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TARZAN THE LOST ADVENTURE. EDGAR RICE BURROUGHS
ILLUSTRATED BOOK
Includes the JOHN CARTER OF MARS comic strips from 1941, illustrated by John Coleman Burroughs, son of Edgar Rice Burroughs.
The Ape Man rampages through the African jungle once again in a brawny, brutal adventure that Burroughs (1875- 1950) left unfinished at his death. The story returns to the original pulp roots of Tarzan as a noble beast who drinks hot blood from his bare-handed kills and slays foes with abandon and near superhuman skill. This Tarzan is in the dark spirit of the Burroughs novels, and he's revived with pulpish glee by Lansdale, a smart choice whose own fiction (The Two-Bear Mambo, 1995) acknowledges the ferocity of life. Here, Tarzan, aided by Jad-bal-ja the lion and Nkima the chimp, defends a party of American archeologists in search of the Lost City of Ur. He combats brigands who would plunder the party and the jungle, the savage inhabitants of Ur and, finally, a mantis-like monster from the earth's core-a reminder that Burroughs's Tarzan novels were as much science fiction as jungle adventure. It's a fierce tale, told in rough prose, but readers who pant, for instance, at the sight of Tarzan slashing through a band of apes who have kidnapped a young blonde as their "slave" will thrill to this yarn.
Product Description
For nearly half a century, Edgar Rice Burroughs' final work, an unfinished Tarzan novel, was locked in a vault where it became the stuff of legend. In 1995, Edgar Rice Burroughs' Tarzan: The Lost Adventure enjoyed its Dark Horse debut as a series of pulp-magazine format books. The tale -- completed by famed horror writer Joe R. Lansdale is illustrated throughout by such legends as Thomas Yeates, and featuring a cover by Arthur Suydam.
THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM
Published by Dark Horse in 1995.
About the Author
Edgar Rice Burroughs is one of the world's most popular authors. With no previous experience as a writer, he wrote and sold his first novel--A Princess of Mars--in 1912. In the ensuing thirty-eight years, until his death in 1950, Burroughs produced ninety-one books and a host of short stories and articles. Although he is best known as the creator of the classic Tarzan of the Apes and John Carter of Mars, his restless imagination knew few bounds. Burroughs's prolific pen took readers from the American West to primitive Africa to romantic adventures on the moon, other planets, and beyond the farthest star. No one knows how many copies of Burroughs's books have been published throughout the world. It is conservative to say, however, that with translations into thirty-two known languages, including Braille, the number must run into the hundreds of millions. Considering the additional worldwide following of the Tarzan newspaper feature, radio programs, comic magazines, motion pictures, and television series, Burroughs and his works are certainly known and loved by a legion of fans.
Joe R. Lansdale is best known for his hard-hitting suspense novels such as Act of Love, Dead in the West, Savage Season, and Mucho Mojo. His short story collections include Writer of the Purple Rage and A Fistful of Stories.
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Tuesday, December 21, 2010
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
NEIL GAIMAN TEMPS BOOK NOVEL PROSE SUPERHERO ANTHOLOGY!
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Temps (Roc) [Paperback]
Alex Stewart (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author)
Product Description
These stories are all set in a comic strip world where superheroes are common. It is a world in which people are born with paranormal powers, or have bizarre accidents, get bitten by radioactive fauna, come into possession of magic gems or do favours for godlike aliens.
DEVISED BY THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN! (WHO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MATERIAL)
Product Details
* Paperback: 368 pages
* Publisher: RoC (January 8, 1991)
* ISBN-10: 0140145605
* ISBN-13: 978-0140145601
* Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches
A very quirky book. This is done not to be outright laugh out loud funny, but if you take that sort of Mystery Men style, cross it with Yes Minister or even the My Hero tv show, and inject some of the pathos from the Wild Cards anthology style with many writers, you are somewhere in the ballpark. Power range from the unnoticeable Invisible Boy to a guy who can turn into a giant frog (that can't swim), to the far more powerful human erectile man, and nasty illusion casters.
