This edition has been personally signed by Stephen King and all of the artists, Glen Orbik, Alan M. Clark, and Erin S. Wells on the special limitation page. This is number 591 of only 750. A rare and highly sought after signed limited edition.
Cemetery Dance Publications 2011. "IT: The 25th Anniversary Special Limited Edition" by Stephen King. Signed Limited Deluxe Edition. This volumes features a brand new afterword by Stephen King, full-color wrap-around color artwork by Glen Orbik, and nearly thirty original color and black & white interior illustrations by Alan M. Clark and Erin S. Wells!
"I worked on the book in a dream. I remember very little about the writing of it, except for the idea that I'd gotten hold of something that felt very big to me, and something that talked about more than monsters..."
-Stephen King, from the exclusive afterword for this special edition
IMPORTANT UPDATE FOR COLLECTORS:
This Deluxe Limited Edition sold out from the publisher within 30 hours of being announced.
Limited Edition Cover Artwork
About this Deluxe Special Edition:
Cemetery Dance Publications is very pleased to publish our
Special Deluxe Limited Edition of Stephen King's classic novel It, which he calls his "final exam on Famous Monsters" in his brand new afterword to this oversized special edition.
This project was easily the biggest, most lavish production Cemetery Dance Publications had ever undertaken. Glen Orbik painted the gorgeous wrap-around cover artwork, Alan M. Clark and Erin S. Wells created nearly thirty exclusive interior illustrations including black & white drawings and color paintings, and we hired the designer of the Limited Editions of The Secretary of Dreams, Blockade Billy, Riding the Bullet, and Full Dark, No Stars to create a unique interior design.
his fine collectible volume was published in three states, all
of them printed in two colors and bound in fine materials that go
beyond the scope and quality of our other much-acclaimed Stephen King
special editions. The exclusive Cemetery Dance Special Limited Edition
of
It by Stephen King is the perfect addition to any collection.
Special Features Exclusive to this Collector's Edition:
The Cover Painting (Raw Artwork):
About the author
Stephen King has written more than forty novels and two hundred short stories. He is the recipient of the 2003 National Book Foundation Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters and he also received the O. Henry Award for his story "The Man in the Black Suit." Among his most recent worldwide bestsellers are Lisey's Story, Duma Key, Under the Dome, Just After Sunset, and Full Dark, No Stars.
Glen Orbik has been a freelance illustrator and drawing instructor for over twenty years. He studied with master illustrator and classic movie poster artist Fred Fixler, eventually taking over many of Fixler's classes upon his retirement. Specializing primarily in covers for paperbacks and comics, Glen has painted for clients including Marvel and DC Comics, Sony, TSR, Blizzard Entertainment, Berkley Books, and Avon Books (including two Ray Bradbury titles). He has also painted collectible imagery for Warner Bros./DC Studios, as well as preliminary poster work for the >Spider-Man and Hulk movies.
Alan M. Clark grew up in Tennessee in a house full of bones and old medical books. He has a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from the San Francisco Art Institute. His illustrations have appeared in books of fiction, non-fiction, textbooks, young adult fiction and children's books. Awards for his illustration work include the World Fantasy Award and four Chesley Awards. His short fiction has appeared in magazines and anthologies and four of his novels have been published. Lazy Fascist Press, an imprint of Eraserhead Press, released a collection of his fiction titled Boneyard Babies in November 2010 and will release his fifth novel, Of Thimble and Threat, in the fall of 2011. Clark's publishing company, IFD Publishing, has released six books, the most recent of which is a full color collection of his artwork, The Paint in My Blood. He and his wife, Melody, live in Oregon. Erin S. Wells grew up on a farm in southwestern Wisconsin, surrounded by corn fields, creeks and wooded hills. She earned a B.A. degree from Coe College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and an M.F.A. from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco. Erin now lives happily with her husband amongst the redwoods in California's Santa Cruz Mountains, and works as an illustrator and fine artist. Sample Images (just a handful of the nearly 30 pieces that are exclusive to this edition!)









About The Author
Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction and fantasy. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. King has published 58 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written around 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.Dust-jacket: Very Fine without any tears, creases, or edge-wear. It is now protected in a brand new archival Mylar sleeve.
Tray-case: Very Fine without any flaws.
- Publisher:
- Cemetary Dance Publications 2011
- Edition:
- Signed Limited Edition of 750
- Binding:
- Oversized Deluxe Hardcover with dust-jacket
- Illustrator:
- see product description
- Dimensions:
- 11" x 8" x 3.5"