UNHOLY RELICS AND OTHER UNCANNY TALES. London: Edward Arnold & Co., [1947]. Octavo, pp. [1-5] 6 [7-9] 10-184, original decorated gray boards with cream cloth shelf back, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. "Antiquarian ghost stories, rather lurid in treatment; 'Borgia Pomade' and 'Bring Out Your Dead' probably the best of the lot." - Robert Knowlton. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 62. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 470. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 113. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-85. Bleiler (1978), p. 56. Reginald 03812. A fine copy in nearly fine 7/6 dust jacket with light wear at spine ends and some tanning to spine panel. (#172082).
Price: $100.00
"FIRST PUBLISHED 1947" on copyright page.