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THE MELVYN STEINFELD COLLECTION
OF HORROR FICTION
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   Bookplates, former owners' names, remainder marks, and price-clipping are mentioned if present.

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1. BALL, JOHN. The Van: A Tale of Terror. NY: St. Martin's Press, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a jacket with some edgewear which has been touched-up by a previous owner. Los Angeles setting. $20.00

2. BARKER, CLIVE. The Damnation Game. [London]: Weidenfeld & Nicolson, [1985]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $95.00

3. BLOCH, ROBERT. Psycho II. [Binghamton]: Whispers Press, 1982. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and fine slipcase. One of 750 numbered copies SIGNED by Bloch and the book's designer, Stuart Schiff. Norman Bates escapes from the asylum and goes on another rampage. $40.00

4. BLOCH, ROBERT. Psycho House. NY: Tom Doherty Associates, [1990]. First edition. Lightly bumped at spine ends; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Another murder at the Bates Hotel, now reopened as a tourist attraction. $20.00

5. BONANSINGA, JAY R. Head Case. [London]: Macmillan, [1998]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

6. BRANDNER, GARY. Cameron's Terror. [London]: Severn House, [1988]. First English edition and first hardbound edition. A couple of tiny corner bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

7. BRANDNER, GARY. Tribe of the Dead. [Wallington]: Severn House, [1989]. First hardbound edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

8. BRANDNER, GARY. Doomstalker. [Wallington]: Severn House, [1990]. First English edition and first hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

9. BRANDNER, GARY. The Big Brain. [Wallington]: Severn House, [1991]. First English edition and first hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

10. BRANDNER, GARY. Carrion. [Wallington]: Severn House, [1991]. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

11. BRANDNER, GARY. The Brain Eaters. [Wallington]: Severn House, [1992]. First hardbound edition. A couple of tiny bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

12. BRENCHLEY, CHAZ. The Samaritan. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1988]. First edition. Paperclip impression on first few pages; faint tanning to page borders; a near-fine copy in a very good plus jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges. Brenchley's second novel. Private investigator up against a serial killer known as The Butcher. $30.00

13. BRITE, POPPY. Lost Souls. [NY]: Abyss / Delacorte Press, [1992]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a touch of edge-wrinkling and a tiny bit of wear at one corner. $35.00

14. BRITE, POPPY Z. Drawing Blood. Huntington Beach: James Cahill Publishing, 1993. First edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. One of 274 numbered copies SIGNED by Brite. This is #77. $75.00

15. BRITE, POPPY Z. Are You Loathsome Tonight? A Collection of Short Stories. Springfield, PA: Gauntlet Publications, 1998. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 2000 copies SIGNED by Brite, by Peter Straub who wrote the introduction, and by Caitlin R. Kiernan who wrote the afterword. This copy is not signed by the illustrator, J. K. Potter. $35.00

16. BRITE, POPPY Z. The Crow: The Lazarus Heart. Springfield: Gauntlet Publications, 1999. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 1000 copies SIGNED by Brite and by John Shirley who wrote the afterword. $45.00

17. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Doll Who Ate His Mother. Indianapolis: Bobbs-Merrill Company, Inc., [1976]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a faint tan stain at foot of spine. Campbell's first horror novel. $95.00

18. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Parasite. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., [1980]. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a couple of tiny closed tears. Published in England as “To Wake the Dead.” $30.00

19. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. To Wake the Dead. [London]: Millington, [1980]. First edition. A couple of small corner bumps; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket. Published in the U.S. as “The Parasite.” $100.00

20. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Nameless. NY: Macmillan Publishing Company, Inc., [1981]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling at the spine ends. $30.00

21. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Face That Must Die. Santa Cruz: Scream/Press, 1983. First U.S. edition and first hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. This is the trade edition, not the boxed, numbered edition, and is INSCRIBED by Campbell on the title page. Introduction by Robert Bloch. Illustrated by J. K. Potter $110.00

22. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Incarnate. London: Granada, [1984]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

23. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Obsession. London: Granada, [1985]. First English edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

24. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Scared Stiff: Tales of Sex and Death. Los Angeles: Scream/Press, 1987. First edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase without jacket, as issued. J. K. Potter, illustrator. Introduction by Clive Barker. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the author and illustrator. Seven short stories. $85.00

25. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Hungry Moon. London: Century, [1987]. First English edition. A couple of tiny corner bumps; page borders faintly tanned; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket. $30.00

26. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Ancient Images. London: Legend/Century, [1989]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

27. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Midnight Sun. [London]: Macdonald, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

28. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Count of Eleven. [London]: Macdonald, [1991]. First edition: precedes limited edition by two days. A couple of small corner bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

29. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The One Safe Place. [London]: Headline, [1995]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

30. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Nazareth Hill. NY: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, [1997]. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

31. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. The Last Voice They Hear. NY: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, [1998]. First edition: advance review copy. Small bumps at spine ends and one corner; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with scratches on the rear panel. Publisher's information sheets laid in $20.00

32. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Silent Children. NY: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, [2000]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

33. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY. Pact of the Fathers. NY: Forge/Tom Doherty Associates, [2001]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

34. CAMPBELL, RAMSEY AS JAY RAMSAY. Claw. London: Macdonald & Co., [1983]. First hardbound edition. A little tanning to page borders; a couple of bumped corners; a very good plus copy in a near-fine jacket with light edgewear at spine ends. Published variously as “The Claw” and “The Night of the Claw.” $50.00

35. CARROLL, JONATHAN. The Land of Laughs. NY: Viking Press, [1980]. First edition. A near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a very little wear along the edges. Carroll's first book. $150.00

36. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Voice of Our Shadow. NY: Viking Press, [1983]. First edition. A near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wear along the edges. $135.00

37. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Bones of the Moon. London: Century, [1987]. First edition. Faint tanning to pages; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication. $85.00

38. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Sleeping in Flame. London: Legend/Century, [1988]. First edition. Second state in black boards. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication. $65.00

39. CARROLL, JONATHAN. A Child Across the Sky. London: Legend/Century, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a couple of faint creases on the rear panel. Precedes the U.S. publication. $65.00

40. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Black Cocktail. London: Legend/Century, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. A copy of the trade edition dust jacket is included and is shorter than the book itself. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Carroll. Dave McKean, illustrator. $65.00

41. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Outside the Dog Museum. [London]: Macdonald, [1991]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication. $30.00

42. CARROLL, JONATHAN. After Silence. [London]: Macdonald, [1992]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication. $40.00

43. CARROLL, JONATHAN. From the Teeth of Angels. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1994]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $40.00

44. CARROLL, JONATHAN. Kissing the Beehive. London: Victor Gollancz, [1998]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

