The Shining [Artist Signed Limited Edition in Traycase]

Forest Hill, Maryland: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2016. Pictorial limitation page states: "This Deluxe Signed Artist Edition is Limited To 750 Number Copies. This is Number 'PC'. 'Don Maitz, "Glen Chadbourne". Features Chadbourne color image of grey emaciated figure in tub. A benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King and his third published novel following Carrie and 'Salem's Lot. The Shining stands as a cultural icon of modern horror, a searing study of a family torn apart, and a nightmarish glimpse into the dark recesses of human weakness and dementia. The Overlook Hotel claimed the most beautiful setting of any resort in the world, but the Torrance family saw much more than its splendor. Danny, blessed - or cursed - with a shining, precognitive gift saw visions hideously beyond the comprehension of a small boy. For Jack, Wendy, and their young son it is a place where past horrors come to life. And where those gifted with the shining do battle with the darkest evils. This tale of a troubled man hired to care for a remote mountain resort over the winter, slowly but steadily unfolds as secrets from the hotel's past are revealed, and the hotel itself attempts to claim the very souls of the Torrance family. "YOU'RE THE CARETAKER, SIR. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CARETAKER. I SHOULD KNOW, SIR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE... " Rare tangible. Printed in the U.S.A. Insured post. 2017. Hardcover. Book Condition: New. Dust Jacket Condition: New. Don Maitz (illustrator). 1st Edition. Fine condition. Deluxe Special Edition; Volume Three in The Stephen King Doubleday Years Set from CD. OOP from the publisher, and limited to 3000 copies features an introduction by Stephen King, an afterword by Mick Garris, cover and color paintings by Don Maitz, and includes, "Before the Play," Stephen King's long lost 40 page prologue to the novel, which has been restored to its proper place at the beginning of the story. Other material included is a Deleted Material section, which contains hundreds of sentences, paragraphs, and even scenes not included in the final book. Of particular interest is a four page section toward the end known as "After the Play," which even Stephen King believed had been lost forever because he didn't have a copy in his archives; an essay entitled, The Shine Manuscript; custom slipcase; printed on a heavy interior specialty paper stock; full color interior paintings by Don Maitz. 551. Royal 8vo. Bound in navy leatherette, with green and gold lettering to spine and front board, decorated endpapers, ribbon page marker, many full-page colour illustrations; gorgeous dustjacket; navy leatherette clamshell box with green and gold lettering to spine and front board, and a velvety lining. No detectable flaws; each component remains crisp and unmarred. Deluxe Signed & Traycased Artist Edition. No. 645 of 750 copies. Signed by Maitz and Chadbourne.. First edition of the illustrated Cemetery edition of King's classic third novel. Octavo, original boards, afterword by Mick Garris, color paintings by Don Maitz. Fine in a fine dust jacket in a fine slipcase. Afterword by Mick Garris. Introduction by Stephen King and with his long lost 40 page prologue to the novel. "The fact is that The Shining is a masterwork, a bold product of an original vision, a novel of astonishing passion, urgency, tenderness, understanding, and invention In its uniting of an almost bruising literary power, a deep sensitivity to individual experience, and its operatic convictions, it is a very significant work of art" (Peter Straub). Made into the 1980 movie directed by Stanley Kubrick and starring Jack Nicolson and Shelley Duvall; it was later made into a 1997 TV mini-series starring Steven Weber and Rebecca De Mornay and with a cameo appearance by King himself. . Signed by Artists. Deluxe Signed Artist Edition. Hard Cover. Fine/Fine. Illus. by Maitz, Don; Chadbourne, Glen . 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall.