I have some signed books, a few first editions, a couple of rare releases, some stuff thats old but in great condition, and books by my favorite authors that are now out of print. Welcome to your most valuable resource for book signing events around the country. First trade edition of perhaps the cruelest and most disturbing stephen king novel, boldly inscribed by him in the year of publication, for bettywith good wishes, stephen king 81681. Its the holy grail for collectors of stephen king books a true first edition of salems lot from 1975, the authors second book. If you have some time to waste, you can get online. The vast oeuvre of prolific horror author stephen king offers multiple lessons in building a collection of rare books around a single author. It is the story of charlie decker, the epitome of a.
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The bulk of kings short stories exist only in the series of 11 anthologies hes published during his career. Back in the day, stephen king published a bunch of novels under the. It should come as no surprise that the biggest and most collectible name in this market is stephen king, whose huge popularity over his 42year. Stephen king rare books and first editions at bauman rare. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many of them have been adapted into feature films, television movies and comic books. Stephen king books only the richest fans can afford bloody. The collector the best site for info on limited edition stephen king available at both and. His father was born under the surname pollock, but used the last name king, under which stephen was born. I have less than ten king works under my belt, but pet sematary is far and away the darkest thing ive ever read. It reappears in many of his books, including bag of bones, hearts in atlantis, and 112263. Trivia night is the climax of big little lies, by linda moriarty. In other words, not only has stephen king written some genius novels and short stories, novellas, essays, and works of criticism, but hes written a lot of them51 novels to date, in fact, with number 52 coming up shortly. Here we look at some of the rarest editions of kings books and just.
Stephen king is one of americas most prolific authors countless of his stories and books can be found in almost any retailer in the country. Two selfpublished authors roderick gordon and brian williams, who cowrote a fantasy novel called the highfield mole currently rank alongside jk rowling and stephen king as the writers most in demand from rare book collectors on the internet analyzed sales data from 2007 and. I adore this 90s edition of the stephen king companion. Stephen king signed limited and signed first edition books.
The story isnt polished or fleshed out completely, but rage bears many of the hallmarks that would make stephen king the worlds bestselling author. The fact that 112263 was published a full 25 years after it is a testament to something stephen king said recently about his stories. Currently the first edition of the gunslinger is one of the most sought after books that stephen king has ever written. Ideal for the book collector or if you simply enjoy meeting your favorite celebrity, author, or sports icon. The 10 most bizarre stephen king films, ranked screenrant.
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Carrie the shining night shift first editions 1974, doubleday and others king has been a publishing phenomenon almost since his. Abebooks 10 most expensive sales of stephen king books. I guess rage is stephen kings scariest story the first book to use his richard bachman pseudonym in that it could actually happen. A rare interview with master storyteller stephen king. For me, the most extraordinary thing about this short novel is the fact that i can almost hear stephen king reading the words aloud in a number of places ive never experienced this feeling in. Before his breakthrough novel, 1974s carrie, horror was a dank subgenre of publishing. Why stephen kings school shooter book rage is out of. The richard bachman books 1977 2007, various publishers. Its hard to go wrong with a good stephen king book. Even the task of summing up stephen kings career and body of.
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While kings book ending isnt exactly happy, its much less heartwrenching, and a bit. His books have sold more than 350 million copies, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. With some of stephen kings most popular books hitting the big and small. Titles include bag of bones, danse macabre, dark half, dead zone, dolores claiborne, different seasons, drawing of the three, dreamcatcher, duma key, everythings eventual, firestarter, four past midnight, girl who loved tom gordon, green mile, hearts in atlantis, insomnia, liseys story, misery, needful things, night shift. The regulators by richard bachman a pen name of kings, complete with a limited edition slipcase. In fact, these are the 10 best movie and miniseries adaptations of king stories to date in chronological order. This list represents the most valuable book sales at from 2018 and allows you to discover which books advanced collectors are adding to their libraries. Technically, four of these collections contain a handful of.
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As the worlds largest independent marketplace for new, used and rare books, you always get the best in service and value when you buy from, and all of your purchases are backed by our return guarantee. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction books. The top 10 rare and pricey stephen king books litreactor. Stephen king didnt originally want to publish pet sematary because it was so dark. His books have sold over 350 million copies since he first published carrie in 1974. Considers helping others to guide a large part of what he does.
The best site on the net for info on rare stephen king books. King has published 63 novels, including seven under the pen name richard bachman, and five nonfiction. King has built a career writing spooky pageturners that frequently clock in at over pages. So forget what youve seen in the movieswhether youre new to stephen kings oeuvre, or youre working on indoctrinating a friend, reading the following 10 books is nonnegotiable. Book signing central is an event information service brought to you by and has a focus on author events, book signings, and autograph expos. With well over 50 novels, multiple novellas, short story collections, and works of nonfiction, plus a handful of other releases that defy easy categorization among them, a libretto for a southern gothic musical, stephen king is a literary madman and an insanelyquotable storyteller.
A list of stephen kings novels, organized newest to oldest. The dark tower signed 1st edition set from donald m. Prices for reserved copies such as reserved for publisher or reserved for artist are very hard to price, not only do you hardly ever see them, but the price you can find those types of books for varies depending on many many factors, so the range of the price may be. Most collectible authors on the web include selfpublished writers. Stephen edwin king born september 21, 1947 is an american author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, and fantasy novels. The presence and condition of a dust jacket is critical to a books value in the rare book world, but this particular jacket is exceptionally prized. The holy grail for stephen king collectors a true first edition of salems lot. However, the world of stephen king book collecting is a whole. Every stephen king movie ranked, from worst to best while most king fans enjoyed the mist, and thought it was a welldone adaptation, there was one major sticking point that divided audiences. Stephen king is one of the most prolific authors alive, known for writing horror, fantasy, and psychological thrillers.