Monkey by King Stephen Contributors (2 results)
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Published by Montcalm Publishing Corporation, New York, 1980
- Softcover
- First Edition
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Rare softcover insert and first publication of this nightmarish tale originally bound into Gallery magazine in November, 1980 (now separate from periodical). Striking pictorial wraps, moderate shelf wear. Cover with bold SK titles font in red and white with glowing green-eyed mani…acal, mechanical monkey drummer over dark b.g. Classic advert at back panel for "Mr Boston" cocktails book. Pages very good with attractive toning. Saddle-stich bind, fine. Protected in clear sleeve. From original magazine: "Exclusive New 32-page Horror Story by Stephen King - Best-selling Author of 'The Shining.'" "A shocking fright published here for the first time ever, in a pull-out paperback. Be careful, though. The Monkey may be after you!" When two brothers, Dennis and Petey Shelburne, find a cymbal-crashing doll in their great uncle's attic, it is revealed how their father, Hal Shelburne, first discovered this monkey drummer many years prior in his father's old chest. The odd expressionless monkey is cursed, and when it claps the metallic clang, someone close to Hal dies. Hal's father was a merchant mariner who disappeared at sea under mysterious circumstances and Hal knows this possessed toy led to his father's vanishing. Hal was tormented by the drumming monkey as a child and watched in horror as it inexplicably enthralled his family. So, looking to destroy the nefarious little toy and end his terror, he threw it down an old well at the home of his uncle. But now the evil doll has somehow returned to be found by his boys! But, how did the monkey escape the well for his sons to find decades later? Hal did not learn his lesson of disposal the first time, and angrily chucks it out into waters of Crystal Lake. King ends with an excerpt from a newspaper reporting the death of the lake's fish. A rare early SK short in its original format. Insured post Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
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Published by Montcalm Publishing Corporation, New York, 1980
- Softcover
- First Edition
- Signed
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.The BiblioFile
Contact seller5-star sellerCondition: Used - Very good
US$ 2,500.00
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Add to basketSoft Cover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Signed, dated and underscored by Stephen King to title page of inserted booklet: "Stephen King, 7/17/82." Rare early signature with date. Very attractive. Inserted softcover, "The Monkey," fine with fine interior. Periodical with light cover corner wear rub. Pages near fine. Saddl…e-stich bind, fine. From cover: "Exclusive New 32-page Horror Story by Stephen King - Best-selling Author of 'The Shining.'" From contents: "A shocking fright published here for the first time ever, in a pull-out paperback. Be careful, though. The Monkey may be after you!" When two brothers find a cymbal-banging doll in their great uncle's attic, it is revealed how their father Hal first discovered The Monkey many years before in an old chest of his father. Hal's father was a merchant mariner who disappeared under mysterious circumstances and Hal suspects this mechanical toy led to his father's disappearance. The funny expressionless monkey is cursed, and when it claps, someone close to Hal dies. Hal was tormented as a child. He watched as it enchanted his family, until Hal chucked it down an old well at the home of his uncle. But now, Hal seeking a large body of water and throws it in Crystal Lake. King ends with an excerpt from a newspaper reporting the death of the lake's fish. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author.
