Modern Tales of Horror

by Hammett, Dashiell (selected by)

$1,778 · Offered by Biblio · No longer available

First edition · In dust jacket

London: Gollancz, 1932. First Edition. Hard Cover. Dust Jacket. First UK Edition. Publisher's black boards with red spine lettering. Minor foxing to the fore-edge otherwise a fine copy in a very fine D/W priced 5/- net to the spine (as called for). Introduction by Dashiell Hammett. Stories never before published in book form by William Faulkner, John Collier, Robert Dean Frisbie, Andre Maurois, Peter Fleming, Philip Macdonald, Hanns Heinz Ewers, L.A.G. Strong, W.B. Seabrook, Irvin S. Cobb, Conrad Aiken, H.P. Lovecraft, Stephen Vincent Benet, Donald Wandrei, W. Elwyn Backus, Paul Suter, Michael Joyce, Frank Belknap Long. Tipped-in label on free front endpaper reads as follows: "John Collier's story GREEN THOUGHTS was published in a limited edition by Messrs. Joiner & Steele in February, 1932, and is here reproduced by their courteous permission." What differentiates this copy from the norm is the stunning condition of the D/W with NO BROWNING whatsoever to the spine. A rare survivor and an exceptional copy. Photographs/scans available upon request.

• Publisher: Gollancz
• Year: 1932
• Edition: First Edition
• Binding: hardcover

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