THE SHINING (signed 1st)
King, Stephen
From Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 April 2013
From Medium Rare Books, Mountainside, NJ, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 01 April 2013
About this Item
SIGNED 1st edition, 1st printing. Doubleday, 1977. 447 pages. 8vo. Garden City, NY. Meets all 1st edition points. States FIRST EDITION on copyright page. Printer's code of R49 printed in gutter on the last page of text. 1st issue DJ still has $8.95 price intact with T.S. printed right above the price. This is 1 of 25,000 first printings of The Shining pressed by Doubleday in 1977. Much more rare however is that this is signed by Stephen King who no longer signs his backlog (old books). Books produced by Doubleday in the 1970s are notoriously fragile and this volume is no exception. This copy of the shining is SIGNED by Stephen King directly to front free endpaper: To __, Best Wishes.and Shine on! Stephen King 7/17/96. Mustard colored front panel is clean and bright. rear panel has a tiny mark and scuff. 2 of the corners show some rubbing. Base of backstrip shows shelf-wear. Black cloth binding has gold lettering that has rubbed in a few spots. Page edges are fairly clean with a touch of soiling to top edges. Some space between crown of backstrip and binding. Book is still tight. A few pages show a minor indentation at top which is visible from the top page deck. 1st issue DJ is nice. DJ has $8.95 price intact on flap. Tiny chips to foot and crown of DJ backstrip. Tiny chip to edge and 2 at flap corners. Condition description is hyper-critical. ALL FLAWS ARE STATED. A desirable copy!. Seller Inventory # 000090
Bibliographic Details
Title: THE SHINING (signed 1st)
Publisher: Doubleday, Garden City New York
Publication Date: 1977
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good
Signed: Signed by Author(s)
Edition: 1st Edition
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