![]() ![]() Beyond this defect is a tight book with the feel of never opened, and tight white interior text pages. Front endpaper has 11 character black-inked word (owner's name?) followed by "Kent 1976". ![]() Black cloth, with titles stamped in gilt on spine. Coye, Lee Brown - Dust Jacket (illustrator). A very good collectable copy in a very good jacket. Jacket edges and the reverse side age toned. This may be the remnant of an early pricing sticker. There is a rub adjacent to the "h" in "horror" on the front. Typical bumping and chipping to corners and edges however, much less than is usual with the early printings. ![]() Dust jacket has light sunning on spine which has caused the red text to appear orange. Top edge showing early signs of foxing, bottom edge has four small impressions of unknown cause. Text block edges yellowed with age as typical. Corners of the binding are bumped and there is light shelf wear on edges. Bound in the press' standard Black Novelex with gilt stamped titles which retains their original luster. Contains reprintings of 16 popular Lovecraft stories and introduced by Derleth's H. Limited to 3133 copies (Jaffery 64), stated 3,000 on the volume's limitation page. Jacket price of $5.00 on front flap and no headbands as called for with the first printing. A very nice copy of the scarce first printing in an unclipped jacket. ![]()
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