Mothman Prophecies by Keel John, First Edition (7 results)

Paperback. Condition: Fine-Collectible. 1st Edition Thus. 5.5"x8.5" 275 pgs. Cover art Frank Frazetta. Spine slight slant, binding tight, pages clean and bright. Not x-library, unclipped (price), & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. West Virginia, 1966. For thirteen months the town of Point Pleasant is gripped by a real-life nightmare that culminates in a strategy that makes headlines around the world. Strange occurrences and sightings, including a bizarre winged apparition that becomes known as the Mothman, trouble this ordinary American community. Mysterious lights are seen moving across the sky. Domestic animals are found slaughtered and mutilated. And journalist John Keel, arriving to investigate the freakish events, soon finds himself an integral part of an eerie and unfathomable mystery.

Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. New York: Saturday Review Press / E.P. Dutton & Co., Inc., 1975. First Edition. Octavo. 269 pp. Illustrated dust jacket. Black boards stamped in silver. Unclipped dust jacket rubbed with some minor scuffing. Boards show light shelfwear. Binding is sound and pages unmarked. A Very Good copy of Fortean author John A. Keel's investigation into large winged creatures in the Point Pleasant, West Virginia area in 1966-67, Features Keel's theories on UFOs and other supernatural phenomena, and the basis for the 2002 film of the same name.

hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Includes dust jacket. First Edition. Saturday Review Press 1975 first edition. Pages clean and bright, marl on first page,binding firm, minor shelf wear to dust jacket, in protective sleeve. ALL ITEMS ARE DISPATCHED FROM THE UK WITHIN 48 HOURS ( BOOKS ORDERED OVER THE WEEKEND DISPATCHED ON MONDAY) ALL OVERSEAS ORDERS SENT BY TRACKABLE AIR MAIL. IF YOU ARE LOCATED OUTSIDE THE UK PLEASE ASK US FOR A POSTAGE QUOTE FOR MULTI VOLUME SETS BEFORE ORDERING.

1st Edition, so stated; 1st Printing. Hardbound 8vo (8.5 inches tall) 269 pages. Description: Dust jacket design by Peter Parnall. ''An investigation into the Mysterious American Visits of the Infamous Feathery Garuda.'' The publisher's author blurb tells us that John Keel is an acknowledged leader in the field of UFO investigations. ''On December 15, 1967, the seven-hundred foot Silver Bridge spanning the Ohio River collapsed, sweeping scores of people into the water and killing thirty-eight. The facts behind this tragedy form a real-life horror story. In the months before the disaster, Point Pleasant, West Virginia had been haunted by strange monsters and apparitions, and mysterious aerial lights had traveled silently over the little town on a regular schedule. Homes in the area were plagued with unearthly noises and manifestations. Author John Keel spent a year in Point Pleasant investigating the many bizarre events and his report on the so-called Mothman, a primeval monster with blazing red eyes and a pair of batlike wings is a true tale of gothic mystery.'' This was the basis for the 2002 film starring Richard Gere and Laura Linney. BINDING/CONDITION: black binding with cloth at the spine; a short top-edge tear on the half-title page; a Good book, with a Good dust jacket; publisher's price on the jacket flap is intact. The jacket is very good, but has a light stain (about the size of a quarter) on the reverse side. This shows through, but faintly. ISBN: 0-8415-0355-9.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Saturday Review Press January 1975 Binding: Hardcover First ed. in clean bright jacket. Some sunning to jacket spine, previous owner book plate. Overall, a clean, tight copy. Please contact for photos. $NRP.

First Edition. First edition. [xii], 269 pp. Bound in publisher's black cloth and paper covered boards, lettered in silver. Near Fine with bookplate on paste down, pages toned with age, in a dust jacket with no fading, small chip at foot, price intact ($7.95). Nice shape overall.Fortean investigator and author John Keel's best-known book, an engaging exploration of a series of hair-raising events in 1966 and 1967 in Point Pleasant, West Virginia. The otherworldly creature spotted by many residents was first dubbed "The Bird," and then, mimicking a villain on the campy TV show Batman, "Mothman." Following a so-so film adaptation in 2002, Mothman has became an internet celebrity and an annual festival is devoted to it in Point Pleasant.

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. First Edition. Extremely rare 1st edition copy, number line 10 to 1, published by the Saturday Review Press of E.P. Dutton. Black and Grey Cloth with Silver Title on spine. Pages very crisp and clean, Binding Tight. DJ chipped at edges with loss to the upper 1" frot portion affecting first words of the title. $7.95 Dj price intact. FEP has inscription; "review by (volunteer) by Long - prob. in 78(2) or (3).".