Hardy Robin Anthony Shaffer (45 results)

Condition: Good. Used book that is in clean, average condition without any missing pages.

Condition: good. Signs of wear and consistent use.

Condition: Good. Good condition. Acceptable dust jacket. A copy that has been read but remains intact. May contain markings such as bookplates, stamps, limited notes and highlighting, or a few light stains.

Paperback. Condition: Used; Good. Dispatched, from the UK, within 48 hours of ordering. This book is in good condition but will show signs of previous ownership. Please expect some creasing to the spine and/or minor damage to the cover. Aged book. Tanned pages and age spots, however, this will not interfere with reading. Damaged cover. The cover of is slightly damaged for instance a torn or bent corner.

Condition: New.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Creasing, pages yellowed; a solid book. Based on the horror film, modern edition of the 1978 title. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0307382761. Inventory No: 193617.

First edition. 8vo. 216 pp. Cloth binding in unclipped dustwrapper, book-plate, else very good condition. (89856).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. Paul Bacon (illustrator). First Edition/First Printing. A square solid tight carefully read copy. This copy has some very light soil to the text block edges. Basis for the movie adaption. One good, one not so much. THIS COPY IS IN MY POSSESSION AND NORMALLY SHIPS NEXT DAY. Book.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. Pocket Books #826719, 1979. Stated first Pocket Books printing bound in pictorial wrappers. Near condition. Rubs to the book's corners. Tiny crease at the front cover's upper right corner. Mild toning to the page margins.

Softcover. Condition: Good. First Paperback Printing. Size: Mass Market Paperback. Reading creases, light wear, name inside; pages toned; a good solid copy of the original 1979 printing. Illustrator: . Quantity Available: 1. Category: Fiction; ISBN: 0671826719. Inventory No: 186100.

First edition. Octavo, cloth. "A suspenseful occult mystery with a well-orchestrated twist ending, although its one-dimensional characters betray its origins as a script for Hardy's 1972 film of the same name." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-156. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-134]. A fine copy in nearly fine dust jacket with mild indent at upper front panel from a paperclip (likely from a review slip which is unfortunately not present) and a touch of rubbing to extremities. (23200).

1st edition / 1st printing hardback in original cloth Very Good octavo 216pp., 'A novel of pagan sensuality and ritual murder' in which a devout British officer investigates the goings on at a strange island community. Ownership signature & some use. No dust jacket o/w a nice copy of the scarce first edition.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good+. First Edition. HB. The classic occult story of pagan sensuality and ritual sacrifice from which the famous film was made. Black faux leather boards with bright gilt lettering to spine. 216 pages. DJ unclipped, has some slight wear around edges, corners and joints. Book tight and clean.

DVD. Condition: New. 2001. 2 discs. Excellent condition. Still in shrinkwrap. DVD26.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First American edition. Fine in about very good or better jacket with a small tears, some rubbing and hint of edgewear. A novelization of the fine occult horror film directed by Hardy and featuring Shaffer's first original screenplay. Written and issued to coincide with the release of the full film five years after the studios regrettably chopped it to bits and released it with notoriously poor marketing. An intelligent and creepy thriller in which a devout British officer investigates the goings on at a strange island community in his purview. This copy Inscribed by Hardy: "For Rosa from Robin Hardy with many and all good wishes." Laid into the book is an Autograph Note Signed by Hardy to Rosa, explaining how to pronounce Shaffer's name.

1st edition hardback with dust jacket Fine octavo 216pp., 'A novel of pagan sensuality and ritual murder' Lovely copy in like unclipped dust jacket.