DERLETH, August (1909-1971). Pair of Uncommon Titles, including: The Night Side. Masterpieces of the Strange & Terrible. New York: Rinehart & Company, Inc., [1947]. 8vo. Publisher's full black cloth, gilt, price-clipped dust jacket. FIRST EDITION. [And:] Someone in the Dark. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1941 [though actually ca. 1966]. Publisher's full black cloth, spine lettered in yellow, publisher's unclipped dust jacket. THE UNCOMMON FIRST EDITION, SECOND PRINTING, ONE OF ONLY 300 COPIES PRINTED BY HUNTER PUBLISHING. This title was the second book published by Arkham House.

The Night Side: some rubbing to cloth, corners bumped, some offsetting to endleaves; jacket spine toned, edgeworn, some rubbing, toning, light soiling to jacket. Very good. Someone in the Dark: lettering on spine dull, tape residue on endleaves, some foxing to edge-block; jacket spine a bit dull, some minor rubbing, toning to jacket. Near fine.