Delicate remainder spray along lower page block. The interior of the book is in crisp clean condition with bright, flat pages with no handling marks, no stains, no foxing, no bent pages and no age toning to the pages. Stephen King signed and inscribed the book ?For Steve Fabian / With Respect and Admiration / For your fine work /Stephen King / 11/1/80? in black ink on the front fly leaf page. Bright, unfaded gilt titles to the spine. The boards has sharp corners, and no edgewear. The book is in beautiful crisp, clean condition with mustard paper and black quarter cloth boards. The book will come with a COA from PSA/DNA. Signed, inscribed and dated 1980 to re-known Fantasy/Science Fiction/Horror artist Steven Fabian, with an early signature, by Stephen King!! ?For Steve Fabian / With Respect and Admiration / For your fine work /Stephen King / 11/1/80? in black ink on the title page. First Edition, Second Early impression: A Fine signed copy with an IMPORTANT ASSOCIATION. Tiny chips to foot and crown of DJ backstrip. A few pages show a minor indentation at top which is visible from the top page deck. Some space between crown of backstrip and binding. Page edges are fairly clean with a touch of soiling to top edges. Black cloth binding has gold lettering that has rubbed in a few spots. Mustard colored front panel is clean and bright. This copy of the shining is SIGNED by Stephen King directly to front free endpaper: To _, Best Wishes.and Shine on! Stephen King 7/17/96. Books produced by Doubleday in the 1970s are notoriously fragile and this volume is no exception. Much more rare however is that this is signed by Stephen King who no longer signs his backlog (old books).

This is 1 of 25,000 first printings of The Shining pressed by Doubleday in 1977. 1st issue DJ still has $8.95 price intact with T.S. Printer's code of R49 printed in gutter on the last page of text. This book is available to be shipped to addresses in the United States only. This book is only available for sale to customers in the United States. This book has signature authentication by JSA Agency and includes that documentation. This book comes with the event booklet 'Pen Faulkner Presents Three Kings: Stephen, Tabitha and Owen King' and the event ticket stub. Signed in person by Stephen King at Pen/Faulkner lecture event, Washington D.C., Folger Shakespeare Library on Friday, April 4, 2008, an event which included a book signing by Stephen King.

An outstanding copy of this classic - and fragile - book. Minor rippling to top and bottom of spine and dust jacket. Page edges and text block are clean with no tanning or foxing. Black cloth binding is clean with bright gold lettering. Clean front panel, back panel has small dents to corner. Original first issue dust jacket has intact price of $8.95. Just Stephen King's signature, nothing else. Signed by Stephen King on the title page.

Stephen king the shining first edition