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Stephen King's Danse Macabre
by King, Stephen
- Used
- very good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good+
- ISBN 10
- 0896960765
- ISBN 13
- 9780896960763
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
New York, New York, U.S.A.: Everest House, 1981. First Edition First Printing . Hardcover. Very Good/Good+. King's masterful criticism of horror films & broader analysis of the functions (& fun!) of the horror genre in our everyday lives. True FIRST EDITION, First Printing, with correct copyright page code! In 400 pages with black-and-white movie photos throughout. Hardcover octavo (6.5" x 9.5") has textured red paper over boards with a quarter maroon cloth-wrapped spine lettered in gilt. Condition is VG, downgraded because it is an Ex-Lib copy, with minimal internal stamps in front matter, but 2 external stamps & tape residue to all endpapers from where DJ was affixed. Else, very clean; pages white, binding strong & straight. A few tiny bumps to lower edges of both boards. the unclipped DJ (with original $13.95 price intact to front flap) is downgraded to Good+: bright & colorful, with no fading, but marred by small holes to spine & tiny chips at both ends of spine. Nicely protected in new mylar cover free! Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
Synopsis
Stephen King explores the phenomenon of horror in a century of film, television, radio, and literature. Who better than King to investigate what terrifies his fans? "One of the best books on American popular culture in the late 20th century." ( The Philadelphia Inquirer )
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 021126
- Title
- Stephen King's Danse Macabre
- Author
- King, Stephen
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good+
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 0896960765
- ISBN 13
- 9780896960763
- Publisher
- Everest House
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1981
- Keywords
- HORROR SCIENCE FICTION SCI-FI FILM MOVIES LITERARY CRITICISM
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Film/Television;
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