While i am a baseball fanatic, i am not usually a fan of kings psychological thrillers due to my runaway imagination. From new york times bestselling author stephen king comes the haunting story of blockade billy, the greatest major league baseball player to be erased from the game even the most diehard baseball. Buy blockade billy by stephen king online at alibris. Only 10,000 hardcover copies were printed of this cemetery dance hardcover edition. It includes a full list of indicators for recognizing true first edition. Upon reading the first few passages of blockade billy, the storyline line appears to. Use features like bookmarks, note taking and highlighting while reading blockade billy. This is a brand newfactory shrink wrapped 1st edition hardcover with dustjacket of stephen kings blockade billy. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Blockade billy had a secret darker than any pill or injection that might cause a.
First edtion, first impression of this wonderful king novella. Blockade billy and morality were released in 2010 as sort of a novella short story hardback book set. Fans of stephen kings doorstopsized novels last years under the dome clocked in at 1,100 pages will find his new book a walk in the park the ballpark. Blockade billy by stephen king and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. The 1st edition, 1st printing hardcover with the blockade billy baseball card and the limited edition slipcase is going to be a musthave for the serious stephen king collector. Blockade billy had a secret darker than any pill or injection that might cause a scandal in sports today.
Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. He was the firstand onlyplayer to have his existence completely removed from. Stephen king books in chronological order stephen king. As a general rule of thumb for someone to have a remarque done in a book. Here is the list of stephen kings books were reading as part of stephen king revisited, along with links to the essays and other content we have posted for each book. Limited edition of 350 copies with leather binding with blue traycase. Signed stephen king cycle of the werewolf first edition book. Scribners version of blockade billy will be a nondust jacketed trade hardcover edition and it will be coming out at the end of may, 2010. Its announcement in march 2010 was a surprise for everyone, and i know that i wasnt expecting any new king for another six months or so.
This book as a first edition was not available in stores. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. My favorite stephen king book, and i like most of his works. Sadly, it will not have the awesome alex mcvey illustrations, but they are adding stephen kings short story morality that was released last year in esquire magazine. I recently came across a blockade billy first first remarque by mcvey. Blockade billy audiobook by stephen king, craig wasson. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but today no one remembers his name. He made his first professional short story sale in 1967 to. To see what your friends thought of this book, please sign up. The 1st edition, 1st printing hardcover with the blockade billy baseball card and the limited. It is kings story of blockade billy blakely who played a month for the fictional newark titans in 1957. From new york times bestselling author stephen king comes the haunting story of blockade billy, the greatest major league baseball player to be erased from the game.
This true 1st edition with dustjacket had an extremely small limited print run of only 10,000 copies. Even the most diehard baseball fans dont know the true story of william. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever. Blockade billy, a novella, out today, is a nod to kings love affair with americas favorite pastime. I was one of my two favorite stephen king books the stand stephen king.
Blockade billy by stephen king 2010, hardcover for sale. Stephen king was born in portland, maine in 1947, the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. Blockade billy is the latest release from stephen king. Kindle edition verified purchase stephen king offers a short story filled with extreme unpredictability. It tells the story of william blockade billy blakely, a fictional baseball catcher who briefly played for the new jersey titans during the 1957 season. Blockade billy by stephen king audio book simply audiobooks. I love stephen king and for many years i have been getting his books the instant they are available out. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have. Vintage cavalier dec 1972 stephen king the mangler short story. Both stories are classic stephen king and tell two different tales. He may have been the greatest player the game has ever seen, but. Blockade billy by stephen king is kings novella which first appeared in bazaar of bad dreams. This is a comprehensive guide to stephen king first editions.
The first 10,000 copies of stephen kings baseball novella include a reproduction of the only known baseball card of billy blakely, the storys hero. Every copy of our exclusive worlds 1st edition, 1st printing hardcover. Upon reading the first few passages of blockade billy, the storyline line appears to be a recanting of a veteran ballplayer of the golden age of baseball of the 1950s. Even the most diehard baseball fans dont know the true story of william blockade billy blakely. This special collectors edition also includes a copy of the authentic william blockade billy blakely baseball card that cemetery dance printed for their 1st edition. It is not scheduled to be illustrated or have a dust jacket to be released as a paper on boards book.