Temps : 01 Nothing Special - Colin Greenland
Temps : 02 Leaks - David Langford
Temps : 03 Third Person Singular - Liz Holliday
Temps : 04 Frog Day Afternoon - Marcus L. Rowland
Temps : 05 Pitbull Brittan - Jack Yeovil
Temps : 06 The String Man - Graham Higgins
Temps : 07 Someone to Watch Over Me - Alex Stewart
Temps : 08 The Oedipus Effect - Brian M. Stableford
Temps : 09 The College Spirit - Storm Constantine
Temps : 10 The Rose Garden - David V. Barrett
Temps : 11 A Lonely Impulse - Roz Kaveney
About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.
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Temps (Roc) [Paperback]
Alex Stewart (Author), Neil Gaiman (Author)
Product Description
These stories are all set in a comic strip world where superheroes are common. It is a world in which people are born with paranormal powers, or have bizarre accidents, get bitten by radioactive fauna, come into possession of magic gems or do favours for godlike aliens.
DEVISED BY THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN! (WHO PROVIDES ADDITIONAL MATERIAL)
Product Details
* Paperback: 368 pages
* Publisher: RoC (January 8, 1991)
* ISBN-10: 0140145605
* ISBN-13: 978-0140145601
* Product Dimensions: 6.9 x 4.4 x 1.1 inches
A very quirky book. This is done not to be outright laugh out loud funny, but if you take that sort of Mystery Men style, cross it with Yes Minister or even the My Hero tv show, and inject some of the pathos from the Wild Cards anthology style with many writers, you are somewhere in the ballpark. Power range from the unnoticeable Invisible Boy to a guy who can turn into a giant frog (that can't swim), to the far more powerful human erectile man, and nasty illusion casters.
Temps : 01 Nothing Special - Colin Greenland
Temps : 02 Leaks - David Langford
Temps : 03 Third Person Singular - Liz Holliday
Temps : 04 Frog Day Afternoon - Marcus L. Rowland
Temps : 05 Pitbull Brittan - Jack Yeovil
Temps : 06 The String Man - Graham Higgins
Temps : 07 Someone to Watch Over Me - Alex Stewart
Temps : 08 The Oedipus Effect - Brian M. Stableford
Temps : 09 The College Spirit - Storm Constantine
Temps : 10 The Rose Garden - David V. Barrett
Temps : 11 A Lonely Impulse - Roz Kaveney
About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.
Monday, February 22, 2010
BERNIE WRIGHTSON ELEVEN HORROR ILLUSTRATED PROSE COMIC!
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BERNIE WRIGHTSON ILLUSTRATED PROSE. ELEVEN ELEVEN
BERNIE WRIGHTSON provides the painted cover artwork and interior illustrations!
horror fans will enjoy the bloody storylines and all will enjoy the dark, brooding art by Bernie Wrightson.
post-apocalyptic story, it begins in the year 1111 of the New Time, or 1111 years after Hell was torn open, and demons and devils spewed out into the world killing and raping all that they surveyed. The only bright spot of this comes with the birth of Hope, whom the common folk proclaim as their savior. Kidnapped at an early age and raised by demons, Hope turns her back on her people until she is forced to use her fantastic powers and assume her title of Messiah to this wretched future world.
These are the extremely rare issues, published by CRUSADE COMICS in 2006.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
This item was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.
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BERNIE WRIGHTSON ILLUSTRATED PROSE. ELEVEN ELEVEN
BERNIE WRIGHTSON provides the painted cover artwork and interior illustrations!
horror fans will enjoy the bloody storylines and all will enjoy the dark, brooding art by Bernie Wrightson.
post-apocalyptic story, it begins in the year 1111 of the New Time, or 1111 years after Hell was torn open, and demons and devils spewed out into the world killing and raping all that they surveyed. The only bright spot of this comes with the birth of Hope, whom the common folk proclaim as their savior. Kidnapped at an early age and raised by demons, Hope turns her back on her people until she is forced to use her fantastic powers and assume her title of Messiah to this wretched future world.
These are the extremely rare issues, published by CRUSADE COMICS in 2006.
COLLECTOR'S ITEM! Highly sought after.
RARE and OUT OF PRINT! Impossible to find!
This item was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.
Sunday, November 29, 2009
ARIEL FANTASY BOOK FRAZETTA CORBEN ELLISON TOLKIEN MORE
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ARIEL THE BOOK OF FANTASY
ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY
Ariel, The Book of Fantasy Volume 2 published by Ballantine Books in September 1977. This oversized book features a cover by Frank Frazetta. Inside features include...
