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New York: Doubleday & Company Inc, 1978. First Edition, First Printing. Signed by the author Stephen King on a professionally tipped in page at the front of the book. First edition, first printing with "First Edition" stated on the copyright page. Measuring approximately 8.75" x 6", with 823 numbered pages. This book is in very good condition Minor wear to the edges of the boards. Moderate staining to bottom edge of the textblock. Interior pages are clean. Dust jacket is in very good condition. Minor chipping to the spine ends. Minor foxing visible. Original $12.95 price is present on the front flap. The plot centers on a deadly pandemic of weaponized influenza and its aftermath. The few surviving humans gather into factions that are each led by a personification of either good or evil and seem fated to clash with each other. Please view the many other rare titles available for purchase at our store. We are always interested in purchasing individual or collections of fine…

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.