it is just about the size of a hard back but it isnt what you call a paperback either. Looks like about about 7x10. Regular size type..516 pages...29 chapters..and an epilogue in the back.it says in the inside, "Copyright 1998by Stephen King. First published in Great Britain in 1998 by hodder and stoughton.I wish i could tell you more but i cant..it sold for L9.99 in Great Britain.