Deathbird Stories
New York: Harper & Row, 1975. First Edition. Hardcover. Harper & Row NY 1975 SIGNED First Edition (True First with Quarter Purple on Black boards) - Death Bird Stories by Harlan Ellison - Near Fine Jacket on Very Good Boards, unclipped ($8.95), complete and clean jacket with the mildest shelf wear to the top edge of the jacket and mild toning on the rear cover, clean quarter purple on black boards with light fading to the black, it appears this book was enjoyed with the jacket removed, some rub to the spine, slightly dulling the gold lettering on the spine, gold publisher's emblem on the front board, clean internally with the author's signature on the title page, square and firmly bound. A lovely copy for a serious collector.
THIS IS THE FIRST EDITION, so stated on copyright page. Collection of stories first published in 1975, by one of the most award-winning living fantasists. Introduction: Oblations at Alien Altars (1975) by Harlan Ellison. STORIES: The Whimper of Whipped Dogs (1973); Along the Scenic Route (1969); On the Downhill Side (1972); O Ye of Little Faith (1968); Neon (1973); Basilisk (1972); Pretty Maggie Moneyeyes (1967); Corpse (1972); Shattered Like a Glass Goblin (1968); Delusion for a Dragon Slayer (1966); The Face of Helene Bournouw (1960); Bleeding Stones (1973); At the Mouse Circus (1971); The Place with No Name (1969); Paingod (1964); Ernest and the Machine God (1968); Rock God (1969); Adrift Just Off the Islets of Langerhans: Latitude 38° 54' N, Longitude 77° 00' 13" W (1974); The Deathbird (1973). Near Fine / Very Good. Item #668
ISBN: 0060111763
Price: $525.00