The Husband by Koontz, Dean - 2006

San Diego, CA: Corinth Suspense Classic / Regency Suspense Novel #s CR118, CR121, CR125 & CR129 1st Editions 1966 ----------paperbacks. 4 BOOKS, the entire 4 Dr. Death series issued by Corinth Regency in 1966, reprinting the 1930's pulp magazine. There were only 3 issues of the Dr. Death pulp magazine, published in 1935. The first 3 books of this offering reprint the lead novels from the 3 magazines, while the 4th book reprints the various short stories which were also included in the magazines. Comments on each book follow (my highest rating is near fine, as no used book is perfect). # 1 has a faint reading crease, a tiny corner crease, a trace of edgewear, and is VG+ to near fine. # 2 has only modest marks and is near fine. # 3 has a faint reading crease and is near fine. The scarce # 4 has a reading crease, edgewear, a little browning to the page edges, a price stamp to the top pages edge, and is VG to VG+. An attractive series, uniform in appearance, with Robert Bonfils front… Read More

Edward J. Clode, NY, 1927 HBDJ,1927, 1st edition, GOOD/GOOD, DJ flaps glued to boards so NOT Removable, a solid square reading copy. 309 pgs, TINY CHIPS TEAR WEAR EXTREMITIES DJ. , includes Sinister Figure of Doctor Dax who floats thru these pages in such a Vivid Manner that his presence can almost be felt at one?s Shoulder. Gives a touch of HORROR of Edgar Allen Poe. Touches of very wholesome Humor & a charming little love Idyll woven thru the Plot to counterbalance the ERRIE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.

Fine minus book with slight shelf wear and touch of light soiling to tiny area front page edges. Oversize book approximately 11 inches tall by 7 inches wide. This is the lettered limited edition, J of 26 copies, bound in very dark blue leather with no jacket, as issued. Publisher's envelop lettered J laid-in with letter stating – Dear Collector, Contrary to our colophon page, this lettered state of Dark Rivers Of The Heart has been hand bound by Claudia Cohen in full Morocco leather with Fabriano Roma end-sheets and stamped in 22-carat gold. Enjoy, Charnel House. Signed on the limitation page by Koontz and Gervais. This copy housed in a Fine, blue drop-lid box custom made by bookbinder Mark Andersson, Panther Peak Bindery, Tucson. One of his business cards is laid-in.

National Geographic Society. , 2010. HBDJ, 2010, 1ST National Geographic edition,. Hardcover. Like New. NF/NF, Majenta cloth Hardcover with Gold Gilt on spine cvr. Signed by author. 303 pages. INDEX . In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror: sherds of Persian pottery depicting blood-sucking demons; the amazing recent discovery by National Geographic archaeologist Matteo Borrini of a 16th-century Venetian grave of a plague victim and suspected vampire; and the Transylvanian castle of Vlad the Impaler, whose bloodthirsty cruelty remains unsurpassed. Jenkins navigates centuries of lore and legend, adding new chapters to the chronicle and weaving an irresistibly seductive blend of superstition, psychology, and science sure to engross everyone from Anne Rices countless readers to serious students of archaeology and mythology. ,anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing… Read More

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Deluxe hardcover edition including an exclusive chapbook by Joe Hill, Thumbprint with a cover by Vincent Chong. All original stories by Kage Baker, Poppy Z. Brite, Mike Carey, Joe Landsdale, Patrick Rothfuss, Tim Powers, Mike Resnick, Rachel Swirsky, Darren Speegle, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and William Browning Spencer.

San Diego, CA: Corinth Suspense Classic / Regency Suspense Novel #s CR118, CR121, CR125 & CR129 1st Editions 1966 ----------paperbacks. 4 BOOKS, the entire 4 Dr. Death series issued by Corinth Regency in 1966, reprinting the 1930's pulp magazine. There were only 3 issues of the Dr. Death pulp magazine, published in 1935. The first 3 books of this offering reprint the lead novels from the 3 magazines, while the 4th book reprints the various short stories which were also included in the magazines. Comments on each book follow (my highest rating is near fine, as no used book is perfect). # 1 has a faint reading crease, a tiny corner crease, a trace of edgewear, and is VG+ to near fine. # 2 has only modest marks and is near fine. # 3 has a faint reading crease and is near fine. The scarce # 4 has a reading crease, edgewear, a little browning to the page edges, a price stamp to the top pages edge, and is VG to VG+. An attractive series, uniform in appearance, with Robert Bonfils front… Read More

Edward J. Clode, NY, 1927 HBDJ,1927, 1st edition, GOOD/GOOD, DJ flaps glued to boards so NOT Removable, a solid square reading copy. 309 pgs, TINY CHIPS TEAR WEAR EXTREMITIES DJ. , includes Sinister Figure of Doctor Dax who floats thru these pages in such a Vivid Manner that his presence can almost be felt at one?s Shoulder. Gives a touch of HORROR of Edgar Allen Poe. Touches of very wholesome Humor & a charming little love Idyll woven thru the Plot to counterbalance the ERRIE. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Good/Good. Ex-Library.

Fine minus book with slight shelf wear and touch of light soiling to tiny area front page edges. Oversize book approximately 11 inches tall by 7 inches wide. This is the lettered limited edition, J of 26 copies, bound in very dark blue leather with no jacket, as issued. Publisher's envelop lettered J laid-in with letter stating – Dear Collector, Contrary to our colophon page, this lettered state of Dark Rivers Of The Heart has been hand bound by Claudia Cohen in full Morocco leather with Fabriano Roma end-sheets and stamped in 22-carat gold. Enjoy, Charnel House. Signed on the limitation page by Koontz and Gervais. This copy housed in a Fine, blue drop-lid box custom made by bookbinder Mark Andersson, Panther Peak Bindery, Tucson. One of his business cards is laid-in.

National Geographic Society. , 2010. HBDJ, 2010, 1ST National Geographic edition,. Hardcover. Like New. NF/NF, Majenta cloth Hardcover with Gold Gilt on spine cvr. Signed by author. 303 pages. INDEX . In Vampire Forensics, Mark Jenkins probes vampire legend to tease out the historical truths enshrined in the tales of terror: sherds of Persian pottery depicting blood-sucking demons; the amazing recent discovery by National Geographic archaeologist Matteo Borrini of a 16th-century Venetian grave of a plague victim and suspected vampire; and the Transylvanian castle of Vlad the Impaler, whose bloodthirsty cruelty remains unsurpassed. Jenkins navigates centuries of lore and legend, adding new chapters to the chronicle and weaving an irresistibly seductive blend of superstition, psychology, and science sure to engross everyone from Anne Rices countless readers to serious students of archaeology and mythology. ,anthropological and archaeological research to explore the origins of vampire stories, providing… Read More

Condition: Fine in fine dust jacket. Deluxe hardcover edition including an exclusive chapbook by Joe Hill, Thumbprint with a cover by Vincent Chong. All original stories by Kage Baker, Poppy Z. Brite, Mike Carey, Joe Landsdale, Patrick Rothfuss, Tim Powers, Mike Resnick, Rachel Swirsky, Darren Speegle, Caitlin R. Kiernan, and William Browning Spencer.