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Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre
by Derleth, August (Ed.); John Keats, Edgar Allen Poe, J. Sheridan Lefanu, Fitz-James O'brien, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris, Amy Lowell, Robert Frost, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Er
- Used
- Hardcover
- Signed
- first
- Condition
- Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket
- Seller
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Pasadena, California, United States
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About This Item
Sauk City: Arkham House, 1947. First Edition 1st Printing. Black Cloth. Near Fine Book/Very Good Dustjacket. 418 Pp. 2634 Copies Printed. First Edition. Grey Dust Jacket Lettered In Green, Priced $3.00. Generically Inscribed By August Derleth. A Clean, Solid Copy, Trace Of Wear At Corners. Book Has Very Faint Traces Of Old Dampness Around Base Of Spine. Dj Is First Issue, Green Lettering On Grey-Blue Background, 22 Titles On Rear Panel Ending With 7 Titles "Coming In 1947", Not Price-Clipped, Slight Wear With Minuscule Losses At Corners, Slight Browning To Spine., Book And Dj Show Dampstaining On Reverse Around Base Of Spine, Also Surface Deterioration Of Paper Around Base Of Spine With A Loss Of About 1/2" X 1/8" Of Paper Of Dj; Most Or All Of These First Issue Jackets Were Dampstained, And Many Or Most Were Later Replaced With Second Issue Jackets.
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- Arroyo Seco Books
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 040419
- Title
- Dark of the Moon: Poems of Fantasy and the Macabre
- Author
- Derleth, August (Ed.); John Keats, Edgar Allen Poe, J. Sheridan Lefanu, Fitz-James O'brien, Dante Gabriel Rossetti, Christina Rossetti, William Morris, Amy Lowell, Robert Frost, Howard Phillips Lovecraft, Clark Ashton Smith, Frank Belknap Long, Robert Er
- Format/Binding
- Black Cloth
- Book Condition
- Used - Near Fine Book
- Jacket Condition
- Very Good Dustjacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First Edition 1st Printing
- Binding
- Hardcover
- Publisher
- Arkham House
- Place of Publication
- Sauk City
- Date Published
- 1947
- Weight
- 0.00 lbs
- Keywords
- General
- Bookseller catalogs
- Poetry; Literature: Science Fiction;
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About the Seller
Arroyo Seco Books
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Pasadena, California
About Arroyo Seco Books
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