The Other

Tryon, Thomas

ISBN 10: 0394467442 / ISBN 13: 9780394467443

Published by Alfred a Knopf Inc, 1971

About this Item

Own one of the greatest horror books ever written, The Other, by Thomas Tryon. Good condition hardback with dust jacket. First editing, seventh printing, 1971. Spine straight and pages are clean. One signature mark on book board. 275 pp.

Seller Inventory # ABE-1768966100146

Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Other
• Publisher: Alfred a Knopf Inc
• Publication Date: 1971
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0394467442
• ISBN 13: 9780394467443
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Paul Bacon
• Edition: 1st Edition
• Printing: 5th or later Printing
• Condition: Good
• Dust Jacket Condition: Good
• Dimensions: 0W x 22H x 2.7D centimeters 0 centimeters width by 22 centimeters height by 2.7 centimeters depth
• Weight: 496 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • First Edition
  • Horror
  • Classic

About this title

Synopsis

Stated First Edition. Clean unfaded red cloth boards with silver lettering on cover and spine. Hint of slightest surface wear to lower spine corners, no bumping or fraying. Binding is tight & square, pages and edges are clean and bright. Clean bright endpapers; no names, writing or marks. 280 pgs. Clean bright dustjacket is unchipped, no tears, not price clipped, white and bright, no age-toning. Review copy, with publisher's review slip laid in. A fine, collectable quality first edition of a suspenseful, well written psychological horror story, and Thomas Tryon's debut novel.

About the Author

Thomas Tryon was a noted actor before turning to novels. His first novel, The Other, was successfully filmed in 1972. Other novels include Harvest Home, Crowned Heads, and The Night of the Moonbow. He died in 1991. The Oxford Companion to English Literature describes Ramsey Campbell as "Britain's most respected living horror writer". He has been given more awards than any other writer in the field, including the Grand Master Award of the World Horror Convention and the Lifetime Achievement Award of the Horror Writers Association.