The Bachman Books Four Early Novels: Rage, The Long Walk, Roadwork, The Running Man by Richard Bachman; Stephen King - 1985

New York: N.Y./New York.: Signet -The Penguin Group, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition, Later Printing ( Canadian Imprint ), 1986. ----------( Later Printing of the First Paperback Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Very Good to Very Good+ example, no spine creases, a few small nicks to edges, a bit of age toning to paper, small sticker pull on barcode on rear panel ---this is a Canadian Imprint with "Printed in Canada " on the copyright page but is otherwise almost identical to the US imprint (different issue price) ---a solid copy ------ this is the FIRST US paperback edition with a number line that starts with a "1", uncommon in the 1st printing, ---923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo///NOT SIGNED---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch)---. Later Printing. Soft Cover. Very… Read More

Trade softcover with book's title, author's name; blurb about author's introduction, and titles of four stories included inside on front board. Book spine has single horizontal crease in middle; all edges of book spine worn. All edges of front and back boards worn; top and bottom corners of front board slightly turned up. Book has overall tight binding but page edges are slightly yellowed with age.Plume First Edition Thus, First Printing as indicated by "First Plume (Omnibus) Printing, October, 1985" and complete number line ending in "1" listed on copyright page. Collection of early books that Stephen King wrote under the name Richard Bachman. The story Rage, in particular, is very difficult to find since its subject matter concerns school shootings and King refuses to have it reprinted. Softcover issued without a dust jacket so cannot be protected by archival Mylar cover.

Dutton Books, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Slight crease on the spine. Stain on the bottom and center edge. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Dutton Books, 1985. Hardcover. Good. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket missing. Shelf and handling wear to cover and binding, with general signs of previous use. Minor stain on the top edge. Slight crease on the spine. Text is clear of markings and notations. Secure packaging for safe delivery.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.

Scarborough, Ontario: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition (and 1st Canadian Edition ), 2nd Printing, ( First Canadian Imprint ), 1986. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Canadian Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Good to Very Good example with spine and cover creases, overall light wear, a bit of age toning to paper, ---a solid copy ------ this edition was published by the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, it is identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", ---previous editions of Bachman Books in Canada were all US productions/publications imported into the Canadian market, ---923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a… Read More

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: NAL / New American Library (collects the SIGNET paperback editions), 1985, 1st Edition, 4th Printing , 1985. ----------( Later Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, ---about 6.25w x 9.25h inches, a Very Good+/Near Fine example,a slim strip of sunning to the bottom section of the front board, a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, one page has a crinkled corner, ---in a chipped and torn dustjacket with some creases, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, rubbing with some loss to the copper colour on the title "THE BACHMAN BOOKS" on the front panel ---this contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is one way to obtain that story,-- there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, ---each of the 4 novels is preceded by a b&w reproduction of the original SIGNET paperback editions, any image… Read More

New York, NY, USA: New American Library, 1985. Good/Good. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages clean. Dust jacket in good condition with moderate wear, small tears, chips and rubbing present.  Pictures available upon request. . AP.

Plume. Used - Good.

Scarborough, Ontario: Scarborough, ON.: Signet/ NAL / New American Library, 1986, 1st Paperback Edition (and 1st Canadian Edition ), 2nd Printing, ( First Canadian Imprint ), 1986. ----------( 1st Printing of the First Canadian Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Very Good+ example, a bit of light edge flaking and rubbing, no spine creases (which is really rare as this chunky book is difficult to read and not cause creasing to the spine ), a bit of age toning to paper, ---a better than normal copy ------ this edition was published by the NAL of Canada in Scarborough, it is identical in all other respects to the much more common US edition, -----this 2nd printing is the 1st Canadian paperback issue, there are no CDN imprints in the standard paperback size with a number line beginning with a "1", ---previous editions of Bachman Books in Canada were all US productions/publications imported into the Canadian market, ---923 pages of pseudonymous KING which contains the first 4 books that King… Read More

New American Library, October 1985. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Light rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Binding is slightly tilted. Pages appear clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Still great condition. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. Sticker residue to jacket. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.