5 Stephen King 1st Ed 1st Christine Skeleton Crew Talisman Black House Dome HCDJ

Description: From Stephen King, up for auction are five first printings of the First American and one British Edition of some of his earlier books two of them co-written with Peter Straub. Christine (NY, Viking, 1983) – with First Published 1983 by Viking Press in 1983 on CR page and no later prints listed, a first printing in near very good condiiton. Binding is well intact, square and reasonably firm but spine has an indentation and crown a small tug. Back strip has a few faint fade spots. Rear panel has a small fade spot. Page ends are slightly toned but not badly. Interior is very good with no names or marks. In a brodart cover, the dust jacket is priced ($16.95) and in near fine condition with a touch of wear to heel. Skeleton Crew (NY, G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1985) - with 1 in its print run, a first printing in good condition vs. very good. The binding is straight with no text block pull and reasonably firm but not as tight as fine. Exterior spine shows some vertical creases and a partial indentation. Spine lettering is a bit rubbed and faded. Front and rear back strips show some wear and unsightly fading in spots. Top inner edge of front board has light fading. Page ends are very clean save a small graphite rub to fore edges. Interior is fine with no names or errant marks. In a brodart cover, the priced dust jacket is in near fine condition, with no chips or tears and light wear to rear bottom edge. The Talisman (Suffolk, Viking/The Chaucer Press, 1984) With “First Published 1984” and “Printed in Great Britain by Richard Clay, The Chaucer Press” a first impression of the First British Edition, a scarcer edition than its American counterpart in very good condition. Binding is straight though slightly shaken and not as tight as fine. Exterior has a small dent to bottom front edge. Boards are clean d spine lettering is bright. Bottom page ends have a faint semi-circular darkish stain (see photo). Remaining age ends show light toning in spots. Interior contents are very good with no names or errant marks but gutter at title page is a little pulled. Sans archival cover, the dust jacket is price intact and in very good condition with no chips but a short closed tear at top rear edge near crown, light wear and some wrinkles to top rear panel and a short wrinkle to center rear panel. Both panels show some rubbing. The Black House (NY, Random House, 2001) – a stated First Edition with 2 in its print run, a first printing per publisher convention at the time, of the sequel to The Talisman in very good + condition. Binding is straight and reasonably firm though not quite as tight as fine. Exterior is very nice with ever so minor rubbing and clean page ends. Interior contents are fine with no names or errant marks. Sans archival cover, the dust jacket is price intact and in near fine condition with no chips or tears and minor rubbing. Under The Dome (NY, Scribner, 2009) - With 1 in its print run, a first printing in very good + condition in a square firm binding. Crown has a very minor pull of text block. Exterior is near flawless with clean page ends. Interior contents are fine with no names or marks. Sans brodart cover, the dust jacket is priced and in about near fine condition with no chips but a tiny closed tear to crown and light wear to upper edge and top corners. The opening bid for all five is $45.00 with an affordable buy it now Buyer pays $10.00 wrapped and boxed media rate shipping in the USA. I do not ship directly overseas but will use EBay’s system. Books are returnable in same condition for full refund.

Price: 45 USD

Location: McLean, Virginia

End Time: 2024-12-03T19:49:19.000Z

Shipping Cost: 10 USD