Stephen King. THE SHINING. Doubleday, 1977. 1st HC/DJ. King's 3rd Book. Scarce

Garden City, NY: Doubleday, 1977. This is NOT a book club book. This is NOT an ex-library book. This is the real deal: the true 1st edition, 1st printing.

THE TOMMYKNOCKERS, IT, SKELETON CREW, NIGHT SHIFT, INSOMNIA, PET SEMATARY, NEEDFUL THINGS, MISERY, HEARTS IN ATLANTIS, THE TALISMAN (with Peter Straub), EYES OF THE DRAGON, GERALDS GAME, DOLORES CLAIBORNE, ROSE MADDER, CYCLE OF THE WEREWOLF, FOUR PAST MIDNIGHT, NIGHTMARES AND DREAMSCAPES, THE GREEN MILE, and many, many more. Some of the awards and award nominations that Stephen King has been honored with.

World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novel. Gandalf Award nominee for Best Book- Length Fantasy. American Library Association Award winner for Best Books for Young Adults.

Balrog Award nominee for Best Novel. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Collection/Anthology. Nebula Award nominee for Best Novelette. Balrog Award winner for Best Collection/ Anthology.

1980: Stephen is a Balrog Award nominee for Professional Achievement. 1980: Stephen King is the University of Maine Alumni Career Award winner. 1980: Stephen King is the World Fantasy Convention Award winner.

1981: Stephen King is a British Fantasy Society Award winner for Outstanding Contribution to the Genre. Locus Award winner for Best Related Nonfiction Book.

Hugo Award winner for Best Nonfiction. New York Public Library Award winner for Best Books for the Teen Age. 1982: Stephen King is Us Magazine Best Fiction Writer of the Year. 1982: Do the Dead Sing?

World Fantasy Award winner for Best Short Fiction. British Fantasy Society Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. World Fantasy Award nominee for Best Novella. 1986: Stephen King is the Spokane Public Library Golden Pen Award winner.

Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Long Fiction. 1988: THE DARK TOWER II: THE DRAWING OF THE THREE. Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Collection.

Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Novel. 1991: THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS. 1992: THE DARK TOWER III: THE WASTE LANDS. 1992: Stephen King is the World Horror Convention Grandmaster Award winner for Lifetime Achievement. Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Collection.

1995: Lunch at the Gotham Café. Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Long Fiction. 1995: The Man in the Black Suit.

World Fantasy Award winner for Short Fiction. Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Novel.

1996: The Man in the Black Suit. Henry Award winner for Best American Short Story.

Horror Guild Award winner for Best Novel. Locus Award winner for Best Horror/Dark Fantasy Novel.

Bram Stoker Award nominee for Best Short Fiction. 1999: Low Men in Yellow Coats.

2000: ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT. Bram Stoker Award winner for Best Nonfiction. 2001: ON WRITING: A MEMOIR OF THE CRAFT. Locus Award winner for Best Nonfiction Book.

2003: FROM A BUICK 8. Horror Guild Award winner for Best Collection. 2003: Stephen King is the International Horror Guild Living Legends Award winner for Lifetime Achievement.

2004: Stephen King is honored by being named a World Fantasy Award winner for Lifetime Achievement. 2005: THE DARK TOWER VI: SONG OF SUSANNAH. 2005: The Things They Left Behind. 2005: THE DARK TOWER VII: THE DARK TOWER. Quill Award nominee for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror Novel.

Quill Award nominee for Best Science Fiction/Fantasy/ Horror Novel. 2007: Stephen King is honored by being named a Canadian Booksellers Association Award winner for Lifetime Achievement. 2007: Stephen King is honored by being named a Mystery Writers of America Grand Master Award winner for Lifetime Achievement.

Bram Stoker Award winner for Superior Achievement in a Collection. Alex Award winner for Fiction. British Fantasy Award nominee for Best Collection. Black Quill Award winner for Best Dark Genre. Novel of the Year: Readers Choice.

Shirley Jackson Award winner for Best Collection. Locus Award runner-up for Best Horror Novel. Clearly Stephen King is not only one of the greatest of all dark fantasy and horror writers in the world, he is also one of the greatest of all time. He is the logical successor to Edgar Allan Poe and H. And, he is also one of the greatest of all modern fiction writers, regardless of genre.

The Overlook Hotel claimed the most beautiful physical setting of any resort in the world; but Jack Torrance, the new winter caretaker, with his wife Wendy and their five-year-old son Danny, saw much more than its splendor. Jack saw the Overlook as an opportunity, a desperate way back from failure and despair; Wendy saw this lonely sanctuary as a frail chance to preserve their family; and Danny? Danny, who was blessed or cursed with a shining, precognitive gift, saw visions hideously beyond the comprehension of a small boy.

Condition is also very important to those collectors. Books and dust jackets must be described in detail. Mistakes can be made (and corrected), of course, but if you DON'T KNOW, don't try to sell a book as a 1st edition. The book is tight and square in its black quarter-cloth and tan boards binding with gilt lettering on the spine of the book.

There is no writing in the book; no bookplates; no remainder marks (this is very important in that copies of THE SHINING often show up with the infamous Doubleday remainder spray on the bottom [or top] edge of the pages). There is minor rubbing to the spine panel of the book; largely unobtrusive; much less than is usually encountered. The dust jacket has undergone some minor, archival (using non-acidic materials) reinforcement that was accomplished by a professional paper conservationist.

The reinforcement is not visible when looking at the dust jacket from the outside. The great and famous and iconic full wrap-around dust jacket artwork is by artist Dave Christensen. This is definitely a collectors copy of this book and dust jacket.

It is quite difficult to find FINE/FINE copies of THE SHINING. The book usually shows up soiled, well-read, and with a spine slant.

All items are being offered for sale elsewhere; I reserve the right to end this listing early if this item sells elsewhere. I would like to round out this set by acquiring the #2/500 copy of ANCILLARY SWORD. Buyers who wish to have packages sent to addresses outside of the U.

• Subject: Horror
• Modified Item: No
• Format: Hardcover
• Author: Stephen King
• Publication Year: 1977
• Language: English
• Special Attributes: Stephen King: World Horror Convention Grandmaster