45. CARROLL, JONATHAN. The Marriage of Sticks. London: Victor Gollancz, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

46. CHADBOURN, MARK. Nocturne. London: Victor Gollancz, [1994]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a tiny nick at the foot of the spine. Chadbourn's second book, set in New Orleans $75.00

47. CHADBOURN, MARK. The Eternal. London: Victor Gollancz, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Chadbourn's third book. $35.00

48. CLARK, SIMON. Blood Crazy. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1995]. First edition. Former owner's name embossed with small date in ink on the front free endpaper and without the date on the half-title page; faint tanning to page borders; a near-fine copy in a fine jacket with the same embossed name on the inside front flap and some light wrinkling along the edges. Clark's second novel. $225.00

49. CLARK, SIMON. Darker. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1996]. First edition; second printing. Previous owner's blind-stamp and date on the corner of the front free endpaper and the same blind-stamp without a date on the corner of the half-title page; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with three faint scratches at the bottom of the rear panel. Clark's third book, his scarcest title--even as a second printing. $60.00

50. CLARK, SIMON. Darker. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1996]. First edition. The corner of the front free endpaper has been clipped; otherwise, this is a fine copy in a fine jacket with the owner's name embossed on the inside front flap which has no price, indicating a first edition produced for Commonwealth countries outside England. Clark's scarcest book. $275.00

51. CLARK, SIMON. Darkness Demands. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Clark. $35.00

52. CONRAD, PATRICK. Limousine. London: Jonathan Cape, [1999]. First edition in English. A fine copy with no spine crease but a faint crease on rear cover. $15.00

53. COPPER, BASIL. From Evil's Pillow. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1973. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Copper's first book for Arkham House. $35.00

54. COPPER, BASIL. The Curse of the Fleers. [Blandford]: Harwood-Smart Publishing, [1976]. First edition. A couple of small corner bumps; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket. $35.00

55. COPPER, BASIL. And Afterward, the Dark: Seven Tales. Sauk City: Arkham House, 1977. First edition. Small bump at head of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

56. COPPER, BASIL. Here Be Daemons: Tales of Horror and the Uneasy. NY and London: St. Martin's Press / Robert Hale, [1978]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $55.00

57. COPPER, BASIL. The Black Death. Minneapolis: Fedogan & Bremer, 1991. First trade edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Illustrated by Stefanie Kate Hawks. $30.00

58. DAVIS, FREDERICK C. The Molemen Want Your Eyes. Pulp Reader #3. North Hollywood: Shroud, Publishers, [1976]. First edition thus: paperbound original. Pamphlet size: 5.5 x 8.5 inches. A fine copy. One of 995 unnumbered copies. A weird menace story originally published in “Horror Stories,” April-May 1938. $25.00

59. DONNELLY, JOE. Bane. London: Barrie & Jenkins, [1989]. First edition. Small bump at head of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket with a little wrinkling at spine ends. Donnelly's first novel. $25.00

60. DONNELLY, JOE. Stone. London: Barrie & Jenkins, [1990]. First edition. Some faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. Donnelly's second novel. $30.00

61. DONNELLY, JOE. The Shee. London: Century, [1992]. First edition. Small bump along front edge; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Publisher's information sheet laid in $35.00

62. DONNELLY, JOE. Still Life. London: Century, [1993]. First edition. One corner lightly bumped; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

63. DONNELLY, JOE. Shrike. London: Century, [1994]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

64. DONNELLY, JOE. Twitchy Eyes. London: Michael Joseph, [1996]. First edition. Corners bumped; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with no price on the inside front flap, indicating a copy intended for export. $25.00

65. DOUGLAS, JOHN. The Late Show. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1994]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. Douglas' debut novel. $35.00

66. FOWLER, CHRISTOPHER. Darkest Day. [London]: Little, Brown and Company, [1993]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

67. GARTON, RAY. Crucifax Autumn. Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1988. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and fine slipcase. Published in an edition of 300 numbered copies. This is one of the publisher's copies, marked P/C, SIGNED by Garton and by Bob Eggleton, the illustrator. $125.00

68. GARTON, RAY. Methods of Madness. Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1990. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and slipcase. One of 425 numbered copies SIGNED by Garton and by the illustrator Paul Sonju. $45.00

69. GARTON, RAY. Trade Secrets. Shingletown: Mark V. Ziesing, 1990. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket which has faint wrinkling at the foot of the spine and a slipcase which shows a little sunning along the edges. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Garton and by Bob Eggleton and Arnie Fenner, illustrators. $35.00

70. GARTON, RAY. The New Neighbor. Lynbrook: Charnel House, 1991. First edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. Published in an edition of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Garton and J. K. Potter, the illustrator. $150.00

71. GARTON, RAY. Lot Lizards. Shingletown: Mark V. Zeising, 1991. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and slipcase. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by Garton and by Arnie Fenner who did the book design and Lainey Koepke who did the jacket illustration. $45.00

72. GARTON, RAY. Dark Channel. NY: Falcon / Bantam Books, [1992]. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

73. GARTON, RAY. The Folks. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Published in an edition of 1500 copies SIGNED by Garton. $35.00

74. GILBERT, STEPHEN. Ratman's Notebook. London: Michael Joseph, [1968]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wear on the inside rear flap. Novel on which the film “Willard” was based. $150.00

75. GLASS, JOSEPH. Eyes. NY: Villard, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. The first Susan Shader novel. $25.00

76. GLASS, JOSEPH. Blood. London: Macmillan, [2000]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Features criminal psychiatrist and psychic Susan Shader in her second case. $20.00

77. GORMAN, ED. The Poker Club. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 1999. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 750 copies SIGNED by Gorman. Expanded version of Gorman's novella, “Out There in the Darkness.” $25.00

78. GRAY, MURIEL. The Trickster. [Toronto]: HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, [1995]. First Canadian edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Gray's first novel. Set in Canada. $25.00

79. GRAY, MURIEL. Furnace. [Toronto]: HarperCollins PublishersLtd, [1997]. First Canadian edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

80. GUNNISON, JOHN P, editor [Wayne Rogers, T. T. Fleming-Roberts, Paul Ernst, Rex Sherrick, Charlton L. Edholm, O. M. Cabral, William G Bogart, Micharl O'Brien, Arthur J. Burks, contributors. High Adventure #56 [Weird Menace Issue]. [Silver Spring]: Adventure House, [2001]. First edition: paperbound original. A fine copy. Weird menace stories in a pulp-format magazine reprinted from two issues of the pulp “Thrilling Mystery”: January 1936 and November 1940 $15.00

