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KING, Stephen. DANSE MACABRE. Everest House Publishers, New York , New York, 1981.
Price: US$12.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Red paper-wrapped boards wioth gold colored print on burgundy cloth spine. Crease in cloth at top end of spine. Crushing at bottom end, Light rubweear. Tight, sound and unmarked Review of the horror genre ib tyhje entertainment venues, Non-fiction Research wotk
Seller: Falls Bookstore, Readsboro, VT, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Missing dust jacket; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Fair
Description: Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Dallas, Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$29.96 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooks-Atlanta, AUSTELL, GA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket missing. Seventh printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is tight. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$38.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slight shelf wear to boards, wear and tears to dust jacket. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is sound. Front flap of the jacket removed, but the jacket is preserved in new mylar to ensure future enjoyment. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in good condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$40.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket in acceptable condition. Book club edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. The dust jacket has been placed in protective mylar for preservation. The binding suffers moderate loosening due to age and wear, but remains secure and in-tact; the pages are clean and unmarked. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$44.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Dust jacket missing. First edition, third printing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. All pages are intact and unmarked, binding is tight. Secure packaging for safe delivery. 1.85
Seller: ThriftBooksVintage, Tukwila, WA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. DANSE MACABRE. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$49.95 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Dj rubbed at edges & corners. Price on dj flap - $13.95. Size: Large 8vo. SCIENCE FICTION HORROR
Seller: Artis Books & Antiques, Calumet, MI, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$49.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
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Seller: Half Price Books Inc., Dallas, TX, U.S.A.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description:
Seller: Isle of Books, Bozeman, MT, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Danse Macabre (1st Printing; No Jacket; RRD281; Everest House). Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$50.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: For sale is a 1st Edition, 1st Printing of Stephen King's non-fiction work, Danse Macabre, published by Everest House in 1981. This listing is for the book only. The dust jacket is not present. BOOK: NEAR FINE. Minor indications of wear. Light foxing to the top of the page block and front/rear end pages. Code of "RRD281" present on the copyright page, indicative of the 1st print run
Seller: true1stbooks, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$50.54 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Campbell Bookstore, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$52.92 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: In Used Condition
Seller: Byrd Books, Austin, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Brand: Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$59.89 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Gently used book with ongoing seller support until you're fully satisfied with your purchase.
Seller: Books of the Smoky Mountains, Del Rio, TN, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$65.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: A clean and attractive copy in a priced jacket ($13.95) . The front flap has detached and is laid in. The rest of the jacket shows considerable wear. At least the presence of the jacket verifies that this is the First Printing and not a later one or a Club Edition.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. DANSE MACABRE. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$69.60 + shipping
Description: DANSE MACABRE, Everest House, 1981, first edition, just about fine in a vg dust-wrapper save for some light wear and tear to the dust-wrapper spine extremities.
Seller: THE FINE BOOKS COMPANY / A.B.A.A / 1979, ROCHESTER, MI, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House Publishers, New York, NY, 1981.
Price: US$74.99 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Stephen King’s non-fiction analysis of horror. Hardcover book (red and burgundy with gold letters on the spine) in good condition. Some wear on the headcap, hinges, and tail of spine. The four corners are without dings or bumps. Original dust jacket in good condition with usual wear and tear along the edges and discoloring due to age. Clear tape in three places along the top edge of the dust jacket. Original printed price of $13.95 intact on the front flap. Pages are clean, unmarked with light discoloration due to age. Slight creasing of pages 373-398 (appendix, index). Small red mark at inside back cover (top pastedown). No mention of the edition or printing. Reads: “Copyright © 1981 by Stephen King.” Size: approx. 6.25" x 9.5" x 1.5".
Seller: The Book Exchange, Hickory, NC, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$80.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: One-inch scalene tear on top of dust jacket and 2/3-inch tear on right bottom of dust jacket; both tears are closed and covered with clear tape. Top and bottom edges of dust jacket show wear, as well as top right of dust jacket; otherwise, dust jacket in Good+ condition. This book is a personal one-on-one conversation with the author and the exchange of ideas on good, bad, great and awful excursions into horror.
