SHUDDERS: A COLLECTION OF UNEASY TALES.
London: Philip Allan, [1932]. Octavo, pp. [1-4] 5 [6-8] 9-254 [255-256: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], original tan cloth, spine panel stamped in black. First edition. Formerly, H. P. Lovecraft's copy with his signature and "Providence, R. I." on the front free endpaper and his bookplate affixed to the front paste-down. Collects eleven stories, several original to this collection, by H. R. Wakefield, Tod Robbins, Elliott O'Donnell, Birkin (as "Charles Lloyd"), and others. [Reference: Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-23. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1475. Bleiler (1978), p. 8. Reginald 13049]. Pulpy text paper a bit tanned, a fine copy in good 2/6 pictorial dust jacket (with illustration by A. T. Long) with closed tears and chips from edges, the latter at spine ends and corners. Not a great example, but this jacket is rarely found in any condition. (35744). Item #35744
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