Blockade Billy

Overview:

  • Title: Blockade Billy
  • Author: Stephen King
  • Year: 2010
  • ISBN-10: 9781587672286
  • Publisher: Cemetery Dance Publications
  • Price: $25.00
  • Pages: 112
  • Binding: Hardcover
  • Type: Chapter Book
  • Title Reference: Blockade Billy
  • Notes:
    • "First Edition, Second Printing" stated on the copyright page with an incomplete number line: "3 5 7 9 10 8 6 4 2". "Printed in the United States of America".
    • This printing does not included the William "Blockade Billy" Blakely baseball card.
    • The copyright page prints both ISBN-13 and ISBN-10.
    • Year of publication stated on the title page. Date of publication estimated based on the April-2010 first printing. Copies of this printing have been received as early as August-2010 indicating possible manufacturing dates from April-2010 through August-2010.
    • Primary1: Received from the publisher with a mylar-protected dustjacket with the flaps glued to the inside endpapers, possibly with the intention of selling to the library market. (This may not be true for every copy of the Second Printing.)
    • Primary2: Received from a public library with a mylar-protected dustjacket with the flaps taped in place. There's no evidence of the gluing mentioned by the Primary1 verifier.
    • "Cover Artwork Copyright © 2010 by Glen Orbit" (over) "Interior Artwork Copyright © 2010 by Alex McVey" (over) "William Blakely Baseball Card Photo by Mindy Jarusek" (over) "Interior Design by Kate Freeman Design" stated on the copyright page.
    • Interior artwork consists of eight full-page B&W illustrations by Alex McVey. "McVey" signatures are visible within the artwork on pages 1, 19, 101, and 109.
    • "Cover Artwork © 2010 by Glen Orbit" (over) "Interior Artwork © 2010 by Alex McVey" (over) "Dust Jacket Design © 2010 by Desert Isle Design" printed on the back flap of the dustjacket.
    • Primary2 verification is against a public library copy. I should be able to retrieve this publication if needed for a verification question. ~Marc Kupper.