COUCHING AT THE DOOR. London, Toronto: William Heinemann Ltd, [1942]. Octavo. pp. [1-6] 1-130, original blue cloth, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Broster, a highly regarded historical novelist is best known in the horror field for the title story "Couching at the Door" "A rare story collection assembling Broster's best work in the supernatural genre." - Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 110. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 44. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 279. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 58. Bleiler (1978), p. 32. Reginald 01954. Cloth rubbed at spine ends and corner tips, a very good copy. (#170742).
Price: $100.00
"FIRST PUBLISHED 1942" on copyright page.