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James M. Dourgarian, Bookman
1595-B Third Avenue
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(925)935-5033
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[Stephen King] (King, Stephen). Moth. Orono, Blanket Conspiracy, 1970, first edition, wrappers. Softcover. This was Stephen King's first book appearance, an off-campus publication edited by George MacLeod issued while King was still a student at the University of Maine, it includes three poems by "Steve" King (as well as six poems by his then-future wife, Tabitha Spruce), very scarce. Fine.
James M.Dourgarian, Bookman, was established in 1980. We are members of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association of America (ABAA). Like all ABAA members, we answer to a higher authority and follow a higher standard of ethics that guarantees a successful transaction for all our customers.
We buy and sell old books, vintage books, collectible books, rare books, first edition books, and related ephemera. We maintain several specialties. Among them are American fiction first editions from c.1900 to the present. Within that general field, we have heavy emphasis in John Steinbeck and Steinbeckiana. Thus, we buy and sell Steinbeck primary first editions in dust jackets, signed/limited editions, his appearances in anthologies, his periodical appearances, books and periodicals about Steinbeck, film and theatre memorabilia, bibliographies, and miscellaneous items.
We also specialize in these same categories for these authors -- Jack London, Wallace Stegner, and Stephen King. Other specialties include Western Americana, books on California and the West, books on Japan, China, and the Orient, and Armed Services Editions. The latter are vintage paperbacks issued to American GIs from 1943 to 1947. They are comprised of mysteries, Westerns, science fiction and fantasy, mainstream fiction, historical novels, science, poetry, adventure stories, and more.
Within our field of modern first editions, we also sell related film memorabilia Thus, we sell film posters, lobby card sets, pressbooks, stills, scripts, etc. for films made from the works of authors we carry such as John Steinbeck, Jack London, Ernest Hemingway, William Faulkner, Raymond Chandler, Zane Grey, Edgar Rice Burroughs, Stephen King, Edward Abbey, Anne Rice, and many others.
Modern Literature] King, Stephen. Different Seasons. NY, Viking, 1982, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Four seasons = four novellas, with three of them being the source or a film, the most notable probably being The Shawshank Redemption, the others were Stand By Me and Apt Pupil, the book also includes an Afterword by King who also has Inscribed the rear panel of the dust jacket ("For Herb--/Best--/Stephen King"). Fine. JD6448
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| [Stephen King] Carr, Terry (editor). The YearŐs Finest Fantasy. NY, Berkeley, 1979, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. This includes the first book appearance of Stephen King's The Gunslinger, one of the stories from his legendary The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger, this precedes the Donald M. Grant edition by three years. Fine in a near fine dj. |  $50.00 |
| [Stephen King] Frane, Jeff and Rems, Jack (editors). A Fantasy Reader. Berkeley, The Seventh World Fantasy Convention, 1981, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. One of 1,000 copies, of which this is a sample copy, includes Stephen King's The Bird and the Album, an excerpt from It, in advance of its entire publication, also includes material by and about Peter S. Beagle, illustrations by Brian Froud, stories by Ray Bradbury, Robert Bloch, Fritz Leiber, Peter Straub, etc., this copy Signed by Ray Bradbury at his contribution. Fine. | $100.00 |
| [Stephen King] King, Stephen. Cycle of the Werewolf. Westland, MI, Land of Enchantment, 1983, first trade edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. With color and b&w illustrations by Berni Wrightson, one of 7,500 copies. Fine in a jacket with slight wear and rubbing as usual with this book. | $250.00 |
| [Stephen King] King, Stephen. GeraldŐs Game. NY, Viking, May 1992, first edition. Issued without jacket, but with publisherŐs rather cheap slipcase, includes a facsimile letter from King to booksellers, one of 2,000 advance copies issued at the American Booksellers Association in anticipation of the November release. Fine. | $75.00 |
| [Stephen King] King, Stephen. The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three. West Kingston, Donald M. Grant, 1987, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Illustrated by Phil Hale, this next-in-the-series was out-of-print before distribution. As new in publisherŐs shrink-wrap. | $150.00 |
| [Modern Literature] King, Stephen. The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah. Hampton Falls, Donald M. Grant, 2004, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. With publisher's slipcase, No. 798 of 1400 copies Signed by both King and the illustrator, Darrel Anderson, this is the next-to-the-last in this important series. As new . | $850.00 |
| [Stephen King] McCauley, Kirby (editor). Dark Forces. NY, Viking, 1980, first edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Ňnew stories of suspense and supernatural horrorÓ by the likes of I. B. Singer, Davis Grubb, Ray Bradbury, Edward Gorey, etc., including the first appearance of Stephen KingŐs The Mist, a short novel, this copy is Signed by Ray Bradbury at his contribution. Fine. | $75.00 |
| [Stephen King] Robertson, Don. The Ideal Genuine Man. Bangor, Philtrum Press, 1987, first trade edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Stephen King offers the introduction for Robertson, one of his favorite authors. As new, unread. | $35.00 |
| [Stephen King] Underwood, Tim and Miller, Chuck (editors). Fear Itself. San Francisco, Underwood-Miller, 1982, first trade edition, dust jacket. Hardcover. Introduction by Peter Straub, foreword by Stephen King, afterword by George A. Ramero, includes pieces on Stephen King and his horror fiction by Chelsea Quinn Yarbro, Fritz Leiber, Charles L. Grant, Douglas E. Winter, etc., including the first King bibliography which, interestingly, states that King is not Richard Bachman and that King has never used the Bachman name as a pseudonym. Fine. | $50.00 |
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