CONTENTS
Introduction by Michel Parry
Potential (1973) by Ramsey Campbell
The Snake (1933) by Dennis Wheatley
They Bite(1943) by Anthony Boucher
The Vixen (1910) by Aleister Crowley
"He Cometh and He Passeth By!" (1928) by H. Russell Wakefield
The Invoker of the Beast (1974) (trans. of Призывающий зверя? 1906) short story by Feodor Sologub
Witch War (1951) by Richard Matheson
The Ensouled Violin (1892) by Helena P. Blavatsky
Nasty (1959) by Fredric Brown
The New People (1958) by Charles Beaumont
In the Valley of the Sorceress (1916) by Sax Rohmer
The Devil's Debt (1894) by James Platt
The Hand of Glory (1933) by Seabury Quinn
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Seller: About Books, Henderson, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good condition. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+ DJ (closed tears). No other printings listed. New York:: Taplinger Publishing Company, 1977. A square, tight copy. Sharp corners. The Dust Jacket is NOT price-clipped (8.95) and is protected by a removable Brodart clear-plastic sleeve. No owner's name or bookplate. No remainder mark. Bound in the original black boards, lettered in metallic pink on the spine. This anthology contains an Introduction and the following 13 tales: POTENTIAL by Ramsey Campbell; THE SNAKE by Dennis Wheatley; THEY BITE by Anthony Boucher; THE VIXEN by Aleister Crowley; HE COMETH AND HE PASSETH BY by H. R. Wakefield; THE INVOKER OF THE BEAST by Feodor Sologub; WITCH WAR by Richard Matheson; THE ENSOULED VIOLIN by Madame Helena Blavatsky; NASTY by Frederic Brown; THE NEW PEOPLE by Charles Beaumont; IN THE VALLEY OF THE SORCERESS by Sax Rohmer; THE DEVIL'S DEBT by James Platt; and THE HAND OF GLORY by Seabury Quinn. From the Dust Jacket: "The thirteen stories in this tingling collection are fiction, but magic -- black or white -- is real and is best left to experienced Magicians, as the characters in these tales discover to their own horror.". No other printings listed. Hard Cover. Very Good condition/Good+ DJ (closed tears). 8vo. 222pp. Seller Inventory # 007948
Seller: Goulds Book Arcade, Sydney, Newtown, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Hard Cover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. The dust jacket has moderate wear and creasing with several tears and discolouration along the edges. The inside covers and edges of the book are somewhat tanned. 222 pages. Books listed here are not stored at the shop. Please contact us if you want to pick up a book from Newtown. Size: Size E: 8"-9" Tall (203-228mm). Seller Inventory # 149538
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