First edition cover
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First edition identification video
A first edition of 1.25 million copies. Issued with a dustjacket and price of $28.00. On the copyright page you should see the numbers 1 3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2. Current Value = $10-$15
A "gift edition" was released by Quality Book Club (qpb.com) shortly after the 1st edition. It features a slipcase, bookmark and presumably a smaller print run then the 1st edition. It is important to note that while this book has the appearance of a limited edition, not only is is not signed by Stephen King, but (as with any book published by a book club) is considered a book club book; not a limited or gift edition. Current Value $20-$25
Lisey's Story was published with much fanfare, including a multi city publicity tour in the USA and UK by Stephen King (something extremely rare for King at the time).
While the official SK website stated that no book signings were scheduled for US cities,a limited number of copies were signed
before the show and avaialble for purchase. Stops in the UK featured traditional book signings, with people lining up to get their books signed in person.
Tour dates were as follows:
New York - October 24th San Francisco - October 30th Seattle - November 1st Portland - November 2nd Los Angeles - November 3rd London - November 7th Watford - November 9th Thurrock - November 10th
** If you are looking for one of the signed copies, I would highly recomend looking for books with supporting documentation, like a program from the event, reciept for the book, etc. With as many fake signatures floating around the more supporting documentation the better chance in getting a genuine signature and better in proving the signature is genuine down the road if you wind up selling the book.
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