1987, ISBN: 9780670814589

New York: Viking Penguin, 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. David Palladini. A very good Book club edition. Green paper boards over buckram beige quarter cloth sp… More...

New York: Viking Penguin, 1987. Book Club Edition. Hardcover. Very good/very good. David Palladini. A very good Book club edition. Green paper boards over buckram beige quarter cloth spine. Dragon in diamond shape in gold on cover, titling in green and gold on spine. Not bowed, but rear cover refuses to close compltetly. Green, lizard scale embossed dust jacket shows mild chips and creases at top edge, wear at bottom near spine. No price on DJ. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. ISBN 0-670-81458-x. 326 pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. Featuring 21 charming illustrations by David Palladini, this is an adventure fantasy for young adults—or very old prepubescents—and among King's most accomplished works (though readers who groan at King's unremitting vulgarity in his adult novels will again have a few quarrels to pick). Prince Peter, 17, is the elder son of Roland, beer-drinking king of Delain who had managed to stay unwed until 50. Father Roland's not much for sex and manages it only about six times a year, with the aid of an aphrodisiac from court magician Flagg—despite the fact that his Queen Sasha was only 17 when he married her. Roland is renowned for having killed a dragon With his famed arrow Foe-Hammer and eaten its nine-chambered heart, which keeps his heroic aspect alive under his beer fat. After Sasha dies giving birth to their second son Thomas, the demonic magician Flagg, who is apparently 400 or more years old, desires chaos in the kingdom and fears that young Prince Peter, when crowned king, will bring good sense instead; and so Flagg wants the inferior, bumbling, manipulable second son Thomas to be king. With this aim in mind, he poisons King Roland with dragon sand, blames the murder on Peter and has him imprisoned in the 300-foot-tall prison called the Needle. The boy Thomas is crowned, but becomes a winebibber and beer. drinker and as round-gutted as his father. During his five years in the tower, Peter has his mother's fabulous doll-house to play with, but is secretly spinning an escape rope with threads from dinner napkins he weaves on the small doll-house loom. What Flagg does not know is that Thomas, hidden in a secret passage and looking into his father's room through the eyes of the stuffed dragon's head on the wall, saw Flagg give the king the poisoned wine. And so the time comes when Foe-Hammer must again be brought to bear on tho dragon. But which brother can actually slay Flagg? Some of King's smoothest writing and slickest effects, with the usual supercosmic horror scaled down to reasonably familiar villainy—though the sales, one assumes, will be supercosmic." = Kirkus Reviews, Viking Penguin, 1987, 3<

1987, ISBN: 067081458X

[EAN: 9780670814589], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Viking Penguin, New York], FANTASY, KING, PALLADINI, DRAGONS, FICTION, CHILDREN'S, Jacket, A very good Book club edition. Green p… More...

[EAN: 9780670814589], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Viking Penguin, New York], FANTASY, KING, PALLADINI, DRAGONS, FICTION, CHILDREN'S, Jacket, A very good Book club edition. Green paper boards over buckram beige quarter cloth spine. Dragon in diamond shape in gold on cover, titling in green and gold on spine. Not bowed, but rear cover refuses to close compltetly. Green, lizard scale embossed dust jacket shows mild chips and creases at top edge, wear at bottom near spine. No price on DJ. Dust jacket now protected in a clear, removable, archival cover. ISBN 0-670-81458-x. 326 pp. Octavo, 6 1/2 x 9 1/2 inches tall. "Featuring 21 charming illustrations by David Palladini, this is an adventure fantasy for young adults—or very old prepubescents—and among King's most accomplished works (though readers who groan at King's unremitting vulgarity in his adult novels will again have a few quarrels to pick). Prince Peter, 17, is the elder son of Roland, beer-drinking king of Delain who had managed to stay unwed until 50. Father Roland's not much for sex and manages it only about six times a year, with the aid of an aphrodisiac from court magician Flagg—despite the fact that his Queen Sasha was only 17 when he married her. Roland is renowned for having killed a dragon With his famed arrow Foe-Hammer and eaten its nine-chambered heart, which keeps his heroic aspect alive under his beer fat. After Sasha dies giving birth to their second son Thomas, the demonic magician Flagg, who is apparently 400 or more years old, desires chaos in the kingdom and fears that young Prince Peter, when crowned king, will bring good sense instead; and so Flagg wants the inferior, bumbling, manipulable second son Thomas to be king. With this aim in mind, he poisons King Roland with dragon sand, blames the murder on Peter and has him imprisoned in the 300-foot-tall prison called the Needle. The boy Thomas is crowned, but becomes a winebibber and beer. drinker and as round-gutted as his father. During his five years in the tower, Peter has his mother's fabulous doll-house to play with, but is secretly spinning an escape rope with threads from dinner napkins he weaves on the small doll-house loom. What Flagg does not know is that Thomas, hidden in a secret passage and looking into his father's room through the eyes of the stuffed dragon's head on the wall, saw Flagg give the king the poisoned wine. And so the time comes when Foe-Hammer must again be brought to bear on tho dragon. But which brother can actually slay Flagg? Some of King's smoothest writing and slickest effects, with the usual supercosmic horror scaled down to reasonably familiar villainy—though the sales, one assumes, will be supercosmic." = Kirkus Reviews, Books<

