The Purcell Papers
Sauk City, WI: Arkham House, 1975. Cover art by Frank Utpatel. First edition, first printing; third state jacket. Hardcover in unclipped jacket. ($8.95).
Black cloth covers with gilt titles on the spine. Light grey endpapers, Octavo. One of 4,288 copies. Eighty Years of Arkham House, Joshi, 132. The Arkham House Companion, Jaffrey, 138. According to Jaffrey, there are three states of the dust jacket: copies with the original $7.00 printed price and copies with $7.95 and $8.95 price stickers. "The Night in the Bell Inn" has since been attributed to Henry Ferris and the attribution of "The Legend of Dunblane" to Le Fanu is doubtful according to Joshi.
Good. Intense spotting to the text block edges with a stain that breaches the top edge of the introduction page. / Near fine. Small stain on front flap near price sticker. Presented in a clear plastic protective cover. Item #552Price: $70.00
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