[Rarebooks] FS: First Edition of Stephen King's First Book, CARRIE, price reduced

[Charles Agvent]

Price reduced to $750 NET

KING, Stephen. CARRIE. Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. 
First Edition. First Printing, with all points to book and dustwrapper, 
of King's first book, basis for two movies, the first starring Sissy 
Spacek. Book slightly cocked but clean and tight. Dustwrapper complete 
but for minor chipping at the head of the spine and near the upper front 
corner with wear at the bottom front corner. Near Fine in a Very Good 
dustwrapper.
Written while King was a full-time teacher and living in a trailer park 
with his wife and two young children. In despair King tossed the 
manuscript in the trash can, but it was rescued by his wife, Tabitha, 
and the rest is history. (#014356)        $1,000.00

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