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King, Stephen. The Stand. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1978.
Price: US$2000.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: [1979]. Book club edition. Signed by Stephen King and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper; former owner inkless emboss to ffep as well. Bound in publisher's original brown leatherette with spine lettered in black. Near Fine with light edge wear, light creases and light wear to spine. In a Good unclipped dust jacket with staining to the verso appearing less so from the recto.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. The stand. Doubleday & Co, 1978.
Price: US$2950.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: INSCRIBED first edition, as stated on copyright page. Inscribed on tipped-in page. Book fine, small spot to bottom edge. Dust jacket near fine, price-clipped.
Seller: Bookbid, Beverly Hills, CA, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. The Stand', US signed and inscribed first edition. Doubleday, 1978.
Price: US$5233.99 + shipping
Condition: Very Good
Description: Stephen King (1978) The Stand , US first edition, first printing, published by Doubleday. Signed and inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper: For Stephen | thanks fro dropping | by! | Stephen King | 8/13/80 . As shown King has applied his charismatic swirl not only to his own name but also to his name cousin which makes this an unusual inscription indeed. Housed in an aftermarket magnetic solander case. The book has been authenticated by a third-party agency and comes with the corresponding paperwork, although there is no doubt that the signature and inscription are genuine. Condition: a very good to near fine book in a near fine dust jacket. There are no previous owners scribbles, no names, no stamps. The boards are nice and clean, the book square. The cloth spine displays a little rubbing as shown and there is a crease to the top cloth just above Stephen . A few shallow brown stains to top and bottom page block. Fore edge is nice. The first pages lightly crinkled to top as shown, likely from a production flaw. Internally clean. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped. A nice specimen of a landmark King book. Beautifully inscribed to his name cousin with the famous Stephen swirl. One of 70,000 copies printed with all first issue points present: First Edition statement on the copyright page and T39 gutter code in the margins of the last page. The dust jacket is correctly priced at USD 12.95. Adapted as a TV-series in 1994, and once more in 2019/20. Considered by many King fans as his best novel. Gained almost prophetic qualities following the Covid-19 pandemic. B First and Fine
Seller: First and Fine, Birmingham, United Kingdom
Stephen King. The Stand. Doubleday, 1978.
Price: US$5250.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: Inscribed and Dated BY AUTHOR! Stated First Edition and Guaranteed First Printing (Doubleday, 1978) Signed on the Front free end page as follows: "For Billie Thomas, with best wishes, Stephen King 1/30/96". The Boards are clean with sharp, square corners. The Spine is Near Fine with complete lettering, one area at front bottom has a very small hole, not as bad as it sounds, still MUCH better than usually seen. Pages are lightly tanned. Dust Jacket is Very Good, some wear at corners. Price intact and protected in a new custom trimmed Mylar sleeve. **Note: Extra insurance charges will apply. **I am a collector and know all too well what it is like receiving a book "Not as described". This does not happen here. I am passionate about honesty, quality and customer satisfaction. I have a "NO DISAPPOINTMENT" policy. My books are always carefully shipped in well-padded boxes and always smoke and odor free.**
Seller: Neil Rutledge, Bookseller, Yantis, TX, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. The Stand. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, New York, 1978.
Price: US$5800.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: First edition stated, first printing with publisher's date code of T39 present at rear gutter. Signed by Stephen King and inscribed to a former owner on the front free endpaper. Bound in publisher's ocher paper-covered boards over black spine cloth lettered in gilt. Near Fine with light wear to spine cloth at extremities and light creasing to backstrip, pages toned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with toning heaviest at the spine, light edge wear and light chipping at the spine ends, and the number "90" written in marker on the top corner of the front panel. A lovely copy, inscribed by the author.
Seller: Burnside Rare Books, ABAA, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
STEPHEN KING. THE STAND (SIGNED AND INSCRIBED). Doubleday and Company, 1978.
Price: US$7995.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First impression: A beautiful Fine/near fine copy. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry and Rhonda / With best / Stephen King / 10/12/79”. A lovely very early signature. All first edition points present including the code T39 on page 823. The book is in beautiful fine/near fine condition with mustard paper and black quarter cloth boards. Beautiful strong gilt titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry and Rhonda / With best / Stephen King / 10/12/79”. The interior of the book is in beautiful clean, crisp condition with no marks, no foxing, no stains and no age toning to the pages. Please see images. The original dust jacket presents in fine/near fine condition having benefited from very slight restoration by an expert paper conservator to the outer spine tips. The dust jacket has vibrant colors with no nicking, no chips, no edgewear, no rips, no stains and no fading, with the rear panel just very slightly toned. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $12.95. Please see images for more details A handsome example of this scarce title. Scarce early signed and inscribed copy. Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector.ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other important Horror titles.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
STEPHEN KING. THE STAND (Signed). DOUBLEDAY & COMPANY, INC, 1978.
