WORSE THINGS WAITING
by Wellman, Manly Wade
- Used
- Fine
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Fine/Fine
- Seller
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Talent, Oregon, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill, NC: Carcosa, 1973. First edition First printing. Hardcover. Fine/Fine. Lee Brown Coye. One of 536 subscriber's copies issued with bookplate on the front endpaper signed by Wellman and Coye. "A truly superb collection of weird tales by a master storyteller." Chalker & Owings; The Science-Fantasy Publishers, pg 87. "Wellman's exercises in supernatural Americana have a certain fascination, and their plots are sometimes sharpened by awkward moral dilemmas." Barron; Horror Literature, 3-207. Collects 29 stories plus numerous outstanding illustrations by Coye. "A truly superb collection of weird tales by a master storyteller." Chalker & Owings, The Science-Fantasy Publishers, pg 87. Light toning to the edges of the text block, else fine in fine and bright dust jacket. A handsome copy.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 055066
- Title
- WORSE THINGS WAITING
- Author
- Wellman, Manly Wade
- Illustrator
- Lee Brown Coye
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Fine
- Jacket Condition
- Fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition First printing
- Publisher
- Carcosa
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill, NC
- Date Published
- 1973
- Keywords
- horror, supernatural, science fiction.
Terms of Sale
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About the Seller
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Biblio member since 2009
Talent, Oregon
About Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books
Robert Gavora, Fine and Rare Books has been a full-time mail order bookstore since 1984. Beginning with a small inventory of 400 books, we now have over 10,000 books. Though we do not have an open store, every year we exhibit at between 12 to 14 book fairs and events in the Western United States. All our books are listed on line and visitors are welcome by appointment.
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