ETCHISON, Dennis (b. 1943). The Dark Country. Santa Cruz: Scream/Press, 1982. 8vo. Illustrated by J. K. Potter. [209] pp. Publisher's full black cloth, front board stamped in blind, spine lettered in silver, publisher's unclipped dust jacket. FIRST TRADE EDITION, PRESENTATION COPY, INSCRIBED BY ETCHISON TO KARL EDWARD WAGNER AND HIS WIFE, BARBARA, ON THE TITLE-PAGE, DATED ON THE DAY OF RELEASE: "To: Karl Edward Wagner. To: Barbara M. Wagner ... in deepest affection and friendship. / Dennis Etchison / -October 31, 1982-". This is Etchison's first short story collection; the title-story won the 1981 World Fantasy Award and the 1981 British Fantasy Award. An excellent association. Stephen King referred to  Etchison as "one hell of a fiction writer..." Etchison has also been called "the most original living horror writer in America" (The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural).

Jacket with a few rubbing marks on panels. Fine.