Stephen King�s First Published Work - SIGNED and INSCRIBED by King - The Glass Floor�- 1967

KING, Stephen. �The Glass Floor�, in �Startling Mystery Stories�, Fall No. 6. New York: ACME, 1967.�

Octavo pulp magazine, original pictorial wrappers (measuring 18cm x 13.2cm) - in very good rubbed condition with a small �1967� date to the front panel; signed and inscribed by the author in blue ink on the opening page of his story, �To Debi, All best, Stephen King, 7/25/82�.

The first commercial Stephen King appearance, featuring the first published of his short stories, originally written while still a student and preceding his breakthrough novel �Carrie� (1974). �The Glass Floor� represents an important formative work, illustrating themes and narrative techniques that would later come to define King�s career.

Copies of this fragile pulp magazine seldom survive in collectible condition, having been produced as ephemeral reading material. The present example is further distinguished by King�s signature and dated inscription from 1982, a period during which he had already achieved international recognition, lending an added layer of historical interest.

A scarce and evocative item, combining an early appearance in a now-elusive pulp publication with a contemporary authorial inscription, and the holy grail of the most influential writers of modern fiction.