Whispers Press, 1978. First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 9x6x0. Signed. Inscribed by Leiber at FFEP to a previous owner; additionally signed and dated at title page by editor Stuart Schiff. Maroon cloth with gold titles and decoration, fine. Spine square. Binding sound. Dust jacket very good with light edgewear at spine foot and fore-edge corners; DJ protected in Mylar. Tiny stain at copyright page. Text bright and unmarked.

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Heroes and Horrors is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by Fritz Leiber, edited by Stuart David Schiff and illustrated by Tim Kirk. It was first published in hardcover in December 1978 by Whispers Press, and in paperback in August 1980 by Pocket Books. The paperback edition omits the illustrations. The book collects nine short stories and novelettes by the author, together with an introduction by Stuart David Schiff and an essay by John Jakes.

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Bookseller: The Book Bin (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: BBS-2017058
Title: Heroes and Horrors
Author: Leiber, Fritz
Format/Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: Very Good
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
ISBN 10: 0918372038
ISBN 13: 9780918372031
Publisher: Whispers Press
Place of Publication: New York
Date Published: 1978
Size: 9x6x0
X weight: 20 oz

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