CARRIE (First UK Edition)

First UK Edition: original purple cloth titled gilt on the spine and publisher's imprint on the upper cover, with very light fading along the edges, the leaves are toned around the margins, page edges browned with foxing on the fore edge, light blue endpapers, the unclipped dust jacket is very lightly worn along the edges and now preserved in Brodart protector, a very good copy. 

(https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carrie_(novel), 'Carrie is a 1974 horror novel, the first by American author Stephen King. Set in the town of Chamberlain, Maine, the plot revolves around Carrie White, a friendless, bullied high school girl, from an abusive religious household who discovers she has telekinetic powers. After a revenge prank pulled by one of her bullies on prom night humiliates Carrie, she decides to destroy the town with her powers out of revenge. An epistolary novel, Carrie deals with themes of ostracization and revenge, with the opening shower scene and the destruction of Chamberlain being pivotal scenes.' 

The first UK edition of Stephen King's first novel which was published a small edition.