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Castle Danger  (Original Title: Minnesota Gothic)

Castle Danger (Original Title: Minnesota Gothic)

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Castle Danger (Original Title: Minnesota Gothic)

by O'Meara, Walter

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New York, NY: MacFadden-Bartell Corporation. Good. 1966. 1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing. Paperback. This is a mass market paperback book. The book is in Good condition and was issued without a dust jacket. The book covers have noticeable generalized rubbing and ground-in dirt. There is one smallish tear to the bottom front spine joint, and a noticeable crease to the bottom front corner, along with some light edge wear and rubbing. The text pages are generally clean and bright. There is an ink stamp of a dragon on the front endpaper , along with a previous owner's inked name. There is another inked previous owner's name on the front inside cover. "O'Meara stayed on in Minnesota for several years, writing for the Duluth News Tribune. Following his time with the newspaper, he moved to Chicago to work for the advertising agency J. Walter Thompson. In 1932 he relocated to New York to work for the advertising agency Benton & Bowles, but in 1942 rejoined J. Walter Thompson, at their New York office. O'Meara went on to act as the Chief of Planning for the Office of Strategic Services, as well as the head of the information department of the Office of Price Administration, during World War II. In 1950, following World War II, O'Meara decided to pursue a career in writing. Over the span of his career, he saw a number of magazine articles published, in addition to 16 books. Two of these books, Minnesota Gothic and Grand Portage, were best-sellers. " (from Wikipedia) .

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Bookseller
S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB) US (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #
A45204
Title
Castle Danger (Original Title: Minnesota Gothic)
Author
O'Meara, Walter
Format/Binding
Paperback
Book Condition
Used - Good
Edition
1st Edition Thus; 1st Printing
Publisher
MacFadden-Bartell Corporation
Place of Publication
New York, NY
Date Published
1966
Keywords
Horror, Walter O'meara, Castles, Haunted Houses, Gothic Fiction
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Horror;

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About S. Howlett-West Books (member of ABAA & ILAB)

S. Howlett-West Books was established in 1996, but the owner, Stephanie has been in the book business for over 30 years. Besides her full time work as a book dealer, she writes articles on the subject of Science Fiction for several trade magazines. She is a collector and reader of first edition science fiction in her spare time.

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