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The Dead Zone
by King, Stephen
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- ISBN 10
- 0670260770
- ISBN 13
- 9780670260775
- Seller
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Rapid River, Michigan, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: The Viking Press, 1979. Stated First Published in 1979 by Viking Press; no other dates. The Stand is latest book listed as Also by Stephen King. Charcoal boards, black spine wrap with stylized gilt spine titles, moderate shelf wear, rub, spine edge wear. Deckled pages very good; few with moderate discoloration. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Original wrapper, moderate edge wear, rub, mended close tear; unpriced, protected in new clear sleeve. Dust jacket design by One + One Studio matches first edition design w/half-shadowed visage intersecting magically numbered circular device on black b.g. w/red and gold titles. Date code 0879 at front fllap. Open-shirted paunchy SK portrait by James Leonard at back flap. Near very good BCE w/scarce wrapper. Gripping tale of an ordinary man forced to confront extraordinary evil. Johnny Smith wakes from a coma to discover that his mind has changed in an extraordinary fashion. He has the gift of prescience and must decide to what lengths he will go, based on his knowledge of the future, to protect humanity. Many regard this novel as King's best. Printed in the United States of America. 426 pages. Insured post.. First Book Club Edition.. Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall. Book.
Synopsis
John Smith awakens from an interminable coma with an accursed power-the power to see the future and the terrible fate awaiting mankind in...the dead zone.
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- BiblioStax
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- Seller's Inventory #
- 021514
- Title
- The Dead Zone
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Edition
- First Book Club Edition.
- ISBN 10
- 0670260770
- ISBN 13
- 9780670260775
- Publisher
- The Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1979
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION HORROR NEW ENGLAND SMITH
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