New York: Plume Books, 1997. Book. Illus. by John Ennis; Mark Geyer;. Near Fine. Soft cover. First Printing - First Thus. 8vo. 465 pp. Please note, this is a very heavy book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping might be higher than normal. Trade paperback format presented in a slipcase; the first time the six parts were gathered into one volume. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings; light edgewear on the slipcase. Cover art by John Ennis; interiors by Mark Geyer. Set in the 1930s at the Cold Mountain Penitentiary's death-row facility, The Green Mile is the riveting and tragic story of John Coffey, a giant, preternaturally gentle inmate condemned to death for the rape and murder of twin nine-year-old girls. It is a story narrated years later by Paul Edgecomb, the ward superintendent compelled to help every prisoner spend his last days peacefully and every man walk the green mile to execution with his humanity intact... Directed by Frank Darabont, this was filmed in 1999, starring Tom Hanks, Michael Clarke Duncan, David Morse, Bonnie Hunt, James Cromwell, Graham Greene, Barry Pepper, Harry Dean Stanton, Gary Sinise, and a host of others..

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Read this history-making serial novel -- from cliffhanger to cliffhanger -- in its entirety. When it first appeared, one volume per month, Stephen King's The Green Mile was an unprecedented publishing triumph: all six volumes ended up on the New York Times bestseller list -- simultaneously -- and delighted millions of fans the world over. Welcome to Cold Mountain Penitentiary, home to the Depression-worn men of E Block. Convicted killers all, each awaits his turn to walk the Green Mile, keeping a date with "Old Sparky," Cold Mountain's electric chair. Prison guard Paul Edgecombe has seen his share of oddities in his years working the Mile. But he's never seen anyone like John Coffey, a man with the body of a giant and the mind of a child, condemned for a crime terrifying in its violence and shocking in its depravity. In this place of ultimate retribution, Edgecombe is about to discover the terrible, wondrous truth about Coffey, a truth that will challenge his most cherished beliefs...and yours.

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Bookseller: W. Fraser Sandercombe (CA)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 222889
Title: THE GREEN MILE - The Complete Serial Novel
Author: King, Stephen
Illustrator: John Ennis; Mark Geyer;
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Near Fine
Edition: First Printing - First Thus
ISBN 10: 0452278902
ISBN 13: 9780452278905
Publisher: Plume Books
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1997
Size: 8vo
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