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KING**, STEPHEN: : THE DARK TOWER - VOLUME 1: THE GUNSLINGER.**

LONDON.SPHERE BOOKS LTD.,1988.

ISBN 0747400997.

UK,oversize 8vo wraps,illustrated paperback original,p/back 1st edn.[Although,initially published in America in De Luxe limited edns,and then NAL/Plume Books as p/backs,simultaneously as the UK.The first 3 titles in this projected 7-volume fantasy,have only been published here, in the UK,in mass-market paperback edns (then 1988).The UK edns' artwork differs from that of the US edns.]FINE.No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj, wraps as issued,partially read - reading creases to half of the spine/backstrip.Bright, crisp, clean,glazed colour pictorial illustrated wraps, blue-foil embossing with red+black lettering,on the front cover that has Michael Whelan's original cover art of the Dark Tower in the background; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.UK,8vo p/back original,p/b 1st edn, 11-219pp [paginated] includes 5 parts comprising of 20,3,1,1 and 1 chapters respectively,each part with a b/w line illustrated separator page and b/w line illus vignetted chapter head-piece, and an afterword - also with a b/w line illustrated separator page.Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents and illus lists Includes 3 full-page,full-color art by Whelan,as well as a double-page spread plate,the last 5pp of afterword are unpaginated.Inevitable slight, light ageing/toning to top+fore-edges,else clean' contents bright,tight and near pristine. Want more Stephen KING titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. The Gunslinger is a novel by American author Stephen King,and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series,which King considers to be his magnum opus.It was first published by Donald M.Grant, Publisher,Inc. as a limited edition in 1982. The story centres upon Roland Deschain,the last gunslinger who has been chasing after his adversary,'the man in black,' for many years. The novel follows Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers who travels with him part of the way.The novel was inspired by the poem 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' by Robert Browning,which King read as a sophomore at the University of Maine. King explains that he "played with the idea of trying a long romantic novel embodying the feel,if not the exact sense,of the Browning poem".King started writing this novel on a ream of bright green paper that he found at the library. The five parts that constitute the novel were originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.It took King twelve years to finish the novel.In 1988,in America,Plume released it in trade paperback form.See also:rja1026, rja1375, rja1661, rja3261-39 inclusive (Wizard and Glass:Vol IV.), rja33239 (Susannah's Song: Vol VI), and also rja33259. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and smaller size of this item,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo wraps,illus p/b original,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

KING**, STEPHEN: : THE DARK TOWER - VOLUME 1: THE GUNSLINGER.**

LONDON.SPHERE BOOKS LTD.,1988.

ISBN 0747400997.

UK,oversize 8vo wraps,illustrated p/back original,paperback 1st edn.[Although, initially published in America in De Luxe limited edns,and then NAL/Plume Books as paperbacks, simultaneously as the UK.The first 3 titles in this projected 7-volume fantasy,have only been published here,in the UK,in mass-market paperback edns(then 1988).The UK edns' artwork differs from that of the US edns.] Near MINT. [Wrapped+protected from day of issue/purchase.] No owner inscrptn,no dw/dj - wraps as issued,no reading creases to spine/backstrip.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,glazed colour pictorial illustrated wraps,blue-foil embossing with red+black lettering,on the front cover that has Michael Whelan's original cover art of the Dark Tower in the background; with negligible shelf-wear to edges and corners.Top+fore- edges bright and clean with inevitable but slight ageing/ toning,else clean and without blemish; contents bright,tight and pristine.UK,8vo p/back original,p/b 1st edn,11-219pp [paginated] includes 5 parts comprising of 20,3,1,1 and 1 chapters respectively,each part with a b/w line illustrated separator page and b/w line illus vignetted chapter head-piece,and an afterword - also with a b/w line illustrated separator page. Plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages, contents and illus lists Includes 3 full-page, full-color art by Whelan,as well as a double-page spread plate,the last 5pp of afterword are unpaginated. Want more Stephen KING titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS,MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. The Gunslinger is a novel by American author Stephen King,and is the first volume in the Dark Tower series,which King considers to be his magnum opus. It was first published by Donald M.Grant, Publisher,Inc. as a limited edition in 1982. The story centres upon Roland Deschain,the last gunslinger who has been chasing after his adversary,'the man in black,' for many years. The novel follows Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake Chambers who travels with him part of the way.The novel was inspired by the poem 'Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came' by Robert Browning,which King read as a sophomore at the University of Maine. King explains that he "played with the idea of trying a long romantic novel embodying the feel, if not the exact sense,of the Browning poem". King started writing this novel on a ream of bright green paper that he found at the library. The five parts that constitute the novel were originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction.It took King twelve years to finish the novel.In 1988,in America,Plume released it in trade paperback form.See also: rja1026,rja1375,rja1661,rja3261-39 inclusive (Wizard and Glass: Vol IV.),rja33239 (Susannah's Song: Vol VI),and also rja33259. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight and value of this item,for correct,insured (where necessary) shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. UK,buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if item is offered P+p included or postage free. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: standard AIR postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. between 1/2 to 2/3rds of standard US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving within a week or so,and sometimes before the quoted 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo wraps p/back original,paperback 1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

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