81. HARRIS, STEVE. Adventureland. [London]: Headline, [1990]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. Harris' first novel. $50.00

82. HARRIS, STEVE. Wulf. [London]: Headline, [1991]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

83. HARRIS, STEVE. The Hoodoo Man. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

84. HARRIS, STEVE. Angels. [London]: Headline, [1993]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

85. HARRIS, STEVE. Straker's Island. London: Victor Gollancz, [1998]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Publisher's information sheets laid in $20.00

86. HARVEY, JAMES NEAL. The Headsman. NY: Donald I. Fine, Inc., [1991]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Harvey's second book under his own name. $15.00

87. HAYDER, MO. Birdman. NY: Doubleday, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Hayder's first novel. $25.00

88. HAYDER, MO. The Treatment. NY: Doubleday, [2002]. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Hayder's second novel. $20.00

89. HERBERT, JAMES. The Fog. [London]: New English Library, [1975]. First edition. Light tanning to page borders; one corner bumped; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges and faint sunning to the spine. Herbert's second book. $200.00

90. HERBERT, JAMES. Fluke. [London]: New English Library, [1977]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges. $125.00

91. HERBERT, JAMES. The Spear. [London]: New English Library, [1978]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges. $100.00

92. HERBERT, JAMES. The Dark. [London]: New English Library, [1980]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with four short scratches on the rear panel. $75.00

93. HERBERT, JAMES. The Jonah. [London]: New English Library, [1981]. First edition. Bumped at spine ends and a couple of corners; a very good plus copy in a very good jacket with a little edgwear and a faintly yellowed spine. $65.00

94. HERBERT, JAMES. Moon. [Sevenoaks]: New English Library, [1985]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket. $65.00

95. HERBERT, JAMES. The Magic Cottage. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1986]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

96. HERBERT, JAMES. Sepulchre. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1987]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Herbert and dated in the year of publication. $55.00

97. HERBERT, JAMES. Creed. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $40.00

98. HERBERT, JAMES. Portent. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1992]. First edition. Light bumping at head of spine and a couple of corners; a near-fine copy in a price-clipped near fine jacket with light wrinkling at spine ends. $25.00

99. HERBERT, JAMES. The Ghosts of Sleath. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1994]. First edition. Previous owner's inscription on front free endpaper after the map; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

100. HERBERT, JAMES. '48. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

101. HERBERT, JAMES. Others. [London]: Macmillan, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

102. HERBERT, JAMES. Once... [London]: Macmillan, [2001]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

103. HJORTSBERG, WILLIAM. Falling Angel. NY: Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, [1978]. First edition. A fine copy in a price-clipped very good jacket with a little edgewear, a small stain on the inside rear flap, and some touching up to the bottom of the spine. $35.00

104. HOLLAND, DAVID. Murcheston. The Wolf's Tale. NY: Tom Doherty Associates, [2000]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. A werewolf novel set in Victorian England. $15.00

105. HUTSON, SHAUN. Shadows. London: W. H. Allen, 1985. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

106. HUTSON, SHAUN. Nemesis. [London]: W. H. Allen, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

107. HUTSON, SHAUN. The Skull. NY: Leisure Books, [1989]. First edition: paperback original. A bright, near-fine copy with no spine slant. $15.00

108. HUTSON, SHAUN. Renegades. [London]: Macdonald, [1991]. First edition. Lightly bumped at head of spine; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

109. JAFFERY, SHELDON, editor. Selected Tales of Grim and Grue from the Horror Pulps. Bowling Green: Popular Press, [1987]. First edition. A fine copy without jacket as issued. Includes an introduction by Robert Kenneth Jones on the weird menace pulps and an index of the horror pulps produced by Popular Publications. Also included are facsimile reproductions of horror pulp novels and novelettes by Francis James, Hugh Cave, John H. Knox, Wyatt Blassingame, Wayne Rogers, G. T. Fleming-Roberts, Arthur J. Burks, and Edith and Ejler Jacobson $65.00

110. JONES, ROBERT KENNETH. The Shudder Pulps: A History of the Weird Menace Magazines of the 1930s. [Linn, OR]: FAX Collector's Editions, [1975]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $50.00

111. KETCHUM, JACK. She Wakes. NY: Berkley Books, [1989]. First edition: paperback original. A very good plus copy with some edgewear and light creasing. A nice copy of a scarce paperback original. $75.00

112. KETCHUM, JACK. Red. London: Headline, 1995. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Ketchum. $50.00

113. KETCHUM, JACK. Red. London: Headline, 1995. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Ketchum. $50.00

114. KETCHUM, JACK. Red. London: Headline, 1995. First edition. Small bump at head of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Ketchum. $50.00

115. KETCHUM, JACK. Ladies' Night. Seattle: Silver Salamander Press, 1997. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Ketchum. This is #80. $55.00

116. KETCHUM, JACK. The Exit at Toledo Blade Boulevard. NP: Obsidian Books, 1998. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Ketchum, by Alan M. Clark, the illustrator, and by Richard Laymon who wrote the introduction. $85.00

117. KETCHUM, JACK. Hide and Seek. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2000. First edition thus. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 1000 copies SIGNED by Ketchum. Originally published as a paperback original in 1984. $35.00

118. KETCHUM, JACK. “Cover” with the separate chapbook, “Emphemera.”. First edition thus. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Ketchum, by Thomas Tessier who wrote the afterword, and by Neal McPheeters, the illustrator. Included with the book is a fine copy of the separate chapbook “Ephemera” which contains material not included in the “Ephemera” section of the hardbound book. The chapbook was given to those who purchased “Cover” directly from the publisher and was limited to 200 numbered copies. This is copy #113 of the chapbook. $100.00

119. KETCHUM, JACK. The Lost. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 1500 copies SIGNED by Ketchum. $30.00

120. KING, STEPHEN. The Stand. NY: Doubleday & Company, Inc., 1978. First edition. A light bump to the foot of the spine; faint scuff on rear boards; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little edgewear and a tiny closed tear at the foot of the spine. $200.00

121. KING, STEPHEN. The Dead Zone. London: Raven / Macdonald and Jane's, [1979]. First English edition. Corners bumped; a very good plus copy in a price-clipped very good plus jacket with a little edgewear that has been touched up by a previous owner. $175.00

122. KING, STEPHEN. Firestarter. London: Macdonald Furura Publishers, [1980]. First English edition. Corners and spine ends lightly bumped; page borders tanned; a very good plus copy in a very good plus jacket with a little light edgewear. $75.00

123. KING, STEPHEN. Different Seasons. London: Macdonald & Co, [1982]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with just a small amount of wrinkling at the head of the spine. $95.00

