Item #11225 THE FACE IN THE ABYSS. Merritt.

THE FACE IN THE ABYSS.

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc., [1931]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] [1-6] 7-343 [344-348] [note: first and last two leaves are blanks], original decorated yellow cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, top edge stained red, fore and bottom edges rough-trimmed. First edition. "Lost race fantasy adventure novel, possibly Merritt's most imaginative and colourful." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 155. Anatomy of Wonder (1995) 2-85. Barron (ed): Fantasy Literature 3-243. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #1158. A very good plus copy, some spotting to cloth, mostly upper front and rear covers, in a very good dust jacket, closed tear to front panel with tape repair to verso, tiny closed tear to lower front panel, some rubbing to folds and edges. (11225). Item #11225

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