MEN WITHOUT BONES AND OTHER STORIES - INSCRIBED
London: William Heinemann Ltd., 1955. First Edition. Item #8072
First Impression. Octavo (19.25cm); black cloth, with titles stamped in silver on spine; dustjacket; [vi],194pp. Inscribed by the author on the front endpaper: "Andie Anderson / All good wishes / Gerald Kersh / May '65." Fine in a very Near Fine dustjacket, unclipped (priced 12s.6d. net), showing some very light wear to the corner tips, and a faint diagonal crease to lower rear flap.
A collection of 22 stories that mix horror, science fiction, fantasy and mystery. "The title story is an especially unnerving SF/horror blend. Professor Goodbody is horrified by his discoveries in a South American jungle of the remnants of a crashed space ship; a race of short, fat men without bones; and the secret of the origins of human life" (Barron, Horror Literature 4-160). Uncommon inscribed.
Price: $550.00