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Autumn Chills: Fine Horror and Mystery Literature

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Our fall sale of fine books & manuscripts focuses on rare horror and mystery first editions, scarce pulps and zines, manuscripts, and more by the most famous authors of modern works in the genres of horror and mystery. Among the highlights are the true first edition of Bram Stoker's Dracula, and other cornerstones of the genre.
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Lot 346

SMITH, Edward E. (1890-1965). Three First Editions from the "Skylark" Series, Two Are Signed. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948-1949.

Estimate: $150 - $300
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SMITH, Edward E. (1890-1965). Three First Editions from the "Skylark" Series, Two Are Signed. Reading, PA: Fantasy Press, 1948-1949. 8vos. Publisher's cloth bindings, unclipped dust jackets. FIRST EDITIONS. Titles include: Skylark Three (2 copies - one is #250/500 copies signed, inscribed to D. B. Thompson) [and:] Skylark of Valeron (inscribed on the ffep. by Smith to Julius Auge [?]). 

Two titles of this Space Opera series (from a total of four titles written by Smith), with elements of a spy thriller and westerns. 

Condition

Some rubbing, soiling, sunning to cloth, endleaves a bit toned with occasional soiling; jackets rubbed, occasionally soiled, mildly chipped with a few marginal tears. Generally very good. 

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