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Product Details
This is a True First Edition / First Printing of Nightmares & Dreamscapes (1993), Stephen King’s massive, 24‑story collection that showcases the full range of his imagination—horror, suspense, dark fantasy, crime, and the wonderfully strange. As King’s third major story collection (following Night Shift and Skeleton Crew), this volume is a cornerstone for collectors who appreciate his shorter, sharper storytelling.
The collection includes standout works such as “Dolan’s Cadillac,” “The Night Flier,” “Chattery Teeth,” “The Moving Finger,” and King’s playful genre experiments like “The Ten O’Clock People” and “Umney’s Last Case.” First printings remain highly collectible due to the book’s size, its popularity, and the fact that many copies show handling wear from decades of reading.
This copy retains its original $27.50 price, first‑state identifiers, and the expected Viking first‑printing points. Clean, sharp examples are increasingly desirable, especially with bright jackets and tight bindings. This copy is being offered with a fine condition book and dust jacket.
All Signed Products Have Been Authenticated and Verified with Lifetime Provenance Validation
High-level authentication is an advanced discipline that operates at the intersection of long-term expertise, forensic observation, and controlled verification standards. All items are verified for its origin, composition, production context, and historical alignment. First editions, first printings, and original works require a different level of scrutiny, where paper stock, binding methods, printing indicators, publication sequencing, and manufacturing variances must align precisely with documented release standards. Authenticity at this level is determined by convergence.
Extremely Limited Availability
Once a specific item, edition, or production run exits the market, it cannot be reproduced, reissued, or replaced. Many pieces offered here originate from private collections assembled decades ago and have been permanently removed from normal circulation, placing them beyond conventional availability. When verifiable rarity is combined with expert authentication grounded in over 30 years of specialization, these items represent asymmetric investment opportunities, where limited supply, protected provenance, and sustained collector demand create meaningful long-term appreciation potential.
