Published by N.Y. / New York: Ballantine Books # F641, 1962, 1st Edition, First Printing ( Canadian Imprint ), New York, NY, 1962
First Edition Signed
Soft Cover. Condition: Good (see description). Richard Powers Cover Art (illustrator). First Edition. -----------( 1st Printing of the First Edition ) ---paperback, a solid Good to Very Good example, light wear and rubbing, slight horizontal crack on spine, very light spine creases, rubbing and flaking to covers, some age toning to paper as usually seen, this copy has been signed by William F Nolan and Robert Bloch, although credited as the editor Beaumont was in the midst of a writing/publication frenzy and was in demand from many directions so he was known to have fellow writers and friends take on some of his many commitments, this book is one of those as Nolan was the actual editor for this volume ---this contains: Introduction by Charles Beaumont; Finger Prints by Richard Matheson; Fool's Mate by Stanley Ellin; Big, Wide, Wonderful World by Charles E. Fritch; The Night of the Gran Baile Mascara by Whit Burnett; A Punishment to Fit the Crimes by Richard M. Gordon; The Hornet by George Clayton Johnson; Perchance to Dream by Charles Beaumont; The Thirteenth Step by Fritz Leiber; The Conspiracy by Robert Lowry; Room with a View by Esther Carlson; The Candidate by Henry Slesar; One of Those Days ory by William F. Nolan; Lucy Comes to Stay by Robert Bloch; The Women by Ray Bradbury; Surprise! by Ronald Bradford; Mute by Richard Matheson; The Reason for Ballantine's Chamber of Horrors essay by uncredited, ---this copy is a Canadian imprint which is basically identical to the US edition but the copyright page states Printed in Canada, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo /// SIGNED ---GUARANTEED to be AVAILABLE/// ---sizes are approximate (generally within 1/8 inch) --- Size: 4.25w x 7h Inches. Signed (see description).