I Shudder at Your Touch (Signed and Inscribed Association Copy - From the Personal Library of Otto Penzler)

Slung, Michele; Editor (Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Bark, Robert Aikman, et.al.)

ISBN 10: 0451450795 / ISBN 13: 9780451450791

Published by Roc, New York, 1991

About this Item

8vo., 379pp. Beautiful Stated First Printing, with full number sequence, of this anthology of "22 Tales of Sex and Horror". with stories by Stephen King, Ruth Rendell, Clive Bark, Robert Aikman, Angela Carter, Stephen R Donaldson, and many others. Bound in quarter black cloth over purple paper-covered boards with lettering in gold on spine. I Inscribed, signed and dated on the title page by Editor , Michele Slung to Otto Penzler, legendary editor and publisher, founder of the Mysterious Press and proprietor of the famed Mysterious Bookshop in New York City. "For Otto and Carolyn - Read these aloud to each other.and think of me. Have fun! (They're only stories.) Much love, (admiration, respect, gratitude, etc.) -- Michele 27 June 91". Carolyn was Penzler's second wife. Square, tight and clean throughout with little or no wear. Equally attractive unclipped dust-jacket, ($19.95) is fresh and bight with no chipping, creases, toning or tears. A gorgeous collectable copy with quite a nice association.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: I Shudder at Your Touch (Signed and Inscribed Association Copy - From the Personal Library of Otto Penzler)
• Publisher: Roc, New York
• Publication Date: 1991
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0451450795
• ISBN 13: 9780451450791
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 1st Edition.
• Condition: Fine
• Dust Jacket Condition: Fine
• Signed: Signed by Editor
• Seller catalogs:
  • Signed/Inscribed
  • Science Fiction/Fantasy/Horror

About this title

Synopsis

A sensational anthology of sex, horror, and the supernatural from 21 bestselling authors such as Stephen King, Clive Barker, Ruth Rendell, Stephen J. Donaldson, Patrick McGrath, and more.

Reviews

The high-voltage combination of sex and horror delivers its promised thrills in several of these stories, although some masters of the genre are seen at less than their best. Standouts include the lively and funny "Death and the Single Girl," in which Thomas Disch tells what happens to a temp secretary who has given up on life and decides to call Death at the phone number she has acquired on a bus trip to a World Fellowship camp in the Catskills. Clive Barker enthralls with his eerie and powerful tale of a housewife in the depths of despair, who discovers supernatural powers in both her rage and sexuality. On the other hand, Stephen King's "The Revelations of 'Becka Paulson" is a relatively tame account of another housewife's loosening hold on sanity after she accidentally shoots herself. Ruth Rendell also disappoints with a predictable and unsuspenseful last meeting of lovers. Other contributors include Valerie Martin and Patrick McGrath. Slung ( Momilies: As My Mother Used to Say ) places the stories in context in brief introductions and provides short author bios. Literary Guild alternate.
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