THE OCTOBER COUNTRY.
New York: Ballantine Books, [1955]. Octavo, illustrations by Joe Mugnaini, original red cloth, lettered in black. First edition. Currey binding B1, probable first state of the trade binding with publisher's logo inverted at base of spine. This title reprints the contents of DARK CARNIVAL (1947), most with revisions and it also includes four stories collected here for the first time; "The Dwarf," "The Watchful Poker Chip of H. Matisse," "Touched With Fire," and "The Wonderful Death of Dudley Stone." [Reference: See Barron: Horror Literature 3-34. Bleiler: The Guide to Supernatural Fiction #259]. A fine copy in a nearly fine dust jacket with mild darkening to the spine panel and some fade to the orange ink of the title lettering, tiny closed tear to the upper front panel. A nice copy. (31427). Item #31427
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