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Paperback. Condizione: New. Step right up to see the enchanted Ferris wheel whose magical gifts are to die for! Marvel at the man-eating menagerie and dreadful secrets of 'Satan's Circus'! Behold the nightmare waxworks of Mrs. Groby's Chamber of Horrors!Carnivals and sideshows are settings closely entwined with the history of horror cinema, but in the realms of literature, there is a strain of uncanny fairground fiction with even deeper roots. Home to a sinister troupe of conjurers, puppeteers, beast tamers and crowds baying for blood beneath the Big Top, the performance spaces of these classic weird tales are borderlands where the unearthly meets the darker cravings of the human heart.Presenting sixteen sensational short stories, hailing from Edgar Allan Poe's 1840s through to Robert Aickman's 1960s, Edward Parnell invites you to enjoy a cavalcade of uneasy thrills courtesy of Gerald Kersh, Ray Bradbury, Margery Lawrence and many more.

Paperback. Condizione: New. Step right up to see the enchanted Ferris wheel whose magical gifts are to die for! Marvel at the man-eating menagerie and dreadful secrets of 'Satan's Circus'! Behold the nightmare waxworks of Mrs. Groby's Chamber of Horrors!Carnivals and sideshows are settings closely entwined with the history of horror cinema, but in the realms of literature, there is a strain of uncanny fairground fiction with even deeper roots. Home to a sinister troupe of conjurers, puppeteers, beast tamers and crowds baying for blood beneath the Big Top, the performance spaces of these classic weird tales are borderlands where the unearthly meets the darker cravings of the human heart.Presenting sixteen sensational short stories, hailing from Edgar Allan Poe's 1840s through to Robert Aickman's 1960s, Edward Parnell invites you to enjoy a cavalcade of uneasy thrills courtesy of Gerald Kersh, Ray Bradbury, Margery Lawrence and many more.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Paperback Library #52-472, 1967. Stated first printing. Very Good condition. Crease along the book's front spine seam.Small rub marks at the corners, spine tips & the top edge of the front cover. Faint diagonal crease on the rear cover. A "Black Magic Book of Terror" that contains stories by H.R. Wakefield, Shamus Frazer, P.M. Hubbard, and others.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Fine.

Single Issue Magazine. Condizione: Very Good.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good+. First Edition. 528 pp. Please note, this is a somewhat large book and, depending where in the world you are, the shipping will likely be higher than normal. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. This anthology contains: The Unsettled Dust by Robert Aickman; How He Left the Hotel by Louisa Baldwin; Whessoe by Nugent Barker; The Shuttered Room by E. F. Benson; An Inhabitant of Carcosa by Ambrose Bierce; Is There Anybody There by Charles Birkin; The Whisperers by Algernon Blackwood; Curfew by L. M. Boston; I'm Sure It Was No. 31 by A. M. Burrage; The Guide by Ramsey Campbell; The Limping Ghost by R. Chetwynd-Hayes; Mrs Zant and the Ghost by Wilkie Collins; The House by the Tarn by Basil Copper; In Kropfsberg Keep by Ralph A. Cram; The Ghost in All the Rooms by Daniel Defoe; The Bagman's Uncle by Charles Dickens; The Bully of Brocas Court by Arthur Conan Doyle; In the Confessional by Amelia B. Edwards; The Tune in Dan's Cafe by Shamus Frazer; Beyond the Bourne by John S. Glasby; The Valley of Lost Children by William Hope Hodgson; The Sand Walker by Fergus Hume; The Real Right Thing by Henry James; The Haunted Dolls' House by M. R. James; The Wall Painting by Roger Johnson; They by Rudyard Kipling; The Last Laugh by D. H. Lawrence; Robin's Rath by Margery Lawrence; The Dream by J. Sheridan Le Fanu; The Sundial by R. H. Malden; The Fifteenth Man by Richard Marsh; Brenner's Boy by John Metcalfe; Uncle Abraham's Romance by Edith Nesbit; What Was It by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Next Room by Vincent O'Sullivan; The Footstep of the Aventine by Roger Pater; William Wilson by Edgar Allan Poe; Courage by Forrest Reid; The Last of Squire Ennismore by Mrs J. H. Riddell; The Garside Fell Disaster by L. T. C. Rolt; The Tears of Saint Agathe by David G. Rowlands; and The Soul of Laploshka by Saki. Size: 8vo. Book.

Wraps. Condizione: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 33, No. 5 (Whole No. 198). Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Gray Morrow for "The Sword Swallower" (novelet) by Ron Goulart. Includes "The Little Victims" (novelet) by Hilary Bailey; "Ballet Negre" by Charles Birkin; "The Vine" by Kit Reed; "Nothing Much to Relate" by Josephine Saxton; "When the Birds Die" by Eduardo Goligorsky; "A Message from Charity" by William M. Lee. Features: "Books" by Judith Merril; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Knock Plastic!" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Marketplace". Tanning; creasing; minor corner wear. Magazine.