* Eggsucker by Harlan Ellison, a prequel to A Boy and His Dog, illustrated by Richard Corben,
* a heavily illustrated interview with Frank Frazetta,
* Den by Richard Corben,
* Islands by Michael Moorcock illustrated by Jeff Jones
* RAY BRADBURY
* JRR TOLKIEN
* UKSULA LE GUIN
* EDGAR ALLEN POE
* and lots more.
RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!
September 1977, The Morning Star Press/Ballantine Books (ISBN: 0-345-27319-2)
editor, Thomas Durwood; publisher, Armand Eisen; designer, Bruce Jones; cover, Frank Frazetta
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
ARIEL THE BOOK OF FANTASY
ILLUSTRATED ANTHOLOGY
Ariel, The Book of Fantasy Volume 2 published by Ballantine Books in September 1977. This oversized book features a cover by Frank Frazetta. Inside features include...
* Eggsucker by Harlan Ellison, a prequel to A Boy and His Dog, illustrated by Richard Corben,
* a heavily illustrated interview with Frank Frazetta,
* Den by Richard Corben,
* Islands by Michael Moorcock illustrated by Jeff Jones
* RAY BRADBURY
* JRR TOLKIEN
* UKSULA LE GUIN
* EDGAR ALLEN POE
* and lots more.
RARE AND OUT OF PRINT!
September 1977, The Morning Star Press/Ballantine Books (ISBN: 0-345-27319-2)
editor, Thomas Durwood; publisher, Armand Eisen; designer, Bruce Jones; cover, Frank Frazetta
Thursday, November 12, 2009
LOVE IN VEIN LARGE BOOK VAMPIRE EROTICA NEIL GAIMAN OOP
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A RARE ANTHOLOGY BOOK FEATURING THE PROSE OF THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN!
Love in Vein II: 18 More Tales of Vampiric Erotica (Hardcover)
by Poppy Z. Brite (Editor)
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Book Description
A second helping of blood and passion ...
Acclaimed dark fantasist Poppy Z. Brite's previous excursion into the nightmare realm of terrifying sensuality offered readers a sumptuous blood feast of unspeakable pleasures. Now she has done it again, serving up more provocative tales from some of the most inventive and accomplished writers in the field -- an unabashed exploration of shadow places and terrible hungers that's more dangerously seductive, more boldly erotic than the first.
If you found Love in Vein disturbingly dark, unsettlingly seductive, and deliciously carnal -- you're going to adore Twice Bitten: Love in Vein II. But be warned. It may be more than you can handle. It may open doors into the darkest corners of your unspoken fears. And it may be exactly what you've been secretly lusting for.
* Hardcover: 375 pages
* Publisher: Book Sales (May 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0785812113
* ISBN-13: 978-0785812111
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A RARE ANTHOLOGY BOOK FEATURING THE PROSE OF THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN!
Love in Vein II: 18 More Tales of Vampiric Erotica (Hardcover)
by Poppy Z. Brite (Editor)
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Book Description
A second helping of blood and passion ...
Acclaimed dark fantasist Poppy Z. Brite's previous excursion into the nightmare realm of terrifying sensuality offered readers a sumptuous blood feast of unspeakable pleasures. Now she has done it again, serving up more provocative tales from some of the most inventive and accomplished writers in the field -- an unabashed exploration of shadow places and terrible hungers that's more dangerously seductive, more boldly erotic than the first.
If you found Love in Vein disturbingly dark, unsettlingly seductive, and deliciously carnal -- you're going to adore Twice Bitten: Love in Vein II. But be warned. It may be more than you can handle. It may open doors into the darkest corners of your unspoken fears. And it may be exactly what you've been secretly lusting for.
* Hardcover: 375 pages
* Publisher: Book Sales (May 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0785812113
* ISBN-13: 978-0785812111
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
Sunday, September 27, 2009
CASES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES #1 ILLUSTRATED
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CASES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
RARE and OUT OF PRINT COLLECTORS ITEM.
written by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and illustrated by THOMAS ARTHUR DANIEL DAY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes had two purposes during its run. The first purpose was to retell the famous stories about the master detective as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Renegade Press did this by actually reprinting the stories in their entirety, along with pen-and-ink illustrations. The series’ second purpose was to tell the biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each issue of the series carried a few pages about the celebrated English author. The biography was written by Gordon Derry.
