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Published by W. H. Allen, London ; A Howard & Wyndham Company, 1983
ISBN 10: 0863790003ISBN 13: 9780863790003
Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
Book
New Edition. Fine paperback copy. Particularly and surprisingly well-preserved; tight, bright, clean and especially sharp-cornered. ; 222 pages; Description: 222 p. , illustr. , 30 cm. Subjects: Reynolds, Burt. Actors --United States --Biography. [Series: 5 Film Fan Library Series]. 2 Kg.
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Published by Star Book, The Paperback Division of W.H. Allen & Co. Ltd., A Howard and Wyndham Company, London, 1984
Seller: ABC Books, Panama, NY, U.S.A.
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 191 pgs. RARE in the US WW2 Adventure Novel told from the German Perspective. PB book is in very good condtion, no creasing or damage, almost appears unread. Tiny tear at the bottom edge of the front cover. No marked, damaged, or missing pages, no odors. Story of reinforcements being sent to the Eastern Front, and the german train guards expecting a partisan attack at any minute. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by W. H. Allen / A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0491027532ISBN 13: 9780491027533
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine in Fine dust jacket. First Edition. Near Fine copy with a trace of wear in in Fine Dust Wrapper. bx119.
Published by W. H. Allen a Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0491028377ISBN 13: 9780491028370
Seller: Redruth Book Shop, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Good condition book and DJ. DJ scuffed at the corners a little. 474 yellowing pages good with clear print. No foxing, no previous names.
Published by W. H. Allen A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1977
ISBN 10: 0491017464ISBN 13: 9780491017466
Seller: Redruth Book Shop, Cornwall, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Translated By Salome Hangartner (illustrator). 1st Edition. Good condition book and DJ not price clipped. No foxing, no tears, no inscriptions. 343 pages good and clean with good sized print clear to read. DJ is shelf rubbed at the top but no tears. There is a grandiose marble palace on the Grand Canal, a lovely but decaying building; its walls are peeling, and the wooden piles beneath it are in desperate need os shoring up, This is the home of the 'signora Anna-Maria Santarato, and in its defence she takes her stand not only against the rising waters but against business interests.
Published by W H Allen & Co, Howard & Wyndham, London, 1984
ISBN 10: 0491034806ISBN 13: 9780491034807
Seller: Bailgate Books Ltd, Doncaster, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dust Jacket. First Edition. Clean dark blue covers with gilt lettering on spine, sound binding, clean pages and end-papers. Quantity Available: 1. Shipped Weight: under 1 kg. ISBN: 0491034806. ISBN/EAN: 9780491034807. Pictures of this item not already displayed here available upon request. Inventory No: 14213120078. For International tracked shipping please select the Priority shipping service.
Published by W.H. Allen, Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1979
ISBN 10: 0491021739ISBN 13: 9780491021739
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First UK Edition. Jacket is price clipped, there is small handling wear with dust spotting on it. Small creases on front flap.
Published by A Star Book published by W.H. Allen & Co.Ltd: A Division of Howard & Wyndham Ltd, London, UK, 1974
ISBN 10: 0352300280ISBN 13: 9780352300287
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Soft cover. Condition: Good. Lavishly Illustrated with various b/w photographs and film stills (illustrator). First UK Edition. Light spotting on the end papers, first four pages starting to come loose.
Published by A Star Book published by W.H. Allen & Co.Ltd: A Division of Howard & Wyndham Ltd, London, UK, 1975
ISBN 10: 0352300051ISBN 13: 9780352300058
Seller: Ryde Bookshop Ltd, Isle of Wight, United Kingdom
Book
Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Lavishly Illustrated with various b/w photographs and film stills (illustrator). Some light tanning associated with end papers and covers, second printing of the 1974 first Star Book British edition.
