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Front Cover
Core Fiction Hardcover Novel

1984

The Talisman

Viking Press

Author
Stephen King
Collaborator
Peter Straub
Edition
First U.S. Trade Edition, Viking Penguin
Printing
First printing; first-published statement with no later-printing notice
ISBN
0-670-69199-2
Rarity
Uncommon
Condition
Very Good
Dust Jacket
Good

Synopsis

The Talisman: Twelve-year-old Jack Sawyer leaves a fading seaside resort and travels west in search of the Talisman, an object that may cure his mother. His journey moves between America and the Territories, a parallel world where people have counterparts and political danger mirrors the threats at home.

Verification Summary

Verified Edition

Photographs identify the Viking trade hardcover by Stephen King and Peter Straub. The copyright page matches the first-published wording used for the 1984 first trade issue and prints ISBN 0-670-69199-2. This copy is distinct from the Donald M. Grant limited edition.