Dark Descent by Hartwell David (110 results)

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

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Paperback. 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.

Condition: Very Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read, but is in excellent condition. Pages are intact and not marred by notes or highlighting. The spine remains undamaged.

Unknown. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.67.

Unknown. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.6.

Unknown. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 0.53.

Condition: Good. Most items will be dispatched the same or the next working day. A copy that has been read but remains in clean condition. All of the pages are intact and the cover is intact and the spine may show signs of wear. The book may have minor markings which are not specifically mentioned.

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.

softcover. Condition: good. 2nd edition. Good condition. Moderate wear. Binding fairly tight, pages age toned. Pictures available upon request. ND.

Softcover. Condition: Good. Reprint. Clean and tightly bound paperback, spine and card covers rubbed, page edges foxed and stained, no inscriptions. 608 pages.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Fine original blue cloth, lacking DW.

Hardcover. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 3.2.

Paperback. first edition. fine, unread, trade paperback, a little bumping.

Paperback. 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.

Paperback. first edition. fine, unread, trade paperback,

Soft cover. Condition: Good. 1st Ptg. Very large, very thick, heavy softcover, glossy black wrappers with flames illustrated on front, list of dozens of contributors on back wrapper, 1011 pages. Creased at top tip on page 389. Slight surface wear to spine edges, very slight at front wrapper, two tiny tears with creases between at top back edge, nick at top back edge near tip, creased at bottom back tip. Good.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. 1st printing. First trade paperback edition. A very good+ copy with a square, smooth spine and almost no wear except for small bump at the top of the spine and a couple of abrasions in the varnish on the spine. Pages are clean and bright.

Hardcover. Condition: Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Good. Joe Curcio (illustrator). 1st Edition. TOR / Tom Doherty Associates, NY, NY, 1987. First Edition, First Printing thick, heavy orange hardcover book, black printing on spine, with unclipped DJ. 1011 pp. Special illustrated autograph plate SIGNED by editor Hartwell laid in. Huge collection and winner of the World Fantasy Award for best anthology. 56 stories by a who's who of authors: Lovecraft, Poe, Le Fanu, King, Kirk, Dick, Ellison, James, Faulkner, etc, etc. This copy has some mouse nibbling at top of back of DJ and to the top right corner on back of book; soiling to top text block edge. Rest of book is fine, but due the damage I would only rate it good. Interior tight and unmarked, unread. Signed By Editor.

paperback. Condition: New. In shrink wrap.

Paperback. Condition: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.83.

Paperback. Condition: Fair. No Jacket. Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 2.83.

Trade Paperback. Condition: Used - Acceptable. Spine wear. Heavy book!

Condition: Good. Good condition. Book Club edition. (Short Stories, Horror, Fiction) 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.

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. Doug Fornuff; (illustrator). First Thus. Trade paperback format. Light wear on the corners with an uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Doug Fornuff. This anthology contains: A Little Something for Us Tempunauts by Philip K. Dick; The Summer People by Shirley Jackson; The Beautiful Stranger by Shirley Jackson; The Whimper of Whipped Dogs by Harlan Ellison; Sticks by Karl Edward Wagner; There's a Long, Long Trail A-Winding by Russell Kirk; The Call of Cthulhu by H. P. Lovecraft; The Rats in the Walls by H. P. Lovecraft; My Dear Emily by Joanna Russ; Vandy, Vandy by Manly Wade Wellman; Belsen Express by Fritz Leiber; Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper by Robert Bloch; A Rose for Emily by William Faulkner; Mackintosh Willy by Ramsey Campbell; Smoke Ghost by Fritz Leiber; Seven American Nights by Gene Wolfe; The Signalman by Charles Dickens; The Repairer of Reputations by Robert W. Chambers; The Beckoning Fair One by Oliver Onions; What Was It? by Fitz-James O'Brien; The Reach by Stephen King; Evening Primrose by John Collier; The Ash-Tree by M. R. James; The New Mother by Lucy Clifford; Young Goodman Brown by Nathaniel Hawthorne; Mr. Justice Harbottle by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; The Crowd by Ray Bradbury; The Autopsy by Michael Shea; John Charrington's Wedding by E. Nesbit; Larger Than Oneself by Robert Aickman; If Damon Comes by Charles L. Grant; The Swords by Robert Aickman; The Roaches by Thomas M. Disch; Bright Segment by Theodore Sturgeon; Dread by Clive Barker; The Fall of the House of Usher by Edgar Allan Poe; The Monkey by Stephen King; Within the Walls of Tyre by Michael Bishop; Schalken the Painter by Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu; The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman; How Love Came To Professor Guildea by Robert Hichens; Born of Man and Woman by Richard Matheson; You Can Go Now by Dennis Etchison; The Rocking-Horse Winner by D. H. Lawrence; Three Days by Tanith Lee; Good Country People by Flannery O'Connor; The Jolly Corner by Henry James; Crouch End by Stephen King; Night-Side by Joyce Carol Oates; Seaton's Aunt by Walter de la Mare; Clara Militch by Ivan Turgenev; The Damned Thing by Ambrose Bierce; Afterward by Edith Wharton; The Willows by Algernon Blackwood; The Asian Shore by Thomas M. Disch; and The Hospice by Robert Aickman. Size: 8vo. Book.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: fine. 1st. Bound in publisher's original orange cloth with spine stamped in black. Stories by Stephen King, Shirley Jackson, Ray Bradbury, and many others. 6 1/8 x 9 1/8 inches. 1,011 pages.

Octavo, boards. First edition. 1011-page anthology that provides an overview of the evolution of the dark fantasy genre collecting fifty-six stories by J. Sheridan Le Fanu, Edgar Allan Poe, Ambrose Bierce, M. R. James, H. P. Lovecraft, William Faulkner, Fritz Leiber, Robert Bloch, John Collier, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Stephen King, Clive Barker, and many others. "This cornerstone anthology . traces the evolution and development of the short horror story in light of the contemporary dominance of the horror novel . An important anthology that examines contemporary horror stories as extensions of specific literary traditions and themes" (Stefan Dziemianowicz). Barron, ed., Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-430. A fine copy in fine dust jacket. (#177600).

Soft cover. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. b-601 Reading crease to spine.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. Book Club Edition. One of the most important and influential anthologies of horror literature including works by recognized masters of the genre as well as less well-known authors and authors of works not usually thought of as belonging to the horror genre. The book is spotless and shows no signs of wear. The dust jacket is completely clean with some wear to edges and seams, and a single 1/2" tear. (Note: Photos may show a flash reflection.) PayPal always welcome. We pack all our books with care and ship in cardboard boxes. Shipment outside of the United States will require extra funds. Additional photos emailed upon request.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. First Edition; First Printing. First printing hardcover, stated. Signed by Hartwell to publisher's pictorial bookplate laid in. Slight bumping to points, hint foxing to text block edge. The DJ is slightly toned to flaps. ; 6.5 X 2 X 9.5 inches; 1024 pages; Signed by Author.