May 14, 2019 - Sale 2508

Sale 2508 - Lot 175

Price Realized: $ 975
?Final Price Realized includes Buyer’s Premium added to Hammer Price
Estimate: $ 400 - $ 600
KING, STEPHEN. Danse Macabre [Publisher's Questionnaire]. 6 typed sheets (14x8 1/2 inches, rectos only, on publisher's letterhead, stapled upper left corner, mailing folds, few small edge tears, partial ringstain to first page), editorial notes in red ink on 2 leaves. First 3 leaves typed by King, last 3 leaves in manuscript in blue ink. Asked to describe his book briefly, King replies, in part: "It tries to explain why Americans like to have the shit scared out of them, and offers some opinions about who has done it best in the last 30 years -- and how." New York: Everest House, 1979

Additional Details

with-Various printed publisher's promotional material for the book including corrected reviews, ad ledgers, mock-ups and mailers. NY, 1981.