WHISPERS by DEAN KOONTZ

Parnassus Imprints, , 1992. PBO, Decorated B/W illustrated WRAPS, 1992. Pictorial Wraps. No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. 12mo, 7 1/4 X 7 1/4 IN. Near fine in b/w wrap-around illustrated wraps. Minor wear (light soil on bottom page edge Corner, white spine Lettered in Black, Else FINE with tight, square spine and text block. SOFTCOVER, and morbidly humorous tales. His images are unforgettable, mysterious, and simultaneously burlesque and gloomy. _The Betrayed Confidence_ springs " from the pen of Dogear Wryde", the mysterious masked dog, who accompanies stark images with strange captions in this singular book. Gorey illustrated front and back covers, book is unpaginated but contains the Gorey illustrations for :scenes de ballet, menaced objects, alms for oblivion, interpretive series, neglected murderesses, tragedies topiares, whatever next?. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover.

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.

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

The Day Of The Triffids Michael Joseph Fourteenth Impression Thus. March, 1984 Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. Original copyright 1951. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation. EX-LIB.

Parnassus Imprints, , 1992. PBO, Decorated B/W illustrated WRAPS, 1992. Pictorial Wraps. No Jacket, As Issued. First Edition. 12mo, 7 1/4 X 7 1/4 IN. Near fine in b/w wrap-around illustrated wraps. Minor wear (light soil on bottom page edge Corner, white spine Lettered in Black, Else FINE with tight, square spine and text block. SOFTCOVER, and morbidly humorous tales. His images are unforgettable, mysterious, and simultaneously burlesque and gloomy. _The Betrayed Confidence_ springs " from the pen of Dogear Wryde", the mysterious masked dog, who accompanies stark images with strange captions in this singular book. Gorey illustrated front and back covers, book is unpaginated but contains the Gorey illustrations for :scenes de ballet, menaced objects, alms for oblivion, interpretive series, neglected murderesses, tragedies topiares, whatever next?. . Signed by Author. First Edition. Soft Cover.

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.

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

The Day Of The Triffids Michael Joseph Fourteenth Impression Thus. March, 1984 Wyndham, John: The Day of the Triffids, Michael Joseph, London. Original copyright 1951. Science Fiction, Horror. Original source material for the film of the same name. One of the creepiest stories you will ever read. Good/Good Price-clipped DJ. Dust jacket is black with large green and white titling and ornamentation. EX-LIB.