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First paperback edition, first impression, published by Gold Medal Books in August 1954 and featuring cover art by Stan Melzoff. Uniquely signed, inscribed and dated by the author to the title page: "I was 26 when I wrote this ______ when I signed it! Richard Matheson. The true first edition of the novel, published some 16 years prior to the first hardcover edition that was issued in 1970.
A hugely influential work that was instrumental in the modern development and popularisation of both cinematic and literary works depicting zombies and vampires, as well as the more general concept of disease leading to dystopian, apocalyptic circumstances. The novel was cited by George Romero as a key influence in the creation of the film 'Night of the Living Dead' (1968) and famously had its own film adaptations in 1964 under the title 'The Last Man on Earth', in 1971 as 'The Omega Man', and most recently in 2007 as 'I Am Legend'.
A little yellowing to spine and to the top of lower cover with one or two slight… Read More

First UK edition, first impression. Winner of the British Fantasy Award in 1987 and the basis for the popular miniseries in 1990 and the more recent film adaptations in 2017 and 2019.
Original black cloth with lettering to spine in gilt. Some toning to edges, more heavily to top edge with minor dog-earing to bottom corner of a few pages and a few spots to fore-edge of front endpaper.
The original and unclipped dust jacket has a touch of yellowing to top edge of upper panel and a few spots to the verso, else near fine.

First Tor Teen edition, first impression, published in 2014. Originally published in 2006. Signed by the author to the title page. Illustrations by Luis Royo.
A fine book in a fine dust jacket.

First Folio Society edition, first impression. Featuring the translation by David Magarshack and illustrations by Charles Keeping.
Original pictorial boards. A touch of rubbing to spine, else near fine in a very good slipcase with some rubbing and a few superficial and inconspicuous splits to edges.
An attractive edition of one of the author's most popular works.

Brand new Limited, Signed and Numbered copy of 'In Her Wake'. One of only 200 copies, of which this is number 21.

First edition, first impression. Tear to half-title with associated tape repair. Some rubbing to board edges, otherwise excellent. No jacket.

First edition, first impression. Some rubbing to spine ends and a little marginal browning to front and rear paste-downs, otherwise near fine. No jacket.