Stephen King "The Shining" Traycased Signed Lettered Edition "A" of only 52 Remarqued w/Sketches Pamphlet, Leather Bound Collector's Edition [Very Fine]

"YOU'RE THE CARETAKER, SIR. YOU'VE ALWAYS BEEN THE CARETAKER. I SHOULD KNOW, SIR. I'VE ALWAYS BEEN HERE...." -- DELBERT GRADY OF THE OVERLOOK HOTEL

Personally signed by Stephen King along with the illustrator Vincent Chong (includes original remarque).

An extraordinary chance to possess this Signed Lettered Edition "A" of THE SHINING, the novel that quickly became a benchmark in the literary career of Stephen King.

Subterranean Press 2013. Stephen King "The Shining" Signed Lettered Edition. Personally signed by Stephen King directly onto the limitation page. Personally signed by the artist Vincent Chong along with an original artistic remarque. This is letter "A". Luxuriously bound with full genuine leather in a matching leather traycase.  Illustrations By Vincent Chong. No dust-jacket as issued. Signature Page illustration by Dagmara Matuszak. Includes "The Shining - Sketches", a softcover book of artwork sketches by Vincent Chong.

The Subterranean Press edition of The Shining was printed in two colors throughout.

This special printing of "The Shining" was published in the following limited editions:

1) Lettered: 52 signed, specially bound copies, housed in a custom traycase, with an original remarque.

2) Limited: 750 signed numbered copies, housed in a custom traycase

3) Gift: 1500 unsigned cloth bound copies, housed in a custom slipcase

This listing is for state 1 

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • ONE OF TIME MAGAZINE'S 100 BEST MYSTERY AND THRILLER BOOKS OF ALL TIME • Before Doctor Sleep, there was The Shining, a classic of modern American horror. Jack Torrance takes a job as the caretaker of the remote Overlook Hotel. As the brutal winter sets in, the hotel's dark secrets begin to unravel.

“An undisputed master of suspense and terror.” —The Washington Post

The Shining

When The Shining was first published in 1977, it left an immediate and indelible impression. At once terrifying and intensely human, it set the standard for the modern horror novel, and remains as vital and affecting today as it was thirty-five years ago.

The story The Shining tells has assumed a permanent place in American popular culture. It is, first of all, the story of a family: Jack and Wendy Torrance and their extraordinarily gifted son, Danny. The Torrances are a family in crisis. They have come to the Overlook Hotel, a deluxe resort set in an isolated corner of the Colorado Rockies, to serve as winter caretakers and to recover from a series of bruising personal defeats. But, as they soon discover, the Overlook is more than a hotel. It is a malign, voracious entity with an extravagantly violent history, and it is determined to absorb the Torrance family—Danny in particular—into its dark heart.

The Shining is a novel in which all of the varied elements—scenes, setting, character—come triumphantly together. The Overlook Hotel, with its haunted rooms, elaborate traps, and twisted secrets, is one of the most compelling backdrops in all of horror fiction. And the Torrances, with their tragic flaws, hidden wounds, and profound, often frustrated love for one another, are as real and credible as the people we encounter in our everyday lives. The result is a novel with the narrative power and emotional resonance of a classic. It is, and will always be, a consummate example of the storyteller’s art.

In 1980 The Shining was adapted to a film produced and directed by Stanley Kubrick, co-written with novelist Diane Johnson, and starring Jack Nicholson, Shelley Duvall, Danny Lloyd, and Scatman Crothers. The film is based on the novel, though there are significant changes.

Wikipedia:

The Shining is a 1977 horror novel by American author Stephen King. It is King's third published novel and first hardcover bestseller; its success firmly established King as a preeminent author in the horror genre. The setting and characters are influenced by King's personal experiences, including both his visit to The Stanley Hotel in 1974 and his struggle with alcoholism. The novel was adapted into a 1980 film and a 1997 miniseries. The book was followed by a sequel, Doctor Sleep, published in 2013, which in turn was adapted into a film of the same name in 2019.

The Shining centers on Jack Torrance, a struggling writer and recovering alcoholic who accepts a position as the off-season caretaker of the historic Overlook Hotel in the Colorado Rockies. His family accompanies him on this job, including his young son Danny, who possesses "the shining", an array of psychic abilities that allow the child to glimpse the hotel's horrific true nature. Soon, after a winter storm leaves the family snowbound, the supernatural forces inhabiting the hotel influence Jack's sanity, leaving his wife and son in grave danger.

Personally signed by Stephen King

Personally signed by Vincent Chong along with an original artist remarque directly onto the page.

Stephen King

Stephen Edwin King (born September 21, 1947) is an American author of horror, supernatural fiction, suspense, crime, science-fiction, and fantasy novels. 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 62 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. He has been described as the “King of Horror”, a play on his surname and a reference to his high standing in pop culture.

Vincent Chong 

Bio. Vincent (he/they) is a queer mixed-race Chinese-American Artist and calligrapher living in Brooklyn, NY. His practice includes printmaking, watercolor painting, drawing, Chinese calligraphy, and seal stone engraving.