Seller: longhornbooks173@gmail.com, Wildwood, MO, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, c.1981,, 1981.
Price: US$85.00 + shipping
Condition: Good
Description: Everest House, NY, c.1981, BCed., 8vo., hardcover, 400pp., dj has a 3" tear & rumpling, now taped, ow G/G $
Seller: Harry Alter, Sylva, NC, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$95.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Very Good Hardcover with dustjacket, some wear to jacket, previous owner's signature early BCE
Seller: The Book House, Inc. - St. Louis, St. Louis, MO, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. DANSE MACABRE 1ST. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$95.96 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: First edition: first printing with 1981 on copyright page with RRD281. Very good book is the first issue with correct code and no later printing history. Clean, tight, free of former owner writing or bookplates, small push to edges with a minor bump-crease upper right front board. Minor foxing to top edge. Very good non price clipped ($13.95) first state DJ. DJ looks nice on the shelf. Minor wear to edges and a one inch closed tear to lower right spine fold. Jacket will arrive In fresh, protective mylar cover. True first trade issue, not a club edition. THIS BOOK IS IN OUR POSSESSION. WE SHIP MOST BOOKS SIX DAYS A WEEK AND WILL CONFIRM WITH TRACKING NUMBER FOR DOMESTIC ORDERS OR CUSTOMS NUMBER FOR NON DOMESTIC; 8vo
Seller: Abound Book Company, Overland Park, KS, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$100.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Near fine second printing copy in burgundy quarter cloth and red boards, gold-stamped title on spine. Not price-clipped. Very good dust jacket shows chips and wear at corners and edges, two tiny tears. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. Binding is sturdy. 450 pp. with index and bibliography compiled by King. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. "An informal overview of where the horror genre has been over the last thirty years"--by its most financially successful practitioner. And when King says "informal," he really means it. Mixing autobiography with literary/film criticism with sheer horror-freak gush, he rambles through dozens of titles, subgenres, and theories of horror-esthetics--in a sloppy, repetitive, sometimes funny, rarely original ghoulash. . . which often descends to the level of a jivey, junior-high-school bull session. "Is horror art?" King says it is--when it hits those "phobic pressure points" as well as working on the "gross-out" level. And he traces most of the formulas back to the big three: Frankenstein, Dracula, Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde. (In a typically woozy lapse, King says Frankenstein "is the best written of the three," and a few pages later says that Jekyll and Hyde is "undoubtedly the best written.") Then come childhood memories of Creature from the Black Lagoon and of radio chills--followed by: roundups of horror movies with "political-social-cultural" terrors; top honors to "mythic" horror movies (e.g. Dawn of the Dead); favorite good moments from rotten horror movies; and a brief overview of horror on TV, with highest marks to Outer Limits but most fulsome attention to Twilight Zone and Rod Serling ("television ate him up"). Finally, then, King turns to horror fiction itself with long discussions of ten representative books (classics by Shirley Jackson and Ray Bradbury, as well as Anne Rivers Siddons' The House Next Door--included, perhaps, for its clear connections to the King oeuvre). Throughout, there are the familiar horror-analysis themes--psychological, social, sexual ("the sex in Dracula can be seen as the ultimate zipless fuck")--dispensed in pop style; plus defenses of the genre as essentially moral and conservative. And the resulting mishmash of rap and trivia should be an orgy of fun for horror/fantasy buffs--if not for the full measure of the King-fiction readership." --- Kirkus reviews
Seller: Uncommon Works, Gridley, CA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. STEPHEN KING'S DANSE MACABRE. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$114.12 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. In shrink wrap. Looks like an interesting title! 1.7
Seller: BennettBooksLtd, North Las Vegas, NV, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$114.15 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New. Fast Shipping and good customer service
Seller: GoldenWavesOfBooks, Fayetteville, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$114.92 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New Copy. Customer Service Guaranteed
Seller: GoldBooks, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Brand: Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$123.79 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description:
Seller: Hafa Adai Books, Moncks Corner, SC, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$124.50 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Original hardcover in jacket, 1st edition, 1981 on copyright page with RRD281 and price of $13.95 still present on jacket flap. Condition: few small chips and tears to jacket edges; some rubbing to jacket. Looks very sharp in protective mylar sleeve. Book was read and there is some mild creasing on spine, light reference wear. Some age-toning to the pages; light age wear. Overall, a very nice copy with illustrations. Quite bright in protective mylar sleeve. Collectible.
