ALWAYS COMES EVENING: THE COLLECTED POEMS OF ROBERT E. HOWARD COMPILED BY GLENN LORD.
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House: Publishers, 1957. Octavo, illustration by Frank Utpatel, cloth. First edition. Signed inscription by Glenn Lord on the title page: "For Paul-one of the 100 / copies that Derleth / had printed up / Glenn Lord." A collection of Howard's poetry compiled by Glenn Lord. Published by Arkham House, subsidized by Lord. 636 copies printed. This is one of the more uncommon second state bindings. The first 536 copies were imprinted on the spine with the lettering running bottom to top, European style, the final 100 copies were imprinted top to bottom, American style. See Jaffery: The Arkham House Companion, p. 46-47. Vertical line of binding glue stain to front paste-down with offset to front free endpaper, a fine copy in a nearly fine price clipped dust jacket with some mild rubbing, mainly to folds. This binding in uncommon. (21747). Item #21747
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