Stephen King – Christine – 1983 UK First Edition, First Printing

First UK edition, first printing of Christine by Stephen King, published by Hodder & Stoughton, London, in 1983.

The copyright page states “First printed in Great Britain 1983,” identifying this as the first UK printing. ISBN 0-340-33161-5.

This copy retains its striking original dust jacket featuring the red 1958 Plymouth Fury, with illustration by Gerald Grace and design by Ian Hughes. The jacket is unclipped with the original £8.95 UK price present on the front flap.

A particularly attractive example of one of King's best-known novels from his remarkable run of horror fiction during the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Condition: Near Fine in a Near Fine dust jacket. The book is clean and well preserved with a bright, clean interior. The dust jacket retains excellent color and gloss with only light surface and handling wear consistent with age. No significant chips or tears are apparent. Original £8.95 price remains intact on the front flap.

An excellent collectible copy of an increasingly desirable 1980s Stephen King UK first edition.