Welcome to cold mountain penitentiary, home to the depressionworn men of e block. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, many of which have been adapted into feature films, miniseries, television series, and comic books. Browse our stephen king library for rare first edition collectible books. The presence and condition of a dust jacket is critical to a books value in the. Stephen king was born in portland, maine in 1947, the second son of donald and nellie ruth pillsbury king. I recently got a hold of two hardcover stephen king books in their dust jackets that are in pretty good condition. Stephen king signed limited and signed first edition books. If youre a collector, were likely to have a book worthy of your library. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. The dust jacket is both the most decorative part of a book, and the most delicate. I would think books signed by stephen king would be next to impossible to find andor collect.
The series consists of 25 one and a halfminute episodes totaling approximately 30 minutes in length. We recently made up a nice list of james patterson books so that fans wouldnt miss one as there are so many. Most stephen king fans know his work exists in two worlds. He was born on 21st september 1947 in portland, maine. The design of the actual book has been compared to an antique family bible, originally the book comes wrapped in wax tissue paper inside of the box. Stars fall in amazon protest about ebook prices books the guardian. Stephen king has 1651 books on goodreads with 23841771 ratings. The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. Most hard cover books published since the early 20th century were sold with a dust jacket. His recent work includes the institute, elevation, the outsider, sleeping beauties cowritten with his son owen king, and the bill hodges trilogy, end of watch, finders keepers, and mr. The first thing to do is to separate your books out into 3 piles.
The story, even before its first publication, had been adapted as stephen kings n. I have some signed books, a few first editions, a couple of rare releases, some stuff thats old but in great condition, and books by my favorite authors that are now out of print. Cell by stephen king in fb2, fb3, txt download e book. It is a firstrate entertainment that has something important to say. Stephen king creates a list of 82 books for aspiring. From the outsider to it, adapting stephen kings work. At age 33 stephen king wrote danse macabre his overview of what he assumes constitutes horror. Weve been getting a lot of visitors coming to that page, so there must be a need. He deems one of his most salient pieces of advice on writing so important that he repeats it twice in his top 20 rules for writers. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. Stephen king new, used and rare books and ephemera at biblio. But, the reason i bring that up is, i was hesitant to get into him because id he. I thought it would be nice if we did the same for another author whose has published a fair share of books, stephen king.
I have a dumb question regarding stephen king books. Identifying first editions updated july 2018 compiled by bev vincent with the assistance of materials made available by rich demars, john mastrocco, steve oelrich and shaun nauman. How do i tell if my stephen king books are worth anything. To explore this further, lets turn to a writer who is very familiar with success. Its the holy grail for collectors of stephen king books a true first edition of salems lot from 1975, the authors second book. The collector the best site for info on limited edition stephen king available at both and. It was fairly early in kings career that limited editions of his books began to. The book comes in a black wooden box with a plaque attached to the front stephen king.
There are 193 million cell phones in the united states alone. The following is a complete list of books published by stephen king, an american author of contemporary horror, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. Compare your book to the details of each book listed, comparing the publisher, year published, edition, condition, and any physical description of the book. Its the holy grail for collectors of stephen king books a true first edition of salems. For a beginner, which novel of stephen king should i read. Kings characters are welldrawn in relatively few words, although the first two. The presence and condition of a dust jacket is critical to a books value in the rare book world, but this particular jacket is exceptionally prized. As you might imagine, the prices for all these items especially if theyre.
If you already have a written offer from another bookstore, include it and i will beat it by 10% if you have an asking price in mind please include it with your e mail. Stephen king rare books and first editions at bauman rare. A list of stephen kings novels, organized oldest to newest. If you dont have time to read, you dont have the time or the. He is intermittent, he has a hard time sticking with difficult tasks for a long period of time. He has published 61 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and six nonfiction books. I will go book by book and give you all the information you need to identify stephen king first editions.
We attempt to stock unique king collectible titles in hardcover, gift editions, signed limited and lettered editions. First, theres the page, where images of psychotic, otherworldly clowns, reanimated pet corpses, the ghosts of. Stephen king books chronological order the bookshop blog. We do not collect or store information about visitors of our site. If your copy is a 3rd printing, or a book club edition, it wont have the same value as a first edition. A book store clerk told me yesterday that stephen king 1st editions are not very collectible or worth much unless they are signed by stephen king. Since 1997, bookfinder has made it easy to find any book at the best price. The following is a personality profile of stephen king based on his work. Because of the box this book is often refereed to as the coffin edition. First trade edition, issued simultaneously with a signed limited edition, of the first book in king s epic dark tower series, boldly inscribed by him on the half title in the year of publication, for nancybest, stephen king, 72882, with five fullpage color illustrations, color endpapers and vignettes by acclaimed fantasy artist michael. King published the finished sections as an ebook in 2000, but those original copies only 200 were made of one that he sent out for the holidays are highly sought after by collectors. Worth reading as a first ebook on your kindle because its about a very.
Stephen king is the author of more than sixty books, all of them worldwide bestsellers. After that the family decided to settle in stratford, connecticut but. Stephen king writes exclusive story of ebook horror for. King has written several novels since his first short story sale in 1967 that have become pop cultural signposts.
Please e mail me and i can give you further details. Stephen kings publisher has picked up most of his body of work, that is. He made his first professional short story sale in 1967 to startling mystery stories. Every stephen king reader has a favorite tale or series, from christine to cujo. Stephen king is a prolific american author who is known for his suspense and fantasy novels. Stephen king is a brilliant wordsmith and amusing raconteur, but what king understands about real world politics fills a thimble. Bookpoi a guide to identify points of issue for first. A list of stephen king s novels, organized oldest to newest. One is carrie and the other is cujo, and the only dates on the pages are 1974 and 1981, respectively. Cell free pdf, fb2, fb3, txt free download ebook pdf. Author stephen king holds up a pink amazon kindle 2 electronic reader at a news conference in new york photograph. Yes, is interested certain rare stephen king books and will offer prices competitive to any bookstore.
Stephen king is the undisputed master of modern horror, his tales a mix of campfire folksiness and undertheskin manipulation. A book that has significant damage is likely not worth much. Readers and publishers are buzzing about stephen kings plan to release his new title exclusively in ebook format. The ultimate prize for stephen king collectors abebooks. Henry prize winner, two other award winners, four stories published by the new yorker, and riding the bullet, kings original e book, which attracted over half a million online readers and became the. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Pigeonholed as the ultimate master of horror, stephen king is a far more versatile writer than many of us think.
Believe it or not, though i am a pretty big fan of his writing, i didnt even read any of stephen kings novels until about 10 plus years after carrie was published. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole different beast. Com riding the bullet, the first ebook only thriller from stephen king is now available directly from, as a member of the softlock merchandising network. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. In the fall of 1971, he began teaching high school english classes at hampden academy, the public high school in hampden, maine. Whether you want the cheapest reading copy or a specific collectible edition, with bookfinder, youll find just the right book. Stephen king has given writers a lot to think about these past few years in his numerous interviews and in his statement of craft, on writing. Stephen kings most popular series is the dark tower. Then i read online how a well known stephen king collector was offering his. Featuring sophisticated production values, the episodes. His father donald king was a sea merchant and mother nellie ruth was a housewife. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. Scribner snaps up most of stephen kings body of work. Stephen edwin king is an american author of suspense, horror, scifi and fantasy books.
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