Joseph w quinn (17 resultados)

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. No Jacket. May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Condición: acceptable. Cover image may vary. Item has staining. Paperback. Horror Gems Volume 13.

Paperback. Condición: New. He looked up at the picture rail, and there was the hand holding on to a hook with three fingers, and slowly scratching the head of the parrot with the fourth.In 1919, W. F. Harvey published 'The Beast with Five Fingers', his quintessential tale of the disembodied hand with a murderous mind of its own, and its position as one of weird fiction's true classics was cemented by the 1946 film adaptation. Seeking to trace the origins of the haunted hand story back into the nineteenth century, and to showcase its influence on writers of weird fiction from the 1920s to the modern day, horror expert Brian J. Showers presents a new collection of classics from the well-thumbed oeuvres of Sheridan Le Fanu and Guy de Maupassant through to miniature masterpieces from the hands of Jean Ray, Mark Valentine and many more.Featuring ghostly hands, hands possessed by demons and unexplained hands where no hands should be, prepare to enter a world of nightmares run amok as the vice-grip of terror takes hold.…

Paperback. Condición: New. He looked up at the picture rail, and there was the hand holding on to a hook with three fingers, and slowly scratching the head of the parrot with the fourth.In 1919, W. F. Harvey published 'The Beast with Five Fingers', his quintessential tale of the disembodied hand with a murderous mind of its own, and its position as one of weird fiction's true classics was cemented by the 1946 film adaptation. Seeking to trace the origins of the haunted hand story back into the nineteenth century, and to showcase its influence on writers of weird fiction from the 1920s to the modern day, horror expert Brian J. Showers presents a new collection of classics from the well-thumbed oeuvres of Sheridan Le Fanu and Guy de Maupassant through to miniature masterpieces from the hands of Jean Ray, Mark Valentine and many more.Featuring ghostly hands, hands possessed by demons and unexplained hands where no hands should be, prepare to enter a world of nightmares run amok as the vice-grip of terror takes hold.…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 288 pages. 7.40x5.12x0.67 inches. In Stock.

Paperback. Condición: Very Good. Light edgewear to covers. Spine uncreased. Binding sound. Corner crease to top corner of first page. Staining to top of textblock, pages else clean, text unmarked.

Soft cover. Condición: Near Fine. First Soft Cover Edition. (vii) 614 pp. Trade paperback format. Lightly rubbed on the corners with a flat uncreased spine; no interior markings. Cover art by Melanie Delon. This anthology contains: The Shining Pyramide by Arthur Machen; Samaris by Robert W. Chambers; The Whistling Room by William Hope Hodgson; The Ivory Statue by Sax Rohmer; The Jest of Warburg Tantavul by Seabury Quinn; The Shut Room by Henry S. Whitehead; The Shonokins by Manly Wade Wellman; The Dead of Winter Apparition by Joseph Payne Brennan; Jeremiah by Jessica Amanda Salmonson; Green Tea by Joseph Sherican Le Fanu; The Haunted Child by Arabella Kenealy; The Mystery of Felwyn Tunnel by L. T. Meade and Robert Eustace; The Story of Yand Manor House by E. and H. Heron; The Tapping on the Wainscot by Allan Upward; The Woman with the Crooked Nose by Victor Rousseau; The Sorcerer of Arjuzanx by Max Rittenberg; The Stranger by Claude and Alice Askew; The Swaying Vision by Jessie Douglas Kerruish; The Sanatorium by F. Tennyson Jesse; The Billa on the Borderive Road by Rose Champion de Crespigny; The Room of Fear by Ella Scrymsour; The Seven Fires by Philippa Forest; The Subletting of the Mansion by Dion Fortune; The Soldier by A. M. Burrage; The Horror of the Height by Sydney Horler; The Mystery of Iniquity by L. Adams Beck; The Thought Monster by Amelia Reynolds Long; Dr Muncing, Exorcist by Gordon MacCreagh; The Case of the Haunted Cathedral by Margery Lawrence; The Garden of Paris by Eric Williams; and St. Michael and All Angels by Mark Valentine. Size: 8vo. Melanie Delon; (ilustrador). Book. …

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Printing - First Thus. Light but general wear. This issue contains: Yellow Forks Doubles for Hell by Branch Carter; That Fightin'est Old Battleaxe by Tom Roan; Boomtown Trouble-shooter by William R. Cox; Juan Poker's White Flag by Tom W. Blackburn; Satan's Own Range by T. C. McClary; Fodder for the Owlhoot by Ray Gaulden; Powdersmoke Glory by Edwin K. Sloat; The Button Takes Over by Gunnison Steele; The Ha'nt with the Green Eyes by Lesley Madden; Gunsmoke Diet by Quincy Williams; Double Action Manhunt by Joseph W. Quinn; The People from Nowhere by Richard Grant; They Called 'em as They Saw 'em by Howard C. Kegley; and Riders of Empire by Chester B. Conant. Size: 4to. Book.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Good. First Edition. UK edition. Includes 5 of the 6 stories in the September 1953 US edition and has the same cover art by Ken Fagg. The Leslie Perri story is missing. Contains A Case of Conscience by Blish (illustrated by Emsh), Thy Rocks and Rills by Gilbert (illustrated by Beecham), The Trouble with Bubbles by Dick (illustrated by Eberle), Planet of Dreams by McKimmey (illustrated by Orban), and The Romantic Analogue by Skupeldyckle (illustrated by Emsh). The spine is a little worn with a one inch tear at the bottom. There is light edge and surface wear to the covers. Light page browning but the pages are otherwise unmarked. Postage charge will be reduced by £1.50 when the order is processed. Valigursky, Ed; Orban, Paul; ; Fagg, Ken; Emsh, Ed; Beecham, Tom; Eberle, Joseph R. (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: Brand New. 216 pages. 8.19x5.35x0.79 inches. In Stock.

