Darker Than You Think

by Williamson, Jack

Darker Than You Think is a science-fiction novel by the American writer Jack Williamson, published by Fantasy Press in 1948. It was first issued as a novelette in the magazine Unknown in 1940. The novel was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2003 as volume 38 of their Fantasy Masterworks series.

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Darker Than You Think

Darker Than You Think

by Williamson, Jack

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1979
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9780440117469
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New York, U.S.A.: Dell Publishing Company Inc., 1979. A beautiful copy of this first Dell printing. Interior art of Edd Cartier is reprinted from the original Unknown publication. Interiors are tightly bound and unmarked.. Soft cover wraps show light chipping along the spine. Spine is uncreased. A beautiful copy in a protective sleeve.. Reprint. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good/No Jacket.… Read more about this item
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by Williamson, Jack

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1976
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London: Sphere Books 1976 Paperback ISBN 0-7221-9166-9, 1976 Near Fine. Introduction by Dennis Wheatley. Also published simultaneously by Sphere Books in the Dennis Wheatley Library of the Occult series, with different cover art.
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK

by WILLIAMSON, JACK

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1969-01-01
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9780425017517
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BERKLEY MED, 1969-01-01. Reprint. Paperback. Used:Very Good. OCT. 1969
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK

DARKER THAN YOU THINK

by Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)

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Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the black ink background. (21797)
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1948
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Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the black ink background. (21797). Octavo, cloth. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Williamson. Classic novel of a werewolf species, Homo Lycanthropus. "...the narrative is gripping and the imagery very effective." - Barron (ed),… Read more about this item
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Darker Than you Think (Lancer Books. #73-421 )

Darker Than you Think (Lancer Books. #73-421 )

by Williamson, Jack

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1963
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USA: Lancer Books., 1963. Book. Illus. by Painted Cover Art!. Good / Very Good. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. 223 pages. Goodread notes = "Darker Than You Think was a really fun and intriguing story of a man coming to terms with the wave of unreality that comes crashing over his… Read more about this item
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Darker than You Think

Darker than You Think

by Williamson, Jack

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1st Edition
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1948
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Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Cartier, Edd. 12mo. First edition stated. Orig. teal cloth. Pictorial endpapers. 310 pp. Slight fading to top edges of boards, light foxing to top edge. Interior clean. Dust jacket is lightly bumped to extremities, light soiling to rear. Near fine.
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK

by Williamson, Jack

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1969
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NY: Berkley Highland, 1969. [1st printing] Oct. 1969; #X1751. Cover art by Jeff Jones. Tanning; light wear.. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good+ to Near Fine.
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK ..

DARKER THAN YOU THINK ..

by Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)

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Used - A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. (#168993) (29716)
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1948
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Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition, trade issue, first binding. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. A lovely copy. (#168993) (29716). Octavo, cloth. A presentation copy inscribed by Williamson on the title page to John Moon. "This ... may be Williamson's finest work." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1256. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-214. Bleiler, The… Read more about this item
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by Jack Williamson

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1940
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Fantasy Press 1940 1st ed. Rebound in gray cloth with black spine lettering. A binding variant with original sheets possibly by Greenberg, or Donald Grant. Very good with light dust soiling to page edges and covers. See photos clphE
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by WILLIAMSON, JACK

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1948
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FANTASY PRESS, 1948. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). First Edition. A VERY GOOD FIRST EDITION IN BOARDS. SIGNED BY AUTHOR ON TITLE PAGE..
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Darker Than You Think

Darker Than You Think

by Williamson, Jack

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1948
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Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. 8vo.,310pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition of the Trade Issue, bound in green cloth with spine titles in gilt. Illustrated end-papers. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear, toning or foxing, A touch perhaps on the bottom edges but quite minor. Very attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($3.00),… Read more about this item
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by Williamson, Jack

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1948
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK, Fantasy Press, 1948, first edition., vg+/near fine in vg dust-wrapper with some shallow chipping to the dust-wrapper spine extremities and some light dust-soiling to the rear dust-wrapper panel. 1/500 copies of this, the plated edition INSCRIBED by the author. A classic werewolf tale. (A very fine copy of the trade edition sold at auction 15… Read more about this item
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Darker Than You Think

Darker Than You Think

by Jack Williamson

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1963
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Lancer Books Inc., 1963. Paperback. Acceptable. 1963. No Edition Remarks. 223 pages. Pictorial paper cover. Purple text block edges. Pages are lightly tanned with a few small nicks along text block edge. Minor dog-eared corners.Small tear to page 135, with drawing and annotation to reverse of rear cover. Cover has moderate shelf-wear to edges and surfaces, with slight… Read more about this item
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by Williamson, Jack

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1948
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Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948. First Edition . Hardcover. Good+/Good. Edd Cartier (Illustrations) and A.J. Donnell (Jacket Design). First Edition stated, no additional printings; SIGNED by Williamson on title page; 12mo, green cloth; good+ (shelfworn; spine ends bumped and rubbed; top edge soiled; owner's name on half-title page; chips to top end of hinges; broken at pp86-7; pages… Read more about this item
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Darker Than You Think

by Williamson, Jack; Illustrated by Cartier, Edd

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1948
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Reading PA: Fantasy Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. 12mo; G+; green spine with gilt text; stated first edition; no jacket; cloth exterior has some soiling wear; damp stain to spine head edge; sturdy, intact boards; text block exterior edges have slight toning; pictorial endpapers; frontispiece; slight foxing to few page edges; otherwise interior pages good; illustrated; pp 310. 1358852.… Read more about this item
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1948
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Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. First Edition. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. Illustrated by Edd Cartier. Near Fine in a Very Good jacket, unclipped ($3.00), bumped and with a few short tears and shallow chips at the edges. Green cloth with gilt lettering on the spine. Square and firmly bound with a slighty dusty top edge, clean otherwise.
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Darker Than You Think

by WILLIAMSON, Jack

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1948
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Reading, Pennsylvania: Fantasy Press, 1948. Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. First edition, binding C. Illustrated by Edd Cartier. Octavo. 310pp. Gray cloth stamped in black. Fine in near fine rubbed dust jacket with light edgewear and small tear.
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Darker Than you Think

by Williamson, Jack

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First Edition By This Publisher
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1979
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Paperback
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USA: Dell Books., 1979. Book. Illus. by ROWENA painted Cover. Very Good/ Fine. Soft cover. First Edition By This Publisher. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" Tall.. Darker Than you Think (DELL Books 11746; 1979; ROWENA painted cover; Goodread notes = "Darker Than You Think was a really fun and intriguing story of a man coming to terms… Read more about this item
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Darker than you think (Collier nucleus science fiction)
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by Williamson, Jack

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1989
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Soft cover
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9780020383505
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Collier Books, 1989. Soft cover. As New. Jill Bauman. First Collier paperback edition/printing with new cover art. As New, unread condition from the original publisher's warehouse! "Far more significant was Darker Than You Think (December 1940 Unknown; exp 1948), a remarkable speculative novel about lycanthropy and other forms of Shapeshifting which early presented the thesis that Werewolves… Read more about this item
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DARKER THAN YOU THINK.

by Williamson, Jack.

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First Edition
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1948
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READING: FANTASY PRESS.. Fine. 1948. First Edition. Cloth. INSCRIBED by Jack Williamson to the noted collector of vampire literature Bongo Wolf on the half-title- "To Bongo Wolf. Watch out for the witches! Best, Jack Williamson. 1975."About fine in the 'second issue' brown cloth, in a very good+ or better dj. (Couple of shallow chips at base of… Read more about this item
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