Author: BLOCH, ROBERT
Title: The Will to Kill
Description: New York, NY: Ace Books, 1954. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Rafael Desoto. This is a mass market paperback book. Ace books number S-67, with a price of .25 cents. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. THe spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing, bumping and edge wear. The top front corner of the book cover has a small tear to the front spine joint (which is half turning into a chip). The rear cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and spots of rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean, but has noticeable generalized toning. This is an early mystery / Horror by the author. "Bloch gradually evolved away from Lovecraftian imitations towards a unique style of his own. One of the first distinctly "Blochian" stories was "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" (Weird Tales, July 1943). The story was Bloch's take on the Jack the Ripper legend, and was filled out with more genuine factual details of the case than many other fictional treatments. It cast the Ripper as an eternal being who must make human sacrifices to extend his immortality. It was adapted for both radio (in Stay Tuned for Terror) and television (as an episode of Thriller in 1961 adapted by Barré Lyndon). Bloch followed up this story with a number of others in a similar vein dealing with half-historic, half-legendary figures such as the Man in the Iron Mask ("Iron Mask", 1944) , the Marquis de Sade ("The Skull of the Marquis de Sade", 1945) and Lizzie Borden ("Lizzie Borden Took an Axe ..." , 1946). In 1944, Laird Cregar performed Bloch's tale "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" over a coast-to-coast radio network. "(from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Mystery Robert Bloch Rafael Desoto Murder Amnesia
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Title: The Will to Kill
Description: New York, NY: Ace Books, 1954. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. Illustrated by Rafael Desoto. This is a mass market paperback book. Ace books number S-67, with a price of .25 cents. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. THe spine ends and corners of the book covers have noticeable rubbing, bumping and edge wear. The top front corner of the book cover has a small tear to the front spine joint (which is half turning into a chip). The rear cover of the book has some ground-in dirt and spots of rubbing and wear. The text pages are clean, but has noticeable generalized toning. This is an early mystery / Horror by the author. "Bloch gradually evolved away from Lovecraftian imitations towards a unique style of his own. One of the first distinctly "Blochian" stories was "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" (Weird Tales, July 1943). The story was Bloch's take on the Jack the Ripper legend, and was filled out with more genuine factual details of the case than many other fictional treatments. It cast the Ripper as an eternal being who must make human sacrifices to extend his immortality. It was adapted for both radio (in Stay Tuned for Terror) and television (as an episode of Thriller in 1961 adapted by Barré Lyndon). Bloch followed up this story with a number of others in a similar vein dealing with half-historic, half-legendary figures such as the Man in the Iron Mask ("Iron Mask", 1944) , the Marquis de Sade ("The Skull of the Marquis de Sade", 1945) and Lizzie Borden ("Lizzie Borden Took an Axe ..." , 1946). In 1944, Laird Cregar performed Bloch's tale "Yours Truly, Jack the Ripper" over a coast-to-coast radio network. "(from Wikipedia). Good .
Keywords: Mystery Robert Bloch Rafael Desoto Murder Amnesia
Price: US$ 20.00 Seller: S. Howlett-West Books
- Book number: 50705
- Book number: 50705
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