124. KING, STEPHEN. Cujo. London: Macdonald & Co, [1982]. First English edition. Corners and spine ends bumped; a very good plus copy in a very good plus jacket with a little light edgewear. $65.00

125. KING, STEPHEN. Pet Sematary. London: Hodder and Stoughton, [1983]. First English edition. Spine ends and front cover lightly bumped; a very good plus copy in a very good plus copy with a little edge-wrinkling. $55.00

126. KING, STEPHEN. Skeleton Crew. [London]: Macdonald, [1985]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $85.00

127. KING, STEPHEN. Misery. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1987]. First English edition. Bumped at foot of the spine; faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of wrinkling at the foot of the spine. $65.00

128. KING, STEPHEN. The Tommyknockers. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1988]. First English edition. Lightly bumped at spine ends; faint tanning to page borders; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges. $35.00

129. KING, STEPHEN. The Dark Half. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication. $65.00

130. KING, STEPHEN. Four Past Midnight. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1990]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Four novellas, each with its own introduction by King. $50.00

131. KING, STEPHEN. The Dark Tower III: The Waste Lands. Hampton Falls: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc., [1991]. First trade edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a 3/8-inch rubbed spot on the rear panel. Ned Dameron, illustrator $60.00

132. KING, STEPHEN. Needful Things. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1991]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $60.00

133. KING, STEPHEN. Gerald's Game. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1992]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

134. KING, STEPHEN. Insomnia. London: Hodder & Stoughton, [1994]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes U.S. publication. $35.00

135. KING, STEPHEN. Rose Madder. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1995]. First English edition. One corner bumped; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with light edge-wrinkling. $35.00

136. KING, STEPHEN. Desperation. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1996]. First English edition. Tiny corner bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

137. KING, STEPHEN. Bag of Bones. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1998]. First edition. This is a fine copy in a fine jacket, but, although not evident when the dust jacket is on, it has been mis-bound upside-down in the boards. Precedes the U.S. publication. $25.00

138. KING, STEPHEN. Carrie. NY: Doubleday, n.d. Later printing. Owner's name and 1995 date on front free endpaper; lightly bumped at spine ends; a very good plus copy in a very good plus jacket with no price on the front flap. A nice reading copy of King's first book. $15.00

139. KING, STEPHEN. Night Shift. NY: Doubleday, n.d. Later printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket with no price on the front flap. The introduction to this collection of short stories is by John D. MacDonald. $20.00

140. KING, STEPHEN. Salem's Lot. NY: Doubleday, n.d. Later printing. Bumped at head of spine; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with no price on the front flap. $20.00

141. KING, STEPHEN AND PETER STRAUB. The Talisman. Harmondsworth: Viking, [1984]. First English edition. Lightly bumped at spine ends and two corners; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wrinkling along the edges. SIGNED by Straub. $65.00

142. KING, STEPHEN AND PETER STRAUB. Black House. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [2001]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

143. KING, STEPHEN AS RICHARD BACHMAN. Thinner. [London]: New English Library, [1985]. First English edition. Lightly bumped at spine ends; page borders tanned; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with wrinkling at spine ends. Includes the scarce yellow wraparound band stating “Stephen King Writing as Richard Bachman”. $125.00

144. KING, STEPHEN AS RICHARD BACHMAN. The Regulators. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1996]. First English edition. One bumped corner; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket without a price on the front flap, indicating a copy intended for export. $35.00

145. KINION, RICHARD. Sacrifice. [NY]: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., [1995]. First edition: paperback original. A copy which would be fine except that a previous owner has touched up the very light edgewear. $25.00

146. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Shattered. London: W. H. Allen, 1984. First edition thus. Page borders tanned; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a touch of edgewear. Originally published under the pseudonym of K. R. Dwyer in 1973 (by Random House in the U.S. and by Arthur Barker in the U.K.), this 1984 W. H. Allen edition is the first publication of the book anywhere as by Dean Koontz and includes an author's note to that effect as a preface. $200.00

147. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Strangers. London: W. H. Allen, 1986. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with very light edge-wrinkling at the head of the spine. $55.00

148. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Lightning. [London]: Headline, [1988]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

149. KOONTZ, DEAN R. The Mask. [London]: Headline, [1989]. First English hardbound edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Originally published in 1981 in the U.S. and in 1982 in England as a paperback original under the pseudonym of Owen West. $35.00

150. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Midnight. [London]: Headline, [1989]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

151. KOONTZ, DEAN R. The Face of Fear. [London]: Headline, [1989]. First edition thus. Faint tanning to page borders; lightly bumped at corners and head of spine; a very good plus copy in a very good plus jacket with edgewear that has been touched up by a previous owner. Originally published as by K. R. Dwyer in the U.K. and as by Brian Coffey in the U.S. $25.00

152. KOONTZ, DEAN R. The Bad Place. [London]: Headline, [1990]. First English edition. Small bumps at head of spine and one corner; a near-fine copy in a fine jacket with a litle edge-wrinkling at the head of the spine. $30.00

153. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Cold Fire. [London]: Headline, [1991]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of edgewear. $30.00

154. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Hideaway. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First English edition. Page borders faintly tanned; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of edge-wrinkling. $30.00

155. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Dragon Tears. [London]: Headline, [1993]. First English edition. Page borders faintly tanned; a couple of small bumps; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with just a touch of edgewear. $35.00

156. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Winter Moon. [London]: Headline, [1994]. First English and first hardbound edition. Tiny bump at foot of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket. A re-write of Koontz's “Invasion” which was published in paperback in 1975 as by Aaron Wolfe. $45.00

157. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Dark Rivers of the Heart. [London]: Headline, [1994]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of wrinkling at the spine ends. $55.00

158. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Intensity. [London]: Headline Feature, [1995]. First edition: precedes U.S. publication. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

159. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Strange Highways. [London]: Headline, [1995]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Includes the first publication of the title novel, 12 short stories most of which were previously published only in anthologies or magazines, and Notes to the Reader by Koontz. $35.00

160. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Sole Survivor. [London]: Headline Feature, [1997]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

161. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Demon Seed. [London]: Headline Feature, [1997]. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Originally published as a paperback original in 1973 in the U.S. and in 1977 in the U.K., this is the first hardcover edition. $40.00

162. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Fear Nothing. [London]: Headline Feature, [1997]. First edition: precedes U.S. publication. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

163. KOONTZ, DEAN R. Seize the Night. [London]: Headline Feature, [1998]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

164. KOONTZ, DEAN R. From the Corner of His Eye. [London]: Headline Feature, [2000]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

165. KOONTZ, DEAN R. By the Light of the Moon. [London]: Headline, [2002]. Second printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $15.00