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes premiered in 1986 and was printed in black-and-white with painted covers.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant, eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes has been adapted numerous times in books, plays, movies, television, and comic books. One of the best graphic treatments of the character was by illustrator Daniel Day during the 1980s. Day’s pulpbook, black-and-white, drypoint style was supplemented with blocks of typeset text from the actual Sherlock Holmes stories, an illustrated narrative.
In essence, each issue was a profusely illustrated version of a single Canonical tale with a fully painted cover by the brothers Day. Although Basil Rathbone was the most common inspiration for the look of Holmes, one can find traces of Peter Cushing, Arthur Wontner, Alan Wheatley, Robert Stephens, Christopher Plummer and John Barrymore as well. While many different actors inspired the look of Holmes, Watson was always drawn with Nigel Bruce firmly in mind. Dan Day noted that in a black and white medium, the difference in body type and coloring made for a good visual contrast between the slender dark-haired Holmes and the heavy fair-haired Watson.
THIS ITEM WAS NOT SOLD IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLETS AND WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY STORES.
Published in 1986 by RENEGADE PRESS.
Lavishly illustrated story!
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
CASES OF SHERLOCK HOLMES
RARE and OUT OF PRINT COLLECTORS ITEM.
written by SIR ARTHUR CONAN DOYLE and illustrated by THOMAS ARTHUR DANIEL DAY
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes had two purposes during its run. The first purpose was to retell the famous stories about the master detective as written by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Renegade Press did this by actually reprinting the stories in their entirety, along with pen-and-ink illustrations. The series’ second purpose was to tell the biography of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle. Each issue of the series carried a few pages about the celebrated English author. The biography was written by Gordon Derry.
The Cases of Sherlock Holmes premiered in 1986 and was printed in black-and-white with painted covers.
Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s brilliant, eccentric detective Sherlock Holmes has been adapted numerous times in books, plays, movies, television, and comic books. One of the best graphic treatments of the character was by illustrator Daniel Day during the 1980s. Day’s pulpbook, black-and-white, drypoint style was supplemented with blocks of typeset text from the actual Sherlock Holmes stories, an illustrated narrative.
In essence, each issue was a profusely illustrated version of a single Canonical tale with a fully painted cover by the brothers Day. Although Basil Rathbone was the most common inspiration for the look of Holmes, one can find traces of Peter Cushing, Arthur Wontner, Alan Wheatley, Robert Stephens, Christopher Plummer and John Barrymore as well. While many different actors inspired the look of Holmes, Watson was always drawn with Nigel Bruce firmly in mind. Dan Day noted that in a black and white medium, the difference in body type and coloring made for a good visual contrast between the slender dark-haired Holmes and the heavy fair-haired Watson.
THIS ITEM WAS NOT SOLD IN ANY MASS MARKET RETAIL OUTLETS AND WAS ONLY AVAILABLE IN COMIC BOOK SPECIALTY STORES.
Published in 1986 by RENEGADE PRESS.
Lavishly illustrated story!
Monday, August 31, 2009
STARDUST 1ST PRINT 1ST ED NEIL GAIMAN CHARLES VESS 1997
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STARDUST Volume 1 - Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
GRAPHIC NOVEL/ILLUSTRATED BOOK (1997)
THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM BY NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS WHO WON HAVE PREVIOUSLY A WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR THEIR WORK ON THE ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SANDMAN.
Published by DC Comics/Vertigo.
This is the hard to find first printing of the original STARDUST prose volume with full color lavishly painted illustrations by artist CHARLES VESS on every page.
This is the RARE original 1997 published version of Gaiman's Stardust, and was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.
Written by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods, Books of Magic, Black Orchid, Miracleman).
Art by CHARLES VESS (Sandman).
This squarebound book is in brand new condition and measures approx 6.5" x 10" inches, and is printed on high quality paper to enhance the delicate and beautifully painted artwork of Charles Vess.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ROBERT DENIRO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER!
