KING, Stephen.
Carrie.
“True sorrow is as rare as true love": First Edition of Stephen King’s First Book Carrie; Lengthily Inscribed by Stephen King to New York Yankees MVP Bobby Richardson
Garden City, NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974.
$9,500.00
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Item Number: RRB-147126
* Custom Clamshell Boxes are hand made by the Harcourt Bindery upon request and take approximately 60 days to complete
First edition of the novel that launched King's career, with 'First Edition' stated on the copyright page and 'P6' in the gutter of page 199. Octavo, original maroon cloth, compliments stamp to the front pastedown, "With Compliments of Doubleday & Company, Inc." Presentation copy, lengthily inscribed by the author on the title page, "For Bobby Richardson - Thanks for the neat baseball cards. Say - you didn't ever play ball with the Yankees, didja? (Just joking) - Stephen King 3/7/90." The recipient, Bobby Richardson played for the New York Yankees from 1955 through 1966, winning five straight Gold Glove Awards at second base and racking up 1,432 hits in his career. Near fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design and author photograph by Alex Gotfryd.
Carrie.
$9,500.00
In Stock
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