Horror Novels

Sauk City, Wisconsin: Arkham House, 1943 First printing of the first edition. One of 1,217 copies printed, Publisher's black cloth with gilt spine titles, octavo, 458 pages. The fourth book issued by Arkham House. The companion novel to The Outsider and Others. Accompanied by three letters from August Derleth to Clark Ashton Smith, discussing dust jacket art. Also includes a prepublication announcement card and a subsequent information card, as well as a letter from Derleth verifying an order for copies of Beyond the Wall of Sleep. Light rubbing at head and tail of spine and at corners of boards, text block is faintly age toned, but clean, unmarked, and tight in binding. Scarce dust jacket is slightly rubbed at spine head and tail and at corner tips. Overall near fine to fine condition.

The Woman In White (1860 Harper & Brothers 1st Edition) BY WILKIE COLLINS. New York: Harper & Brothers, Publishers, 1860.[2], 260, [4, ads] pp. States 1860 on the title page. In-text illustrations by John McLenan. Publisher's dk. brown stamped heavy cardboard boards with elaborate blind-stamped Harper and Brothers cartouche on front and back boards. Ads state B. Miss Mulock spelled correctly. Ads list eleven titles, and verso advertising The Mill on the Floss [Gasson p. 160.]Used. Good- Condition: Our copy lacks its spine, otherwise in good condition and a good candidate for rebinding. Chocolate brown endpapers are in good shape. Please see our photos. Your offers are welcome here.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING & PROFESSIONALLY AUTHENTICATED BY PSA/DNA. Includes their ironclad certificate of authenticity. Also nicely inscribed and dated as shown. Lovely near-fine condition: the book appears unread and there's only mild blemishes on the boards and dust jacket. Extremely scarce with authenticated signature. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

Doubleday, 1966. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Fine. Emanuel Schongut. First edition/printing. Book is in Near Fine condition with very minor wear and the dust jacket (in a protector and unclipped) is in Fine condition! Translated from the French by Francis K. Price. The classic novel of psychological horror that was made into the 1976 Roman Polanski film. A very sharp copy of this very scarce book, with different jacket art than the (equally scarce) first U.K. edition.

PSA AUTHENTICATED & SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING. Includes ironclad PSA full Letter of Authenticity. Also inscribed as shown. Complete & uncut edition, later printing, with Holdorf cover. Outstanding condition: appears unread, so text pristine; boards have sharp corners and bright lettering; DJ only mild blemishes and now protected with new mylar. In my opinion, a breathtaking presentation, completely unmatched anywhere given professional authentication. Expedited shipping is welcome; international buyers please request a shipping quote before purchase. Signed by author.

Garden City, New York: Doubleday & Company, 1974. 1st Edition 1st Printing. Hardcover. Near Fine/Very Good. First printing of Stephen King's first book. First Edition stated on copyright page, with P6 code printed in the gutter of p. 199 of the text indicating the first state. A great copy, which I will try to describe thoroughly to prospective buyers. This is a bright and square copy in maroon cloth that has a few minor spots of rubbing/soil remnants, perhaps as if the book was handled a bit outside of the jacket. The book seems too tight to have been read. The gilt titling to the spine is bright, with a few small rubbed imperfections in "Carrie". Light rubbing to cloth at bottom of boards, but not nearly worn through. Rear paste-down has a small, 5mm defect at the corner, where it is torn but still pasted down. Original, price-clipped dust jacket is bright with some edgewear, crinkling at lower front flap fold, with a piece of scotch tape also having been applied to the inside… Read More

Garden City: Doubleday & Company, 1977. First printing of the stated first edition, first issue with the publisher's code "R49" printed in the gutter of p. 447; in original first issue dust jacket. Basis for the 1980 Stanley Kubrick adaptation starring Jack Nicholson. Book with light rubbing to spine ends and a tiny crimp to the bottom front corner, else in fine condition; dust jacket with faint toning to spine and flap margins, faint crimping to upper spine end, very faint crease to upper front corner, and light wear to extremities, primarily at the edge of bottom spine, else fine. an exceptional copy indeed.

New York.: Walker, 1970. First hardcover edition.. Publisher’s white cloth, black spine title, top edge stained blue.. Near fine, cover edges lightly toned, in a very good plus price-clipped dust jacket.. 21.5x14 cm.. Signed by the author on the title page. weight: 0.7 lb.

