THE STAND

by King, Stephen

$8,500 · Offered by Biblio

First edition · Signed

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a tiny nick at the base of the spine panel. (31230). Octavo, cloth-backed boards. Inscribed, signed and dated by King on the front free end paper to a well known early fan. Signed on 10/12/79, likely at the World Fantasy Convention in Providence, Rhode Island October 12-14, 1979. "Apocalyptic horror novel and a cornerstone of modern horror fiction ... THE STAND represents King's most ambitiously imaginative novel and the most fulfilling exploration of a predominant theme in his work: the behavior of groups functioning under the pressure of extraordinary situations." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-206. Basis for the 1994 made for television miniseries starring Gary Sinise, Molly Ringwald, Rob Lowe and others. [Reference: Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-601. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-175. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, Additions. Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1801-06. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-135].

• Publisher: Doubleday & Company, Inc.
• Year: 1978
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: unknown

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