Gresham William L (26 results)

Condition: acceptable. The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Good to Very Good-. [1st printing, 1960] #D-422. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Attitudes" by Philip Jose Farmer; "Maybe Just a Little One" by R. Bretnor; "The Star Gypsies" by William Lindsay Gresham; "The Untimely Toper" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "Vandy, Vandy" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Experiment" by Kay Rogers; "Lot" by Ward Moore; "Manuscript Found in a Vacuum" by P. H. Hubbard; "The Maladjusted Classroom" by H. Nearing, Jr.; "Child by Chronos" by Charles L. Harness; "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Devlin" by W. B. Ready; "Captive Audience" by Ann Waren Griffith; "Snulbug" by Anthony Boucher; "Shepherd's Boy" by Richard Middleton; "Star Light, Star Bright" by Alfred Bester. Short tear with associated scar at front foredge (see scan); creasing; tanning; edge and corner chips and wear. Book.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he's going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute bimbo (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan's for the taking. William Lindsay Gresham's novel is a dark jewel, a classic American tale about the varieties of deception and self-deception and the dream of redemption-a dream that is only a nightmare in disguise. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

Condition: As New. Unread copy in mint condition.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good-. [1st printing, 1960] #D-422. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Attitudes" by Philip Jose Farmer; "Maybe Just a Little One" by R. Bretnor; "The Star Gypsies" by William Lindsay Gresham; "The Untimely Toper" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "Vandy, Vandy" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Experiment" by Kay Rogers; "Lot" by Ward Moore; "Manuscript Found in a Vacuum" by P. H. Hubbard; "The Maladjusted Classroom" by H. Nearing, Jr.; "Child by Chronos" by Charles L. Harness; "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Devlin" by W. B. Ready; "Captive Audience" by Ann Waren Griffith; "Snulbug" by Anthony Boucher; "Shepherd's Boy" by Richard Middleton; "Star Light, Star Bright" by Alfred Bester. Creasing; tear at upper rear cover foredge corner with small loss; mild tanning. Book.

Condition: very_good. This books is in Very good condition. There may be a few flaws like shelf wear and some light wear.

Mass Market Paperback. Condition: Very Good. [1st printing, 1960] #D-422. Cover art by Emsh. Includes "Attitudes" by Philip Jose Farmer; "Maybe Just a Little One" by R. Bretnor; "The Star Gypsies" by William Lindsay Gresham; "The Untimely Toper" by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "Vandy, Vandy" by Manly Wade Wellman; "Experiment" by Kay Rogers; "Lot" by Ward Moore; "Manuscript Found in a Vacuum" by P. H. Hubbard; "The Maladjusted Classroom" by H. Nearing, Jr.; "Child by Chronos" by Charles L. Harness; "New Ritual" by Idris Seabright (Margaret St. Clair); "Devlin" by W. B. Ready; "Captive Audience" by Ann Waren Griffith; "Snulbug" by Anthony Boucher; "Shepherd's Boy" by Richard Middleton; "Star Light, Star Bright" by Alfred Bester. Light creasing; short tear and chips at spine ends; tanning; name in pen on first page. Book.

Condition: New. pp. xiii + 275.

Wraps. Condition: Very Good+ to Near Fine. Vol. 5, No. 1. Edited by Boucher & McComas. Cover art by Emsh for "The Hypnoglyph" by John Anthony. Includes "The Star Gypsies" by William Lindsay Gresham; "The Adventure of the Snitch in Time" (Solar Pons series) by Mack Reynolds & August Derleth; "The Untimely Toper" (Gavagan's Bar series) by L. Sprague de Camp & Fletcher Pratt; "Man" by Dave Dryfoos; "Mop-Up" by Arthur Porges; "Yankee Exodus" by Ruth M. Goldsmith; "The Model of a Science Fiction Editor" by Anthony Boucher; "The Friends of the Friends" by Henry James; "Judgement Planet" by Idris Seabright [Margaret St. Clair]; "Expendable" by Philip K. Dick; "The King's Wishes" by Robert Sheckley; "Star Light, Star Bright" by Alfred Bester. Tanning; edge and corner wear; slightly bent from poor stacking; minor creasing. Book.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 288 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Condition: New. 2010. Reissue. Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312. . . . . .

