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STRAUB Peter : Ghost Story

Cape, London, 1979

ISBN 0224016865

8vo - over 7? - 9? tall. near fine blue papered boards with gray endpapers, DW also near fine and unclipped, jacket design by Tom Adams, 507pp top edge dusted deep blue, first UK printing and same edition as that supressed after legal action by the Ordo Templi Orientis, subsequent editions had amended name instead of OTO.. Illustr.: Tom Adams. Book Condition: Fine. Binding: Hard Cover. Jacket: Fine

First Edition

STRAUB**, PETER: : GHOST STORY

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE LTD.,1979.

ISBN 0224016865.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Originally and first published in USA,on January 1,1979,by Coward, McCann and Geoghegan and was later adapted as a 1981 horror film.It was a watershed in Straub's career,becoming a national bestseller and cementing his reputation.Publication date in the UK of March 29,1979 by Jonathan Cape Ltd., (London) for the UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. Stephen King,in his non-fiction review of the horror medium,Danse Macabre,lists 'Ghost Story' as one of the finest horror novels of the late 20th century and he provides a lengthy review within its "Horror Fiction" section.] FINE-/FINE-. No owner inscrptn and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright,crisp,clean,glossy,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork painting by Tom Adams, with capitalised white lettered author name and graduated pale to light blue lettered title to front panel of dw/dj,pale blue+white lettered to spine/backstrip,rear panel illustrated only - no text/letters - respectively; with negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners – no nicks,tears or splits present.Minor,minimal and superficial scoring/indents mainly to rear panel of dw/dj but without penetration to boards beneath,and rear inner flap with partial removal of tops of capital lettered print 'Also by Peter Straub' blurb (critics' reviews of 'Julia' and 'If You Could See Me Now' on rear inner flap.Top edge coloured blue but with partial fading towards headband and a couple of foxing(?) blemishes,fore-edges with very minimal,sporadic foxing spots; contents bright,tight,clean,solid – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Page333/4 with an inexplicable 1.5cm upright abrasion with some minimal paper loss towards top edge of pages' fore-edge - a production fault(?).Publisher's bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered,original,plain air-force blue cloth boards with bright,crisp,blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate/ clean,plain pale blue sets of endpapers.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn,12-507pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts 1-3 comprising assorted horror stories from story's characters,and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages,a dedication with epigrams(2) to its verso,a contents list/table,individual Pts and stories separator pages and to the rear 2pp blanks. Visually the exterior appearance is more than acceptable for a book of it's age,and even internally,the book is also in an acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults described that prevent a higher grading. Please contact seller,for correct shipping/P+p quotes - particularly ALL overseas customers - 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. ** 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **

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

STRAUB**, PETER: : GHOST STORY. **

LONDON.JONATHAN CAPE LTD.,1979.

ISBN 0224016865.

UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn. [Originally and first published in USA,on January 1,1979,by Coward, McCann and Geoghegan and was later adapted as a 1981 horror film.It was a watershed in Straub's career, becoming a national bestseller and cementing his reputation.Publication date in the UK of March 29, 1979 by Jonathan Cape Ltd., (London) for the UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.Stephen King,in his non-fiction review of the horror medium,Danse Macabre,lists 'Ghost Story' as one of the finest horror novels of the late 20th century and he provides a lengthy review within its "Horror Fiction" section.] NFINE/VG. No owner inscrptn per se,but a red ink rectangular H.M.S ship's library stamp+date - A/TASO 533 20 MAY 1980 H.M.S Ajax - to front's top,fore-edge corner of front pastedown,hidden by inner flap of dw/dj,and no price-clip to dw/dj.Bright, clean,glossy laminated,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork painting by Tom Adams,with author's capitalised white-lettered name at front's top edge and graduated light to a darker pale blue lettered title to front panel of dw/dj,capitalised,pale blue-lettered title and author's capitalised,white lettered name at head of spine/backstrip and publisher's black illustrated colophon to foot of same,rear panel illustrated only - no text/letters.Some minimal shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to top+bottom edges and corners –  majority to top edges with laminate curl/peeling leaving white paper spots beneath,some rubbing with commensurate chipping/loss to 3 corner tips - but no major tears or splits present.Minimal and superficial scoring/indents mainly to rear panel of dw/dj but without penetration to boards beneath.Top edge coloured blue but with partial fading towards headband,fore-edges reasonably bright without  usual foxing/spotting but inevitable ageing/toning; contents bright,tight,clean,solid and sound – no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners – appears unread,apart from my own collation.Publisher's bright,crisp,clean, generally sharp-cornered,original plain air-force blue cloth boards with bright,crisp, blocked gilt lettering to spine/backstrip and immaculate/clean plain pale blue sets of endpapers - library stamp excepted.Described hard but honestly - reflected in the price.UK, 8vo HB+dw/dj, 1st edn,12-507pp [paginated] includes a Prologue,Pts 1-3 comprising assorted horror stories from story's characters,and an Epilogue; plus [unpaginated] 2pp blanks,half-title+title pages,a dedication with epigrams(2) to its verso,a Contents list/table,a Prologue separator page,individual Pts and stories separator pages and to the rear 2pp blanks.   Visually the exterior appearance is acceptable for a book of it's 40+ year-old age,and particularly internally,the book is also in a more than acceptable condition/state of preservation and presentation.It is only the faults of the dw/d particularly,described that prevent a higher grading overall.                                                             Please contact the seller,particularly overseas buyers,for correct,insured or uninsured at own risk,shipping/P+p quotes BEFORE placing your order,especially if ordering any multiple.        N.B. ALL buyers please note,all stock(s)' shipping quotes are adjusted for any refunds AFTER receipt of order and BEFORE the despatch of the order,especially if the item is offered P+p included/FREE. ** N.B. US/Canada customers please be aware: US 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 US AIR quote/rate - sometimes arriving sooner than the 42 days - but not always. **                                                        

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

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