* * * N E W A C Q U I S I T I O N S * J U L Y 2 0 2 4 B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S 27 INSCRIBED BY STEPHEN KING IN THE YEAR OF PUBLICATION 27. KING, Stephen and STRAUB, Peter. The Talisman. New York, 1984. Octavo, original half red cloth, dust jacket. $2800 First trade edition of this collaborative work, inscribed on the title page by one of the authors, “For Jamie and Peter— with my best wishes, Stephen King 11/16/84.” “A much-anticipated collaboration” between two acclaimed masters of modern horror fiction “resulted in The Talisman, whose setting is split between the contemporary United States and the Territories, a dark parallel universe in which magic holds sway… The 12-year-old protagonist Jack Sawyer (his name a homage to Mark Twain) befriends a werewolf in the Territories and brings him back to the United States, where the two battle various adversaries in an epic quest” (Clute & Grant, 902). First printing, with no mention of later printings on the copyright page; firstprinting dust jacket with original price of $18.95. Preceded by a signed/limited edition signed by both King and Straub. Small “Doubleday” sticker to dust jacket rear panel. Book with small bumps to foot of spine and front top corner, dust jacket bright and fine. An exceptional copy.
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