Fantastic Literature

DARK OF THE NIGHT

Jones Stephen (editor) · 1997

£27.95 (€33.50 | $36.93 | ¥5,897)

Pumpkin Books 1st trade edition. Modern masters of the macabre as Ramsey Campbell, Christopher Fowler, Kim Newman, Michael Marshall Smith, Stephen Laws, Douglas E Winter, Richard Christian Matheson and others show you what it is like to loose control--of your mind fine hardcov...

JOHN THE BALLADEER

Wellman Manly Wade · 1988

£27.95 (€33.50 | $36.93 | ¥5,897)

Baen 1st printing. Collection of 17 short stories (written in two chronological periods, 1951-58 and 1979-86) plus a few ultra-short vignettes written in 1962-63, presented in the order they were written, and all set in Appalachia near fine mass market paperback, Steve Hickman...

WAKING NIGHTMARES

Campbell Ramsey · 1991

£57.95 (€69.46 | $76.56 | ¥12,226)

Little Brown 1st UK edition. This is a collection of short horror and supernatural fiction published between 1980-89 and prefaced by a short introduction in which the author outlines the circumstances in which they were written. fine hardcover copy in a fine dustwrapper

SEVEN TALES OF SEX AND DEATH

Duncker Patricia · 2003

£10.95 (€13.13 | $14.47 | ¥2,310)

Picador 1st edition. Seven Tales of Sex and Death is a gripping, haunting read, with an edgy tone reminiscent of Edgar Allen Poe at his most dazzling and thought-provoking. Its dark, disquieting images linger long after the book itself is finished. fine hardcover copy in a fin...

WEREWOLF

Haining Peter (editor) · 1987

£46.95 (€56.28 | $62.03 | ¥9,905)

Severn House 1st edition. An anthology collecting fifteen stories by Robert E. Howard, Algernon Blackwood, Oliver Onions, Guy Endore, and others. fine hardcover copy in a fine, Trevor Newman, dustwrapper

UPON THE MIDNIGHT: An anthology of sixteen ghost and horror stories

Bull R C (editor) · 1957

£43.95 (€52.68 | $58.06 | ¥9,272)

Macdonald 1st edition. To the task of compiling a truly original and gripping collection of tales of the uncanny, Randolph Bull brings a knowledge of his subject - and a taste for the bizarre - at once unique and enormously appealing. very good hardcover copy in a very good du...

TALES OF WITCHCRAFT

Dalby Richard (editor) · 1992

£10.95 (€13.13 | $14.47 | ¥2,310)

Michael O'Mara 1st edition. An anthology of stories about witches (mostly) and witchcraft (occasionally), noteworthy for having a recently (1991 date of publication) discovered Montague Rhodes James story that had only appeared one other place before this. fine hardcover copy ...

THE ZIMIAMVIA: A TRILOGY

Eddison E R · 1991

£47.95 (€57.48 | $63.35 | ¥10,116)

Dell 1st edition. Each of the books in this unique trilogy is an epic complete in itself. Read together, they form one of the greatest imagined worlds in fantasy literature. This new Dell edition contains recently discovered fragments of The Mezentian Gate fine b-format paperb...

LONDON'S GLORY

Fowler Christopher · 2015

£23.95 (€28.71 | $31.64 | ¥5,053)

Doubleday 1st edition. In every detective’s life there are cases that can’t be discussed, and throughout the Bryant & May novels there have been mentions of some of these such as the Deptford Demon or the Little Italy Whelk Smuggling Scandal. fine hardcover copy in a near fine...

ENGLAND'S FINEST

Fowler Christopher · 2019

£23.95 (€28.71 | $31.64 | ¥5,053)

Doubleday 1st edition. The Peculiar Crimes Unit has solved many extraordinary cases over the years, but some were hushed up and hidden away. Until now. fine hardcover copy in a near fine, Max Schindler, dustwrapper

TALES OF THE TATTOOED: An Anthology of Ink

Miller John (editor) · 2019

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

British Library 1st edition. Featuring previously hidden works from the pages of rare literary magazines such as "The Starfish Tattoo" alongside such classics of the genre as Tanizaki's "The Tattooer" and Saki's "The Background," fine b-format paperback, Mauricio Villamayor cover

SPIRITS OF THE SEASON: Christmas Hauntings

Kirk Tanya (editor) · 2018

£27.95 (€33.50 | $36.93 | ¥5,897)

British Library 1st edition. Festive cheer turns to maddening fear in this new collection of seasonal hauntings, presenting the best Christmas ghost stories from the 1860s to the 1940s fine b-format paperback, Mauricio Villamayor cover

THRILLING WONDER STORIES December 1949

Merwin Samuel (editor) · 1949

£17.95 (€21.52 | $23.71 | ¥3,787)

Standard Magazines 1st edition. Ray Bradbury, Arthur C Clarke, James Blish and Murray Leinster very good pulp magazine

FANTASTIC ADVENTURES October 1952

Browne Howard (editor) · 1952

£27.95 (€33.50 | $36.93 | ¥5,897)

Ziff Davis 1st edition. It's in the cards by Rog Phillips very good pulp magazine

FANTASTIC ADVENTURES April 1942

Davis B G (editor) · 1942

£23.95 (€28.71 | $31.64 | ¥5,053)

Ziff Davis 1st edition. Time Wounds all Heels by Robert Bloch, Dwellers of the Deep by Don Wilcox very good pulp magazine

FANTASTIC ADVENTURES MARCH 1951

Brownne Howard (editor) · 1951

£12.95 (€15.52 | $17.11 | ¥2,732)

Ziff Davis 1st edition. Secret of the Flaming Ring by P F Costello very good pulp magazine

WEIRD TALES July 1951

Mcilwraith D (editor) · 1951

£16.95 (€20.32 | $22.39 | ¥3,576)

Weird Tales 1st edition. Flame Birds of Angala by E Everett Evans very good pulp magazine

PLANET STORIES May 1954

O'Sullivan Jack (editor) Dick Philip K · 1954

£7.95 (€9.53 | $10.50 | ¥1,677)

Love Romances 1st edition. Contains 'James P Crow' by Philip K Dick near very good pulp magazine

THE CHILL IN THE MIRROR and Other Ghost Stories from Sussex

Squires Patricia · 1972

£14.95 (€17.92 | $19.75 | ¥3,154)

MUller 1st printing. The book collects nine stories told to Squires by the people of Sussex, where she lived. But these are not the usual hasty oral accounts of experiences with the supernatural, but crafted tales based on the folk stories. very good trade paperback

HIS OWN MAD DEMONS

Riley David A · 2015

£10.95 (€13.13 | $14.47 | ¥2,310)

Parallel Universe 1st printing. ‘His Own Mad Demons’ is an anthology of short stories written by David A Riley, who’s been an active horror writer since he published a story in the eleventh volume of the legendary Pan Book of Horror Stories in 1970. fine trade paperback