Stephen King "The Dark Tower" Signed Limited Edition, Partial Matching Numbers 11-Volume Set [Fine/Sealed]

An Extraordinary Accomplishment Over 30+ Years. Personally signed by Stephen King (8x) along with all the illustrators, Michael Whelan (3x), Phil Hale, Ned Dameron, Dave McKean, Berni Wrightson, and Darrel Anderson.

A DARK TOWER S/L SET (16 AUTOGRAPHS IN ALL) WITH A SIGNED LIMITED EDITION OF "THE DARK TOWER: THE GUNSLINGER", THE MOST VALUABLE BOOK IN THE SERIES.

West Kingston, Rhode Island and Hampton Falls, New Hampshire. Donald M. Grant Publishers. 1982-2009. Stephen King. "The Dark Tower" Signed Limited Edition Books in a partial matching numbers set. Eight books in a total of 11 volumes. Book 1 is a Signed Limited Edition No.444 of only 500 produced. Books II is the matching number 444. Book III and onward are all matching numbers 898 signed limited first editions, issued simultaneously with the first trade editions. Included here are of all eight titles in Stephen King's masterful Dark Tower series. This set includes the signed limited deluxe first edition of the companion volume "The Little Sisters of Eluria". 

A very special Signed Collector's Set, and one of the most desirable items from this author. A rare and valuable collection, especially in this environment as Stephen King signed editions have continued to appreciate in value in recent years.

"The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" Signed Limited Edition 

Originally published in 1982, and now over 40 years old, Book 1 was the first in the series that started it all . Very few have survived in this condition, which makes it even more remarkable considering it's in the ideal Fine/Fine/Fine condition with the original slipcase. Book 1 will represent the highlight of this collection in your library. It has an enhanced value because the demand for this book exceeds the supply, due to its importance, scarcity, age, and condition.

The Dark Tower Collection

The ideal Dark Tower collection for the avid Stephen King collector.  An immaculate collection of fantasy literature that is 34 years in the completion. This is The Dark Tower series, of which King considers his "magnum opus", regarded as the most important work as a writer.

Each volume is splendidly illustrated with a full-page color illustration and each signed by King and the illustrator. A partial-matching numbers set. The pinnacle of all Stephen King collections, in this rare and valuable set.

This Set Includes Eight Books (Eleven Volumes) :

1) The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger Signed Limited Edition #444 of 500 [Fine/Fine/Fine]
2) The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three S/L #444 of 850 [Sealed]
3) The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands S/L #898 of 1,250 [Sealed]
4) The Dark Tower IV: Wizard and Glass S/L #898 of 1,250 [Sealed]
5) The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla S/L #898 of 1,350 [Sealed]
6) The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah S/L #898 of 1,400 [Sealed]
7) The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower S/L #898 of 1,500 [Sealed]
8) The Little Sisters of Eluria S/L #898 of 1,250 [Sealed]

Each volume is unread with a square and tight spine. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed. The dust-jackets (where possible) are fitted with a brand archival acid-free Brodart sleeve.

"The man in black fled across the desert, and the gunslinger followed."

With those famous first words, inspired by Robert Browning's Childe Roland and Sergio Leone's film, The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly and typed on an old Underwood in 1970, King penned the initial words of this long detailed account over thirty years in the completion. "Many of my fictions," King reflected, "refer back to Roland's world and Roland's story. My idea was to use the Dark Tower stories as a kind of summation, a way of unifying as many of my previous stories as possible."

A Unique Dark Tower Set Like No Other

Volume I.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1982. Stephen King "The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger" 1st Edition/1st Printing. Signed Limited Edition No. 444 of 500.  Personally signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Michael Whelan directly onto the limitation page. Condition: Fine hardcover book in a Fine dust-jacket. Fine cloth slipcase. A wonderful bright clean copy with straight boards. Free of markings, writings, or stampings. No attached bookplates or indication of any removed. A well-cared for book, protected from any potential damage. This book stands out as having had exemplary care. Sharp corners and clean page edges.  Square and tight spine. Not price-clipped. A touch of waviness across one edge of the dust-jacket. The graphics are clear and not faded. No closed tears. 

