The Best of the Best, 18 New Stories By America's Leading Authors, edited by Elaine Koster and Joseph Pittman, published by Signet Book, copyright 1998, 334 pages, hardcover with dust jacket. This book contains stories by Stephen King, Joyce Carol Oates, Nancy Taylor Rosenberg, and more. The outside cover is in good condition. On the inside front cover the previous owner's name is written in ink. The pages are in good condition. The dust jacket is in good condition with some scuffing and wearing along the edges.