The Devil's Dictionary. E.C. Tubb

A new collection of six tales of dark fantasy by a master storyteller. What happens when an occult scholar obtains an ancient grimoire and uses it to summon up the Devil? … Three tramps find a metal vessel akin to Aladdin’s Lamp and release a Jinn who grants them a wish they might come to regret… The excavation of an ancient dolman releases an imprisoned evil… Could anyone trust the proprietor of the strange little shop who claimed to be a dealer in dreams? … The mission of mercy that caused a space traveller to disappear… What happens when a man’s memories are utterly destroyed? … Classic reading by a master of the weird tale – and the author of the Dumarest of Terra series!