Henry Bemis looked up from his work. He was supposed to be cataloguing new arrivals, but everyone in the story- and the store- knows he was trying to get NPR to invite him to play the puzzle with Will Shortz this coming Sunday.
“Haven’t you call got something better to do?”
“See any customers, boss?”
“So invent something. How often do you get time enough at last? Think of a sales hook.”
“This time of year? It’s too hot. Nobody move, much less buy.”
“There you are,” Henry replied. “The Cujo Dog Days Sale. All the Stephen King first edition. NO prices. Let people make offers. It’ll get books off the shelf, and you out of my office.”
So here we are. All our Stephen Kings in stock. Make us an offer. Fill in the gaps in your collection.
Stephen King and f-stop Fitzgerald, Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques (Viking Studio Books, 1988; hardcover, 128 pp, ISBN 0-670-82307-4; 1st ed., hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, 10" x 11.25", very good condition). Your price: Horror and suspense writer Stephen King found his first face-to-grimace encounter with a gargoyle, the grotesque waterspouts that have carried water away from the sides of stone buildings since ancient times. Seeing one up close, King writes, is like "having a nightmare awake."
The avant-gardishly named avant-garde photographer, f-stop Fitzgerald, shares King's fascination, and the two collaborated on what became a 1988 best-seller. 100 duotones and 24 full-color images menace and confront the reader in a fascinating, up-close-and-personal encounter with an art form we rarely notice at ground level.
King, Stephen, Cujo (Viking, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1981). ISBN 0-670-45193-2. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition; two nicks to back dust jacket. Owner’s name and “1981” inscribed on front endpaper.
King, Stephen, Skeleton Crew (G.P. Putnam’s, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1985). ISBN 0-399-13039-X. Twenty-two terrifying tales. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, The Tommyknockers (G.P. Putnam’s, 1st ed. 1st printing, “Permissions to Come” notation, 1987). ISBN 0-399-13341-3. Be careful what you pull out of the ground: it could be the exposed bit of a buried space vehicle with plans for humanity. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, The Dark Half (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1987). 0-670-82982-X. An author’s pseudonym, resentful of being retired, gets even. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Four Past Midnight (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1990). ISBN 0-399-13341-3. Four novellas: “The Langoliers,” “Secret Window,” “The Library Policeman” and “The Sun Dog.” Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition; a slight stain on the fore-edge.
King, Stephen, Dolores Claiborne (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1993). ISBN 0-67084452-7. Accused of murdering an elderly woman for whom she cared, and suspected of offing her husband, Dolores tells all- and then some. What did she do? Was she right to do it? 9.5” x 6”. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Viking, 1st ed., first printing, 1993). ISBN 0-670-85108-6. Masterful collection of short stories. Hardcover, unclipped dusty jacket. Very good condition. 2 copies; one with longhand gift inscription, and dog-ear crease on half-title page; small crease on top front dust jacket flap in the other.
King, Stephen, Insomnia (Viking, 1st ed., 1994). ISBN 0-670-85503-0. A man’s inability to sleep turns out to be the least of his problems. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition.
King, Stephen, Rose Madder (Viking, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1995) ISBN 0-670-85869-2. Gripping tale of a woman pursued by a phcho husband. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Desperation (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1996). ISBN 0-670-86386-1. A chance gathering of passers-through run up against the batshit-crazy cop of Desperation, Nevada. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, Bag of Bones (Scribner, 1st ed, 1996). ISBN 0-684-86350-7. A writer grieving his wife’s death finds his nightmares invading his waking hours. Very good condition.
King, Stephen, Hearts in Atlantis (Scribner, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1999). ISBN 0-684-85351-5. Five interconnected narratives, the ghosts of Vietnam lurking in them all. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1999). ISBN 0-684-86762-1. A hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail goes rather seriously wrong. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2000). ISBN 0-684-85352-3. Highly-praised account of King’s evolution as an author. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2002). ISBN 0-7432-3515-0. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Duma Key (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2008). ISBN 1-4165-5251-0. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
The avant-gardishly named avant-garde photographer, f-stop Fitzgerald, shares King's fascination, and the two collaborated on what became a 1988 best-seller. 100 duotones and 24 full-color images menace and confront the reader in a fascinating, up-close-and-personal encounter with an art form we rarely notice at ground level.
King, Stephen, Cujo (Viking, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1981). ISBN 0-670-45193-2. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition; two nicks to back dust jacket. Owner’s name and “1981” inscribed on front endpaper.
King, Stephen, Skeleton Crew (G.P. Putnam’s, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1985). ISBN 0-399-13039-X. Twenty-two terrifying tales. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, The Tommyknockers (G.P. Putnam’s, 1st ed. 1st printing, “Permissions to Come” notation, 1987). ISBN 0-399-13341-3. Be careful what you pull out of the ground: it could be the exposed bit of a buried space vehicle with plans for humanity. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, The Dark Half (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1987). 0-670-82982-X. An author’s pseudonym, resentful of being retired, gets even. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Four Past Midnight (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1990). ISBN 0-399-13341-3. Four novellas: “The Langoliers,” “Secret Window,” “The Library Policeman” and “The Sun Dog.” Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition; a slight stain on the fore-edge.
King, Stephen, Dolores Claiborne (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1993). ISBN 0-67084452-7. Accused of murdering an elderly woman for whom she cared, and suspected of offing her husband, Dolores tells all- and then some. What did she do? Was she right to do it? 9.5” x 6”. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, Nightmares & Dreamscapes (Viking, 1st ed., first printing, 1993). ISBN 0-670-85108-6. Masterful collection of short stories. Hardcover, unclipped dusty jacket. Very good condition. 2 copies; one with longhand gift inscription, and dog-ear crease on half-title page; small crease on top front dust jacket flap in the other.
King, Stephen, Insomnia (Viking, 1st ed., 1994). ISBN 0-670-85503-0. A man’s inability to sleep turns out to be the least of his problems. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket. Very good condition.
King, Stephen, Rose Madder (Viking, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1995) ISBN 0-670-85869-2. Gripping tale of a woman pursued by a phcho husband. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Desperation (Viking, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1996). ISBN 0-670-86386-1. A chance gathering of passers-through run up against the batshit-crazy cop of Desperation, Nevada. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, Bag of Bones (Scribner, 1st ed, 1996). ISBN 0-684-86350-7. A writer grieving his wife’s death finds his nightmares invading his waking hours. Very good condition.
King, Stephen, Hearts in Atlantis (Scribner, 1st ed. 1st printing, 1999). ISBN 0-684-85351-5. Five interconnected narratives, the ghosts of Vietnam lurking in them all. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, fine condition.
King, Stephen, The Girl Who Loved Tom Gordon (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 1999). ISBN 0-684-86762-1. A hiking trip on the Appalachian Trail goes rather seriously wrong. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2000). ISBN 0-684-85352-3. Highly-praised account of King’s evolution as an author. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Everything’s Eventual: 14 Dark Tales (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2002). ISBN 0-7432-3515-0. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
King, Stephen, Duma Key (Scribner, 1st ed., 1st printing, 2008). ISBN 1-4165-5251-0. Hardcover, unclipped dust jacket, very good condition.
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