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BACHMAN**, RICHARD [pseud Stephen KING**]: : THINNER.**

LONDON.NEL,1985.

ISBN 0450061337.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[This title first and originally published in US by NAL,1984 as a p/back original.First published as a UK,8vo HB+dw/dj by NEL,1985.The first UK,NEL p/back was then published in 1986.] FINE-/FINE+.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean, glossy laminated,monochrome photographic design with blood spatter to white background,illustrated dw/dj with silver gilt and black lettering to front,black letters to spine and black lettered critics' reviews to rear; with negligible shelf-wear or creasing to edges and corners - no nicks or tears present. Top edges ubiquitously aged/toned - poorer quality of paper used - with faint,sporadic foxing/spotting,fore-edges similarly aged/toned and with similar sporadic foxing/spotting and residual thumbing marks; contents otherwise tight and solid with inevitable page-edge toning and some minimal sporadic foxing/spotting randomly interspersed through some pages but no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread - apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original plain dark brown cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt letters to spine/ backstrip,and plain white endpapers with some minimal off-set foxing to endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn,1-309pp [paginated] includes 27 chapters; plus [unpaginated] half-title+title pages,a dedication,blank recto of last page and further 4pp blanks at the rear of the book. Between 1977-1984 King published 5 novels under the pseudonym of Richard Bachman - 'RAGE', 'THE LONG WALK', 'ROADWORK','THE RUNNING MAN' and this title 'THINNER'.All were p/back original 1st edns,by SIGNET (US). 'THINNER' - the old gypsy man barely whispered the word.Billy felt the touch of a withered hand,gentle on his cheek. Billy Halleck,prosperous if overweight citizen,happily married,shuddered,then turned angrily away.The old woman's death had been none of his fault.The court had cleared him.She'd just stumbled in front of his car.Now he simply wanted to forget the whole messy business. Later,when the scales told him he was losing weight,it was what the doctor had ordered.His wife was pleased - as he should have been.But . . . 'THINNER' - the word,the old man's curse, had lodged in his mind like a fattening worm,eating away at his flesh,at his reason.And with his despair,came violence. Please contact seller,because of the lighter weight,smaller size and value of this item,for correct,insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch,especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.
Not SIGNED.

BACHMAN, Richard (pseud. Stephen KING) : Thinner

New English Library, 1985

First U,K Edition. A fine copy in a near fine d.w., foot spine worn with very short split foot rear hinge.

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