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Splatter Movies: Breaking the Last Taboo of the Screen
by John McCarty
- Used
- poor
- Paperback
- first
- Condition
- Poor
- ISBN 10
- 0312752571
- ISBN 13
- 9780312752576
- Seller
-
San Antonio, Texas, United States
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About This Item
Splatter Movies: Breaking the Last Taboo of the Screen
by John McCarty
Trade Paperback with glued binding 196 pages. Condition Poor Issued with NO Dust Jacket. Presumed First edition Second printing 1984 with corresponding number line. Worn illustrated wraps on this copy with no marks, highlights or bookplates. Notably shelf worn. Edges have the usual yellowing. Pages show signs of wear and/or age. Covers have tears, scrapes, wrinkles and chips. Binding loose, but book is intact with all pages. Not an ex-library, book club or remainder copy.
Good reading copy for fans of the horror film genre. In depth explanation of the origins or horror, British and Italian horror, interviews, photos, criticisms of horror, horrors ascent into mainstream, etc.
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- Seller
- River House Books
(US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 656649
- Title
- Splatter Movies: Breaking the Last Taboo of the Screen
- Author
- John McCarty
- Format/Binding
- Trade Paperback
- Book Condition
- Used - Poor
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First
- Binding
- Paperback
- ISBN 10
- 0312752571
- ISBN 13
- 9780312752576
- Publisher
- St Martins Press
- Place of Publication
- New York, New York, U.s.a.
- Date Published
- 1984
- Pages
- 196
- Bookseller catalogs
- First Editions; Americana;
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River House Books
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About River House Books
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I found hundreds of nice dust jackets with no books to cover. Need one for your library? Have a look at that category!
Have some dust jackets to sell? Drop me a line!
I ship domestically in the US using the Post Office and internationally using consolidation services. Books are always wrapped then packed in cardboard boxes with padding to protect the contents. International shipments are double boxed with shipping paperwork attached to the outside of the box using a special envelope. And a complete duplicate of all the paperwork packed inside the outer box in case the attached set wanders off.
Previous international shipments to Austria, Australia, Bahrain, Canada, Germany, Hong Kong, Spain, Sweden, UK --> Help me fill in my international bingo card!
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