20th Century Ghosts (Signed, Limited to 1750 copies)
by Hill, Joe
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Scottsdale, Arizona, United States
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About This Item
(Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania): Lividian Publications, 2020. Limited Edition. Octavo. First Lividian Publications limited edition of 1750 copies signed by Joe Hill and Christopher Golden, laid in is a color illustration signed by the artist Vincent Sammy. 476 pages. 14 masterful short stories which include "Abraham's Boys," Count Dracula's Nemesis, and Dr. Van Helsing who tries to teach his young sons his dispassionate methods of vampire slaying but succeeds only in demonstrating his soullessness. "Voluntary Committal" tells of an idiot savant who applies his uncanny architectural skills to helping his adored older brother to find a suggestively sinister way to remove problems from his life. In the title story, about a haunted cinema whose young female ghost seduces patrons with unfulfilled lives, and the surreal "My Father's Mask," which disturbs with subtle hints of taboo sexuality. A fine copy bound in gray leather stamped in black, title in red, raised bands with compartments stamped in black, title red. housed in publisher's cloth covered slipcase lettered and decorated the same as the volume.
Synopsis
20th Century Ghosts is American author Joe Hill's first published book-length work. An anthology of short stories, it was first published in October 2005 in the United Kingdom and released in October 2007 in the United States.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 028389
- Title
- 20th Century Ghosts (Signed, Limited to 1750 copies)
- Author
- Hill, Joe
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- Limited Edition
- Publisher
- Lividian Publications
- Place of Publication
- (Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania)
- Date Published
- 2020
- Keywords
- Horror; Haunted Cinemas; Taboo Sexuality; Architecture and Fantasy
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About the Seller
Alcuin Books, ABAA-ILAB
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- Fine
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