Occult Fiction from Low Brow Books

decorative endpapers, yellow top stain, three engravings with tissue overlays(including frontispiece). Binding is generally clean & straight save for three corners which are either curved or bumped. Front & rear hinges are very secure. Half title has a PO's curious stamp plus two names in ink; otherwise the internals are very clean though there is evidence of… Read more about this item

old tape residues to front board and ffep; else "Near Fine" copy.* Unclipped wrapper has very subtle rubbing to reverse only; else "Fine" or "New" - glossy wraps without any fading to spine- wonderfully preserved! 12/2023. *there is no rear free end paper- I'm gonna go out on a limb and say it was a printer's/binder's mistake because there is… Read more about this item

A "Good+" only reading copy. Heavy wear and some loss to hinges and spine. Edgewear and and a tear at the spine extending horizontally 20mm on the front cover.(don't see that everyday!) Front cover has detached 10mm from the bottom. Several smaller creases both fore & aft. Pages are in decent shape- not brittle. Still a relatively tight binding. Lion… Read more about this item

small corner crease at lower front. Light wear along front hinge but no creases on spine. Long vertical mark running the entire length of reverse. A352X "An Award Novel of Gothic Horror" 12/2023

light edgewear to front cover. Some creases to spine and a bump to reverse at top near spine. Internals spotless. A435X First Printing* 12/2023

book is "Fine". Unclipped wrapper has some soiling to reverse as well as two minuscule tears to upper edge. This is an "Army or Armed Forces Surplus Duplicate" copy with a very faint red slash to top edge. A "CIP" stamp with date of publication is on the copyright page. Occult novella. uncommon* 12/2023

book is "Fine". Unclipped wrapper has a bit of wear at spine head and some rubbing on the front. Uncommon 12/2023

"Fine" copy. Read once.

Purchased new - a Ramble House/Dancing Tuatara Press edition. mild rubbing to covers; else Fine. Introduction by horror fiction authority John Pelan and an afterword by the author's son Chris Verner. A "new edition" of Verner's novel originally published 1947. 11/2023

At least "VG+" antiquarian condition. binding is straight and generally clean. Upper corners are slightly bumped. Internals are clean with possibly a stray mark here and there. Sixteen uncut leaves, all being in the last two/thirds of the text. At p. 86 some separation is occurring with exposed netting but everything holding tight for now. 11/2023

binding generally clean, straight & tight. Internals are clean, though pages have darkened which is common enough with many of these UK titles due to the paper stock selected. Unclipped wrapper has rubbing/dust dulling but no tears, chips or creases. 11/2023

"As New". No dust jacket as issued. 11/2023

Light edgewear & minor rubbing; else "Fine". Extremely tight binding; I fail to see how this could ever have been read. Inv.# 63850 DOTD* bds 11/2023

At least a VG+ if not better copy. Minor loss at spine head and light edgewear. There seems to be small creases in the spine which doesn't seem possible as the book is very tight. Internals are spotless. Nice copy! Inv.# 63849 NTV* bds 11/2023

Front cover has two "thumb" creases whereas the reverse has three. A touch of soiling also on reverse as well as on front hinge. Upper front corner is lightly bumped. Spine isn't creased and the covers aren't rubbed. Tight binding and clean internals save for PO stamp "from the Library of R & J Coulson". Not the Watergate folks!!

"Fine" copy. Beautiful, absolutely stunning! Inv. # 63844 DLN* bds 11/2023

Glossy colour wraps; tight binding without creasing. Hint of wear at spine caps; very light edgewear. Internally spotless. Superb copy! Inv.# 63843 R* bds 11/2023

Mildly rubbed cover with light edgewear. No creasing on spine. At least a VG+ if not NF. No markings internally save for very faint pencil price mark on half-title. Very solid copy. Inv. 63842 SS* bds 11/2023

Fair antiquarian condition. On the spine and extending 3/4" on both face/reverse is a ghost of some long lost protector or binder/jacket in white. The spine has a slight lean. The title page has several notes written in ink; else internally it is clean. Page 63 has come partially unattached. Lower rear hinge is cracked with exposed netting {see image}.… Read more about this item

Small loss just above title on front cover; else Fine. Glossy cover; very stiff and unread binding. Splendid!! Inv.# 63836 TVW* bds 11/2023