Gahan Wilson Knihy

Soon black magic will summon the Elder Gods back into our world and all manner of players are preparing for the Game. Some have come to open the gates. Some have come to slam them shut.

Fine; Signed. See scans. Signed First edition and first printing [stated] of the softcover edition, which was issued simultaneously with the hardcover. New Richard Marek, 1978. Flat signed by Wilson on the ffep. Quarto, illustrated wraps, 125 pp. Fine condition; flawless. First edition of the seventh collection of cartoons by the master of the macabre, who has been called a hybrid of Charles Addams and Woody Allen - but that seems to me to fall well short of what he is. Born in 1930, Wilson gained fame for his uniquely chilling - yet funny - cartoons in Playboy Magazine. Wilson runs his gamut of topics and mood in this one. Scarce as the first and signed. L-32

""Here is the first collection of the great cartoons of those often neglected creatures with whom we share the earth - the Animals Animals Animals of every size, shape, and species that we encounter underfoot and overhead. Whether it is because there's just something inherently funny about chickens, kangaroos, and moose, or whether it's because animals are a perfect reflection of the foibles of our own species, the fact is these creatures have the capacity to make us laugh - and a good cartoonist knows exactly how to make them do so. From the immortal dogs of James Thurber to Ed Koren's fuzzy, bizarre beings, the birds and beasts have made us smile, chuckle, and roar with pleasure. Now more than 370 wonderfully funny animal cartoons are brought together by three distinguished editors from The Cartoonists Guild. Represented is the work of 140 outstanding cartoonists, including Charles Addams, Peter Arno, Abner Dean, Rube Goldberg, Ed Nofziger, George Price, Arnold Roth, William Steig, Ed Sorel, Rowland B. Wilson, and many, many more. Not since Noah filled his ark has a menagerie been assembled that features as many surprises and as much good humor as the Animals Animals Animals of this delightful book." -- Book jacket

This anthology features 13 mystery stories written by well-known mystery authors collaborating with their children and grandchildren. Each story features a short personal introduction by the adult and child writing team on what it was like to collaborate on their included story. Contributors include Scott Turow, Sharyn McCrumb, Stuart Kaminsky, Jonathan Kellerman, Elizabeth Engstrom, and many others.

Introduction (Blood Is Not Enough) • (1989) • essay by Ellen Datlow Carrion Comfort • (1983) • novelette by Dan Simmons The Sea Was Wet as Wet Could Be • (1967) • short story by Gahan Wilson The Silver Collar • (1989) • short story by Garry Kilworth Try a Dull Knife • (1968) • short story by Harlan Ellison Varicose Worms • (1989) • novelette by Scott Baker Lazarus • (1906) • short story by Leonid Andreyev L'Chaim! • (1989) • short story by Harvey Jacobs Return of the Dust Vampires • (1985) • short story by Sharon N. Farber Good Kids • (1989) • short story by Edward Bryant The Girl with the Hungry Eyes • (1949) • short story by Fritz Leiber The Janfia Tree • (1989) • short story by Tanith Lee A Child of Darkness • (1989) • short story by Susan Casper Nocturne • (1989) • poem by Steve Rasnic Tem Down Among the Dead Men • (1982) • novelette by Gardner Dozois and Jack Dann …To Feel Another's Woe • (1989) • short story by Chet Williamson Time Lapse • (1989) • poem by Joe Haldeman Dirty Work • (1989) • novelette by Pat Cadigan