitedtime special order this edition of carrie and well. Sealed in shrink wrap for protection in storage and shipping.
Carrie is an epistolary horror novel by american author stephen king. Carrie white, the eponymous heroine, attends ewen high school. An active member of the chicago north and wisconsin chapters of romance writers of america, shes also a parttime movie buff, former belly dancer, and wannabe choral singer. This is a wonderful alternative to the true first edition of carrie published by doubleday in. Carrie by stephen king signed first bookclub edition doubleday.
First edition copies state first edition on the page and the number sequence will be 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3. Hugs and sprinkles the cupcake club book 11 kindle edition by berk, sheryl, berk, carrie. If you have a book that seems smaller than others, it very well may be a book club edition. Here is how to identify the first edition, first printing. First published in 1974, carrie was stephen kings first published novel. A book club dust jacket without a price may have been clipped to mislead a buyer. Regardless of when it was printed, all book club editions of the same title and condition are interchangeable in terms of value. Stephen king, carrie signed first edition book club. Thats because the story of carrie, her extraordinary telekinetic powers, and her violent rampage of revenge introduced a fresh and distinctive new voice in american fiction stephen king.
Carrie white is humiliated when she gets her first period in a high school shower, and the other girls throw tampons at her. The meeting link will be sent the day of the event. The dust jacket is the paper that is wrapped around the. M m miss d d des d get up, miss desjardin said dispassionately. You can search for first editions of carrie on, and these links will take you directly to search results for 1st edition copies copies for sale on the respective sites. 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.
If a book is not listed, say a bookclub edition or paperback it s because it s not considered collectible on the 2ndary market. Carrie by stephen king first book club edition signed by author doubleday 1974. Carrie 1974 book club edition hardcover stephen king o12. Though a book club edition, appears on first sight to be identical to the original first printing with same wrapper and graphics etc.
Easton press, limited editions club, franklin library, book club of california all examples. Carries mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking carrie away in a closet. Stephen king carrie 1st edition book club edition ebay. It was his first published novel, released on april 5, 1974, with a first printrun of 30,000 copies. Also, book club edition dust jackets dj are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets. Information on buying and collecting carrie by king, stephen with a guide to first. Black paper over boards, with spien backed in purple and lettered in gilt. Hardcover book club edition 1974 doubleday books new and unread, the book has not aged a day. Lustrous, pristine dust jacket w some minor dent marks. Presents nicely in protective archival sleeved dust jacket. Book clubunstated larger book, fine maroon cloth spine, black boards. Carrie looked up at her dumbly, face still contorted and working. Another tactic used by unscrupulous sellers is to marry a second edition dust jacket in the case where its identical to a first edition dust jacket to a book club edition thats otherwise difficult to. Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing.
Now that the cw television show, which premiered in january, is well underway, we thought it would be fun to read the carrie diaries and discuss the book and the show, as well as the evolution of carrie bradshaw from small town girl to the big city. Hi carrie, the site covers basically every book edition that is valuable. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading hugs and sprinkles the cupcake club book 11. The carrie diaries is the comingofage story of one of the most iconic characters in our generation. Ben read carrie in his library for the forthcoming book club discussion and complained that he found it depressing. All of these criteria must be met for the book to be a true first of stephen kings carrie. Carrie by king, stephen and a great selection of related books, art and. It is there to protect the book, and if missing, the value of the book is severely diminished. Author, carrie vaughn will be joining the book club. Collecting carrie by king, stephen first edition identification guide. Not bad i dont think since a few are actually first editions. Another tactic used by unscrupulous sellers is to marry a second edition dust jacket in the case where it s identical to a first edition dust jacket to a book club edition thats otherwise difficult to distinguish from the first trade edition.
Carrie s mother is a religious fanatic who spouts scripture while locking carrie away in a closet. No one is sure about the book club edition codes but it doesnt matter. Bannerless by carrie vaughn, a mysterious murder in a dystopian future leads a novice investigator to question what shes learned about the foundation of her populationcontrolled society. What do you think the girl whos described at the end will be like when she grows up. A true first printing with p6 in the gutter of page 199. The dust jacket is the paper that is wrapped around the book. Theres no 1st book club edition thats worth more than other book club editions. Carrie by stephen king hardcover 1974 book club edition doubleday books.
Doubleday, new york, 1990, hardcover book club edition. Please note that gutter code is an informal name used by book collectors. Then, an act of kindness, as spontaneous as the vicious taunts of her classmates, offers carrie a chance to be a normal. This month were bringing you a special booktoscreen edition of the epic reads book club, featuring the carrie diaries by candace bushnell. Carrie by stephen king first edition points of issue.
