Heroes Horrors by Schiff Stuart (12 results)

Hard Back. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. First Edition Stated. 237 Pages. Dust jacket price $12.00 is unclipped. No noted defects to book. Dust jacket has some rubbing and a bit of wear at corners and spine. Buckram cloth and acid-free paper. Contents: Preface by Stuart Schiff, Introduction An Appreciation by John Jakes, HEROES - Sea Magic and The mer She. HORRORS - A Bit of the Dark World, Belsen Express, Midnight in the mirror World, Richmond Late September 1849, Midnight by the Morophy Watch, The Terror From the Depths, and Dark Wings. From the Introduction by John Jakes: Writing is a theatre of the mind and Fritz Leiber is one of the most accompllished of this kind of theatre. leiber's stories are rich with the pleasure and power of language. In every tale in this collection, you'll encounter proof of Leiber's ability to turn utilitarian words into strings of enchanted beads. Leiber's stories can always be read not merely for their surprises, their tongue-in-cheek romanticism, their chills, but for the sheer joy of their prose. Here are nine of Leiber's best. Kirk, Tim (illustrator). …

very good, fold rubbing jacket only, NO BOOK.

Paperback. Condition: Fine. First paperback edition, first printing. Publisher's book number 83225 with $2.25 cover price. Introduction by John Jakes. Collects nine of Leiber's stories. Cover illustration by Michael Whelan. A fine and bright copy. Book.

near fine, appears unused jacket only, NO BOOK.

Soft cover. Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. First paperback edition/printing (1980 Pocket 83225). Near Fine condition with a small watermark top text edge (external only) - otherwise tight and nice. Michael Whelan (illustrator).

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Xv, 237 Pp. One Of 3500 Copies. Brown Cloth, Gilt. Very Near Fine In Very Near Fine Dj, Signed By The Editor, Stuart Schiff (Only). Signed by Author(s).

Buckram. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Fair. First, Limited. This book was bound in buckram over boards. There is very little corner bumping or edge wear. Text very clean and solid in it's binding. The dust jacket has a wrap illustration with white lettering. Some small tears and edge wear, no chipping; unclipped and we have placed it in a protective cover. This book was limited to a printing of 3500. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. Kirk, Tim (illustrator) (illustrator).…

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1ST. Signed By Stuart Schiff On The Title Page. Signed By Tim Kirk On The Front Cover. First Edition, First Printing. Book Is In Very Good Condition. Boards Have A Mild Amount Of Shelf Wear, Tiny Bit Of Bump To The Corners. Page Edges Have A Small Amount Of Reading Wear. Interior Is Clean And Legible. Not Remaindered. Dust Jacket Is In Very Good Condition. Very Mild Wear Along The Edges. Not Price Clipped. Dust Jacket Is Covered By Mylar Wrapper. Thanks And Enjoy. Signed by Author(s). Book.…

Hardback. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Editiion. SIGNED BY FRITZ LEIBER AND INSCRIBED BY STUART SCHIFF ILLUSTRATED BY TIM KIRK.BURGUNDY BOARDS SPECIAL EDITION. Signed by the Auhor & Editor. Book.

Condition: Very Good +. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good +. First Edition. Chapel Hill, NC: Whispers Press, 1978. First Edition, Limited to 300 copies of which this is no. 175. Octavo; publisher's cloth in pictorial dust jacket, housed in original cloth slipcase; xv,[3],237pp.; illus. throughout. Rubbing to edges of boards; mild wear to dust jacket and to slipcase, else sturdy and sound; overall Very Good or better. Signed by Leiber, Schiff, Kirk, and Jakes on colophon. Signed. …

Hardcover. Condition: Very Good. Illus. by Tim Kirk, 9.25 x 6", gilt-dec brown cloth, 237pp, covers a bit spotted, spine sunned else a nice, clean copy in a lightly shelf-worn dustjacket and lightly used slipcase. LIMITED TO 300 NUMBERED COPIES (this is copy #261), SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR, FRITZ LEIBER, THE ILLUSTRATOR TIM KIRK, THE EDITOR (AND PUBLISHER) STUART SCHIFF, AND JOHN JAKES (WHO WROTE THE INTRODUCTION). ADDITIONALLY INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE EDITOR/PUBLISHER STUART SCHIFF: "For Bill B___, I can sign this one as Editor, Designer, or Publisher. In any event, it's an honor to be associated with Fritz Leiber.3/22/79".…

First edition, first printing. Limited edition. Signed by the author, illustrator and contributors. Original brown cloth with gilt titles to the spine and the publisher's logo in gilt to the upper board, in the Tim Kirk illustrated dustwrapper. In the original brow cloth-covered slipcase. With ten black and white illustrations by Kirk. A fine copy, the binding square and firm. The contents are clean throughout and without previous owners' stamps or inscriptions. Complete with the original very good wraparound-illustrated dustwrapper that has fading to the spine and rubbing at the spine tips and edges. Not price-clipped ($25 on the front flap). Housed in with the clean and sound slipcase. Issued in a limited edition of 300 copies, this example in numbered 245 and signed by Fritz Leiber, Stuart Schiff, Tim Kirk and John Jakes in black ink on the limitation page. A World Fantasy Award-nominated collection of nine short fantasy and horror stories by Fritz. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. All items are catalogued by humans. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers. Signed by Author(s).…