This is letter 'Y' and the book is fine, but the traycase was damaged in shipping.

Housed in a clamshell enclosure covered in European book linen with a crinkled surface and is lined with flocked velour.Ī note about the lettered copy being offered.

Endsheets are hand marbled Renato Crepaldi.

Full goatskin Bradel binding with a leather onlay on the cover.

Housed in a die-cut slipcase covered with an acrylic-coated embossed paper.

Printed offset on archival Cougar Natural Vellum paper.

Signed by David Seltzer and Juliana Kolesova.

Cover and spine labels foil stamped on Hahnemühle Bugra.Marbled papers custom made for this edition in France by Claire Guillot.Flatback Bradel binding with handmade marbled paper over the front board, and black European cloth covering the spine and back cover.Housed in a durable acrylic-coated embossed paper covered slipcase.Printed offset on archival Cougar Vellum paper.Dust jacket featuring wraparound artwork by Juliana Kolesova (the only edition featuring the dust jacket).Six full color illustrations by Juliana Kolesova.New exclusive afterword, 'My Deal with the Devil,' by David Seltzer.

While novelizations of screenplays and teleplays had long been a part of the publishing landscape, the art form hit its peak with The Omen when the paperback sold three and a half million copies, an unprecedented achievement at the time, making The Omen one of the bestselling books of the year. Soon Jeremy and Katherine will learn the horrible truth of the terror that seems to follow their family wherever they go, and which was foretold two thousand years ago.įirst published as a Signet paperback in June 1976, David Seltzer’s novelization hit bookshelves two weeks before the movie’s release. A cherubic boy with fair features, Damien appears to be the picture of innocence, but as he grows, so too do the violent, unexplained incidents, from fatal accidents to suicides. World-renowned diplomat Jeremy Thorn and his wife Katherine have just welcomed the newest member of their family: their beautiful son, Damien. A terrifying thriller of supernatural evil, The Omen by David Seltzer is the novelization of his screenplay for the film that spawned one of the most successful horror franchises of all time.

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