Here’s something that you don’t see every day: A first edition of Mel Gordon’s classic “Grand Guignol: Theatre of Fear and Terror” for sale on eBay. Judging from the photos, it looks like it’s in really nice condition.

This is the book that inspired us to stop simply dreaming about the Grand Guignol and actually start producing Grand Guignol plays. It features a good history of the theatre, summaries of many plays produced there, tons of great photos, and English translations of two Grand Guignol Plays, including Andre de Lorde’s “The Laboratory of Hallucinations,” which did not appear in the second edition of the book.

Click through to the auction to see all the photos and read the seller’s description. Please note that we don’t know the seller and can’t personally vouch for him/her, but they have 100% positive feedback and 1,000+ transactions. They’re also selling a huge collection of rare magic books which look really interesting.

If you’re a Grand Guignol enthusiast, you’ll want to have this book in your collection. It doesn’t come up for sale too often. The auction ends on January 30th, so get your bid in early.