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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1977. First edition of King's third novel, the basis for one of the greatest horror films ever made. Octavo, original half black cloth. Presentation copy, inscribed by the author on the title page, "To George - Best, Stephen King 9/8/79." Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket illustration by Dave Christensen. Jacket typography by Al Nagy. An exceptional example. Inspired by Poe's short story "The Masque of the Red Death," King's first hardcover bestseller is "his consummate ghostly tale" about "the haunted house to end all haunted houses" (Underwood & Miller, 174, 184) "The fact is that The Shining is a masterwork, a bold product of an original vision, a novel of astonishing passion, urgency, tenderness, understanding, and invention In its uniting of an almost bruising literary power, a deep sensitivity to individual experience, and its operatic convictions, it is a very significant work of… Read More

CHANCELLOR, 1993. 1.. hardcover.

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1977. First printing of the stated first edition, first issue with the publisher's code "R49" printed in the gutter of p. 447; in original first issue dust jacket. Basis for the 1980 Stanley Kubrick adaptation starring Jack Nicholson. Book with light rubbing to spine ends and a tiny crimp to the bottom front corner, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and flap margins, faint crimping to upper spine end, very faint crease to upper front corner, and light wear to extremities, primarily at the edge of bottom spine, else fine. an exceptional copy indeed.

NEW YORK NY: DOUBLEDAY & CO, INC.. NEAR FINE IN VERY GOOD+ D.J.. PUB 1977. FIRST EDITION. HARDCOVER. #77 HORROR 100 BEST BOOKS / WITH "FIRST EDITION" SLUG ON COPYRIGHT PAGE AND "R49" ON THE TERMINAL LEAF. . BOOK IS FINE WITHOUT ANY MARKS TO THE BINDING OR THE TEXT OTHER THAN A TRACE OF RUB TO THE SPINE CORNERS. D.J. IS WORN AT THE CORNERS WITH A NUMBER OF SHORT TEARS, SPINE PANEL MODESTLY COLOR-FADED, NOT REMAINDER SPRAY TO TEXT BLOCK EDGE, AND IS NOT PRICE-CLIPPED ($8.95). A NICE CLEAN COPY THAT PRESENTS WELL DESPITE THE NOTED ISSUES WITH THE WORN D.J. .

New York: Signet - New American Library, 1978. Stated First Signet Printing, January, 1978; ninth printing indicated by 9 below this statement. Code E7872 at cover and spine. Beautifully signed by Stephen King at title page: "Stephen King, 5/3/80." Underscored, and with line through printed name. Rare early signature contemporaneous with the printing of this title. Very attractive. Signed at the Kubla Khan-ate Convention held May 2-4, 1980 which featured Stephen King, artist Boris Vallejo, and 4E Ackerman. Included is ephemera from signee: an original 3.5" X 4.5" photograph of SK and Vallejo with printed details at back, and an event name tag. Kubla Khan were a series of conventions in Nashville founded by Ken Moore under the auspices of the Middle Tennessee Science Fiction Society. There were thirty conventions in the series from 1973 to 2002 and sci-fi author Andrew Offutt was emcee for all. Pictorial wraps moderate cover, corner, edge wear, cant, spine crease.… Read More

New York : Doubleday, 1977. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good or Better. Near fine in a very good or better unclipped dust jacket. First edition statement on copyright page and code of R49 present in the gutter of page 447. Volume spine ends pushed, light shelf wear to boards. Jacket with a small chip at the bottom of the spine/front panel, and tiny chipping to the top of the spine.

Doubleday USA 1977. First Edition. Hardback. Near Fine/Very Good. First edition First Printing New York 1977. First printing with code R49 in gutter at rear. A close to Fine copy in the publisher's black cloth over tan boards. The first issue Jacket priced at $8.95 is slightly soiled or atined in a few places and the joints and folds are nicked or chipped at ends (all in photos) Not clipped and with no onwership marks An attractive copy preserved in a Myla protector.

New York: Signet - New American Library, 1978. Stated First Signet Printing, January, 1978; numberline beginning w/21. Signet number E-9216. Signed and inscribed by Stephen King at title page: "For Andrea - Best - and shine on! Stephen King 9/23/80." Rare early signature and inscription near contemporaneous with the origination of this title and the height of SK's early fame. Original classic cover design with bold black titles over yellow b.g. with horrified face in big letter "T." Back cover features movie poster-like credits and blurbs. Moderate cover, corner, edge wear, crease, rub, discoloration. Pages very good; attractive toning. Interestingly, final page of photos falls adjacent to page 237; a room number that has gained notoriety from the Stanley Kubrick adaptation. Original yellow exterior text block. Bind good, square. Solid signed early printing. From cover: "The masterpiece of modern horror - now a Stanley Kubrick film from Warner Bros.… Read More

New English Library, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 5x9x1. First UK Edition, published by New English Library, 1977. Hardcover in jacket, price clipped from jacket flap. Some rubbing to jacket and to silver lettering on front jacket panel. Text is clean and unmarked. Toning to pages, as is common with UK editions. A couple light stains to fore edge, slight foxing to top edges. Binding strong. Light edge wear. Jacket now in fresh Mylar. Very good condition. Additional photos available upon request.

CollectibleAcceptable. The Shining by Stephen King. Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. in 1977. Copyright 1977. First edition. $8.95 price on dust jacket flap & R49 gutter code on page 447. Normal sized hardcover book. Text in English. 447 pages. ISBN-10: 0385121679. Shows signs of previous use, including shelf and handling wear. Text block has minor staining. Some pages have smudges. Dust jacket has minor tears/creasing/damages and foxing/staining. Sticker on front of dust jacket. Loose binding. May include notes, highlighting, library labels, and previous owner inscriptions. May not include supplementary material. A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! - DISCLAIMER: THE STOCK PHOTO, ITEM DETAILS (PUBLICATION YEAR, DIMENSIONS, ETC.), AND OTHER INFO PROVIDED BY THE MARKETPLACE MAY BE INACCURATE. PLEASE USE THE INFO WE PROVIDE IN OUR DESCRIPTION AND PHOTOS TO MAKE AN INFORMED PURCHASE. PLEASE FEEL FREE TO REACH OUT TO US FOR ADDITIONAL INFO/PHOTOS.

