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Front Cover
Non-Fiction Coffee Table Book

1988

Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques

Viking Press

Author
Stephen King
Collaborator
f-stop Fitzgerald
Edition
First U.S. Edition, Viking Studio Books
Printing
First printing; no number line printed, edition identified by 1988 Viking publication statement and matching first-state trade format
ISBN
0-670-82307-4
Rarity
Uncommon
Condition
Very Good
Dust Jacket
Very Good

Synopsis

Nightmares in the Sky: Gargoyles and Grotesques: Stephen King reflects on the unsettling appeal of architectural monsters while f-stop Fitzgerald's photographs document carved creatures, faces, and guardians mounted on historic structures. The text considers why people place frightening figures above streets and doorways, connecting architecture, superstition, imagination, and fear.

Verification Summary

Verified Edition

Photographed copyright page states First published in 1988 by Viking Penguin Inc., gives ISBN 0-670-82307-4, and notes printing in Japan. No number line appears. The title is commonly identified as the first Viking Studio edition through the publication statement and format.