Firestarter: A Novel [Third Printing]
by King, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Very 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, third printing denoted at copyright: "First Published in 1980 by the Viking Press." Number-line beginning w/3. Black boards, orange cloth spine wrap, gilt embossed SK at front, gilt spine titles, light shelf wear, moderate rub to front board. Pages near fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Dust wrapper moderate shelf wear, toning; unclipped 13.95, 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 very good early printing in same 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. Very Good/Very 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 #
- 021852
- Title
- Firestarter: A Novel [Third Printing]
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Illustrator
- Stroud, Stephen (Jacket Illustration)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Very 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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