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If you love the Dark Tower series and are a fastidious book collector, here is something of interest that you will enjoy.
From Stephen King's epic The Dark Tower...
A rare piece of history in excellent condition.
This is the Second Edition of The
Gunslinger.
The novel that started the Dark Tower series in 1982. Only 10,000 Second Edition copies were produced.
Condition:
Along with its status, what makes
this rare book so desirable is its condition. You can now view 30 photos to see for yourself how original it truly is:
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It
is worth mentioning. The condition of a rare book (especially this one) is important.
Collectors and buyers are willing to pay a premium for books that are in excellent condition, as they are considered more desirable and
rare.
The condition of a rare book is crucial for its monetary value, historical significance, and aesthetic appeal. It commands a premium in the market-place and is highly desirable because it is an accurate representation of
its original form.
Most sought after collectible
Currently the First Edition and Second Edition of "The Gunslinger" are one of the most sought after collectible books that Stephen King has ever written.
This is the book that started the The Dark Tower series, of which King considers his "magnum opus".
The novel was inspired by the poem "Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came" by Robert Browning, which King read as a sophomore at the University of Maine. King explains that he "played with the idea of trying a long romantic novel embodying the feel, if not the exact sense, of the Browning poem."
In March 1970, while a senior at the university, King began writing the novel on bright green sheets of paper. The five parts that constitute the novel were originally published in The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction:
- "The Gunslinger" (October 1978)
- "The Way Station" (April 1980)
- "The Oracle and the Mountains" (February 1981)
- "The Slow Mutants" (July 1981)
- "The Gunslinger and the Dark Man" (November 1981)
In all, it took King twelve years to complete the novel. The finished product was first published by Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc. as a limited edition in 1982. In 1988, Plume released it in trade paperback form. Since then, the book has been re-issued in various formats and included in boxed sets with other volumes of
the series.
In 2003 the novel was reissued in a revised and expanded version.
This exceptional slipcased second edition of "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" can now be yours.
