On Writing by Stephen King, First Edition (89 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Publisher's hardback in better than very good condition: firm and square, strong joints. Complete with original dustjacket, not showing any tears or chips. Contents tight and clean; no pen-marks. Not from a library so no such stamps or labels. Thus a tidy book in very presentable condition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Lovely copy of this 1st edition, 1st printing. Book is fine and unread with no marks or inscriptions. Dust jacket is fine and in a clear removable protective sleeve. Gift quality.

Hardcover. Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. 1st Edition. This is a trade UK first edition hardcover published by Hodder & Stoughton in 2025, with a new foreword on Joy. The book is issued in pictorial boards without jacket and is Very Fine with straight spine, sharp corners and firm spine ends. The copyright page has the number 1 present to confirm the first edition state.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. 2000. First printing with number line. 287pp. NF book i NG+ DJ. Pages are clean and unmarked with some light age dulling. DJ is VG but shows some signs of age: shelf wear to edges and corners, including a small, 1 cm., tear to bottom rear edge. Boards are age-dulled slightly and have slight shelf wear to edges. An overall excellent copy!

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Dustwrapper, pp.xvi, 238 + short story competition page at rear. Both a personal memoir and a perspective on his approach and techniques towards all aspects of writing fiction. His account of the near fatal accident he suffered when walking roadside in 1999 is the subject of the later pages - this book was the first he wrote on his recovery. Very slight creasing to wrapper rear top edge and head of spine, but a crisp and bright fine copy in dustwrapper nonetheless.

Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. 1st Edition. Dust jacket has wear to the top front edge and corner. There is a small tear to the top front edge of the book. The book is clean inside and tightly bound.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. On Writing. A memoir of the craft. Stephen King. [2000] first printing; Scribner; very good or better jacketed hardcover. A good-looking two-toned hardcover with sharp corners and clean boards; crisp gold text on spine; minimal external handling wear; tight/square binding. Unmarked internally. Just a very faint stale odor, nearly undetectable. Jacket is about near fine. Overall, a wonderful copy.

Paperback. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Special order direct from the distributor.

first edition. fine book fine jacket.

Soft cover. Condition: New. 1st Edition. Physical Info: 0.9" H x 8.3" L x 5.4" W (0.66 lbs) 320 pages. 15TH PRINTING. Features: Price on Product, Table of Contents. Twentieth Anniversary Edition. Secure ship w/track #. mmensely helpful and illuminating to any aspiring writer, this special edition of Stephen King's critically lauded, million-copy bestseller shares the experiences, habits, and convictions that have shaped him and his work. "Long live the King" hailed Entertainment Weekly upon publication of Stephen King's On Writing. Part memoir, part master class by one of the bestselling authors of all time, this superb volume is a revealing and practical view of the writer's craft, comprising the basic tools of the trade every writer must have. King's advice is grounded in his vivid memories from childhood through his emergence as a writer, from his struggling early career to his widely reported, near-fatal accident in 1999--and how the inextricable link between writing and living spurred his recovery. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower and entertain everyone who reads it--fans, writers, and anyone who loves a great story well told.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A dual autobiography and primer on writing follows King's childhood and coming of age, the struggling years that led to the creation of his first novel, his personal demons, and his recommendations on developing the writers craft. (blurb) Good, clean copy.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. New York, Scribner, 2000. First edition. First printing (with full number line including 1). Hardbound. Fine in a fine jacket. A clean tight copy, with publisher's price intact on front jacket flap ($25.00). 288 pp. Cream boards, black spine with gilt lettering. Comes with archival-quality mylar jacket protector. Smoke-free. Ships in well padded box. This book went into multiple printings. This is the first printing.

FIRST EDITION Imperial octavo hardcover (VG) in d/w (VG); all our specials have minimal description to keep listing them viable. They are at least reading copies, complete and in reasonable condition, but usually secondhand; frequently they are superior examples. Ordering more than one book will reduce your overall postage cost.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition First Printing. "Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing.'' King wrote this during his recovery from his near-fatal accident in 1999, resulting in "a profoundly moving account of how [his] overwhelming need to write spurred him toward recovery and brought him back to life." This hardcover FIRST EDITION, First Printing is in VG+ condition: completely clean & bright & unmarked, binding strong & straight, pages white. Downgraded due to some small rubbed spots to top & bottom edges of both boards. The unclipped DJ is Fine: virtually flawless! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have. Same day shipping on all orders received before 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.

