BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN
Matheson, Richard
From Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 February 1997
From Robert Gavora, Fine & Rare Books, ABAA, Talent, OR, U.S.A.
Seller rating 5 out of 5 stars
AbeBooks Seller since 19 February 1997
About this Item
Inscribed by Matheson on the title page, "To Dianna Thatcher, with best wishes, Richard Matheson." The author's first book. Collects seventeen stories. Referenced in Barron, Anatomy of Wonder 1995, 3-119. "Terse, sparsely written stories, successfully sensational." Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction, 1125. Approximately only 650 copies published. Bookplate of Earl and Nancy Kemp on the front endpaper. Earl was an American publisher, science fiction editor, critic, and fan who won a Hugo. Nancy Kemp was a Chicago fan active from the 1940s. She co-edited the SaFari Annuals (aka Who Killed Science Fiction? and Why Is a Fan?) and contributed to a variety of other fanzines. Mild toning to the text block edges. A line of black along the bottom of the cover from old style dust jacket. Near fine in near fine dust jacket with a hint of fade to the pink on the spine panel. A very nice copy. Seller Inventory # 055113
Bibliographic Details
Title: BORN OF MAN AND WOMAN
Publisher: Chamberlain Press, Inc., Philadelphia, PA
Publication Date: 1954
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Near Fine
Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine
Signed: Inscribed by Author(s)
Edition: First edition. first printing.
Book Type: Book
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