Search Results: Horror from S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

New York, NY: Forge. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1993. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0312854099 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition, with the exception of some light bumping to the spine ends. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket has some light rubbing and wear to the spine ends and the corners. .

Boston, MA: Little Brown & Co. Very Good+ in Very Good dust jacket. 1983. 1st American Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0316493473 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are mostly clean and bright as well. There are a couple of small spots of glue to the top and bottom edges of the text block. The dust jacket has some light bumping and rubbing to the spine ends and corners. There is some beginning fading to the spine and spine joints of the dust jacket and three small semi-closed tears to the top edge of the dust jacket (one to the top spine end, two to top front panel)." Francis Henry King CBE s a British novelist and short story writer. He worked for the British Council for 15 years, with positions in Europe and Japan. For 25 years he was a chief book reviewer for the Sunday Telegraph, and for 10 years its theatre critic." (from Wikipedia) .

New York, NY: Avon Books. Very Good-. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0380755874 . This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Very Good- condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The spine ends and corners of the book covers have some light edge wear, rubbing, bumping and wear. There are several light creases to the spine of the book cover. The text pages are generally clean, but have some light generalized toning. "Clare McNally has made a career of writing novels that revolve in some way around children in jeopardy, and maintains a particular focus on old-fashioned ghost stories. Her earliest books, Ghost House and Ghost House Revenge, recount the strange occurrences in an old house on Long Island. " (Encyclopedia ) .

New York, NY: Clarkson N. Potter, Inc.. Near Fine in Very Good- dust jacket. 1963. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. Cover Art; SIGNED EDITION. This boook is in Near Fine condition and has a Very Good- dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the front endpaper in ink. The dust jacket has several edge tears, nicks, a couple of small chips missing and several spots of ground-in dirt or rubbing. "His literary and philosophical style was so eloquent that he is quoted just as often for his imagery as for the content of his statements. His view on death is one often cited, "Even as a coin attains its full value when it is spent, so life attains its supreme value when one knows how to forfeit it with grace when the time comes." Regarding life, in his, Journey Around Myself, he stated, "...there is one priceless thing that I brought back from my trip around… Read More

New York, NY: Knopf. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2009. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1400043530 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean, with a very beginning bump to the top spine end. .

New York, NY: Bantam. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 2015. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0345545966 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There are two tiny nicks and some bumping to the bottom spine end of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In his spare time, Koontz wrote his first novel, Star Quest, which was published in 1968. Koontz went on to write over a dozen science fiction novels. Seeing the Catholic faith as a contrast to the chaos in his family, Koontz converted in college because faith provided existential answers for life; he admired Catholicism's "intellectual rigor," saying it permitted a view of life that saw mystery and wonder in all things. He says he sees Catholicism as English writer and Catholic convert G. K. Chesterton did: that it encourages a "joy about the gift of life".… Read More

London, England: Simon & Schuster. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. SIGNED EDITION. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean, but there is some light, generalized toning. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "A feature of Newman's fiction is his fondness for reinterpreting historical figures (particularly from the entertainment industry) and other authors' characters in new settings, either realistic alternate-history or outright fantasy. Some of these characters (e. G. Dracula) are easily recognised. Many more, particularly minor characters, are obscure except to knowledgeable readers. An example is the appearance of the American John Reid, who owned a silver mine and exported silver bullets to Great Britain in Anno Dracula (a reference to the Lone… Read More

London, England: Kinnell. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st British Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 1870532104 . Signed edition. This copy has been signed by the author in purple ink on the title page. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Like Dean Koontz, McCammon for a while refused to let his first novels (up to and including They Thirst) be republished because, while not disliking the books, he did not feel that they were up to the standards of his later works. He wrote that he feels he was allowed to learn how to write in public, and therefore had decided to officially retire his earlier works. However, Baal, Bethany's Sin, The Night Boat, and They Thirst were recently re-released by Subterranean Press as limited edition novels. In a 2013 interview McCammon acknowledged that some readers would like to… Read More

London, England: Century. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 1990. 1st Paperback Edition; 1st Printing. Paperback. 0712621644 . B&W Illustrations; This is a First Trade paperback Edition, following a Limited Edition. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. There is some beginning rubbing to the bottom spine ends of the book cover. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York, NY: Random House. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 2001. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0375504397 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is a strip of paper fuzziness / paper loss to the front pastedown page where a security strip was removed. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright. There is some light bumping, and beginning creasing to the top spine end and top front spine joint. .

