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SOMEONE IN THE DARK
by Derleth, August
- Used
- Very Good
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good/Good
- Seller
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Northampton, Northamptonshire, United Kingdom
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About This Item
United States: Arkham House, 1941. First Edition Limited . Hardcover. Very Good/Good. 12mo - over 6¾" - 7¾" tall. Includes: When the Night and the House Are Still. Not Long for This World, A House With Somebody In It, Visitors From Down Under. Weird fiction collection.Priced at $2 & states on the dw that it the First in a Uniform Series and Limited to 1,000 Copies. Size 7" x 4.5" and has no headband. Black cloth binding with faded gilt title. Dustwrapper illustrated by Frank Utpatel. Limited First Edition (not numbered). Arkham House, Sauk City, Wisconsin, USA 1941. Composed, Printed & Bound by Collegiate Press, George Banta Publishing Company. viii + 336pp hb dw chipped with some wear on the top and bottom edges of the spine, rubbed round edges and some discoloured, 3/4" split at edges, pages browned (see pictures) book vg
Synopsis
Someone in the Dark is a collection of fantasy and horror short stories by author August Derleth. It was released in 1941 and was the second book published by Arkham House. 1,115 copies were printed. An additional 300 copies were printed by Hunter Publishing Co. in Winston-Salem, NC in 1965.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Occultique
(GB)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 039037
- Title
- SOMEONE IN THE DARK
- Author
- Derleth, August
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good
- Jacket Condition
- Good
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition Limited
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- United States
- Date Published
- 1941
- Size
- 12mo - over 6¾" - 7&
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- Fiction Sci Fi Horror General, General
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About the Seller
Occultique
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Northampton, Northamptonshire
About Occultique
Established 1973.Mail order only.Specialising in ancient and modern tomes relating to the history and practice of witchcraft, magic & occult sciences.
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- Headband
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- 12mo
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- Edges
- The collective of the top, fore and bottom edges of the text block of the book, being that part of the edges of the pages of a...
- VG
- Very Good condition can describe a used book that does show some small signs of wear - but no tears - on either binding or...
- Dustwrapper
- Also known as book jacket, dust cover, or dust wrapper, a dust jacket is a protective and decorative cover for a book that is...
- Gilt
- The decorative application of gold or gold coloring to a portion of a book on the spine, edges of the text block, or an inlay in...
- Cloth
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- Spine
- The outer portion of a book which covers the actual binding. The spine usually faces outward when a book is placed on a shelf....
- First Edition
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