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Charles Birkin (editor), Shudders, first edition, 1932
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Charles Birkin (editor), Shudders, first edition, 1932
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[Birkin (Charles, editor)] Shudders.

Original price was: £1,250.Current price is: £1,000.

A Collection of Uneasy Tales
London, Philip Allan, 1932.

First edition, first impression. 8vo. Original beige cloth. Dust-jacket, priced 2/6.

The second volume in the ‘Creeps’ series, Shudders collects eleven “uneasy” horror stories by Birkin (under his own name and pseudonymous), H. R. Wakefield, Tod Robbins, Elliott O’Donnell and others.

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Minor toning to text block; cloth very good; jacket chipped with loss to corners and spine ends, edge wear.

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