Soft cover. Condición: Very Good. First Edition First Printing. 4to. 96 pages. Soft cover bound in tan wrappers and with a plastic ring spine. Light rubbing and wear to the binding. A sound copy with secure inner hinges. The title page has a prior owner's signature and embossed blind stamp. Clean within.…

Paperback. Condición: New. He looked up at the picture rail, and there was the hand holding on to a hook with three fingers, and slowly scratching the head of the parrot with the fourth.In 1919, W. F. Harvey published 'The Beast with Five Fingers', his quintessential tale of the disembodied hand with a murderous mind of its own, and its position as one of weird fiction's true classics was cemented by the 1946 film adaptation. Seeking to trace the origins of the haunted hand story back into the nineteenth century, and to showcase its influence on writers of weird fiction from the 1920s to the modern day, horror expert Brian J. Showers presents a new collection of classics from the well-thumbed oeuvres of Sheridan Le Fanu and Guy de Maupassant through to miniature masterpieces from the hands of Jean Ray, Mark Valentine and many more.Featuring ghostly hands, hands possessed by demons and unexplained hands where no hands should be, prepare to enter a world of nightmares run amok as the vice-grip of terror takes hold.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. UK edition. Includes all the stories in the September 1952 US edition and The Eyrie and reviews. Has the same cover art by Virgil Finlay. Contains a letter by Wilcox, 'Hallowe'en in a Suburb' by Lovecraft (poem), 'Island of the Hands' by St. Clair, 'Table No. 16' by Casewit, 'One Fantastic Day' by Sanders, 'A Habit out of History' by Eynon, 'The Archive' by Simmons (poem), 'Where To, Please?' by de Camp and Pratt, 'The Phantom Express' by Rich, 'Sa'antha' by Evans, 'The Lost Path' by Derleth, The Singing Shadow' by Williamson (poem), 'The Sin Eater' by Pendarves and letters and short reviews. Small tear to the top edge of the back cover which is a little browned but otherwise only light edge wear to the covers. The pages are browned but otherwise unmarked. Interior illustrations by Finlay, Bok, Brosnatch, Arfstrom, Eberle, Cleland, Humiston, and Tilburne. Finlay, Virgil; Bok, Hannes; Brosnatch, Andrew; Arfstrom, Jon; Eberle, Joseph; Humiston, Fred; Tilburne, A.R.; Cleland, E.E. (ilustrador).…

Paperback. Condición: New. He looked up at the picture rail, and there was the hand holding on to a hook with three fingers, and slowly scratching the head of the parrot with the fourth.In 1919, W. F. Harvey published 'The Beast with Five Fingers', his quintessential tale of the disembodied hand with a murderous mind of its own, and its position as one of weird fiction's true classics was cemented by the 1946 film adaptation. Seeking to trace the origins of the haunted hand story back into the nineteenth century, and to showcase its influence on writers of weird fiction from the 1920s to the modern day, horror expert Brian J. Showers presents a new collection of classics from the well-thumbed oeuvres of Sheridan Le Fanu and Guy de Maupassant through to miniature masterpieces from the hands of Jean Ray, Mark Valentine and many more.Featuring ghostly hands, hands possessed by demons and unexplained hands where no hands should be, prepare to enter a world of nightmares run amok as the vice-grip of terror takes hold.…

Mass Market Paperback. Condición: Very Good. First Edition. Contains Non-Stop by Aldiss, Proof Negative by Staines, Connection Completed by Merril, Uncle Clem and them Martians by Mantley, Louey by Barclay, The Biggest Game by Woodcott, To Touch the Stars by Slotkin, Syllabus by Shaw and The Man Who Played the Blues by Brunner. One faint stain to the spine but otherwise the covers are bright and unmarked. Pages browned but otherwise clean and unmarked. Cover and interior illustrations by Gerard Quinn. Quinn, Gerard (ilustrador).…

