Peter David Out Of The Darkness

David G. Hartwell: Masterpieces of Fantasy and Wonder, United States of America Doubleday & Company, Inc. 1989
1568650396 Fine

Fine in Very Good jacket 8vo-over 7A¾"-9A¾" tall. The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath by Patricia A. McKillip; The Last of the Dragons by Edith Nesbit; The Bagful of Dreams by Jack Vance; The Enchanted Buffalo by L. Frank Baum; Darkness Box by Ursula K. Le Guin; Peter Pan; The Thrush's Nest; and Lock Out Time by J. M. Barrie; A Proper Santa Claus by Anne McCaffrey; Inside Out by Rudy Rucker; The Third Level by Jack Finney; The Griffon and the Minor Canon by Frank R. Stockton; The Princess and the Frog by Robin McKinley; The Mouse Festival by Johannes Bobrowski, translated by Kathryn Cramer; Jack and the Beanstalk by Osbert Sitwell; Green is the Color by John M. Ford; Wooden Tony by Lucy Clifford; Lest Levitation Come Upon Us by Suzette Haden Elgin; Prince Bull by Charles Dickens; Turandina by Fyodor Sologub; The Triumph of Vice by W. S. Gilbert; The Hollow Land by William Morris; The King of Nodland and His Dwarf by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Things That Are Gods by John Brunner; Under the Garden by Graham Greene; The King's Bride by E. T. A. Hoffman, translated by Michael Bullock; Beyond the Dead Reef by James Tiptree Jr.; Narrow Valley by R. A. Lafferty; The Drowned Giant by J. G. Ballard; Lila the Werewolf by Peter S. Beagle; The Gray Wolf by George MacDonald; The Parrot by Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated by Ruth Whitman; On the Downhill Side by Harlan Ellison; The Dragons by Murilo Rubiao; The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles by Margaret St. Clair; The Woman Who Thought She Could Read by Avram Davidson; and The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime by Mark Twain......HC...33. First Edition Very Good Hard Cover

[SW: Science-Fantasy-FICTION Fantasy Fiction Fantasy Fiction...]

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Hartwell, David G.; Cramer, Kathryn (editors) (Patricia A. McKillip; Edith Nesbit; Jack Vance; L. Frank Baum; Ursula K. Le Guin; J. M. Barrie; Anne McCaffrey; Rudy Rucker; Jack Finney; Frank R. Stockton; Robin McKinley; Johannes Bobrowski; Osbert Sitwell): MASTERPIECES OF FANTASY AND WONDER: Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath; Last of the Dragons; Bagful of Dreams; Enchanted Buffalo; Darkness Box; Peter Pan; Thrush's Nest; Lock Out Time; Proper Santa Claus; Inside Out; Third Level; Griffon Minor Cannon, New York Guild America Books 1989
Very Good+ Thomas Canty;

(xvi) 656 pp. Quarter-bound with white and dark green boards; lettered in green on the spine. Wear on the corners of the dustjacket with some nicks around the edges; no interior markings. Dj art by Thomas Canty. This anthology contains: The Harrowing of the Dragon of Hoarsbreath by Patricia A. McKillip; The Last of the Dragons by Edith Nesbit; The Bagful of Dreams by Jack Vance; The Enchanted Buffalo by L. Frank Baum; Darkness Box by Ursula K. Le Guin; Peter Pan; The Thrush's Nest; and Lock Out Time by J. M. Barrie; A Proper Santa Claus by Anne McCaffrey; Inside Out by Rudy Rucker; The Third Level by Jack Finney; The Griffon and the Minor Canon by Frank R. Stockton; The Princess and the Frog by Robin McKinley; The Mouse Festival by Johannes Bobrowski, translated by Kathryn Cramer; Jack and the Beanstalk by Osbert Sitwell; Green is the Color by John M. Ford; Wooden Tony by Lucy Clifford; Lest Levitation Come Upon Us by Suzette Haden Elgin; Prince Bull by Charles Dickens; Turandina by Fyodor Sologub; The Triumph of Vice by W. S. Gilbert; The Hollow Land by William Morris; The King of Nodland and His Dwarf by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Things That Are Gods by John Brunner; Under the Garden by Graham Greene; The King's Bride by E. T. A. Hoffman, translated by Michael Bullock; Beyond the Dead Reef by James Tiptree Jr.; Narrow Valley by R. A. Lafferty; The Drowned Giant by J. G. Ballard; Lila the Werewolf by Peter S. Beagle; The Gray Wolf by George MacDonald; The Parrot by Isaac Bashevis Singer, translated by Ruth Whitman; On the Downhill Side by Harlan Ellison; The Dragons by Murilo Rubiao; The Man Who Sold Rope to the Gnoles by Margaret St. Clair; The Woman Who Thought She Could Read by Avram Davidson; and The Facts Concerning the Recent Carnival of Crime by Mark Twain. Scans are available for all books. Book Club Edition Very Good- Hard Cover 8vo

[SW: supernatural literature; weird tales; collectible; collectable;]