Published by W. H. Allen a Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 0491016115ISBN 13: 9780491016117
Seller: Bildungsbuch, Flensburg, Germany
Book
Gbd., Hard Cover/ Gebunden. Condition: Very Good/ sehr Gut. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Sprache/Language: English Englisch, Verse, die nach Hauptüberschirften gegliedert sind: Seven on a summer beach COME to me in silence. Colorado sundays. Southern California sundays. Children of the sun. Too late to matter. Several kinds of snow (incl Amsterdam).
Published by W H ALLEN / A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1977
ISBN 10: 0491020716ISBN 13: 9780491020718
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. VG H/b.There is nothing in this biography that cannot be traced back to either a document or an interview. An accurate detail- yet reads like a richly filled novel.[Great 19th c.Artists] 225x145mm. 324pp. VG / VG [ Book- sound binding, no insc, mild tanned pages, clean boards] Dust jacket not price clipped, mild shelf edge-wear to spine base. Please see our images of the actual book offered for sale for Further Details and condition.
Published by London. W.H Allen/ A Howard and Wyndham Company, 1979
ISBN 10: 0352398892ISBN 13: 9780352398895
Seller: Libris Books, Bristol, United Kingdom
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. London. W.H Allen/ A Howard and Wyndham Company. 1979. Originally published in 1960, this is a very attractive reprint of 1979. Hard Cover. Burgundy boards with gilt titles to the spine. Pristine contents. Practically fine. Dust wrapper is unclipped and almost fine with no wear. Biography and photograph of author to the rear wrap. Unlike his previous realist works, the novel relies heavily on abstract symbolism. During a war a General intercepts an orchestra and imprisons them in a barn where he and the orchestra leader debate the major issues of life.
Published by A Target Book published by the Paperback Division of W. H. Allen & Co. Ltd. A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1982
ISBN 10: 0426103807ISBN 13: 9780426103806
Seller: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
Book
Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Fine. Reprint. Small Impressions in Rear Cover; Light Creasing on Front Cover; Front, Rear Covers, Spine Lightly Chipped; Slight Yellowing Due to Age. TV TIE-IN: Based on the BBC television serial by Louis Marks by arrangement with the British Broadcasting Corporation. SYNOPSIS: Mysterious humans from 22nd-century Earth "time-jump" back into the 20th century so as to assassinate a high-ranking diplomat on whom the peace of the world depends. Doctor Who, Jo Grant and the Brigadier are soon called in to investigate. Jo is accidentally transported forward to the 22nd century; the Doctor follows, eventually to be captured by his oldest and deadliest enemy - the Daleks! Having submitted the Doctor to the fearful Mind Analysis Machine, the Daleks plan a "time-jump" attack on Earth in the 20th century! Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by W. H. Allen/Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 049102780XISBN 13: 9780491027809
Seller: Books@Ruawai, Kaipara District, New Zealand
Book
Hardcover. Condition: Fair - age marks, Sl/ Bent.
Published by W H ALLEN / A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1976
ISBN 10: 0491015186ISBN 13: 9780491015189
Seller: booksonlinebrighton, Brighton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hard Back. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Rogers , Houston [ jacket-photo ] (illustrator). 1st Edition. Near Fine H/b in Near Fine D/j.1st Edition1976. Comprehensive New Study. Biography of Famous Opera Singer by Greek born author & Broadcaster - University London - his interest in Mdm Callas began back in 1947 - he has been to 250 different performances - has seen Madam Callas over 100 times in performance. illustrated 103 b/w photo- plates - great photographs of Maria in many of her leading roles .354pp.240x160mm [Book-clean bright maroon cloth+ gilt titles , No inscsp. book Fine but slight storage mustiness] Dust Jacket price not price clipped ,No fade to cover, no loss or crease, no notable defect. Please see our actual images of the book offered for sale.
