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Lot Description

KING, Stephen (b. 1947). Gerald's Game. New York: Viking, 1992.

8vo. Original cloth; dust jacket. Provenance: Kory Dunsworth (recipient of inscription).

FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY KING. Gerald's Game was written as a companion piece to Delores Claiborne, which had been published earlier that year and the plot of which also revolved around a solar eclipse. It was later adapted into a 2017 motion picture directed by Mike Flanagan and starring Carla Gugino.

[With]: KING. Delores Claiborne. New York: Viking, 1992. 8vo. Original cloth; publisher's dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. INSCRIBED BY KING, "Have a great 1993!" Delores Claiborne was adapted into a 1995 motion picture of the same name starring Kathy Bates and Christopher Plummer; it has consistently been ranked as one of the best King film adaptations.

This lot is located in Chicago.

Fine Literature from the Collection of Richard C. McKenzie

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