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The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 12:13 pm
by AlexxKing69
I just got a copy of The Stand (The Doubleday version) but its a later printing, the string starts with 14 does that mean its a 14th printing? If so, was that still made in 1978? For its age I think its in really good condition and it was pretty cheap.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 3:33 pm
by jhanic
I seriously doubt that it was printed in 1978 with a print line that starts 14. That version of The Stand was not printed after 1990 (when the Revised edition came out) so your book falls somewhere in the 80s, I'm sure. There's a way to tell the year and week it was printed with the code in the gutter of page 823, but I can't remember how to decipher it.

John

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:40 pm
by AlexxKing69
I know its not the 1990 edition or the uncut version.
I honestly haven't checked the last page of it, I could show pictures of it.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 4:45 pm
by AlexxKing69
And I sort of know the code system, I know the year numbers and I dp believe the the number is the week.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:46 pm
by AlexxKing69
Okay heres the details: The dustjacket has a price of US: $21.95 Canada $28.95
The printing line is 14 16 18 20 21 19 17 15
Its full black bookcloth, and its a very small book, it doesn't say book club anywhere on it but under the printing line it does say BG and I'm not sure what that means.
I'll post a picture of the dust jacket.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:47 pm
by AlexxKing69
Here it is

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 6:53 pm
by AlexxKing69
One thing I found strange is that it appears the first printing had tan boards, this one doesn't have boards at all, its black book cloth all the way around, much like Pet Sematary.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Fri Sep 06, 2013 8:33 pm
by AlexxKing69
And theres also an N before the ISBN code: "N 0-385-12168-7>2185"

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 9:10 am
by AlexxKing69
Another reason I asked about the year is because I have a 4th printing of "It" and that says "Fourth printing September 1986" so I was thinking the stand might have not been much different.

Re: The Stand later printing

Posted: Sat Sep 07, 2013 2:12 pm
by jhanic
AlexxKing69 wrote:Another reason I asked about the year is because I have a 4th printing of "It" and that says "Fourth printing September 1986" so I was thinking the stand might have not been much different.
It was published by Viking. The Stand was published by Doubleday. Different publishers often use different verbiage.

John