Berni Wrightson Illus (4 results)

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Bernie Wrightson (illustrator). cover shows minor wear and creasing, minor writing on the inner back cover.

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Westland, MI: The Land of Enchantment / Christopher Zavisa Publisher, 1983. First Trade Hardcover Edition. Quarto (28.5cm); illustrated dust jacket; brown mottled boards stamped in gilt; illustrated endpapers; 114pp. Color and black and white illustrations. Housed in custom-made illustrated slipcase. Light wear to edges of dust jacket; spine sunned. Mild edgewear to boards; binding sound; pages unmarked. Slipcase shelfworn with a few scuffs and a pronounced bump and divot to bottom of open end; a Very Good or better copy.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Limited edition of 1500 copies this being #570 machine stamped in colophon. Dust wrapper art by Berni Wrightson (very early appearance by Berni, his second book jacket commission I believe) Signed on title page by De Camp; signed with breif personalization by Wrightson. Numerous spot illustrations by Krenkel. A fine fresh copy with modest rubbing to dust wrapper at spine ends. Inscribed by Illustrator(s).

Portfolio and hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Berni Wrightson (illustrator). Scarce set, comprised of 2 publications: --- --- 1/ 'Cycle of the Werewolf' portfolio. First and only edition. An artist's portfolio to accompany King's novella, published only in a signed, limited edition of only 350 copies. The inside of the portfolio cover contains an essay by King in appreciation of the work of Bernie Wrightson, that was never published elsewhere. Westland, MI, publisher: Land of Enchantment, 1983, large portfolio (11.5 x 14.5 inches) of 24 full page prints (12 color (8.5 x 11 inches), 12 b/w (9.75 x 14 inches.), No. 96 of an edition of 350 and signed by both by both Stephen King and illustrator Berni Wrightson The Portfolio is limited to 350 copies, all plates are in VERY GOOD + condition. The softcover portfolio cover has a few smudges and light shelf wear on the edges. ---- ---- ---- ---- 2/ 'Cycle of the Werewolf' book. Westland, MI, publisher: Land of Enchantment, 1983, First Trade Hardcover edition of the book (ISBN 0-9603828-2-8), 9 x 11 inches, 114 pages, illustrated endpapers, with dust jacket (now in Mylar cover). The book is unsigned. The dj has some shef wear and a small tear at the top, near the spine. The book is in VERY GOOD + condition. All pages without damages, markings or fading. --- --- --- The book comes with a letter from the publisher laid in, in it's original envelope. In it the publisher Christopher Zavisa says, that the limited and signed edition of the book is sold out, and promotes the Portfolio of prints of the book as a " very collectible item, with copies still for sale. The letter is not dated, but the envelope has the post mark Jan.,10, 1984. ---- ---- ---- ---- ---- Cycle of the Werewolf (made into a movie titled "Silver Bullet" in 1985, with the screenplay by King starring Gary Busey) is a short story written by Steven King, in order to be illustrated by Bernie Wrightson. The story of a werewolf attacking the residents of a small Maine town is presented in twelve chapters, each corresponding to a month of the year (and a full moon). Bernie Wrightson illustrated the text, creating three pieces of art for each chapter/month (a color painting depicting the action of the chapter, a large black and white "title" illustration which seeks to capture the feel of the month, and a small illustration, showing the aftermath of the events described, at the end of each chapter). Ltd 1st edition. Portfolio ltd. to 350 copies.