Stephen King-Peter Straub-Black House-2 Books-TRUE First/1st Editions-US/UK-RARE

Description: A Very Special Stephen King and Peter Straub Collection!! Up for sale are TWO, Very Rare, TRUE First Editions/First Printings of Black House by the Legendary Stephen King and Peter Straub. One is a First U.K. Edition and the other is a First U.S. Edition.The U.K. Edition is Hard to Find and Highly Desirable!!The buyer will receive BOTH books! BOTH books are TRUE First Editions/First Printings with ALL First Edition Points present!Numerous First Edition Points MUST be present to denote a TRUE First/First of these two titles.All of these points are necessary!These two books have ALL of the necessary First Edition Points! BOTH books are hardcovers with their original, First State dust jackets, NOT price-clipped! BOTH books have varying degrees of wear, particularly the U.K. Edition, but are still in Highly Collectible condition!The wear, however, is considerable and VERY clearly visible! The wear to both books is EXTENSIVE and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. 1. Black House.U.K. Edition. Published by HarperCollins: Great Britain, 2001. The book appears gently read and other than a previous gift inscription on the half-title page, has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean! Some general/shelf wear along with creases/marks/scuffing/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/marks/discoloration/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text.Please note the wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, the extensive discoloration to the pages and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on the top edge pages.The marks to the boards are quite large and present on both the front and rear boards.The wear is considerable!All of the wear previously mentioned is VERY clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered.As mentioned before, there is some internal writing!There is a previous owner gift inscription, written in pen and located on the half-title page.The writing/page has been closely photographed for your consideration.The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has SUBSTANTIAL wear!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips and marks.There are also numerous, large marks on the inside of the dust jacket!Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!The wear, particularly near/along the edges, is extensive and VERY clearly visible.All of the wear should be carefully examined/considered. 2. Black House.American Edition. Published by Random House: New York, 2001. The book appears gently read and has no internal writing, no remainder marks, no missing pages and is NOT Ex-Libris or a BCE. The binding is holding tight and the pages are still surprisingly crisp and clean!Some general/shelf wear along with creases/scuffing/marks/wear to the spine/corners/cloth boards, particularly noticeable near/along the edges, marks/wear to the edge/fore pages and creases/rips/marks/wear to the pages, NOT affecting the text!Please note the numerous marks on the edge/fore pages and the wear that is present on the pages, particularly noticeable on certain pages!The wear, particularly to some of the pages, is considerable and VERY clearly visible!All of the wear previously mentioned should be carefully examined/considered. The original, First State dust jacket is fully intact and NOT price-clipped but has SUBSTANTIAL wear!Some general/shelf wear along with creases, scuffing, rips, scratches and marks.Please note the wear on the spine, at the corners and near/along the edges!Please also note the considerable amount of wear on the rear cover, particularly the numerous, large scratches!The wear is EXTENSIVE and very clearly visible and should be carefully examined/considered. We tend to grade the condition of our books rather harshly and took into consideration any and all wear when determining the value of these two rare books.Our VERY LOW asking price is a reflection of that consideration and if these two books were in better condition our asking price would be considerably higher.We purposely and closely photographed what we consider to be the most obvious wear.We are only allowed to post twelve photographs so we focused a majority of our attention on what we view as the most egregious wear.If you would like more pictures of the wear, no problem! Simply message us with a general idea of what you're looking for and we'd be more than happy to accommodate you!Once again, we want to reiterate that the wear to both books and both dust jackets is EXTENSIVE and VERY clearly visible!The wear is SUBSTANTIAL and should be carefully examined/considered BEFORE buying. Numerous photographs from various angles were taken for your consideration/inspection.Please closely and carefully view ALL the pictures for further clarification.Payment must be received within three days or the books will be re-listed.Please feel free to contact us with any and all questions. We are very proud of our 100% positive feedback/ranking and offer an easy, no questions asked return policy so you can buy with confidence! Thank you!!

Price: 79.99 USD

Location: Thousand Oaks, California

End Time: 2024-11-07T22:28:46.000Z

Shipping Cost: 8 USD