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| to select author names starting with A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W Y Z back to page 1 of full catalog (starting with NO authornames) | This selection contains 63 title(s) on 3 pages. This is page 1 with nrs. 1 to 25 |
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| BLATTY, WILLIAM PETER Demons Five, Exorcists Nothing New York, NY, USA: Donald I. Fine, Inc, 1996. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 1556115016. 8vo. A charming copy of this First Edition, First Printing in unread Fine/Fine condition, this one SIGNED by author William Peter Blatty directly on the title page; Screenwriter and author William Peter Blatty, remembered for his Academy Award winning movie The Exorcist, has written a clever fable about a highly successful writer in Hollywood who becomes a victim of his own hype. After marrying an ever-rising starlet, he begins to see his own career falling apart and in need of a few crosses and even doublecrosses. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 100.00 [Appr.: EURO 66.75 | £UK 60.25 | JP¥ 8826] Book number: 13651 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
| BRADBURY, RAY The Homecoming New York, NY, USA: Collins Design, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780060859626. 8vo. Illustrated by McKean, Dave. A stunning copy of the First Edition /First Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, illustrated by Dave McKean for this special series of classic short pieces, this one boldly SIGNED by author Ray Bradbury directly on the half title page; Dave McKean has illustrated this special edition of Ray Bradbury's classic coming-of-age story about a very young and quite ordinary boy who is eagerly anticipating the family reunion of all his ghoulish relatives on All Hallows Eve. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 130.00 [Appr.: EURO 86.75 | £UK 78.25 | JP¥ 11473] Book number: 13214 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | ||
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| CULLIN, MITCH Tideland Chester Springs, PA, USA: Dufour Editions, 2000. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0802313353. 8vo. A stunning copy of this1st Edition/1st Printing in As New/As New condition, this one SIGNED by AUTHOR Mitch Cullin directly on the title page. Rather scarce signed; A young girl retreats into a world of fantasy to escape her harsh life in a small-town Texas; there she talks with four disembodied doll heads. Basis for the 2005 motion picture directed by Terry Gilliam. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 90.00 [Appr.: EURO 60.25 | £UK 54.25 | JP¥ 7943] Book number: 11192 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z. House of Leaves New York, NY, USA: Random House, 2000. Second Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0375410341. 8vo. Outstanding copy in unread As New/As New condition, SIGNED by the author, Mark Danielewski (Zampano') directly into the book with the scarce large red "JT" (Johnny Truant). Second (red) edition, second print; This stunning first effort of Danielewski quickly reached cult status. A photographer decides to create a film document of his family moving into a new home. The project runs smoothly until the interior dimensions of the house turn out to be larger than the exterior. Equipped with cameras, a team tries to explore the shifting labyrinth, but they are forced out after the expedition proves deadly. Years later, a trunk of these documents fall into the hands of a young man after the curious death of a neighbor. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 500.00 [Appr.: EURO 333.75 | £UK 300.5 | JP¥ 44129] Book number: 11362 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| DANIELEWSKI, MARK Z. House of Leaves New York, NY, USA: Random House, 2000. Second Edition; Second Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780375410345. 8vo. Outstanding copy in unread As New/As New condition, SIGNED by the author, Mark Danielewski ('Zampano') directly into the book with the characteristic large blue "Z". Second edition, second print; This stunning first effort of Danielewski quickly reached cult status. A photographer decides to create a film document of his family moving into a new home. The project runs smoothly until the interior dimensions of the house turn out to be larger than the exterior. Equipped with cameras, a team tries to explore the shifting labyrinth, but they are forced out after the expedition proves deadly. Years later, a trunk of these documents fall into the hands of a young man after the curious death of a neighbor. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 400.00 [Appr.: EURO 267 | £UK 240.5 | JP¥ 35303] Book number: 10689 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| HARRIS, THOMAS Hannibal Rising New York, NY, USA: Delacorte Press, 2006. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0385339410. 8vo. A spectacular copy of this special Limited First Edition of reportedly less than 300 signed copies in As New condition in alike slip-case, still in its original shrink-wrap with the Random House seal. This copy is SIGNED by author Thomas Harris ; Thomas Harris continues the story of Hannibal Lecter in his 4th novel of the series, Hannibal Rising. Lecter's childhood years spent in a Soviet orphanage and his unusual relationship with the uncle and aunt who rescued him play a major role in the evil are bubbling to the surface of Dr. Lecter's psyche. Basis for 2007 film directed by Peter Webber and shot in Prague. As New; Signed by Author . USD 450.00 [Appr.: EURO 300.25 | £UK 270.5 | JP¥ 39716] Book number: 13439 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| HARRIS, THOMAS Hannibal New York, NY, USA: Delacorte Press, 1999. