Does anyone own the orig. Bachman paperbacks ?

[chris2-4]

The Bachman Books are some of my fav. stories . I know a lot of people collect Stephen King material . I was just wondering if anyone owned the originals ?:eyebrow:

[king family fan]

I have 3 different paperbacks of the Bachman Books with Rage in them. what year is the original,does anyone know?Thanks

[Jojo87]

I don't own any originals. But I have one Bachman/King book Blaze. I've read it. It was great.

[Bev Vincent]

Yes, quite a few collectors have some or all of the original paperback editions of the individual books that were later collected as The Bachman Books. They can often be purchased at used book stores (you can find many on www.abebooks.com). I see one set of all four selling for $650.

[fljoe0]

Does anyone know what the sales of the original paperbacks before the author's identity was revealed? In "The Bachman Books" intro I believe SK said that Bachman was steadily gaining a bigger audience and that "The Running Man" (I think that's the one) sold 28,000 copies. I wonder about the originals of "Rage", "The Long Walk" and "Roadwork". There probably isn't many of the original paperbacks around anymore.

[fushingfeef]

I used to see them in libraries back in the early 80's, but it's been a long while since I have seen one. I read The Long Walk before anyone knew it was SK, great book!

[GNTLGNT]

I don't suppose my Bachmann train set counts huh?

[doowopgirl]

I have a hardback copy of Thinner. It has a picture of Richard Bachman on the flyleaf and the dedication is to his wife Claudia Inez Bachman. By the time I got it the cat was pretty much out of the bag, but still. it's a nice thing to have.

[K4driver]

I have the paperback copy of The Bachman books. The one with the skulls on it, and has Rage,The Long Walk,the Running man and Road work. I also have a paperback of The Regulators, and A hardback of Blaze.

[JohnDalglish]

I don't suppose my Bachmann train set counts huh?

Hi,

HO HO HO ? LOL

Or N or O?

Long days and pleasant nights

[bookworm101]

I have Thinner.

[Tinahorve]

Were the Bachman books not published in Hardback?

[Moderator]

The individual books were first published as paperbacks only. Thinner was the first Richard Bachman book released as a hardcover. The omnibus collection titled The Bachman Books was published in both hardcover and paperback.

[Cthulhu]

I have the 1st ed. hardback omnibus of the 4 Bachman paperbacks, but I have yet to run across any of the originals.

[CoolhandLocke]

I have the paperback copy of The Bachman books. The one with the skulls on it, and has Rage,The Long Walk,the Running man and Road work. I also have a paperback of The Regulators, and A hardback of Blaze.


I've got that same paperback of The Bachman books. Mine is soooo worn out the cover is going to go soon. I was always very hard on paperbacks..would get so into them and not really care about creasing it or folding the covers back on thinner ones lol.

[fljoe0]

Is there anyone here that purchased a Bachman book in the 70's or 80's with no idea it was Stephen King?

[Connie Reader]

I had a paperback edition of The Bachman books, I lost it to an ex in a really awful breakup. Makes me so mad.

[garygak]

I heard the new ones don't contain Rage. Is that true? Too bad if it is; it's probably my favorite SK.

[JohnDalglish]

I heard the new ones don't contain Rage. Is that true? Too bad if it is; it's probably my favorite SK.

Hi,

Yes, that's true.

But second-hand copies containing Rage are readily available on the secondary market.

Long days and pleasant nights

[jcadams]

I have the paperback Bachman Books, not sure where it is though. My son borrowed it, took it to his Dad's, and that's the last time I've seen it. But it does have my name in it in bright pink ink, so maybe it will find it's way back home.

[JellybeanJay]

I have two copies of the over sized copies on the Bachman books in paperback.

[Moderator]

Roadwork, The Long Walk, Rage, and The Running Man were first published in paperback only as Richard Bachman. Thinner was the first of the Bachman books to be published as a hardcover before going to paperback. The Bachman Books omnibus was published as a hardcover and paperback after his pseudonym was revealed.

[Cthulhu]

Just bought all four original paperbacks off addall recently. They were surprisingly affordable. Paid about $150 for all 4.

[Stan_Richards_of_Windsor]

I don't, but my friend has both Rage and The Long Walk.

[91rewoT]

I have a 4th edition hardcover of Thinner, 1st edition hardcover of Blaze, and a first edition paperback of all 4 Bachman books together. I *sniff* had *sniff* an original paperback of The Long Walk...but loaned it out years ago and never got it back...*sniff*

[Cthulhu]

I also have the first edition hardcover of The Bachman Books Omnibus that collects the four paperbacks. I found it in a used book store for $10. It's pretty rare, and I think the print run for the 1st ed. was between 15,000 and 20,000. It was released at the same time as the paperback version so most folks went with the less expensive paperback.

[kingricefan]

It took me twenty years but I finally found a 1st printing of the hardback omnibus that has all 4 of the books collected in it at a Goodwill and paid 2.99 for it! I have yet to find a 1st printing at any of the used bookstores that I frequent. Any time I run across a copy of the omnibus collection I usually buy it, so far I have 10 hardback copies (one of them signed by King) and 7 of the large paperback copies. I have 5 hardback copies of Thinner, I've been trying to get one copy of each printing that it went thru (same as the Backman Books harback/paperback). I still need to get a 2nd printing in Thinner and and 2nd and 4th in the Bachman Books hardback. I own all of the original paperbacks, some of them I found at used bookstores for cheap and others (like Rage) I paid a premium price for. I also have all of them in the original UK editions, which is funny because they (the UK publishers) didn't follow the original release publication order as they released The Long Walk 1st, followed by Rage, Roadwork and The Running Man. Anyone know why?

[JoySmith]

Still getting over fifty shades of grey, but lately I've been hooked on Kenyon's Dark Hunter series and Emma Rose's His Every Desire series. Something about those billionaires... :)

[unclelouie]

I've got the 4 in 1 version (Roadwork, Rage, Long Walk, Running Man). I suppose its about 20 years old or maybe older? I know it's not a recent printing.. my first clue is the fact Rage is in it. My 2nd clue is that the binding is worn out to hell and back!

[mjs9153]

yeah I have the omnibus large size paperback,but not sure what printing it is,haven't looked at that book recently.

[doowopgirl]

I have a hardback copy of Thinner, complete with a picture of Richard Bachman and is dedicated to his wife Claudia Inez Bachman. I also have a copy of The Bachman Books with Rage, etc. in it.

[homer_sapien]

I only just recently rediscover my hardback copy (with Rage included) that I thought I had lost years ago. No dust jacket and the binding is a mess, but all the pages are intact.

[ChristineB]

I have all 4 in 1/1 paperback (Rage is a Canada printing, still considered a 1/1 since they were printed at the same time, but less expensive then the US edition), the omnibus in 1/1 HC not to mention the 2-3 BCE's laying around, Thinner in 1/1 HC and BCE and paperback (someday I have get rid of all these BCEs I have).

It's not that difficult to find Rage in paperback really, it's just expensive, even the later printing copies can top $100 in fine condition (US version).
The omnibus is not hard to find with Rage in it either, runs a bit more the the other Viking editions but not terribly so.

[The Nameless]

You can pick up a paper back version of The Bachman books (the older one with Rage in it) from £2.51 from play.com. I think I will push the boat out and spend £2.67 for a good condition book.