Seller: Snowden's Books, Santa Fe, NM, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$125.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Everest House 1981 First edition, First Printing. 400pp Copyright page code "RRD281" Near fine with a trace of wear, in jacket with edge tears, creasing, wear, light rubbing and minor toning. Old tape repairs to reverse only. SEE PHOTOS. clphE
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$150.00 + shipping
Description: A fine copy handsomely bound in a maroon cloth quarter spine stamped brightly in gold; and red paper-covered boards. Clean and tight throughout; virtually unread. Untrimmed fore-edges. In a very good dust jacket with the price of $13.95 at the top of the inside front flap. Great black and white photo of King on the rear panel. Touch of wear to the top and bottom of the spine ends and at the corners. Danse Macabre is a 1981 non-fiction book by Stephen King, about horror fiction in print, TV, radio, film and comics, and the influence of contemporary societal fears and anxieties on the genre. He dedicates the book to six "great writers of the macabre" who were still alive when he wrote the book: Robert Bloch, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, Frank Belknap Long, Donald Wandrei, and Manly Wade Wellman. Danse Macabre examines the various influences on King's own writing, and important genre texts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Danse Macabre explores the history of the genre as far back as the Victorian era, but primarily focuses on the 1950s to the 1970s (roughly the era covering King's own life at the time of publication). King peppers his book with informal academic insight, discussing archetypes, important authors, common narrative devices, "the psychology of terror," and his key theory of "Dionysian horror". (Wikipedia) First Edition with the correct printing code "RRD281", on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1981.
Price: US$175.00 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: King's masterful criticism of horror films & broader analysis of the functions (& fun!) of the horror genre in our everyday lives. True FIRST EDITION, First Printing, with correct copyright page code! In 400 pages with black-and-white movie photos throughout. Hardcover octavo (6.5" x 9.5") has textured red paper over boards with a quarter maroon cloth-wrapped spine lettered in gilt. Condition is VG, downgraded because it is an Ex-Lib copy, with minimal internal stamps in front matter, but 2 external stamps & tape residue to all endpapers from where DJ was affixed. Else, very clean; pages white, binding strong & straight. A few tiny bumps to lower edges of both boards. the unclipped DJ (with original $13.95 price intact to front flap) is downgraded to Good+: bright & colorful, with no fading, but marred by small holes to spine & tiny chips at both ends of spine. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! 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 by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Seller: Gargoyle Books, IOBA, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Stephen King. DANSE MACABRE. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$189.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good+ price clipped dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Stephen King. DANSE MACABRE. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$189.95 + shipping
Description: Very Good+ in a Very Good dust jacket. Rubbing along panel edges.
Seller: Rare Book Cellar, Pomona, NY, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Danse Macabre (First Edition). Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$250.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: Everest House, New York, 1981. First edition. First printing. A fine copy in a good jacket. A clean copy in a price-clipped jacket (not book club edition). Comes with archival-quality jacket protector. Note: Considerable patch of peeling on front panel (as pictured). Light shelfwear to jacket extremities. The copy itself is beautifully preserved, without a hint of foxing. Literature-K.
