Book by Lumley, Brian
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If you like the kind of things that inspired the teenaged Lumley--he mentions EC Comics, the famous pulp magazine Weird Tales, English monster-movie actor Christopher Lee, and sf-horror writer Richard Matheson--you will warm or agreeably chill to these 13 creepy little yarns. (Another acknowledged and very obvious influence is H. P. Lovecraft; several of Lumley's efforts contribute to the Cthulhu Mythos cycle of stories that Lovecraft started.) Lumley defines vampire broadly, so that it applies to, among others, a faux Arabic version of the ancient Greek Lamia, a lovely and curvaceous member of the Riviera beach elite, a railway-traveling band of seeming devil worshipers, a Cousteau-like marine scientist, a simple young German signpainter, and the revenant Vlad Tepes Dracul himself. It isn't only blood these fiends are after, and still, getting what they want always kills those who have it. This stuff may not be art, but it sure is fun. Ray Olson
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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages. Seller Inventory # 14978313-6
Seller: Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Bob Eggleton (illustrator). First edition. Trade issue. Fine in fine and bright dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 28925
Seller: Ziesings, Shingletown, CA, U.S.A.
Bob Eggleton (illustrator). Minneapolis: Fedogan & Bremer:, 1998. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED, Fine in Fine dust jacket, 228 pp. Cover artwork by: Bob Eggleton Signed by the author on the title page. One of 1000 copies of the "trade" edition. First edition, Hardcover, SIGNED, Fine in Fine dust jacket, Seller Inventory # 3017
Seller: Dark Hollow Books®, Member NHABA, IOBA, Wolfeboro Falls, NH, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Bob Eggleton (illustrator). 1st Edition. F/F dj, now in archival Brodart. Trade edition, limited to 1000 copies. Signed by Lumley on the title page. Collects thirteen vampire tales. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 003747
Seller: Brenner's Collectable Books ABAA, IOBA, Manasquan, NJ, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. 8vo., 228pp. Beautiful Stated First Edition, one of only 1000 unnumbered copies printed of the Trade Edition with another 100 copies printed of the Deluxe Edition. Bound in black cloth with titles in gilt on spine. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($35.00), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy. Seller Inventory # 015135
Seller: SkylarkerBooks, DAYTON, NV, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1ST. Outstanding Copy - Signed By Brian Lumley, & Bob Eggleton On The Title Page. A First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Fine Condition. Boards Are Clean, Not Bumped. Fore Edges Are Clean. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Fine Condition. Not Chipped Or Crinkled. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Brodart. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book. Seller Inventory # 041133
Seller: Kathmandu Books, Winter Park, FL, U.S.A.
1st edition. HC in dust jacket. 1st Printing. Inscribed by Lumley. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. Seller Inventory # 14849
Seller: The Dawn Treader Book Shop, Ann Arbor, MI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Limited Edition. Publisher's copy. Signed by author and illustrator. Limited edition, black cloth slipcase with gold skull, stake, and hammer design. 8vo. black cloth hardcover, gold lettered spine. Mylar dustjacket. Illustrated by Bob Eggleton. Fine/Fine. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 100008