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[Birkin (Charles, editor)] Nightmares.
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A Collection of Uneasy Tales
London, Philip Allan, 1933.
First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.
Issued in 1933 by Philip Allan, this anthology of supernatural and horror stories – part of the publisher’s “Creeps” series – is edited by Charles Birkin, a noted writer of macabre tales himself. Rare.
Out of stock
Usual slight toning to text block; cloth very good; jacket slightly rubbed with minor chipping to spine ends and fore-corners, overall very good.
Bleiler Supernatural 1234; Reginald 1 10687.
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