Book Description
In the sleepy English countryside at the dawn of the Victorian era lies the village of Wall - a secluded hamlet that derives its name from an imposing stone barrier that surrounds a fertile grassland. The lesiurely pace in Wall is disrupted only once every nine years as the mortal and magical meer upon the meadow for a market fair like no other.
It is here in Wall that young Tristan Thorn loses his heart to the town beauty - a woman who is as cold and distant as the star she and Tristan see fall from the sky on a crisp October evening. To gain the hand of his beloved, Tristan rashly vows to fetch the fallen star and embarks upon a lover's quest that willl carry him over the ancient wall and into a world beyond his wildest imaginings...
Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics and author of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold. The story is by turns thrillingly scary and very funny. You'll love goofy, earnest Tristran and the talking animals, gnomes, magic trees, and other irresistible denizens of Faerie that he encounters in his travels. Stardust is a perfect read-aloud book, a brand-new fairy tale you'll want to share with a kid, or maybe hoard for yourself.
A tale of romance, magic, and glamour, the multiple award-winning NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS' STARDUST is a spellbinding story, lavishly illustrated and lyrically written by two masters of their craft.
In August 1999 Stardust was awarded the prestigious Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults.
About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.
The Chicago Tribune
"A twisting, wonderous tale full of magic."
-- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"His finest work yet...Sometimes sparse, sometimes witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as 12-year-old scotch."
Dayton Daily News
"A charming comic romance...Gaiman is a storytelling titan whose range, like his imagination, knows no bounds."
PAINTED COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS FAERIE FANTASY MOVIE RARE!!
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
STARDUST Volume 1 - Neil Gaiman and Charles Vess
GRAPHIC NOVEL/ILLUSTRATED BOOK (1997)
THIS VERSION IS LONG OUT OF PRINT.
HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM BY NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS WHO WON HAVE PREVIOUSLY A WORLD FANTASY AWARD FOR THEIR WORK ON THE ACCLAIMED GRAPHIC NOVEL SERIES SANDMAN.
Published by DC Comics/Vertigo.
This is the hard to find first printing of the original STARDUST prose volume with full color lavishly painted illustrations by artist CHARLES VESS on every page.
This is the RARE original 1997 published version of Gaiman's Stardust, and was never sold in any mass market retail outlets. It was only available to purchase through comic book specialty shops.
Written by NEIL GAIMAN (Sandman, Coraline, Neverwhere, American Gods, Books of Magic, Black Orchid, Miracleman).
Art by CHARLES VESS (Sandman).
This squarebound book is in brand new condition and measures approx 6.5" x 10" inches, and is printed on high quality paper to enhance the delicate and beautifully painted artwork of Charles Vess.
NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE STARRING ROBERT DENIRO AND MICHELLE PFEIFFER!
Book Description
In the sleepy English countryside at the dawn of the Victorian era lies the village of Wall - a secluded hamlet that derives its name from an imposing stone barrier that surrounds a fertile grassland. The lesiurely pace in Wall is disrupted only once every nine years as the mortal and magical meer upon the meadow for a market fair like no other.
It is here in Wall that young Tristan Thorn loses his heart to the town beauty - a woman who is as cold and distant as the star she and Tristan see fall from the sky on a crisp October evening. To gain the hand of his beloved, Tristan rashly vows to fetch the fallen star and embarks upon a lover's quest that willl carry him over the ancient wall and into a world beyond his wildest imaginings...
Stardust is an utterly charming fairy tale in the tradition of The Princess Bride and The Neverending Story. Neil Gaiman, creator of the darkly elegant Sandman comics and author of The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, tells the story of young Tristran Thorn and his adventures in the land of Faerie. One fateful night, Tristran promises his beloved that he will retrieve a fallen star for her from beyond the Wall that stands between their rural English town (called, appropriately, Wall) and the Faerie realm. No one ever ventures beyond the Wall except to attend an enchanted flea market that is held every nine years (and during which, unbeknownst to him, Tristran was conceived). But Tristran bravely sets out to fetch the fallen star and thus win the hand of his love. His adventures in the magical land will keep you turning pages as fast as you can--he and the star escape evil old witches, deadly clutching trees, goblin press-gangs, and the scheming sons of the dead Lord of Stormhold. The story is by turns thrillingly scary and very funny. You'll love goofy, earnest Tristran and the talking animals, gnomes, magic trees, and other irresistible denizens of Faerie that he encounters in his travels. Stardust is a perfect read-aloud book, a brand-new fairy tale you'll want to share with a kid, or maybe hoard for yourself.
