Stephen King Library Desk Calendars

What the heck!
While we're at it, let's take a look at another cool Stephen King Library collectable series.
That's the set series of annual Desk Calendars that were put out for the years of 2006 to 2014.
I refer to them as a set series as, to my knowledge, 2014 was the 9th and last year they were made available.

That's my Desk Calendars standing up on the back left of  the top shelf.

 

Just as in the Red Leather editions, these Desk Calendars were only made available to members of the Book Club.

 

There were a total of four different Editors, or Hosts if you will, for each of these wonderfully fun Calendars.  They were Ben Hallman - 2006 & 2007; Scott Lynch - 2008; Robin Furth - 2009; and Jay Franco - 2001, 2012, 2013, and 2014.  Robin Furth also contributed a cool Intro Piece for the 2012 edition titled "WHAT IS MID -WORLD?"

 

The format for the calendars was a 2 page spread for each week of the year, where you could make notes, lists or schedule your daily activities. 

That's right, 52 spreads of great stuff every year!!!

Across the bottom of each 2 page spread would be some Stephen King related article or piece of  fan interest.  Trivia games, excerpts from novels, puzzles, historical info and details to King's works and stories and many other great articles related to The Stephen King Universe.  Every week was a new surprise and adventure. 

Throughout the daily date headings, were the occasional listings of significant King related dates.  All very cool and fun stuff.  

A shot of all nine years together.

Years 2006, 2007, and 2008 along the top.

Years 2009, 2010, and 2011 across the middle.

Years 2012, 2013, and 2014 across the bottom.

A variety of the 2 page spread format for each week of the year.

A closer look at the type of content to be explored. 

Here's the introduction from Robin Furth for the year she was Editor.

 

All in all, very cool items to have and explore.  There are hours upon hours of pure Stephen King joy!!! 

 

Thanks for stopping in again, and I hope you are enjoying the posts.



The Stephen King Library Red Leather Editions

OK, it's time to get my little project back on course.  I do hope to keep a pace of about one post every week or so.  I've been lazy for a few...

So let's try this...
There was a set of special Stephen King editions published that were known as "The Red Leather Editions". 
They were put out by a Book of the Month group known as "The Stephen King Library".

  

My Red Leather editions.

 

These were editions that were only made available to members of the Book Club.  Each book was bound in a red faux leather with Stephen King's signature stamped on the front cover in gold. 

 

There were a total of 37 King books that got this published treatment. 

They have become a sought after item for King Fans and can be found today on the "Secondary Markets", for those hearty collectors out there who have long "Needful Kings" lists.  That's how I got mine.

 

For those interested, the list of titles (in chronological order of original publication) were:

Carrie, Salem's Lot, The Shining, Night Shift, The Stand, The Dead Zone, Firestarter, Cujo, Different Seasons, Christine, Pet Sematary, Thinner, Skeleton Crew, It, Eyes of the Dragon, Misery, The Tommyknockers, The Dark Half, Four Past Midnight, The Stand Uncut, Needful Things, Gerald's Game, Delores Claiborne, Nightmares and Dreamscapes, Insomnia, Rose Madder, Desperation, Bag of Bones, Storm of the Century, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon, Hearts in Atlantis, On Writing, Secret Windows, Dreamcatcher, Black House,  Everything's Eventual, and From a Buick 8.

 

Of the original 37 books, I have 31.  I am still only missing the six titles listed in Italics.
That's why this constant reader is also a constant seeker.
Anyone out there have extras for sale or trade?... Just Askin'... 

Here's some closer looks at these unique King editions:

 

 

The one stat I would really like to know is, just how many copies of each edition were printed???

 

If there is anyone out there with that kind of information, OR knows where to find the info, please let us know.

 

Thanks for stopping in, I hope you enjoyed seeing these items and learning a little more about them.