Cujo is a psychological horror novel by stephen king. I checked and its a book club edition im still pretty new to collecting lol thanks btw. 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. He gestured at the roof of his house, and a sticky mixture of orange juice and vodka trickled down his sunburned, scrawny arm. 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. 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. Cujo by stephen king full size book club edition hardcover. Oct 30, 2019 greg book club editions tend to be smaller than the original editions. One day cujo chases a rabbit into a boltholea cave inhabited by sick bats. A book club copy will always be a book club copy, even though it states first edition.
Seller assumes all responsibility for this listing. Look at the tips below to help identify a 1st edition cujo. Book is tight and clean, a little smaller than the first trade edition, jacket art is the same. The book was a fantastic read and i highly recommend it. This page provides images for some of the telltale signs of the book club edition. Stephen king discusses cujo in on writing, referring to it as a novel he barely remembers writing at all. Dj, with original cover art by stephen stroud and code of 5788 on back panel replacing isbn, al. Cujo german edition by stephen king nook book ebook. Donna gets out of the car and kills the dog with the officers gun. 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. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. 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. As with many early viking editions, this book can be hard to authenticate as a true 1st edition. Black fauxleather spine over tangerine paper boards.
As the above definition makes clear, book club editions are reprints of books for a defined audience. Book club editions usually refers to a massmarket book club like the book of the month. This information is provided because often, book club editions of books tend to be smaller than the original. As with many early viking editions, this book can be hard to authenticate as a true. Cujo by stephen king at the best online ebook storage. Identifying stephen king first edition issue points. Cujo by stephen king, first edition, signed abebooks. The listing claimed to be a signed limited first edition. Download and read online for free cujo by stephen king. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade editions. The book is sharp but has some light foxing marks on the front. Just as in standard book collecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs.
Apr, 2020 open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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. Trim size is given because book club editions are often smaller than trade. They will also usually say book club edition on the front, inside flap of the dust jacket. A book club edition is quite often of smaller size and printed on lower. The dust jacket is the paper that is wrapped around the. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to terrorize the town of castle rock, maine. Cujo is a twohundredpound saint bernard, the best friend brett camber has ever had. Copy of the stand is the same size as the first edition. See all 20 formats and editions hide other formats and editions. Stephen king novels first edition identification guide use the search to the right to search for title, publication date, publisher, etc title and cover. 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. If you have a book that seems smaller than others, it very well may be a book club edition.
Books by the limited editions club towns end books. Cujo by stephen king reading guidebook club discussion. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Identifying book club edition books a guide to identify. When i first started getting into stephen king, cujo was one of the ones my mom had read and recommended. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition.
If your book has one or more of these clues, you can be. It was almost time to go in and freshen it up, as the countryclub cunts said. 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. So i decided to download cujo due to the repeats of the movie being shown on the telebox. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable should. Book clubs frequently neglect to remove edition indicators from the plates before printing their copies. Well, i can probably now clarify, that im a member of the stephen king fan club.
How to identify first editions or a first printing of a book. These are book club editions that vary from good to very good condition. Bernard until he is bitten on the nose by a rabid bat and slowly begins. Also, book club edition dust jackets dj are occasionally found on first editions to replace lost or damaged jackets. 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. Plume, new york, 1994, trade paperback, with french wraps, first edition of the stephen king collectors edition full number line. 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. There are some general rules that do apply that can help you to correctly identify bce. 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. The dog attacks the car various times and donna and tad are stuck inside the car with nowhere to go. There is no such thing as a first edition book club edition. Moderate wear to edges of jacket which will arrive in a fresh mylar cover.
Many book club editions have a small blind stamp on the lower right hand corner of the back cover. Find great deals on ebay for cujo stephen king and stephen king cujo hardcover. Cujo is one of the best fantasyhorror novel written by stephen king that was also filmed into a story of the rabid dog. The reasons that book club editions are less valuable. Cujo 1981 book club edition by stephen king for sale online ebay. 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. 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. Get ready to meet the most hideous menace ever to savage the flesh and devour the mind.
Cujo begins as a remarkably good natured german shepherd and descends into a psychotic beast. Identifying stephen king first edition issue points raptis. 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. 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. Look for vikings original address on the page and separately on the. A hardcover book published in 1958 by viking isnt the same as a reprint published by penguin in 1963. The story revolves around the saint bernard who is a faithful friend of brett camber and has a lot of usual routine tasks together. Nightmares and dreamscapes 1st edition not pictured in original pictures, but shown in last picture. 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. Book club edition, with code of 021 on penultimate page 308. Book club edition dust jackets are easily identified because they do not have a price marked inside the front cover. Editions of cujo by stephen king goodreads share book. This is the first book club edition with the gutter code of l35 on page 308. Undoubtedly, the best known of these is the book ofthemonth club.
Stephen king is, without a doubt, the most popular horror writer of all time. Get cozy and expand your home library with a large online selection of books at. Color reproduction of the first editions cover opposite title page. 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. I enjoyed the book although it is not king at its finest. My book was falling apart when i got it and it was a book club edition not. 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. 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.
It includes a full list of indicators for recognizing true first edition stephen king novels, as well as approximate values. Book club editions also may have four or five numbers printed in a contrasting box on the back of the book. Ioba identifying book club editions independent online. Book club edition will usually be found on the inside of the dust jacket. Collecting cujo by king, stephen first edition identification guide. Throwback thursday misery horror books, stephen king.
Some book club editions look like first editions, but they seldom are. 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. Often printed on lesserquality paper or in a noticeably smaller trim size see image above. 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. Stephen king 1st edition books for sale in stock ebay. Set of four early stephen king novels the stand, the dead zone, firestarter, and cujo. 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.
Stephen king novels first edition identification guide. Just as in standard bookcollecting, the indicators vary between the different book clubs. Open library is an open, editable library catalog, building towards a web page for every book ever published. 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. The book was bound in stainless steel with a red leather spine and a working digital clock mounted in the front aluminum panel. Significant soiling and dampstain to cloth boards, and spine in particular, with staining lower edge of text block. Here is a quick rundown of how to identify bookclub editions. Outside a peaceful town in central maine, a monster is waiting. Some book club editions are quite blunt about it, with a statement directly on the jacket.
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. In fact, some book club editions will have a blank box where the bar code. 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. Cujo lay down beside garys chair as gary picked up his screwdriver again. In most cases, books released through bookofthemonth club bomc are much nicer than book club editions bce released by the doubleday book clubs. Cujo book club edition christine book club edition the dead zone book club edition thinner. I took a picture of the dust jacket which is in great condition, but the book is in even better shape. Cujo by lewis teague dee wallace, danny pintauro, daniel. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. Cujo 1981 book club edition by stephen king for sale. I literally devoured this book in a couple of days. Lot of 8 hardcover books stephen king 1stbook club.
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