THE HOUSE OF DARKNESS. Indianapolis: The Bobbs-Merrill Company Publishers, [1931]. Octavo, pp. [3-10] 11-319 [320-322: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks; text complete despite gap in pagination], original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black. First edition. A fine adventure novel of the discovery of the legendary "House of Darkness" in the Yucatan where degenerate Mayans guard the records of their origin and the last of their treasure. Teitler (2013) 1091. In 333. Bleiler (1978), p. 319. Reginald 12809. Cloth lightly rubbed at head and tail of spine panel, top edge of text block age-darkened, a very good copy in about very good pictorial dust jacket with shallow chipping at head and tail of spine panel and corner tips, wear and several closed edge tears, rubbing along front flap fold, and several internal tape mends. Extremely scarce in jacket. (#90934).
Price: $250.00
First edition so stated on copyright page.