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HERBERT**, JAMES: : THE SPEAR. [HODDER & STOUGHTON reissue.]

LONDON.HODDER & STOUGHTON,1991.

ISBN 0340539763.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.[Original, true UK,1st edn was NEL,1978.This is part of the Hodder & Stoughton reissues series: H&S,1991. These were originally planned as a series of 'uniform editions',all of which - with the exception of Moon and Sepulchre - featured new dw/dj's for the new series. Appearing between 1990-93,the initial print runs were low - 3,000 copies only,of each title.] NFINE/NFINE.No owner inscrptn,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,glossy,red background and gilt embossed letters to upper wrap,author's colour portrait photograph to rear wrap; with negligible shelf- wear and creasing to edges - no major nicks or tears present.Some partial, but very light and very slight sunning/ fading to top vertical edge of dw/dj's front gutter's fold/crease.Some minimal fluid staining internally of dw/dj at it's bottom edge - the foot of spine/backstrip and partially spread along the front lower edge - boards beneath minimally affected but without major detraction.Top+fore-edges lightly aged/toned and without foxing/ spotting and generally clean; contents bright,tight and near pristine - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread apart from my own collation. Bright,crisp,clean,publisher's original plain black cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt letters to spine/backstrip and immaculate plain white endpapers.UK,8vo HB+ dw/dj,1st edn thus,11-304pp (paginated). Ever since it pierced the side of Christ on the Cross some 2000 years ago,the Spear of Longinus has been a symbol of legendary mystical power.For centuries it has been fought for and coveted by some of the world's greatest rulers - Constantine, Charlemagne,Napoleon,Hitler.In their occult rites Himmler's SS prized it's phenomenal power - power to control the destiny of mankind,power that can even raise the dead . . . When Germany was defeated,Edward Gant,an idealistic young Nazi,helped Himmler to smuggle the Spear to England,where it is now in the hands of the Thule Gesellschaft, a fanatical neo-Nazi cult who plan to use it for their own twisted ends.For in Gant's idyllic Devon mansion a beautiful woman and a dying man unite in a bizarre ritual to summon up the dead as part of the Thulists' insane plan to change the course of history. But other forces are at work.Top Israeli agents are tortured and liquidated.A woman is crucified in a London street.A harmless old man is literally terrified to death.And inquiry agent Harry Steadman finds himself thrust into a cauldron of violence and intrigue that erupts into a horrifying confrontation with a long-buried evil. 'The Spear' is a masterpiece of horror writing in which James Herbert powerfully combines historical fact,legends and fiction to create a stunning story of terror and the supernatural. Want more James HERBERT titles? For similar and other available titles - please search my MODERN FIRSTS and MODERN FIRSTS2 and SIGNED catalogues. Please contact seller,because of the weight/value of this item,for correct, insured shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas buyers - BEFORE ordering through the order page! ** N.B. ALL buyers please note,stocks' actual shipping/P+p costs are adjusted and any difference is refunded,after order's receipt and before the order's despatch, especially if the item(s) are offered either P+p included/FREE. ** This item offered P+p included.Offer available UK only,unless indicated otherwise. ** ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: Standard AIRMAIL postage from UK to these destinations can now cost more than the price of the book! If speed is not of the essence,then Economy rate is recommended - at approx. anything from a 1/3rd to 1/2 of the standard AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn thus.
Not SIGNED.

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