39 “Perhaps The Cruelest, Most Disturbing Tale Of Horror King’s Written Yet” “She Thought That Things Could Not Get Worse…” 53KING, Stephen. Doctor Sleep. Baltimore, 2013. Thick octavo, original cloth, dust jacket, clamshell box. $6800 Signed limited first edition of King’s terrifying sequel to The Shining, one of 750 copies signed by King, dust jacket designer Vincent Chong, and illustrator Erin Wells, one of 100 copies with an additional remarque signed by Chong and also with a signed remarque print by artist Glenn Chadbourne. “King is a pro: by the end of this book your fingers will be mere stubs of their former selves, and you will be looking askance at the people in the supermarket line, because if they turn around they might have metallic eyes. King’s inventiveness and skill show no signs of slacking” (New York Times). A fine copy. “I Am Your Number One Fan” 54KING, Stephen. Misery. New York, 1987. Octavo, original half black cloth, dust jacket. $3500 First edition of King’s psychological thriller, with an apropros inscription by the author: “For Michael—Best wishes from your #1 fan! Stephen King 3/22/88.” Misery won the Bram Stoker Award for best novel in 1988; Kathy Bates won an Academy Award for her career-making turn as Annie in the 1990 film version. Dust jacket spine ends with small spots of ink bleed to reverse. A near-fine signed copy. 52KING, Stephen. Cujo. New York, 1981. Octavo, original red cloth gilt, slipcase. $3000 Signed limited first edition of “perhaps the cruelest [and] most disturbing” Stephen King novel, one of 750 copies signed by King. On the publication of Cujo, The New York Times praised it as “perhaps the cruelest, most disturbing tale of horror King’s written yet… He certainly hits the jugular with Cujo.” Basis for the 1983 film directed by Lewis Teague. In fine condition. Binder’s minor stamping error to back panel, otherwise a beautiful signed copy.
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