Off Season
by Jack Ketchum
ISBN: 0345294270
ISBN-13: 9780345294272
Format: Paperback
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Summary
OFF SEASON: THE UNEXPURGATED EDITION is one of the most graphic horror novels ever written. Originally published in a heavily edited version (in 1981), this book was nonetheless extremely influential to creation of the splatterpunk movement of the 1980s. Focusing on a group of young adults on vacation in the Maine wilderness besieged by cannibals, this is a razor-sharp study of human emotion and response 'in extremis.'
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Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published date: 1981
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Ballantine Books. Used - Very Good. Condition: Previously read, moderate to light wear.; bkcs ( more information) Offered by Magers and Quinn Booksellers (United States)
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Ballantine Books. Mass Market Paperback. 0345294270 Mass Market Paperback, Condition: Very Good; some reading creases. . Very Good. ( more information) Offered by Monarchbooks (United States)
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1981. Square book with edgewear, reading crease at spine, small creases on back cover, tanned pages. Nearby, a savage human family lurkes in the woods, watching, waiting...and before too many hours pass, five civilized, sophisticated people will learn just how primitive we all are, and that there are no limits to the will to survive.... First Paperback Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good/No Jacket. Horror. ( more information) Offered by Farrellbooks (Canada)
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Ballantine Books, 1981. (Orchid1) This book has four or more spine creases, spine edgewear, a red mark on the bottom edges of the pages, tiny corner dents/bends on the covers and tanned pages due to aging. There are a few stray wrinkles on the covers. No bookstore stickers or stamps.. First Ballantine Printing. Mass Market Paper Back. Good/Good. Regular Paperback 4" X 6 3/4". ( more information) Offered by Orchid Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books. 1981. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books. 1981. First Paperback Printing. Mass Market Paperback. Good. Brief summary of content available upon request by e-mail. ( more information) Offered by Second Chance Books (United States)
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Ballantine Books, 1981-06-12. Mass Market Paperback. Very Good. Paperback. Excellent reading copy for your personal pleasure. Previous owner's signature on inside cover page. Cover has light shelf wear. You are buying a Book in VERY GOOD condition with slight shelf wear to include slight edge and corner wear. Buy it Now!!! As always, thank you for buying this book from International Book Source, YOUR ONE source FOR ALL your BOOK related NEEDS. Please remember to CHOOSE carefully how QUICKLY you would like to RECEIVE this material FAST, or standard (on next page). Thanks again!!!! ( more information) Offered by International Book Source (United States)
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Ballantine Books, 6/12/1981. Mass Market Paperback. Used-Very Good. Used - Very good minor edgewear ( more information) Offered by Kiddo's Book (United States)
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Ballantine, 1981. First Thus. Mass Market (i.e. 4" by 7" softcover). Good/N/A (volume is softcover). Spine creased, bookstore stamps on first page. Rare. Keywords: Novel ( more information) Offered by Borderlands Books (United States)
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Ballantine Books, 1981. Paperback. Grade: C. Catalog: Fiction Horror Synopsis: 184 pages. Out of print, hard to find title. In season, there's the tourists. Off season, there's only the locals - and visitors like Carla. She's on... ( more information) Offered by www.1stChoiceUsedBooks.com (United States)
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New York: Ballantine Books, 1981 1st ed. Faint shelfware, esp at corners and folds, Near Fine. First Edition. Paperback. Near Fine/No Jacket. ( more information) Offered by b brown and Associates (United States)
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Westminster, Maryland, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books. Good/No Jacket. 1981. Soft Cover. 0345294270 Tight, aged, unmarked pages. Cover has crease on spine, shelfwear, else good copy . ( more information) Offered by Baybooks (United States)
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Ketchum, Jack (Pseudonym of Dallas William Mayr)
Ballantine [0-345-29427-0] 1981, 1st edition. (Mass market paperback original) About very good. . . . The author's first book. . . . Pseudonym of Dallas William Mayr. . . . (Horror). ( more information) Offered by Grant Thiessen / BookIT Inc. (United States)
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Ballantine Books, 1981. Paperback. Very Good/No Dust Jacket. Stated 1st printing. Ketchum's first novel. No spine creases! Light edge and corner wear, crease on back wrapper at top corner. Yellow edge tint, binding very tight. Text clean, no marks, writing, tears or creases. ( more information) Offered by KnC Books (United States)
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Ballantine Books. MASS MARKET PAPERBACK. 0345294270 a nice solid copy of this rare paperback, fast shipping . Good. ( more information) Offered by Fred Nocito (United States)
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OFF SEASON [THE ULTIMATE HORROR NOVEL]
Ketchum, Jack (pseudonym of Dallas Mayr)
New York: Ballantine Books [1981], 1981. First edition. First regular [July 1981] printing of the author's first novel. Printed [with red blood drip cover] wrappers. This copy has been signed by the author ["Jack Ketchum"] on the title page. 184 pages. Good copy [spine creased and cocked with some wear to the front edge, cover creasing, small hole punch and a few tiny dings to the rear cover].. Signed. First Edition. Mass Market Paperback. Good. ( more information) Offered by Other Worlds Bookstore (United States)
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New York, NY, U.S.A.: Ballantine Books, 1981. First Paperback Edition. Soft Cover. Very Good/Wraps. Mass Market PB. Book shows slight shelfwear. Reading crease visible on black spine. ( more information) Offered by The Book Shoppe (United States)
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