H. R, Giger's Necronomicon by Giger, H. R - 1991

DUTTON ,, 2009. HBDJ, 1st U.S, edition , 1st Printing, 2009, #1 INTACT NUMBER LINE,Signed in the presence of the seller. Unread. Fine in Fine Jacket., by the author Bram Stoker's great Grandnephew DACRE , Dracula Historian ,The story begins in 1912, 25 years after the events described in the original novel. Dr. Jack Seward, now a disgraced morphine addict, hunts vampires across Europe with the help of a mysterious benefactor. Meanwhile, Quincey Harker, the grown son of Jonathan and Mina, leaves law school to pursue a career in stage at London's famous Lyceum Theatre. The production of Dracula at the Lyceum, directed and produced by Bram Stoker, has recently lost its star. Luckily, Quincey knows how to contact the famed Hungarian actor Basarab, who agrees to take the lead role. Quincey soon discovers that the play features his parents and their former friends as characters, and seems to reveal much about the terrible secrets he's always suspected them of harbouring. But, before he can confront… Read More

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.

New York, Rinehart and Co, 1960, hardcover, 245 pp, First Edition, First Printing, Very Good in Very Good dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean with no markings, slight spine-end touches, text-block edges deeply tanned as is common with this book. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slight spine-end, edge and corner nicks, two short closed edge tears to front panel, rear panel rubbed, in new Brodart sleeve. The classic modern novel, one of the earliest in the psychological thriller genre, and basis for the 1962 Robert Aldrich film, starring Bette Davis, Joan Crawford and Victor Buono.

New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1922. In RARE dust jacket, Near Fine, top edge lightly soiled, prior owner blindstamp front end page, in Very Good dust jacket, front flap lower corner price-clipped, spine a bit darkened and dulled, small chips at spine ends and folds. One of de la Mare's finest occult stories, a tale of Walter Lawford, who after napping in a cemetery becomes trapped between the two worlds, two different realities. . First American Edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.

New York, Alfred A. Knopf, 1980, hardcover, 210 pp, First Edition stated, First Printing, Signed by the Author without inscription on the title page, Very Good+ in Very Good+ dustjacket. Straight, tight and clean, tiny black spot to bottom edge. Dustjacket unclipped bearing original price, slightest edge nicks, touch of sunning to spine, in new Brodart sleeve. A brilliant and striking piece by an emerging author and winner of the National Book Award for First Novel. An eccentric young woman whose large plot of land is a refuge for a diverse collection of wild animals, passionately surrenders to a young schoolteacher of blind adolescents. ISBN 9780394510217

Bath, England: Firecrest, Chivers Press, 1985 A beautiful signed (not inscribed) copy of the author's first book. First hardback edition. The dust jacket is bright and flawless. The pages of the book are slightly toned around the edges but that is not unusual considering the type of paper used. All books are bubble-wrapped and carefully packed in a sturdy shipping container when mailed.

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.

Ash-Tree. First Edition. hardcover. Roden, Barbara and Christopher [eds] : At Ease with the Dead. Ashcroft (BC, CAN) : Ash-Tree Press, 2007. First edition, limited edition, one of 400 copies. ISBN 978-1553100942. Size is octavo (8vo), 9.375"/24cm h. Bound in publisher's red cloth, gilt lettering imprinted to spine. Glossy color pictorial dj, illustration by Jason Van Hollander. Plain white endpapers. Viii pp prelim material, 375 numbered pp, plus one blank. Editors' introduction, thirty tales, sources, bios acknowledgements. Condition notes: A lovely, clean, tight, square, unmarked copy. Light wear to dj, a faint smudge to tail edge, a few faint scratches to front board. Else unmarked. A handsomely bound anthology of contemporary storytellers of the macabre. Of this collection, the dustwrapper says "In these tales, the dead and the living meet in landscapes that are at once familiar, yet terrifyingly strange, where ordinary rules do not apply, and where the dead are sometimes the fortunate ones."… Read More

Kerruish, Jessie Douglas. The Undying Monster: A Tale Of The Fifth Dimension. (Apa The Hammond Mystery) 1936 First Edition, Macmillan Company, NY. IN 2 dust Jackets! The original unclipped $2.00 red and black graphic design dust jacket (discoloured by exposure to marine air) and a new Facsimile replacement dust jacket for a great looking shelf display appearance! EXLIB. Green Boards with black titling. 256 pages. 5 5/8 X 7 15/16 . Summary: "First published in 1922, The Undying Monster set the stage for the many classic werewolf movies and stories that would follow. A centuries old family curse resurfaces to torment the only two remaining family members of the old Hammond dynasty. Set against the backdrop of the Sussex South Downs. Widely regarded as one of the best werewolf novels, brought to the big screen by 20th Century Fox in 1942 (retitled in Britain as The Hammond Mystery)."

Tales of the Grotesque: A Collection of Uneasy Tales, Lewis, L. A. Published by Ghost Story Press, London, 1994. One of 300 numbered copies, this being No. 172. 8vo up to 9½" tall., 264pp. Introduction by Richard Dalby: "The Quest For Lewis." Dust wrapper artwork by Steven Stapledon; Frontispiece by Andrew King. Crimson cloth boards. Volume is in fine, unread condition and housed in a fine, unclipped jacket.
Stories: Lost Keep; Hybrid; The Tower of Moab; The Child; The Dirk; The Chords of Chaos; The Meerschaum Pipe; Haunted Air; The Iron Swine; Animate In Death; The Author's Tale. First published in 1934 by Philip Allan, this new edition adds both Dalby's introduction and the last story "The Author's Tale." This is the only book Lewis published.
Squadron Leader Leslie Allin Lewis (1899-1961) was a veteran of both world wars, writing these stories between wars. His stories were later recognized and revived by leading anthologists such as Hugh Lamb and Richard Dalby. His 'The Tower of Moab' about the… Read More