Carrie
by King, Stephen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
- Seller
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New Port Richey, Florida, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Doubleday, 1974. Book Club (BCE/BOMC) . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. (Book Club--unstated) Larger book, fine maroon cloth spine, black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, tiny red felt-tip number at top tip of first front end paper, 199 lightly browned pages. DJ glossy with shades of red and black design around title and author at front right, color-illustration of young woman at front left, b/w photo of younger King inside back flap, glossy white spine and back. DJ has very slight surface wear at top front tip, light wear to bottom front tip, two microtears at top front edge, light wear and very tiny tear with crease at bottom front edge, micronick at spine top edge. Very Good DJ/Very Fine book.
Synopsis
First published in 1974, Carrie was Stephen King's first published novel. This dark tale introduces the reader to Carrie White, a social outcast in her highschool, menaced by bullies while at school, and her religious nut of a mother at home. Carrie gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers, and woe to her tormentors...
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Reviews
On Dec 27 2021, a reader said:
This book is a short one and a good one. Super quick read with all my favorite King-isms. It's amazing that it's his first. I'd recommend it to anyone for a heartbreaking snow day read -- once you've finished the Shining and Misery, of course.
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Details
- Seller
- Callaghan Books South (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 33259
- Title
- Carrie
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club (BCE/BOMC)
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1974
- Keywords
- MAINE FICTION HORROR CHAMBERLAIN ME
- Bookseller catalogs
- Horror;
Terms of Sale
Callaghan Books South
Books may be returned with 5 days for full refund--in same condition as sent.
About the Seller
Callaghan Books South
Biblio member since 2004
New Port Richey, Florida
About Callaghan Books South
An internet bookstore, we have added 20 books a day to our inventory for a total of more than 40,000, specializing in Poetry, Vietnam Conflict, Native American, Literary Criticism.
Glossary
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- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
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