A first issue copy (R49 on page 447 and $8.95 on dj). Book is slightly bumped to upper spine ends. Has some small rubbing to gilt lettering(most prominent at doubleday where last letter is mostly rubbed off. Has a 2" tear to cloth at top of spine and smaller tears at corners. The jacket is in ok condition but has been restored with tape on inner-part. Has 8 tape restorations inside. It retains the original price of 8.95 and is the true first state jacket. The jacket has most loss on back by spine as seen in pictures.The book is fresh inside and has the first edition printed on title-page.

Forest Hill, MD: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2016. First edition of the illustrated Cemetery edition of King's classic third novel. Octavo, original boards, afterword by Mick Garris, color paintings by Don Maitz. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase. Afterword by Mick Garris. Introduction by Stephen King and with his long lost 40 page prologue to the novel. The fact is that The Shining is a masterwork, a bold product of an original vision, a novel of astonishing passion, urgency, tenderness, understanding, and invention In its uniting of an almost bruising literary power, a deep sensitivity to individual experience, and its operatic convictions, it is a very significant work of art" (Peter Straub). Made into the 1980 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicolson and Shelley Duvall; it was later made into a 1997 TV mini-series starring Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay and with a cameo appearance by King himself.

Doubleday, 1977. First Edition. Hardcover. Good. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Ex-Library copy with typical library marks and stamps. Dust jacket in good condition. First edition. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Gutter # R 49. $8.95 price tage on the dust jacket. Wear and fading on the boards. Hinge is a bit exposed. Stain on the top edge and minor stain on the edges. Ex libris sticker on the front free page. Glue residue and tape on the interior boards. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

First edition stated with 8.95 price. Good condition. Book has about 5-8 pages with some foxing/stains. It also has name on front-free endpage. Some small wear low down on book.If you look down from on top onthe spine you can see that it goes out a bit longer up high even though the binding is sturdy. The dust-jacket is good but has some water-damage inside which has caused some discolouration. The water-damage can also clearly be seen on spine of jacket. Some small stains on boards and jacket and some small closed tears on jacket.

New York: Doubleday & Company, 1977. First edition, early printing w/code S14 at page 447. 1977 at title and copyright pages. Tan boards, black cloth spine wrap, crisp gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Deckled pages very good, no writing; light speckle to lower text block. Bind fine, square. Original jacket matching first printing, light shelf wear, rub, toning; unclipped T. S. $8.95 at front flap, protected in new clear sleeve. Wrapper features the original, eerie wrap-around illustration by Dave Christensen and bold glowing titles. 5 3/4" x 8 1/2" design. Near fine early trade printing in same first edition wrapper. A benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King and his third published novel following Carrie and 'Salem's Lot. The Shining stands as a cultural icon of modern horror, a searing study of a family torn apart, and a nightmarish glimpse into the dark recesses of human weakness and dementia. The Overlook Hotel claimed the most beautiful setting of any… Read More

BOOK CLUB ASSOCIATES, 1983. 1.. hardcover. Maloftege!

Cemetery Dance Publications, 2017. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 13x10x5. Gift Edition. One of 3000 copies published by Cemetery Dance, 2017. Hardcover in jacket with slipcase. Slight soiling to bottom of slipcase where it sits on shelf. Otherwise clean and unmarked. Binding strong. Slight edge wear. Nice copy in near fine condition. Additional photos available upon request. All of our books are carefully wrapped and shipped in a box.

och deSuperb jacket with a few small closed tears and some small stains. At Jacks head theres a few but these appear more like scratches and not stains so i believe this is small scratch-marks. There a small moisture-stain on spine of jacket. But overall superb example. The first state jacket has the original price 8.95. Hard to find in such a good jacket as this. The book is in excellent condition but has some outwardly foxing looking from the outside of pages. Also some foxing on inner-side of back-board.

New York: Wings, 2002. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Very Good Plus/Very Good Plus. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Carrie / Salem's Lot / The Shining New York: Wings Books [Random House], 2002. First Edition and First Printing thus (of this collection), with a number line starting with "1" (unusual for a Random House affiliate). Octavo, 1,096 pp. Red cloth boards, silver imprinting. Pictorial jacket, art by Tim Jacobus. Very Good Plus, really very close to Near Fine, for jacket and book. Jacket, which is not clipped, shows small scale curling at top; the book has trace dust on top page edges. Does not appear to have been read. A first printing and first edition of this Wings Books collection of King's first three novels. Handsome condition which many graders would call near fine, as well they might. Hefty; extra shipping may apply to some addresses. L41n

New York: Doubleday & Company [1977, Book Date], 1977. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. Not A Book/No Jacket. 1st Edition Clamshell Collector's Case. No Binding. First Edition Clamshell Case. King, Stephen. THE SHINING. Custom Clamshell Case Only. New York, [1977, Book Date]: Doubleday, 1977. Excellent Custom Clamshell Case [Not A Book] For The First Edition. Elegant Black Leather & fine Gold cloth, Custom Gilt-Stamped Titles to spine. Embossed multi-layered, [sculpted] "Town" design on the side inspired from the DJ's complex illustration. Finished in rich Black velour on the interior. A superb & unique protective clamshell case for the first edition. Other King Clamshells available.