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Names: Matheson, Richard, 1926–2013, author. | LaValle, Victor D., 1972– editor.
Title: The best of Richard Matheson / edited with an introduction by Victor LaValle.
Description: New York: Penguin Books, 2017. | Series: Penguin classics
Identifiers: LCCN 2017016393 (print) | LCCN 2017016915 (ebook) | ISBN 781101993668 (ebook) | ISBN 9780143130178 (paperback)
Subjects: | BISAC: FICTION / Science Fiction / Short Stories. | FICTION / Horror. | FICTION / Fantasy / Short Stories.
Classification: LCC PS3563.A8355 (ebook) | LCC PS3563.A8355 A6 2017 (print) |
DDC 813/.54—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2017016393
Cover art: Daniel Danger
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