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Lot 121
Sale 2037 - Summer Reading
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Jun 25, 2024
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Jul 16, 2024
Timed Online / Chicago
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KING, Stephen (b. 1947). On Writing: A Memoir of the Craft. New York: Scribner, 2000.
8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket.
FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY KING. On Writing was begun in 1997 and then, unsure how to proceed, King set it aside, revisiting the manuscript only after the roadside accident which almost resulted in the loss of his life. Shortly before completing the work King wrote on his website that "My endurance is much less than it was...but I am working."
[With]: KING. Danse Macabre. New York: Everest House, 1981. 8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. SIGNED BY KING. The first nonfiction work by King, Danse Macabre examines the horror genre and its influence on King's own fiction and that of other authors and filmmakers.
Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie
This lot is located in Chicago.