NY, Scribner, (2008). King's fifth collection of short fiction, and his first in six years. King had just edited Best American Short Stories 2007 and he said the process of reading hundreds of stories for that anthology rekindled his interest in writing stories, and he produced the ones in this collection. Inscribed by King to John Irving and his wife: "For John and Janet Irving - Stories for a winter night - Stephen King/ 12/10/08/ I miss you guys!" A bit of handling evident to boards; near fine in a fine dust jacket. A remarkable association copy between two highly popular, and highly literary, writers. [#031705] SOLD