The Gunslinger is a dark-fantasy novel by American author Stephen King. It is the first volume in the 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 II.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1987. Stephen King "The Dark Tower II: The Drawing of the Three". Signed Limited Edition No. 444 of only 850. Limited edition of only 850 slip-cased copies, 800 of which were offered for sale. Numbered and signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Phil Hale. The limitation sheet reads: "This special first edition of THE DARK TOWER II: The DRAWING OF THE THREE is signed by author Stephen King and artist Phil Hale. Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws. 

The Drawing of the Three is a dark fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the second book in the Dark Tower series, published by Grant in 1987.  The series was inspired by Childe Roland to the Dark Tower Came by Robert Browning. The story is a continuation of The Gunslinger and follows Roland of Gilead and his quest towards the Dark Tower. The subtitle of this novel is RENEWAL.

Volume III.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1991. Stephen King "The Dark Tower III: The Wastelands". Signed Limited Edition No. 898 of only 1250. Limited edition of 1,250 slip-cased copies numbered, and signed by Stephen King and Ned Dameron. The print run of the limited edition, originally 500 S/N copies for the first and second book in the Dark Tower series was upped to 1,250 to meet the additional demand. Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws.

The Waste Lands (subtitled "Redemption") 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 IV.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 1997. Stephen King "The Dark Tower IV: Wizard & Glass". Signed Limited Edition No. 898 of 1,250. Limited edition of 1,250 slip-cased copies numbered, and signed by Stephen King along with the artist Dave McKean. A two volume set in a matching slipcase. Very Fine. Sealed in the original shrink-wrap with the number sticker.

Wizard and Glass is a fantasy novel by American writer Stephen King. It is the fourth book in the Dark Tower series, published in 1997. Subtitled "Regard", it placed fourth in the annual Locus Poll for best fantasy novel.

Volume V.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2003. Stephen King "The Dark Tower V: Wolves of the Calla". Signed Limited Edition #898 of 1350. Limited edition of 1,350 slip-cased copies numbered, and signed by Stephen King along with the artist Bernie Wrightson. Issued in two volumes contained in a single slipcase. Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws.. Includes the original number sticker.

Wolves of the Calla is a 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.

Volume VI.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2004. Stephen King "The Dark Tower VI: Song of Susannah". Signed Limited Edition No. 898 of 1,400. Limited edition of 1,400 slip-cased copies, numbered and signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Darrel Anderson. Issued in a single volume with slipcase. Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws. Includes the original number sticker on the slipcase. 

Now a major motion picture starring Matthew McConaughey and Idris Elba. 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 VII.

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2004. Stephen King "The Dark Tower VII: The Dark Tower". Signed Limited Edition No. 898 of 1500. Limited edition of 1,500 slipcased copies, numbered and signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Michael Whelan. Issued in two volumes with slipcase. Very Fine. Sealed without any flaws. Includes the original number sticker on the slipcase.

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

Donald M. Grant Publishers 2009. Stephen King "The Little Sisters of Eluria". Signed Limited Edition No. 898 of 1,250. Limited edition of 1,250 copies, complete with clam-shell tray case, numbered and signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Michael Whelan. Very Fine. Sealed in the original shrink-wrap with the number sticker. 

The Little Sisters of Eluria is a fantasy novella by American writer Stephen King. It was originally published in 1998 in the anthology Legends. In 2002, it was included in King's collection Everything's Eventual. In 2009, it was published together with the revised edition of The Dark Tower: The Gunslinger by Grant in a limited edition of 4,000 numbered copies of the Artist Edition signed by illustrator Michael Whelan and 1,250 numbered copies of the Deluxe Edition signed by Whelan and Stephen King. Both editions contain Whelan's additional new illustrations for The Gunslinger.

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.[4] 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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