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Etat : GOOD. 1st trade paperback printing. Collects 18 classics of the genre from 'The Fall of the House of Usher' by Edgar Allan Poe to 'The Reach' by Stephen King. Other contributors include Robert Bloch, Harlan Ellison, Charles L. Grant, Ramsey Campbell, Ray Bradbury, Fritz Leiber, Theodore Sturgeon, Robert E. Howard, Henry Kuttner, M. R. James, Algernon Blackwood, Joseph Sheridan LeFanu, and others. Biographical notes. 416 pp. Good condition in glossy black wrappers (creasing and curling to covers, light toning to pages).

Etat : NEAR FINE. 1st trade paperback printing. In addition to the prizewinners - with Stephen King winning first prize for 'The Man in the Black Suit' , this also includes stories by Akhil Sharma, William Hoffman, Joyce Carol Oates, T. J. McNally, Daniel Menaker, Alice Adams, Jane Smiley, Walter Mosley and more. SIGNED by Akhil Sharma at "If You Sing Like That for Me" (his first publiched story) Introduction by Abrahams. Biographical notes and comments by the authors. 387 pp. Near fine in glossy wrappers (usual toning to the pages.).

Etat : NEAR FINE. Book club edition: the first hardcover printing. A compilation of the best new fantasy stories published in the preceding year . Introduction and list of recommended reading by Carr, stories by Stephen King, Robert Aickman, Pat Murphy, Susie McKee Charnas, Stephen Tall, Thomas M. Disch, and more. SIGNED by Pat Murphy at her story "Don't Look Back." 344 pp. Wraparound dust jacket art by Gary Viskupic. Near fine in near fine dust jacket (discoloration from tape on endpapers, lower corner of dj flap clipped).

Etat : NEAR FINE. 1st trade paperback printing. In addition to the prizewinners - with Stephen King winning first prize for 'The Man in the Black Suit' , this also includes stories by Akhil Sharma, William Hoffman, Joyce Carol Oates, T. J. McNally, Alice Adams, Jane Smiley, and more. SIGNED by TWO authors at their stories: Sharma at "If You Sing Like That for Me" (his first publiched story) and Mosley at "The Thief." Introduction by Abrahams. Biographical notes and comments by the authors. 387 pp. Near fine in glossy wrappers (usual toning to the pages.).

Wrappers. Etat : Near Fine. First Edition. Near fine in wrappers with a very small snag-tear on the rear panel. Issued prior to publication, this edition was used as an inducement for faculty members to order this text for their courses. Uncommon in this edition.

Side-Stapled Wraps. Etat : Good. Vintage men's entertainment from over a half-century ago - with stories, articles, pinups, and racy humor. CONTENTS: See accompanying scan image of the Table of Contents for topics in this issue. MODELS: Patricia White and Beverly Neale. 84 pages, including contemporaneous advertisements, and personals. CONDITION: a solid copy with noticeably-worn covers, the spine and edges showing substantial chipping. Some scraping and chipping also invades the cover art, and there is a strong crease in the upper-right front cover corner. Aside from a bit of age-tanning, the pages are complete and uncompromised. This remains a quite respectable copy - now in a clear, protective polypropylene bag with archival backing board.

Etat : FINE. First printing. An anthology of new, previously unpublished stories, designed to celebrate Signet's Fifthieth Anniversary. Includes stories by Stephen King ('L.T.'s Theory Of Pets'), Joyce Carol Oates, Ed McBain, Joan Hess, E. L. Doctorow, Lisa Alther, Lawrence Block, Wendy Hornsby, Sharon McCrumb, Erica Jong and others. SIGNED by Joyce Carol Oates at her story "Color Blind." Notes on the authors. 334 pp. Fine in near fine dust jacket (price-clipped.).

