Description
For sale: a Rare and Exceptional first edition, first printing hardcover copy of Misery by Stephen King in a new archival wrap.
The book is in Near Fine condition with bright boards with a few spots, strong title ink on a straight spine, clean page blocks, tight binding, no spine tilt, lightly rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and strong corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the first free end paper. No other marks, inscriptions or signs of ownership inside. The rear end paper and the interior pages are clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection.
The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with mild surface and edge wear. First state jacket with the price on the front flap and a barcode on the rear cover. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap.
In Misery, a bed-bound Paul Sheldon, author of a series of historical romances, wakes up in a secluded farmhouse in Colorado with broken legs and Annie Wilkes, a disappointed fan, hovering over him with drugs, ax, and blowtorch and demanding he bring his heroine back to life.
Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap.