Subjugated Beast by Ryan (5 results)
- Softcover
Seller: Revaluation Books, Exeter, United KingdomRevaluation Books
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£ 21.61
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Paperback. Condition: Brand New. 204 pages. 8.90x6.00x0.70 inches. In Stock. O'Keefe, Gavin L. (illustrator).
More imagesPublished by Herbert Jenkins,, London,, 1938
- Hardcover
Seller: Burwood Books, Wickham Market, United KingdomBurwood Books
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Condition: Used - Good
£ 480.00
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Add to basketHardback. Condition: Good. First Editions. Hardback. 8vo. pp 312 + 8 ppublishers advertisements. In original publisher's orange cloth, lettered black on spine and on front cover. Some minor surface wear, slight rubbing library label of the Ever Ready Library (Southgate) on rear pastedown and faint number at spine. Overall near v…g sound a little used copy. Scarce and elusive macabre novel of a scientist's psychological experiments upon a woman - 'highly regarded by connoisseur's of weird fiction' (Locke).
Published by Herbert Jenkins Limited [1938], London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB, Laurel, MD, U.S.A.John W. Knott, Jr, Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Contact seller5-star sellerFirst edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-312 [313-320: ads], original orange cloth, front, spine and rear stamped in black. "Probably Ryan's best horror thriller; heroine trapped in isolated mansion, evil psychologist uncle conducts sadistic experiments in ancestral memory and regression -- to her peril. House and surrounding landscap…e imbued with atmosphere of menace, allowing no release for girl or reader." - Robert Knowlton. "Ryan could combine psychological cruelty with Grand Guignol horror better than any writer going." - Karl Edward Wagner, Twilight Zone, June 1983. [Reference: Sullivan, ed., The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 365. Hubin (1994), p. 710]. Some toning and foxing to end papers with some foxing to the fore edges, mild wear to cloth edges, slight lean, a solid, very good copy. Rare. (33894).
More imagesPublished by Herbert Jenkins, London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: James M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA., LEICESTER, United KingdomJames M Pickard, ABA, ILAB, PBFA.
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£ 1,250.00
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Add to basketHard Cover. First Edition. First UK Edition. Publisher's orange boards with black lettering to the front board and spine. 312 pages + 8 page catalogue to the rear. Quite heavy foxing to the top edge of the text block, penetrating up to 0.5cm internally. The fore edge suffers too but to a lesser extent. The first and last few pag…es are also foxed as is the title page (albeit lightly). Corners lightly rubbed, cloth lightly marked otherwise a VG+ bright, clean, vibrant, firm and sound copy which, on a liberal view, is good enough to take a dustwrapper. No fraying. No inscriptions. Looks nicer than it sounds. The identity of R R Ryan is still hotly debated. "James Doing over at Wormwoodiana feels he has conclusive proof that Ryan was the author and theatre producer Mr. Evelyn Bradley (1882-1950). But in the introduction to the new edition of Beast, John Pelan puts forth his thesis that Ryan was Denice Jeanette Bradley-Ryan, who published several books of her own. Pelan offers family memories from Bradley's grandson as proof. James Doing brings up actual book contracts and a death notice which states: "Evelyn BRADLEY otherwise Rex RYAN" as his smoking gun (GoodReads). These works were ahead of their time, and went largely unappreciated until the 1980s when Karl Edward Wagner included three R R Ryan titles (including this title at # 13) in his well-known list of best Non-Supernatural Horror novels for Twilight Zone Magazine. The three listings is more than any other author. The R R Ryan books are now regarded as classics of the type and their UK first editions are highly sought-after. A diet of raw meat and a programme of hypnotherapy slowly transforms a kindly wife into something less than kindly. Her brilliant and psychotic scientist husband carefully studies the effects he has created. Their niece attempts to intervene, much to her misfortune. NB: this is the "true" UK first edition and not a re-issue. Looks very smart in its acetate protector. Photographs/scans available upon request.
More imagesPublished by Herbert Jenkins, London, 1938
- Hardcover
- First Edition
Seller: West Hull Rare Books - ABA, ILAB, P.B.F.A., Hull, YORKS, United KingdomWest Hull Rare Books - ABA, ILAB, P.B.F.A.
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Condition: Used - Very good
£ 8,750.00
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Add to basketHardcover. Condition: Very Good. Dust Jacket Condition: Very Good. 1st Edition. HARDBACK - A very good or better book, bound in the publisher's orange cloth boards with clean black lettering to the spine. The boards are in nice condition, with light bumping to the corners, also with gentle pushing to the spine tips. There is ver…y light fading to a small portion to the base of the spine. but overall, the boards are very clean and fresh with no colour loss or fading. Internally, the pages are very clean indeed, with just a couple of foxing spots to the page block, but with no foxing to the inner text. Free of any previous owner names or inscriptions. The dust wrapper is in very good or better condition. There dust wrapper has been lightly restored by one of the UK's leading paper archivists. The restoration has been performed to the spine tips, also to the corners of the front and rear flap folds. with a couple of small closed tears expertly repaired. The restoration is of the highest quality resulting in a very nice dust wrapper. The publisher's correctly printed price of 7/6net is present to the lower spine. An exceedingly scarce title to acquire in its original dust wrapper.
