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chamberlain press, 1954, first edition ,,. poor, quite chipped jacket only, NO BOOK

New York: Bantam Books, 1955. First paperback edition. First printing. Paperback. Very good plus. Charles Binger. Bantam book number 1294, with 25¢ cover price. Cover art by Charles Binger. Collects thirteen of Matheson's stories. "The best of the author's early work." Referenced in Barron; Anatomy of Wonder 4, 3-119. Old price label partially removed from upper corner of the first page. A very good plus copy.

chamberlain press, 1954, first edition ,,. good - very good, chip lower spine jacket only, NO BOOK

chamberlain press, 1954, first edition ,,. good, spine rubbing, holes, spine end wear jacket only, NO BOOK

Philadelphia: Chamberlin Press, 1954. 1st Edition . Hardcover. Fine/Near Fine. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Fine first edition copy of Matheson's first published story collection. The book is fine, square, tight, and unmarked with minor age toning. The jacket has not been price clipped, shows some rubbing to the front and back, and has a tiny hole to the fold between spine and back cover, about 1/4 of the way from the top. Otherwise, this is a lovely copy of an early work by the noted horror and sf author.

Philadelphia: The Chamberlain Press, 1954. First edition. Cloth. Near Fine/Very Good. 9" by 6". None. The first edition of this anthology of gripping science fiction works. This is the first anthology of Matheson's works, named after the first story in this book and his first published short story 'Born of Man and Woman' (1950). With an introduction by Robert Bloch. In original unclipped dustwrapper designed by Mel Hunter. This anthology contains seventeen stories by Matheson including Born of Man and Woman, Third from The Sun, Mad House, To Fit the Crime and Dress of White Silk. The titular work Born of Man and Woman is in the form of an internal diary kept by what the reader assumes is a deformed child chained in a basement and abused by its parents. Richard Matheson's work fits primarily in the genres of fantasy, horror and science fiction. He is best known as the author of I Am Legend, which was published the same year as this anthology. A lot of Matheson's works are simple… Read More

CHAMBERLAIN Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A FINE FIRST IN DJ LAID IN SIGNATURE..

BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN, Chamberlain Press, 1954, first edition, just about fine in a vg color pictorial dust-wrapper save for some light rubbing and dust-soil and 2 small chips. The authors first hardcover book and the publishers only book! 1/650 copies. SIGNED by the author on a bookplate laid in.

E-063: Chamberlain. Very Good in Very Good- dust jacket. 1954. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. Hardcover. 8vo. The Chamberlain Press, Inc. 1954. 252 pgs. First Edition/First Printing. Signed by Richard Matheson on the FFEP. DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards very lightly rubbed and worn. "Born of Man and Woman" is a science fiction short story by American writer Richard Matheson, originally published in the July 1950 issue of The Magazine of Fantasy and Science Fiction. It was his first professional sale, written when he was twenty-two years old. It became the title piece in Matheson's first short story collection in 1954. The story is written in the form of an internal "diary" in broken English kept by what the reader presumes is a deformed child (gender unspecified) chained in the basement by its violently abusive parents (The story makes it… Read More

PHILADELPHIA PA: THE CHAMBERLAIN PRESS INC. VG+/VG. 1954. FIRST EDITION. ISBN: SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR ON THE TITLE PAGE. BOOK HAS SMALL BIT OF DUST SOIL WITH SOME FOXING OF PRELIMINARY ANDFINAL PAGES. D.J. IS CHIP WORN AT CORNERS AND SPINE-ENDS, WITH A SHALLOWCHIP AT THE BOTTOM OF THE FRONT PANEL, A FEW SHORT EDGE TEARS AND SOMELIGHT SOILING/BROWNING OF THE WHITE AREAS. DESPITE FLAWS A NICE COPY OF ASCARCE BOOK.. Keywords: FANTASY, SCIENCE FICTION, STORIES, WEIRD FICTION, SIGNED, INVISIBLE, ABCDEF.

CHAMBERLAIN Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Signed by Author(s). FIRST. A NEAR FINE FIRST IN DJ. INSCRIBED BY AUTHOR.

Philadelphia, PA: Chamberlain Press, Inc., 1954. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Fine/Very Good. Inscribed by Matheson on the title page, "To Steve - Best - Richard Matheson." The author's first book. Collects seventeen stories. Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 1995, 3-119. "Terse, sparsly written stories, successfully sensational." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1125. Approximately only 650 copies published. Rear hinge professionally repaired, else fine in very good, bright dust jacket with shallow but lengthy abrasion along the top edge of the front panel, and short tear, also at the top edge of the front panel. A very nice copy.

