Doubleday and Company, 1978
First Edition, First impression: A beautiful Fine/near fine copy. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry and Rhonda / With best / Stephen King / 10/12/79”. A lovely very early signature. All first edition points present including the code T39 on page 823.
The book is in beautiful fine/near fine condition with mustard paper and black quarter cloth boards. Beautiful strong gilt titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry and Rhonda / With best / Stephen King / 10/12/79”. The interior of the book is in beautiful clean, crisp condition with no marks, no foxing, no stains and no age toning to the pages. Please see images.
The original dust jacket presents in fine/near fine condition having benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the outer spine tips. The dust jacket has vibrant colors with no nicking, no chips, no edgewear, no rips, no stains and no fading, with the rear panel just very slightly toned. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $12.95. Please see images for more details
A handsome example of this scarce title. Scarce early signed and inscribed copy. Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector.
