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Title: Foreword (Night Shift)

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Title: Foreword (Night Shift) Title Record # 133015
Author: Stephen King
Date: 1978-02-17
Type: ESSAY
Series: Introductions and afterwords for Stephen King's own works
Language: English
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Other Titles

Translations
Year Language Title
1980Translated by Lorris Murail and Natalie Zimmermann.
French Avant-propos (Danse macabre)
1983Translated by Michael Görden Is an abridged version of Foreword (Nightshift).
German Warum liest man unheimliche Geschichten?
1984Translated by (uncredited)
German Vorwort (Nachtschicht)
1989Translated by Reijo Kalvas
Finnish Esipuhe (Yön äänet)
1996Translated by F. J. Bruning
Dutch Voorwoord (Satans kinderen)
2013Translated by Adriana Lisboa
Portuguese Prefácio (Sombras da noite)

Publications

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Title Date Author/Editor Publisher/Pub. Series ISBN/Catalog ID Price Pages Format Type Cover Artist Verif
Night Shift 1978-02-17 Stephen King Doubleday 0-385-12991-2
$8.95?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Night Shift 1978-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday / BCE 2228
$6.25?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino Checkmark
Night Shift 1979-02-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-08510-8 / E8510
$2.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
327
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Night Shift 1980-02-00 Stephen King Doubleday / SFBC 2228
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Fred Marcellino  
The Shining / 'Salem's Lot / Night Shift / Carrie 1981-00-00 Stephen King Octopus / Heinemann 0-905712-60-9   991
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
omni  
Danse macabre 1981-00-00 Stephen King Alta     349
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Marc Demoulin  
Danse macabre 1982-08-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1355) 2-277-21355-1   413
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frazetta  
Phantastische Literatur 83 1983-01-00 ed.
Michael Görden?Michael Goerden
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(Phantastische Literatur #72022)
3-404-72022-9
DM 6.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
320
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
anth John Stewart Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1984-01-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28114)
3-404-28114-4
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
415
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1984-03-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-13131-2
$3.95?$: US dollar
x+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Nachtschicht 1985-00-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Paperback?Bastei Luebbe Paperback
#28114)
3-404-28114-4
DM 19.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
415
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Danse macabre 1985-02-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Science Fiction #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frazetta  
Nachtschicht 1987-00-00 Stephen King Lingen     424
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1987-00-00 Stephen King
Lübbe?Luebbe
3-7857-0467-4   414
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Nachtschicht 1988-09-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
3-404-13160-6
DM 9.80?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
448
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1989-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£3.99?£: UK pound
409
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Yön äänet 1989-00-00 Stephen King Viihdeviikarit / Book Studio 951-611-270-6 FIM 36.00 285
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Antero Kröger Checkmark
Shining / Salem / Danse macabre 1989-00-00 Stephen King
J.-C. Lattès?J.-C. Lattes
2-7096-0812-X   1181
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
omni  
Danse macabre 1989-06-15 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Épouvante #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Frazetta Checkmark
Nachtschicht 1990-00-00 Stephen King Bertelsmann / Book Sales Clubs 06023 6   414
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll
Klaus Kröger?Klaus Kroeger
Checkmark
Night Shift 1992-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
409
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 1993-00-00 Stephen King New English Library 0-450-04268-5
£4.99?£: UK pound
409
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Davies Checkmark
Night Shift 1993-00-00 Stephen King Doubleday 0-385-12991-2
$25.00?$: US dollar
368
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Thomas Holdorf Checkmark
Danse macabre 1993-00-00 Stephen King
J.-C. Lattès?J.-C. Lattes
(Suspense & Cie)
2-7096-1331-X
F119.00?F: French frank
350
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Danse macabre 1994-00-00 Stephen King France Loisirs 2-7242-7840-2   407
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Yves Thos  
Nachtschicht 1994-04-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
3-404-13160-6
DM 9.90?DM: German (Deutsche) mark
447
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Danse macabre 1994-04-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
 
Night Shift 1994-12-01 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-17011-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
 
