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Roma: Enrico Voghera, Editore, 1907. First Edition. Original wrappers. 7.3 x 14.5 cm. 130pp. Piccola collezione "Margherita". Light chipping to spine ends, small crease to upper corner of back cover. A very good copy. Also includes the short tale Fatale Influsso. Illustrations by Castellucci, engravings by Ballarini. In the Italian language.; 24mo.
You'll Need a Night Light: 15 Creepy Tales(inc.Last Horror; Life Serum; Girdle; Beast; His Wife; Laocoon; House of Horror [Jules de Grandin]; Coffin of Lissa; Parasitic Hand [Dr. Burnstrum] ; Death Crescents of Koti; Ghosts of Air; Horror at Red Hook etc) by Thomson, Christine Campbell (ed.) Eli Colter; Paul S Powers;Joseph McCord; Oscar Cook; Paul Benton; Bassett Morgan; Flavia Richardson; W J Stamper; Seabury Quinn; August Derleth; Anthony M Rud; Romeo Poole; J M Hiatt and Moye W Stephens; H P Lovecraft - 1927
by Thomson, Christine Campbell (ed.) Eli Colter; Paul S Powers;Joseph McCord; Oscar Cook; Paul Benton; Bassett Morgan; Flavia Richardson; W J Stamper; Seabury Quinn; August Derleth; Anthony M Rud; Romeo Poole; J M Hiatt and Moye W Stephens; H P Lovecraft
![You'll Need a Night Light: 15 Creepy Tales(inc.Last Horror; Life Serum; Girdle; Beast; His Wife; Laocoon; House of Horror [Jules de Grandin]; Coffin of Lissa; Parasitic Hand [Dr. Burnstrum] ; Death Crescents of Koti; Ghosts of Air; Horror at Red Hook etc) by Thomson, Christine Campbell (ed.) Eli Colter; Paul S Powers;Joseph McCord; Oscar Cook; Paul Benton; Bassett Morgan; Flavia Richardson; W J Stamper; Seabury Quinn; August Derleth; Anthony M Rud; Romeo Poole; J M Hiatt and Moye W Stephens; H P Lovecraft - 1927](https://d3525k1ryd2155.cloudfront.net/h/890/028/923028890.0.m.jpg)
You'll Need a Night Light: 15 Creepy Tales(inc.Last Horror; Life Serum; Girdle; Beast; His Wife; Laocoon; House of Horror [Jules de Grandin]; Coffin of Lissa; Parasitic Hand [Dr. Burnstrum] ; Death Crescents of Koti; Ghosts of Air; Horror at Red Hook etc)
by Thomson, Christine Campbell (ed.) Eli Colter; Paul S Powers;Joseph McCord; Oscar Cook; Paul Benton; Bassett Morgan; Flavia Richardson; W J Stamper; Seabury Quinn; August Derleth; Anthony M Rud; Romeo Poole; J M Hiatt and Moye W Stephens; H P Lovecraft
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London, England: London, Uk: Selwyn and Blount, 1927, 1st Edition, 3rd Printing , 1927. ----------hardcover, a solid Very Good copy in a chipped and torn but generally attractive (original) dustjacket, a bit of age toning to paper, a nice copy, front hinge is slightly cracked, bookplate and small ink anme and 1928 date on verso of front board, some pencil notes likley from a seller from "ago", this contains: The Last Horror by Eli Colter; The Life Serum by Paul S. Powers; The Girdle by Joseph McCord; Si Urag of the Tail by Oscar Cook; The Beast by Paul Benton; His Wife by Zita Inez Ponder; Laocoon by Bassett Morgan; Out of the Earth by Christine Campbell Thomson [as by Flavia Richardson ]; Ti Michel by W. J. Stamper; The House of Horror [Jules de Grandin] by Seabury Quinn; The Coffin of Lissa by August Derleth; The Parasitic Hand [Dr. Burnstrum] by Anthony M. Rud [as by R. Anthony ]; The Death Crescents of Koti by Romeo Poole; Ghosts of the Air by J. M. Hiatt and Moye W. Stephens; The Horror at Red Hook by H. P. Lovecraft, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo ///NOT SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE///. First Edition. Hard Cover. Very Good (see description)/Good (see description). Illus. by Uncredited Cover Art.
