‘Salem’s Lot (Illustrated)

‘Salem’s Lot (Illustrated) is the original United States illustrated edition of ‘Salem’s Lot by Stephen King, featuring photography by Jerry N. Uelsmann and published by Doubleday on November 11, 2005. This hardcover edition with dust jacket (ISBN 978-0385516488), measuring 165 × 241 × 44 mm, presents King’s classic vampire novel in an expanded collector’s format. The story follows writer Ben Mears as he returns to Jerusalem’s Lot, Maine, only to discover that the town is falling under the influence of a growing vampire infestation. In addition to the fully illustrated text, this edition includes 50 pages of deleted and modified material from the 1975 manuscript, together with the related short stories “Jerusalem’s Lot” and “One for the Road.” First editions are identified by the $35.00 dust-jacket price, the statement “FIRST EDITION” on the copyright page, and the number line “10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1.”