Firestarter, Stephen King
First trade edition, first printing of King's eighth novel, nominated as Best Novel for the British Fantasy Award, Locus Poll Award, and Balrog Award. Basis for the 1984 film of the same name starring Drew Barrymore.
New York: The Viking Press, 1980. Publisher's quarter orange cloth over paper boards, titled in gilt in black; pp. (xiv, 428); first state dust jacket priced at $13.95 with 0980 code. A near fine copy in an about very good, unclipped dust jacket. Binding is remains sturdy, minimal wear to boards with a few minor bumps to text block edges, internally clean. Jacket shows light shelfwear with a few areas of soiling, protected in archival mylar. A presentable copy.