166. KOONTZ, DEAN R. [LEIGH NICHOLS]. The Eyes of Darkness. Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1989. First U.S. hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and slipcase. Published in an edition of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by Koontz and by Phil Parks, illustrator. This is a publisher's copy and numbered as P/C. Originally published in 1981 as a paperback original as by Leigh Nichols. Although the verso of the title page states “First hardcover edition,” it was actually first published as a hardbound in England in 1981. This is the first U.S. hardbound edition. $125.00

167. KOONTZ, DEAN R. [OWEN WEST]. The Funhouse. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First English hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Originally published as a paperback original under the pseudonym of Owen West in 1980 in the U.S. and in 1981 in the U.K. This is the first English publication of the book as by Dean Koontz. $65.00

168. LANSDALE, JOE R. Act of Love. London: Kinnell, 1985. First English and first hardcover edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Lansdale. $65.00

169. LANSDALE, JOE R. Cold in July and Savage Season. Shingletown: Mark V. Zeising, 1990. First hardcover edition of “Savage Season” and first edition of “Cold in July”. Two books, both fine in fine jackets, housed in a single fine slipcase. This is the trade edition set. Each book is SIGNED by Lansdale on the half-title page, but no limitation page is present. $75.00

170. LANSDALE, JOE R. Mucho Mojo. Baltimore: CD Publications, 1994. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket and fine slipcase. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by Lansdale and Mark Nelson who did the dust jacket illustration. $65.00

171. LANSDALE, JOE R. Freezer Burn. Holyoake: Crossroads Press, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 400 numbered copies SIGNED by Lansdale. This is #93 $45.00

172. LAWS, STEPHEN. Ghost Train. [London]: Souvenir Press, [1985]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $65.00

173. LAWS, STEPHEN. Spectre. [London]: Souvenir Press, [1986]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $55.00

174. LAWS, STEPHEN. The Wyrm. [London]: Souvenir Press, [1987]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

175. LAWS, STEPHEN. The Frighteners. [London]: Souvenir Press, [1990]. First edition. A couple of small bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

176. LAWS, STEPHEN. The Midnight Man: The Short Fiction of Stephen Laws. Seattle: Silver Salamander Press, 1999. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 300 numbered clothbound copies SIGNED by Laws. $35.00

177. LAYMON, RICHARD. Night Show. [NY]: Tor / Tom Doherty Associates, [1986]. First U.S. edition: paperback original. A very good plus copy with some edgewear that has been touched up by a previous owner. This was published in 1984 as a paperback original in England. $20.00

178. LAYMON, RICHARD. Funland. London: W. H. Allen, [1989]. First edition. A couple of tiny bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $225.00

179. LAYMON, RICHARD. The Stake. [London]: Headline, [1990]. First edition. Light bump at head of spine; faint tanning to page borders; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a touch of edgewear. $40.00

180. LAYMON, RICHARD. Darkness, Tell Us. [London]: Headline, [1991]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; tiny scuff on rear pastedown; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little light edgewear. $35.00

181. LAYMON, RICHARD. Beware!. London: Kinnell, 1992. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

182. LAYMON, RICHARD. Blood Games. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

183. LAYMON, RICHARD. Savage: From Whitechapel to the Wild West on the Track of Jack the Ripper. [London]: Headline, [1993]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes U.S. edition. $200.00

184. LAYMON, RICHARD. Out Are the Lights and Other Tales. [London]: Headline, [1993]. First hardbound edition. Tiny bump at head of spine; light tanning of page borders; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a touch of edgewear. Publisher's information on the verso of the title page is a bit confusing. This was first published as a paperback original and then reprinted as a hardbound. This is the first hardbound edition. $65.00

185. LAYMON, RICHARD. Island. [London]: Headline Feature, [1995]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wrinkling at the spine ends. $125.00

186. LAYMON, RICHARD. Quake. [London]: Headline, [1995]. First edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

187. LAYMON, RICHARD. Bite. [London]: Headline Feature, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $125.00

188. LAYMON, RICHARD. Body Rides. [London]: Headline Feature, [1996]. First edition. A couple of small corner bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. $75.00

189. LAYMON, RICHARD. Bite. [London]: Headline Feature, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of edgewear at spine ends. $100.00

190. LAYMON, RICHARD. Body Rides. [London]: Headline Feature, [1996]. First edition. Spurious Laymon signature on the title page; tiny bit of wear at foot of spine; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. The signature on the title page is a clumsy attempt to imitate Laymon's signature and is not genuine. $50.00

191. LAYMON, RICHARD. No Sanctuary. [London]: Headline Feature, [2001]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

192. LAYMON, RICHARD AS RICHARD KELLY. Midnight's Lair. London: W. H. Allen, 1988. First edition. A fine copy in a price-clipped fine jacket. $85.00

193. LEE, EDWARD. Coven. NY: Diamond Books, [1991]. First edition: paperback original. A near-fine copy with a little edgewear and a reading crease on the spine, both of which have been touched-up by a previous owner. Still, a very nice-looking copy with no spine slant. $50.00

194. LEE, EDWARD. Incubi. NY: Diamond Books, [1991]. First edition: paperback original. Small red remainder mark on lower edge; a near-fine copy with just a little edgewear but no spine slant. $45.00

195. LEE, EDWARD. Succubi. NY: Diamond Books, [1992]. First edition: paperback original. A near-fine copy with just a little edgewear but no spine slant. $45.00

196. LEE, EDWARD. The Chosen. [NY]: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., [1993]. First edition: paperback original. A very good plus copy with no reading crease and no spine slant but a very little edgewear which has been touched up by a previous owner. $35.00

197. LEE, EDWARD. Creekers. [NY]: Zebra Books / Kensington Publishing Corp., [1994]. First edition: paperback original. Bookstore stamp on inside front cover; a very good copy with a small external tape repair at the head of the spine and a little edgewear that has been touched up by a previous owner. $45.00

198. LEE, EDWARD. The Ushers. Seattle: Obsidian Press, 1999. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Short stories. One of 250 numbered copies SIGNED by Lee and Alan M. Clark, the illustrator. $45.00

199. LITTLE, BENTLEY. The Mailman. [London]: Headline, [1994]. First English edition and first hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $85.00

200. LITTLE, BENTLEY. Dark Dominion. [London]: Headline, [1995]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication which was a paperback original and was titled simply “Dominion.” This is the only hardbound publication. $125.00

201. LITTLE, BENTLEY. The Store. [London]: Headline Feature, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Little. Precedes the U.S. publication which was a paperback original. $125.00

202. LITTLE, BENTLEY. Houses. [London]: Headline Feature, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication which was a paperback original. $40.00

