Tuesday, 29 October 2024

LIMITED TO 250 COPIES ONLY The Croglin Vampire: England's Earliest Vampire Legend?

 THE CROGLIN VAMPIRE

England's Earliest Vampire Legend?

A limited edition of 250 numbered copies, each with a signed print.


THIS EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT.

MANY THANKS TO MY CUSTOMERS (MANY WHO ARE NOW REGULARS!) FROM AROUND THE WORLD

PLEASE NOTE THAT COPIES WILL BE SENT OUT BEGINNING THE WEEK OF NOVEMBER 11th


Croglin Vampire painting © Les Edwards


From a remote village in Cumbria, in Northern England, comes the legend of the Croglin vampire, a terrifying tale that begins with a face at the window...

This limited edition chapbook features the full story as it originally appeared in Augustus Hare's The Story of My Life, an in-depth investigation by Geoff Holder, and an illustrated history tracing the legend's historical origins and cultural afterlife. It's all brought together by editor Adam Newell, who lives in the village of Croglin itself, where he has uncovered a few intriguing local folk memories.

Whether you have encountered the Croglin Vampire before, or you're a vampire/folk horror fan new to the legend, this aims to be the definitive source, straight from the place where it all happened...


A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 250 hand-numbered copies for sale.

With a text running over 6,000 words, more than 60 rare historical photos and illustrations, and in-depth research, brought together by editor Adam Newell, who lives in the village of Croglin itself...

With an illustrated history tracing the legend's cultural afterlife in books and art, with a Dracula movie connection and even an appearance by a Swiss heavy metal band.

A5 format, 40pp, printed on uncoated stock, including a cover printed on Tintoretto Gesso paper. 

Featuring a frontispiece illustration by the World Fantasy Award-winning artist Les Edwards.

Each order also includes a signed and numbered print, on heavy laid paper, based on an original linocut by Sharon Gosling.



ORDERING DETAILS AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW


Our previous limited editions have all sold out, so don't miss out on this one...
The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).
Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 
The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!
Gods of Darkness, F. Scott Fitzgerald's never-previously-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult (yes, you read that right) was an instant sell-out (see here).
The 50th anniversary souvenir An Appointment with The Wicker Man (see here) sold out quickly, as did the limited edition of a horror story by Sharon Gosling, Slow Progress (see here).

No copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.
250 numbered copies of Dracula's Forgotten Brides, a heavily illustrated monograph about Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw, the actresses who played opposite Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931), quickly found new homes around the world. Details here.
Finally, a limited edition set of Cormac McCarthy's earliest published short stories sold out in under five hours...
You may be able to find copies of some of the above on the secondary market, where they tend to attract prices markedly higher than the original rrp...


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TO ORDER THE CROGLIN VAMPIRE
There are 250 numbered copies, first come, first served. There will be no reprint of this edition.
Payment via the buy button below.

A copy with UK P&P is £11.99
A copy with the unavoidably pricey International Airmail P&P is £16.99


IMPORTANT
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UK P&P: £11.99
 
FOR CUSTOMERS ANYWHERE ELSE IN THE WORLD, CLICK ON THE DROP DOWN MENU AND SELECT 
INTERNATIONAL P&P: £16.99
 
EVERY TIME I PUBLISH ONE OF THESE CHAPBOOKS, I GET INTERNATIONAL CUSTOMERS WHO FAIL TO READ THE ABOVE, AND SELECT UK P&P. I HAVE TO THEN REFUND THEIR PAYMENT, AND EMAIL THEM TO TELL THEM THEIR MISTAKE, AND CHECK WHETHER THEY WANT TO PAY FOR AN INTERNATIONAL P&P COPY. SOMETIMES, IN THE TIME IT TAKES TO DO THIS, THE EDITION SELLS OUT. PLEASE DON'T BE ONE OF THESE PEOPLE!
PLEASE, CHOOSE YOUR REGION FROM THE DROP DOWN MENU...

ALSO, PLEASE CHECK THAT THE DELIVERY ADDRESS ASSOCIATED WITH YOUR PAYPAL ACCOUNT IS YOUR *CURRENT* ADDRESS, AND NOT AN OLD ONE...


