The Dead Zone: Signed, Unique First-State Copy by King, Stephen - 1979

Viking Press, 1979. First trade edition. Black cloth spine, gray boards, gilt titles. Inscribed on ffep. Defective copy: This copy is missing a number of forematter pages, including cr page, title page, dedication page and author's note. According to Barry Levin in 'Science Fiction and Fantasy Literature,' Stephen King had complained to Viking Press about some poorly-printed first-run copies that he had seen at an autograph party for the book. When asked by Levin about this, King replied: 'In response to your question about the true first issue of the first edition of THE DEAD ZONE, some of the first editions were defective. They were pulled from distribution.' This is evidently one of those copies. There are also several differences between this copy and the normal first edition of the book, including the backstrip color and the embossing of the author's initials on the front board. These bibliographic differences make this a true first-state copy. The condition of the book otherwise is very good plus, with a few soil spots at top edge, mild edge spotting, aging to paper.. 426 pp.. Signed by Author. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good.