203. LITTLE, BENTLEY. Guests. [London]: Headline Feature, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the U.S. publication which was a paperback original titled “The Town.” $40.00

204. LITTLE, BENTLEY. The Walking. [NY]: Signet, [2000]. Book club edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with light wear at the spine ends and corners. Only hardbound edition. $12.50

205. LITTLE, BENTLEY. The Association. [NY]: Signet, [2001]. Book club edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Only hardbound edition. $15.00

206. LITTLE, BENTLEY. The Collection. [NY]: Signet, [2002]. Book club edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Only hardbound edition. $15.00

207. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. The Manitou. London: Neville Spearman, [1975]. First edition. A little wear at spine ends; otherwise, a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with very light edgewear. Masterton's first book. $125.00

208. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Charnel House. Folkestone: Bailey Bros. & Swinfen Ltd, [1979]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of wrinkling at the head of the spine. Part of the Ghost Hunters' Library series. $75.00

209. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Death Trance. [London]: Severn House, [1987]. First English and first hardbound edition. Lightly bumped at spine ends and a couple of corners; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with light edgewear. $35.00

210. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Night Warriors. [London]: Severn House, [1987]. First Severn House printing. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

211. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Ritual. [London]: Severn House, [1988]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little wear at corners. $35.00

212. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. The Hymn. [Wallington]: Macdonald, [1991]. First edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with light wear at spine ends. Horror novel involving a long-buried music score by Richard Wagner for an opera about an alchemist victimized by his quest for immortality through fire. $100.00

213. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. The House That Jack Built. London: Heinemann, [1996]. First edition. Corners lightly bumped; a near-fine copy in a fine jacket with a little wrinkling at the corners. $50.00

214. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. The Chosen Child. London: Heinemann, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wear at spine ends. $35.00

215. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Rook 4: Snowman. [Sutton]: Severn House, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Fourth in the Jim Rook series. $45.00

216. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Feelings of Fear. [Sutton]: Severn House, [2000]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $75.00

217. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. The Doorkeepers. [Sutton]: Severn House, [2001]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

218. MASTERTON, GRAHAM. Bonnie Winter [Cemetery Dance Novella Series 10]. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Published in an edition of 750 numbered copies SIGNED by Masterton, this is #443. $25.00

219. MASTERTON, GRAHAM AS ALAN BLACKWOOD. Plague of Angels. [London]: Corgi Books, [1999]. First edition: paperback original. A fine copy with no spine crease. $25.00

220. MASTERTON, GRAHAM AS ALAN BLACKWOOD. Plague of Angels. [London]: Corgi Books, [1999]. First edition: paperback original. A fine copy with no spine crease. $25.00

221. MASTERTON, GRAHAM, RAY CLARK, AND MATT WILLIAMS. Manitou Man: The Worlds of Graham Masterton. Stockport: The British Fantasy Society, 1998. First edition. A fine copy without jacket, as issued. This is #34 of 100 numbered copies SIGNED by Masterton; Clark; Williams; David J. Howe, the editor; Peter James who wrote the introduction; and the illustrators: Les Edwards and Bob Covington. This is an appreciation of Masterton, concentrating on his horror fiction, and includes three previously unpublished short stories. $75.00

222. MATHESON, RICHARD. Noir: Three Novels of Suspense. Someone Is Bleeding, Fury on Sunday, Ride the Nightmare. [Delavan]: G & G Books, 1997. First edition thus. A fine copy without jacket, as issued, in a fine slipcase. This is one of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Matheson. Three noir novels which were first published as paperback originals in the 1950s. $135.00

223. MATHESON, RICHARD. Passion Play. Baltimore: Cemetery Dance Publications, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. This is #178 of 1000 numbered copies SIGNED by Matheson of a noir novel he wrote in the 1950s but which is published here for the first time. $125.00

224. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. Mystery Walk. NY: Holt, Rinehart and Winston, [1983]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wrinkling at spine ends. McCammon's first novel to be originally published in hardback. $55.00

225. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. Bethany's Sin. London: Kinnell, 1989. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. McCammon's second published novel. $75.00

226. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. The Wolf's Hour. London: Grafton Books, [1989]. First English and first hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $65.00

227. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. Blue World and Other Stories. London: Grafton Books, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $65.00

228. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. The Night Boat. London: Kinnell, 1990. First hardbound edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $65.00

229. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. Mine. NY: Pocket Books, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

230. McCAMMON, ROBERT R. Gone South. NY: Pocket Books, [1992]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

231. McCULLOUGH, COLLEEN. The October Horse. London: Century, [[2002]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. The conclusion of McCullough's Masters of Rome series. $35.00

232. MIÉVILLE, CHINA. The Scar. [London]: Macmillan, [2002]. First edition. Small bump at head of spine; otherwise, a fine copy in a near-fine jacket with some wrinkling at the head of the spine. One of the scarce unsigned copies. :) $45.00

233. MORRIS, MARK. Toady. [London]: Pitakus, [1989]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Morris's first novel. $45.00

234. MORRIS, MARK. The Immaculate. [London]: Pitakus, [1992]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $30.00

235. MORRIS, MARK. Close to the Bone. [London]: Pitakus, [1995]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

236. MORRIS, MARK. Longbarrow. [London]: Pitakus, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

237. MORRIS, MARK. Genesis. [London]: Pitakus, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

238. NICHOLSON, GEOFF. Footsucker. Woodstock: The Overlook Press, [1996]. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with just a touch of wrinkling at the head of the spine. $25.00

239. PRICE, ROBERT M., editor [Carl Jacobi, Charles Hoffman, Francis James, Audrey Parente, contributors]. Shudder Stories. No. 7. October 1987. Mount Olive, NC: Cryptic Publications, 1987]. First edition: paperbound original. Faint tanning along spine; a near-fine copy. This issue features previously unpublished weird menace stories by Carl Jacobi and Charles Hoffman, a reprint of a story by Francis James, and an essay about Hugh B. Cave by Audrey Parente. $15.00

240. PRICE, ROBERT M., editor [Carl Jacobi, Henry Kuttner, Gary Lovisi, Randall D. Larson, contributors]. Shudder Stories. No. 6. May 1987. Mount Olive, NC: Cryptic Publications, 1987]. First edition: paperbound original. A near-fine copy. This issue features previously unpublished weird menace stories by Carl Jacobi and Henry Kuttner, and new weird menace stories by Gary Lovisi and Randall D. Larson. $20.00

241. PRICE, ROBERT M., editor [Carl Jacobi, Hugh B. Cave, Robert Kenneth Jones, contributors]. Shudder Stories. No. 3. April 1985. Mount Olive, NC: Cryptic Publications, 1985]. First edition: paperbound original. A near-fine copy. This issue features previously unpublished weird menace stories by Carl Jacobi and Hugh B. Cave, and a new weird menace story, his first, by Robert Kenneth Jones, author of “The Shudder Pulps.” $20.00

