SHUDDERING CASTLE.
New York: Green Circle Books, [1936]. pp. [1-6] 9-320 [321-322: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank; text complete despite gap in pagination], jacket illustration by Ancona, original apple green cloth, front and spine panels printed in black, top edge stained yellow, other edges rough trimmed. First edition, first binding. Science fiction horror novel of radio communication with Mars and a "frightening but plausible visitor from the Jungles of Mars to the world, whose presence in the old spooky castle of an eccentric millionaire-scientist on Long Island causes great fear to its inmates when night falls."– publisher's blurb. [Reference: Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, pp. 44-5. Bleiler (1978), p. 71. Reginald 05252]. A nearly fine copy in a good dust jacket with chips and edge wear to the lower front panel, rubbed front panel, closed tears and creases at upper spine panel/upper left front and mid-spine at front fold with clear tape repair to the verso, some fade to the blue background ink of the spine panel. (27577). Item #27577
Price: $75.00