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Satans kinderen 1996-00-00 Stephen King Luitingh-Sijthoff (Poema Pocket) 90-245-2676-0   365
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Danse macabre 1996-02-12 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
Checkmark
Danse macabre 1997-04-01 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-277-21355-1   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Jean-Yves Kervévan?Jean-Yves Kervevan
Checkmark
Night Shift 1999-02-00 Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-17011-3
$7.99?$: US dollar
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Danse macabre 2000-09-00 Stephen King J'ai Lu (J'ai Lu - Stephen King #1355) 2-290-30841-2   411
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll
Éric Scala?Eric Scala
 
Danse macabre 2002-00-00 Stephen King Éditions de la Seine (Succès du livre) 2-7382-1665-X   349
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Shift 2006-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday / SFBC 1072916
$13.99?$: US dollar
xxii+
336
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Shift 2006-09-00 Stephen King Doubleday 978-0-385-52884-9
$13.95?$: US dollar
1061
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 2007-12-00 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 0-340-95267-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
488
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Keenan  
Night Shift 2008-12-11 Stephen King Hodder & Stoughton 978-1-84894-082-6
£5.49?£: UK pound
 
ebook?Used for all electronic formats, including but not limited to EPUB, eReader, HTML, iBook, Mobipocket, and PDF.
coll  
Night Shift 2009-04-09 Stephen King Paw Prints 978-1-4395-7435-5
$16.99?$: US dollar
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Danse macabre 2010-09-00 Stephen King Le Livre de Poche (Le Livre de Poche - Stephen King #31933) 978-2-253-08983-4
€7.50?€: Euro
537
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Night Shift 2011-07-26 Stephen King Anchor Books 978-0-307-74364-0
$7.99?$: US dollar
xxxiii+
506
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
Night Shift 2011-07-26 Stephen King Turtleback Books 978-0-606-35180-5
$18.40?$: US dollar
544
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll  
Night Shift 2012-06-07 Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-1-4447-2319-9
£7.99?£: UK pound
496
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Night Shift 2012-08-07 Stephen King Anchor Books 978-0-307-94729-1
$15.95?$: US dollar
384
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Sombras da noite 2013-04-12 Stephen King Suma de Letras 978-85-8105-041-6
R$82.90?R$: Brazilian real
416
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll  
Night Shift 2017-03-00 Stephen King PS Publishing 978-1-78636-073-1
£65?£: UK pound
 
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Dave McKean Checkmark
Nachtschicht 2019-00-00 Stephen King
Bastei Lübbe?Bastei Luebbe
(
Bastei Lübbe Allgemeine Reihe?Bastei Luebbe Allgemeine Reihe
#13160)
978-3-404-13160-0
€11.00?€: Euro
447
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift 2020-12-09 Stephen King Cemetery Dance Publications (The Stephen King Doubleday Years #4) 978-1-58767-567-6
$95.00?$: US dollar
443
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Mark Stutzman Checkmark
Night Shift 2021-11-00 Stephen King Doubleday 978-0-525-61686-3
$24.95?$: US dollar
xxiii+
344
hc?Hardcover. Used for all hardbacks of any size.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-08510-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
x+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-09435-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
x+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-09931-1
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-09931-1
$3.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Hodder Paperbacks 978-1-4447-2319-9
£8.99?£: UK pound
488
tp?Trade paperback. Any softcover book which is at least 7.25" (or 19 cm) tall, or at least 4.5" (11.5 cm) wide/deep.
coll Derek James Seaward Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet 0-451-09435-2
$2.75?$: US dollar
x+
327
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-08510-8
$2.50?$: US dollar
xxii+
327
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll Don Brautigam Checkmark
Night Shift date unknown Stephen King Signet / New American Library 0-451-12656-4
$3.50?$: US dollar
x+
326
pb?Paperback. Typically 7" by 4.25" (18 cm by 11 cm) or smaller, though trimming errors can cause them to sometimes be slightly (less than 1/4 extra inch) taller or wider/deeper.
coll  
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