Search Results: Gothic from The Mortuary Korps

192 p.; ill.; 20 cm.
Unread condition with mild shelfwear.
From the rear:
As high society's social calendar opens up and the Season draws to a close, London is gripped by fear. Someone has taken to stalking women of the night and painting the town red...in their blood. But while the name on everyone's lips is "Jack the Ripper," the name on Queen Victoria's lips is Phantomhive. Summoned to London to clean up the mess created by this madman, young earl Ciel Phantomhive arrives with his extraordinary butler Sebastian, at his side to pour him tea, polish his silver, and ... investigate a serial killer!

[Voir en bas pour une description en français.] RARE. Presumably first thus. 20 p.; ill.; with 33 1⁄3 RPM record. French language. Red hardcover album with gilt lettering to cover, a pocket inside with a profusely illustrated softcover book, including its original dust jacket, and an opening in the side for the vinyl record. Ex-library, the cover shows some scratches and general wear, plus sticker residue from library sticker to spine, and the record slot has a small crack at the bottom corner, similarly at heel of spine (see images). There are some library numbers in pen to the inside of rear cover of album and the title page in the book. The dust jacket has a few small closed tears/edgewear. The record appears to be in very good condition, but we are unable to test the record at this time and make no guarantees as to its playability. If required, please contact us for further images or video footage of the record in different lighting conditions. If you are definitely interested in purchase, but… Read More

First two books of trilogy. Book 1 - 382 p. ; generously illustrated. Near Fine, very minor edgewear in some places and corner of rear cover has slight dogear.Book 2 - 428 p. ; generously illustrated. Fine / As New. From the back cover of Miss Peregrine's...:"A tense, moving, and wondrously strange first novel. The photographs and text work together brilliantly to create an unforgettable story." —John Green, author of The Fault in Our Stars A mysterious island. An abandoned orphanage. A strange collection of peculiar photographs. It all waits to be discovered in Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children, an unforgettable novel that mixes fiction and photography in a thrilling reading experience. As our story opens, a horrific family tragedy sets sixteen-year-old Jacob journeying to a remote island off the coast of Wales, where he discovers the crumbling ruins of Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children. As Jacob explores its decaying bedrooms and hallways, it becomes clear that Miss… Read More

First thus. 160 p.; ill. ; includes Book Group Reading Notes. Very minor wear to covers/edges, otherwise Near Fine.A special edition printed for a city-wide reading campaign with exclusive sketches by Cam Kennedy and an introduction by Ian Rankin. The Book Group Reading Notes discuss "shilling shockers", the author's inspiration, how it relates to the sci-fi genre, etc.From the back cover:"Born of a nightmare" and "produced in white-hot haste", the first manuscript of Robert Louis Stevenson's novella, Strange Case of Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde, was thrown into a fire, but the second telling of this dark, gothic tale became a publishing sensation in 1886.John Utterson, a respectable London lawyer, is drawn into a gruesome tale as he uncovers strange connections between his old friend, the brilliant scientist Dr Henry Jekyll, and the brooding stranger, Edward Hyde. As he investigates Jekyll's mysterious life he uncovers a truly terrifying story of deception ...

242 p. Very Good full-colour illustrated dust jacket has mild shelfwear, including a nick to top of spine and small (1cm) tear to top edge of front. Book itself is Near Fine, with only mild bumping to tip and heel of spine. Tightly bound (appears unread).

550 p. Book is worn on the outside with some superficial tears/nicks, and a few dog-ears, but the text block from the title page to the end of the book is in great condition, clean and bright. Sequel to Interview with the Vampire. As with the first book in the series, the novel begins with a frame narrative. After over a half century underground, Lestat awakens in the 1980s to the cacophony of electronic sounds and images that characterizes the MTV generation. Particularly, he is captivated by a fledgling rock band named Satan's Night Out. Determined both to achieve international fame and end the centuries of self-imposed vampire silence, Lestat takes command of the band (now renamed "The Vampire Lestat") and pens his own autobiography. The remainder of the novel purports to be that autobiography: the vampire traces his mortal youth as the son of a marquis in pre-Revolutionary France, his initiation into vampirism at the hands of Magnus, and his quest for the ultimate origins of his undead species.… Read More

[Item qualifies for lettermail. Canadian destinations will have shipping charge refunded. Other destinations may receive a partial refund of shipping charge.] Lyric booklet from CD/DVD set. Includes English lyrics for the songs: - Merciless Cult - C - Saku - Kodoku Ni Shisu, Yueni Kodoku - Itoshisa Ha Fuhai Nitsuki - Jesus Christ R'n R - Garbage - Machiavellism - Dead Tree - The Final - Beautiful Dirt - Spilled Milk - Higeki Ha Mabuta Wo Oroshita Yasashiki Utsu - Kodou