Different Seasons, by Stephen King - true first edition

Different Seasons, by Stephen King. 1982 true first edition hardcover. 527 pages, very nice condition.

A collection of four Stephen King novellas with a more dramatic bent, rather than the horror fiction for which King is famous. Stories include: Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, Apt Pupil, The Body, and The Breathing Method. The collection is notable for having three out of its four novellas turned into Hollywood films, one of which, The Shawshank Redemption, was nominated for the 1994 Academy Award for Best Picture, and another, The Body was nominated for the 1986 Academy Award for Best Adapted Screenplay as Stand by Me.

True first edition identifiers:
Viking's original Address (625 Madison Avenue) on the copyright page and separately on the dustjacket; "First Published in 1982" on the copyright page; Issue price of $16.95 on the dustjacket; Book size 9.5h x 6.25w; and Boards that are blue in color, quarter bound in dark blue/navy.