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Some people will pay a lot of money for a rare Stephen King book. To celebrate the darker days of the year, here are the 10 most expensive Stephen King books ever sold through AbeBooks.
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Sold in July 2004
A leather-bound copy with four Winchester bullets emerging from the front cover and the shell cases entering the rear of the book - signed by "Bachman" and dedicated to Harlan Ellison. Sold for $8,000
[Find copies of The Regulators] |
Sold in March 2006
A first edition - one of 500 numbered copies signed by King and illustrator Michael Whelan. Sold for $7,500
[Find copies of The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger] |
Sold in August 2004
A 1980 first edition signed by King with an aluminum-coated asbestos cloth with a red calf cover. Sold for $5,500
[Find copies of Firestarter] |
Sold in September 2004
1982 first edition signed by King and illustrator Michael Whelan.
Sold for $4,995
[Find copies of The Dark Tower I: The Gunslinger] |
Sold in September 2006
First edition inscribed by King in 1982 to fellow horror writer Stanley Wiater: "All best from a very guilty (but determined) Stephen King." Sold for $3,500
[Find copies of Night Shift] |
Sold in March 2006
A signed first edition. Sold for $3,500
[Find copies of Salem's Lot] |
Sold in September 2006
Advance copy of King’s first book. Sold for $3,500
[Find copies of Carrie]
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Sold in February 2005
First German edition of Misery, bound in full calf-skin. Sold for $3,000
[Find copies of Sie]
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Sold in April 2005
Inscribed to Donald & Shirley Grant - Donald M. Grant has published limited duluxe editions of King’s books. It reads: "For Don and Shirley-- / May all of your typesetting / Machines have ‘n's’-- / From your #1 fan, / Stephen King 6/14/87". Sold for $2,950
[Find copies of Misery] |
Sold in July 2004
Number 788 of 1,250 signed/numbered copies. Sold for $2,795
[Find copies of The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass] |
