Horror Novels

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1943 First printing of the first edition. One of 1,217 copies printed, Publisher's black cloth with gilt spine titles, octavo, 458 pages. The fourth book issued by Arkham House. The companion novel to The Outsider and Others. Accompanied by three letters from August Derleth to Clark Ashton Smith, discussing dust jacket art. Also includes a prepublication announcement card and a subsequent information card, as well as a letter from Derleth verifying an order for copies of Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Light rubbing at head and tail of spine and at corners of boards, text block is faintly age toned, but clean, unmarked, and tight in binding. Scarce dust jacket is slightly rubbed at spine head and tail and at corner tips. Overall near fine to fine condition.

Doubleday, 1977. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 6x1x9. Signed. SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING & PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA. Includes their ironclad certificate of authenticity. Also nicely inscribed and dated as shown. Lovely near-fine condition: the book appears unread and there's only mild blemishes on the boards and dust jacket. Extremely scarce with authenticated signature. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

PSA AUTHENTICATED & SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING. Includes ironclad PSA full Letter of Authenticity. Also inscribed as shown. Complete & uncut edition, later printing, with Holdorf cover. Outstanding condition: appears unread, so text pristine; boards have sharp corners and bright lettering; DJ only mild blemishes and now protected with new mylar. In my opinion, a breathtaking presentation, completely unmatched anywhere given professional authentication. Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing of Stephen King's first book. First Edition stated on copyright page, with P6 code printed in the gutter of p. 199 of the text indicating the first state. A great copy, which I will try to describe thoroughly to prospective buyers. This is a bright and square copy in maroon cloth that has a few minor spots of rubbing/soil remnants, perhaps as if the book was handled a bit outside of the jacket. The book seems too tight to have been read. The gilt titling to the spine is bright, with a few small rubbed imperfections in "Carrie". Light rubbing to cloth at bottom of boards, but not nearly worn through. Rear paste-down has a small, 5mm defect at the corner, where it is torn but still pasted down. Original, price-clipped dust jacket is bright with some edgewear, crinkling at lower front flap fold, with a piece of scotch tape also having been applied to the inside… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1977. First printing of the stated first edition, first issue with the publisher's code "R49" printed in the gutter of p. 447; in original first issue dust jacket. Basis for the 1980 Stanley Kubrick adaptation starring Jack Nicholson. Book with light rubbing to spine ends and a tiny crimp to the bottom front corner, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and flap margins, faint crimping to upper spine end, very faint crease to upper front corner, and light wear to extremities, primarily at the edge of bottom spine, else fine. an exceptional copy indeed.

New York.: Walker, 1970. First hardcover edition.. Publisher’s white cloth, black spine title, top edge stained blue.. Near fine, cover edges lightly toned, in a very good plus price-clipped dust jacket.. 21.5x14 cm.. Signed by the author on the title page. weight: 0.7 lb.

Fred De Fau & Company. New York. 1902. LIMITED EDITION. One of 1,000 numbered sets, this number 942. 10 volumes. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.5 inches). Finely bound by Brentanos in contemporary half tan morocco. Each spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt piping. Compartments multi ruled and lettered in gilt and with blind tooled centre decorations. Marbled paper on boards. Gold on grey marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt, the others untrimmed and a few gatherings still unopened. Illustrated with decorative head and tail pieces, vignettes in the text and multiple full page black and white illustrations by F. S. Coburn throughout. Each frontis plate protected with a printed descriptive tissue guards. Title pages printed in red and black. Pages nice and clean throughout. There is some minor bumping and rubbing to the corners of the bindings and a couple of small scratches to the lower board of volume 9 but overall this is a near fine, handsome set in excellent condition that looks wonderful on the shelf.

First Suntup Edition first printing of this horror novel that became the 1976 movie of the same name. Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens. This is the Artist edition limited to 750 copies signed by the artist Juliana Kolesova. Then SIGNED by Harvey Stephens who played Damien in the movie on the half title page. As far as I know this is the only copy Stephens has signed. Signed by Stephens at the 2022 Frightmare in the Falls festival in Niagara Falls. Will include a program from the show and a copy of my ticket to the show. In fine / fine unread condition.

First edition first printing of this novel that became one of the best horror movies of all time. SIGNED and lined by Eileen Dietz who was the face of Pazuzu the demon in The Exorcist and possessed Regan ( Linda Blair's Character). Performing scenes that were deemed too scary or violent for Linda Blair, on the title page. Rear free end page has two tape stains to it. Button of Eileen as Pazuzu included. In near fine / near fine condition.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING without inscription directly to the title page. Professionaly authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker on LOA, not in book). A 10th printing of the Doubleday edition with Holdorf artwork. As new and gift-worthy with pristine text and very mild bumping on the upper boards, DJ is price-intact and looks terrific in new mylar. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

First edition first printing of this collection of four short novels. The Body was made into the 1986 movie Stand by Me starring Keifer Sutherland, Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix. SIGNED by Keifer Sutherland and Corey Feldman on the title page for The Body. SIGNED by Keifer Sutherland at the 2023 Steel City Con in Monroe Pittsburgh. SIGNED by Corey Feldman at the 2023 Niagara Fall Frightmare in the Falls Convention. Will include e-tickets from both events plus the floor plan to the Steel City Con. Light shelf wear. Has $16.95 price on the dustjacket. In near fine / near fine condition.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING directly to the front endpaper. Mr. King's autograph has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker placed on LOA, not in the book). Also briefly inscribed with "be well" as shown. Gutter code "Z16" dates publication to April 1984. Book is almost as new (feels unread) with unblemished boards but prior owner's name and date are written on the inside front cover (does not show under dust jacket flap). Price intact ($13.95) dust jacket exhibits some edgewear but still looks highly appealing with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING and professionally authenticated by JSA (James Spence Authenticators), one of the most reputable autograph authenticators in the world. Includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity; sticker is attached to the Letter, not to the book. A true first printing ("first published" statement on copyright page) with clean, bright text, richly colored boards with very nice corners (but spine extremities a bit "soft"), and a VG dust jacket with an intact price but wear along the edges. Still looks appealing with a new mylar cover. EXTREMELY scarce authenticated, and JSA graded the autograph in this book as a "9" (mint). Expedited and international shipping are welcome, but overseas buyers should request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING and professionally authenticated by JSA (James Spence Authenticators), one of the most reputable autograph authenticators in the world. Includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity; hologram sticker is attached to the Letter, not to the book. A very beautiful first printing (correct "First Published" statement on copyright page) with clean, bright apparently unread text, and a very attractive price-clipped dust jacket which looks terrific with a new mylar cover. Boards have sharp corners and good coloring except for a small strip of fading along the top edge and on mild bump along top edge. EXTREMELY scarce authenticated, mine is the only such copy offered anywhere in the world right now. Also extremely difficult to find in such exceptional condition. Expedited and international shipping are welcome, but overseas buyers should request a shipping quote prior to purchase. Signed by author.

FIRST EDITION SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING and professionally authenticated by James Spence Authenticators (JSA); includes their ironclad full Letter of Authentricity (sticker on LOA, not in the book). NOT personalized to anyone. "First Edition" stated on copyright page; gutter code begins "Y3" but second number is obscured by adjacent page. I've graded the book as very good: clean bright text but foxing on the upper page block, good corners but spine extremities are soft and mildly dinged on upper rear board; only mild wear on the hardcover boards. Price is intact on the dust jacket but mild wear along the extremities (see photo). The cover image remains very attractive and looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover. Authenticated Stephen King books are extremely scarce, mine seem to be the only ones available. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.