Condition: good. Spain Rodriguez (illustrator). All pages and cover are intact. Dust jacket included if applicable, though it may be missing on hardcover editions. Spine and cover may show minor signs of wear including scuff marks, curls or bends to corners as well as cosmetic blemishes including stickers. Pages may contain limited notes or highlighting. "From the library of" labels may be present. Shrink wrap, dust covers, or boxed set packaging may be missing. Bundled media e.g., CDs, DVDs, access codes may not be included.

Condition: New. 2010. Reissue. Paperback. Num Pages: 288 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 133 x 202 x 18. Weight in Grams: 312. . . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland.

Condition: New. pp. xiii + 275.

Softcover. Condition: Very Good. First Edition. Dayton / New York: McCall Corporation 1951 First edition. Pulp magazine. Oversize [about 8.25" x 11"] pictorial wrappers, 144 pages [including "X. Y. Z. Calls" by Sax Rohmer and "The Daughter of Mata Hari" by Kurt Singer], illustrated. Very good with scattered creasing, rubbing to the front cover along the spine edge, small chip to the lower left corner of the front cover, text paper tanned as usual mag12E.

Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Spain Rodriguez (illustrator). 1st Edition. Softcover without dust jacket. Ex-Library book with appropriate stamps, stickers and markings. Book tape to spine. Mild wear noted to edges and corners. Front bottom corner with creasing. Pages clean and unmarked. Renowned underground cartoonist Spain Rodriguez captures the brooding, unforgiving atmosphere of carny life in Gresham's cult classic Nightmare Alley, and renders an unforgettable` portrait of the amoral Stanton Carlisle's rise to bogus spiritualist and fortune-teller and ultimate descent into degradation and "geekdom.".

First Edition. THE DUDE / THE MAGAZINE DEVOTED TO PLEASURE for November, 1960, Mystery Publishing Co., first edition, vg in full color pictorial wraps. Contains original contributions by William Lindsay Gresham, William Tenn, Sam Elkin and others as well as an interview with Mort Sahl not too mention photos of ladies in various poses.

Paperback / softback. Condition: New. New copy - Usually dispatched within 4 working days.

Paperback. Condition: Brand New. reissue edition. 288 pages. 8.00x5.25x0.75 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. Spain Rodriguez (illustrator). 1st Edition. First edition, first printing. Fine- trade paper original, clean and unmarked.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he's going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute bimbo (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan's for the taking. William Lindsay Gresham's novel is a dark jewel, a classic American tale about the varieties of deception and self-deception and the dream of redemption-a dream that is only a nightmare in disguise. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

Condition: NEW.

Paperback. Condition: new. Paperback. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Young Stan Carlisle is working as a carny, and he wonders how a man could fall so low. There's no way in hell, he vows, that anything like that will ever happen to him. And since Stan is clever and ambitious and not without a useful streak of ruthlessness, soon enough he's going places. Onstage he plays the mentalist with a cute bimbo (before long his harried wife), then he graduates to full-blown spiritualist, catering to the needs of the rich and gullible in their well-upholstered homes. It looks like the world is Stan's for the taking. William Lindsay Gresham's novel is a dark jewel, a classic American tale about the varieties of deception and self-deception and the dream of redemption-a dream that is only a nightmare in disguise. Nightmare Alley begins with an extraordinary description of a freak-show geek-alcoholic and abject and the object of the voyeuristic crowd's gleeful disgust and derision-going about his work at a county fair. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

Condition: New. Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Condition: New. Spain Rodriguez (illustrator). Satisfaction Guaranteed or your money back.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. First UK Edition, SECOND Printing. In original jacket which is not price clipped, wear to edges of jacket. Tight binding, Spotting to pages throughout.