Personally signed by Stephen King and Peter Straub on a special title page
two beautiful volumes for the collector of fine books.
Donald M. Grant, 1984. Hard Cover.
SIGNED by Stephen King and Peter Straub -- 1st Edition 1st Printing --
FINE -- copy of The Talisman. 2 vols. 8vo. Volume One: 463 pp.
Volume Two: 334 pp. Deluxe Edition -- issued after the trade edition by
Viking Press.
This is a No. 505 of 1200 numbered copies that have been
signed by both authors on the limitation page. Bound in cream cloth
with gray pictorial endpapers; bright gilt lettering and ruled boxes,
with blind-stamped decoration, to the spines and front boards; and a
sepia-tone illustration mounted to each front board. Illustrated
throughout with 11 full-color plates, including 4 two-page spreads (all
present and intact, featuring work by Jeffrey Jones, Rowena Morrill,
Thomas Canty, Berni Wrightson, Don Maitz, Stephen Gervais, Ned Dameron,
Richard Berry, Phil Hale, and R. J. Krupowicz). Two fine copies!
Original issue price in 1984 was $120
Condition
Fine/Fine condition for both books and slipcase. Clean & straight boards. No markings, writings, or
stampings. No attached bookplates or signs of any removed. A well-cared for collection, protected from any
potential damage. This book stands out as having had exemplary care.
Square and tight spine. Excellent original example. Collector's grade
hardcover books.
Book Information
This book charts the adventure of a twelve year old boy named Jack
Sawyer. The young hero sets out from Arcadia Beach, New Hampshire in a
bid to save his mother, who is dying from cancer, by finding an artifact called "the Talisman."
The premise of the novel involves the existence of a parallel world
to Earth, called "the Territories" (a strange fantasy world with ties
to King's The Dark Tower).
Individuals in the Territories have "twinners," or parallel
individuals, in our world. Twinners' births, deaths, and (it is
intimated) other major life events are usually paralleled. Twinners can
also flip, but only share the body of their alternate universe's analogue. Publishing History The idea of writing The Talisman first took form when Stephen
King moved with his family to London in early 1977. It was there he met
Peter and Susan Straub, along with their children, and the two writers
became friends, both being fans of each other's work. After a short
friendship, King and his family left after only three months back to
the United States. Straub and King had talked multiple times before
about collaborating to write a book, but nothing ever surfaced until
ten years after King moved back, when the Straubs moved to the United
States as well. According to King, after Straub moved, "the talk got
serious," and they began writing. Their literary friendship did not end
after the publication of The Talisman. In 1999 they began working on a sequel to The Talisman, dealing with Jack Sawyer as an adult. It was published in 2001, entitled Black House.
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