THIS EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT.


ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
As always with these chapbooks, many people contributed. My thanks to Geoff Holder for permission to include his in-depth investigation (which originally appeared in his excellent book Paranormal Cumbria), and to Les Edwards to use his classic painting of the Croglin Vampire in the perfect place at last. Thanks as always to Sharon Gosling for providing wonderful linocut illustrations, and to Martin Stiff at Amazing15 for his consummate design skills. Thanks to Steve White and Jess Woo for their contributions, inspired by a visit to the area. Thanks to Stephen Jones and Mark Valentine for their continued support.
Finally, a big thank you to our friends and neighbours in the village of Croglin, which is a wonderful place to live, and where nothing evil has come scratching at our window, yet...

Saturday, 24 August 2024

A VERY LIMITED EDITION – CORMAC McCARTHY'S UNCOLLECTED SHORT STORIES

 



SORRY, NOW SOLD OUT!

(IN UNDER A DAY)

PLEASE NOTE THAT ORDERS WILL BE DISPATCHED IN TWO WAVES, ONE EARLY THE WEEK OF 26TH AUG, THE SECOND EARLY THE WEEK OF 2 SEPT


NEVER COLLECTED, AND NOW LARGELY FORGOTTEN:

THE FIRST PUBLISHED FICTION BY CORMAC McCARTHY


Wake for Susan

A Drowning Incident


TWO SHORT STORIES PRESENTED IN MATCHING CHAPBOOKS

A LIMITED EDITION OF 150 NUMBERED SETS



Long before The Road, Blood Meridian and No Country for Old Men, Cormac McCarthy wrote two short stories.

'Wake for Susan' and 'A Drowning Incident' were published in October 1959 and March 1960 respectively, in the literary magazine of his alma mater, the University of Tennessee. The stories were his first published fiction, and provide a vivid glimpse of what was to come... Never collected, and largely forgotten, they are now brought back into print in this set of two matching chapbooks. 



A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 150 hand-numbered sets for sale.

A5 format, 20pp and 16pp, printed on uncoated stock, including a cover printed on Rives Shetland paper. 

Each chapbook also includes a tipped-in frontispiece, printed on silk paper stock, featuring a photograph from the archives of the Library of Congress, selected to evoke a location in each story.


ORDERING DETAILS AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW


Our previous limited editions have all sold out, so don't miss out on this one...
The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).
Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 
The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!
Gods of Darkness, F. Scott Fitzgerald's never-previously-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult (yes, you read that right) was an instant sell-out (see here).
The 50th anniversary souvenir An Appointment with The Wicker Man (see here) sold out quickly, as did the limited edition of a horror story by Sharon Gosling, Slow Progress (see here).

No copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.
Finally, 250 numbered copies of Dracula's Forgotten Brides, a heavily illustrated monograph about Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw, the actresses who played opposite Bela Lugosi in Dracula (1931), quickly found new homes around the world. Details here.
You may be able to find copies of some of the above on the secondary market, where they tend to attract prices markedly higher than the original rrp...


MORE PHOTOS BELOW

ORDERING DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST: KEEP SCROLLING...













NOW SOLD OUT




For the avoidance of doubt, please note that this publication, presenting material which is in the public domain in the USA, will only be sold to the USA and countries which follow the Rule of the Shorter Term. It has not been licenced, prepared, or approved by the estate of Cormac McCarthy.




Saturday, 10 February 2024

Limited to 250 copies only: REDISCOVERED! DRACULA'S FORGOTTEN BRIDES - DOROTHY TREE, GERALDINE DVORAK, CORNELIA THAW

NOW SOLD OUT!

MANY THANKS TO ALL THE ORDERS, FROM AROUND THE WORLD...


The week of Valentine's Day 1931: The Release of Dracula, starring Bela Lugosi

The week of Valentine's Day 2024: The pre-orders announcement of....



