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New York: Pocket Books, 1993. ARC . Large Softcover. Near Fine. This is an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC - a publishing state fast becoming an attractive "collectible", as it precedes the First Edition. When Nancy Kincaid comes into work, an unfamiliar woman tells her to leave. This is Nancy Kincaid's office, the woman says, but you are not Nancy Kincaid. As Nancy protests, her memory grows fuzzy and her reason seems to slip away. None of her workmates recognize her, and she is distracted by a voice in her head that suggests she shoot them all. Ejected from her office, she collects herself in the park. A homeless man pesters her, mumbling that at eight o'clock-the animal hour-there is someone she has to kill. Over and over she tells him to leave, until she finds the pistol in her purse. She kills the bum and sets off a whirlwind of insane violence that will not stop until the animal hour comes to pass. 322 pages, a publisher's "review" card laid-in. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked,… Read More

New York: Poseidon Press, 1988. Advance Reading Copy (ARC) . Trade Paperback. Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. THE NEW COLLECTIBLE: A Fine Minus copy of the Advance Uncorrected Proofs. [This state is also sometimes referred to - appropriately or not - as an Advance Reading Copy, or ARC.] A stunning collection of disturbing tales by "the first postmodern-gothic storyteller". CONTENTS: The Angel, The Explorer, The Black Hand of the Raj, Lush Triumphant, Ambrose Syme, The Arnold Crombeck Story, Blood Disease, The Skewer, Marmilion, Hand of a Wanker, The Boot's Tale, The E(rot)ic Potato, Blood and Water; 184 pages. CONDITION: a solid, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a touch of sunning on the spine. This handsome and very collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1979. First Edition . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Lee Noel (jacket cover). A crudely modeled fetish disappears from the vicarage in a small Cornish fishing village and the villagers are beset with visions. Is it a supernatural haunting or an extraterrestrial experiment? 189 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, solid, and unmarked, with negligible shelf-wear, compromised only by a very slight spine-lean. Its dustjacket, with stunning wrap-around cover art, is now in a clear mylar protective cover. It is complete (not price-clipped) and unmarked, with minimal shelf-wear, the flaps each having a small crease at its upper corner. This is a truly handsome copy - at an excellent price.

New York: Harper Collins, 1993. Uncorrected Proof . Paperback. Fine (As New). 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This is an "Uncorrected Proof" copy [**in plain orange covers] - often referred to, but not quite the same as, an "Advance Reading Copy" [or ARC] - fast becoming an attractive collectible, as it precedes the First Edition. STORYLINE: Having immersed herself in the books of horror writer Martin Wisemann, Joanne is shocked when the hideous monsters in their pages come to life and begin haunting her days and nights. 217 pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased, likely unread copy with negligible shelf-wear. This handsome, collectible copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

London: Pan Books, Ltd., 1990. First Thus . Large Trade Paperback. Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. San Julian (cover art). An intelligent and exciting historical adventure, in which "an aristocracy of vampires as immortal overlords hold whole continents in sanguinary thrall." 520 pages, with a publisher's announcement sheet laid in. CONDITION: a bright, solid, square, unmarked, possibly unread copy with minimal shelf-wear, compromised only by a single crease in the upper left corner of the back cover. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag.

New York: Health Knowledge Inc, 1966. Stapled Wraps. Very Good. 5.25" x 7.25. Virgil Finlay (cover). An excellent but short-lived 1960s science fiction magazine. CONTENTS: The Girl in the Golden Atom (Cummings), Voice of Atlantis (Manning), The City of Singing Flame (CA Smith), The Plague (GH Smith), The Question (Holly), Why "Famous"? (Lowndes); Books; Down to Earth.130 pages. CONDITION: a bright, solid, unmarked copy with moderate shelf-wear and a hint of interior age-tanning, compromised only by a rear cover corner-crease and a tiny tape-repaired edge-tear. This remains an attractive, collectible copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board. NOTE: multiple magazine orders, depending on weight, may qualify for a generous shipping charge reduction.

