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KILMER, JOYCE.
Trees and Other Poems.
8vo, original brown boards,
printed paper labels to front cover and spine, some stray marks and bumps to covers, spine
slightly rubbed with a short chip at the head, top edges gilt, dulled; hinges starting; housed
in custom clamshell box.
New York: George H. Doran, (1914)
[1,000/1,500]
INSCRIBED FIRST EDITION
,
PRESUMED FIRST ISSUE
.
The 11 line inscription (“Dear Terry”) is to
an acquaintance who apparently didn’t recognize the poet during a recent encounter. Kilmer further
notes that “My verse is now meeting with some success.” Early issue copy without the words “Printed
in the United States of America” on the copyright page. Four years after this collection appeared,
Kilmer was killed in the Second Battle of the Marne. BAL 11104.
SIGNED FIRST BOOK
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KING, STEPHEN.
Carrie.
8vo, gilt-lettered maroon cloth; dust jacket, minor
shelfwear, areas of dampstaining running along flap folds but jacket still crisp; housed in
custom drop-back case.
Garden City: Doubleday, 1974
[700/1,000]
FIRST EDITION
,
FIRST PRINTING OF THE AUTHOR
’
S FIRST NOVEL
.
WITH A SIGNED PRESENTA
-
TION INSCRIPTION BY KING
on the front free endpaper. With the code “P6” in gutter of page 199.
A remake of Brian De Palma’s 1976 film based on the novel has been completed and is due for
release late in 2013.
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KING, STEPHEN.
Cujo.
8vo, publisher’s gilt-stamped burgundy cloth; slipcase.
FIRST LIMITED EDITION
.
NUMBER
454
OF
750
COPIES SIGNED BY KING
.
New York: Mysterious Press, (1981)
[600/900]
WITH
—
King and Wrightson. Cycle of the Werewolf Portfolio. 24 plates loose as issued, laid
into the original paper portfolio. One of 350 numbered copies Signed by King and Wrightson,
this being number 6 of only 20 numbered copies for the publisher. Westland, Michigan, 1983.
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