Born of Man and Woman – The Collection by Richard Matheson – Artist Edition (Suntup Editions)

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PUBLISHER: Suntup Editions EDITION: Artist Edition (signed by Clive Hicks-Jenkins) PRICE: $195 Out of print for more than five decades, Born of Man and Woman is the first short story collection by Richard Matheson, featuring seventeen masterful early works that showcase the author’s unparalleled ability to dive into the dark and mysterious corners of the human psyche. With over 100 pages of carefully curated bonus material, a new foreword by R.C. Matheson and the introduction from the first edition by Robert Bloch, this is the first limited edition of the collection, offering readers the opportunity to experience Matheson’s mastery of the short story form, as he seamlessly blends science fiction, horror and fantasy with profound existential themes. From the unsettling title story which kicks off the collection—a harrowing tale of a grotesque creature’s desperate desire for freedom—to the thought-provoking “Third from the Sun” wherein a family attempts to escape impending nuclear disaster, these tales weave themes of existential dread and the supernatural. In “Dress of White Silk,” Matheson delves into the nature of life, death and the afterlife, while “Mad House” explores the terrifying unraveling of reality itself. These stories, among others in the collection provoke philosophical questions, leaving readers with a lingering sense of unease and wonder. Born of Man and Woman was first published by Chamberlain Press in 1954, featuring fifteen short stories that had been previo

• Binding: Hardcover

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