242. PRICE, ROBERT M., editor [Carl Jacobi, Rand Griswold, Pierre Comtois, Gary Lovisi, contributors]. Shudder Stories. No. 8. February 1988. Mount Olive, NC: Cryptic Publications, 1988]. First edition: paperbound original. A little tanning along spine; a near-fine copy. This issue features previously unpublished weird menace stories. $10.00

243. RAY, FRED OLEN, editor. Weird Menace: A Tasteless Tailspin into Terror!. [Hollywood]: American Independent Press, 1994. First edition: paperbound original. A fine copy. Although the contents page calls this volume one, number one, no others were issued. New weird menace stories written for this anthology by Hugh Cave, Ray, and others. $15.00

244. RHODES, DANIEL. Next, After Lucifer. [London]: New English Library, [1988]. First English edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Rhodes' first novel. $20.00

245. RHODES, DANIEL. Adversary. [London]: New English Library, [1989]. First English edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Rhodes' second novel. $20.00

246. ROGERS, WAYNE. When the Banshee Calls. Pulp Reader #1. [North Hollywood: Shroud / Ken Krueger], 1975. First edition thus: paperbound original. Pocket format: 4 x 6.5 inches. A little wrinkling to rear cover; a very good plus copy. One of 995 unnumbered copies. A weird menace story originally published in “Terror Tales,” May-June 1938. $10.00

247. ROGERS, WAYNE. Bride of the Serpents. Pulp Reader #2. [North Hollywood: Shroud / Ken Krueger], 1975. First edition thus: paperbound original. Pocket format: 4 x 6.5 inches. A little wear to covers; a very good copy. One of 995 unnumbered copies. A weird menace story originally published in “Terror Tales,” May-June 1938. $10.00

248. ROSZAK, THEODORE. The Memoirs of Elizabeth Frankenstein. NY: Random House, [1995]. First edition. Bumped corner; a near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little edge-wrinkling. Intended as a complement to Mary Shelley's “Frankenstein,” these are the memoirs of Victor's adopted sister. $15.00

249. RUSSELL, RAY. Incubus. NY: William Morrow and Company, Inc., 1976. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

250. RUSSELL, RAY. Absolute Power. Baltimore: Maclay & Associates, 1992. First edition. A fine copy in a fine slipcase. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Russell. This is #324. $35.00

251. SCHOW, DAVID J. The Kill Riff. [London]: Macdonald, [1989]. First English edition. Lightly bumped at foot of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket. Schow's first novel. $30.00

252. SIMMONS, DAN. Song of Kali. [NY]: Bluejay Books, Inc., [1985]. First edition. Tiny bump at head of spine; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wrinkling at the head of the spine. Simmons' first book. $175.00

253. SIMMONS, DAN. Carrion Comfort. Arlington Heights: Dark Harvest, 1989. First trade edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Illustrated by Dan Simmons and Kathleen McNeil Sherman. $65.00

254. SIMMONS, DAN. Summer of Night. [London]: Headline, [1991]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $40.00

255. SIMMONS, DAN. The Hollow Man. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $40.00

256. SIMMONS, DAN. Prayers to Broken Stones. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First English edition. Faint tanning to page borders; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket. Introduction by Harlan Ellison. Short-story collection. $35.00

257. SIMMONS, DAN. Children of the Night. [London]: Headline, [1992]. First English edition. Faint tanning to page borders; a near-fine copy in a very good plus jacket with a little edgewear. $25.00

258. SIMMONS, DAN. Lovedeath: Five Tales of Love and Death. [London]: Headline, [1993]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Simmons. $45.00

259. SIMMONS, DAN. Fires of Eden. [London]: Headline, [1994]. First English edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Simmons. $35.00

260. SLADE, MICHAEL [pseud. of Jay Clarke with others]. Headhunter. London: W. H. Allen, 1984. First edition. A couple of tiny corner bumps; otherwise, a fine copy in a near-fine jacket with some wear at the spine ends. Slade's first novel. Michael Slade is the pen name adopted by Jay Clarke, and at various times, John Banks, Lee Clarke, Richard Covell, and Rebecca Clarke. Jay Clarke is most often referred to as Michael Slade because he is the driving force behind each book. Since around 1999, Michael Slade is the father and daughter team of Jay and Rebecca Clarke. $65.00

261. SLADE, MICHAEL [pseud. of Jay Clarke with others]. Ghoul. London: W. H. Allen, 1987. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Michael Slade is the pen name adopted by Jay Clarke, and at various times, John Banks, Lee Clarke, Richard Covell, and Rebecca Clarke. Jay Clarke is most often referred to as Michael Slade because he is the driving force behind each book. Since around 1999, Michael Slade is the father and daughter team of Jay and Rebecca Clarke. $65.00

262. SLADE, MICHAEL [pseud. of Jay Clarke with others]. Zombie. [London]: Hodder & Stoughton, [1996]. First edition. A tiny corner bump; otherwise, a fine copy in a fine jacket with faint wrinkling at the foot of the spine. Michael Slade is the pen name adopted by Jay Clarke, and at various times, John Banks, Lee Clarke, Richard Covell, and Rebecca Clarke. Jay Clarke is most often referred to as Michael Slade because he is the driving force behind each book. Since around 1999, Michael Slade is the father and daughter team of Jay and Rebecca Clarke. $200.00

263. SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL. Spares. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Smith's second novel. $100.00

264. SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL. One of Us. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1998]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Smith's third novel. $20.00

265. SMITH, MICHAEL MARSHALL. What You Make It: A Book of Short Stories. [London]: HarperCollins Publishers, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

266. STRAUB, PETER. Ghost Story. London: Jonathan Cape, [1979]. First English edition. A near-fine copy in a near-fine jacket with just a touch of edgewear. Jacket has the original price of £5.50 on the front flap. Jacket design by Tom Adams $85.00

267. STRAUB, PETER. Shadow Land. NY: Coward, McCann & Geoghegan, [1980]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $45.00

268. STRAUB, PETER. Floating Dragon. San Francisco: Underwood-Miller, 1982. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Straub and by Leo and Diane Dillon who did the striking dust jacket. $100.00

269. STRAUB, PETER. Koko. NY: E. P. Dutton, [1988]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $35.00

270. STRAUB, PETER. Mystery. NY: E. P. Dutton, [1990]. First edition. A near-fine copy in a price-clipped near-fine jacket. $20.00

271. STRAUB, PETER. The Throat. [NY: E. P. Dutton, 1993]. First edition. Very light soiling on front cover; a near-fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

