Carrie
by Stephen King
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- CollectibleAcceptable
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
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About This Item
CollectibleAcceptable. Carrie by Stephen King. Published by Doubleday & Company, Inc. in 1974. Copyright 1974. First edition. P6 gutter code on page 199, $5.95 price on dj flap. Normal sized hardcover book. Text in English. 199 pages. ISBN-10: 0385086954. Former library copy. Text block has minor staining. Some discloration to pages & a few small tears. Dust jacket has minor damages and is taped to the cover of the book. Hinge is cracked & binding loose. Back blank page has residue. Shows signs of wear and previous use. May include writing, highlighting, library labels, stickers, shelf/handling wear, and other defects. May not include supplementary material. A portion of your purchase benefits nonprofits! - DISCLAIMER: STOCK PHOTO, ITEM DETAILS (PUBLICATION YEAR, ETC.), & OTHER INFO PROVIDED BY THE MARKETPLACE MAY BE INACCURATE. INFO/PHOTOS HAPPILY PROVIDED UPON REQUEST.
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
- Bookseller
- Used Book Company (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
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- Title
- Carrie
- Author
- Stephen King
- Book Condition
- Used - CollectibleAcceptable
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Binding
- Hardcover
- ISBN 10
- 0385086954
- ISBN 13
- 9780385086950
- Publisher
- Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- This edition first published
- May 1, 1990
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- Text Block
- Most simply the inside pages of a book. More precisely, the block of paper formed by the cut and stacked pages of a book....
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Hinge
- The portion of the book closest to the spine that allows the book to be opened and closed.
- Gutter
- The inside margin of a book, connecting the pages to the joints near the binding.
- Cracked
- In reference to a hinge or a book's binding, means that the glue which holds the opposing leaves has allowed them to separate,...
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