Cemetery Dance Publications has officially published It: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition by Stephen King and I thought you might like to see some photos of the Slipcased Gift Edition and the Signed & Traycased Limited Edition. The Gift Edition is shipping this week to all those who preordered a copy and the Limited Edition will begin shipping next week when the traycases arrive.
As you can see, I am not a professional photographer and I specialize in blurry and slightly out of focus shots:
Limited Edition in Traycase (L), Gift Edition in Slipcase (R)
Limited Edition in Traycase (L), Gift Edition in Slipcase (R)
Limited Edition (L), Gift Edition (R)
Limited Edition (L), Gift Edition (R)
Gift Edition and its Slipcase
Hodder & Stoughton trade hardcover (L), Cemetery Dance Gift Edition (M), Viking trade hardcover (R)
Cemetery Dance Gift Edition (L), Viking trade hardcover (M), Hodder & Stoughton trade hardcover (R)
Side view of the Gift Edition to show the red & black page edges
Embossed endpapers for the Gift Edition
one page of the Table of Contents
Sample of one of the six color pieces of interior artwork by Alan M. Clark
Sample of one of the twenty+ black & white pieces of interior artwork by Erin S. Wells
Limited Edition Traycase
The Limited Edition in its traycase
The Limited Edition dust jacket
Limited Edition Leather Binding
Limited Edition embossed endpapers
Limited Edition Signature Sheet
Limited Edition ribbon page marker
December 14, 2011 at 12:49 pm
I’m completely speechless! Awesome design!
December 14, 2011 at 1:27 pm
The attention to detail is exactly what this masterpiece deserved. It is so good I am waiting to open it and see if a hand pops out of the book.
December 14, 2011 at 1:31 pm
Kindle and Kobo and the such just won’t ever cut this….ever. Great job folks.
December 14, 2011 at 8:31 pm
I hope there will always be readers who appreciate this sort of book. I love reading on my Kindle, but there is nothing in the electronic world that compares to the first time you open the package with a book like this waiting inside. 🙂
December 15, 2011 at 1:52 am
Some books, limited editions especially, have to be opened and help, examined to relly enjoy and appreciate. You just can’t do that with a Nook or a Kinfle.
December 14, 2011 at 1:39 pm
I can’t wait, I ordered this gift edition for my son. He told me that he wished he would have listened to me while growing up and he would have had all of S. King’s books, I have read close to all of what he has written and love them all. My favorite is the Dark Tower Series, Suzanna’s Song WOW! Killing himself off, my mouth about hit the floor. You are loved and appreciated, stick around Stephen. Sandy
December 14, 2011 at 3:23 pm
If I may ask can you show me the art where Pennywise is in the sewer drain? It is only in the Special and Limited Edition. Thank you in advance.
December 14, 2011 at 3:40 pm
Here is a very blurry shot (sorry) of the signature sheet for the Lettered Edition, which might be the image you mean:
http://cemeterydance.com/images/misc/ITletteredsigsheet.jpg
December 14, 2011 at 5:14 pm
Yes that is the one thank you so very much. I own that artwork, but missed the chance to own the Lettered Edition. I just wanted to see in what fashion it was being used. It was very kind of you to reply with the image. I wish you and yours a wonderful holiday season.
December 14, 2011 at 8:29 pm
It’s a beautiful piece of art, isn’t it? Erin is amazing.
December 14, 2011 at 11:31 pm
Wow, Pennywise in the drain gave me shivers! Do you know if a version of that print appears in either the S/L edition anywhere, or in the limited Art Portfolio?
December 15, 2011 at 7:13 am
It is not in the Limited Edition, but every piece of artwork for the book including this IS in the Art Portfolio!
December 14, 2011 at 5:52 pm
Nice editions! ok, I allow you to send me a copy 😀
December 14, 2011 at 7:08 pm
I just wish I could afford one. I am a lowly fan of limited income being social security/disabilty and can not buy such treasures. I hope you will all enjoy the beautiful book that and will not get to have.
December 14, 2011 at 8:29 pm
Hey Randy! Long time, hope you’ve been well! Ultimately, producing these types of books is insanely expensive to begin with and that ends up being a big part of the retail price. I wish they could be more affordable, but they’re priced as affordably as we can for what they are. I know that doesn’t help when you can’t afford a copy of something you want for your collection, but it is the reason for the pricing being what it is. Thanks for posting!
December 14, 2011 at 9:19 pm
Mrs. Wells pencil lines are simple amazing you can look at it for hours, and I am thankful to have owned two originals from this book. Sadly one was destroyed (Bathtub Scene) in the recent NJ floods, but thankfully the one mentioned above was purchased after the destruction. I am thrilled it is a part of the Lettered Edition, but now I need to try and purchase one for my collection. Another amazing artist is Mr. Clark I own one of his study’s for this book. The originals are beautiful, but I am saving to purchase one of those.
December 15, 2011 at 1:33 am
I have a Viking hardcover. I like how these are even larger. Looks awesome
December 15, 2011 at 1:46 pm
One word : GORGEOUS !
December 16, 2011 at 5:05 am
Just can’t wait for my copy to arrive. I do hope Cemetary Dance will release a special edition of The Stand some day (unless I already missed it?) too. Thanks a lot anyway to CDP for this wonderful edition, just seeing the pictures brings back tons of memories from when I first discovered the book so many years ago. And thanks to you Brian for those pictures!
December 16, 2011 at 8:20 am
There has already been a Limited Edition of The Stand and it is beautiful! Check out the photos here: http://www.veryfinebooks.com/Stephen_King_The_Stand_Signed_First_Edition_p/sk200.htm
December 19, 2011 at 2:48 am
Beautiful productions! Can’t wait ’til my Limited and Gift editions arrive.
January 27, 2012 at 1:56 pm
Both Limited editions sold out within 2 days? Wow. How long you think the Gift Edition (2,750) will be available for? I see there are still copies of the Gift Edition for “Riding The Bullet” available though Cemetery Dance and that was printed 2 years ago.
Any ideas?
January 27, 2012 at 2:13 pm
There’s a few hundred copies left, but orders are steady. The Gift Edition will probably be gone by spring, I would guess.
January 27, 2012 at 4:08 pm
Thanks, Brian. I just bought a copy. I read this book when I was 12 and its still my favorite. Its great to see it finally get a nice treatment such as this.
I’ve missed the boat before on other Kings special editions such as Dark Tower, not that I didnt want to buy it, but by the time I found out – they were already gone.