DRACULA'S

FORGOTTEN BRIDES

Dorothy Tree

Geraldine Dvorak

Cornelia Thaw


A LIMITED EDITION OF 250 NUMBERED COPIES

EACH WITH A SIGNED AND NUMBERED PRINT


Their combined time on screen is barely more than a minute. They remain entirely silent. Their names do not appear in the credits. And yet, for any viewer of Tod Browning’s classic 1931 film it is impossible to deny the impact of Dorothy Tree, Geraldine Dvorak and Cornelia Thaw as the brides of Dracula.

I bid you welcome, to a celebration of those characters, and the lives and careers of the forgotten actresses who brought them to (undead) life...


A strictly limited, never-to-be-reprinted edition of 250 hand-numbered copies for sale.

Featuring a specially commissioned Frontispiece illustration by the World Fantasy Award-winning artist Les Edwards.

With rediscovered interview quotes, more than 60 rare photos and illustrations, and new research: never has so much information about these actresses been gathered in one place...

Discover Dorothy Tree's second role in Dracula, Geraldine Dvorak's entanglement with British aristocracy, and the reason why Cornelia Thaw turned her back on Hollywood...

A5 format, 40pp, printed on uncoated stock, including a cover printed on Rives Shetland paper. 

Each order also includes a signed and numbered print, on heavy laid paper, based on an original linocut by Sharon Gosling.





ORDERING DETAILS AND MORE PHOTOS BELOW


Our previous limited editions have tended to sell out, so don't miss out on this one...
The Slave Race, featuring Philip K. Dick's first SF tale (not in his Collected Stories), sold out in a matter of days (details here).
Our two Lawrence of Arabia titles (see details here and here), were described by the T. E. Lawrence Society as "a very beautiful publication" and "a valuable piece of ephemera for your collection". 
The Ghost of the Private Theatricals, a newly discovered tale of terror by Mary Shelley, the creator of Frankenstein (details here), was featured in the Times Literary Supplement, and also sold out quickly, with copies going to every continent except Antarctica!
Gods of Darkness, F. Scott Fitzgerald's never-previously-reprinted tale of a Lovecraftian witch cult (yes, you read that right) was an instant sell-out (see here).
The 50th anniversary souvenir An Appointment with The Wicker Man (see here) sold out quickly, as did the limited edition of a horror story by Sharon Gosling, Slow Progress (see here).

The last three copies remain of At the Door of Darkness, a forgotten episode from Joseph Conrad's Heart of Darkness, deleted from the published version, and now reconstructed from the original manuscript. Details here.


MORE PHOTOS BELOW

ORDERING DETAILS AT THE BOTTOM OF THIS POST: KEEP SCROLLING...

(In an effort not to give away too much, I'm giving only glimpses of the interiors, and Les Edwards' fabulous Frontispiece art...)











ACKNOWLEGMENTS

As always with these chapbooks, this was a team effort. Huge thanks are due to Sharon Gosling for her linocut which became the cover image, and also the signed and numbered print; to the legendary Les Edwards for his Frontispiece, which was specially commissioned for this publication; to the equally legendary Stephen Jones, for all his help sourcing material; to Martin Stiff at Amazing15.com for his elegant design; to Ted Baehr, for sharing a bit of family history; to Vicki Sinclair for her French translation skills; and to the researchers who have come before me, including Michael G. Ankerich, Melvyn M. Sobel, and especially David J. Skal, to whom this publication is respectfully dedicated. 

DISCLAIMER

Just to be 100% clear, this publication has not been licensed, prepared, or approved by Universal Studios or Lugosi Enterprises. It is a work of publicity, criticism and review, using fair use and public domain images. Cover image and print © Sharon Gosling. Frontispiece © Les Edwards. Used with permission. Text © Adam Newell. For the avoidance of doubt, please note that the print, though hand-numbered, and hand-signed by Sharon Gosling, is not a hand-printed linocut (though honestly, the print quality is such that it's hard to tell!).


TO ORDER DRACULA'S FORGOTTEN BRIDES
There are 250 numbered copies, first come, first served. There will be no reprint of this edition.
Payment via the buy button below.

A copy with UK P&P is £11.99
A copy with the unavoidably pricey International Airmail P&P is £15.99

THIS LIMITED EDITION IS NOW SOLD OUT.