Published by London W.H.Allen & Co Ltd, a division of Howard & Wyndham Ltd 1971, 1971
ISBN 10: 049100088XISBN 13: 9780491000888
Seller: OJ-BOOKS ABA / PBFA, SOLIHULL, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Condition: Good. First Edition, first impression. Publisher's black boards with gilt lettering to spine. Bookplate on front illustrated (map) front free endpapers. Octavo. pp. 308 with 16 photograph plates. Dust-jacket in poor condition, but now in a clear, removable, archival protective sleeve. A book in Very Good condition in a poor dust-jacket, but which is not price-clipped.
Published by W H Allen (A Howard & Wyndham Company), London, 1978
ISBN 10: 049102374XISBN 13: 9780491023740
Seller: Old Hall Bookshop, ABA ILAB PBFA BA, Brackley, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Maroon Cloth. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. v, 319pp, illustrated with black & white photos (as plates), pages appear clean and crisp, maroon cloth with gilt spine lettering, dust jacket has light wear to edges, unclipped. Alexander Raban Waugh (8 July 1898 - 3 September 1981) was a British novelist, the elder brother of the better-known Evelyn Waugh, uncle of Auberon Waugh and son of Arthur Waugh, author, literary critic, and publisher. His first wife was Barbara Jacobs (daughter of the writer William Wymark Jacobs), his second wife was Joan Chirnside and his third wife was Virginia Sorenson, author of the Newbery Medal-winning Miracles on Maple Hill. Size: 8.75 X 5.5 Inches. Biographical.
Hb. Condition: VG. Dust Jacket Condition: VG. First Edition. Clean blue cloth on boards with gilt titles. Edges: moderate foxing and soiling. Booksellers sticker to ffep foot. Clean content. Binding is As New. 176p Dj: light rubbing and few only scratches. Spine: mild sunnign; head & foot with thin wear and chips with tape repair on inside head. Head & foot of flaps spine with small tears, wear and chips and front flap spine with tape repair on inside.
Published by W. H. Allen - A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 049102892XISBN 13: 9780491028929
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Dk. blue textured boards, gilt stamped spine titles, fine. Pages very good, no writing. Dj slight edge wear; unclipped 5.50 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Jacket design feature image of "cloud"-encircled planet on black b.g. Earth - the test-tube planet. Humankind did not evolve from ape-like creatures, but were brought to this planet billions of years after our bodies had been altered by genetic engineering on other planets. Collyns amasses evidence for this theory and further proposes that cholera, cancer, smallpox and human life itself are the results of prehistoric DNA manipulation and germ warfare. "Stars similar to the sun came into existence five billion years before the sun so, if our experience is typical, we may have had intelligent societies on distant planets for thousands or even mllions of years." - Dr. Robert E. Edelson, Director of the Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory project to seek intellgient extraterrestrial life. 146 pages plus bibliography. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by W. H. Allen & Co Ltd / Howard & Wyndham, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 0491029411ISBN 13: 9780491029414
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Lodge Cheesman (illustrator). 1st Edition. First UK edition, first impression. Some slight edge wear to top and bottom of jacket and spine, corners very slightly bruised, some very faint spotting to page fore edges. Not price clipped (£5.95), no inscriptions, internally clean tight and square, overall a vg++ copy. 383pp. Essays on Technology, Civilization and saving the world by Galaxy Science Fiction Science Editor Jerry Pournelle PhD. Larry Niven says in his Preface 'Jerry Pournelle is out to make the whole world rich. He's been building the future since I was in grade school, and he's still at it'. Essays include 'Survival With Style' and 'That Buck Rogers Stuff', as well as excerpts from 'The Strategy of Technology'.
