The Panic Hand (Presentation Copy)

Carroll, Jonathan

ISBN 10: 000224540X / ISBN 13: 9780002245401

Published by Harper Collins, London, 1995

About this Item

8vo., 240pp. Beautiful First Edition, First Printing with full number sequence of this anthology of fantasy stories. Square, tight, and clean throughout with little or no wear. Fairly mild page edge toning as is common due to paper quality. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, (£14.99), is fresh and bright with no chipping, creases, tears or toning. Inscribed, signed and dated by the author on the title page. "These stories are for Malcolm who was kind enough to give them an English home. Thank you. Jonathan Carroll, 02/95". "Malcolm" is unknown but given the inscription, it is perhaps an English literary agent or publisher executive. A gorgeous collectable copy at a great price.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Panic Hand (Presentation Copy)
• Publisher: Harper Collins, London
• Publication Date: 1995
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 000224540X
• ISBN 13: 9780002245401
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Author(s)
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed/Inscribed
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror

About this title

Synopsis

"I want you frowning now, knowing something is very wrong with your parachute even before actually pulling the cord and praying it opens. P.S. It won't." So Jonathan Carroll addresses his readers in this much-awaited collection of 20 stories. Author of several wry and dark novels, Carroll has a considerable following, but his books are difficult to pigeonhole, so some horror and fantasy readers are still unfamiliar with him. This collection shows off his talents admirably, in tales that range from bittersweet sadness over God's failing memory, to a disturbing friendship between a dog and a dying child, to a macabre fantasy about how men and women manipulate each other. As The New York Times put it, "Carroll's world is one that is subtly out of kilter, and which can take a turn for the sinister at any time." This volume is winner of the 1996 Bram Stoker Award for Best Short Story Collection.