1987, ISBN: 067081458X

Hardcover

[EAN: 9780670814589], Near Fine, [PU: Viking Penguin Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.], EYES DRAGON STEPHEN KING DAVID PALLADINI VIKING PENGUIN 1987 FIRST 1ST PRINTING EDITION NEAR FINE U… More...

[EAN: 9780670814589], Near Fine, [PU: Viking Penguin Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A.], EYES DRAGON STEPHEN KING DAVID PALLADINI VIKING PENGUIN 1987 FIRST 1ST PRINTING EDITION NEAR FINE UNREAD EPIC FANTASY HIGH NOVEL QUASI-MEDIEVAL GOOD AND EVIL MAGIC 1984 PHILTRUM DELAIN IN-WORLD DARK TOWER FLAGG STAND ISBN 10: 067081458X / 13: 9780670814589, Viking Penguin Inc., New York, New York, U.S.A., 1987. "First Published in 1987 by Viking Penguin, Inc." (stated), indicating First (1st) Printing of First Edition. Near Fine condition. No Dust Jacket. Appears Unread. The Text Block, illustrated by David Palladini, is clean, white, tight, straight and square, with a small (3/16" x 3/8") coffee-colored stain to the top edge, and no markings of any kind. The Binding is cream colored quarter cloth to light green boards with a gilt dragon design to the front board, green and gilt title, etc., to spine, unmarked green endpapers, all corners square and sharp, but with the front board slightly bowed. See photos. 326 pages. 6" x 9 1/2". An epic fantasy (or high fantasy) novel in a quasi-medieval setting, with a clearly established battle between good and evil, and magic playing a lead role, it was first published as a limited edition slipcased hardcover by Philtrum Press in 1984. This trade edition was slightly revised for publication. The story is set entirely within the realm of Delain, which is located within the In-World of The Dark Tower series, and the villain, Flagg, appears in both the Dark Tower novels and The Stand. ISBN 10: 067081458X / ISBN 13: 9780670814589, Books<

1987, ISBN: 067081458X

Hardcover, First edition

[EAN: 9780670814589], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Viking Adult], CARRIE,THE SHINING,THE STAND,SALEM'S LOT,CUJO,IT,FULL DARK NO STARS, Jacket, BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING on… More...

[EAN: 9780670814589], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Viking Adult], CARRIE,THE SHINING,THE STAND,SALEM'S LOT,CUJO,IT,FULL DARK NO STARS, Jacket, BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING on the half-title page without inscription. Mr. King's autograph has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker placement is on the letter, NOT in the book). First printing with "First published" statement on copyright page. VG overall condition: text is clean bright and probably unread; only mild blemishes on the boards. Edgewear on the dust jacket but actually less than is common with this title. Please examine my photos. Looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover added to dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author., Books<

1987, ISBN: 9780670814589

Hardcover

Viking , 1987-02-01. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING on the half-title page without inscription. Mr. King's autograph has b… More...

Viking , 1987-02-01. 1st Ed. hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 6x1x9. Signed. BEAUTIFULLY SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING on the half-title page without inscription. Mr. King's autograph has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker placement is on the letter, NOT in the book). First printing with "First published" statement on copyright page. VG overall condition: text is clean bright and probably unread; only mild blemishes on the boards. Edgewear on the dust jacket but actually less than is common with this title. Please examine my photos. Looks quite appealing with a new mylar cover added to dust jacket. Expedited and international shipping are welcome. Signed by author., Viking, 1987-02-01, 3<