Hardcover, in dust jacket. First edition, first printing. Fine in near fine dust jacket, in mylar cover.

xii, 283 pages. Paperback: H 23.5cm x L 15.5cm. Stiff paper covers lightly rubbed. Pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A near fine copy. With Preface, Introduction by Thomas J. Pluckhahn et al, eighteen figures (i.e. maps, illustrations, etc.), References Cited, Contributors, and Index. Features the following: "The Nature of Mississippian Regional Systems" by David J. Hally; "Lithics, Shellfish, and Beavers" by Mark Williams and Scott Jones; "The Cussita Migration Legend: History, Ideology, and the Politics of Mythmaking" by Steven C. Hahn; "Coalescent Societies" by Stephen A. Kowalewski; "'A Bold and Warlike People': the Basis of Westo Power" by Eric Bowne; "New Light on the Tsali Affair" by William Martin Jurgelski; "'A Sprightly Lover Is the Most Prevailing Missionary': intermarriage Between Europeans and Indians in the Eighteenth-Century South" by Theda Perdue; "The Historic Period Transformation of Mississippian Societies" by Adam King; "Bridging Prehistory and History in the Southeast: Evaluating the Utility of the Acculturation Concept" by John E. Worth; "Creating the Shatter Zone: Indian Slave Traders and the Collapse of the Southeastern Chiefdoms" by Robbie Ethridge. {Copy #2} ISBN 0817352872.

xii, 283 pages. Paperback: H 23.5cm x L 15.5cm. Stiff paper covers lightly rubbed. Pages are bright and clean. Binding remains crisp. A near fine copy. With Preface, Introduction by Thomas J. Pluckhahn et al, eighteen figures (i.e. maps, illustrations, etc.), References Cited, Contributors, and Index. Features the following: "The Nature of Mississippian Regional Systems" by David J. Hally; "Lithics, Shellfish, and Beavers" by Mark Williams and Scott Jones; "The Cussita Migration Legend: History, Ideology, and the Politics of Mythmaking" by Steven C. Hahn; "Coalescent Societies" by Stephen A. Kowalewski; "'A Bold and Warlike People': the Basis of Westo Power" by Eric Bowne; "New Light on the Tsali Affair" by William Martin Jurgelski; "'A Sprightly Lover Is the Most Prevailing Missionary': intermarriage Between Europeans and Indians in the Eighteenth-Century South" by Theda Perdue; "The Historic Period Transformation of Mississippian Societies" by Adam King; "Bridging Prehistory and History in the Southeast: Evaluating the Utility of the Acculturation Concept" by John E. Worth; "Creating the Shatter Zone: Indian Slave Traders and the Collapse of the Southeastern Chiefdoms" by Robbie Ethridge. {Copy #1} ISBN 0817352872.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. Original anthology with seven stories. The Martin novella "Skin Trade" won a World Fantasy Award (1989). A fine copy in a fine dust jacket (as new). (3403).

Douglas E. Winter; Ron Lindahn; Val Lakey Lindahn (illustrateur). Octavo, cloth. First edition. Original anthology with short stories by Stephen King and Dan Simmons and a novella, "The Skin Trade," by George R. R. Martin. Edited by Douglas E. Winter. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-449. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#40361).

Etat : NEAR FINE. First printing, a trade paperback original. An anthology which gathers together some of the best postapocalyptic literature of the last two decades by renowned authors of speculative fiction - including George R. R. Martin, Paolo Bacigalupi, Gene Wolfe, Orson Scott Card, Carol Emshwiller, Jonathan Lethem, Cory Doctorow, Octavia E. Butler, and Stephen King, edited and with an introduction by John Joseph . A book which explores the scientific, psychological, and philosophical questions of what it means to remain human in a postapocalyptic world. "Whether the end of the world comes through nuclear war, ecological disaster, or cosmological cataclysm, these are tales of survivors, in some cases struggling to rebuild the society that was, in others, merely surviving." SIGNED by THREE authors at their stories: Nancy Kress at "Inertia"; James Van Pelt at "The Last of the O-Forms" by Doctorow at "When Sysadmins Ruled the Earth." Each story contains an introduction by Adams. List of futher readings. 333 pp plus publisher's ads. Very near fine in illustrated wrappers (usual light toning to the pages) Uncommon signed.

Magazine. Etat : Fine. Many (illustrateur). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread unused copy. Among many items in this issue is a lengthly 4 page article/interview of Stephen King. THIS ITEM IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Magazine.

