Ghost Writing, First Edition (19 results)

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. stocked with updike. inckluses ghost stories by some modern writers skilled in the genre of the short story. including, john updike, t. c. boyle, bret lott, robert coover, peter straub,louise erdrich, and more.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 2000 First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good. Dust Jacket. No visible blemishes. Interior is clean and unmarked. DJ is Very Good with minor wearing. 316p.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Hardcover in overall good condition with light general wear. Binding firm and square. clean throughout.

First edition Including John Updike, Peter Straub, T. C. Boyle, Robert Coover, Louise Erdrich and others. Fine and bright in like glossy price-clipped dustjacket with crisp bright text throughout. Attractive all around.

Soft cover. Condition: Fine. First Edition. Advises on a craft for which "there are far more openings than you might think." Well researched and clearly presented. In perfectly clean, sound condition throughout. All profits to Amnesty International.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. 1st Edition. First Edition/First Printing. Hardcover in unclipped dustjacket. 316 pages. A collection of haunted tales by the likes of: John Updike, W.D. Wetherell, Bret Lott, Peter Straub, Kathryn Davis, T.C. Boyle, Robert Coover, Louise Erdrich, Shelby Hearon, David Huddle, Rick Zind, Guy Vanderhaeghe, Ben Pastor, and others. Signed by Shelby Heron, Rick Zind, Ben Pastor, and Guy Vanderhaeghe on the title page. As new. Unread. From my smoke-free collection. Ships in well-padded box. Signed by Author(s).

Soft Cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First Edition. 324749.

Pictorial Soft Cover. Condition: As New. First Edition. 314 pages. Book appears to have hardly been read and is in As new condition throughout.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. First Edition. Author Lazar claims these epigrams were trasmitted to him by the spirit of Oscar Wilde through automatic writing. Covers show edgewear and rubbing. Endpapers and edges of text block discolored. Minor foxing throughout. Interior otherwise clean, tight, and unmarked. International shipping billed at cost. Photos upon request.; 12mo 7" - 7½" tall; 36 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine Corners Bumped. 1st Edition. As the great city of New York moves, changes, and evolves every day, the few remnants of its past go unnoticed. New York City's "ghost signs" advertisements painted across the facades of buildings that date back to the 19th centuryare often invisible to the busy New Yorker, but defiantly conspicuous if only we turn our eyes and look upwards. These faded representations of the city's rich economic and social history are slowly disappearing before our eyes, but not before they were captured by this photographer's lens. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. The book is near fine with slight edge wear in a near fine dust jacket with a light damp stain to the reverse.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1951. The August-September, 1951 issue of Fate Magazine, Volume 4, Number 6, a scarce issue in Raymond A. Palmer's now-legendary paranormal-reporting non-fiction enterprise, which began with, in its first issue, Kenneth Arnold's cover account of flying crescents which "skipped like saucers across a pond", an event which, for whatever reason, kicked off the modern era of UFO events. After that, Fate introduced countless events which remain, to this day, fodder for paranormal documentaries and investigation. 12mo, illustrated stapled wraps, 130 pp. Very Good Plus, and not at all far from Near Fine; spine shows a bit of fade, and there is sporadic micro-edgewear at the covers. See scans. Even the standard 50's-pulps toning to the interior pages is quite moderate here, and of course the pages remain supple. See scans. High grade condition for a periodical which often shows substantial wear from use. Uncredited cover art shows one of the Trance Dancers of Bali, one of the many pieces on the paranormal herein. See the scanned image of the contents page for the articles herein, which cover such topics as those Trance Dancers of Bali; Wolf Children; Seaforths; Foo Fighters; Banshees; Carolina Ghost Ship; Scroll Writing of Atlantis; Seances; New Theory of Psychic Phenomena; Big Horn Mystery Medicine Wheel; Lost Race of America;and a Disappearing Roof. Of course much, much else is here, including the standard Departments, always engrossing in themselves - everything on diversified paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Interior art and photography is largely uncredited. A piece of paranormal history, and an example of a unique branch of Americana, in very highly collectible condition. A particularly absorbing and very scarce issue. Please see scans. L80.

