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The Opener of the Way is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories and was the author's first book.
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Opener of the Way
Seller: Low Brow Books, BELLEVILLE, IL, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. small 8vo.(5 x 7.5"); 309p. First published 1945; re-printed here 1974. Binding is strong & clean. Internals are spotless. Unclipped wrapper has some minor wear at corners-else NF. Collects 21 tales. NF/VG. Seller Inventory # 72658
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REVELATIONS IN BLACK
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Neville Spearman, Jersey, 1974
ISBN 10: 0859780066
ISBN 13: 9780859780063
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Hardcover
Seller: B. Brown & Associates, Seattle, WA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st British Ed. 1st Br ed of Arkman House original.One tiny spot o on page edge o/w Fine in Fine dj. Seller Inventory # 110681
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Opener of the Way
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Neville Spearman Publ., JERSEY, U.K., 1974
ISBN 10: 0859780066
ISBN 13: 9780859780063
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Reader's Corner, Inc., Raleigh, NC, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. This is a near fine hardcover first British edition in a near fine mylar protected DJ, purple spine. Looks like an unread 309 page offset reprint of the 1945 Arkham House edition. Photos on request. Seller Inventory # 107339
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The Opener of the Way
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Neville Spearman (Jersey) Limited, Jersey Channel Islands, Great Britain, 1974
ISBN 10: 0859780066
ISBN 13: 9780859780063
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Hardcover
First Edition
Seller: Dale Steffey Books, ABAA, ILAB, Bloomington, IN, U.S.A.
Seller rating 4 out of 5 stars
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good Plus. 1st Edition. First U.K. Edition, containing an Introduction by the author. A collection of 21 fantasy and horror short stories. Blue cloth covered boards with gilt lettering to the spine. This copy is Fine in a Very Good Plus dust jacket designed by Reg Boorer. Dust jacket has minimal rubbing/chipping around the edges. Small book seller label to bottom of front paste down. Uncommon in this edition. First published by Arkham House in 1945, this was Bloch's first book. Size: 12mo - over 6¾ - 7¾" tall. Book. Seller Inventory # 010509
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The Opener of the Way
Published by
Neville Spearman, E-018, 1974
ISBN 10: 0859780066
ISBN 13: 9780859780063
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First Edition
Seller: Last Exit Books, Charlottesville, VA, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good-. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. 8vo. Neville Spearman, London, UK. 1974. 309 pages. First Edition/First Printing (UK). DJ has light shelf-wear present to the DJ extremities (light scuffing present to the extremities). Bound in black cloth with gilt titles present to the spine. Boards lightly rubbed and worn. No ownership marks present. Text is clean and free of marks, binding tight and solid, boards clean with no wear present. The Opener of the Way is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Robert Bloch. It was released in 1945 and was the author's first book. It was published by Arkham House in an edition of 2,065 copies. A British hardcover was issued by Neville Spearman in 1974, with Panther Books issuing a two-volume paperback reprint in 1976. An Italian translation, with the stories reordered, appeared in 1991. The collection was never reprinted in the United States, but its contents (aside from Bloch's introduction) were included in the 1994 omnibus The Early Fears. E-158; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 320 pages. Seller Inventory # 68573