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 038529929x. 8vo. A stunning copy of this First Edition, First Printing in Very Fine/Very Fine condition, this one SIGNED by author Thomas Harris directly on the title page; Seven years after Dr. Hannibal Lecter's escape from the authorities, the climax of Silence of the Lambs, one of his earlier victims uses Agent Starling as bait to draw the doctor into an intricate and unspeakable design for revenge. Horror throughout. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 730.00 [Appr.: EURO 487 | £UK 438.75 | JP¥ 64428] Book number: 13283 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| HARRIS, THOMAS The Silence of the Lambs New York, NY, USA: St. Martin's Press, 1988. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0312022824. 8vo. A very attractive and desirable copy of this First Edition, First Printing in Fine condition in alike dust-jacket, this one SIGNED by author Thomas Harris directly on the title page; A serial murderer known only by a grotesquely apt nickname -Buffalo Bill- is stalking women, their bodies are discovered in different states. Clarice Starling, a young trainee at the FBI Academy, receives the assignment from chief of the Bureau's Behavioral Science section: to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter -Hannibal the Cannibal- who is kept under close watch in the Baltimore State Hospital for the Criminally Insane. Winner of the 1989 Anthony Award for best novel. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 2700.00 [Appr.: EURO 1801 | £UK 1622.75 | JP¥ 238295] Book number: 12979 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| KING, STEPHEN; CLIVE BARKER; PETER STRAUB Prime Evil USA: Donald M. Grant, Publisher, Inc, 1988. Limited/Numbered Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0937986848. 8vo. Illustrated by Canty, Thomas. A spectacular FIRST ILLUSTRATED edition in Very Fine condition in clamshell case. Number 16 in a limited 1,000 copies. This copy SIGNED by all contributors including Stephen King, David Morrell and Clive Barker; 13 stories created especially for this collection by consistent, original, and haunting voices in contemporary fiction, like Stephen King, Clive Barker, Peter Straub, David Morrell, offering a range from compact fables to short novels. Fine+; Signed by All Authors . USD 1400.00 [Appr.: EURO 934 | £UK 841.5 | JP¥ 123560] Book number: 12717 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| KOONTZ, DEAN The Book of Counted Sorrows Lynbrook, NY, USA: Charnel House, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0927389177. 8vo. A most stunning copy of this First, Numbered Edition of 1,250 copies in unread As New condition in alike slipcase (issued without dust-jacket) , this one SIGNED by author Dean Koontz directly on the limitation page. A scarce title, especially in this condition; From the title page: "Being the mind-bending, heart-stopping, bowel-freezing, spleen-tickling history of the most dangerous book of poetry every written, including the text of that cursed book itself, with the prayer that god will protect you from a spontaneous head explosion (and even worse potential fates) if you dare read it". As New; Signed by Author . USD 1830.00 [Appr.: EURO 1220.75 | £UK 1100 | JP¥ 161511] Book number: 12794 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| KOONTZ, DEAN Forever Odd Lynbrook, NY, USA: Charnel House, 2006. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. A most stunning copy of this First Edition limited to 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies (this one being lettered) in unread As New condition in alike slipcase, signed by author Dean Koontz; Odd Thomas never asked to communicate with the dead–it’s something that just happened. The story of a unique young hero and an eccentric little town in a tale that is equal parts suspense and terror, adventure and mystery. As New; Signed by Author . USD 5000.00 [Appr.: EURO 3335.25 | £UK 3005 | JP¥ 441287] Book number: 12157 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| KOONTZ, DEAN Odd Thomas Lynbrook, NY, USA: Charnel House, 2003. Limited Edition. Hardcover. 8vo. A most stunning copy of this First Edition limited to 500 numbered and 26 lettered copies (this one being numbered) in unread As New condition in alike slipcase, signed by author Dean Koontz; 20 year old Pico Mundo Grill short-order cook Odd Thomas has a gift, maybe a curse, he can see the dead. In less than twenty-four hours, Pico Mundo will awaken to a day of catastrophe. Koontz' compelling horror tale with surprises along the way. …. As New; Signed by Author . USD 470.00 [Appr.: EURO 313.5 | £UK 282.5 | JP¥ 41481] Book number: 12757 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| KOONTZ, DEAN The Taking Lynbrook, NY, USA: Charnel House, 2004. Limited Edition. Hardcover. ISBN: 0927389231. 