(Fiction) King, Stephen. Carrie, Garden City, New York. Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1974, Octavo (6 by 9 inches). Red cloth with Carrie and the author written on the spine in bold letters.

First Edition, of which it is the Book Club Edition. Book in very good to fine condition, with the text being neat and clean. Dust jacket intact with some chipping near the top of the spine, overall in very good condition.

Date Acquired: 10/26/2014

I have been keeping an eye out on local book sales, especially at libraries nearby, as there is always better deals there than at any bookstore! Earlier today I went to the nearest one, and knowing that it only carried modern fiction, romance, and children’s books, I had a list of authors in mind as I went.

I arrived and there was a line waiting outside for the library to open, (it opens at noon) and I had no idea it would be this popular, it’s not a very big library, but the doors opened and in I went.

I rushed to the “Adult Fiction” section and realized to my dismay, nothing was alphabetized. Ah! So that list of authors I had was of no use, I just had to scan each and every book. I picked up a few first editions of Michael Crichton’s books Prey and Airframe, which I read when I was in high school, so I was already pretty happy. Until I was scanning and happened upon a little book by the name of Carrie.

The dust jacket had a few stains on it, but that was no big deal, especially at a library sale. I quickly opened it up to the title page, and my heart raced even faster.

I kept turning the pages, but before I got too excited I remembered. Dust jacket, check the dust jacket. I quickly flip back to the jacket, check near the bottom corner.

Shoot. It’s the book club edition. Dangit. Oh well, it’s still a 1974 printing of Carrie! I can’t be too mad!

So for the title…. It’s not a first edition. Close! Just not quite.