Paperback. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: No Dustjacket. First Edition. ISBN . B00S8GDXM0 Trade Paperback Magazine. Very Good to Near Fine condition. Tight bright attractive copy with no markings to the book, just some slight edgewear. No Signature.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Evanston, IL: Clark Publishing Company, 1953. The April, 1953 issue of Fate Magazine (issue no. 37) in Raymond A. Palmer's now-legendary paranormal-reporting non-fiction enterprise, which began with, in its first issue, Kenneth Arnold's cover account of flying crescents which "skipped like saucers across a pond", an event which, for whatever reason, kicked off the modern era of UFO events. After that, Fate introduced countless events which remain, to this day, fodder for paranormal documentaries and investigation. 12mo, illustrated perfect-bound wraps, 130 pp. A very, very Near Fine example, with no salient flaws whatsoever; even the spine is complete and bright, with a tiny (1/2 mm) tag at bottom. See scans. As always, modest age-toning to the newsprint paper pages, which remain supple. In superb condition for a periodical which often shows substantial wear from use. Cover art, uncredited, shows a doughty-looking red-bearded Viking leader, a la Erik the Red, with his comely blond First Officer right at hand, depicting one of the lead pieces, "The Viking's Lost Colony". See the scanned image of the contents page for all of the articles herein, which cover, in addition to the Viking account, such topics as Magdalene Grombach; Opal Whiteley; Caodaism; Possession; a woman who sings in Ancient languages; Witches; Automatic (Subconscious) Writing; a Ghost Ship; and of course much, much else, including the standard Departments, always engrossing in themselves, all on various other paranormal or inexplicable phenomena. Interior art and photography is largely uncredited. A piece of paranormal history, and an example of a unique branch of Americana, in very highly collectible condition. Please see scans. L82.

Condition: New. Num Pages: 224 pages, biography. BIC Classification: 2AB; DSA; DSBH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 210 x 148 x 19. Weight in Grams: 437. . 2016. 1st ed. 2016. hardcover. . . . .

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. No Jacket. First Edition. Signed by Lazar on limitation page. Limited signed edition, #43/100. 37 pages. Brown paper over board covers with gold decoration and lettering. Mild egde wear only. Bookplate of former owner on front pastedown.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Hilary Custance Green in 2016, here is the extremely rare softback printing of Writing to a Ghost: Barry, Phyllis & 27 Line Section 1941-1945 (The Private Family Version of Surviving the Death Railway:: A POW's Memoir and Letters from Home, originally published by Pen and Sword in 2016). This rare version inscribed by Hilary Custance Green to a previous owner in ink at the top of the front free end paper contains all the family letters in their unabridged form, enlarged family references and memoirs and expanded family trees. 243 pages, pictorial card covers, illustrations the book is in very good condition and is extremely difficult to come by. Inscribed by Author(s).

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. 1st Edition. A rather amazing publication in that it starts of with an intro by the producer of the film THE GHOST GOES WEST, continues with an essay on screenwriting by Margrave which is about 35 pages. Then the story that inspired the film by Eric Keown is reproduced, followed by a three page essay by the director of the film, RENE CLAIR, followed by a reproduction of the first treatment and finally the finished scenario (which seems to be derived from what is known as a continuity, not a shooting script. Along the way there are four b&w photos. Condition is ONLY GOOD--spine lean, mild foxing. In ONLY GOOD dust jacket with some small chips and wear, vertical creases to front and rear panels. Nevertheless, an uncommon book especially in dust jacket.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HBDJ, 1976, 1st edition, 1st Printing, with #1 Intact Copyright pg, NF/NEARFINE, Flap $8.95 , DJ Cover Design by Alan Daniel, NOT EX-LIBRARY, 211 PGS, Beige cloth with black cloth spine & Gold Gilt Titles, Truly wonderful condition with the sole exception that some of the blue coloring on the spine has flaked off; just this flaw and not the result of any damage, neither bumping nor water. I personally believe it's the result of the choice of materials made by the publisher. I have listed this as simply "very good" due to the flaking; without this, I would list it as "fine." Dust jacket is in fine condition with mylar cover. Hinges and binding are all tight and sound. Beautiful appearance on any bookshelf. A sound and attractive copy. McFarlane describes his early years as a journalist, through his years with the Stratemeyer Syndicate, and beyond. Surprisingly uncommon, in 1926, when 23 yr. old cub Reporter answered an AD for a fiction Writer, he had no Inkling of bizarre writing Career that Lay ahead.