NIGHT'S BLACK AGENTS
by Leiber, Fritz
- Used
- Condition
- A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (31062)
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Boston: Gregg Press, 1980. First printing of the first hardcover edition of the expanded collection. A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (31062). Octavo, cloth. Text offset from that of the 1978 Berkley edition that reprinted the stories printed in the 1947 Arkham House edition and added "The Girl With the Hungry Eyes" and "A Bit of the Dark World." The Gregg Press edition adds introduction by Richard Gid Powers. "Leiber was the most stylish of the Weird Tales writers." - Barron (ed.): Horror Literature 3-126. Tymm: Horror Literature 4-146. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Literature # 1002. Cawthorn and Moorcock: Fantasy: The 100 Best Books #67.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 31062
- Title
- NIGHT'S BLACK AGENTS
- Author
- Leiber, Fritz
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy without dust jacket as issued. (31062)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First printing of the first hardcover edition of the expanded co
- Publisher
- Gregg Press
- Place of Publication
- Boston
- Date Published
- 1980
- Keywords
- Fantasy . Horror . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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