{"title":"New American Library","description":null,"products":[{"product_id":"roadwork","title":"Roadwork","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"303\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"214\" data-end=\"263\"\u003eBACHMAN, Richard [KING, Stephen]. \u003cem data-start=\"250\" data-end=\"260\"\u003eRoadwork\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"263\" data-end=\"266\"\u003eNew York: New American Library, 1981.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"305\" data-end=\"370\"\u003e8vo (178 × 108 mm). (4) ff., 273 pp., (3) ff. Original paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"856\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"372\" data-end=\"406\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"406\" data-end=\"409\"\u003ePublished under King’s pseudonym \u003cem data-start=\"442\" data-end=\"459\"\u003eRichard Bachman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem data-start=\"461\" data-end=\"471\"\u003eRoadwork\u003c\/em\u003e has become one of the key titles of the Bachman corpus. King initially hesitated to release the novel, believing it to be a minor work; he later chose to publish it unchanged in order to offer readers a candid glimpse of his state of mind during its composition. In the preface to the second edition, he famously reversed his judgment, calling it his favourite among his early novels.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"858\" data-end=\"985\"\u003eSpine slightly warped, light rubbing; a solid and presentable copy of a title increasingly sought after in true first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56527464038725,"sku":"0758","price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4421_jpg.jpg?v=1764670748"},{"product_id":"the-running-man","title":"The Running Man","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"295\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"199\" data-end=\"255\"\u003eBACHMAN, Richard [KING, Stephen]. \u003cem data-start=\"235\" data-end=\"252\"\u003eThe Running Man\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"258\"\u003eNew York: New American Library, 1982.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"297\" data-end=\"353\"\u003e8vo (178 × 108 mm). (2) ff., 219 pp. Original paperback.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"799\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"355\" data-end=\"389\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"389\" data-end=\"392\"\u003eA key title in the Bachman cycle, \u003cem data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"443\"\u003eThe Running Man\u003c\/em\u003e is set in the year \u003cstrong data-start=\"463\" data-end=\"471\"\u003e2025\u003c\/strong\u003e, in a violently deteriorated world marked by economic collapse and state-controlled entertainment. Its dystopian vision remains strikingly contemporary and has gained renewed relevance. The novel was later adapted into the 1987 film starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, although the film departs substantially from King's narrative.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"801\" data-end=\"950\"\u003eLight rubbing; bookseller’s stamp on the front endpaper and inner cover. A solid example of a title increasingly sought after in true first printing.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Librairie Alexis Noqué","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56527475638597,"sku":"0757","price":350.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0793\/8611\/6421\/files\/IMG_4427_jpg.jpg?v=1764670851"},{"product_id":"thinner","title":"Thinner","description":"\u003cp data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"307\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"219\" data-end=\"267\"\u003eBACHMAN, Richard [KING, Stephen]. \u003cem data-start=\"255\" data-end=\"264\"\u003eThinner\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"267\" data-end=\"270\"\u003eNew York: New American Library, 1984.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"309\" data-end=\"390\"\u003e8vo (223 × 146 mm). (3) ff., 209 pp., (3) ff. Publisher’s hardcover, dust-jacket.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"896\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"392\" data-end=\"426\"\u003eFirst edition, first printing.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr data-start=\"426\" data-end=\"429\"\u003eThe last of the Bachman novels to appear before King’s pseudonym was exposed. \u003cem data-start=\"507\" data-end=\"516\"\u003eThinner\u003c\/em\u003e became a publishing phenomenon after bookseller \u003cstrong data-start=\"565\" data-end=\"582\"\u003eStephen Brown\u003c\/strong\u003e uncovered Bachman’s true identity and publicly revealed that Stephen King was the author. By then the book had already sold modestly; after the revelation, it \u003cstrong data-start=\"742\" data-end=\"781\"\u003esurpassed three million copies sold\u003c\/strong\u003e. 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