The Stephen King Companion by George Beahm (ed.)
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From Goodreads:
In 1989, George Beahm’s Stephen King Companion appeared on the scene and became an instant hit with King fans. It was an orgy of King information, packed with interviews, essays, inside information, rare photographs, and tantalizing trivia. The “Companion” leaped onto the bestseller lists, was snapped up by the book clubs, and became known as an essential resource on King and his work.
Shown here is the first edition published in paperback by Andrews McMeel, Kansas City, 1989.
Choc is used for “The” while Letraset’s Carlton is used for both “Companion” and the editor credit. However, it is the red, foil-stamped “Stephen King” that has the most interesting characteristics. The horror writer’s name is done in ITC Fat Face that is so tightly squeezed one might think it is LSC Condensed (aka Fatface Condensed.) The descender of P reaches down to touch the O in “Companion” while the descender of the G appears to suddenly shoot to the left, morphing into an underline.
Book design is credited to Edward King, and typography to Connell-Zeko Type & Graphics. The cover photo of King at the gates of his mansion is by Carroll Hall, courtesy of the Bangor Daily News.
A less compact setting of “Stephen King” appears on the spine.