8vo. A most stunning copy of this First Edition limited to 300 numbered and 26 lettered copies (this one being #50) in unread As New condition in alike slipcase, signed by author Dean Koontz on the limitation page; Molly and Niel Sloan, as well as their small band of friends will be forced to draw on reserves of strength, courage, and humanity they never knew they had. "The Taking" is full of keen insight into the human (and canine) spirit and the wonders of reality. As New; Signed by Author . USD 1600.00 [Appr.: EURO 1067.25 | £UK 961.75 | JP¥ 141212] Book number: 12210 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| MARV, MAD Man Made Monsters Burbank, CA, USA: Crypto-American Press, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0977134105. 8vo. A very nice copy of this Numbered Edition, limited to 100 copies, in unread condition, this one signed by author Mad Marv directly on the limitation page; "The evil things that drink blood and feast on human flesh are not just the product of a dark imagination, they exist, they lurk among us " (from the cover). Mad Marv delivers chilling tales of man's sins against nature. Part of the Books Tell You Why effort to sponsor and promote independent, small publishers. Books Tell You Why is the only official bookseller of the signed limited edition. As New; Signed by Author . USD 13.00 [Appr.: EURO 8.75 | £UK 8 | JP¥ 1147] Book number: 12362 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| MARV, MAD Man Made Monsters Burbank, CA, USA: Crypto-American Press, 2005. First Edition; First Printing. Paperback. ISBN: 0977134105. 8vo. A very nice copy of this First Edition/First Printing in unread condition, this one signed by author Mad Marv directly on the title page; "The evil things that drink blood and feast on human flesh are not just the product of a dark imagination, they exist, they lurk among us " (from the cover). Mad Marv delivers chilling tales of man's sins against nature. Part of the Books Tell You Why effort to sponsor and promote independent, small publishers. As New; Signed by Author . USD 10.00 [Appr.: EURO 6.75 | £UK 6.25 | JP¥ 883] Book number: 12361 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| MOORE, CHRISTOPER You Suck New York, NY, USA: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780060590291. 8vo. A stunning First Printing of this First Edition copy in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, this one SIGNED by author Christopher Moore directly on the title page; In You Suck, Christopher Moore revives Tommy and Jody, the characters from his vampire tale from almost a decade earlier, Bloodsucking Fiends. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 80.00 [Appr.: EURO 53.5 | £UK 48.25 | JP¥ 7061] Book number: 13517 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| MOORE, CHRISTOPER You Suck New York, NY, USA: William Morrow, 2007. First Edition; Fifth Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780060590291. 8vo. A handsome early printing of this First Edition copy in unread Very Fine condition in alike dustjacket, this one SIGNED by author Christopher Moore directly on the title page; In You Suck, Christopher Moore revives Tommy and Jody, the characters from his vampire tale from almost a decade earlier, Bloodsucking Fiends. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 30.00 [Appr.: EURO 20.25 | £UK 18.25 | JP¥ 2648] Book number: 13451 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| PALAHNIUK, CHUCK Rant New York, NY, USA: Doubleday, 2007. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780385523295. 8vo. A spectacular copy of this special Edition in As New condition, limited to 1,000 copies and SIGNED by author Chuck Palahniuk. Still in its original shrink-wrap, the book is in a one-piece preprinted case, printed black, with the title created in spot gloss; a 4-color slipcase that matches the original jacket of the trade book; a 1/8" ribbon marker; a signed tip-in sheet, speckled edges; and an exclusive 1300-word "Automotive Afterword" entitled "Recipes for Disasters" which is not available in printing anywhere but only in this limited edition; Rant Casey, the always winning high-school rebel escapes from his small hometown of Middleton for the big city, leading an urban demolition derby called Party Crashing. Eventually Rant Casey will die a spectacular highway death after which his friends gather the testimony needed to build an oral history of his short, violent life. As New; Signed by Author . USD 250.00 [Appr.: EURO 167 | £UK 150.25 | JP¥ 22064] Book number: 13443 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blackwood Farm New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780375411991. 8vo. A very nice copy of the First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. Signed by author Anne Rice directly on the first free end page; Welcome to Blackwood Farm: soaring white columns, spacious drawing rooms, bright, sun-drenched gardens, and a dark strip of the dense Sugar Devil Swamp. This is the world of Quinn Blackwood, a brilliant young man haunted since birth by a mysterious doppelgänger, Goblin, a spirit from a dream world that Quinn can’t escape and that prevents him from belonging anywhere. When Quinn is made a Vampire, losing all that is rightfully his and gaining an unwanted immortality, his doppelgänger becomes even more vampiric and terrifying than Quinn himself. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 240.00 [Appr.: EURO 160.25 | £UK 144.25 | JP¥ 21182] Book number: 12047 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blackwood Farm New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2002. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780375411991. 