New York: Loring & Mussey, 1934. First Edition. Derleth's first book, and the first of ten novels he'd write featuring his recurring character, Judge Peck. "In this first novel of the Judge Peck series the Judge and his friend Dr. Jasper Considine work together to solve the mysterious slaying of..... More
New York: Loring & Mussey, 1935. First Edition. Derleth's third book, and the third of ten mystery novels featuring his recurring characters Judge Peck and Dr. Considine. Set in Sac (Sauk) City, 20 miles from Madison, Wisconsin, Peck and Considine look quietly into the sudden death of a young man..... More
Indianapolis: Popular Fiction Publishing Company, 1936. First Edition. Canadian Issue, with "Printed In Canada" printed along the upper margin of the front wrapper. Quarto (25cm); original pictorial pulp wrappers; pp.385-512; illus. Light wear to extremities, hint of tanning to text edges, with some trivial dust-soil and a few tiny tears..... More
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New York: Story Magazine, Inc., 1936. Important copy of this magazine "devoted solely to the short story," marking the debut of a young Carson McCullers, while she was attending New York University. While enrolled in a creative writing class taught by Sylvia Chatfield Bates, one piece in particular caught the..... More