Originally published as a short story in 1918, Merrit's classic "The Moon Pool" was later appended with another short story, and appeared in 1919 as the novel, THE MOON POOL. In it, a botanist uses a portal that promises to lead to untold riches, and emerges in a lost world in the middle of the Pacific Ocean.
The tale is brilliant! It is full of weird imagination, marvelous writing, horror, beauty, and it may well be called the most "visual" book ever written for the world of fantasy. It is a grand book with a grand cast of characters. Visualize, if you are able, a monstrous head that cries tears of gold, locked deep in a cavern out of time forgotten. ...
Explorer John Kenton returns from a lifetime of wanderings and the wreckage of World War I to discover a mysterious block of Babylonian basalt containing a crystal model of an ancient ship - the Ship of Ishtar! The sultry magic of the fabled ship draws Kenton into its dreamworld, where a strange crew plucked from the ages sails in a lushly ...
Abraham Merritt (1884-1943), who published under the byline A. Merritt, was an American editor and author of works of fantastic fiction. Originally trained in law, he turned to journalism, first as a correspondent, and later as editor. He was assistant editor of The American Weekly from 1912 to 1937 under Morrill Goddard, then its editor until his ...
Abraham Merritt (1884 1943) was an American fantasy writer and editor. Originally trained in law, he became a journalist, first as a correspondent, and later as editor. Merritt was assistant editor of The American Weekly from 1912 to 1937. He was very successful as a journalist. His high salary allowed him to travel abroad and study horticulture. ...
Description: Very good. Collier 2nd printing/1966. This book is in very good condition with some handling/edge wear. Interior pages clean and unmarked. Available for immediate shipment. read more
Edition: First Printing
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Publisher: Paris: J'Ai Lu, 1974 and 1975, Presumed 1st Printing for Both
Description: Philip Caza Cover Art. Very Good+ ----------2 volumes, paperback, both Very Good+ or better, entirely in French, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo. read more
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A. { Abraham } Merritt--Franklin, Edgar. ---Coralie Stanton & Heath Hoskins, Frederick C. Davis, Charles Divine, Almer Curtis...
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Edition: First Thus.
Binding: Softcover
Publisher: The Frank A. Munsey Company.
Date Published: 1927
Description: Stockton Mulford Illustrated Cover art! Fair. PULP Magazine! 8vo-over 7¾"-9¾" tall. Volume 188, Number 1, July 30, 1927. FOUR CONTINUED STORIES-"Paid in Advance" {Cover story} (part 1 of 6) by Edgar Franklin, "Eyes West! " (part 2 of 4), "Why Did She Do It? " (part 3 of 4) by Coralie Stanton & Heath Hoskins, "Seven Footprints to Satan" (part 5 of 5) by A. Merritt. COMPLETE NOVELETTE-"Forgotten Trails" by Frederick C. Davis. SHORT STORIES-"The Champion and His 'Ghost'" by Charles Divine, ... read more
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