Trade paperback. Etat : Fine. Uncorrected Proof. Dark fiction stories, including the first book appearance of Stephen King's "Weeds" and Clive Barker's "Hermione and the Moon." 410 pages. Printed prior to the first edition for publicity purposes. A fine copy in wrappers (paperback), as issued.

Soft Cover. Etat : Fine. First Edition. Signed by contributing artist to this collection beneath each of their six SK related full-page art designs by Allen K. (Koszowski): "Allen Kosnowski." Potentially, each is suited for framing if desired and complete with his autograph. Rare, high quality literary journal. Thick, beautiful pictorial wraps, light shelf wear. Colorful, front cover art by Alan Nickerson with SK reading his story in the dark entitled "Rainy Season" which is included within - a short story he calls pretty gross and appropriate for Graffiti. Also, forty page special section of stories, art, fun and info on and from SK. A look at upcoming King stories; the most expensive King volume, "My Little Pony," etc. Also, features Rex Miller with "Sweet Pea", Cliff Burns with "Cattletruck" and "The Strange Case of Gary Levinson." Dynamic illustration throughout. Advert for publishers Dark Harvest inside back cover. 80 pages. Insured post. Size: 4to - over 9¾" - 12" tall. Signed by Artist.

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Rare softcover insert and first publication of this nightmarish tale originally bound into Gallery magazine in November, 1980 (now separate from periodical). Striking pictorial wraps, moderate cover, edge wear. Cover with bold SK titles font in red and white with glowing green-eyed maniacal, mechanical monkey drummer over dark b.g. Classic advert at back panel for "Mr Boston" cocktails book. Pages near fine with attractive toning. Saddle-stich bind, fine. From original magazine: "Exclusive New 32-page Horror Story by Stephen King - Best-selling Author of 'The Shining.'" "A shocking fright published here for the first time ever, in a pull-out paperback. Be careful, though. The Monkey may be after you!" When two brothers, Dennis and Petey Shelburne, find a cymbal-crashing doll in their great uncle's attic, it is revealed how their father, Hal Shelburne, first discovered this monkey drummer many years prior in his father's old chest. The odd expressionless monkey is cursed, and when it claps the metallic clang, someone close to Hal dies. Hal's father was a merchant mariner who disappeared at sea under mysterious circumstances and he knows this possessed toy led to his father's vanishing. Hal was tormented by the drumming monkey as a child and watched in horror as it inexplicably enthralled his family. So, looking to destroy the nefarious little monkey and end his terror, he threw it down an old well at the home of his uncle. But now the evil doll has somehow returned to be found by his boys! How did the monkey escape the well for his sons to find decades later? Hal did not learn his lesson of disposal the first time, and angrily chucks it out into waters of Crystal Lake. King ends with an excerpt from a newspaper reporting the death of the lake's fish. A rare early SK short in its original format. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.

Soft Cover. Etat : Very Good. First Edition. Signed, dated and underscored by Stephen King to title page of inserted booklet: "Stephen King, 7/17/82." Rare early signature with date. Very attractive. Inserted softcover, "The Monkey," fine with fine interior. Periodical with light cover corner wear rub. Pages near fine. Saddle-stich bind, fine. From cover: "Exclusive New 32-page Horror Story by Stephen King - Best-selling Author of 'The Shining.'" From contents: "A shocking fright published here for the first time ever, in a pull-out paperback. Be careful, though. The Monkey may be after you!" When two brothers find a cymbal-banging doll in their great uncle's attic, it is revealed how their father Hal first discovered The Monkey many years before in an old chest of his father. Hal's father was a merchant mariner who disappeared under mysterious circumstances and Hal suspects this mechanical toy led to his father's disappearance. The funny expressionless monkey is cursed, and when it claps, someone close to Hal dies. Hal was tormented as a child. He watched as it enchanted his family, until Hal chucked it down an old well at the home of his uncle. But now, Hal seeking a large body of water and throws it in Crystal Lake. King ends with an excerpt from a newspaper reporting the death of the lake's fish. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Signed by Author.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. One of 850 numbered copies signed by King, Simmons, Martin, editor Winter and artists Ron and Val Lakey Lindahn. This is copy number 692. Original anthology with seven stories. The Martin novella "Skin Trade" won a World Fantasy Award (1989). [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-449]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket and slipcase. (31366).