London, England: Century / Legend. Near Fine. 1990. Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0712636625 . Limited to 200 copies signed by the author. This is book #83. This book is in Near Fine condition and was issued without a dust jacket, but with a Near Fine slipcase. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. "Tanith Lee (19 September 1947 – 24 May 2015) was a British science fiction and fantasy writer. She wrote more than 90 novels and 300 short stories, and was the winner of multiple World Fantasy Society Derleth Awards, the World Fantasy Lifetime Achievement Award and the Bram Stoker Award for Lifetime Achievement in Horror. She also wrote a children's picture book (Animal Castle) , and many poems. Additionally, she wrote two episodes of the BBC science fiction series Blake's 7. She was the first woman to win the British Fantasy Award best novel award (also known as the August Derleth Award) , for her book… Read More

New York, NY: Tor Books. Very Good+ in Good+ dust jacket. 1998. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0312865295 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Yarbro's contribution to the horror genre has been recognised in a variety of ways: she was named a Grand Master at the World Horror Convention in 2003, and in 2005 the International Horror Guild named her a "Living Legend". She has received the Knightly Order of the Brasov Citadel from the Transylvanian Society of Dracula. In 2009 the Horror Writers' Association presented Yarbro with the Bram Stoker Lifetime Achievement Award. In 2014, she was honored with the World Fantasy Award for Life Achievement. Additionally, two of her novels, The Palace (1979) and Ariosto (1980) were… Read More

New York, NY: Carroll & Graf Publishers. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1995. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers. The text pages are clean and bright. The top edge of the text block has a bit of ground-in dirt. The dust jacket is mostly crisp and clean, with one tiny spot of rubbing to the top rear flap joint. "Anno Dracula was published in 1992. The novel is set in 1888, during Jack the Ripper's killing spree—but a different 1888, in which Dracula became the ruler of England. Anno Dracula was followed by the Anno Dracula series of novels and shorter works, that followed the same alternative history. The fourth novel in the series was published in 2013 as Johnny Alucard. " (from Wikipedia) .

London, England: Grafton Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1989. 1st Hardback Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0246134550 . Signed Edition. This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book would be in Near Fine condition, with the exception of light generalized toning to the text pages. The dust jacket is clean and bright. This copy has been signed by the author on the title page in purple ink. Reportedly a hardcover print run of only 700 copies. ; Signed by Author .

London, England: New English Library. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1991. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0450522288 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. There is noticeable foxing and ground-in dirt to the top edge of the text block. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "He has written several novels and television scripts, including for the BBC television series Doctor Who — for which he wrote two serials, Warriors' Gate (1981) and Terminus (1983) —as well as for the series Rosemary & Thyme and Bugs, for two seasons of which he was script consultant along with Brian Clemens. He adapted his own novel Chimera as a miniseries of the same name shown on ITV and directed the adaptation of Oktober as well as writing the feature-length episode The Kingdom of Bones for the BBC series Murder Rooms." (from Wikipedia) .

New York, NY: Del Rey. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2021. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0399182136 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

Los Angeles, CA: Scream Pr. Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket. 1990. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0910489289 . B&W Illustrations; This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Very Good+ dust jacket. The book and its contents are in mostly clean, bright condition. There is some light bumping to the spine ends of the book covers, and some light rubbing to the bottom front edge by the corner. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket spine ends have some light bumping and beginning wear. "Michael Blumlein, M. D. (June 28, 1948 - October 24, 2019) was an American fiction writer and a physician. He attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and worked as a practicing MD and member of the faculty at UCSF for decades. [1] Blumlein attended medical school at the University of California, San Francisco and worked as a practicing doctor and member of the faculty at University of California, San Francisco for decades. [2]Most of his… Read More

New York, NY: Harper Voyager. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2019. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0062868969 . Cover Art; This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. .

New York: Bantam Books. Very Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. 1988. 1st Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553052519 . This book is in Very Good+ condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. There is one spot of fraying to the top spine joint of the book cover - it appears to be a publishing error, not a fault due to wear. The text pages are clean and brighg. The dust jacket is mostly clean and bright, but has some beginning toning to the top edges. "Kellerman graduated from the University of Southern California (USC) with a Ph. D in psychology in 1974 and began working as a staff psychologist at the University of Southern California School of Medicine where he eventually became a full clinical professor of pediatrics. He opened a private practice in the early 1980s while writing novels in his garage at night. His first published novel, When the Bough Breaks appeared in 1985, many years after writing and having works rejected. He then wrote five best selling novels while still a… Read More

New York: Bantam Books. Near Fine in Near Fine dust jacket. 2002. 1st Trade Edition; 1st Printing. Hardcover. 0553801430 . This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "In the 1970s, Koontz began writing suspense and horror fiction, both under his own name and several pseudonyms, sometimes publishing up to eight books a year. Koontz has stated that he began using pen names after several editors convinced him that authors who switched back and forth between different genres invariably fell victim to "negative crossover" (alienating established fans and simultaneously failing to pick up any new ones). Known pseudonyms used by Koontz during his career include Deanna Dwyer, K. R. Dwyer, Aaron Wolfe, David Axton, Brian Coffey, John Hill, Leigh Nichols, Owen West, Richard Paige, and Anthony North. As Brian Coffey, he wrote the… Read More