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The Coven by Carter Brown. Signet T4581   1st Printing April 1971   $20  SOLD to crassus

Sick cover, topless GGA nude art by Robert McGinnis. One of the highlights of headlights for sure.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus - light reader crease, edgewear, really pretty, glossy copy.

 

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The Coven by Carter Brown. Signet T4581   1st Printing April 1971   $20

Sick cover, topless GGA nude art by Robert McGinnis. One of the highlights of headlights for sure.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus - light reader crease, edgewear, really pretty, glossy copy.

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Pivoting back to Horror... this is one of the sharpest copies of a black cover Regency Book. A 1st PB of its 1st title.  $40  SOLD to goldust40

Firebug by Robert Bloch. 1st Edition, June 1961 RB 101  

Tough in this shape. VF Minus - light spine crease, else very fresh and new looking. A key horror book.

 

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Pivoting back to Horror... this is one of the sharpest copies of a black cover Regency Book. A 1st PB of its 1st title.  $40

Firebug by Robert Bloch. 1st Edition, June 1961 RB 101  

Tough in this shape. VF Minus - light spine crease, else very fresh and new looking. A key horror book.

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So let's get back to some more horror & fantasy..

Dracula's Curse and the Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker   Tower 43-790  1st thus.   1968    $25  SOLD to goldust40

Cool Bela Lugosi cover and a very nice copy. Unread VF minus/VF  only has a few light wear spots.

 

 

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At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft.   Panther Books  2nd printing   1970   $25  SOLD to piper

Creepy cover art by John Dore and John Claridge on this early Panther edition that largely is the contents of the Arkham House hardcover edition.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus - a few light wear spots. Tough black cover.

 

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At The Mountains of Madness by H.P. Lovecraft.   Panther Books  2nd printing   1970   $25

Creepy cover art by John Dore and John Claridge on this early Panther edition that largely is the contents of the Arkham House hardcover edition.

Fine Plus/Very Fine minus - a few light wear spots. Tough black cover.

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Twisted, Edited by Groff Conklin   Belmont Books  L92-535  1st Edition May 1962  $15  SOLD to mstrange

1st PB collection includes Lovecraft, Poe, Bradbury and more.  Cool cover art is uncredited.

A nice Fine-ish copy with spine wear, mostly at bottom, and edgewear but no major creases

 

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Twisted, Edited by Groff Conklin   Belmont Books  L92-535  1st Edition May 1962  $15

1st PB collection includes Lovecraft, Poe, Bradbury and more.  Cool cover art is uncredited.

A nice Fine-ish copy with spine wear, mostly at bottom, and edgewear but no major creases

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The Reign of Wizardry by Jack Williamson  Lancer Books 72-761   from 1964      $18    SOLD to OtherEric

Fantasy classic by a Grand Master with an evil Frank Frazetta cover.

Nice copy - around Fine Plus - Deep colors, slight spine slant and some light wear here and there.

 

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So let's get back to some more horror & fantasy..

Dracula's Curse and the Jewel of Seven Stars by Bram Stoker   Tower 43-790  1st thus.   1968    $25

Cool Bela Lugosi cover and a very nice copy. Unread VF minus/VF  only has a few light wear spots.

 

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The Quest OF Kadji by Lin Carter  Belmont B95-2146  July 1971    $25  SOLD to goldust40

1st Edition 1st Printing, PBO. Terrific cover art by Jeff Jones

Very Fine.  Square, bright and glossy, unread copy with very minor handling wear. Unusually white pages. A beautiful copy.

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The Quest OF Kadji by Lin Carter  Belmont B95-2146  July 1971    $25

1st Edition 1st Printing, PBO. Terrific cover art by Jeff Jones

Very Fine.  Square, bright and glossy, unread copy with very minor handling wear. Unusually white pages. A beautiful copy.

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Conjure Wife by Fritz Leiber    Lion Books  No. 179   1953     $40

Classic Robert Maguire cover art on the 1st Paperback edition by the Weird Tales author.

Early use of the Gothic cover art elements that became popular in the 60's. 

A nice VG/VG+ copy of a Lion Books edition that has become tough to find in any condition

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The Seventh Pan Book of Horror Stories Selected by Herbery van Thal    Pan Books x555  Appears to be the 1966 First print per ISFDB     $15  SOLD to mstrange

Great cover art.

Fine Plus - nice fresh copy with a few light creases

19 Stories including Harry Harrison, Patricia Highsmith, Elizabeth Walter and more
   

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