[Rarebooks] FS: HORROR, Part II

[Charles Agvent]

11.  KING,  Stephen.  THE  STAND.  New  York:  Doubleday  1978.  First
Edition.  First  issue  dustwrapper  with $12.95  price.  Made  into a
television  mini-series that was well received and often  rebroadcast.
A  thick  book  not  especially  well   made  by  a  publisher  with a
reputation  during  this  period for poorly manufactured  books;  thus
uncommon  to  find  in  this  condition. Very  short  closed  tear  to
dustwrapper  with  minor  general wear. Near Fine copy  in  Near  Fine
dustwrapper. Attractive copy.                                  $450.00

12.  KING,  Stephen.  THE  STAND.  New  York:  Doubleday  1978.  First
Edition.  First  issue  dustwrapper  with $12.95  price.  Made  into a
television  mini-series that was well received and often  rebroadcast.
A  thick  book  not  especially  well   made  by  a  publisher  with a
reputation  during  this  period for poorly manufactured  books;  thus
uncommon  to  find in this condition. Miniscule closed tear to  bottom
of  dustwrapper  inside flap. Fine copy in Fine dustwrapper.  Hard  to
beat this one!                                                 $750.00

13.  (KING, Stephen & WRIGHTSON, Berni) SHELLEY, Mary. FRANKENSTEIN OR
THE  MODERN  PROMETHEUS. New York: Dodd, Mead (1983).  First  Edition.
Introduction  by  Stephen King who has SIGNED at the beginning of  his
piece  in  1988 adding "all best." With black-and-white  illustrations
by  Berni Wrightson. We have been told but have been unable to confirm
that  only 1000 copies of the trade edition were published. There were
also  526  numbered and signed copies. Fine in Near  Fine  dustwrapper
with a few brief closed tears.                                 $500.00

14.  (KING, Stephen) SCHIFF, Stuart David (editor). WHISPERS MAGAZINE,
VOLUME  5,  NUMBER  1-2,  WHOLE  NUMBER  17-18,  STEPHEN  KING  ISSUE.
Binghamton,  NY: Stuart David Schiff 1982. First Edition. Stephen King
issue  of this periodical containing, among other things, a new  story
by  King and his previously unpublished introduction to THE SHINING as
well  as  a number of illustrations done for his books. This  is  Copy
#303  of  350  bound  in cloth and SIGNED by King  and  Schiff.  Spine
sunned, otherwise Fine.                                        $350.00

15.  LOVECRAFT,  H. P.. SUPERNATURAL HORROR IN LITERATURE.  New  York:
Ben  Abramson  1945. First Edition. First binding of black  cloth  and
first  state of text with error on page 66. Near Fine, issued  without
a dustwrapper.                                                 $125.00

16.  (POE,  Edgar Allan). Manuscript Found in a Bottle in THE  GIFT: A
CHRISTMAS  AND NEW YEAR'S PRESENT FOR 1836. Philadelphia: Carey & Hart
[1835].  First  Edition.  Intricately   embossed  red  morocco  with a
ferocious  eagle  at the center and gilt lettering on the  spine.  BAL
10146  & 16126. The first appearance in print of Poe's macabre tale of
the  sea later collected in TALES OF THE GROTESQUE. This is also Poe's
first  appearance  in  THE GIFT and only his  fourth  appearance  in a
book.  Also includes "An Unwritten Drama of Lord Byron" by  Washington
Irving.  Very  early owner inscription on third blank dated 9  October
1835.  Illustrated with 8 (of 9) steel engravings, lacking a  portrait
having  nothing  to  do with Poe's tale which has no  illustration  to
accompany  it. In our experience, this particular year is often  found
lacking  something,  and  in  this  case   what  it  lacks  is  rather
insignificant.  Bright,  clean copy with only mild rubbing.  Close  to
Fine.                                                         $1000.00

17. (POE, Edgar Allan). THE PURLOINED LETTER in THE GIFT: A CHRISTMAS,
NEW  YEAR,  AND  BIRTHDAY  PRESENT 1845. Philadelphia:  Carey  &  Hart
1845.  First  Edition.  Original highly  gilt-decorated  reddish-brown
calf,  a superb publisher's gift binding. BAL 4024 & 16143. The  first
appearance  in print of this classic Poe piece collected the same year
in  his TALES. Other first appearances include Longfellow (BAL  12074)
and  Emerson (BAL 5202). This copy, which lacks 4 of the 8 plates  (no
plates  illustrated  Poe's tale), has very little foxing and  is  in a
very  attractive and fairly well-preserved publisher's binding.  Minor
edgewear  and  rubbing,  light  chipping to spine  head.  Despite  the
missing engravings, Near Fine.                                 $950.00

18.  RICE, Anne. MERRICK. Franklin Center, PA: Franklin Library  2000.
First    Edition.  Decorated  dark   green-gray  leather   with   gilt
decoration.  One  of  1500 SIGNED copies of the  true  First  Edition.
Contains  a  preface by Rice not in the trade edition. Available  only
by  subscription when published by the Franklin Library which has  now
ceased publishing. Fine                                        $150.00

19.  SHELLEY,  Mary.  FRANKENSTEIN. New York:  Limited  Editions  Club
1934.  Quarto  (8"  x  10-1/4")  in a  very  pretty  binding  with  an
attractive  gilt design on the red morocco spine and lovely  patterned
fabric  covers.  Copy  #743 of 1500 numbered copies with  a  new  type
design  by Frederick Goudy and illustrated with watercolors by Everett
Henry.  SIGNED  by the artist on the colophon page. Beautiful  edition
of  this classic gothic horror story. Touch of rubbing to spine  tips.
Fine in Fine slipcase.                                         $450.00

20.  SIMMONS, Dan. BANISHED DREAMS. Arvada, CO: Roadkill Press (1990).
First  Edition.  One  of  300  SIGNED &  numbered  copies,  this  copy
lettered  "PC"  indicating  it  is a  printer's  copy.  This  chapbook
consists  of  selections  removed  by the author  at  the  publisher's
request  from  his not yet then published novel SUMMER OF NIGHT.  Fine
                                                                $200.00

21.  SMITH,  Clark  Ashton.  THE DOUBLE SHADOW  AND  OTHER  FANTASIES.
[Auburn,  CA]:  [Auburn  Journal Print] [1933].  First  Edition.  Tall
octavo  (8-1/2"  x  11-1/2") in original printed gray  wraps.  Smith's
first  short  story collection, one of 1000 copies printed.  INSCRIBED
and  SIGNED  on  the  Contents  page: "Dear  Allen  Lucy:/I  hope  you
will/enjoy  some  of  these  fantasties.  [sic]/Cordially,/June  13th,
1933.  Clark Ashton Smith." Several pencil corrections in the text  by
the  author  and  a  brief allusion to Poe which may also  be  in  the
author's  hand. Laid in is a small sheet of contemporary paper  with a
symbolic  shorthand  text in ink in an unknown hand within a  triangle
shape.  Also laid in is a 1987 invoice for the book from a bookseller.
Fair amount of wrinkling to covers. Still Very Good.           $450.00


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