Seller: Dan Pope Books, West Hartford, CT, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$252.91 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: Buy for Great customer experience
Seller: GoldenDragon, Houston, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$253.11 + shipping
Condition: New
Description: New
Seller: Wizard Books, Long Beach, CA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Stephen King's Danse Macabre. Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$253.93 + shipping
Condition: New
Description:
Seller: Front Cover Books, Denver, CO, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$275.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A clean and attractive copy in a priced clipped jacket without the 'Second Printing' or Book Club statement. True first with the code RRD281 on copyright page. A collectible example.
Seller: Gerry Kleier Rare Books, Martinez, CA, U.S.A.
KING, Stephen.. Danse macabre.. Everest House Publishers, [1981]., New York:, 1981.
Price: US$300.00 + shipping
Description: 8vo. 400 pp. With numerous photo illustrations, text illustrations. Quarter-maroon publisher's cloth over red boards, w/ d.j. (very slight crease to lower fore-edge back cover), still NF/NF copy. First edition, 1st printing ($ 13.95 price on front flap, RRD281 on copyright page), of this exceptional work examining the history, importance, and influence of horror in print, television, radio, film, and comics. Still considered a must-read for those interested in horror, science fiction, suspense, and supernatural media.
Seller: Zephyr Used & Rare Books, Vancouver, WA, U.S.A.
STEPHEN KING. DANSE MACABRE (SIGNED). Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$2795.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First Edition, First impression: A FINE signed presentation copy with a near fine original jacket. Scarce in this condition. Signed by Stephen King on the front fly leaf “For Glen Lord / With respect and admiration and all good wishes / Be well, / Stephen King / 4/15/81”. First edition, with code “RRD281” on the copyright page and signed in the year of publication. From the estate of Glenn Lord, noted literary agent and bibliographer of author Robert E. Howard. The book is in beautiful crisp, clean near fine condition with maroon quarter cloth and vibrant red boards. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Signed by Stephen King on the front fly leaf “For Glen Lord / With respect and admiration and all good wishes / Be well, / Stephen King / 4/15/81”. First edition, with code “RRD281” on the copyright page. The interior of the book is in crisp clean condition with bright pages with no handling marks, no stains, no foxing, no bent pages and no age toning to the pages. Beautiful condition book internally appearing as crisp and unread. From the estate of Glenn Lord, noted literary agent and bibliographer of author Robert E. Howard, and is accompanied by his personal card stating such. Please see images. The original near fine lightly nicked and chipped dust jacket has strong vibrant colors and is not price clipped with a stated price of $13.95. Lovely vibrant jacket. A scarce signed presentation copy in highly collectible condition. Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector. Accompanied by Superb provenance. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. PLEASE SEE OUR ABE STORE FOR MORE HORROR TITLES.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre (Signed/limited of only 250 copies). Everest House, New York, 1981.
Price: US$4000.00 + shipping
Description: Virtually a fine copy. Sturdily bound in finely woven black cloth boards with gilded designs and lettering on the front boards and on the spine. Glorious burgundy endpapers. Red topstaining. With a little ripple to the center marginal edge of the frontisipiece photograph of Stephen King by Joseph Leonard. In the original glassine dust jacket which has a 4" closed tear along the bottom edge to the corner of the rear panel; it has been sealed neatly with archival tape on the verso. Housed in a near-fine magenta slipcase. A fine, collector's copy; very scarce, one of only 250 signed copies. Danse Macabre is a 1981 non-fiction book by Stephen King, about horror fiction in print, TV, radio, film and comics, and the influence of contemporary societal fears and anxieties on the genre. He dedicates the book to six "great writers of the macabre" who were still alive when he wrote the book: Robert Bloch, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, Frank Belknap Long, Donald Wandrei, and Manly Wade Wellman. Danse Macabre examines the various influences on King's own writing, and important genre texts of the 19th and 20th centuries. Danse Macabre explores the history of the genre as far back as the Victorian era, but primarily focuses on the 1950s to the 1970s (roughly the era covering King's own life at the time of publication). King peppers his book with informal academic insight, discussing archetypes, important authors, common narrative devices, "the psychology of terror," and his key theory of "Dionysian horror". (Wikipedia) First Edition with stated "First Edition" on the copyright page.
