Irvine, CA: Suntup Editions, 2021. Dolce Paganne. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Limited to 350 numbered copies signed by Ahlborn and Paganne. Polish author, Ahlborn's first novel, originally self-published in 2011. Quarter cloth binding with handmade Indiana Corn paper boards. Fine condition in like slipcase with bookmark included.
Hyattsville, MD: Raw Dog Screaming Press, 2005. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Scarce Grim Grimoire Bloodline edition, limited to 79 numbered copies, this being #62. Molded resin 3-D covers, hand painted, with inset glass eyes and teeth constructing a rather creepy looking ace of spades/skull. Signed by author on 2 playing cards.....
Irvine: Suntup Editions, 2022. #49 of 350 signed copies. Classic fantasy work from the horror master, Clive Barker in a lavish limited edition from Suntup. Signed by Barker, illustrator Jody Fallon, and Phil & Sarah Stokes who provide the afterword. Includes limited premiums in a printed envelope. From the publisher:The.....
New York: Frederick A. Stokes, 1895. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Hubin and Bleiler listed collection from the prolific Scottish writer, Robert Barr. Red variant binding with silver illustration and lettering to front cover and spine, and silver stained top edge. Complete with original glassine jacket which has discolored over time and.....
Austin: Swan Press, 1992. First edition. 8vo, 154, [2]pp. Black, white, and blue glossy wrappers. Fine condition. First edition of this collection from the late, great Texas author, Neal Barrett Jr, signed by him and Joe R. Lansdale who did the introduction.
New York: The Classic Press, 1931. First edition. 8vo, [iv]; xi; 406pp. Blind ruled, blue cloth, spine stamped in gilt, silver and black illustrated jacket. Bumped corners, wear to foredge of boards else nearly fine, with former ownership stamp to front pastedown else clean internally. Jacket very good with flap.....
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1986. First edition. 8vo, 167pp. Quarter brown cloth over pale green paper boards. Jacket with wraparound illustration by Edward Gorey. Lightly bumped lower corner and mild foxing to top edge else fine in like jacket. Trade issue with bottom corner clipped and original.....
New York: Dial Books for Young Readers, 1983. First edition. 8vo, 168pp. Quarter dark blue cloth over light blue paper boards, jacket with wraparound illustration by Edward Gorey. Toning to edges of boards, top edge lightly foxed, former owner's name and date to ffep else nearly fine. Jacket with some.....
Greenwich: Fawcett Gold Medal, 1966. First edition thus. Mass market paperback, 160pp. Signed by Bloch on the title page. Very good, spine cocked and with creasing, some light soiling and wear to edges, else clean. First edition thus of the revised text, originally published in hardcover by the Dial Press.....
New York: Weird Tales, 1948. 4to, pulp magazine, stapled wraps, 96, [2]pp. Very good with sunned spine, some small edge tears and chipping. Contains "The Indian Spirit Guide," by Bloch, "The Perfect Host," by Theodore Sturgeon, and stories from Seabury Quinn, Stephen Grendon, Carl Jacobi, and others.
1993. 1st Edition. No Binding. Typed manuscript copy, number 4 of a limitation of 10, signed by Brite on the first page. 4to, 260 pp, unbound sheets printed recto only in manila folder. Second Southern Gothic Horror novel from Brite, the pen name of Billy Martin. Published by Delacorte Press.....
1995. 1st Edition. No Binding. Typed manuscript, inscribed and signed by Brite on the first page. 4to, unbound sheets in manila folder, paginated up to 110 with 10 additional sheets following, printed recto only. Third and perhaps best-known novel from the Kentucky author, Billy Martin, who writes under the name.....
U.S.A. CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2012. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Poetry anthology with local contributers, including Lansdale. Fine in wraps, signed by Bryant (the store owner and a contributer), as well as Lansdale, who has contributed a few previously unprinted poems.
Irvine: Suntup Editions, 2021. Limited to 350 signed copies, this being #49. 8vo, illustrated green cloth boards, slipcase. Signed by Burke. Fine condition. Horror collection from the Irish author and illustrator, Kealan Patrick Burke, and first publication of the title story, "Guests." Beautifully crafted edition from Suntup, featuring the author's.....
Irvine: Suntup Editions, 2021. Limited to 750 signed copies. 8vo, green cloth boards, illustrated jacket, slipcase. Signed by Burke. Fine condition. Horror collection from the Irish author and illustrator, Kealan Patrick Burke, and the first publication of the title story, "Guests." Beautifully crafted edition from Suntup, featuring the author's own.....
Lawrence, KS: Eldritch Tales (Crispin Burnham), 1984. 1st Edition. 4 Volumes, softcovers in illustrated wraps. 4 volumes containing the original serial publication of Joe R. Lansdale's "Dead in the West." Signed by Lansdale in each volume at his story. Generally very good or better with some light smudging, edge wear.....
London: Robert Holden, 1927. 1st Edition. Hardcover. Very curious book by Michael Cape-Meadows, pseudonym of Michael Weldon Champneys, brother of British novelist, Adelaide Mary (A. M.) Champneys. Novel containing elements of fantasy and horror published by Holden in 1927. First edition. Good only in blue buckram with spine and back.....
Shingletown: Mark V. Ziesing, 1991. Limited to 500 copies signed by all contributors, this being #251. Faux leather maroon boards, stamped in gilt, illustrated jacket. Fine condition in slipcase that shows very light wear.
Dallas: William Russell Clark, 1924. First edition. 25x17cm, 32pp. Contributor copy, signed by Clyde Walton Hill on the front cover and inside front cover, with his address in Dallas. Additionally signed by the editor, William Russell Clark on the table of contents. Publisher's illustrated, stapled wrappers, yapped edges. Some notes.....
Tor Books, 2010. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Advance uncorrected proof. 8vo, 351 pp. Collection of stories celebrating the works of Richard Matheson, prolific American fantasy and horror author famous for Hell House, I am Legend, The Shrinking Man, and many others. Originally published by Gauntlet Press in a limited edition.....
U.S.A. Hyperion, 2011. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Advance Uncorrected Manuscript (Arc, Proof). Very good in wraps with some bumping and scuffing to corners. Sticker residue on back cover.
Boston: William White and Company, 1870. First edition. 8vo, [6], 338, plus [1], 10pp. publisher's ads at rear. Publisher's blue cloth ruled in blind, spine stamped in gilt. Moderate foxing throughout, spine cocked, cloth worn through along edges and spine ends, some scuffing and paper residue to endpapers. Ownership inscription.....
Sherman Oaks, Milwaukie: Edgeworks Abbey in association with M Press, 2006. Uncorrected Proof. 8vo, 223, [9]pp. Plain white wraps. Near fine with light wear and a single correction in sharpie to rear wrapper. Proof of this reissue of the novel originally titled "Rockabilly," (1961).
London: Jonathan Cape, 1963. 1st Edition. Soft cover. Uncorrected Proof of this first novel from Fowles. Original printed wrappers from Cape remain bright with just a few minor spots of soiling. The spine shows some creasing with light rubbing along rear joint and at spine ends. Bookplate signed by Fowles.....
Coral Gables: Dugent Publishing Corp. 1979. Magazine, stapled covers. Very good with some smudging to front cover and wear to edges. Soiling to table of contents, else clean internally. Early appearance of the Stephen King story, "Weeds," which was originally part of an unpublished novel of the same name...
