Firestarter: A Novel [Fifth Printing]
by King, Stephen
- Used
- good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Good/Good
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York: The Viking Press, 1980. First edition, fifth printing denoted at copyright: "First Published in 1980 by the Viking Press." Number-line beginning w/5. Black boards, orange cloth spine wrap, gilt embossed SK at front, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear. Pages generally very good; no writing. Some speckled discoloration to exterior text block. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate edge wear, adhesive along edges; clipped, protected in new clear sleeve. First edition code 0980 at front flap. Dramatic jacket art of green eyes behind flames by Steven Stroud. Very attractive. Scarce solid early printing in original wrapper. In 1969 Andy McGee and Vicky Tomlinson participate in a drug experiment run by a veiled government agency known as The Shop. One year later they marry. Two years after that their little girl with green eyes, Charlie, sets her teddy bear on fire... by looking at it. 428 pages. Insured post.. First Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Illus. by Stroud, Stephen (Jacket Illustration). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Book.
Synopsis
Firestarter is a story by Stephen King originally serialized in Omni magazine and later published in novel form in 1980. The Novel was nominated for a British Fantasy Award in 1981.
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- Bookseller
- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021851
- Title
- Firestarter: A Novel [Fifth Printing]
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Illustrator
- Stroud, Stephen (Jacket Illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 1980
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾" - 9&f
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- FICTION HORROR
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