SOMEONE IN THE DARK. [Sauk City, Wisconsin]: Arkham House, 1941. Octavo, cloth. First edition, first printing. A presentation copy inscribed by Derleth to an early SF fan and his wife on the front free endpaper. 1115 copies printed. The second Arkham House book and Derleth's first collection of supernatural fiction. Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 4-47. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-62. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 518. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 4-97. Faint tanning to paste-downs and page edges, else a fine copy with bright gold lettering on spine panel in a very good dust jacket priced $2.00 on the front flap with light wear and shallow fraying along top and bottom edges, 15 mm closed tear at lower edge of rear flap fold with faint associated wrinkle to rear panel, and tanning to spine panel, with show through to lettering, and along flap folds. (#179750).
Price: $2,500.00
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