The Complete & Uncut Edition
| The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition | |
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First edition cover |
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| Author(s) | Stephen King |
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Genre(s) | Postapocalyptic |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
| Publication date | May 1990 |
| Pages | 1152 |
| ISBN | 978-0-385-19957-5 |
In 1990, a new unabridged edition of The Stand was published, billed as "The Complete & Uncut Edition". Published in hardcover by Doubleday in May 1990, this became the longest book in Stephen King's oeuvre at 1152 pages. When the novel was originally published in 1978, Doubleday believed the readers would be averse to such a long book, and The Stand would be a bigger seller if it was much shorter, and Stephen King cut approximately 400 pages (around 150,000 words) from the original manuscript. This edition reinstates the deleted pages, as well as updates the setting from the 1980s to the 1990s. This new edition features a new preface by Stephen King, and illustrations by Bernie Wrightson. Additionally, Doubleday published a deluxe edition of The Stand: The Complete & Uncut Edition, limited to 1,250 numbered copies and 52 lettered copies. This edition, known as the "Coffin Box" edition due to the book being housed in a wooden case, was signed by Stephen King and Bernie Wrightson.
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