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Grafton, Sue [edited with an Introduction By; Foreword By Otto Penzler, Series Editor]: The Best American Mystery Stories 1998, Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1998
ISBN: 0-395-83585-2 Fine Cover Design By Steven Cooley; Cover Photograph By Hugh Shurley/Photonica

xvi, 352pp. Pictorial stiff card covers. Cover price 13.00. 1st printing of Trade paperback edition published simultaneously with hardcover edition. SIGNED BY Grafton to title page. Foreword, Introduction, Contributors' Notes, Other Distinguished Mystery Stories for 1997. " Sue Grafton is the author of the Kinsey Millhone series. Child Support by David Ballard, Swear Not by the Moon by Scott Bartels, Keller on the Spot by Lawrence Block, The Man Next Door by Mary Higgins Clark, This Is a Voice from Your Past by Merrill Joan Gerber, The Old Spies Club by Edward D. Hoch, Beyond Dog by Pat Jordan, Find Miriam by Stuart M. Kaminsky, Secrets by Janice Law, The Adventure of the Giant Rat of Sumatra by John T. Lescroart, Night Crawlers by John Lutz, Prayer for Judgment by Margaret Maron, Con Doctor by Jay McInerney, Black Dog by Walter Mosley, Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates, The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage by Peter Robinson, Twelve Days Out of Traction by Dave Shaw, The Power of Suggestion by Helen Tucker, Take It Away by Donald E. Westlake, The Rest of Her Life by Steve Yarbrough. "Of the almost 600 mystery stories published in 1997, guest editor Sue Grafton has selected twenty of the finest for this installment of the acclaimed annual series. Authors range from the established (like Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley) to newcomers like David Ballard. All the tales are grounded in mystery fundamentals of crime and (usually) punishment, but each contains some edge or narrative experimentation that sets it apart from the flock. Block's "Keller on the Spot," for example, is a sardonic tale of a killer who saves the grandson of his next hit and winds up questioning his professional path. Stuart Kaminsky's entry, "Find Miriam," is a first-person narrative by Lew Fonesca, a detective who makes his living "finding people, asking questions, answering to nobody." In this case, however, the finding isn't the puzzle--the real puzzle is his client, a troubled husband whose wife has left him without an apparent motive. Throughout, Grafton's tastes run to the literary, and she is fascinated by the cathartic quality of each story. As she writes in her introduction: "Nowhere is iniquity, wrongdoing, and reparation more satisfying to behold than in the well-crafted yarns spun by the writers represented here. While we're plunged into the darkness by their skill and imagination, we're simultaneously reassured that we are safe... from ourselves." --Patrick O'Kelley. Book is in Fine condition, appears unread [small bookstore stamp inside front cover]. No remainder markings. Signed by Editor First Edition Paperback 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

[SW: MYSTERY FICTION FIRST EDITIONS]

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Grafton, Sue [edited with an Introduction By; Foreword By Otto Penzler, Series Editor]: The Best American Mystery Stories 1998, Boston Houghton Mifflin Company 1998
ISBN: 0-395-83586-0 Fine in Fine Dust Jacket Cover Design By Steven Cooley; Cover Photograph By Hugh Shurley/Photonica

xvi, 352pp. Black paper boards, gilt spine lettering. Dust jacket is unpriced but not clipped. SIGNED BY Grafton to half-title page. Foreword, Introduction, Contributors' Notes, Other Distinguished Mystery Stories for 1997. " Sue Grafton is the author of the Kinsey Millhone series. Child Support by David Ballard, Swear Not by the Moon by Scott Bartels, Keller on the Spot by Lawrence Block, The Man Next Door by Mary Higgins Clark, This Is a Voice from Your Past by Merrill Joan Gerber, The Old Spies Club by Edward D. Hoch, Beyond Dog by Pat Jordan, Find Miriam by Stuart M. Kaminsky, Secrets by Janice Law, The Adventure of the Giant Rat of Sumatra by John T. Lescroart, Night Crawlers by John Lutz, Prayer for Judgment by Margaret Maron, Con Doctor by Jay McInerney, Black Dog by Walter Mosley, Faithless by Joyce Carol Oates, The Two Ladies of Rose Cottage by Peter Robinson, Twelve Days Out of Traction by Dave Shaw, The Power of Suggestion by Helen Tucker, Take It Away by Donald E. Westlake, The Rest of Her Life by Steve Yarbrough. "Of the almost 600 mystery stories published in 1997, guest editor Sue Grafton has selected twenty of the finest for this installment of the acclaimed annual series. Authors range from the established (like Lawrence Block, Mary Higgins Clark, and Walter Mosley) to newcomers like David Ballard. All the tales are grounded in mystery fundamentals of crime and (usually) punishment, but each contains some edge or narrative experimentation that sets it apart from the flock. Block's "Keller on the Spot," for example, is a sardonic tale of a killer who saves the grandson of his next hit and winds up questioning his professional path. Stuart Kaminsky's entry, "Find Miriam," is a first-person narrative by Lew Fonesca, a detective who makes his living "finding people, asking questions, answering to nobody." In this case, however, the finding isn't the puzzle--the real puzzle is his client, a troubled husband whose wife has left him without an apparent motive. Throughout, Grafton's tastes run to the literary, and she is fascinated by the cathartic quality of each story. As she writes in her introduction: "Nowhere is iniquity, wrongdoing, and reparation more satisfying to behold than in the well-crafted yarns spun by the writers represented here. While we're plunged into the darkness by their skill and imagination, we're simultaneously reassured that we are safe... from ourselves." --Patrick O'Kelley. Book is in Fine condition, appears unread [dust jacket has hints of rubbing to extremeties but is fully intact]. No remainder markings. Signed by Editor Book Club (BCE/BOMC) Fine Hard Cover 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

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