
Carrie
by Stephen King
- Used
- fine
- hardcover
- Condition
- Fine/Near Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
- Seller
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Fort Worth, Texas
Item Price:
£144.50
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About This Item
1990 Book of the Month Club Edition in F/NF condition. Slight foxing to the front and rear pastedowns otherwise as new. Pages are evenly toned and unmarked. The slightest bit of shelf-wear to the cover and fading to the back near the spine. Some creasing to the cover where the previous misalignment was corrected when placing in an archival wrapper. A high-quality collectible of Stephen King's 1st novel! 199 pp
Synopsis
First published in 1974, Carrie was Stephen King's first published novel. This dark tale introduces the reader to Carrie White, a social outcast in her highschool, menaced by bullies while at school, and her religious nut of a mother at home. Carrie gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers, and woe to her tormentors...
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Reviews
On Dec 27 2021, a reader said:
This book is a short one and a good one. Super quick read with all my favorite King-isms. It's amazing that it's his first. I'd recommend it to anyone for a heartbreaking snow day read -- once you've finished the Shining and Misery, of course.
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Details
- Seller
- Botany Books
(US)
- Seller’s Inventory #
- BB000000457
- Title
- Carrie
- Author
- Stephen King
- Format/binding
- Sewn 1/4 cloth on boards
- Book condition
- second hand - Fine
- Jacket condition
- Near Fine
- Quantity available
- 1
- Edition
- BOMC
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- May 1, 1990
- Size
- 8vo
- Keywords
- horror, telekinesis,
- Bookseller catalogs
- 20th Century Literature;
- Size
- 8vo
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Botany Books
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About Botany Books
We are a family of bibliophiles that love to buy, sell, and collect books. Our interests are broad and include Astronomy, Science, Natural History, fiction, non-fiction, Mystery, Modern 1st Editions, Signed 1st editions, Juvenile fiction, fantasy, etc, etc, etc! We want to exceed your expectations and have you return to our store again & again. Five-star sellers online since 2010 although this is our second year on Biblio.
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