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 clean boards with light fading at edges, strong title ink on a straight spine, some smudges and light spots on the page blocks, tight binding, moderate to heavy spine tilt, rolled spine ends, mild edge wear, and two lightly rubbed corners. The interior of the book is also in Near Fine condition with the ghost of an erased price on the half-title page. No other marks, inscriptions or other 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, and the price on the front flap with 06182587 code. 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.
