The Collected Strange Stories
by Aickman, Robert
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Very Good+
- Seller
-
Madison, New Jersey, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
Horam, East Sussex: Tartarus Press/Durtro Press, 1999. 2 Vols. 398pp Vol 1, 470pp Vol 2. Maroon cloth boards, black titles on spine. Binding tight, spine straight, corners square. Pages clean and unmarked. Red matte dust jackets have black titles on spine and b&w illustration, small and rectangular, on front panel. Mild wear to edges, faint crease along rear flap of Vol 2, otherwise crisp and intact. Jackets presented in mylar. Handsome copy of Aickman's collected strange stories, complete in two volumes. Please note that this is a heavy set and may require additional postage for international shipping. . First Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good+. 8vo.
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Details
- Bookseller
- The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 033375
- Title
- The Collected Strange Stories
- Author
- Aickman, Robert
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good+
- Edition
- First Edition
- Publisher
- Tartarus Press/Durtro Press
- Place of Publication
- Horam, East Sussex
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- Robert Aickman, Strange Stories, First edition, Tartarus, Durtro, Bookfair24
- Note
- May be a multi-volume set and require additional postage.
Terms of Sale
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
All sales are net. Prepayment is required. Postage in USA: items will be sent Media Mail Rate ($4) unless Priority Mail is requested ($6-$8). Postage for unusually heavy or valuable books may be more. Please contact us for international rates. Books may be returned within 10 days of receipt. Credit cards accepted: VISA, MC, AMEX, Discover.
About the Seller
The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
Biblio member since 2005
Madison, New Jersey
About The Chatham Bookseller, LLC
The Chatham Bookseller began in 1968, and, in 1970, opened a store at its present location in Madison, NJ. The store contains over 10,000 books in over 80 different subjects, and favors good used books and good literature (both hardcover and paperback) over popular books and bestsellers. Our Internet business began in 2001. Upon visiting the store, we can show and sell individual online titles upon request. Store hours are 10:00-5:30 (Tues.-Sat.) and 11:00-4:00 (Sun.). The business is run by Richard Chalfin.
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Good+
- A term used to denote a condition a slight grade better than Good.
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