272. STRAUB, PETER. The Hellfire Club. NY: Random House, [1996]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Straub. $45.00

273. STRAUB, PETER. Mr. X. NY: Random House, [1999]. First edition. Lightly bumped at foot of spine; a fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

274. STRONG, TONY. The Poison Tree. London: Doubleday, [1997]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. SIGNED by Strong, his first book. $25.00

275. STRONG, TONY. The Death Pit. London: Doubleday, [1999]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Strong's second book. $20.00

276. SUSTER, GERALD. The Handyman. [London]: Severn House Publishers, [1985]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $20.00

277. TAYLOR, LUCY. Close to the Bone. [Woodinville]: Silver Salamander Press, [1993]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Taylor and by Edward Bryant who wrote the introduction. $45.00

278. TAYLOR, LUCY. The Flesh Artist. NP: Silver Salamander Press, 1994. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Taylor and by Norman Partridge who wrote the introduction to this collection of short stories. Additionally INSCRIBED by Taylor: To ----- | Honey, I got him - | you don't! | Lucy Taylor. $125.00

279. TAYLOR, LUCY. The Safety of Unknown Cities. Eugene: Darkside Press, 1995. First hardbound edition. A fine copy without jacket, as issued. One of 440 numbered copies bound in leather and SIGNED by Taylor, by Alan M. Clark, the illustrator, and by Edward Bryant who wrote the introduction. This is copy #68. $100.00

280. TAYLOR, LUCY. Painted in Blood. Seattle: Silver Salamander Press, 1997. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 300 numbered copies SIGNED by Taylor. $45.00

281. TAYLOR, LUCY. Dancing with Demons. Auburn: Obsidian Books, 1998. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 500 numbered copies SIGNED by Taylor, by Alan M. Clark who did the cover art, and by Jamie Oberschlake who did the interior illustrations. $45.00

282. TESSIER, THOMAS. The Nightwalker. NY: Atheneum, 1980. First U.S. edition. A fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little edgewear. Tessier's second novel and the first published in the U.S. SIGNED by Tessier and dated 4-9-88. A highly acclaimed werewolf novel. $120.00

283. TESSIER, THOMAS. Phantom. NY: Atheneum, 1982. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of edgewear. Tessier's fourth novel. $100.00

284. TESSIER, THOMAS. The Fates. Wendover: John Goodchild Publishers, [1984]. First hardbound edition. Tiny spot on front cover; still, a fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a few small stray scratches on the rear panel. The first hardbound edition of Tessier's first novel originally published in 1978 as a paperback original. $50.00

285. TESSIER, THOMAS. Finishing Touches. NY: Atheneum, 1986. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of wrinkling at the spine ends. $25.00

286. TESSIER, THOMAS. Rapture. NY: Atheneum, 1987. First edition. Small bump at head of spine; a fine copy in a near-fine jacket with a little light edgewear. $25.00

287. TESSIER, THOMAS. Secret Strangers. [London]: Macdonald, [1990]. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. Precedes the limited edition by Dark Harvest. $35.00

288. TESSIER, THOMAS. Fog Heart. London: Victor Gollancz, 1997. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. $25.00

289. TESSIER, THOMAS. Father Panic's Opera Macabre. [Burton, MI]: Subterranean Press, 2001. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 750 numbered copies SIGNED by Tessier. $35.00

290. TROPP, MARTIN. Images of Fear: How Horror Stories Helped Shape Modern Culture (1818-1918). Jefferson: McFarland & Company, Inc., [1990]. First edition. A fine copy without jacket, as issued. Includes a chapter on Dr. Jekyll and Jack the Ripper and two chapters on Dracula. $35.00

291. VAN BELKOM, EDO. Introduction by Richard Laymon. Teeth. Atlanta: Meisha Merlin Publishing, 2001. Advance uncorrected proof. Lightly bumped at spine ends; a near-fine copy. $20.00

292. WEINBERG, ROBERT, editor [Hugh Cave, Carl Jacobi, Fred Davis, Gabrielle Wilson, contributors]. Weird Menace Classics #2: Satan's Roadhouse. [Chicago: Robert Weinberg, 1977]. First edition thus: paperbound original. A near-fine copy. Includes Hugh Cave's “Satan's Mistress,” Carl Jacobi's “Satan's Roadhouse,” Fred Davis's “Festival of the Bloodless Dead,” and Gabrielle Wilson's “Mistress of the Black God.” Reprints of weird menace stories from the 1930s pulps. $35.00

293. WEINBERG, ROBERT, editor [Norvell Page, Arthur J. Burks, Hugh Cave, contributors]. Weird Menace Classics #6: The Dance of the Skeletons. [Oak Forest, IL: Robert Weinberg, 1980]. First edition thus: paperbound original. A very little rubbing to covers; a near-fine copy. Includes Norvell Page's “The Dance of the Skeletons,” Arthur J. Burks's “Tiger Pit,” and Hugh Cave's “Daughter of the Plague.” Reprints of weird menace stories from the 1930s pulps. $35.00

294. WEINBERG, ROBERT, editor [Paul Ernst, Arthur Leo Zagat, Nat Schachner, Arthur J. Burks, contributors]. Weird Menace Classics #3: The Chair Where Terror Sat. [Chicago: Robert Weinberg, 1977]. First edition thus: paperbound original. Includes Ernst's “Brides of the Dust Demon,” Zagat's “Satan Calls His Children,” Schachner's “Death Unmasks at Midnight,” and Burks' “The Chair Where Terror Sat.” Reprints of weird menace stories from the 1930s pulps. $35.00

295. WEINBERG, ROBERT, editor [Wyatt Blassingame, Arthur J. Burks, Norvell Page, Arthur Leo Zagat, contributors]. Weird Menace Classics #5: Slaves of the Blood Wolves. [Chicago: Robert Weinberg, 1979]. First edition thus: paperbound original. A very little rubbing to covers; a near-fine copy. Includes Blassingame's “Satan Sends a Woman,” Burks's “Slaves of the Blood Wolves,” Page's “The Red Eye of Rin-Po-Che,” and Zagat's “Girl of the Goat God.” Reprints of weird menace stories from the 1930s pulps. $35.00

296. WILSON, F. PAUL. The Keep. NY: William Morrow and Company, 1981. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket with a touch of edge-wrinkling. The first book in the Adversary series. $55.00

297. WINTER-DAMON, t. AND RANDY CHANDLER. Duet for the Devil. Orlando: Necro Publications, 2000. First edition. A fine copy in a fine jacket. One of 100 numbered hardbound copies SIGNED by the authors and by Edward Lee who wrote the introduction. This is #11 $45.00
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