Insomnia [Signed First Edition]
by King, Stephen
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0670855030
- ISBN 13
- 9780670855032
- Seller
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Viking Press, 1994. Signed by Stephen King at title page: "Stephen King". Beautiful signature contemporaneous with publishing of this title. First printing with full numberline. Stated First Published in 1994 by Viking Penguin. Grey boards, white coated cloth spine wrap, red metallic SK and relief spine titles on red field, moderate shelf wear, discoloration. Light grey endpapers. Golden medallion-like label at front endpaper features long-stepping farmer silhouette with book in hand: "Northshire Bookstore, Manchester, Vermont". Also includes large bookstore bookmark for Northshire Bookstore with same motif and additional details: "A Browser's Delight At Any Age". Pages fine, no writing. Dust wrapper, light shelf wear; unclipped 27.95, protected in new clear sleeve. Bright red and white jacket design with boldly embossed titles by David Johnson. Rare near fine signed first edition in same wrapper. Ralph Roberts has a problem. Since his wife died, Ralph is having trouble sleeping. He's hardly sleeping at all. Each day he awakens earlier. The books call it "premature waking." During walks late at night, he observes strange things all around. Colored ribbons streaming from peoples heads, two strange little men wandering around town, and more. He begins to suspect that these phenomena are a bit more than hallucinations from insomnia. Theres a definite streak running through this small town of Derry, Maine. Beneath the surface, awesome and terrifying forces are at play. The 'dying' has been going on for a long, long time. Now Ralph is part of it... and his maddening sleeplessness is the least of his worries. Days never end. Nightmares are real. No one is innocent. 787 pages. Insured post.. Signed by Author. First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Johnson, David (Illustration); Stuart, Neil (Jacket Design). 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.
Synopsis
Nightmares come to life for Ralph Roberts. Up all night, he's seeing some pretty strange things. No wonder he can't get back to sleep. Readers won't be able to either.
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- BiblioStax (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 021337
- Title
- Insomnia [Signed First Edition]
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Illustrator
- Johnson, David (Illustration); Stuart, Neil (Jacket Design)
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Edition
- First Edition
- ISBN 10
- 0670855030
- ISBN 13
- 9780670855032
- Publisher
- Viking Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1994
- Size
- 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾
- Keywords
- FICTION HORROR MAINE ROBERTS RALPH
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