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Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, Inc, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Hardcover. Octavo, 823 pages. In Very Good minus condition with a Very Good dust jacket. Spine white with black and red lettering. Dust jacket protected in mylar covering, with price uncut: "$12.95." First edition, first printing with code "T39" on page 823. Scuffing and creasing to covers. Small open tear to rear cover near spine. Foxing to edges of textblock, with light toning to interior pages. Previous owner's signature on both pastedowns. DL consignment. Shelved in Case 8. 1392087. Shelved Dupont Bookstore.

A post-apocalyptic horror/fantasy novel that outlines the total breakdown of society after the accidental release of a strain of influenza that had been modified for biological warfare causes an apocalyptic pandemic, which kills off the majority of the world's human population.

For 'The Stand', a true first edition can be identified by the T39 code in the gutter on page 823.