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The Dead Zone
[Buy it!] | King, Stephen | USD 50.00
(Fri May 17 17:45:42 2024) | Abebooks | Mattabesset Books | ISBN10: 0670260770, ISBN13: 9780670260775, [publisher: The Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A.] Hardcover First Edition The Viking Press, New York, New York, U.S.A., 1979. First (1st) Printing of First Edition. First Edition Points: The Online Guide For Rare Book Collectors lists the following points of issue: ' "First published in 1979 by The Viking Press" is stated on the copyright page with no references to subsequent printings. Boards are black with author's initials embossed on the front, and gold lettering on a black cloth spine. The dust jacket has no reviews. Back of dust jacket has an 11-line quote from the book with ISBN on the bottom right corner. The back dust jacket flap has a photo of the author above a 4-line bio. ' This copy meets all the criteria. Very Good+ in a Good+ Dust Jacket. The Text Block is clean, white, tight (though the final signature (32 pages) is slightly misaligned - this must have occurred when the book was bound), straight, and canted, with no markings of any kind other than a prior owner;s name on the front free endpaper (other endpapers are unmarked). The Binding is black quarter cloth to black boards, faded along the top edge and spine, with corners showing wear. The Dust Jacket is bright and mostly intact with four noticeable chips and wear along the edges and corners, which are now reinforced discreetly from behind with archival (pH neutral) materials. The original price ($11.95) is intact on the front flap. See photos. 426 pages. 6 1/4" x 9 1/2". The first Castle Rock novel, this science fiction-thriller-horror story received the following awards and nominations: Locus Award Nominee for Best Fantasy Novel (1980), World Fantasy Award Nominee for Best Novel (1980), and Balrog Award Nominee for Best Novel (1980). Despite all that, it was among the most banned and challenged books in the United States between 1990 and 1999, according to the American Library Association. In 1983 it served as the basis for a film of the same name, directed by David Cronenberg and starring Chirstopher Walken and Martin Sheen. ISBN 10: 0670260770 / ISBN 13: 9780670260775
[Kensington, CT, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1979]
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