New York: Carroll & Graf, 1996. First Edition - First Printing . Hard Cover - Cloth Spine. Near Fine/Fine Minus. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. A unique twist on vampirism, involving a lawyer whose personal life is in shambles, the beautiful young pianist who give him hope - and then, crisis, death, re-awakening, and bloodlust. 310 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, solid, and unmarked, with lightly bumped cover corners and spine ends. The dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is complete (not price-clipped), unmarked and uncreased, with minimal edge- and corner-wear. This is a truly handsome copy - at an excellent price.

Gilette, New Jersey, USA: Wildside Press, 2000. First Edition . Trade Paperback. As New. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. An entertaining novel set near Cincinnati, Ohio, where an alien invasion, temporarily repelled, resumes - and this time "they walk among us as men!" 106 pages. CONDITION: a pristine, uncompromised copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the cover will gladly be supplied on request.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1990. Third Printing . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bon Korn (dustjacket art). [NOT a Remainder copy] Len is a strange young man, possibly possessed by his deceased grandfather. Len becomes a photographer, but his art is disturbing and shaded with evil. When he disappears, his cousin goes in search of him, finding "the stuff of his worst nightmares". 198 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, unmarked, and likely unread, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is complete (not price-clipped), unmarked, and uncreased, also with negligible shelf-wear. This is an outstanding copy - at an excellent price.

Manchester, England: Northern Writers [Private Press], 1972. First Edition . Trade Paperback w/Dustjacket. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This copy is signed and warmly inscribed by the author on the half-title page - with a review slip laid in. Why won't some established publisher release this cross-genre delight into the world (like a virus)? We've heard all the excuses, for example: "How do we market it?" and "There's only a limited audience for this sort of thing." I suggest that a dozen limited audiences - one for each way of reading this maddening work - add up to a substantial audience! 142 pages, plus i-x: "Notes for a Novel - The Copywriter", dated 9/1/67. (Additionally, an amber slip of reviews is laid in.) CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, square, unmarked, and uncreased, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is unmarked and uncreased, with… Read More

Manchester, England: Northern Writers [Private Press], 1972. First Edition . Trade Paperback w/Dustjacket. Fine Minus/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. This copy is signed by the author on the title page. Why won't some established publisher release this cross-genre delight into the world (like a virus)? We've heard all the excuses, for example: "How do we market it?" and "There's only a limited audience for this sort of thing." I suggest that a dozen limited audiences - one for each way of reading this maddening work - add up to a substantial audience! 142 pages, plus i-x: "Notes for a Novel - The Copywriter", dated 9/1/67. (Additionally, an amber slip of reviews is laid in.) CONDITION: the book itself is bright, tight, unmarked, uncreased, and likely unread, with negligible shelf-wear (just a hint of discoloration on the page-block bottom). Its dustjacket, cut slightly taller than the book, show a touch of wear and near creasing… Read More

Frogmore, St. Albans, Hertfordshire, UK: Panther Books - Granada Publishing, 1975. First Thus - First Printing . Mass Market Paperback. Near Fine. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Dennis Rolfe (cover). The rape and murder of a young teen leads Inspector Saltfleet into "a dark labyrinth of sexual magic, perversion and devil worship." 205+ pages. CONDITION: a bright, tight, square, unmarked, uncreased copy with light edge- and corner-wear, its interior pristine. This handsome copy is now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag. NOTE: A higher resolution scan of the covers will gladly be supplied on request. This small item will be shipped, securely packed, with a complimentary upgrade to trackable First Class on domestic (US) orders.

New York: St. Martin's Press, 1991. First Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Fine. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Bob Korn (dustjacket cover). An anthropologist at the end of his tether joins a dig which unearths an 8th-century bog man. The bog man awakens, and the dark secrets in the anthropologist's past surface as well. 197 pages. CONDITION: The book itself is bright, tight, unmarked, and likely unread, with negligible shelf-wear. Its dustjacket - now in a clear mylar (removable) protective cover - is complete (not price-clipped), unmarked, and uncreased, also with negligible shelf-wear. This is an outstanding copy - at an excellent price.