Philadelphia: The Chamberlain Press, Inc., 1954. First edition. Upper corners bruised, a fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a faint vertical crease at the center of the rear panel (book and jacket married at sometime in the past). (31257). Octavo, cloth. Label affixed to front free end paper which is inscribed and signed by Matheson to a well known early fan. The author's first book, a collection of seventeen stories with introduction by Robert Bloch. "... the best of this author's early work ..." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-719. Approximately 650 copies of this book were distributed prior to a flood that destroyed most of the unsold bound copies and later warehouse fire that destroyed the remaining unbound sheets. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-719. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1125.

Philadelphia, PA: Chamberlain Press, Inc., 1954. First edition. first printing . Hardcover. Near Fine/Near Fine. Inscribed by Matheson on the title page, "To Dianna Thatcher, with best wishes, Richard Matheson." The author's first book. Collects seventeen stories. Referenced in Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 1995, 3-119. "Terse, sparsely written stories, successfully sensational." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1125. Approximately only 650 copies published. Bookplate of Earl and Nancy Kemp on the front endpaper. Earl was an American publisher, science fiction editor, critic, and fan who won a Hugo. Nancy Kemp was a Chicago fan active from the 1940s. She co-edited the SaFari Annuals (aka Who Killed Science Fiction? and Why Is a Fan?) and contributed to a variety of other fanzines. Mild toning to the text block edges. A line of black along the bottom of the cover from old style dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a hint of fade to the pink on the spine panel. A very nice copy.

Stated First Edition/First Printing (Currey p. 358); A Near Fine book in a Very Good or better dust jacket. SIGNED and inscribed to noted collector Steve Landon to the front free paper (Landon has sold much of his collection in recent auctions). An outstanding copy of this collection of stories, uncommon in this condition, particularly signed. This copy is near fine condition with only a mild bump to the spine foot and slight age-toning and rubbing to the boards, else fine. Housed in a crisp and clean very good dust jacket that shows some mild rubbing and chipping to the spine ends, edges, and corners, and some light foxing to the verso of the jacket, else near fine or better. Overall, a collectible and presentable copy of this early Matheson novel, nicely enhanced with the inscription to a prominent collector. Not remaindered, not price clipped ($3.00 intact), not ex-library; in a fresh Mylar sleeve and will ship carefully wrapped in a sturdy box.

Philadelphia: The Chamberlain Press, Inc, 1954. First Edition. Hardcover. Near fine/Very good. Only about 650 copies of the first edition were distributed before a flood and a fire conspired to destroy the unsold stock. Signed by Richard Matheson on the title page. The author's first book, gathering the best of his early work, including "Third from the Sun", which served as the basis of Episode 14 of The Twilight Zone. A master of science fiction, fantasy, and horror, Matheson (1926-2013) is best known for his novels I Am Legend (1954), The Shrinking Man (1956), Hell House (1971), and What Dreams May Come (1978), all of which have been adapted as motion pictures. Introduction by Robert Bloch. Octavo. Original red cloth binding, with black titles. Just a hint of foxing to the fore-edge. Light bumping to the corners and tips. The dust jacket is clean and bright, with an unobtrusive scuff to the front panel; otherwise very good or better.

Philadelphia: The Chamberlain Press, Inc., 1954. First edition. A fine copy in fine dust jacket with faint vertical crease at the center of the rear panel (book and jacket married at sometime in the past). A nice copy. (#168988) (29712). Octavo, cloth. The author's first book, a collection of seventeen stories with introduction by Robert Bloch. "... the best of this author's early work ..." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-719. Approximately 650 copies of this book were distributed prior to a flood that destroyed most of the unsold bound copies and later warehouse fire that destroyed the remaining unbound sheets. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1125.

Philadelphia: The Chamberlain Press, Inc., 1954. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. A sharp, brilliant copy. (17147). Octavo, cloth. Signed by Matheson on the title page. The author's first book, a collection of seventeen stories with introduction by Robert Bloch. "...the best of this author's early work..." - Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 3-119. Approximately 650 copies of this book were distributed prior to a flood that destroyed most of the unsold bound copies and later warehouse fire that destroyed the remaining unbound sheets. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-719. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1125.