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Devils and Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New
by Kaye, Marvin (Ed); Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Used
- near fine
- Hardcover
- Condition
- Near Fine/Fine
- ISBN 10
- 0385185634
- ISBN 13
- 9780385185639
- Seller
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La Mesa, California, United States
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About This Item
Garden City, New York, U.S.A.: Dorset Press/Doubleday, 1987. Book Club Edition (BCE) . Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Gorey, Edward. Another in this series of stories collected by Kaye with DJ illustrations by the late, great, Edward Gorey. This one includes over 50 spellbinding, devilish short stories by H. G. Wells, H. P. Lovecraft, Bram Stoker, Isaac Asimov, Poul Anderson, W. Somerset Maughm, Leslie Charteris, Bertrand Russell, Robert Bloch, & more. DJ is bright yellow with wonderful Gorey art wrapped all the way around across front, spine, & rear. In 586 pgs, 2 Appendix. A Book Club Edition, this hardcover book is in Near Fine condition in a Fine DJ: looks & feels nearly Brand New! Only flaws are 1) gift inscription on ffep, else unmarked; 2) slight ding to fore edge (photo 3); 3) a few scattered foxed spots to top outside page edges only. Otherwise, completely clean, pages white, binding tight & square. The unclipped DJ is breathtakingly Fine: bright & colorful & beautifully protected in new mylar cover to stay that way.Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received by 2 pm Weekdays (Pacific time); later orders, weekends & holidays ship very next business day.
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- Seller
- Gargoyle Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 018795
- Title
- Devils and Demons: A Treasury of Fiendish Tales Old & New
- Author
- Kaye, Marvin (Ed); Gorey, Edward (Illustrator)
- Illustrator
- Gorey, Edward
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Book Club Edition (BCE)
- ISBN 10
- 0385185634
- ISBN 13
- 9780385185639
- Publisher
- Dorset Press/Doubleday
- Place of Publication
- Garden City, New York, U.S.A.
- Date Published
- 1987
- Keywords
- SHORT STORIES MYSTERY SUSPENSE HORROR EDWARD GOREY ILLUSTRATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Literature/Literary Criticism/Poetry/Short Stories; Illustrated Books/Illustrators / Edward Gorey;
Terms of Sale
Gargoyle Books
All books shipped promptly that day or next; tracking # provided on all orders. Refunds issued gladly in accordance with Biblio policies.
About the Seller
Gargoyle Books
Biblio member since 2006
La Mesa, California
About Gargoyle Books
On-line booksellers since 1996
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- FFEP
- A common abbreviation for Front Free End Paper. Generally, it is the first page of a book and is part of a single sheet that...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Fine
- A book in fine condition exhibits no flaws. A fine condition book closely approaches As New condition, but may lack the...
- Book Club Edition
- A generic term denoting a book which was produced or distributed by one of any number of book club organizations. Usually the...
- Foxed
- Foxing is the age related browning, or brown-yellowish spots, that can occur to book paper over time. When this aging process...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...
- Fore Edge
- The portion of a book that is opposite the spine. That part of a book which faces the wall when shelved in a traditional...
- 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....
- G
- Good describes the average used and worn book that has all pages or leaves present. Any defects must be noted. (as defined by AB...
- Tight
- Used to mean that the binding of a book has not been overly loosened by frequent use.
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