NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND
by HONEYCOMBE, Gordon:
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- See description
- Seller
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York, North Yorkshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
London: Hutchinson. 1969. First edition, first printing of the Gordon Honeycombe's first (and best known horror) novel. First edition, first printing of the Gordon Honeycombe's first (and best known horror) novel. Signed by the author. Publisher's original green cloth with gilt titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A better than very good copy, the binding firm with a little bumping at the spine tips and corners, the cloth and gilt remain bright and fresh. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owner's inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the lightly rubbed and creased dustwrapper that has a short closed tear to the bottom edge of the upper panel. Not price-clipped (28s net to the lower front flap). Scarce. Signed by Gordon Honeycombe and dated '24.4.69' in black ink on the front endpaper. A zombie love story (published long before that was a thing) and the basis of the 1972 Fred Burnley directed British Horror film of the same name starring Susan Hampshire, Frank Finlay, Michael Petrovitch and Michael Craze. The film was released in America under the title 'The Exorcism of Hugh'. The author, actor and playwright was perhaps best known as the ITN, ITV and TV-AM newsreader between 1965 and 1977. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Lucius Books (GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 23467
- Title
- NEITHER THE SEA NOR THE SAND
- Author
- HONEYCOMBE, Gordon:
- Book Condition
- Used
- Edition
- First edition, first printing of the Gordon Honeycombe's fir
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- London: Hutchinson. 1969
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- Dustwrapper
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- Spine
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- Gilt
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