Price: US$7995.00 + shipping
Condition: Fine
Description: First Edition, First impression: A beautiful Fine/near fine copy. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry / All best / Stephen King / 5/4/80”. A lovely early signature. All first edition points present including the code T39 on page 823. The book is in beautiful Fine condition with mustard paper and black quarter cloth boards. Beautiful strong gilt titles to the spine. The boards have sharp corners and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Boldly signed by Stephen King with an early signature using vibrant black ink on the front fly “To Larry / All best / Stephen King / 5/4/80”. The interior of the book is in beautiful clean, crisp condition with no marks, no foxing, no stains and no age toning to the pages. Please see images. The original unrestored dust jacket presents in fine/near fine condition. The dust jacket has vibrant colors with but very tiny nicks to the fold tips. Otherwise no nicking, no chips, no edgewear, no rips, no stains and no fading. The rear panel is unusually bright for this title. The dust jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $12.95. Please see images for more details A superb example of this scarce title. Scarce early signed and inscribed copy. Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector. ADDITIONAL IMAGES AVAILABLE UPON REQUEST. Please see our ABE store for other landmark Horror and SciFi listings.
Seller: Meier And Sons Rare Books, New Canaan, CT, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. THE STAND. Doubleday & Company, Inc., Garden City, 1978.
Price: US$8500.00 + shipping
Description: Octavo, cloth-backed boards. Inscribed, signed and dated by King on the front free end paper to a well known early fan. Signed on 10/12/79, likely at the World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island October 12-14, 1979. "Apocalyptic horror novel and a cornerstone of modern horror fiction . THE STAND represents King's most ambitiously imaginative novel and the most fulfilling exploration of a predominant theme in his work: the behavior of groups functioning under the pressure of extraordinary situations." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-206. Basis for the 1994 made for television miniseries starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe and others. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-601. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-175. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1801-06. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-135. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny nick at the base of the spine panel. (31230)
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.
King, Stephen. The Stand. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1978.
Price: US$10200.00 + shipping
Condition: Near Fine
Description: One of King's best novels, an apocalyptic book about the near-extinction of the human race. 823 pages. First edition (first printing, a stated "First Edition" and yes, there is the code T39 on page 823, which is not a point of issue, all copies that state "first editions" have that code). Near fine in a near fine dust jacket with the $12.95 price. This is a very nice copy, inscribed by King, "For Barry-hoped you liked this tale of love and horror beyond the end of the world-Stephen King. 4/22/83." This is King's typical good inscription in The Stand and you won't find many nicer copies.
Seller: Downtown Brown Books, Portland, OR, U.S.A.
King, Stephen [William Burroughs]. The Stand.. Doubleday & Company, Garden City, NY, 1978.
Price: US$18500.00 + shipping
Description: First edition of the author's classic fourth novel. Thick octavo, original half cloth. Association copy, inscribed by the author on the front free endpaper, "For Bill Burroughs- With love and good wishes Stephen King 9/20/94." The recipient, William Burroughs is credited as a primary figure of the Beat Generation and a major postmodern author who influenced popular culture and literature. His writings had a strong influence on King as an adolescent and young man. As a English major at the University of Maine, King was taught by instructors who consciously identified with the beat movement. Burroughs was also impressed by the writings of King and in the summer of 1979 discussed King's The Shining as part of the NAROPA lectures on âCreative Reading." Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by John Cayea. From the library of William Burroughs. Housed in a custom half morocco clamshell box by the Harcourt Bindery. An exceptional association linking two great writers of the last half of the twentieth century. "I love to burn things up," King says. "It's the werewolf in me, I guess. The Stand was particularly fulfilling, because there I got a chance to scrub the whole human race, and man, it was fun! . Much of the compulsive, driven feeling I had while I worked on The Stand came from the vicarious thrill of imagining an entire entrenched social order destroyed in one stroke." "There is much to admire in The Stand: the vivid thumbnail sketches with which King populates a whole landscape with dozens of believable characters; the deep sense of nostalgia for things left behind; the way it subverts our sense of reality by showing us a world we find familiar, then flipping it over to reveal the darkness underneath. Anyone who wants to know, or claims to know, the heart of the American experience needs to read this book" (Fiona Webster). It was the basis for the 1994 American television miniseries. King also wrote the teleplay and had a minor role in the series. It was directed by Mick Garris and stars Gary Sinise, Miguel Ferrer, Rob Lowe, Ossie Davis, Ruby Dee, Jamey Sheridan, Laura San Giacomo, Molly Ringwald, Corin Nemec, Adam Storke, Ray Walston, and Matt Frewer.
Seller: Raptis Rare Books, Palm Beach, FL, U.S.A.