Stephen King Book Appraisal

Insomnia by Stephen King (First Edition Hardcover)

This item is a hardcover copy of the novel 'Insomnia' by Stephen King, featuring the distinctive first edition dust jacket design published by Viking in 1994. The cover characteristically utilizes a stark red and white high-contrast color scheme, with bold typography where the author's name and title are vertically integrated. The dust jacket appears to be a standard paper wrap with a semi-gloss finish. The physical size is approximately 9.5 by 6.5 inches, consistent with American trade hardcovers of the mid-1990s. Notably, this book was issued with two variant dust jackets: one featuring white text on a red background and the other red text on a white background; the example shown is the red-on-white typographic variant. The condition of the dust jacket shows some light shelf wear, specifically minor creasing along the top edge and slight blunting at the corners. There is visible surface scuffing and small indentations on the red portion of the spine and front panel near the bottom edge. No significant tearing, sun-fading, or major liquid damage is immediately apparent from the image. The binding appears structurally sound, though a full inspection of the hinges and internal pages would be required for a final appraisal. This edition represents a major work from King's mid-career period, linking heavily to his Dark Tower series.