Isaac Asimov ed.; Robert Bloch; Walter M. Miller; Eric Frank Russell, Murray Leinster; Arthur C. Clarke; Avram Davidson; Clifford D. Simak; Daniel Keyes; Poul Anderson [Stathis Orphanos Association]

The Hugo Winners [That Hell-Bound Train]

Doubleday, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover with Dust Jacket. SIGNED and INSCRIBED by Robert Bloch on table of contents to 'Stathis.' Stathis Orphanos was a noted photographer and half of the publishing duo Sylvester and Orphanos. First Edition thus, the first collected volume of Hugo Award-winning stories and novellas dating from 1955-1961. xvi, 318pp. Black finished cloth silver-gilt spine letter, deckled fore edge. Some minor wear to covers, a bit of rubbing to tail edges, otherwise clean and sound. Dust Jacket is clipped to front flap, Spine is a bit sunned with some small chips to head and tail. Bloch's story, 'The Hell-Bound Train' is a Faustian tale told with his 'cosmic horror' inflection. A brilliant tale reminiscent of Camus's Sisyphus, the main character finds a macabre freedom by embracing his dark fate. Notably, this volume also includes Daniel Keyes's 'Flowers for Algernon,' and the first hardcover appearance of Walter Miller's 'The Darfsteller.'. VERY GOOD / Good. Item #507750

Price: $750.00