Stephen King, 'Salem's Lot. New English Library, this NEL edition February 1977 (first NEL 1976; first US Doubleday 1975). 45003106 3. The iconic embossed die-cut "weeping face" cover.

King's second novel and a cornerstone vampire horror — this is the collectable early NEL embossed-cover printing that horror and King collectors look for specifically.

Condition: Acceptable / reading copy. Significant laminate crazing and flaking with loss to areas of the rear cover and spine, spine rubbed with title faint and chipped at the ends, corners frayed, pages browned. Brown waterstain/tide-line to rear cover. Previous owner's name and address inked on the first page. Embossed front-cover face intact. A beaten but complete copy of a desirable printing — disclosed fully and priced as a reader.