THE BACHMAN BOOKS: FOUR EARLY NOVELS BY STEPHEN KING (Rage / The Long Walk / Roadwork / The Running Man) by King, Stephen (richard bachman) - 1985

New York, NY: N.Y. / New York: NAL / New American Library (collects the SIGNET paperback editions), 1985, 1st Edition, 4th Printing , 1985. ----------( Later Printing of the First Edition ) ---hardcover, ---about 6.25w x 9.25h inches, a Very Good+/Near Fine example,a slim strip of sunning to the bottom section of the front board, a bit of age toning to the upper edge of the text block, one page has a crinkled corner, ---in a chipped and torn dustjacket with some creases, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, rubbing with some loss to the copper colour on the title "THE BACHMAN BOOKS" on the front panel ---this contains the first 4 books that King issued under the Richard Bachman pseudonym, King has decided not to allow Rage to be re-printed so this is one way to obtain that story,-- there are no separate hardcover editions / versions for any of these 4 stories, ---each of the 4 novels is preceded by a b&w reproduction of the original SIGNET paperback editions, any image… Read More

New American Library, October 1985. Hardcover. Very Good - Cash/Very Good. Light rubbing and edge wear to cover, with light reader wear to pages. Binding is slightly tilted. Pages appear clean and unmarked. Tight binding. Still great condition. Dust jacket has minor surface and edgewear. Sticker residue to jacket. Stock photos may not look exactly like the book.

A fine hardcover book club edition in a fine dust jacket, no price on dust jacket or edition statement. Good tight straight bindings, no remainder marks. A nice copy for a fan or collector. This is a full size edition and not the small book club size

New York: New American Library, 1985. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. 1st Edition. Thick Large Octavo. Two 6mm closed tears with attendant crease at top of spine. Gift inscription ffep. Toning along top edge of pages..

New York : New American Library, 1985. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. The true first edition, first printing, with the price of $19.95 on the top corner of the front jacket flap, the "First (Omnibus) Edition" statement on the copyright page, and a full number line starting with "1". Volume itself without issue, jacket with rubbing to the front flap seam and front panel, particularly with the title and author's name.

The Bachman Books: Rage; The Long Walk; Roadwork; The Running Man, King, Stephen [Bachman, Richard]. Published by New American Library, New York, 1985. First Edition, First Printing. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 692pp. with Introduction by Stephen King: 'Why I Was Bachman'. Quarter black cloth over black boards with gilt titles. Light toning to pages and otherwise volume is in fine condition; binding is tight and square and boards are fine. Unclipped jacket has light rubbing to corners and head of spine; gilt is rubbed on letter 'e' in the first word of front panel; inside jacket has toning. A very scarce edition, in very collectible condition.

New York : New Amer Library, 1985. A First Edition, First Printing 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Near fine and appears unread in a near fine unclipped dust jacket. Very light shelf wear to the extremities of the jacket. The true first edition, first printing, with the price of $19.95 on the top corner of the front jacket flap, the "First (Omnibus) Edition" statement on the copyright page, and a full number line starting with "1".

Stated First Omnibus Edition (First Hardcover Edition)/First Printing with the complete number line; A Near Fine book in a Fine dust jacket, with only mild foxing to the text block and page edges, and a few scattered small age spots to the end papers; housed in a stunning jacket that is crisp and clean with only a tiny bit of rubbing to the front flap fold. An exceptional copy of this title, the omnibus for 4 excellent short stories of King's; uncommon in the first printing, rare with a jacket in this condition. Not remaindered, not price clipped, not ex-library; in a protective Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

New York: New Amer Library, 1985. Book. Fine. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some light tanning/soil to the edges of the text block and the erasure of a price to the ffep else fine. The19.95 priced jacket has some lightish rubbing wear, some edge wear, bit of chipping to the area at the top and heel of the spine. It has been awhile since I have had one of these in stock especially in a First Printing of the First Omnibus Edition, the true hardcover first. Kind of a rare bird. A compilation edition of the first four Bachman Books which were originally published as PBOs with an introduction by King "Why I was Bachman". Damn nice copy with a so-so jacket. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. I do not upload pictures of my books but if it is pictures that you need they are only an email request away. The picture shown with my listing was supplied by the listing website..