Thinner, Anniversary Edition
Stephen King
Cover and Interior Art:  Les Edwards
Endpapers:Â Â Edward Miller
Introduction:Â Johnny Mains
Hardnosed lawyer Billy Halleck carries a few pounds more then he should but, hey, he’s happy, content, successful and, well, let’s say ‘highly sexually charged.’ It’s this latter area that’s the cause of all that’s to befall him, when his wife, Heidi distracts him while he’s driving and causes Billy to run down a woman who was part of a group of traveling Gypsies.
The case is kicked out of court (thanks to the judge being a personal friend of Billy) and everyone is happy. Well, everyone, that is, except for the dead woman’s father who’s less than impressed with American justice.
“Thinner,†he whispers in Billy’s ear as he strokes Halleck’s face. And, hoo boy, it’s a retribution that truly takes the cake as, from that very moment onwards, Billy Halleck discovers the diet of the gods. No matter what he puts away, the pounds continue to roll off.
Initially fearing some virulent cancer, Billy is relieved when he gets the all-clear. From then on, he’s happy with his lot: I mean, what’s not to like—clear your plate as many times as you want and you don’t put on an ounce? Hey, come on, right? Except, Billy wonders, how will this condition end? Not well, Billy’s inner voice whispers. Not well at all.
Often overlooked in summaries of King’s works, THINNER is a true tour de force . . . a rivetting page-turner of the highest order.
Limited to 974 slipcased copies, signed by Les Edwards & Johnny Mains, and a facsimilie signature of Stephen King
We have the two versions offered for sale:
Pie dustjacket version with Les Edwards cover/slipcase with two Edward Miller painting serving as endpapers
Van dustjacked version with Edward Miller paintings on slipcase and dustjacket with Les Edwards pieces on endpapers
Lettered Edition: “Contributor Copy” - These are identical to the lettered copies but they carry a number designation, typically on the front of the traycase, book, and/or dustjacket, and from the copies we have had, on all of the signature pages, except Skeleton Crew which does not appear to have a limitation space at all on the signature page.
Also included, with the exception of
- Night Shift which does include a piece of artwork in the envelope designated “This signed card is one of 9 numbered copies for contributors only /s/ Dave McKean” also numbered to match the book,
- Carrie which does include a piece of artwork, but is sealed in the envelope
they do not have the individual artwork piece contained with the actual lettered copies but in most cases do include the envelope in which it would be contained, which also carries the numbered designation (please look at the pictures, if the book has the art and/or envelope with it, it will be pictured above, with the exception of Carrie, in which case the envelope contains the art, but is still sealed).
The traycases of the six books we have are consistent in height and width 11 ¼ x 7 7/8, but differ in the width of the spine (depth) ranging from 2” (Carrie) to 5 ¼” (The Stand, which contains 3 books inside the traycase) and look very nice on the shelf together.
As for the quantity produced of each book we cannot say, but have seen numbers listed or referenced as high as 9 but really have no knowledge. Each title is traycased, includes the book(s) associated with the particular title, and a really nicely bound softcover book entitled “The Remarque Artwork” or with the newer titles, rightly called, “The Artwork.” This softcover book contains copies of all the artwork contained in the aforementioned envelope for the actual lettered books. I am confused as to why these were called “remarques” as I always thought remarques were drawn in the books themselves, and at least the lettered copies we have in our collection are not actually remarqued?
Finally, we did notice that the editions with the black leather binding, Salem’s Lot and Thinner, appear to have some small blue splotches in the material, visible in the pictures (didn’t notice it until we put them in the light box to photograph), if you want better pictures please ask.
NOTE: we get these are expensive, because of that extended layaway is available for any of the Contributor Copies we are offering for sale (Please note our threshold for payment to be made by wire transfer, yes even layaway payments if the book’s total meets the threshold.)
Remember in some cases these are the only limited editions produced of a particular title signed by Stephen King and a rare opportunity to own something which simply does not come up for sale very often.
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