KING, STEPHEN — Misery
New York, NY: Viking, 1987. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0670813648. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean with the exception of some very beginning toning to the front and rear flap top edges. "The novel\'s title has two meanings: it is the name carried by the central heroine of Paul\'s book series, and King described such a state of emotion during the novel\'s writing. He has stated that Annie is a stand-in for cocaine. King has outlined the creation of Misery in his memoirs, and mentioned that the image of Annie Wilkes came to him in a dream. King planned the book to be released under the pseudonym Richard Bachman, but his identity was discovered before the book\'s release. " (from Wikipedia). Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket .
