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Lot 386

DERLETH, August (1909?1971). Someone in the Dark. Sauk City...

Estimate: $500 - $700

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DERLETH, August (1909?1971). Someone in the Dark. Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1941. 8vo. Original black cloth, gilt?lettered spine; original price?clipped dust jacket (spine chipped near head, some splitting at front joint; tape repairs verso). FIRST EDITION, FIRST PRINTING, without the headbands that are present in the later 1965 offset edition and is also slightly shorter (17.6 cm). INSCRIBED BY DERLETH to his ?first collector?. The second book published by Arkham House.