Rare stephen king carrie 1st edition book club edition. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade editions. Cover shows some wear, especially to top and bottom of spine. Oct 30, 2019 this information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be smaller than the original. Title year publisher trim size dj price first edition identifiers carrie 1974 doubleday 5. Carrie by stephen king identifying first edition points of issue. If you dont want to spend that kind of money, and have a fair amount of patience, you can start frequenting flea markets, rummage sales, and friends of. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. One of us this was again a different edition, the paperback edition.
Stephen king carrie in antiquarian and collectable books for sale. Carrie, a telekinetic high school student, exacts revenge on her bullying classmates. Nonfirst edition trade printings and book club edition bce printings do not contain explicit statements of edition or printing dates, so the gutter code is the only way to date them reliably if secondary sources such as book club announcement fliers are not available. Although carrie first captured americas attention with its shocking climax, it. A very rare copy of the authors first published novel. Stephen king carrie 1974 first edition ex condition. Though a book club edition, appears on first sight to be identical to the original first. Carrie is the book that launched his phenomenal career. A near fine signed copy with the near fine original jacket. The ending is slightly different in the book, carrie destroys her home with a hail of rocks, where as in the movie it simply burns and caves in on itself.
Carrie screamed, and one blind, searching hand came up and clutched miss desjardins white shorts. Carrie gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers. Later printing trade edition dust jackets will often have a different price from what is found in the table. How to identify a first edition of carrie, by stephen king. Be careful if you find a copy where the upper inside front flap of the dust jacket has been snipped off where the price would be. Carrie knew she should not use the terrifying power she possessed.
The book itself has some flaws, namely lightly cracked binding along the front and rear endpaper gutters. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. This will be an online event, using the zoom platform. Since the publication of carrie in 1974, neither misfit carrie white nor her catastrophic high school prom has been forgotten. Unboxing carries book club november 2014 edition youtube. The principal of that school is named henry grayle similar name to henry gale. Carrie by stephen king signed first bookclub edition. Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered telekinetic powers to exact revenge on those who torment her.
Set primarily in the future year of 1979, it revolves around the eponymous carrie white, an unpopular friendless misfit and bullied highschool girl from an abusive religious household who uses her newly discovered. Dust jacket fully intact and in very good condition. Is this a book club edition, how can i tell the difference. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. Will she cause another disaster, just like carrie did. The book was printed in the united states of america. Carrie by stephen king hardcover 1974 great condition doubleday. Nov 03, 2003 finally, some book clubs produce richly upgraded, limited editions which are collectible in their own right, and prices for these sometimes exceed prices for the corresponding first trade editions.
Hugs and sprinkles the cupcake club book 11 kindle. During the process, she causes one of the worst loc. If a book is not listed, say a bookclub edition or paperback its because its not considered collectible on the 2ndary market. Start reading carrie imaginaire french edition on your kindle in under a. This rare first edition of stephen kings first published novel is a musthave for any collector of kings works. Dick award for science fiction in 2018 and is the first book in the bannerless saga series. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. How do i know for sure if its really a fist edition boo. Limitedtime special order this edition of carrie and well include salems lot by stephen king deluxe special edition slipcased hardcover pictured here with your order first bookclub edition, boldly signed. Carrie fishers family disavows unauthorized new book. The description says its a first edition book club. Carrie 1974 book club edition hardcover stephen king.
The condition of the book will also determine your cost. Octavo, bound in the publishers red boards titled in pale yellow on spine panel. Finally, some book clubs produce richly upgraded, limited editions which are collectible in their own right, and prices for these sometimes exceed prices for the corresponding first trade editions. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable. A life on the edge, by sheila weller, is being publicly disavowed by some of the late star wars actress family members. Sfpls readers advisory team has selected the bimonthly citywide read, on the same page, to align with the celebration of climate action month. I believe from the book of mormon musical on the 65th tony awards. Limitedtime special order this edition of carrie and well include salems lot by stephen king deluxe special edition slipcased hardcover pictured here with your order. Carrie by stephen king hardcover, 1974 early printing.
Book club edition printed at the bottom of the front flap of the dustjacket indicates a printing by doubleday for its various book clubs. This could indicate that this copy is a book club edition, not a first edition. Carrie by stephen king and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. This dark tale introduces the reader to carrie white, a social outcast in her highschool, menaced by bullies while at school, and her religious nut of a mother at home. Carrie lofty holds a masters degree in history, which she has put to good use as an awardwinning historical romance writer and lecturer on the craft of writing. Several booksellers are advertising first editions of carrie that are later printings. Book club edition will usually be found on the inside of the dust jacket. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at.