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King (Frank) The Ghoul
£795
New York, G. Howard Watt, 1929.
First US edition, first printing. 8vo. Original grey cloth lettered in black. Dust-jacket, correctly priced $2.00.
A rare edition of this classic of ghoulish horror, especially in the correct first issue dust-jacket with correct number of reviews and price.
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Ink name on front free endpaper; cloth slightly damp mottled, o/w a VG+ copy; jacket a little chipped and marked, but overall an attractive example.
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