DARKER THAN YOU THINK
by Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the black ink background. (21797)
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
Reading: Fantasy Press, 1948. First edition. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the black ink background. (21797). Octavo, cloth. One of 500 numbered copies signed by Williamson. Classic novel of a werewolf species, Homo Lycanthropus. "...the narrative is gripping and the imagery very effective." - Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-214. "This...may be Williamson's finest work, a pioneering effort to "supernatural" phenomena, in this case lycanthropy, a scientific rationale." - Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-1256. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1720. Cawthorn and Moorcock, Fantasy: The 100 Best Books 58. Pringle, Modern Fantasy: The Hundred Best Novels 4. Schlobin, The Literature of Fantasy 1131. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-231. In 333.
Synopsis
Darker Than You Think is a science-fiction novel by the American writer Jack Williamson, published by Fantasy Press in 1948. It was first issued as a novelette in the magazine Unknown in 1940. The novel was notably reprinted by Orion Books in 2003 as volume 38 of their Fantasy Masterworks series.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 21797
- Title
- DARKER THAN YOU THINK
- Author
- Williamson, Jack (John Stewart Williamson)
- Book Condition
- Used - A fine copy in a fine dust jacket with a touch of rubbing to the black ink background. (21797)
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Fantasy Press
- Place of Publication
- Reading
- Date Published
- 1948
- Keywords
- Horror . Fantasy . Signed
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
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