A Life in Books ( Signed Slipcased Hardcover & DVD) compiled & edited by Stephen Jones (PC COPY)

THIS IS A SIGNED COPY OF THE HARCOVER (Slipcase & DVD)

A COLLECTION compiled & edited by Stephen Jones
PUBLICATION DATE August 2024
ILLUSTRATIONS Randy Broecker & Les Edwards
INTRODUCTION Stephen Jones
PAGES 540

ABOUT THE BOOK

To commemorate the 100th anniversary of Basil Coppers birth, PS Publishing Ltd. is proud to reissue Basil Copper: A Life in Books in a new, revised & updated edition.

Back in 2008, following three years extensive research & being given unprecedented & unrestricted access to the books & papers of renowned British macabre & crime writer Basil Copper, multiple award-winning editor & writer Stephen Jones produced Basil Copper: A Life in Books, a unique & in-depth study of the author & his works that won the British Fantasy Award.

Following Basils death in 2013, many more papers & manuscripts were discovered, & this newly-unearthed material has now been incorporated into this completely new edition. Containing the most comprehensive Working Bibliography ever compiled of Basil Coppers EDIT Productive output, rare & obscure articles covering everything from Arkham House creator August Derleth to a brief history of Count Dracula, numerous short story fragments & ideas, along with a complete television script based on M.R. James classic horror story Count Magnus, Basil Copper: A Life in Books is profusely illustrated with artwork by Randy Broecker & Les Edwards, numerous cover reEDIT Productions & unique personal photographs from the authors own collection.

CONTENTS

• INTRODUCTION: RECOLLECTIONS OF BASIL COPPER by Stephen Jones
• FOREWORD by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: CRIMEWRITER & MASTER OF THE MACABRE by Richard Dalby
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: A. Macabre & Supernatural Novels
• REMEMBERING AUGUST DERLETH & ARKHAM HOUSE by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: B. Macabre & Supernatural Collections
• THE GAMES AFOOT! AUGUST DERLETH & SOLAR PONS by Basil Copper
• SOLAR PONS & THE PENNY MAGENTA by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: C. The Solar Pons Series
• AUGUST DERLETH: A GIANT REMEMBERED by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: D. The Mike Faraday Series
• RAP-SHEET by Basil Copper
• DIAMONDS ARE FOR NEVER by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: E. Other Books
• IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF DRACULA by Basil Copper
• ECSTASYAND TIME TRAVELIN SEVENOAKS: THE GENESIS OF MODERN SCIENCE FICTION by Basil Copper
• VAMPIRES & WEREWOLVES by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: F. Non-Fiction
• GREAT UNSOLVED MYSTERIES by Basil Copper
• E.F. BENSON: NEGLECTED MASTER OF THE MACABRE by Basil Copper
• THE HAUNTED HOTEL by Basil Copper
• RICH & STRANGE: A BIZARRE MASTERPIECE WHICH REMAINS COMPELLING VIEWING by Basil Copper
• THE CURSE by Basil Copper
• PROFESSOR MAHMOUD by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: G. Short Stories & Novellas
• PETER HAINING: A TRIBUTE
• THE BLACK COFFIN by Basil Copper
• STORY IDEAS by Basil Copper
• THE FALL OF THE HOUSE OF USHER by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: H. Media Adaptations
• COUNT MAGNUS by Basil Copper
• FOREWORD TO MARK OF THE BEAST by Basil Copper
• BASIL COPPER: A WORKING BIBLIOGRAPHY: I. Unpublished Works
• FRAGMENTS by Basil Copper
• DARKNESS, MIST & SHADOWTHE LANDSCAPE OF FEAR by Basil Copper