King, Stephen ("Richard Bachman") (b. 1947). Roadwork. New York: Signet, 1981.

8vo. Original pictorial wrappers (dampstaining to rear, spine leaning, rubbing).

FIRST EDITION. Roadwork was the third of Stephen King's novels to be published under the "Richard Bachman" pseudonym, which King claims to have adopted both to circumvent the stipulation that he can publish only one book per year and to test whether or not his success was based on talent or a lucky break at the right time. King later said that he wrote the book to make sense of his mother's death, saying that "Roadwork tries so hard to be good and find some answers to the conundrum of human pain." Though initially not a fan of the novel, he claimed in the second edition of The Bachman Books that of the four original books published under his pseudonym, Roadwork had become his personal favorite.

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Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

King, Stephen ("Richard Bachman") (b. 1947). Roadwork. New York: Signet, 1981.

Printed Books & Early American Photography, including Selections from the Larry Ness Collection

King, Stephen ("Richard Bachman") (b. 1947). Roadwork. New York: Signet, 1981.

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