Random House, 2001
First Edition, First impression A near fine signed copy with the near fine original jacket. Signed by Stephen King and Peter Straub on the title page in vibrant black ink “Stephen King” “Peter Straub”. All first edition points present including the first edition statement, and the Random House requisite number line which starts from the number 2 (per Random House for the first printing) and shows as 2 4 6 8 9 7 5 3.
The book is in beautiful crisp, clean near fine condition with black paper and black quarter cloth boards. The boards have sharp corners, one tip slightly pushed, and no edgewear. The binding is tight and square. Strong unfaded silver titles to the spine. Signed by Stephen King and Peter Straub on the title page in vibrant black ink “Stephen King” “Peter Straub”. The interior of the book is in crisp clean condition with bright, flat pages with no handling marks, no stains, no foxing, no bent pages and no age toning to the pages. Beautiful condition book internally appearing as crisp and unread. Please see images.
The original unrestored near fine dust jacket is in beautiful condition. The dust jacket has strong vibrant colors with no chips, no nicks, no tears, no edgewear, no stains, no fading and no foxing. The Jacket is NOT price clipped and has a stated price of $28.95.
A very handsome clean, crisp example of this scarce signed title. Would make a wonderful special gift for a Stephen King collector.