Condizione: New.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. Devils' Spawn. Book.

Condizione: Very Good. Former library copy. Pages intact with possible writing/highlighting. Binding strong with minor wear. Dust jackets/supplements may not be included. Includes library markings. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Condizione: New.

Paperback. Condizione: New.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Condizione: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Paperback or Softback. Condizione: New. The Smell of Evil. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condizione: Near Fine. Vol. 33, No. 5 (Whole No. 198). Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Gray Morrow for "The Sword Swallower" (novelet) by Ron Goulart. Includes "The Little Victims" (novelet) by Hilary Bailey; "Ballet Negre" by Charles Birkin; "The Vine" by Kit Reed; "Nothing Much to Relate" by Josephine Saxton; "When the Birds Die" by Eduardo Goligorsky; "A Message from Charity" by William M. Lee. Features: "Books" by Judith Merril; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Knock Plastic!" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Marketplace". Slight stress, edgewear and mild tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condizione: Near Fine. Vol. 33, No. 5 (Whole No. 198). Edited by Edward L. Ferman. Cover art by Gray Morrow for "The Sword Swallower" (novelet) by Ron Goulart. Includes "The Little Victims" (novelet) by Hilary Bailey; "Ballet Negre" by Charles Birkin; "The Vine" by Kit Reed; "Nothing Much to Relate" by Josephine Saxton; "When the Birds Die" by Eduardo Goligorsky; "A Message from Charity" by William M. Lee. Features: "Books" by Judith Merril; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Knock Plastic!" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Marketplace". Tanning. Book.

SingleIssueMagazine. Condizione: Near Fine. Vol. 33, No. 5. UK edition. Cover by Gray Morrow for "The Sword Swallower" (novelet) by Ron Goulart. Includes "The Little Victims" (novelet) by Hilary Bailey; "Ballet Negre" by Charles Birkin; "The Vine" by Kit Reed; "Nothing Much to Relate" by Josephine Saxton; "When the Birds Die" by Eduardo Goligorsky; "A Message from Charity" by William M. Lee. Features: "Books" by Judith Merril; "Cartoon" by Gahan Wilson; "Science: Knock Plastic!" by Isaac Asimov; "F&SF Marketplace". Book.

Paperback. first edition. A-437 very good - fine, reading crease paperback,

1st edition. Selection of the best stories of fantasy and science fiction, new and old. Bright clean tight copy 5-1/2 x 7-3/4, 130 pp, b/w cartoon (Gahan Wilson). VG+ w datestamp on cover, light soiling to rear cover. Pulp magazine in color illus wraps (Gray Morrow).

Condizione: very good. Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages.

Secondhand, Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. A description of our secondhand books is not always available. Please contact us if you have a question about this title. Author: Richards/Phillips Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 0 The book The Kiss of Death # by the author Richards/Phillips. Secondhand, Paperback.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good. FIRST THUS. First Edition Thus, 2nd Printing (1975). Not price-clipped. Published by Occult Library 1969. 12mo. Paperback. Code of AQ1437 on cover and spine. Book is very good with light spotting on page ends. Covers have some light shelf wear. 100% positive feedback. 30 day money back guarantee. NEXT DAY SHIPPING! Excellent customer service. Please email with any questions. All books packed carefully and ship with free delivery confirmation/tracking. All books come with free bookmarks. Ships from Sag Harbor, New York.

Mass Market Paperback. Condizione: Near Fine. 188 pages.Stated First Award Printing 1969. Book has very minor edge wear, creases (none on spine), and loss of gloss on back cover. These defects are very hard to see in the scans. The book has the feel of a never-been-read book. Modest date stamp inside front cover 27 DEC 1971 Pluck any bloom in the garden of horrors. Each will make your blood turn to ice in your veins. 16 Blood-curdling short stories.

Paperback. Condizione: Very Good+. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. This is a mass market paperback book. Berkley book number 52-468 with a price of .50cents. 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 bumping and rubbing. The text pages are clean and bright. The contents include: THe Puppets by Francis King, Old Man's BEard by H. Russell Wakefield, The Cyclops Juju by Shamus Frazer, Arebesque the Mouse by A. E. Coppard, THirty by Guy Preston, and more.

Soft cover. Condizione: Very Good. Light wear, looks unread. Pages of text are clean, lightly age toned and free of markings. Binding is tight and secure. ***Shipped within 24 hours from the beautiful Baltimore inner harbor area. First class service; accurate descriptions. Most items packed in boxes, not envelopes.***.

Condizione: New. In.

Condizione: New. In.

Mass market paperback. Condizione: Very good. Mass market paperback. First Printing. Wraps slightly tanned, else very good with a flat, uncreased spine.