Carrie – Stephen King
NF/NF Book Club

For sale: a Rare and Exceptional early perhaps first) Book Club Edition hardcover copy of Carrie by Stephen King in a  new archival wrap. Book Club Edition (BCE) stated only on dust jacket flap. Early (perhaps first) printing with O32 gutter code which indicates an August 1974 print date. 1974 Doubleday with 3-line entry on copyright page. This is the smaller size BCE (8.25 x 5.75 x 1″) with the same jacket design by Alex Gotfryd as the First state jacket

The book is in Near Fine condition with clean, bright boards, strong title ink on a straight spine, a few spots on top page block, tight binding, mild spine tilt, lightly rolled bottom spine end, mild edge wear, and bumped corners. The interior of the book is in Near Fine condition with no marks, inscriptions or other signs of ownership inside. The end paper and the interior pages are very clean and bright, making it an excellent addition to any collection. Appears to be unread.

The dust jacket is in Near Fine condition with Book Club Edition stated and no price on the front flap, 1191 code code on the heavily foxed back cover and mild edge wear. Looks great in a new Brodart archival wrap. The missing jacket price is the only evidence of being a book club edition.

Stephen King’s classic debut novel features an unpopular teenage girl whose mother is a religious fanatic is tormented and teased to the breaking point by her more popular schoolmates and uses her hidden telekinetic powers to inflict a terrifying revenge.

Ships promptly in a corrugated mailer with book wrapped in both craft paper and multiple layers of bubble wrap. A real beauty!