Published by W. H. Allen & Co Ltd A Division of Howard & Wyndham Ltd., London, 1972
ISBN 10: 0491003838ISBN 13: 9780491003834
Seller: Past Pages, Oshawa, ON, Canada
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Diana Loewenstein (illustrator). First Edition 5th Printing. BOOK: Corners, Spine, Boards Bumped; Light Shelf Rub to Boards; Spine Slightly Cocked; Edges Lightly Soiled. DUST JACKET: Repaired; Moderate Sticker Pull; Lightly Creased; Moderately Chipped; Heavy Yellowing Due to Age, Sun Exposure; In Archival Quality Jacket Cover. FOREWORD BY: Canon Edward Carpenter, Archdeacon of Westminster. JACKET DESIGN BY: Stanley Glazer. SYNOPSIS: Love can be expressed in many ways: in embraces, passionate love-letters, or through the devoted companionship of a happy marriage. The author of this book had experienced over twenty years of complete happiness with his wife; they lived in and for each other. And then Diana was found to have cancer. How do you watch someone die when you love her so deeply that you would rather die yourself than watch her suffer? This is a question from which most of us would shy away. Prince Leopold shirks nothing, hides nothing in this painful, honest and eloquent account of his wife's last days. There were so many "last times"--a last time for dining at some favourite restaurant, a last time to visit friends, to share intimate little jokes, to give and receive birthday presents. How can one endure these little calvaries? Because Diana was brave, Prince Leopold was brave. Through her long and agonising illness, he tried to share with her everything that could still make life precious. Through his eyes we watch Diana, and learn to love her as he did--and still does, for his final message is that though life may end, love endures. This book, intended as a tribute to a beloved wife, is also a message of hope, a testimony to the unquenchable courage of the human spirit. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall.
Published by W. H. Allen & Co Ltd / Howard & Wyndham, London, 1977
ISBN 10: 0491021615ISBN 13: 9780491021616
Seller: The Print Room, Lilley nr Luton, United Kingdom
Book First Edition
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Jacket by Philip Webb (illustrator). 1st Edition. Stated first UK edition, first impression. Some edge wear, chipping and short closed tears to top and bottom of jacket and spine, slight lean, corners rubbed with small loss, some yellowing to jacket and page block, not price clipped (£4.95), no inscriptions, internally clean and tight, overall a vg+ copy for its age. 384pp. Hollywood, a world of sudden fortune, tyranny, cynicism and pursuit of fame. To have power of it is an egomaniac's dream. To have unlimited power over the art of making films, over its creators and even over the human lives and relationships is a domination like no other. But for every will there is an opposing will. The struggle is bitter and ongoing, destined to clash. Henry Denker (1912-2012), was an American novelist and playwright. Quite a scarce book.
Published by W. H. Allen - A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1980
ISBN 10: 049102892XISBN 13: 9780491028929
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
Book First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Dk. blue textured boards, gilt stamped spine titles, fine. Pages fine, no writing. Dj slight edge wear; unclipped 5.50 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Jacket design feature image of "cloud"-encircled planet on black b.g. Earth - the test-tube planet. Humankind did not evolve from ape-like creatures, but were brought to this planet billions of years after our bodies had been altered by genetic engineering on other planets. Collyns amasses evidence for this theory and further proposes that cholera, cancer, smallpox and human life itself are the results of prehistoric DNA manipulation and germ warfare. "Stars similar to the sun came into existence five billion years before the sun so, if our experience is typical, we may have had intelligent societies on distant planets for thousands or even mllions of years." - Dr. Robert E. Edelson, Director of the Pasadena Jet Propulsion Laboratory project to seek intellgient extraterrestrial life. 146 pages plus bibliography. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Book.
Published by W. H. Allen LONDON Howard & Wyndham Company, 1983
Book First Edition Signed
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, STATED 1st BRITISH Edition, 1983 , SIGNED by Author "For . Who is a real Help to authors Best Wishes ! John Meyer 12/5/88 on Title Page. , Hard Cover. Condition: Fine-. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine-. First Edition. Signed & INSCRIBED by Author in fine jacket, in mylar cover; slight toning/soiling to pageblock edges else a tight square unmarked copy in unclipped dust jacket. Light TANNING TO pgs , Her Last Months Are Recorded Here. She was Hollywood FILM Actress & Singer SCREEN STAR . JUDY Sang MEYER S Orignal WRITTEN Song , I d Like to Hate Myself in Morning. Signed by Author(s).