Hardcover. Condición: Good. No Jacket. 1st Edition. [1st ed., 1st printing] ; xv, 343 p., incl. front., illus., plates, ports. 20 cm. LCCN 20011644 OCLC 3247460 LC F327 .M44 ; blue cloth with lettering in black ; no dustjacket ; tear at top of spinAfter searching for more than a year for stories of heroes, deeds of daring, of interesting adventuresand worth-while happenings in the history of our state, I came to feel that Alabama's history is so filled with glorious deeds, magnificent sacrifices, thrills and heart-throbs, that the children of the state should be told what truly great men and women their forebears were." ; Contents : Jean Ortis / De Soto's Arrival in Alabama -- A Very Impolite Guest, The Battle of Mauvilla Bienville -- The First White Settlement -- The Expedition That Failed, French Massacred at Natchez Settlement -- The Girls Who Came to an Unknown Land, The First Wives for the Colonists , Twelve Ugly Ducklings, Girls of the Chest -- The Emperor of Coweta, How the French Made Friends with the Indians -- Game Losers, Conditions During Early Settlement -- A Russian Princess, An Early Romance at Wetumpka -- His Mother, An Indian's Courage -- Princess Mary, James Oglethorpe Comes to Alabama -- Stung Arm, An Indian Princess Befriends the French -- Lachlan McGillivray, English Traders Come Among the Indians -- Alexander McGillivray, A Man Whose Power Affected the Nation -- The Heroine of Little River, How the Tensaw Settlers were Saved -- The Camp Angel, British Refugees Wander Through Ahibama, Courage Wins Reward, Paro Saves the Wanderers -- A Real Hero, A Negro Saves the Lives of the Immigrants -- Little Tempey Ellis, Tiny White Girl Rescued by "Old Milly" -- Isaac Heaton's Dogs, Fort Sinquefield in the Greek War -- A Brave Indian, Talladega Fort Saved by General Jackson -- The Canoe Fight, Sam Dale, Jere Austill and James Smith Stage a Great Fight -- Kindness That Came Back, The Fort Mims Massacre -- The Red Eagle, A Reproduction of Alexander Meek's Poem of the Creek War -- Nannawyah, Indians are Warned of Their Removal to the West -- The Stranger Within Our Gates, Aaron Burr's Capture --The Yazoo Fraud, Early Settlers Come into Alabama --The One-Man Senate, Alabama Becomes a Territory, then a State -- The Vine and Olive Company, French Refugees Settle Dcmopolis -- The Man Who Could Make Cow-Bells, St. Stephen's Prosperous Days -- John Hunt's Town, The Founding of Huntsville -- Andrew Dexter's Tract, The Beginning of Montgomery -- Cedar Creek Furnace, The Beginning of Iron-Making in Alabama -- A Vice-President of the United States, Wm. Rufus King, the Founder of Selma -- A Captain of Industry, Daniel Pratt, the Founder of Prattville -- La Fayette's Visit, A French General, the Friend of Amerioa -- Francis Scott Key's Mission to Alabama, Trouble with the Indians -- The First Railroad in Alabama, Experiences of Early Railroad Builders Osceola, The Leader of the Creeks and the Seminoles -- William C. Travis, Leader in the War for Texas Independence -- Billy Goold, The Man Who Found Fortunes for Others -- Jefferson Davis, Memories Recalled by Mrs. Mary Phelan Watt -- Supplies for Southern Soldiers, The Ordnance Department of the Confederacy -- The Boy Artilleryman, John Pelham -- Emma Sansom, The Girl Who Showed General Forrest "The Lost Ford"-- A Story of Real Strategem, General Streight Surrenders to General Forrest -- Fighting Joe Wheeler, Hero of Two Wars -- The Flagship Tennessee, A Naval Battle in Mobile Bay -- A King -of the High Seas, Raphael Semmes, Commander of the "Alabama" -- The David and Goliath of the Sea, The First Torpedo Boat -- A Boy Hero, Thomas Jones Shows His Courage -- Ku Klux Klan, Reconstruction Days in Alabama -- What One Boy Made of Himself, How James Pugh Became "The Patrick Henry of Alabama" -- The Birth of Birmingham, How John T. Milner Laid the Foundation for the Great Town , Difficulties of the Young Engineer, The Trick that Didn't Work, The Greatness of the Resources of "The Pittsburg of the South" etc ; scarce ; G. Book.…

LeatherBound. Condición: New. BOOKS ARE EXEMPT FROM IMPORT DUTIES AND TARIFFS; NO EXTRA CHARGES APPLY. LeatherBound edition. Condition: New. Reprinted from 1964 edition. Leather Binding on Spine and Corners with Golden leaf printing on spine. Bound in genuine leather with Satin ribbon page markers and Spine with raised gilt bands. A perfect gift for your loved ones. Pages: 194 NO changes have been made to the original text. This is NOT a retyped or an ocr'd reprint. Illustrations, Index, if any, are included in black and white. Each page is checked manually before printing. As this print on demand book is reprinted from a very old book, there could be some missing or flawed pages, but we always try to make the book as complete as possible. Fold-outs, if any, are not part of the book. If the original book was published in multiple volumes then this reprint is of only one volume, not the whole set. Sewing binding for longer life, where the book block is actually sewn (smythe sewn/section sewn) with thread before binding which results in a more durable type of binding. Pages: 194 Quinn, Joseph W.…