Of particular value to collectors as evidence of a very early form of the book.

“Original boards” refers to cardboard-like front and back boards, from about 1700 to 1840, used as temporary protection for books before their purchasers would have them bound.

Boards Hard front and rear covers of a bound book which are covered in cloth, leather or paper.

Association Copy copy that belonged to someone connected with the author or the contents of a book.

Armorial Used to describe a binding bearing the coat of arms of the original owner, or with bookplates incorporating the owner’s arms.

Although the name contains the word “tint”, this is a black-and-white printing process aquatint plates can often be hand colored, however. By changing the areas of the plate that are exposed and the length of time the plate is submerged in the acid bath, the engraver can obtain fine and varying shades of gray that closely resemble watercolor washes.

Aquatint Copperplate process by which the plate is “bitten” by exposure to acid.

Small notation to front pastedown in an unidentified hand.īook fine lightest edge-wear to near-fine dust jacket. Scarce first state, with 'S52' on page 336 and dust jacket price 'N.S. Four appear here in print for the first time: 'Jerusalem's Lot,' 'Quitters, Inc.,' 'The Last Rung on the Ladder' and 'The Woman in the Room.' Many stories became the basis of feature film adaptations, including 'The Lawnmower Man,' 'Children of the Corn,' 'Graveyard Shift' and 'The Mangler.' 'Night Surf' and 'Jerusalem's Lot' provided the genesis, respectively, for The Stand (1978) and 'Salem's Lot (1975). Included in Night Shift, his fifth published book, are 20 of King's early stories, many previously published in Cavalier Magazine and others in Penthouse, Cosmopolitan, Gallery and Maine Magazine. Recognizing the substantial time commitment required, Doubleday agreed to publish a short story collection, though limiting the initial printing to 1500 copies-half that of King's first book and one of the smallest print runs of any King first edition.

Octavo, original half black cloth, original dust jacket.įirst edition of King’s first short story collection, featuring key stories adapted to the screen-Graveyard Shift, Children of the Corn, Lawnmower Man and The Mangler-and the first appearance in print of four stories, including two that became the basis for Salem's Lot (1975) and The Stand (1978).Īfter the 1977 publication of The Shining, King began work on his next novel, The Stand. 'THERE ARE NOT ENOUGH STEPHEN KINGS TO GO AROUND': FIRST EDITION OF NIGHT SHIFT, IN ORIGINAL DUST JACKET

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