8vo. A very nice copy of the First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in Fine dust jacket. Signed by author Anne Rice on one of her proprietary New Orleans book plates; Welcome to Blackwood Farm: soaring white columns, spacious drawing rooms, bright, sun-drenched gardens, and a dark strip of the dense Sugar Devil Swamp. This is the world of Quinn Blackwood, a brilliant young man haunted since birth by a mysterious doppelgänger, Goblin, a spirit from a dream world that Quinn can’t escape and that prevents him from belonging anywhere. When Quinn is made a Vampire, losing all that is rightfully his and gaining an unwanted immortality, his doppelgänger becomes even more vampiric and terrifying than Quinn himself. Fine+ in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 170.00 [Appr.: EURO 113.5 | £UK 102.25 | JP¥ 15004] Book number: 12034 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blood and Gold (the Vampire Chronicles) New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780679454496. 8vo. A very beautiful copy of the First Edition with book and dust jacket in unread Very Fine condition, this one SIGNED by author Anne Rice on one of her proprietary New Orleans book plates; The Vampire Chronicles continue with this novel, in which the great vampire Marius returns. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 180.00 [Appr.: EURO 120.25 | £UK 108.25 | JP¥ 15886] Book number: 12762 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blood and Gold New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780679454496. 8vo. A very beautiful copy of the First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Anne Rice on one of her proprietary New Orleans book plates; The Vampire Chronicles continue with this novel, in which the great vampire Marius returns; The Vampire Chronicles. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 160.00 [Appr.: EURO 106.75 | £UK 96.25 | JP¥ 14121] Book number: 12200 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blood and Gold New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2001. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780679454496. 8vo. A very beautiful copy of the First Edition/First Printing in Very Fine condition in alike dust-jacket. Signed by author Anne Rice directly on the title page; The Vampire Chronicles continue with this novel, in which the great vampire Marius returns. Moving from Rome to Florence, Venice, and Dresden, and to the English castle of the secret scholarly order of the Talamasca, the novel reaches its dramatic finale in our own time, deep in the jungle where Marius, having told his life story, seeks some measure of justice from the oldest vampires in the world; The Vampire Chronicles. Fine+ in Fine+ dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 240.00 [Appr.: EURO 160.25 | £UK 144.25 | JP¥ 21182] Book number: 12199 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Blood Canticle (the Vampire Chronicles) New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 2003. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 9780375412004. 8vo. A beautiful copy of this First Edition book in As New/As New condition, this one SIGNED on the title page by author and vampire legend Anne Rice. The Vampire Chronicles continue; Welcome back to Blackwood Farm. Here are all of the brilliantly conceived characters that make up the two worlds of vampires and witches: Mona Mayfair, who’s come to the farm to die and is brought into the realm of the undead; her uncle, Julian Mayfair, guardian of the family, determined to forever torment Lestat for what he has done to Mona; Rowan Mayfair, brilliant neurosurgeon and witch, who finds herself dangerously drawn to the all-powerful Lestat; her husband, Michael Curry, hero of the Mayfair Chronicles, who seeks Lestat’s help with the temporary madness of his wife; Ash Templeton, a 5, 000-year-old Taltos who has taken Mona’s child; and Patsy, the country-western singer, who returns to avenge her death at the hands of her son, Quinn Blackwood. Delightfully, at the book’s centre is the Vampire Lestat, once the epitome of evil, now pursuing the transformation set in motion with Memnoch the Devil. He struggles with his vampirism and yearns for goodness, purity and love, as he saves Patsy’s ghost from the dark realm of the Earthbound, uncovers the mystery of the Taltos and unselfishly decides the fate of his beloved Rowan Mayfair. As New in As New dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 110.00 [Appr.: EURO 73.5 | £UK 66.25 | JP¥ 9708] Book number: 11301 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. | |
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| RICE, ANNE Interview with the Vampire New York, NY, USA: Alfred A. Knopf, 1976. First Edition; First Printing. Hardcover. ISBN: 0394498216. 8vo. Very beautiful copy of this First Edition/First Printing in Fine/Fine condition, this one SIGNED directly on the title page by the author Anne Rice; Anne Rice's first novel which reached into the shadows and brought the vampire into the light. 18th-century Louisiana plantation owner Louis Pointe du Lac descends into an alcoholic abyss where his emotional stability is challenged by the charismatic Lestat, a powerful vampire who chooses Louis to be his fledgling. Together they lead the sensual and pleasurable life only the vampire knows. Basis for the major motion picture starring Tom Cruise, Kirsten Dunst, and Brad Pitt. Fine in Fine dust jacket; Signed by Author . USD 2400.00 [Appr.: EURO 1601 | £UK 1442.5 | JP¥ 211818] Book number: 13191 Click here to order or inquire at Books Tell You Why. |
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