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Un vampiro
by Capuana, Luigi
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SOURCE FOR EDGAR ALLAN POE: Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician
by Warren, Samuel (1807-1877)
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1832. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition (published 1832-38), octavo, three volumes; xii, 388; 409; 509pp. In contemporary half calf (lightly worn), spines divided into five compartments with gilt rolls and double fillets, gilt lettered titles and volume numbers to second and fourth compartments respectively. Early ownership labels to front endpapers, neat early ink ownership names to head of each title page, early pencil ownership inscription to opening blank of volume three, half-titles present in all three volumes. Clean attractive copy in first edition of Warren's often macabre tales that have received considerable scholarly attention as a source for Edgar Allan Poe's works of mystery and the supernatural.
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AT EASE WITH THE DEAD - NEW TALES OF THE SUPERNATURAL AND MACABRE
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Ash-Tree. First Edition. hardcover. Roden, Barbara and Christopher [eds] : At Ease with the Dead. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2007. First edition, limited edition, one of 400 copies. ISBN 978-1553100942. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj, illustration by Jason Van Hollander. Plain white endpapers. Viii pp prelim material, 375 numbered pp, plus one blank. Editors' introduction, thirty tales, sources, bios acknowledgements. Condition notes: A lovely, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Light wear to dj, a faint smudge to tail edge, a few faint scratches to front board. Else unmarked. A handsomely bound anthology of contemporary storytellers of the macabre. Of this collection, the dustwrapper says "In these tales, the dead and the living meet in landscapes that are at once familiar, yet terrifyingly strange, where ordinary rules do not apply, and where the dead are sometimes the fortunate ones."…
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The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein)
by Egremont Michael (Maurice Desmond Rohan; Pseudonym Michael Harrison)
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The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein), Egremont Michael (Maurice Desmond Rohan; Pseudonym Michael Harrison). Published by Bookfinger, New York, 1976. Introduction by George Locke. (i-v)., 252pp. with half title, title, publisher, table of contents. Reprint of the 1936 original Queensway Press Edition of The Readers Library Publishing Company of London. Issued without a dustjacket. Black boards with gilt spine titles. In fine, unread condition with a tiny dust mark lower outer edge and a tiny crease at head of spine.The novel was based on the James Whale film "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) starring Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff. After the movie was completed, Michael Harrison was commissioned to produce a novel from the original film script. Given only three weeks to produce a finished work, Harrison (Egremont) ultimately abandoned the script and produced what "was to all intents and purposes original fiction."
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The Pool of the Black One
by Howard, Robert E
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The Pool of the Black One, Howard, Robert E.; illustrated by Hank Jankus. Published by Donald M. Grant, West Kingston, RI, USA, 1986. Volume 10 in Grant's Conan series. Small 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall; 134pp. with six color plates, four double full page and three full page and black and white illustrations. Quarter burgundy over grey boards with gilt spine titles; grey paper jacket with small wood-cut illustration to front; housed in a clear acetate dustjacket. In fine, unread condition. A very scarce edition. Volumes 1-7 in this deluxe series is also available.
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Un vampiro
by Capuana, Luigi
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Roma: Enrico Voghera, Editore, 1907. First Edition. Original wrappers. 7.3 x 14.5 cm. 130pp. Piccola collezione "Margherita". Light chipping to spine ends, small crease to upper corner of back cover. A very good copy. Also includes the short tale Fatale Influsso. Illustrations by Castellucci, engravings by Ballarini. In the Italian language.; 24mo.
