This stunning edition of The Stand is printed on thicker, higher-quality paper stock, so this would be the heaviest 1,300-page hardcover you own. The pages measure 7 x 10 inches, making it about a half-inch taller and wider than the regular hardcover edition. It has a fine binding and foil-stamped cover with brand-new artwork on the dust jacket. The jacket is protected by plastic, much like a library book. Artist Glenn Chadbourne created original illustrations as well as new endpapers and a black-and-white limitation page.
You can protect and display the Deluxe Special Edition with the custom-designed slipcase. The hardshell slipcase has a leather-like texture and features the author and title on the front.
The Stand: Deluxe Special Edition is part of Cemetery Dance’s series of highly limited, lavish printings of King’s classic novels. Cemetery Dance is a nearly 40-year-old publisher of horror founded by Richard Chizmar–the same Richard Chizmar who co-wrote (and published) the Gwendy Trilogy with Stephen King and is contributing to The End of the World As We Know It.
The Deluxe Special Edition of The Stand has been in the works for a long time. Cemetery Dance announced three different versions of this edition back in 2019: Lettered (52 copies), Limited (1,250 copies), and Gift Edition (4,000 copies). Those who preordered the Gift Edition just recently began receiving their copies. It was initially limited to 3,000 copies, but that number jumped to 4,000. Back in 2019, the price was $150, but as you can imagine, a lot of things can change in six years.
I recently purchased a copy on eBay for roughly $225. Just keep that in mind before you buy one from Amazon for $400. The $400 listing is official and is sold/shipped by Amazon, but it’s possible to find a copy for considerably less (at least for now). Collectible editions of King’s work almost always become more valuable over time.
Like other King limited editions from Cemetery Dance, The Stand: Deluxe Special Edition will never be printed again. Amazon lists two different dates on its store page, August 12 and August 19. The retailer doesn’t offer an estimated delivery date, so we suspect it won’t have copies available to ship until next week.
