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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Seller: Better World Books, Mishawaka, IN, U.S.A.
Condition: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good. Seller Inventory # 67951846-6
Seller: Russian Hill Bookstore, San Francisco, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 560 pages, 8vo. Limited Edition of 500 signed and numbered copies. This is copy 380. SIGNED by Peter Straub, as well as illustrators Leo and Diane Dillon on limited page. Jacket price is unclipped. Shelfwear to DJ: light scuffing along edges and covers. DJ in mylar. Tight binding, no marks. Volume is in Very Good condition. Signed by Author(s). Seller Inventory # 067038
Seller: Pat Cramer, Bookseller, Lewisville, TX, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. Leo & Diane Dillon (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight clean unread copy. This copy has some light soil to the edges of the text block. The priced jacket has some light edge wear and a short closed tear. This edition has been limited to 500 copies of which this is #94. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND WILL NORMALLY SHIP NEXT DAY. Signed by Author & Illustrator. Book. Seller Inventory # 031638
Seller: biblioboy, North Providence, RI, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket by Diane and Leo Dillon (illustrator). First Edition. Ca., Underwood Miller, 1982 Signed Limited First edition. Copy #112 of 500 numbered copies signed by the author and by both artists [Diane and Leo Dillon]. 560 pages. A fine Book in a near fine dust jacket with light edge wear. See Photos Cel/ Aph / E. Seller Inventory # 863181
Seller: Maxwell's House of Books, La Mesa, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. 1st Edition. Clean, crisp, limited edition (36/500) hardcover in fine condition. Fine DJ in mylar cover. SIGNED by the author and artists. Signed by Author and Illustrat. Seller Inventory # 062899
Seller: Book Alley, Pasadena, CA, U.S.A.
hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. Signed. SIGNED LIMITED EDITION; number 450 of 500 copies signed by author Peter Straub and cover illustrators Diane and Leo Dillon on limitation page. Near Fine in Very Good+ dust jacket. Light stress to dust jacket edges; appears clean and bright in brodart. Very slight shelfwear to extrems; a lovely copy. Seller Inventory # mon0000718827
Seller: Bud Plant & Hutchison Books, Cedar Ridge, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Dillon, Leo and Diane (illustrator). Limited edition. #438 of 500, signed by Straub and additionally signed by Leo and Diane Dillon who did the wraparound cover art. Fine in fine, unclipped dj, no previous owner's marks. Signed by author and artists. Seller Inventory # 34518
Seller: Heartwood Books and Art, Fort Lauderdale, FL, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Leo & Diane Dillon(Cover Artist) (illustrator). 1st Edition. Floating Dragon by Peter Straub (Signed Presentation Copy). A firm, bright, sharp copy. A pristine dust jacket. Brodart cover. One of 500 numbered copies. Signed by the Author and by both cover Artists. Stated First Edition. This copy is stamped "Presentation Copy" and is not numbered. Signed by Author(s). BOOK. Seller Inventory # HCX10469-3
Seller: Cornerstone Books, Santa Ana, CA, U.S.A.
Cloth. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Bad times followed Gideon Winter, known as the Dragon. Children mysteriously died, families turned on each other, homes were burned. These unusual circumstances seem to have occurred every 30 years for the last 200 years. Then in the Black Summer, when the Dragon seemed to be strongest and hungriest, some local families decided to fight and eventually located and killed him. This is a presentation copy and one of a signed limited edition of 50. This copy is SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR AND THE ARTISTS, Leo & Diane Dillon, on the FFEP and is clean and solid. The dust jacket is in mylar. Signed by Author and Illustrat. Seller Inventory # 009652
Seller: S. Howlett-West Books (Member ABAA), Modesto, CA, U.S.A.
Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. Illustrated by Diane and Leo Dillon (illustrator). Limited Edition; 1st Printing. Cover Art; This edition limited to 500 copies signed by the author and the illustrators. This is copy 452. This book is in Near Fine condition and has a Near Fine dust jacket. The book and its contents are in clean, bright condition. The text pages are clean and bright. The dust jacket is crisp and clean. "Peter Francis Straub (/stra? B/; born March 2, 1943) is an American novelist and poet. He has written numerous horror and supernatural fiction novels, including Julia and Ghost Story, as well as The Talisman, which he co-wrote with Stephen King. Straub has received such literary honors as the Bram Stoker Award, World Fantasy Award, and International Horror Guild Award" (from Wikipedia); Signed by Author. Seller Inventory # A41926