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SOURCE FOR EDGAR ALLAN POE: Passages from the Diary of a Late Physician
by Warren, Samuel (1807-1877)
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Edinburgh: William Blackwood, 1832. 1st Edition . Half leather. Very Good. First edition (published 1832-38), octavo, three volumes; xii, 388; 409; 509pp. In contemporary half calf (lightly worn), spines divided into five compartments with gilt rolls and double fillets, gilt lettered titles and volume numbers to second and fourth compartments respectively. Early ownership labels to front endpapers, neat early ink ownership names to head of each title page, early pencil ownership inscription to opening blank of volume three, half-titles present in all three volumes. Clean attractive copy in first edition of Warren's often macabre tales that have received considerable scholarly attention as a source for Edgar Allan Poe's works of mystery and the supernatural.
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THE WOMAN IN BLACK. First UK Printing
by Hill, Susan
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London: Hamish Hamilton, 1983. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. First UK printing. Illustrations by John Lawrence. Olive green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, Sunned at the backstrip and along the edges of the covers, lightly toned block. Pushed at the tail but the corners are sharp and the book fairly tight and square. Free from owner names etc, a nice clean copy, VG. The dustjacket is price-clipped and rubbed at the corners. Slightly colour-faded at spine, a few little scrapes to the laminate along the top edge. VG dustjacket.
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The Dunwich Horror and Others
by H. P. Lovecraft
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The Easton Press, The Masterpieces of Science Fiction, 1993. First Thus; Collector's Edition. Illustrated by Jill Bauman. Issued w/o dj. Fine, "Like New" condition. Appears unopened / unread. AEG. Bound in full (genuine) red leather with hubbed spine. Text block is bright and clean with no ownership markings or bookplates. Embossed in 22kt gold on spine, front, and back covers. Heavy duty binding boards. Printed on acid-neutral, archival paper. Smyth sewn. Concealed muslin joints. Permanent satin ribbon marker. Collector's Notes sheet laid in. Photo is of the copy we have at Barbed Wire Books. A beautiful gift book!
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The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein)
by Egremont Michael (Maurice Desmond Rohan; Pseudonym Michael Harrison)
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The Bride of Frankenstein (Sequel to Frankenstein), Egremont Michael (Maurice Desmond Rohan; Pseudonym Michael Harrison). Published by Bookfinger, New York, 1976. Introduction by George Locke. (i-v)., 252pp. with half title, title, publisher, table of contents. Reprint of the 1936 original Queensway Press Edition of The Readers Library Publishing Company of London. Issued without a dustjacket. Black boards with gilt spine titles. In fine, unread condition with a tiny dust mark lower outer edge and a tiny crease at head of spine.The novel was based on the James Whale film "The Bride of Frankenstein" (1935) starring Elsa Lanchester and Boris Karloff. After the movie was completed, Michael Harrison was commissioned to produce a novel from the original film script. Given only three weeks to produce a finished work, Harrison (Egremont) ultimately abandoned the script and produced what "was to all intents and purposes original fiction."
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THE TOMMYKNOCKERS
by Stephen King
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First Edition. 1997. Fine. Hardcover and dust jacket. D.j. has some minor rubbing and shelf wear, no tears,nicks or worn corners. Hardcover has minor foxing on top edge pages. Tight binding, sharp and clean pages. No markings. Fine condition. 558 pages.
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The Case Against Satan
by Russell, Ray
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black cloth binding. First Printing. boards have light edgewear, corners curved in slightly. Unclipped wrapper has a 15 mm open tear on the front at the top, minor soiling. Overall, a very tidy copy of Russell's first novel.
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection)
by Christie, Agatha
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Three Blind Mice (Agatha Christie Mystery Collection) (aka The Mousetrap). Black faux leather binding. First Edition Thus Bantam Books Inc., NY, September, 1988. Number line: 0987654321. As New. Summary: "A blinding snowstorm—and a homicidal maniac—traps a small party of friends in an isolated estate." THE MOUSETRAP: Known as the "world's longest-running play," The Moustrap has been running since 1952 and celebrated 70 years in London in 2022."
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Thinner: Signet Hardcover
by Stephen King Writing as Richard Bachman
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Book Fine, Dust Jacket Near Fine, small amount of edgewear with miniscule tears. No price on dust jacket flap. The cover illustration is the same as the paperback but this is a hardcover.
