-----------hardcover, a Near Fine copy with a bit of rubbing to the bottom edge of the boards, in an attractive Very Good dustjacket without the usual fading to the spine, short closed tears on the rear panel, jacket is now in a hi-quality mylar protector, a dandy collection and Beaumont's first book, signed by Beaumont on the front blank endpaper, scarce in hardcover, contents include: The Hunger; Miss Gentibelle; The Vanishing American; Free Dirt; Black Country; The Crooked Man; Tears of the Madonna; Infernal Bouillabaisse; Nursery Rhyme; A Point of Honor; Open House; The Train; The Dark Music; The Customers; Last Night the Rain; The Murderers; Fair Lady, ----Beaumont died in his 30's but blazed across the fantasy fiction sky, close friends with Richard Matheson, Rod Serling ( many of his stories were Twilight Zone episodes ), Jerry Sohl, William F Nolan, John Tomerlin and others he sped through his life leaving an indelible mark on the field, any image directly beside this listing is the actual book and not a generic photo