The Necronomicon.
New York: Schlangekraft Inc. / Barnes Graphics, 1981. Third Edition, Limited and Signed. Hardcover. Quarto. lviii + 222pp. Original black grained (faux?) leather, ornately lettered & decorated with silver title on spine & title and decorations on front cover. All edges silver. Black and white diagrams. The Third Edition (revised) of the Simon version of the Necronomicon, limited to 3,333 numbered copies. Unusually this copy has been SIGNED on the Acknowledgements page by the three individuals responsible for the work, 'Simon' who "provided the manuscript " (but is now known to be its author, generally identified as Peter Levenda) L. K. Barnes, who illustrated it and acted as publisher, and James Wasserman, who produced and designed it. All three are mentioned at some length in the Preface.Title page a little toned, and with some very faint spotting, slightest hint of rubbing to points and a few spots on edges, still about as close to Fine as it would be possible to find a copy of this edition. Was $500.00. Item #56459
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