The Seventh World Fantasy Convention: A Fantasy Reader.

KING, Stephen.

Item Number: 92793

Berkeley: Seventh World Fantasy Convention, 1981.

Signed limited edition of this collection of short fantasy stories distributed to members of the Seventh World Fantasy Convention held in Berkeley, California, October 31st to November 1st 1981. Octavo, original cloth. One of 1000 numbered copies. This is number 820. Signed on the pastedown and front free endpaper by numerous contributors with their mailing addresses, “Stephen King 47 W. Broadway Bangor, Maine 04401,” “Ray Bradbury 33 S. Venice Blvd Venice, Cal. OR 1619 S. St. Andrews Pl. L.A. Please Forward,” “Ramsey Campbell 31 Penkett Road Wallasey Merseyside L45 79F,” “Robert Bloch 620 E. Knapp St. Milwaukee, Wisconsin,” and “Dennis Etchison 2041 N. Beverly Glen Bl Los Angeles Ca 90077.” Fine in a near fine dust jacket. Jacket design by Edna & Orvy Jundis. A unique example.

The World Fantasy Awards are given each year by the World Fantasy Convention for the best fantasy fiction published in English during the previous calendar year. The awards have been described by book critics such as The Guardian as a "prestigious fantasy prize", and one of the three most prestigious speculative fiction awards, along with the Hugo and Nebula Awards (which cover both fantasy and science fiction).