Stephen King "The Dark Tower" First Edition, First Printing, 8 Volume Set w/Matching Slipcases

Collect this extraordinary First Edition set of "The Dark Tower", the works that have created a cultural impact. Since its first book, The Gunslinger (published in 1982), the series has garnered a dedicated fanbase and influenced many other works in literature and media.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1982- 2004. "The Dark Tower". A complete set of The Dark Tower series, Books 1 - 8, of which King considers his "magnum opus". Your eight volumes will arrive with a  set of custom matching design slipcases. Each volume is a FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING . A wonderful set for the discerning Stephen King collector that would also make a great unique gift. 

THE MAN IN BLACK FLED ACROSS THE DESERT, AND THE GUNSLINGER FOLLOWED.

The Dark Tower series tells the story of Roland Deschain, Mid-World’s last gunslinger, who is traveling southeast across Mid-World’s post-apocalyptic landscape, searching for the powerful but elusive magical edifice known as The Dark Tower. Located in the fey region of End-World, amid a sea of singing red roses, the Dark Tower is the nexus point of the time-space continuum. It is the heart of all worlds, but it is also under threat. Someone, or something, is using the evil technology of the Great Old Ones to destroy it.

Inspired in equal parts by Robert Browning’s poem, “Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came,” J.R.R. Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings, and Sergio Leone’s spaghetti Western classics, The Dark Tower series is an epic of Arthurian proportions. It is Stephen King’s magnum opus, and is the center of his amazing creative universe.

Eight volume set in one shipment: 

1. "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Near Fine]

2. "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Fine]

3. "The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Near Fine+]

4. "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass " First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Fine]

5. "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Fine]

6. "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah" First Edition, First Printing [Very Fine/Sealed]

7. "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Fine]

8. "The Wind Through The Keyhole" First Edition, First Printing [Fine/Fine]

Volume 1

Donald M. Grant Publishers. Copyright 1982. Stephen King "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" First Edition. First Printing. Trade hardcover edition with dust jacket. The cover boards are maroon in color, and the book has colored endpapers; the dust-jacket has two prices printed. This is the book that started the The Dark Tower series, of which King considers his magnum opus. . "First Edition" as stated on the copyright page. First printing of this dj/HC book. Only 10,000 were printed. Not price-clipped. Original vintage hardcover collector's grade book. Illustrated by Michael Whelan. Custom matching slipcase. 

Condition: Fine/Near Fine. Hardcover book in Fine condition without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. The dust-jacket is Near Fine with some light edge-wear to extremities as shown. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in his Dark Tower series. The Gunslinger was first published in 1982 as a fix-up novel, joining five short stories that had been published between 1978 and 1981. King substantially revised the novel in 2003; this version has remained in print ever since, with the subtitle "RESUMPTION". The story centers Roland Deschain, the last gunslinger, who has been chasing his adversary, "the man in black," for many years. The novel fuses Western fiction with fantasy, science fiction, and horror, following Roland's trek through a vast desert and beyond in search of the man in black. Roland meets several people along his journey, including a boy named Jake, who travels with him part of the way.

Volume 2

Donald M. Grant Publishers. Copyright 1987. Stephen King "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three". 400 pages. Trade hardcover first edition of 30,000 copies with dust jacket, issue price $35. On the copyright page is "FIRST EDITION". Illustrated by: Phil Hale. First Edition, First Printing.  Custom matching slipcase.

Condition: Fine/Fine without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The second volume in Stephen King’s #1 bestselling Dark Tower Series, The Drawing of the Three is an “epic in the making” (Kirkus Reviews) about a savage struggle against underworld evil and otherworldly enemies.

“Stephen King is a master at creating living, breathing, believable characters,” hails The Baltimore Sun. Beginning just less than seven hours after The Gunslinger ends, in the second installment to the thrilling Dark Tower Series, Roland encounters three mysterious doorways on a deserted beach along the Western Sea. Each one enters into a different person’s life in New York—here, he joins forces with the defiant young Eddie Dean, and with the beautiful, brilliant, and brave Odetta Holmes, to save the Dark Tower.

“This quest is one of King’s best…it communicates on a genuine, human level…but is rich in symbolism and allegory” (Columbus Sunday Dispatch). It is a science fiction odyssey that is unlike any tale that Stephen King has ever written.

Volume 3

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1991. Stephen King "The Dark Tower III: The WasteLands". Illustrated by: Ned Dameron. Trade hardcover edition of 40,000 copies with dust jacket. First Edition, First Printing. Original issue price was $38. The dust-jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. 512 pages. Custom matching slipcase.

Condition: Fine/Near Fine+. Hardcover book in Fine condition without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. The dust-jacket is Near Fine+ with some minor wrinkle to spine area. A touch of edge-wear to one corner. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands: Redemption, commonly known simply as The Waste Lands, is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the third book of the Dark Tower series. The original limited edition hardcover featuring full-color illustrations by Ned Dameron was published in 1991 by Grant. The book was reissued in 2003 to coincide with the publication of The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla. The book derives its title from the T. S. Eliot 1922 poem The Waste Land, several lines of which are reprinted in the opening pages. In addition, the two main sections of the book ("Jake: Fear in a Handful of Dust" and "Lud: A Heap of Broken Images") are named after lines in the poem. The Waste Lands was nominated for the 1991 Bram Stoker Award for Novel.

