King, Stephen. Danse Macabre', US signed and inscribed first edition. Everest House, 1981.

Price: US$1615.22 + shipping

Condition: Fine

Description: Stephen King (1981) ‘Danse Macabre‘, US first edition, first printing, published by Everest House. Signed and inscribed by King on the ffep: “For Rose – | with best wishes, | Stephen King | 2/11/88” Condition: a fine book in like dust jacket. Unread, page block white like snow, boards’ corners sharp. Dust jacket not price clipped. A beautiful copy. A First and Fine

Seller: First and Fine, Birmingham, United Kingdom

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.