{"product_id":"ghosts-ghouls-and-other-peculiar-people-personal-inscription-by-brad-steiger","title":"Ghosts, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People — Brad Steiger — Signed Association Copy Presented to Ivan T. Sanderson","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Brad Steiger\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e Merit Books \/ Camerarts Publishing Co., Inc.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePlace:\u003c\/strong\u003e Chicago\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eYear:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1965\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEdition:\u003c\/strong\u003e First edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Vintage mass-market paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e Good; signed and inscribed association copy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e None\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\" class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchorContainer\"\u003eDescription\u003cspan class=\"PDq2pG_selectionAnchor\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eBrad Steiger’s first published book, \u003cem\u003eGhosts, Ghouls and Other Peculiar People\u003c\/em\u003e, explores hauntings, unexplained disappearances, multiple personalities, and other strange people and phenomena.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis remarkable copy was personally inscribed by Steiger to Ivan T. Sanderson, the influential naturalist, paranormal investigator, and pioneering figure in cryptozoology whose endorsement appears prominently on the front cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eSteiger’s inscription reads:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cblockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e“For Ivan—\u003cbr\u003ea never-dimming\u003cbr\u003elight of inspiration.\u003cbr\u003eThank you for your\u003cbr\u003ecounsel and your friendship!\u003cbr\u003eBrad Steiger\u003cbr\u003e(Gene)”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003e“Gene” refers to Steiger’s birth name, Eugene E. Olson, making the inscription especially personal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThe title page also bears ownership stamps from the Ivan T. Sanderson Foundation and the Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained, the research organization established by Sanderson. Together, the inscription, cover endorsement, and institutional markings establish this as Sanderson’s own copy and create an unusually rich association between two important figures in twentieth-century paranormal literature.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eWhy We Love This Book\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eThis is a compelling piece of paranormal publishing history. Readers and collectors can see the personal connection between a young Brad Steiger and Ivan T. Sanderson—not only through Sanderson’s endorsement on the cover, but through Steiger’s warm acknowledgment of his friendship, counsel, and continuing inspiration. It would be especially meaningful to collectors of cryptozoology, Forteana, paranormal literature, and signed association copies.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"auto\"\u003eCondition\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"auto\"\u003eGood vintage condition. Covers show rubbing, creasing, edge and corner wear, and small areas of loss. Pages are age-toned. The title page contains Steiger’s signed presentation inscription as well as ownership and catalog stamps from the Ivan T. Sanderson Foundation and the Society for the Investigation of the Unexplained. These markings are important elements of the book’s provenance rather than ordinary defects. Please examine all photographs carefully.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Debs Book Paradise","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44875294736564,"sku":"208-6","price":395.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0511\/9279\/1220\/files\/ghostscover.jpg?v=1789920330","url":"https:\/\/debsbookparadise.com\/products\/ghosts-ghouls-and-other-peculiar-people-personal-inscription-by-brad-steiger","provider":"Debs Book Paradise","version":"1.0","type":"link"}