First edition and first printing. Hardcover. 288 pages. A brilliant book about the art of writing from the author of "The Shining," "Carrie," "Misery," and numerous other classics. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny crease to the front flap.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Book condition is Very Good+; with a Very Good+ dust jacket. Text is clean and unmarked. ; 8vo. 8 3/4"h x 5 3/4"w. 288 pages.

Hardcover. First edition. First printing, near fine hardcover in like dust jacket (price at flap) with both showing just a hint of wear. 288 pages. Remains an attractive copy of this compelling read from the prolific novelist that is packed full of advice and anecdotes on writing, along with revelations both inspiring and heartbreaking about the author's own path to success. Near Fine in Near Fine Dust Jacket.

Hardcover/Hardback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. A memoir of his life and 'craft'. Spots of foxing to extremities, very good in fine dustwrapper. book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. No flaws, first printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First American Edition. No flaws, first printing. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

Hardcover. Condition: Like New. Dust Jacket Condition: Like New. First Edition. First Edition, First Printing. Published by Scribner, 2000. Octavo. Hardcover. Book is like new. Price-clipped dust jacket is like new. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Hardback. Condition: As new. Dust Jacket Condition: As new. First edition. First edition. 8vo. 288pp. Quarter-bound black cloth over beige paper-covered boards, lettered in gilt to spine. Jacket design by John Fontana with cover illustration by Shasti O'Leary (priced $25.00 to front flap). Winner of the 2000 Bram Stoker Award for non-fiction. Named by TIME Magazine as one of the 100 best and most influential non-fiction books since 1923. "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." Stephen King's treatise on the craft of writing, originally serialized in The New Yorker. Part memoir, part master class, it takes the reader through crucial aspects of the writer's craft, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from plot and character development to work habits and rejection. "As well as being genuinely useful, it's a fascinating chronicle of literary persistence, and of a lifelong love affair with language and narrative." -The 100 Best Books of the 21st Century, The Guardian. 464.

Condition: Fine. First printing. Hardcover. Fine condition in fine dust jacket. As new.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Fontana, John (jacket design); O'Lear y, Shasti (jacket illustration); King, Tabitha (author photograph) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine unread condition beige boards, black spine and gold spine lettering contained in a fine condition non price-clipped color photographic dust jacket. Includes Preliminary Page Quotes by Cervantes and Anonymous; First Foreword; Second Foreword; Third Foreword; On Living: A Postscript; And Furthermore, Part I: Door Shut, Door Open; and And Furthermore, Part II: A Booklist. " "If you don't have the time to read, you don't have the time or the tools to write." In 1999, Stephen King began to writ about his craft - and his life. By midyear, a widely reported accident jeopardized the survival of both. And in his months of recovery, the link between writing and living became more crucial than ever. Rarely has a book on writing been so clear, so useful, and so revealing. On Writing begins with a mesmerizing account of King's childhood and his uncannily early focus on writing to tell a story. A series of vivid memories from adolescence, college, and the struggling years that led up to his first novel, Carie, will afford readers a fresh and often very funny perspective on the formation of a writer. King next turns to the basic tools of his trade - how to sharpen and multiply them through use, and how the writer must always have them close at hand. He takes the reader through crucial aspects of the writer's art and life, offering practical and inspiring advice on everything from plot and character development to work habits and rejection. Serialized in the New Yorker to vivid acclaim, On Writing culminates with a profoundly moving account of how King's overwhelming need to write spurred him toward recovery, and brought him back to his life. Brilliantly structured, friendly and inspiring, On Writing will empower - and entertain - everyone who reads it." - from the inner front jacket flap.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. First edition published exclusively for The Book of the Month Club. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Book Club Edition. First edition published exclusively for The Book of the Month Club.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Near Fine in a Very Good+ dust jacket. Scuffing to front and rear panels. ; 8.50 X 5.80 X 1.20 inches; 288 pages.

Hardcover. 8vo. 288 pp. Very Good with lengthy gift inscription on front endpaper in Fine dust jacket.

Hardcover; First Printing. Condition: F. Dust Jacket Condition: F. First Edition. First edition fine in fine DJ. ; 6 X 1.25 X 9 inches; 288 pages.

Hardcover. First Edition; First Printing. Very Good+ in a Fine dust jacket. Foxing on top text block edge. ; 8.5 X 5.8 X 1.2 inches; 288 pages.