Fred De Fau & Company. New York. 1902. LIMITED EDITION. One of 1,000 numbered sets, this number 942. 10 volumes. 8vo. (7.7 x 5.5 inches). Finely bound by Brentanos in contemporary half tan morocco. Each spine with five raised bands, decorated with gilt piping. Compartments multi ruled and lettered in gilt and with blind tooled centre decorations. Marbled paper on boards. Gold on grey marbled endpapers. Top edges gilt, the others untrimmed and a few gatherings still unopened. Illustrated with decorative head and tail pieces, vignettes in the text and multiple full page black and white illustrations by F. S. Coburn throughout. Each frontis plate protected with a printed descriptive tissue guards. Title pages printed in red and black. Pages nice and clean throughout. There is some minor bumping and rubbing to the corners of the bindings and a couple of small scratches to the lower board of volume 9 but overall this is a near fine, handsome set in excellent condition that looks wonderful on the shelf.

First Suntup Edition first printing of this horror novel that became the 1976 movie of the same name. Starring Gregory Peck, Lee Remick and Harvey Stephens. This is the Artist edition limited to 750 copies signed by the artist Juliana Kolesova. Then SIGNED by Harvey Stephens who played Damien in the movie on the half title page. As far as I know this is the only copy Stephens has signed. Signed by Stephens at the 2022 Frightmare in the Falls festival in Niagara Falls. Will include a program from the show and a copy of my ticket to the show. In fine / fine unread condition.

Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2000. First Edition, First Printing. Cloth. Fine/fine. Stacy Drum, Glenn Chadbourne. A fine, signed limited edition in a fine leather clamshell slipcase. Letter "O" of 52 lettered copies. Signed by Dean Koontz and dozens of other horror writers on the first pages. Appears completely unread. Burgundy clamshell slipcase . Fine dust jacket. Burgundy cloth binding. Full color illustrations. Traycased Lettered Edition of 52 signed and lettered copies with a satin ribbon page marker, and also includes a separate, specially-commissioned Halloween Art Portfolio, featuring twelve full-pages of stunning artwork inspired by classic Halloween images. 660 pp. Folio. At more than 660 pages, this oversized volume is one of the best (and biggest) collections of Halloween material ever published!Contents include: 22 short stories of spooky Halloween fiction (eleven brand new, never-before-published tales specially-written for October Dreams and eleven… Read More

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING without inscription directly to the title page. Professionaly authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker on LOA, not in book). A 10th printing of the Doubleday edition with Holdorf artwork. As new and gift-worthy with pristine text and very mild bumping on the upper boards, DJ is price-intact and looks terrific in new mylar. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

First edition first printing of this collection of four short novels. The Body was made into the 1986 movie Stand by Me starring Keifer Sutherland, Wil Wheaton and River Phoenix. SIGNED by Keifer Sutherland and Corey Feldman on the title page for The Body. SIGNED by Keifer Sutherland at the 2023 Steel City Con in Monroe Pittsburgh. SIGNED by Corey Feldman at the 2023 Niagara Fall Frightmare in the Falls Convention. Will include e-tickets from both events plus the floor plan to the Steel City Con. Light shelf wear. Has $16.95 price on the dustjacket. In near fine / near fine condition.

SIGNED BY STEPHEN KING directly to the front endpaper. Mr. King's autograph has been professionally authenticated by PSA/DNA and includes their ironclad full Letter of Authenticity (hologram sticker placed on LOA, not in the book). Also briefly inscribed with "be well" as shown. Gutter code "Z16" dates publication to April 1984. Book is almost as new (feels unread) with unblemished boards but prior owner's name and date are written on the inside front cover (does not show under dust jacket flap). Price intact ($13.95) dust jacket exhibits some edgewear but still looks highly appealing with a new mylar cover. Expedited and international shipping are welcome; signed by author.

London: Longmans, Green & Co./ Chatto and Windus , 1886. Three First Edition books bound in one volume, consecutively Underwoods, Chatto and Windus 1887; The Dynamiter, Longmans, Green & Co. 1885, and Strange Case of Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, Longmans, Green & Co, 1886. Bound in contemporary half calf over marbled boards, marbled end papers, top edge gilt, the bookplate of the Constitutional Club Library at front paste down. The Constitutional Club was a London gentlemen's club, established in 1883 and disbanded in 1979, that was closely aligned with the Conservative Party and at one time counted P.G. Wodehouse as a member.. Very Good, horizontal closed tear at p. 109 of The Dynamiter, boards rubbed, occasional widely scattered toning. xv, 138, (1), half-title, 207, title, 141 pp. Basis for every Dr. Jekyll movie. . First Editions Thus. Half Calf. Very Good/No Jacket, As Issued. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.