'The Running Man' is the biggest thing going on Free-Vee,' Killian said. Killian was well-dressed, handsome, smiling and soft-spoken. They Run for Their Lives!' From front endpaper: 'One Against All. From cover: 'Welcome to America 2025 When the Best Men Don't Run for President. Interestingly, front endpaper lists Sensational Signet Bestsellers including 'Small World' by Tabitha King. Dark wraps with silver cover and spine titles feature hands holding up panopticon ball with screen signal lit in red. Classic pictorial wraps, light shelf, edge wear. King insisted his name not be in the credits, and the screen credit for the film went to the pseudonym Richard Bachman. In 1987, The Running Man inspired the Paul Michael Glaser film. King's fourth use of pseudonym Richard Bachman with a small original print-run. Stated: 'First printing, May 1982 Copyright 1982 by Richard Bachman.' Number-line beginning w/2. King published one additional novel under the Bachman name entitled Thinner, A First Edition, First Printing of Thinner is also available pleas inquire. Stephen King's pseudonym Richard Bachman 'died' in 1985 of 'cancer of the pseudonym' after he was discovered his death served as the inspiration for King's 1989 novel The Dark Half. A very scarce edition, in very collectible condition.

Unclipped jacket has light rubbing to corners and head of spine gilt is rubbed on letter ?e? in the first word of front panel inside jacket has toning. Light toning to pages and otherwise volume is in fine condition binding is tight and square and boards are fine. Quarter black cloth over black boards with gilt titles. with Introduction by Stephen King: 'Why I Was Bachman'. Published by New American Library, New York, 1985. The Bachman Books: Rage The Long Walk Roadwork The Running Man, King, Stephen. King?s dystopian ?Death Game? television show which the 1987 film is loosely based on starring Arnold Schwarzenegger, Richard Dawson and drummer extraordinaire, Mick Fleetwood of Fleetwood Mac in a role as Mic. Small, almost invisible blemish with very faint crease to the front wrap and very light shelfwear to show. Very light spine creasing and rubbing along the vertical of both wraps, handful of very tiny chips to the rear wrap. Stiff laminate card covers (soft cover) are lightly rubbed and bumped to extremities head and tail are lightly bumped with very small amounts of loss. The larger spot has seeped through to the text block most of the bleed through is very faint and only noticeable to a handful of pages.

Seven small and one 1.5cm x 3cm spots of discolouration to the fore-edge. Barely noticeable age toning to page extremities. Interior is in Near Fine condition clean and free of any markings or writing. Stated, ?First Printing, May, 1982? with number line beginning at two.

The running man by richard bachman