March 2021 Catalogue

29 I m a g i n e d W o r l d s E a r l y M a r c h 2 0 2 1 Wonderfully Inscribed By Stephen King 27. KING, Stephen. The Stand. Garden City, 1978. Thick octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $3800. Click for more info First edition of King’s Hugo-nominated epic tale of apocalyptic terror, boldly inscribed: “To Father Guy Thorn—Hope you’ll enjoy this tale of love and horror beyond the end of the world— Best, Stephen King. 11/1/80.” Not only a “very superior example of its genre” (Clute & Nicholls, 666), TheStand “representsKing’smost ambitiously imaginative novel and the most fulfilling exploration of a predominant theme in his work: the behavior of groups functioning under the pressure of extraordinary situations” ( Fantasy and Horror 6-206). Book fine, bright dust jacket with only faint toning to extremities. A handsome inscribed copy. “Silent white light filled the world. And the righteous and unrighteous alike were consumed in that holy fire.”