Stephen King – Misery – First UK Edition 1987 – with original press photos from the Oscar winning film
£175.00
A first edition, first printing of Misery by Stephen King, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London in 1987. A very good book in like dust wrapper with spotting to the page edges which are toned. Complete with five original press photos from the Oscar winning film of the same name.
Misery by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel about Paul Sheldon, a famous author who is kidnapped by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, after a car accident. Annie, a disturbed former nurse, forces Paul to write a new novel reviving her favourite character, Misery Chastain. As Paul realises the extent of Annie’s madness, he struggles to escape her clutches. The novel explores themes of obsession, captivity and the terrifying power of a fan’s fixation
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A first edition, first printing of Misery by Stephen King, published by Hodder and Stoughton, London in 1987. A very good book in like dust wrapper with spotting to the page edges which are toned. Complete with five original press photos from the Oscar winning film of the same name.
Misery by Stephen King is a psychological horror novel about Paul Sheldon, a famous author who is kidnapped by his “number one fan,” Annie Wilkes, after a car accident. Annie, a disturbed former nurse, forces Paul to write a new novel reviving her favourite character, Misery Chastain. As Paul realises the extent of Annie’s madness, he struggles to escape her clutches. The novel explores themes of obsession, captivity and the terrifying power of a fan’s fixation
