First Edition. Second issue, without "Permissions to Come" below number line on copyright page. A spaceship is found in the forest where it has been buried for millions of years but it is still vibrating faintly. Gift inscription on front endpaper, else fine in fine dustjacket with usual tarnishing to King's name on front panel.
[0-399-13314-3] 1987, 1st edition, 1st impression. (hardcover) Very good, no dust jacket. 558pp. Tall 8vo. Quarter faux-cloth black paper over green paper, lettering in gold to spine. King's signature blindstamped at foot of top board. Dust jacket lightly rubbed, price clipped. Less common white lettered variant of dust jacket. True 1st / 1st with all points: 8711 at foot of front flap of jacket, ISBN at rear of jacket, full number line with "Permissions to Come" beneath. Bright, tight, and clean.
A square solid tight clean very carefully read copy. Red metalized lettering with no tarnish and light creasing in the spine area. Very nice copy. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Permissions to come.
The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. First edition, second state, with a full 1 through 10 number line but without the "permissions to come" statement printed beneath as a true first printing would have. This copy features the author's name in gold, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. The book itself is clean with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are flat and true with only some light edge wear. There may be some very, very light browning to the pages as well as some light soiling to the textblock foreedge. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but does have some scuffing and light scratching, some minor edge wear, and some browning to the jacket flaps and white lettering on the front cover and spine. The inside of the jacket is also browned and somewhat soiled along the spine. The gold lettering on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, shows moderate rubbing. This collectible, very good+/very good, first edition/second printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
First edition, first printing full number line. Has the "8711" on the inner dust jacket flap indicating first issue. Shows the $19.95 price. Book is very good. Email us for a photo. We ship fast.
Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Three small light brown specks of fore edge of text block, else both volume and jacket are near fine in all respects.
The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. First edition, second state, with a full 1 through 10 number line but without the "permissions to come" statement printed beneath as a true first printing would have. This copy features the author's name in red, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. The book itself appears unread and is exceptionally clean with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are flat and true with virtually no wear at all. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but does have some moderate wear including some scuffing, scratching, some small creases, and some bumping to the corners but no real tears. Also the flaps are moderately browned. The lettering on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, is only very, very lightly rubbed in about half of the letters. A great-looking second state for a great price! This collectible, fine/very good+, copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. Satisfaction guaranteed!
G. P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 1987. Hardcover. First Edition. First Printing with full number line on copyright page starting with '1'. Jacket has printed price of $19.95. DJ has gold lettering of King's name and bottom is green color. Unread, square, tight copy in Fine jacket. Jacket is protected in removable Mylar plastic.
E Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.A.: Putnam Pub Group, 1987. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good+/Very Good+. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. This is a true first printing with the phrase "Permissions to Come" printed beneath a correct full number line sequence. This copy features the author's name in gold, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. Save for a 1" check mark on the front free endpaper, this is a very bright, clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true, and the corners are square. Boards show a bit of wear, the textblock edges are very lightly soiled, and pages 213 through 228 are creased along the upper corners, but otherwise this copy is in great shape. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and shows only minor edge wear/scuffing, though there is some browning to the flaps and inside edges. The lettering on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, is for the most part intact but does show moderate rubbing. This collectible, very good+/very good+, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. This is a great copy of a classic King novel at a great price! Satisfaction guaranteed!
The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. This is a true first printing with the phrase "Permissions to Come" printed beneath a correct full number line sequence. This copy features the author's name in gold, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. Save for a 1" check mark on the front free endpaper, this is a very bright, clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Boards are flat and true, and the corners are square. Boards show a bit of wear, the textblock edges are very lightly soiled, and pages 213 through 228 are creased along the upper corners, but otherwise this copy is in great shape. Dust jacket is not price-clipped and shows only minor edge wear/scuffing, though there is some browning to the flaps and inside edges. The lettering on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, is for the most part intact but does show moderate rubbing. This collectible, very good+/very good+, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. This is a great copy of a classic King novel at a great price! Satisfaction guaranteed!
The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. This is a true first printing with the phrase "Permissions to Come" printed beneath a correct full number line sequence. This copy features the author's name in red, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. Save for some large pencil markings on the front endpapers (which are not readily noticeable against the dark green paper), this is a very clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are flat and true, though they show some general wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but also shows some wear and scuffing. The back cover is also lightly creased, and the flaps and inside edges have some browning. The lettering on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, shows minimal rubbing. This highly collectible, very good/very good, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. A classic King novel at a great price! Satisfaction guaranteed!
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. First Printing. "Permissions to Come" included on copyright page. 8vo. Minor finger-soiling outside edges of textblock, clean unmarked interior, Very Good+ hardcover, Very Good+ attractive d/j with only minor shelfwear. Gold titles on d/j, 8711 lower outside edge of front flap of d/j.
New York: G.P. Putman's Sons, 1987. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. (8711) on bottom of front dj flap that is code for publishing date: November 1987. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket ($19.95). 558 pages. It begins with nothing more frightening than a nursery rhyme...Five small dings to the bottom of the front board, and a small one on top by the spine. Tiny tan spot on the bottom page edgdes. Otherwise other than some light edgewear and rubbing to the dj spine, a near fine copy. The book appears unread. .
G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Very good/very good. G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1987. First Printing. "Permissions to Come" included on copyright page. 8vo. Minor finger-soiling outside edges of textblock, clean unmarked interior, Very Good+ hardcover, Very Good+ attractive d/j with only minor shelfwear. Gold titles on d/j, 8711 lower outside edge of front flap of d/j.
The chance discovery of a ship buried underground for millions of years transforms the inhabitants of a New England town into one evil, homicidal entity. This is a true first printing with the phrase "Permissions to Come" printed beneath a correct full number line sequence. This copy features the author's name in red, though it should be noted that both the red and the gold versions are equally desirable. Aside from a bit of foxing and soiling to the textblock edges (including a bit of blue dye to the foreedge), this is a clean copy with no writing, marks, underlining, or bookplates. No remainder marks. Not an ex-library copy. Spine is tight and crisp. Corners are square, and the boards are clean, flat, and true with very little wear. Dust jacket is not price-clipped but does have some scuffing and edge wear, including a 1/4" tear to the lower edge of the front cover. The lettering in the author's name on the front cover, which can be quite worn on these books, is rubbed but only on six out of the eleven letters. This highly collectible, very good/very good, first edition/first printing copy is protected with an archival mylar dust jacket cover. A great price for a classic King novel! Satisfaction guaranteed!
First Edition. First issue, with "Permissions to Come" below number row on copyright page. A spaceship is found in the forest where it has been buried for millions of years but it is still vibrating faintly. Fine in near fine dustjacket with some of the usual tarnishing to metallic letters on front panel.
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