Stephen King "Carrie" (Signed First Edition), "Salem's Lot" (Signed First/Second) Matching Inscribed Association Set w/Provenance [Jan 6, 1977]

Carrie and 'Salem's Lot has been personally inscribed by Stephen King to the same recipient on Jan. 6, 1977. 

Original Owner

OWN A MATCHING INSCRIBED SET OF THE AUTHOR'S FIRST & SECOND PUBLISHED NOVELS.

An incredible find, suitable for the avid Stephen King collector. These inscribed books have been kept and cherished by the same family since 1977. They include a hand-written note by the current owner as proof of provenance and history. Association set. Beautiful signature presentations in bold ink. 

Own a signed first edition of author's first published work, "Carrie". An important first book that is significant because it introduced Stephen King to the publishing world. Highly desirable among fans. 'Salem's Lot is the classic 1975 horror novel , and the author's second published novel.

• Carrie is a Signed First Edition / First Printing
• 'Salem's Lot is a Signed First Edition/ Second Printing with Third State dust-jacket.

"Carrie" has been personally inscribed by King directly onto the FFEP:

"For Mrs. Helen Goodine of Mexio (where my brother Dave used to be town manager!) with my good wishes and thanks for helping to make WCBB's holiday season a happy one.

Best,

Stephen King

Jan 6, 1977"

Salem's Lot has been personally inscribed by King directly onto the FFEP:

"For Helen Goodine - Enjoy these shades and midnight daemons, and thanks for your help and good will -

Stephen King

Jan 6, 1977"

Includes signed & dated hand-written note from the current owner: 

"To Whom This Concerns

These books were given to me by my Grandmother, Helen Goodine of Mexico, Maine. She was a school teacher and supporter of young Mainers starting out. Also of PBS broadcasting. 

She received these books during a fund-raising telethon of the local PBS station, in turn for her monetary donation. 

Stephen King was autographing his copies and sending them to supporters of the station. 

I hope you enjoy his personal note to my Grandmother Helen, and that you enjoy these books as much as I have." 

Book 1

Garden City, New York. Doubleday 1974. Stephen King "Carrie". US First Edition, First Printing. "First Edition" as required on copyright page. "P6" Code on last page. Signed by the Author. Hardcover book with original un-clipped dust-jacket. Original production run for this book was only 30,000 copies. ISBN #0-385-08695-4. Burgundy cloth. The dust-jacket is now protected in a new archival acid-free Brodart sleeve. Includes bookseller issued COA.

All the correct First Edition, First Printing issue points:

• "First Edition" as stated on the copyright page.
• "P6" Code on inner margin of page 199
• $5.95 Price, not clipped
• ISBN #0-385-08695-4

Book 2

Garden City, New York. Doubleday 1975. Stephen King "'Salem's Lot". US First Edition, Second Printing with the Q41 gutter code as required. Hardcover book with dust-jacket.  Third state dust-jacket with the $7.95 printed price. Inscribed by the author. Original production run for this book was only 30,000 copies. ISBN #0-385-00751-5. The dust-jacket is now protected in a new archival acid-free Brodart sleeve. Includes bookseller issued COA.

Third State - The revised flap shows an unclipped price of $7.95 and the correct "Father Callahan" is printed.

About "Carrie"

The author's first published novel, and to this day, one of his most horrifying, about a young girl with telekinetic powers. Basis for the 1976 film of the same name, directed by Brian De Palma, and starring Sissy Spacek, Piper Laurie and Amy Irving. The film received two Academy Award nominations, one for Spacek (Best Actress in a Leading Role) and the other for Laurie (Best Actress in a Supporting Role).

Why read Carrie? Stephen King himself has said that he finds his early work "raw," and Brian De Palma's movie was so successful that we feel like we have read the novel even if we never have. The simple answer is that this is a very scary story, one that works as well--if not better--on the page as on the screen. Carrie White, menaced by bullies at school and her religious nut of a mother at home, gradually discovers that she has telekinetic powers, powers that will eventually be turned on her tormentors.

King has a way of getting under the skin of his readers by creating an utterly believable world that throbs with menace before finally exploding. He builds the tension in this early work by piecing together extracts from newspaper reports, journals, and scientific papers, as well as more traditional first- and third-person narrative in order to reveal what lurks beneath the surface of Chamberlain, Maine.

News item from the Westover (ME) weekly Enterprise, August 19, 1966: "Rain of Stones Reported: It was reliably reported by several persons that a rain of stones fell from a clear blue sky on Carlin Street in the town of Chamberlain on August 17th."

Although the supernatural pyrotechnics are handled with King's customary aplomb, it is the carefully drawn portrait of the little horrors of small towns, high schools, and adolescent sexuality that give this novel its power, and assures its place in the King canon.

About Salem's Lot 

'Salem's Lot is a 1975 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It was his second published novel. The story involves a writer named Ben Mears who returns to the town of Jerusalem's Lot (or 'Salem's Lot for short) in Maine, where he lived from the age of five through nine, only to discover that the residents are becoming vampires. The town is revisited in the short stories "Jerusalem's Lot" and "One for the Road", both from King's story collection Night Shift (1978). The novel was nominated for the World Fantasy Award in 1976[1] and the Locus Award for the All-Time Best Fantasy Novel in 1987.

In two separate interviews in the 1980s, King said that, of all his books, 'Salem's Lot was his favorite. In his June 1983 Playboy interview, the interviewer mentioned that because it was his favorite, King was planning a sequel, but King has said on his website that because The Dark Tower series already continued the narrative in Wolves of the Calla and Song of Susannah, he felt there was no longer a need for a sequel.[4] In 1987 he told Phil Konstantin in The Highway Patrolman magazine: "In a way it is my favorite story, mostly because of what it says about small towns. They are kind of a dying organism right now. The story seems sort of down home to me. I have a special cold spot in my heart for it!"[5]

'Salem's Lot has been adapted into a 1979 two-part miniseries directed by Tobe Hooper and a 2004 television miniseries directed by Mikael Salomon. A feature film adaptation directed by Gary Dauberman is currently in production.

The book is dedicated to King's daughter Naomi.

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. Described as the "King of Horror", a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture, his books have sold more than 350 million copies as of 2006, and many have been adapted into films, television series, miniseries, and comic books. King has published 64 novels, including seven under the pen name Richard Bachman, and five non-fiction books.

He has also written approximately 200 short stories, most of which have been published in book collections.

King has received Bram Stoker Awards, World Fantasy Awards, and British Fantasy Society Awards. In 2003, the National Book Foundation awarded him the Medal for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters. He has also received awards for his contribution to literature for his entire bibliography, such as the 2004 World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement and the 2007 Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America.[8] In 2015, he was awarded with a National Medal of Arts from the U.S. National Endowment for the Arts for his contributions to literature.