Curtain of Fear. [Signed Copy]
by Wheatley, Dennis
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
-
Fallon, Nevada, United States
Payment Methods Accepted
About This Item
London:: Hutchinson,, 1953.. First edition.. 8vo.. Publishers black cloth, gilt title to spine. Minor foxing to outer edges, as usual, slightly cocked, in very good + condition. Illustrated dust jacket with very minor edges tears, no affect. Inscribed by the author on title page in blue ink ÒFor Stephen Mogridge, With kindest thoughts from his friend Dennis Wheatley.Ó In protective mylar. Overall, an excellent copy of a scarce signed book. Association copy. Stephen Mogridge was a fellow writer and friend of WheatleyÕs. He was most known for his New Forest series of eleven books printed between 1953 and 1964.
Reviews
(Log in or Create an Account first!)
Details
- Bookseller
- Dark Parks Books & Collectibles (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 25106
- Title
- Curtain of Fear. [Signed Copy]
- Author
- Wheatley, Dennis
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition.
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Hutchinson,
- Place of Publication
- London:
- Date Published
- 1953.
- Pages
- 294p.
- Size
- 8vo.
Terms of Sale
Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
30 day return guarantee, with full refund including original shipping costs for up to 30 days after delivery if an item arrives misdescribed or damaged.
About the Seller
Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Biblio member since 2016
Fallon, Nevada
About Dark Parks Books & Collectibles
Early english printed books specializing in occult, science, religion and oddities. We also have a strong emphasis on modern first editions of horror, sci-fi, and fantasy.
Glossary
Some terminology that may be used in this description includes:
- Jacket
- Sometimes used as another term for dust jacket, a protective and often decorative wrapper, usually made of paper which wraps...
- Cloth
- "Cloth-bound" generally refers to a hardcover book with cloth covering the outside of the book covers. The cloth is stretched...
- First Edition
- In book collecting, the first edition is the earliest published form of a book. A book may have more than one first edition in...
- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- Inscribed
- When a book is described as being inscribed, it indicates that a short note written by the author or a previous owner has been...
- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- Cocked
- Refers to a state where the spine of a book is lightly "twisted" in such a way that the front and rear boards of a book do not...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Title Page
- A page at the front of a book which may contain the title of the book, any subtitles, the authors, contributors, editors, the...
- Association Copy
- An association copy is a copy of a book which has been signed and inscribed by the author for a personal friend, colleague, or...
- New
- A new book is a book previously not circulated to a buyer. Although a new book is typically free of any faults or defects, "new"...