FIRST EDITION FIRST ISSUE 1983, HARDBACK, WITHOUT DUSTWRAPPER AS ISSUED, NOT EX LIBRARY. 8vo, 205 x 130 mm, 8 x 5 inches, 117 pages, original publisher's pictorial shiny boards. Very slight bump to head and tail of spine, minute dent on top edge of upper cover, tiniest dark mark on top edges, no inscriptions. A near Fine clean crisp copy. (Virgin Books is a reprint). MORE IMAGES ATTACHED TO THIS LISTING, ALL ZOOMABLE. FURTHER IMAGES ON REQUEST. POSTAGE AT COST.
Published by London (GB) - London (GB)/New York (USA)/Sydney(AUS)/Cologne (D), W.H. Allen, A Howard and Wyndham Company - Omnibus Press, 1980
Seller: Studio bibliografico De Carlo, Carmagnola, TO, Italy
Condition: Buono (Good). I ed. inglese. Testo in inglese. Text by: Geoffrey Stokes, Introduction by: Leonard Bernstein. Editioral Research: Pauline Finkelstein In-4, pp. 10nn+250, cart., sovracc. doppia ill a coll., la seconda senza titoli (jacket Artwork by Andy Warhol. Photographes by Dezo Hoffmann). Con numerose illustrazioni in b/n e coll. Art direction by: Bea Feitler and Carl Barile, Designed by: Bea Feitler and Carl Barile. Photo Research: Stephanie Franklin. Stato buono, leggere bruniture. Book.
Published by W.H. Allen / A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1978
ISBN 10: 049102455XISBN 13: 9780491024556
Seller: Capitol Hill Books, ABAA, Washington, DC, U.S.A.
Book First Edition Signed
Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. London: W.H. Allen / A Howard & Wyndham Company, 1978. First UK Edition. Octavo. 246 pages. Illustrated dust jacket. Blue boards stamped in gilt. Typed letter signed by Caspary to Roland Gelatt laid in at front along with a small photo of an apparent common ancestor. Additional signed bookplate and publisher's compliments slip also laid in. In the letter, Vera touches upon her upcoming travels and her family history, which apparently is shared with Mr. Gelatt: "The third child of Moses must have been Rosalia, Leah's grandmother. I never met her but she was a fine old lady from all I have heard and nothing like her sister Emma, my grandmother who was a nasty old bitch (also according to my mother) and a Jew-hating Jew. She was a terrible snob and it must have been from her that my sister got her prejudices. "So Moses Mendel was the father of Rosalia who was your mother's grandmother. That would make you his great-great grandson." Small photo of Leah attached to letter. Caspary had a lifelong career as an author and screenwriter, best known for her romance thriller Laura. Roland Gelatt was a music critic and editor, best for known for his work, The Fabulous Phonograph. Light edgewear to unclipped dust jacket. Boards are gently worn at extremities. Binding is sound and pages unmarked.
