Very Good, Very Good Arkham House First Edition 2nd state, 1941 8VO, Hardcover Hardcover in dust jacket. First Edition, second state with headbands present at the head and tail of text block. Black cloth boards with title in gold on spine. Text pages are clean. Black illustrated dust jacket has some light edge wear and tanning. Looks very good in new protective mylar. Always carefully wrapped and shipped in cardboard boxes to protect your purchase.

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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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Bookseller: Koster's Collectible Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: INVENT047237I
Title: SOMEONE IN THE DARK
Author: Derleth, August
Book Condition: Used - Very Good, Very Good
Edition: First Edition 2nd state, 1941
Binding: Hardcover
Publisher: Arkham House
Keywords: Fiction Science Fiction

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Thank You for your order!! All titles subject to prior sale. We ship in boxes, all carefully packed. PAYMENT:Money order, Paypal. NY residents please add 8.625% sales tax. SHIPPING: USPS 4th Class Bookrate, $3.99 1st book, each additional book $1.00. Priority mail $16.00 1st bk, $2 each additional. International shipping is at cost. Call/fax/e-mail to hold. All dust jackets are covered in protective plastic. Orders processed promptly!!Returns are accepted within two weeks of purchase, and must be returned to us at the buyers expense, in the same condition in which it was received, carefully packed.

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Second State: used in book collecting to refer to a first edition, but after some change has been made in the printing, such as a correction,...
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