A catastrophe had struck Hampstead, Connecticut every thirty years since its foundation 300 years before - yet only Graham Williams, a writer and descendant of one of the original founders, had looked into the 'black summers' and their mysterious origins....
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A deliciously imaginative story of hauntings and monsters. ("San Francisco Chronicle") Here is a novel guaranteed to double the national nightmare quotient, so watch out. ("Cosmopolitan")
Born in Milwaukee, Peter Straub is the author of fifteen novels, which have been translated into more than twenty languages. He has won the British Fantasy Award, two Bram Stoker awards and two World Fantasy awards. His most recent publications are his acclaimed novel Mr X, a collection of short stories, Magic Terror, and Black House, the international bestselling novel that he co-wrote with Stephen King.
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Hardback. Condition: Very Good. The book has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged. Seller Inventory # GOR004926032
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Green hardback cloth cover. Condition: Good. First Edition. G : in good condition with torn dust jacket. Pages browning. 230mm x 160mm (9" x 6"). 623pp. Heavy item - shipping supplement may apply for overseas. Seller Inventory # bbs558a
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Hardcover. Condition: Good+. Dust Jacket Condition: Good+. First Edition. Tanning to text block edge, dw has some darkened marks to cover, sl tanning and scattered spotting to inside fold-over flaps, rubing with sl chips to bottom outer corners. A heavy item that will require additional shipping for overseas customers on some sites.; 8vo 8" - 9" tall; 623 pages. Seller Inventory # 75039
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Fine in VG+ dustwrapper (spine a touch sunned). Seller Inventory # 4503
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Seller: Occultique Ltd, Northampton, NORTH, United Kingdom
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Contemporary novel of a supernatural inheritance. Only the descendants could turn the tide and slay the evil. William Collins Sons & Co Ltd 1983. 624pp hb dw pages browned, vg. Seller Inventory # 004518
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Hardcover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.44. Seller Inventory # G0002227142I3N01
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Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.44. Seller Inventory # G0002227142I4N01
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Seller: Transformer, Glasgow, United Kingdom
Hard Cover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good Dw in Mylar Wrap. Jacket Terry Oakes (illustrator). First Edition. 623pp. 9x6.2 x thickness 2 inches. Dark green buckram, gilt titles. Slightly rubbed spine extremities, one tiny spot back cover. Edges are slightly foxed with few faint marks. Internally vg, about as new, slightly toned pages. In original jacket that looks vg at front with Terry Oakes illustration, which wraps round spine, but back worn with closed tears taped on inner surface, now protected in mylar wrap. A thirty year cycle of murders in Hampstead Connecticut, goes unexplained until a descendant of the original founders discovers the supernatural inheritance, an evil that was once called the Dragon. Weight 1kg before packaging, overseas postage would require substantial addition. (Science Fiction, Fantasy, Supernatural Fiction, Horror Fiction) Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Seller Inventory # C09239
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Soft cover. Condition: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Published by Collins of London in 1983. Soft cover, so no Dust Jacket. 1st edition. This is an Uncorrected Proof Copy. Book condition: Good. Both the blue cover and inside pages are in good order. See photograph. Dims: 202mm x 142mm x 35mm. 624 pages. This quiet suburban town of Hampstead is threatened by two horrors.One is natural. The hideous, unstoppable creation of man's power gone mad. The other is not natural at all. And it makes the first look like a child's play. Seller Inventory # 006071
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Seller: MW Books, New York, NY, U.S.A.
1st UK Edition. Very good cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-toned dust-wrapper, now mylar-sleeved. Not price-clipped. Remains particularly well-preserved overall. Physical description: 623 p.; 23 cm. Subjects: English literature; English Fiction; Fiction in English 1945 Texts. 1 Kg. Seller Inventory # 399057
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