Buy this book on-line WHEATLEY**, DENNIS: : THE SATANIST.**LONDON.HUTCHINSON & CO, (Publishers) LTD.,1960. ISBN No ISBN.
UK,8vo HB+protected dw/dj,1st edn. [Published 29th August,1960.Printed by Taylor,Garnett,Evans and Co. Ltd.Watford, Herts.] VG+/VG.No owner inscrptn and no price-clip (18s. net)to dw/dj.Bright, crisp,clean,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork of moonlit ruins against a night sky,by SAX,illustrated,protected dw/dj with red+white lettering to front,red, white+yellow letters to spine/backstrip. With shelf-wear,rubbing and minimal creasing to edges and corners - all corner tips rubbed with some minimal chipping and losses to same and similar creasing with minimal chipping to both head+foot with small loss but lettering unaffected,but overall still approx. 99% present.Top edges very lightly toned,minimal foxing/ spotting,fore-edges brighter and clean with minimal,faint sporadic foxing/ spotting and mild thumbing; contents bright,tight - text body virtually foxing- free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp,clean, sharp-cornered,publisher's original,black, grey+white screen-printed black cloth front+rear boards/covers with full mooned cloudscape design,blocked lettering in red (title) and bright,crisp gilt (author/ publisher) to a faux printed blindspine. Negligible shelf-wear,bumping,creasing to edges and corners - front,lower lead corner tip with tiniest bump - no nicks, tears,splits or fraying present,plain white eps with both hinges solid and sound with no splits,tears or cracking.UK,8vo HB +protected dw/dj,9-447pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title with publisher's blurb,a double-page title page,a dedication with author's facsimile signature,and a it contents list/table.Arguably Wheatley's most successful novel and a proven best- seller as the author says that when it went to paperback in 1966,it sold 100,000 copies in less than a fortnight.With his publisher's keeping his works in paperback issues of his titles,lead to a boom in his readership and sales.The 2nd of a two-novel occult series that features Molly Fountain,who appeared in the first - 'To The Devil - A Daughter'.
The Satanist is the story of a young man and woman who are prepared to acquiesce in appalling blasphemies and take part in horrific sexual rites in order to penetrate a Satanic circle in an attempt to solve a foul and brutal murder.The man,Barney Sullivan,is a secret agent who,horrified by the death of one of his colleagues whose body is virtually unrecognisable,becomes involved in the bestialities of the Devil whilst investigating Communist activities which threaten the security of the West; the girl,Mary Morden,has a past which enables her to put moral scruples aside – as she knows she must if she is to triumph over evil and bring the Devil worshippers to justice... The plot spans the period February,1952 to 6th March,1952.
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UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,1st edn.[Published 29th August,1960.Printed by Taylor,Garnett, Evans and Co. Ltd.Watford,Herts.] VG+/VG+. Nhandwritten,blue ink name+date (1960) to top left-hand corner of ffe but no price- clip (18s. net).Bright,crisp,clean,wrap-around colour pictorial artwork of moonlit ruins against a night sky,by SAX, illustrated dw/dj with red+white lettering to front,red,white+yellow letters to spine /backstrip.With negligible shelf-wear, bumping,creasing to edges and corners - rear,lower corner with tiniest of snicks, creasing with minimal rubbing at foot of spine/backstrip.Internally to dw/dj,a 1" wide,aged sellotape repair acroSs both head+foot of spine/backstrip and to top, rear edge in vicinity of inner flap/fold - a rectangular,vertical,indeterminate,aged fluid stain - approx 3" deep by 1.5" wide. Top edges very lightly toned,without foxing/spotting,fore-edges also bright and clean without foxing/spotting; contents bright,tight - text body virtually foxing-free - no dog-ear reading creases to any pages' corners - appears unread, apart from my own collation.Bright,crisp, clean,sharp-cornered, publisher's original,black,grey+white screen-printed black cloth front+rear boards/covers with full mooned cloudscape design,blocked lettering in red (title) and bright,crisp gilt (author/publisher) to a faux printed blindspine.No nicks,tears,splits or fraying present,plain white eps with both hinges solid and sound with no splits, tears or cracking.UK,8vo HB+dw/dj,9-447pp [paginated] includes 26 chapters,plus [unpaginated] half-title with publisher's blurb,a double-page title page,a dedication with author's facsimile signature,and a it contents list/table. Arguably Wheatley's most successful novel and a proven best-seller as the author says that when it went to paperback in 1966,it sold 100,000 copies in less than a fortnight.With his publisher's keeping his works in paperback issues of his titles, lead to a boom in his readership and sales.The 2nd of a two-novel occult series that features Molly Fountain,who appeared in the first - 'To The Devil - A Daughter'.
The Satanist is the story of a young man and woman who are prepared to acquiesce in appalling blasphemies and take part in horrific sexual rites in order to penetrate a Satanic circle in an attempt to solve a foul and brutal murder.The man,Barney Sullivan,is a secret agent who,horrified by the death of one of his colleagues whose body is virtually unrecognisable,becomes involved in the bestialities of the Devil whilst investigating Communist activities which threaten the security of the West; the girl,Mary Morden,has a past which enables her to put moral scruples aside – as she knows she must if she is to triumph over evil and bring the Devil worshippers to justice... The plot spans the period February,1952 to 6th March,1952.
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