Published by W. H. Allen - A Howard & Wyndham Company, Essex Street, London, 1947
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Polaine, H. G. (Jacket Painting) (illustrator). First Edition. Stated at copyright: "First Published in Great Britain 1947." The scarce British first edition. Handy 5" x 7 1/2" design. Green cloth boards, black spine titles with W. H. Allen gilt colophon, moderate shelf wear, some sunning, discoloration. Pages very good; no writing. Remains of antiquarian book plate inside cover featuring the intricate and angular cross of St. John.: "St. John and Red Cross Hospital Library. This book is the property of Joint Committe of St. John of Jerusalem and the." Blank manila card sleeve inside back cover. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Solid rarity with near very good leaves. Romance, bloodshed, and the glitter of gold mark the quest for the great malaria cure. Malaria has resulted in more poverty, sickness, and death than almost any other scourge, even war. Presented here is the story of humanity's battle with this disease from a likely cause of Alexander of Macedon's death at the height of his power. From B. C. to World War II, when malaria may have accounted for more than half the total causualties as malaria was a major concern of the Pacific campaign. Contents: "Of Fevers; The Countess's Powder; The Jesuits' Powder; Philosophical Interlude; The Wonderful Secret of the Englishman; The Fever Bark Tree; The Botanical Institute of the New Kingdom of Granada; The Breaking of the Spell; Scientific Interlude; Poor Man's Quinine; The Betrayal; Rich Man's Quinine; Hercules, the Hydra, and the Birds; Bataan, and Corregidor; and, Of Fevers". This is the story of quinine, the life-saving remedy that has been the only effective remedy for controlling the dreaded disease. M. L. Duran-Reynals presents an interesting narrative thread jockeying between key individuals and eras that were instrumental in bringing quinine - finally - into the light for everyone to use. The Jesuits and Britain kept it hidden as an advantage. Cinchona, the fever bark tree quinine is derived, was sacred to the natives of the high Andes where it grew. When first discovered by the Spanish, death was the punishment for those who tried to exploit its magic. Later Cardinal de Lugo promoted the use of quinine, but his efforts were in vain when the "Jesuits' Powder" became the center of a raging religious controversy. An Englishman, who was not a physician by trade, cured the aristocracy of two countries; but, was forced hide this to avoid the Popish Plot of King Charles II's. Indians on the high Andes slopes, planters in India and Java, powerful financiers in Lond and Amsterdam, all played their part with the botantists, chemists, and naturalistis in the amazing pageant of quinine. The Fever Bark Tree is the result of years of research, but Druan-Reynals, with her back ground of medicine and scholarship on two contenents, has preseneted her myriad facts into a colorful fast-paced suspense that is an enjoyable informative read. Made and Printed in Great Britain by Hazel, Watson and Viney, Limited, London and Aylesbury. 251 pages. Insured post. Size: 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall.
Published by W. H. Allen - A Howard & Wyndham Company, London, 1977
Seller: The BiblioFile, Rapid River, MI, U.S.A.
First Edition
Hard Cover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. 1977 at title and copyright page; no other indications. Red orange textured boards, bright gilt spine titles, slight shelf wear. Pages fine; no writing. Bind fine, square; hinges intact. Scarce dust wrapper, near fine; unclipped 3.95 net, protected in new clear sleeve. Unique 1970's mustard yellow wrapper with borders, stylized ank with cross, beams of sun and earthen red and orange titles emanating; red titles at spine area. Near fine intriguing rarity and same wrapper. This anthology is a straightforward approach to some of the individuals that have baffled and intrigued from ancient to modern times. Each essay focuses on a mysterious persona who appeared to have special powers not easily explained. The spoon-bender, the 18th century founder of the Hell-Fire Club, the sinister monk of Imperial Russia, the "beast" of Black Magic, the astounding inventor who harnessed electricity and other, etc. The facts and myths are presented to the reader without romanticising so you can make up your own mind. From back panel: The occult revival which began in the early 1960's is a reaction against the worst absudities of modern science, its insistence that the univers is meaningless and purposeless, that evolution is a matter of chance, that man must be judged purely as an animal - or worse still, as a bundle of mechanical reflexes. Soon to ba Television series produced and devised by Hal Hamilton. Introduction and two essays by Colin Wilson, on Rasputin and Gurdjieff. Chapters by Christmas Humphreys on Helena Petrovna Blavatsky, Kit Pedler on Nikola Tesla, Oliver Marlow Wilkinson on Aleister Crowley (Rest In?), Pat Silver and Jesse Lasky Jr. on Hell Fire Dashwood, Uri Geller, and Nostradamus, and, Peter Tompkins on Franz Anton Mesmer. Bibliography at back. Printed in Great Britain. 206 pages. Insured post. Size: 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" Tall.