Dust jacket has several tiny nick tears along edges with related creasing otherwise no chipping, tearing or creasing, slight wear to spine tips, hint of wear to front flap crease (primarily at flap crease corners), no age yellowing, no soiling or staining, hint of edge wear, no spine sun fading (common defect with this DJ). Book is unread with no creased pages and sharp corners, slight foxing/dust soiling to outer page edges (no foxing), no creased page corners, nice tight spine with no spine lean, no internal hinge splits, no former owner's markings or used bookstore stamps/stickers inside, no scotch tape marks or other discoloration to endpapers, no wear to board edges or corners or spine tips, no glue tearing at internal spine creases, no bumped board corners, internal hinges are still tight. trade hardcover and the first publication under Koontz's own name.

This book was originally published under the penname 'Leigh Nichols' as a pb only in 1979 - this Dark Harvest edition marks the first U.S. DEAN KOONTZ & PHIL PARKS (ILLUSTRATOR) - THE EYES OF DARKNESS, copyright 1981, published by small press publisher Dark Harvest in 1989, FIRST PRINTING (stated as such on copyright page with no references to subsequent printings), grey endpapers, black leather boards with silver gilt lettering on spine, $18.95 price on DJ flap.

Dean Koontz 1st printing hardcover/paperback/magazine appearances up for sale. Overall a FINE- book of this 1970s Dean Koontz first printing pen name book. Book has no creased page corners, faint vertical spine creasing (this book is ALWAYS found with vertical spine reading creases - it is near impossible to find a 1st printing without spine creases), no spine lean, no cover creases, almost no edge wear, no color rubbing, no staining or soiling to covers, no former ownership markings or used bookstore stamps inside, pages barely starting to slightly age yellow at edges. hardcover trade printing in 1981 - just a book club hardcover published by Berkley around 1985 and a much later small press Dark Harvest hardcover published in 1989), First Printing (complete 10 - 1 numberline on copyright page), double cover. LEIGH NICHOLS (DEAN KOONTZ penname) - THE EYES OF DARKNESS, copyright 1981, published by Pocket (there was no U.S.

Koontz the eyes of darkness