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A Touch of Chill: Available Copies

It's a well-cared-for item that has seen limited use. The item may show minor signs of wear. All the text is legible, with all pages included. It may have slight markings and/or highlighting.

A copy that has been read, remains in good condition. All pages are intact, and the cover is intact. The spine and cover show signs of wear. Pages can include notes and highlighting and show signs of wear, and the copy can include "From the library of" labels or previous owner inscriptions. 100% GUARANTEE! Shipped with delivery confirmation, if you're not satisfied with purchase please return item! Ships via media mail

Former library book; Readable copy. Pages may have considerable notes/highlighting. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

Solid with light wear on the covers.

Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

Former library book; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less

A good reading copy. May contain markings or be a withdrawn library copy.

With their beautiful covers, intricate illustrations, and timeless stories, vintage books are a must-have for anyone who appreciates the art of reading and collecting. These antique books make for a wonderful literary gift, offering a glimpse into the past and the opportunity to experience the joy of reading in its original form. Books can range from brilliant works of fiction and literature, to rare and hard-to-find editions of beloved childhood favourites and beyond! Add this wonderful title to your home library and take time out of your busy schedule to read. Whether you read to relax or if you want to push the limits of your own understanding, reading is something that anyone and everyone can truly enjoy. Title: A Touch of Chill Author: Joan Aiken Publisher: Gollancz Publication Date: 1979, first edition Format: Hardcover with dust jacket Condition: This book is in acceptable condition for its age. The dust jacket is worn, damaged and has markings. There are markings to the boards underneath. The free endpaper is missing and the netting is visible. Ex library book with stamps and markings to the title page and publisher page.

A TOUCH OF CHILL, Gollancz, 1979, first edition, fine in near fine dust-wrapper.

Very slight creasing to edges of unclipped dustwrapper, a tiny bit of bumping to top end of spine of green boards, but otherwise a good clean tight copy of this hard-cover book. A collection of fifteen stories of horror, suspense and fantasy (as the title page has it) by the author. Issued in the US as "A Touch of Chill: Tales for Sleepless Nights", but with a different selection of stories. This UK edition has 'Lodgers', 'Mrs Considine', 'The Sewanee Glide', 'Listening', 'The Companion', 'The Rented Swan', 'Jugged Hare', 'A Game of Black and White', 'Time to Laugh', 'He', 'The Story about Caruso', 'The Helper', 'Power-cut', 'Who Goes Down this Dark Road?', and 'A Train full of War-Lords'. 190pp. Size: 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall

Review, pre-sale copy complete with comps slip from publisher. Verry good condition with non-price clipped, protected DJ. DJhas a 4cm closed tear to top of spine. Presents well.

Octavo, cloth. Signed inscription by Aiken to a mystery book publisher and book seller on the title page. Publisher's review slip laid in. Collection of fifteen stories. The contents of this book differ from the U.K. title of the same name, (nearly half the stories differ). [Reference: Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 6-11]. A fine copy in a fine dust jacket. (12824)

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.190; [2]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket featuring a painting by Stuart Hughes, with printed price of £3.75 net. Internally fine, some spotting to top edge, wrapper toned to flaps, spine almost imperceptibly sunned. Near fine. A collection of fifteen short stories, aimed at younger readers.

A smart set of six first edition works by supernatural fictionwriter Joan Aiken, in the original dust wrappers. A six volume set.In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers.A set of works by Joan Aiken, anEnglishwriter specialising insupernatural fictionandchildren'salternative historynovels.Including:(1971) The Cuckoo Tree.The first edition. Illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott.(1973) Winterthing and The Mooncusser's Daughter: Two Plays for Children.The first edition. With music by John Sebastian Brown.(1977) The Five-Minute Marriage.The first edition.(1974) Midnight is a Place.The first edition. Illustrated from drawings by Pat Marriott.(1979) A Touch of Chill: Stories of Horror, Suspense & Fantasy.The first edition.(1981) The Stolen Lake.The first edition. Illustrated by Pat Marriott. In the publisher's original cloth bindings. In the original dust wrappers. Externally, very smart. Light bumping to the heads and tails of the spines. Dust wrappers are smart, with sunning to spines, and shelf wear to extremities. Wraps of 'Winterthing and The Mooncusser's Daughter', 'The Cuckoo Tree', and 'Midnight is a Place' are clipped. 'Midnight is a Place' wrap has the odd closed tear, with archival tape reinforcements to the edges of the reverse. 'The Cuckoo Tree' wrap has the odd closed tear, with the odd mark. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are bright and clean, with the odd spot. Very Good