Carrie by King, Stephen - 1974

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1974. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7" - 9" tall. 199 p. First edition of author's first book, now housed in a custom-built clamshell case. The break-through manuscript for King; although 30,000 copies were printed the publisher reports only having sold 13,000, therefore collectible copies can be difficult to find. Basis of the 1976 film of the same name starring Sissy Spacek and John Travolta. *** DESCRIPTION: Maroon cloth boards, gold lettering on spine, dark brown endpapers, deckled fore-edge, pictorial dust jacket with price of "C. $5.95" and photo of author on right flap. Now housed in a custom clamshell box of black matte with embossed design on left half of front echoing the front of the dust jacket, gilt lettering on spine of box, red cloth edges and black suede interior, all of which makes for a striking presentation. *** CONDITION: Overall both book and dust jacket are near fine; book has a square, solid text block and strong hinges, corners are sharp and there is no edgewear, there are a few stray minor spots on the cloth boards and a prior owner bookplate pasted onto the front pastedown, but without any name. Unclipped dust jacket shows minimal edgewear and one tiny white spot on the spine near the tail, above the publisher's name; a prior owner did put two small pieces of magic tape on the verso (inside) of the dust jacket, at the head and tail of the spine. *** CITATION: Firsts Magazine Oct. 11, number 1. All first issue points present, first edition stated on copyright page, "P6" in gutter on last page of text, $5.95 price on jacket. ***POSTAGE: International customers, please note that additional postage may apply; please inquire for details. ***Swan's Fine Books is pleased to be a member of the ABAA, ILAB and IOBA and we stand behind every book we sell. Please contact us with any questions, we are here to help.