TALES OF TERROR & DARKNESS

Feltham, Middlesex,: Spring Books; The Hamlyn Publishing Group, 1978. Book. Very Good. Hardcover. First Edition. 8 vo,. red cloth, gilt spine, [5], 793 pages , CONTENTS: Part I: Tales of the uncanny and supernatural (The doll ; Running wolf ; The little beggar ; The occupant of the room ; The man whom the trees loved ; The valley of the beasts ; The south wind ; The man who was Milligan ; The trod ; The terror of the twins ; The deferred appointment ; Accessory before the fact ; The glamour of the snow ; The house of the past ; The decoy ; The tradition ; The touch of Pan ; Entrance and exit ; The Pikestaffe case ; The empty sleeve ; Violence ; The lost valley). Part II: Tales of the mysterious and macabre (Chinese magic ; First hate ; The olive ; The sacrifice ; The damned ; Wayfarers ; The sea fit ; The attic ; The heath fire ; The return ; The transfer ; Clairvoyance ; The golden fly ; Special delivery ; The destruction of Smith ; The tryst ; The wings of Horus ; Initiation ; A desert episode ; Transition ; The other wing), edges toned, else very good, dust jacket has tears with some losses at top rear edge , top of spine is chipped with small tears which have been repaired with acid-free tape, in protective mylar jacket. This, the first edition was printed in the UK a very scarce book.