322 Pages

This is a copy of the deluxe hardcover edition of the CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY sold at a discount directly by editor Robert Deis (that’s me). I will be glad to sign it before shipping if requested by the purchaser. The regular list price is $34.95. The CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY is the first ever collection of classic stories from vintage men’s adventure magazine about Bigfoot, Sasquatch, the Abominable Snowman (a.k.a. the Yeti), the Loch Ness Monster, the giant Thunderbird and other legendary creatures from the realm of cryptozoology – the study of animals whose existence is scientifically unproven or in dispute. The book is 322 pages long and is lushly illustrated with full color scans of the original magazine covers, interior illustrations and photographs used for the stories when they were first published in the 1950s, 1960s and 1970s. Introductory text that puts the stories in their historical and cryptozoological context was written by cryptid and cult film expert David Coleman, author of THE BIGFOOT FILMOGRAPHY. Among the featured stories are authorized reprints of rarely-seen stories by Arthur C. Clarke (2001: A SPACE ODYSSEY) and John Keel (THE MOTHMAN PROPHECIES). Here’s the table of contents for the hardcover edition: Preface by Robert Deis and Wyatt Doyle: “Clenched Fists, Big Feet, and Loch Ness Monsters” Introduction by David Coleman: “That Fondness for the Marvelous So Common to Mankind…” “Wild Giants of British Columbia” from SIR!, September 1948, by J.W. Burns/C.V. Tench“Fish With Human Hands Attacked Me!” from TRUE WEIRD, November 1955, by Arthur A. Dunn“I Stalked the Yeti!” from MAN’S MAGAZINE, February 1953, by Franz Kale“Incredible Monster-Man Sightings in the US” from MALE, August 1970, by John Keel“The Reckless Ones” from ADVENTURE, October 1956, by Arthur C. Clarke“Hunt for the Half-Man, Half-Ape of North America” from MEN, November 1969, by Tom Christopher“The ‘Thing’ at Dutchman’s Rig” from SHOWDOWN, November 1958, by Joseph Mavitty“A Man From Another Age” from MAN’S ILLUSTRATED, August 1959, by Mike Flint“Monster Bird That Carries Off Human Beings!” from SAGA, May 1963, by Jack Pearl“MacDonald’s Nightmare Safari” from MAN’S CONQUEST, August 1959, by Jim MacDonald“I Encountered the Abominable Snowman” from RAGE, September 1960, by Richard Platt“The Stone Monster” from ARGOSY, November 1963, by A.M. Lightner“Face to Face With the Ape-Man Monster of Tennessee” from MAN’S WORLD, October 1973, by Ted Gross“Our Newest Enemy: The Ape-Man!” from HIS, February 1953, Raphael Frome The CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY is part of the Men’s Adventure Magazines Library book series I co-edit, published by New Texture. Other books in the series include: Weasels Ripped My Flesh!, He-Men, Bag Men & Nymphos, A Handful of Hell, Barbarians on Bikes, Pollen’s Women: The Art of Samson Pollen, I Watched Them Eat Me Alive, Cuba: Sugar, Sex and Slaughter, Pollen’s Action: the Art of Samson Pollen, One Man Army: The Action Paperback Art of Gil Cohen, and the Mort Kunstler: The Godfather of Pulp Fiction Illustrators.I also sell copies of the paperback edition of the CRYPTOZOOLOGY ANTHOLOGY in a separate listing. You can read more about vintage men’s adventure magazine and our books on my blog at MensPulpMags[dot]com website. I have other books, magazines and items up for sale in my other listings and will combine shipping on multiple purchases. If you buy more than one item, click “request total” at checkout. If you have any questions, please message me