Signed titles
HOMUNCULUS ...
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. Limited to 1010 copies of which this is one of 300 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, introducer Keith Roberts, and artist Ferret. This issue adds "A Postscript to Homunculus" by William Hastings (a Blaylock pen name) and "A Note on Mr. Hastings' Postscript" by Blaylock, pages 245-257. Winner of the 1986 Philip K. Dick Award for best novel. Anatomy of Wonder (2004) II-134. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-39. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-35.
HOMUNCULUS.
[Bath, Avon]: Morrigan Publications, 1988. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 300 numbered and signed copies. Signed by Blaylock, Keith Roberts (introduction), and Ferret (artist). 1986 Philip K. Dick award winner. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 4-57, Barron (ed.): Fantasy Literature 4A-35.
THE LAST COIN.
[Willimantic, Connecticut: Mark V. Ziesing, 1988.]. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Limited to 750 numbered copies signed by Blaylock, author of the introduction Lucius Shepard, and artist Dennis Loughner. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 7-40. Barron (ed), Fantasy Literature 4A-37.
JACK OF EAGLES.
New York: Greenberg: Publisher, [1952]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Inscribed and signed by Blish to Dirce Archer, dated 1956. The author's first book. "The hero discovers that he has precognitive and telekinetic abilities, and sets out to gain understanding and control of his growing powers. A thoughtful, scrupulously 'scientific' treatment of psi phenomena." - Pringle, The Ultimate Guide to Science Fiction, second edition (1995), p. [194]. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-46.
THE SCARF OF PASSION.
New York: Avon Novels Inc., [1948]. Octavo, pictorial wrappers. First paperback edition. Avon Monthly Novel #9. Digest size format. Signed by Bloch on the title page.
THE SCARF.
New York: The Dial Press, 1947. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by the author on the title page: "Best wishes-Robert Bloch."
SCREAMS: THREE NOVELS OF SUSPENSE.
San Rafael, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. Octavo, cloth. First combined edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Bloch. Collects The Will to Kill (1954), Firebug (1961), and The Star Stalker (1968). First hardcover edition for all titles (all first printed in paperback). The Will to Kill "tells of a Korean War veteran searching to the secret of his periodic mental blackouts"; "Firebug was the story of a murderous pyromaniac"; "The Stark Stalker, an evocative novel set in Hollywood during the last days of silent movies." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 82-84.
SCREAMS: THREE NOVELS OF SUSPENSE.
San Rafael, CA, Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, 1989. Octavo, cloth. First hardcover edition. One of 300 numbered copies signed by Bloch, this is copy number 1. Collects The Will to Kill (1954), Firebug (1961), and The Star Stalker (1968). First hardcover edition for all titles (all first printed in paperback). The Will to Kill "tells of a Korean War veteran searching to the secret of his periodic mental blackouts"; "Firebug was the story of a murderous pyromaniac"; "The Stark Stalker, an evocative novel set in Hollywood during the last days of silent movies." - Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), pp. 82-84.
THE SKULL OF THE MARQUIS DE SADE AND OTHER STORIES.
New York: Pyramid Books, [1965]. Small octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Pyramid R-1247. Paperback original. Signed inscription by Bloch to a well known mystery bookseller and publisher on the inside front cover. Collects seven stories, most first published in WEIRD TALES in the mid-1940s. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-33.
TALES IN A JUGULAR VEIN.
New York: Pyramid Books, [1965]. Small octavo, printed wrappers. First edition. Pyramid R-1139. Paperback original. Signed by Bloch on the inside front cover. Collects ten stories of terror, mystery and suspense.
AFTER THE FIRST DEATH.
New York: The Macmillan Company, [1969]. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed by Block on the title page.
ARIEL ...
New York: Arbor House, [1980]. Octavo, cloth-backed boards. First edition. One of 500 special copies with printed limitation label numbered and signed by Block affixed to front free endpaper. "... an intriguing, disturbing mystery-horror story. A highly literate, carefully written novel with sensitive, ambiguous characters. One of the best and most subtle of the evil children novels." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 6-42. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 4-49. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-37. Winter list, p. 268.
DEADLY HONEYMOON.
New York: The Macmillan Co., 1967. Octavo, boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Block on the title page. The author's first hardcover.
EIGHT MILLION WAYS TO DIE.
[New York]: Arbor House, [1982]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed, with inscription on the title page. A Matt Scudder novel. Edgar award nominee. Made into a feature film.
THE GIRL WITH THE LONG GREEN HEART.
Greenwich, CT: Gold Medal Books/Fawcett Publications Inc., [1965]. Small octavo, pictorial wrappers. First edition. Gold Medal K1555. Paperback original. Signed by the author.
THE SINS OF THE FATHERS.
London: Robert Hale, [1979]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by Block on the title page. The first novel in the Matt Scudder series, alcoholic private investigator, who here looks into the murder of a grieving father's daughter. "There are many reasons to praise the Scudder novels. Block is a consistently excellent prose craftsman. His stories are beautifully paced, his dialogue crisp an sure, his narrative at once very personal and yet somehow distanced. His plots are occasionally no more than adequate, but his focus is on character rather than plot, and it is here that he excels..."- Pederson (ed.), St. James Guide to Crime and Mystery Writers, (4th ed.), p. 87. Hubin, p. 82.
SOMETIMES THEY BITE.
New York: Arbor House, [1983]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed by the author. Short story collection.
A STAB IN THE DARK.
New York: Arbor House, [1981]. Octavo, cloth backed boards. First edition. Signed inscription by Block. A Matt Scudder novel.
TIME TO MURDER AND CREATE.
London: Robert Hale, [1979]. Octavo, boards. First British and first hardcover edition. Signed by Block on the title page. Even though the third originally published this is the second in the Matt Scudder series. Edgar nominee for best paperback original (first published in the U. S. as a paperback original). "Most critics agree that Block's strongest and deepest work has been found in the series featuring Matthew Scudder, an alcoholic ex-cop in New York City..." St. James Guide to Crime & Mystery Writers (Fourth Edition), pp. 86-87. Hubin, p. 82.
THE TOPLESS TULIP CAPER.
London: Allison & Busby, 1984. Octavo, Hardcover. First hardcover edition. Signed by the Block. First published in paperback in 1975 under the pseudonym Chip Harrison.
A HANNES BOK SHOWCASE.
Lancaster, PA: Charles F. Miller Publisher, [1995]. Octavo, quarter leather with boards. First edition. This is copy "A" of 26 lettered copies, signed on a special limitation page by the editor Stephen Korshak and Fred Pohl who wrote the introduction. This is the deluxe leatherbound edition. Another showcase of the artists work, color and black and white.
A HANNES BOK TREASURY.
Novato, CA/Columbia, PA: Underwood-Miller, [1993]. Octavo, quarter leather with boards. First edition. This is copy "A" of 26 lettered copies, signed on a special limitation page by the editor Stephen Korshak and Ray Bradbury who wrote the introduction. This is the deluxe leatherbound edition. Complete retrospective of the artists work with 45 full color and 50 black and white illustrations including previously unpublished works.
EXILES OF TIME.
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Bond on the front free end paper. Time travel adventure novel. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-50.
EXILES OF TIME.
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 112 numbered copies signed by Bond. Time travel adventure novel. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-50.
EXILES OF TIME.
Philadelphia: Prime Press, 1949. Octavo, cloth. First edition. One of 112 numbered copies signed by Bond, additionally personalized to collector Jack Cordes. Time travel adventure novel. Anatomy of Wonder (1987) 3-50.