Stephen King THE DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER Signed First Edition Traycase F/NF+/F
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"The Gunslinger" by Stephen King. Signed First Edition, First Printing. An Extraordinary Collector's Edition.
This is the very first volume in The Dark Tower series, which King considers to be his "magnum opus". Only 10,000 of these were produced, even more scarce signed with a personal inscription by the author."For Rick, Gene, and Sean - With best wishes, Stephen King 8/31/82" This significant signed first edition will enjoy a special status in your collection and be the focal point of your Stephen King library. A highly valuable and unique Signed First Edition.
For the serious Stephen King collector. First published in 1982, the story centers upon Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger who has been chasing after his adversary, "the man in black".
Additional Book Information: The Dark Tower is a series of seven books written by American author Stephen King and contains fantasy fiction, science fantasy, horror and western elements. They describe a gunslinger's quest toward a tower whose nature the books call both physical and metaphorical. King has described the series as his magnum opus; besides the seven novels that compose the series proper, many of his other books relate to the story, introducing concepts and characters that come into play as the series progresses.
The series was chiefly inspired by the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, whose full text was included in the final volume's appendix. In the preface to the revised 2003 edition of The Gunslinger, King also identifies The Lord of the Rings, the Arthurian Legend, and The Good, the Bad and the Ugly as inspirations. He identifies Clint Eastwood's "Man with No Name" character as one of the major inspirations for Roland.
King's style of location names in the series, such as Mid-World, and his development of a unique language abstract to our own, are also influenced by J. Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, science fiction, and fantasy. King has published 54 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and six non-fiction books. He has written around 200 short stories, most of which have been collected in book collections. His novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption was the basis for the film The Shawshank Redemptionwhich is widely regarded as one of the greatest films of all time and was in fact voted the greatest film of all time by Empire magazine readers in "The 201 Greatest Movies of All Time" poll in March, 2006. [3][4][5][6] Many of his stories are set in his home state of Maine. The item "Stephen King THE DARK TOWER GUNSLINGER Signed First Edition Traycase F/NF+/F" is in sale since Friday, January 26, 2018.This item is in the category "Books\Antiquarian & Collectible". The seller is "veryfinebooks" and is located in Exeter, New Hampshire. This item can be shipped worldwide.
- Binding: Hardcover
- Subject: Literature & Fiction
- Special Attributes: 1st Edition
- Original/Facsimile: Original
- Author: Stephen King
- Year Printed: 1982
- Place of Publication: New Hampshire