SIGNED and dated on a laid in typed card with a long message from King thanking the fan for their support and their interest in "The Gunslinger" and alerting them that "Christine" will be published shortly a very unique piece of King ephemera associated with this rare book! Also included is a letter written to the previous bookseller authenticating the typed card and signature. Stated First Edition/First Printing with the original first state dust jacket A Near Fine book in a Very Good dust jacket. (Fantasy, Dark Fantasy, Gunfighters, Roland Deschain of Gilead) Inquire if you need further information. The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy "fix-up" novel inspired by Robert Browning's poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" which joins five short stories published between 19. Otherwise the dust jacket is Very Good with very minor shelf wear. A portion of the dust jacket that corresponds with the book's lower joint stain has been neatly excised. Otherwise Very Good with a very lightly toned interior. 25" dampstain to the lower rear joint, and a dime-sized stain and pencil eraser-sized stain to the bottom edge of the text block next to the spine foot. Near Very Good book and Near Good dust jacket. Illustrations, 5 full-page and in color, by Michael Whelan. Terra cotta colored cloth with gilt lettering to the spine, pictorial endpapers and dust jacket.
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |