B A U M A N R A R E B O O K S G E N R E F I C T I O N * 2 0 2 3 SIGNED LIMITED FIRST EDITION OF THE EYES OF THE DRAGON, ONE OF 1000 COPIES SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING 17. KING, Stephen. The Eyes of the Dragon. Bangor, Maine, 1984. Folio, original half black cloth, original slipcase. $3500 Signed limited first edition of this fantasy novel originally written for children, number 168 of 1000 copies (out of a total limited edition of 1250 copies) signed by King. In this departure from his more characteristic horror fare, King “has used the full authority of his talent as a yarn spinner to create the atmosphere of a made-up bedtime story. The narrative address is that of a parent to a child… reminding us strongly of A.A. Milne… From the book’s first words—’Once, in a kingdom called Delain’—we know that we must suspend our disbelief just as completely as if we were listening to a tale by Andersen or Grimm” (New York Times). “Well crafted and smoothly told” (Fantasy and Horror 7-209). With 19 detailed, black-and-white illustrations, several full-page, by Kenneth R. Linkhaüser. Precedes the first trade edition (1987). With a typed letter from the publisher laid in. A fine signed copy. 17
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