[Creeps series], Tales of Death, first edition, 1936
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[Creeps series], Tales of Death, first edition, 1936

[Creeps]. Tales of Death.

£895

A collection of uneasy tales
London, Philip Allan, 1936.

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

Published by Philip Allan as part of the celebrated ‘Creeps’ series, Tales of Death gathers macabre and supernatural stories from multiple authors under excellent editorial guidance, extending the interwar tradition of shilling shocker anthologies.

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Minor spotting; cloth very slightly dulled at spine; jacket a little rubbed with a couple of minor chips, but overall very good.

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