Volume 4

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1997. Stephen King "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass ". Trade hardcover edition of 40,000 copies with dust jacket. 787 pages. Illustrated by Dave McKean. Not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. The dust-jacket is now protected in a clear archival Brodart sleeve. Custom matching slipcase.

Condition: Fine/Fine without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass: Regard, or simply Wizard and Glass, is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. The fourth book in the Dark Tower series, published in 1997 it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel. Dave McKean created eighteen Illustrations for The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass. The original eighteen illustrations appear only in the first edition hardback and trade paperback released in 1997.

Volume 5

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2003. Stephen King "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla". 736 pages. Illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. Issue price was $35.00. Not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing. Full number line as required. Custom matching slipcase. 

Condition: Fine/Fine without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the fifth book in his The Dark Tower series. The book continues the story of Roland Deschain, Eddie Dean, Susannah Dean, Jake Chambers, and Oy as they make their way toward the Dark Tower. The subtitle of this novel is Resistance. Prior to the novel's publication, two excerpts were published: "Calla Bryn Sturgis" was published in 2001 on Stephen King's official site, and "The Tale of Gray Dick" was published in 2003 in McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales. Both excerpts were incorporated in revised form into the full version of the 2003 novel. Wolves of the Calla was nominated for the Locus Award for Best Fantasy Novel in 2004.

Roland Deschain and his ka-tet are bearing southeast through the forests of Mid-World, the almost timeless landscape that seems to stretch from the wreckage of civility that defined Roland's youth to the crimson chaos that seems the future's only promise. Readers of Stephen King's epic series know Roland well, or as well as this enigmatic hero can be known. They also know the companions who have been drawn to his quest for the Dark Tower: Eddie Dean and his wife, Susannah; Jake Chambers, the boy who has come twice through the doorway of death into Roland's world; and Oy, the Billy-Bumbler.

In this long-awaited fifth novel in the saga, their path takes them to the outskirts of Calla Bryn Sturgis, a tranquil valley community of farmers and ranchers on Mid-World's borderlands. Beyond the town, the rocky ground rises toward the hulking darkness of Thunderclap, the source of a terrible affliction that is slowly stealing the community's soul. One of the town's residents is Pere Callahan, a ruined priest who, like Susannah, Eddie, and Jake, passed through one of the portals that lead both into and out of Roland's world.

As Father Callahan tells the ka-tet the astonishing story of what happened following his shamed departure from Maine in 1977, his connection to the Dark Tower becomes clear, as does the danger facing a single red rose in a vacant lot off Second Avenue in midtown Manhattan. For Calla Bryn Sturgis, danger gathers in the east like a storm cloud. The Wolves of Thunderclap and their unspeakable depredation are coming. To resist them is to risk all, but these are odds the gunslingers are used to, and they can give the Calla-folken both courage and cunning. Their guns, however, will not be enough.

Volume 6

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2004. Stephen King "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah". 432 pages. Illustrated by Darrel Anderson. Original issue price was $30.00. Not price clipped. First Edition, First Printing with full number line as required. Not price clipped. Custom matching slipcase. 

Condition: Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws in the original shrink-wrap. Sharp corners that are not bumped. 

The penultimate volume in the Dark Tower series, The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah, a #1 New York Times bestseller, is a pivotal installment in the epic saga.

Susannah Dean is possessed, her body a living vessel for the demon-mother Mia. Something is growing inside Susannah's belly, something terrible, and soon she will give birth to Mia's "chap." But three unlikely allies are following them from New York City to the border of End World, hoping to prevent the unthinkable. Meanwhile, Eddie and Roland have tumbled into the state of Maine -- where the author of a novel called 'Salem's Lot is about to meet his destiny....

Volume 7

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2004. Stephen King "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower".  864 pages. Illustrated by Michael Whelan. Original issue price was $35.00. First Edition, First Printing with full number line as required. Not price clipped. Custom matching slipcase. 

Condition: Fine/Fine without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower is a 2004 fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the seventh and final book in his Dark Tower series. It was published by Grant on September 21, 2004 (King's birthday), and illustrated by Michael Whelan. It has four subtitles: REPRODUCTION, REVELATION, REDEMPTION, and RESUMPTION – all but the second of these having been used as subtitles for previous novels in the series.

Volume 8

Scribner 2012. Stephen King "The Wind Through The Keyhole" First Edition, First printing with full number line on the copyright page. Hardcover book with dust-jacket. Custom matching slipcase.

Condition: Fine/Fine without any flaws. No marks, writing or stamps. Appears unread with square and tight spine. No bookplates. Sharp corners. A wonderful bright clean copy. Clear and vibrant graphics. Original price has not been clipped. Archival acid-free Mylar sleeve included. 

The Dark Tower: The Wind Through the Keyhole is a 2012 fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. As part of the Dark Tower series, it is the eighth novel, but it is set chronologically between volumes four and five. First mentioned by King in 2009, after the controversial ending of the seventh novel in 2004, the book was officially announced on King's official website on March 10, 2011.

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, 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. 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.

About the Publisher : Donald M. Grant Publisher, Inc.

Donald M. Grant Publisher, Inc. has been producing specialty books in the fantasy genre for over 45 years. Over that period the company has published substantially more than 100 quality titles, placing an emphasis on time-honored book design and an abundance of full color and black and white illustrations.

Indeed, the company's forte is the production of fine editions designed for the book collector and for the book lover. Particular concern is always shown in the use of quality bindings, paper, typography and reproduction of artworks.

Many of the Grant imprint books are illustrated in full and striking color.

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