A tale of romance, magic, and glamour, the multiple award-winning NEIL GAIMAN AND CHARLES VESS' STARDUST is a spellbinding story, lavishly illustrated and lyrically written by two masters of their craft.
In August 1999 Stardust was awarded the prestigious Mythopoeic Award as best novel for adults.
About the Author
Neil Gaiman wrote the award-winning graphic novel series The Sandman, and with Terry Pratchett, the award-winning novel Good Omens. His first book for children, The Day I Swapped My Dad for Two Goldfish, illustrated by Dave McKean, hasn't yet won any awards, but was one of Newsweek's Best Children's Books of 1997. Angels & Visitations, a small press story collection, was nominated for a World Fantasy Award and won the International Horror Critics Guild Award for Best Collection, despite not having any horror in it. Well, hardly any.Born in England, he now makes his home in America, in a big dark house of uncertain location where he grows exotic pumpkins and accumulates computers and cats. He is currently at work turning his first novel Neverwhere into a film for Jim Henson films.
The Chicago Tribune
"A twisting, wonderous tale full of magic."
-- St. Louis Post-Dispatch
"His finest work yet...Sometimes sparse, sometimes witty, often lyrical...prose as smooth as 12-year-old scotch."
Dayton Daily News
"A charming comic romance...Gaiman is a storytelling titan whose range, like his imagination, knows no bounds."
PAINTED COLOR ILLUSTRATIONS FAERIE FANTASY MOVIE RARE!!
Monday, May 11, 2009
VAMPIRE EROTICA: LOVE IN VEIN LARGE HARDCOVER BOOK NEIL GAIMAN POPY Z BRITE
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A RARE ANTHOLOGY BOOK FEATURING THE PROSE OF THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN!
Love in Vein II: 18 More Tales of Vampiric Erotica (Hardcover)
by Poppy Z. Brite (Editor)
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Book Description
A second helping of blood and passion ...
Acclaimed dark fantasist Poppy Z. Brite's previous excursion into the nightmare realm of terrifying sensuality offered readers a sumptuous blood feast of unspeakable pleasures. Now she has done it again, serving up more provocative tales from some of the most inventive and accomplished writers in the field -- an unabashed exploration of shadow places and terrible hungers that's more dangerously seductive, more boldly erotic than the first.
If you found Love in Vein disturbingly dark, unsettlingly seductive, and deliciously carnal -- you're going to adore Twice Bitten: Love in Vein II. But be warned. It may be more than you can handle. It may open doors into the darkest corners of your unspoken fears. And it may be exactly what you've been secretly lusting for.
* Hardcover: 375 pages
* Publisher: Book Sales (May 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0785812113
* ISBN-13: 978-0785812111
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
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PRODUCT DESCRIPTION
A RARE ANTHOLOGY BOOK FEATURING THE PROSE OF THE SANDMAN'S NEIL GAIMAN!
Love in Vein II: 18 More Tales of Vampiric Erotica (Hardcover)
by Poppy Z. Brite (Editor)
OUT OF PRINT. HARD TO FIND COLLECTOR'S ITEM.
Book Description
A second helping of blood and passion ...
Acclaimed dark fantasist Poppy Z. Brite's previous excursion into the nightmare realm of terrifying sensuality offered readers a sumptuous blood feast of unspeakable pleasures. Now she has done it again, serving up more provocative tales from some of the most inventive and accomplished writers in the field -- an unabashed exploration of shadow places and terrible hungers that's more dangerously seductive, more boldly erotic than the first.
If you found Love in Vein disturbingly dark, unsettlingly seductive, and deliciously carnal -- you're going to adore Twice Bitten: Love in Vein II. But be warned. It may be more than you can handle. It may open doors into the darkest corners of your unspoken fears. And it may be exactly what you've been secretly lusting for.
* Hardcover: 375 pages
* Publisher: Book Sales (May 2000)
* Language: English
* ISBN-10: 0785812113
* ISBN-13: 978-0785812111
* Product Dimensions: 9.1 x 5.9 x 1.4 inches
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