New York: The John Day Company, 1931. First Edition. Scarce anthology of horror and weird fiction selected by Hammett himself, for which he provides a 3pp introduction. Notable contributions include William Faulkner's "A Rose For Emily," "The Music of Eric Zann" by H.P. Lovecraft, and Donald Wandrei's "The Red Brain,"..... More
Garden City: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1974. First Edition. First Printing, with publisher's "P6" code in the lower gutter of p.199. Octavo; full maroon cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine; 199pp. Several small, faint brown stains scattered along upper edge of text, and two small soiled spots in..... More
New York: Signet Books / New American Library, Inc., 1982. Attractive movie tie-in edition of King's tenth novel, issued in advance of Lewis Teague's 1983 film adaptation. Winner of the British Fantasy Society's August Derleth Award in 1982. Uncommon signed, particularly with an early signature. Eighth Printing. Octavo (17.5cm); illustrated..... More
New York: New American Library, 1984. First Edition. First Printing. Fine in a Near Fine, unclipped dustjacket with a single, shallow chip to the upper edge of the rear panel. This copy is absent the usual textblock toning and fading to the red spine lettering. Basis for the 1996 Tom..... More
New York: G.P. Putnam's Sons, 1993. First Edition. Limited Issue, one of 700 numbered copies signed by the author. Octavo; navy blue cloth, with titles stamped in copper foil on spine; publisher's glossy, illustrated slipcase; 377pp, [2]. Fine in a Fine dustjacket and slipcase. More
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1970. First Edition. Collection of 20 stories revised (or in some cases, completely re-written) by H.P. Lovecraft, who made his living principally from revising manuscripts for poets and aspiring writers interested in macabre fiction. With an introduction by August Derleth, and contributions by Elizabeth Berkeley, Sonia..... More
New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition. Sharp copy of Rice's first novel, in which Louis, the protagonist, "dictates his life story into a tape recorder manned by a young man and would-be acolyte. Turned into a vampire in the 1790s by Lestat, a master vampire, Louis chronicles his..... More
New York: Bluejay Books Inc., 1985. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth with titles stamped in gilt on the spine; 311pp. Fine in a Fine, unclipped dustjacket, signed and dated by the author on the title page (1989). The author's first book, winner of the World Fantasy Award in..... More