THE SOLITARY HUNTERS AND THE ABYSS: TWO FANTASTIC NOVELS. Philadelphia: New Era Publishers, 1948. Octavo, cloth. First edition. This copy is inscribed to a customer by the publisher, Robert A. Madle, who states "This was our only attempt at 'specialty' publishing." "Two novellas, the first a 1934 WEIRD TALES serial about monstrous insects, the second an interesting horror/SF story about the pollution of New York's water supply by a drug that obliterates the inhibitions of civilization." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 4-85. The only book published by New Era Publishers. 2000 copies were printed. 1000 copies were bound and eventually most copies circulated, although some were damp marked while in storage. The 1000 sets of unbound sheets were junked by the printer. A fine copy in good worn, chipped and scuffed dust jacket. (#174904).
Price: $35.00
First edition so stated on copyright page.