Stephen King (1983) ‘Christine‘, UK first edition, first printing, published by Hodder & Stoughton. Signed and inscribed by the author on the half-title page: “For Anie – Who owns Christine in real life – It’s been nice to meet you! Stephen King | 7/17/84” Beautifully rebound in full leather with no expenses spared. A one of a kind book for the most discerning of collectors.

About the book’s design:

The book is bound in full fine red leather supplied by Harmatan and Oakridge, one of the best leather suppliers in Europe. The book’s design refers directly to ‘Christine’, the 1958 Plymouth Fury car featured in the book, specifically the side of the car with the central white strip which swirls up towards the tail. The handmarbled endpapapers are reminiscent of blood splatters fitting the novel’s topic of a killer car nicely. The page block edges are gilded as shown. The  title and author are embossed on the spine in gold. The book is housed in a black buckram solander case displaying tire tracks across the front, back and spince. It is lined with black suede so that the leather will only touch a soft surface and will not get damaged. The rebind and case were done by Richard Tong, a prize-winning bookbinder and publisher based in the UK. This is a one of a kind book book surpassing the aesthetics of any first edition or limited edition ever done of this popular Stephen King title.

Condition: presents in fine condition as shown.

Christine was published in 1983 and was adapted as a film in the same year. The novel was nominated for a Locus Award.