Seller: Brainerd Phillipson Rare Books, Holliston, MA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. Danse Macabre. New York: Everest House, 1981.
Price: US$4500.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First edition, limited to 250 copies signed and numbered by King, this being number 88. Publisher's black cloth, with facsimile signature in gilt to front board, red leather label to spine lettered in gilt, red topstain, and red endpapers; in its original red publisher's case. A tiny bit of staining to top edge of text block, else fine book; near fine publisher's slipcase, with some scuffing to bootom edge and a couple of very light marks to one side. In its original glassine wrapper, without any chips or tears. Overall, a nearly pristine copy, with an early King signature. In Danse Macabre, Stephen King writes about the history of the horror genre, and gives his opinions on notable horror novels, radio shows, and TV shows. He dedicates the book to six "great writers of the macabre" who were still alive when he wrote the book: Robert Bloch, Jorge Luis Borges, Ray Bradbury, Frank Belknap Long, Donald Wandrei, and Manly Wade Wellman. A New York Times reviewer writes that the book's self-indulgent tone could be overlooked "since the flood of [King's] prose is swept along by so much warm affection for a sort of writing that, outside a narrow circle, is often underappreciated."
Seller: B & B Rare Books, Ltd., ABAA, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Stephen King. Danse Macabre (Signed, Limited). Everest House Publishers, New York, 1981.
Price: US$5000.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: A fine unread signed limited copy in the glassine wrapper in a fine slipcase and original shipping container. Number 130 of 250 numbered copies signed by King. Limited Edition. Beautifully signed by Stephen King at limitation page: "This Special Edition of Danse Macabre is Limited to 250 copies numbered I to 250 and 15 for Private Distribution Lettered A to O, Signed by the Author. No. '174.' 'Stephen King.'" Very stylish and rare early signature. Beautiful jet black fine cloth boards, stylish gilt Stephen King facsimile signature at front, gilt spine titles on red scrolled field, light wear. Dark red matte endpapers. Pages near fine, clean. Classic popular and cult classic photos and images throughout. Deep dark red top-stain. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Preserved in original red slip-case, moderate corner, edge wear, rub. Includes appendices at back of "The Films" and "The Books" referenced throughout. Also, a detailed eight-page index. Book design by Abe Lerner. Rare near fine signed limited edition in very good slipcase. Manufactured in the United States of America. 400 pages. Insured post. SK presents a cavalcade tour of terrific books, films, and TV which have met his criteria for great terror and horror. He examines the attractions and satisfactions of horror stories, and recounts his own vital encounter with horror. In the fall of 1978, between The Stand and The Dead Zone, SK taught a course at the University of Maine on "Themes in Supernatural Literature." As he writes in the foreword, he was nervous at the prospect of "spending a lot of time in front of a lot of people talking about a subject in which I had previously only felt my way instinctively, like a blind man." The course apparently went well, and as with most teaching experiences, it was as instructive to the teacher - as to the students. Thanks to a suggestion from his former editor at Doubleday, King decided to write Danse Macabre as a personal record of the thoughts about horror that he developed and refined as a result. The outcome is an utterly charming book that reads as if King were sitting right there with you, shooting the breeze. He starts on October 4, 1957, when he was 10 years old, watching a Saturday matinee of Earth vs. the Flying Saucers. Just as the saucers were mounting their attack on 'Our Nation's Capital,' the movie was suddenly turned off. The manager of the theater walked out onto the stage and announced, "The Russians have put a space satellite into orbit around the earth. They call it . Spootnik." That's how the whole book goes: one simple, yet surprisingly pertinent, anecdote or observation after another. King covers the gamut of terror and horror as he'd experienced it at that point in 1978 (a period of about 30 years): folk tales, literature, radio, good movies, junk movies, and the "glass teat". It's colorful, funny, nostalgic, and also strikingly intelligent. - Fiona Webster. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Signed by Author.
Seller: Preferred Books, Rancho Cucamonga, CA, U.S.A.