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The Man In The Brown Suit
by Christie, Agatha
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703 ChristieBrownSuit The Man In The Brown Suit. By Agatha Christie. Publisher: The Bodley Head Ltd., London, 1958, Stated Fourth Impression Thus,1970. ISBN 0370006720. Please see our stock photos. EXLIB. Good Condition/Good Original Shakel & Ryder Dust Jacket with Yellow spine, black titling, woman and ship cover art. Protected in mylar wrap. "States new and redesigned Edition, Fourth Impression, 80p. Blue boards with black titling. Our book spine has skinned spot at the word "brown" from removal of scotch tape. Plot Summary: Who is he, the man in the brown suit? He says he is a doctor; but Anne Beddingfield, who witnesses the fatal accident at a London tube station, is quick to notice some curious features about him when he comes to the scene. Her investigation of the accident leads her into the thick of mystery. This novel is more than an ingenious puzzle: It is a gripping suspense story."
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Something The Cat Dragged In
by Macleod, Charlotte
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SOMETHING THE CAT DRAGGED IN - A PETER SHANDY MYSTERY. SIGNED BY FAMED CANADIAN AUTHOR CHARLOTTE MACLEOD. Publisher: Doubleday & Co., Garden City, NY, 1983. Used First printing. Flat-signed by author on card affixed to title page. Dark-grey textured paper boards with light-grey imprinting on spine Price intact: $11.95. Good Condition/ Includes good condition unclipped $11.95 Blue and white dust jacket. Will ship from United States.
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Towards Zero
by Christie, Agatha
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710Christie TOWARDS ZERO. By Agatha Christie. Featuring MISS MARPLE. 1972 Ulverscroft Large Print Series FIRST LARGE PRINT EDITION THUS, FOR THE VISION IMPAIRED. "This special large print edition is made and printed in England for F.A. Thorpe, Ulverscroft, Leicestershire. EXLIB. A clean, solid copy. Good Condition/ Very Good original black red and white dust jacket in a mylar wrap. 34 pages includes Christie biblio. LARGE FONT, BRIGHT PAGES. Summary: " Agatha Christie now presents us with an unusual angle on crime. A detective story usually begins with murder, but actually murder is the end. This story begins long before murder happens, with all the causes and events that bring certain people to a certain place at a certain time on a certain day. All converging towards a given spot...and then, Zero Hour!
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Poirot's Early Cases
by Christie, Agatha
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Poirot's Early Cases. By Agatha Christie. Ulverscroft December 1990 First Large-Print Edition. Short story Anthology. Complete and unabridged. EXLIB. Good Condition/ No DJ Included. 5 ½ X 8 ¾. 470 pages. Summary: In this collection of eighteen stories Hercule Poirot begins his celebrated career in crime. Includes The Double Clue, The Adventure of Johnnie Waverley, and How Does Your Garden Grow, 15 others. A HARD TO FIND ITEM IN THE UNITED STATES.
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Hunchback of Notre Dame (Modern Readers Library)
by Hugo, Victor
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Hugo, Victor. Undated. Circa 1950. William J. Hill Co., Inc. Chicago, Ill. Not an illustrated edition. USED. VG/No DJ Included. Adventure Fiction Romance/Horror. Sorry about the group photo, but please see stock photo of binding for William J. Hill editions for the item being offered here. Blue Boards, gilt titling and red ornamentation on spine. 380 pages. 5 ½ X 8 ¼. Summary: Classic title by French Author Victor Hugo about cruelty, courage, and love. A clean, square, solid copy.
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The Recycled Citizen
by Macleod, Charlotte
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016MacLeod, Charlotte. THE RECYCLED CITIZEN, by popular Canadian author Charlotte MacLeod. Mysterious Press ISBN 96187-2.1988. Published January 21, 1988. Softcover. Advance Uncorrected Proof. 199 numbered pages. Signed." The reigning queen of the whimsical whodunit brings back amateur sleuth Sarah Kelling and her art detective husband, Max Bittersohn, in this tasty mystery involving a black-tie charity auction, scandal, and more than one murder." Stated First Printing January, 1988. Number line 1090807060504030201 . Flat-Signed by the author on title page. Used VG Condition.
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