Another Stephen King collection acquired recently, with additions from other sources. Many of these books were purchased before 2000 and kept in storage ever since.
![Item No: #177724 The Regulators [ARC, No A state]. Richard Bachman, Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/177724.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267116)
Uncorrected Proof. An advance reading copy in black wrappers with white lettering. Two versions are known, one with an A above the publisher's imprint on the spine, and this version, without the A. This book came out after King had been identified as Richard Bachman. The conceit of its publication.....
Price: $125
First Edition. A recently filmed novel set in a dystopian America where each year 100 men are forced to walk at a steady four miles per hour; if they slacken their pace, they are shot. According to King's essay, Why I Was Bachman, this is one of the two good.....
Price: $600
First Edition. A recently filmed novel set in a dystopian America where each year 100 men are forced to walk at a steady four miles per hour; if they slacken their pace, they are shot. According to King's essay, Why I Was Bachman, this is one of the two good.....
Sold
First Edition. Stephen King's fourth book (published in the same year as The Shining), a school shooting thriller that he no longer allows to be republished. It was published as a massmarket paperback original destined for sale in drugstores and supermarkets. According to the essay, Why I Was Bachman, King.....
Price: $4,000
First British edition. Stephen King's fourth book (originally published in 1977), a school shooting thriller that he no longer allows to be republished. It was published as a massmarket paperback original in both the US and the UK. The British version is much scarcer than the American. According to the.....
Price: $1,500
First Edition. Stephen King's third Bachman novel, about a man driven to extremes when his son dies, his wife leaves, his job is threatened, and his house is slated for demolition to put in a new road. Roadwork "was written between 'Salem's Lot and The Shining and was an effort.....
Sold
First Edition. The UK edition of Stephen King's third Bachman book, a novel about a man driven to extremes when his son dies, his wife leaves, his job is threatened, and his house is slated for demolition to put in a new road. Roadwork "was written between 'Salem's Lot and.....
Price: $400
First Edition. A dystopian novel; the fourth book released under King's pseudonym. Adapted for the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger. Running Man "was written during a period of seventy-two hours and published with virtually no changes"—Why I Was Bachman. [4], 219, [1:ad] pages. Signet AE 1508. Cover price of $2.50.....
Price: $400
![Item No: #366272 11/22/63 [Signed Issue]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366272.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267151)
First Edition. One of 1000 signed copies of the original trade edition; issued with a DVD. The book was filmed as a compelling TV miniseries. 740 pages. First edition (first printing, signed issue). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Signed by King on a tipped in page at.....
Sold
![Item No: #366212 Blockade Billy [Signed, Numbered]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366212.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267120)
First Edition. This baseball-themed short story represents one of the smaller print runs among recent King signed limiteds, with just 350 numbered copies (plus 52 lettered copies). The numbered copies come in a small folding case with a signed Stephen King baseball card laid into the inside front cover. The.....
Sold
First Edition. A very attractive first printing of King's first published novel, the first book from one of the most successful writers of our time. Originally discarded by King and rescued from the trash by his wife Tabitha, Carrie emerged from King's experiences as a high school teacher to become.....
Price: $3,800
First Edition. A very attractive first printing of King's first published novel, the first book from one of the most successful writers of our time. Originally discarded by King and rescued from the trash by his wife Tabitha, Carrie emerged from King's experiences as a high school teacher to become.....
Price: $3,800
![Item No: #366256 Carrie [ARC]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366256.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267145)
Uncorrected Proof. The advance reading copy (ARC) of Stephen King's first book, described on the back cover as "special edition not for sale" with a planned publication date of April 1974. Originally discarded by King and rescued from the trash by his wife Tabitha, Carrie emerged from King's experiences as.....
Price: $6,500
First Edition. A novel about a possessed 1958 Plymouth Fury. [2], x, 526, [6:blank] pages. First edition (states "First published" with no indications of later printings). A near fine copy, a bit bumped at the spine ends; top of page block is a bit dusty, in a near fine dust.....
Sold
![Item No: #366250 The Colorado Kid [Illustrator Set]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366250.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267137)
First Edition Thus. The UK edition of this short mystery novel. Three artists, Edward Miller, Glenn Chadbourne, and JK Potter, were commissioned to illustrate the text, and every book has the work of just one of them. This is a set of artist-signed copies, one by each illustrator. There were.....
Sold
![Item No: #366258 Cujo [Signed]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366258.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267145)
First Edition. The signed, limited edition of this novel about a rabid Saint Bernard on a killing spree, issued in an edition of 750 numbered and 26 lettered copies. This copy is out of series (it's not numbered) and lacks the slipcase. While that's usually a bad thing, it's not.....
Sold
First Edition. The first edition of King's first book-length work of non-fiction, an exploration of the horror genre. Drawing on his deep knowledge of the field, King examines horror in books, radio, and film from 1950 to 1980. The book grew from King's experiences teaching a course on supernatural literature.....
Sold
The first three Dark Tower books issued in a slipcase, probably as a way to move unsold copies of The Waste Land. The set includes the third printing of The Gunslinger, with an entirely new jacket; the second edition of The Drawing of the Three, with a new dust jacket.....
Sold
First Edition. The trade edition, illustrated by Phil Hale with ten color plates. The first printing was 30,000 copies, which for almost any author would be a substantial number. Is anyone else annoyed that this is the second book in the series but it has the word three in the.....
Price: $400
![Item No: #366220 The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three [Plume ARC]....](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366220.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267110)
Uncorrected Proof. An advance reading copy (ARC), labeled a "special reading copy" on the first page, of the trade paperback edition of the second Dark Tower novel. The first edition was published by Donald M. Grant. This advance copy does not include the color artwork by Phil Hale. 400 pages.....
Price: $250
First Edition. The trade edition, illustrated by Ned Dameron. The first printing was 40,000 copies. 512 pages (preliminaries included in the pagination). First edition (stated, in the correct first printing dust jacket priced at $38.00). A fine copy in a near fine dust jacket with minor creasing to the bottom.....
Price: $250
First Edition. The trade edition, illustrated by Ned Dameron. The first printing was 40,000 copies. 512 pages (preliminaries included in the pagination). First edition (stated, in the correct first printing dust jacket priced at $38.00). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket; still sealed in the original shrinkwrap which.....
Sold
First Edition. The trade edition, illustrated by Dave McKean with color plates. The first printing was 40,000 copies, which for almost any author would be a substantial number, but not for Mr. King. 787, [5] pages (preliminaries included in pagination). First edition (stated). A very near fine copy in a......
Price: $450
![Item No: #366247 The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger [DT I]. Stephen King](https://downtownbrown.cdn.bibliopolis.com/pictures/366247.jpg?width=320&height=427&fit=bounds&auto=webp&v=1776267135)
First Edition. The first edition of the first book in the perennially popular series; in a very good example of the correct dust jacket ($20 / $60 price). Stephen King revised the novel in 2003; these early Grant editions are the only way to get the original text. Illustrated by.....
Price: $2,400
First Edition. A signed copy of King's sixth novel that became a celebrated David Cronenberg film starring Christopher Walken and Martin Sheen. The Dead Zone follows Johnny Smith, who awakens from a five-year coma with psychic abilities that force him to confront a rising political demagogue. The novel marked King's.....
Sold
