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WEIRD TALES, SPECIAL ROBERT BLOCH ISSUE; by Bloch, Robert & Wilson, Gahan
(illustrator); Terminus Publishing, Philadelphia 1991: Signed by Robert
Bloch. The 300th edition of Weird Tales, honoring Robert Bloch (Psycho);
with interviews, and; One More  Story to Tell: Excerpts from an Unauthorized
Autobiography by Robert Bloch. Two stories by Bloch: "Bettles" (The pharaohs
knew this horror and it lives on!); "Bettles Teleplay" ("That thing in the
case that died three thousand years ago. It can't harm me."); The Grab Bag,
("I have in this bag, a ghost"), Robert Bloch & Henry Kuttner. Two verse
contributions by Ray Bradbury. Other tales: Tap Dancing: John Grefory
Betancourt; Turn, Turn, Turn, Nancy Springer;  Playing for Keeps, Lawrence
Watt-Evans; Rumors of Greatness, Nina Kiriki Hoffman; Wager of Dreams,
Michael Rutherford.   Black glossy color title page. Signed by Robert Bloch,
Gahan Wilson (artist), George H. Scithers & Darrell Schweitzer, Editors.
Rear page black glossy pictorial ad for Bloch's: Psycho House; Midnight
Pleasures; Psycho Paths. Fine red cloth boards and spine, gilt stamp "Weird
Tales" logo. 130 pages, tall 8 vo. Fine, unread $75.00

WEIRD TALES, SPECIAL RAMSEY CAMPBELL  ISSUE, by Ramsey Campbell &
(illustrated) Bob Walters), Terminus Publishing, Philadelphia, 1991:
(signed) Numbered (P/43), signed copy of Weird Tales, honoring Ramsey
Campbell; with interviews, three stories by Ramsey: "The Same In Any
Language": (somethings still lingered in the old leper colony); "Bait" (So
little hope remained....but enough to fight for); "A Street Was Choosen"
(Randomly, it seemed, the madness began). Contributions by; Robert Bloch,
"The Bedposts of Life"; Stephen King, "It Grows On Your"; and Daddy's Girl,
Charles D. Eckert; Growing Up, John R. Little; Something for Amy, Andrew
Seawell; The Final Death of the Comeback King, Bruce Bethke; The Cloth Gods
of Zhamir, Darrell Schweitzer & Jason van Hollander; Patters, Juleen
Brantingham; Lunch With Mother, James Irving Ross; Spears of the Sea Wolves,
Keith Taylor. Title page black glossy color, of Vampire Women. Signed by
Ramsey Campbell, Bob Walters (artist), George H. Scithers & Darrell
Schweitzer, Editors. Illustration; The Classic Horrors: Cthulhu, drawn by
Allen Koszowski. Rear page black glossy pictorial ad for Ramsey's Midnight
Sun. Fine red cloth boards and spine, gilt stamp "Weird Tales" logo. 130
pages, tall 8 vo. Fine, unread. $95.00

Now We Are Sick, An Anthology of Nasty Verse, By Gaiman, Neil & Jones
Stephen, DreamHaven, Mn 1991: First Edition, A wonderfully gorey, charmingly
terrifying and witty compilation, limited to 1000 copies. First edition.
Epilogue by Robert Bloch; illustrations by Andrew Smith famous for his
monochrome and wash illustrations of Horror fiction. Among the contributors
are: Ramsey Campbell; R.A. Lafferty; John M. Ford; Storm Constantine; Brian
Aldiss and many others. Black pebbled boards silvered lettering and
illustration by Clive Barker. sm 4 to, 93 pages. Fine unread $75.00

Two By Crews, (signed), by Harry Crews, Lord John Press, Ca. 1984: First
Edition: A special signed edition of two essays originally published in
Playboy. "The Violence that Finds Us", (documents part of Crews 18 month
motorcycle trip In the late 50's. During the road trip: he worked as a
bartender, a short order cook, a caller at a carnival sideshow attraction;
he was jailed in a small town in Wyoming and "beaten in a fair fight by a
one-legged Blackfoot Indian" in Montana). "The Buttondown Terror of David
Duke" Signed to pre-title page under Harry Crews printed name.  Last page
states; This first edition of Two by Crews is limited to two hundred
numbered copies and twenty six lettered copies, specially bound, all of
which have been signed by the author. The paper is Mohawk Superfine and the
type is Triumvirate Light. Binding by Bela Blau. This is number (green ink)
star of 200. Not numbered. Black cloth boards and spine, bold gilt title to
front board. First Edition. Tall 8 vo, 38 pages. Fine, unread $265.00

The Lost Bloch; The Devil With You!, Bloch, Robert; Schow, David J., Editor,
Subterranean Press, Mi. 1999, First Edition, Signed; (Presentation Copy):
The Lost Bloch explores the "missing" novels of Bloch written for pulps in
the 1940's and 1950's, seldom reprinted, overlooked because they were rarely
collected or offered in book form. A treasure trove of Blochian horror: The
Devil With Your! (c 1950 Fantastic Adventures); Strictly from Mars (c 1948,
Amazining Stories); It Happened Tomorrow (c 1955, Astonishing Stories); The
Big Binge (c 1955, Imaginative Tales), and an Hour with Robert Bloch,
conducted by David Schow, editor and personal friend of Bloch. Introduction
by Schow; Of Pennies, Pulps and Penury. Preceding title page, tipped-in
"Devil" illustration signed by Show & Dziemianowicz; statement "This Special
Signed Edition is Limited to 724 Numbered Copies and 26 Lettered Copies.
This is Copy ___pc".  Stefan OR. Dziemianowicz, Research Associate and
William OR. Schafer, Director of Production. Charcoal colored cloth boards
and spine, silver lettering. DJ purple illustrated, with ghost profile of
Bloch. Not price clipped. Fine condition. Acquired from the widow of Robert
Bloch. 8 vo, 320 pages Fine $60.00   - Digitals upon request.
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