Description: This antique, hardcover book titled "The King in Yellow" by Robert W Chambers is considered to be the first horror story and consists of 10 short stories. The first 4 are about a king in yellow rags and references the banned play by the same name as the book (the play was believed to drive people mad). This first-edition book was published in 1895 by F. Tennyson Neely in New York. It has a red cover, which is rarer than the lime green one. For this reason, some feel that the red cover is from the first printing. There are 316 pages, followed by 4 pages of advertisements. The book is in great shape, especially for an antique. The main issue I found was an incomplete split along the midline of the front endpaper (see photo). The pages have varying degrees of tanning, primarily around the edges. I did not see any stains.
Price: 525 USD
Location: West Boylston, Massachusetts
End Time: 2025-01-05T02:50:38.000Z
Shipping Cost: 0 USD
Product Images
Item Specifics
Restocking Fee: No
Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 30 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Binding: Hardcover
Place of Publication: New York
Signed: No
Publisher: F. Tennyson Neely
Subject: Literature & Fiction
Year Printed: 1895
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Special Attributes: 1st Edition
Author: Robert W Chambers
Personalized: No
Topic: Horror
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
