LIFE EVERLASTING AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE, FANTASY, AND HORROR
by Keller, David H
- Used
- first
- Condition
- 12 page printed bibliography of Keller is laid in. Covers rubbed and cloth rubbed at extremities, some toning to text block, a v
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Newark, New Jersey: The Avalon Company, 1947. First edition. 12 page printed bibliography of Keller is laid in. Covers rubbed and cloth rubbed at extremities, some toning to text block, a very good copy in a very good dust jacket with light wear to edges and extremities. (25804). Octavo, cloth. The only book published by The Avalon Company. The edition totaled approximately 1000 copies of which 300 were later destroyed by water while in storage. Collects the short novel "Life Everlasting" and eleven short stories, most first published in the pulps, including WEIRD TALES, during the 1930s. Includes a 25-page "Introduction" by Sam Moskowitz. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-586. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-113. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 935. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 571.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25804
- Title
- LIFE EVERLASTING AND OTHER TALES OF SCIENCE, FANTASY, AND HORROR
- Author
- Keller, David H
- Book Condition
- Used - 12 page printed bibliography of Keller is laid in. Covers rubbed and cloth rubbed at extremities, some toning to text block, a v
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- The Avalon Company
- Place of Publication
- Newark, New Jersey
- Date Published
- 1947
- Keywords
- Fantasy . Horror . SF . SC
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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