SPRING DARKNESS

First edition, first printing of the author's first novel. Inscribed presentation copy. Publisher's original blue cloth with green titles to the upper board and spine, in dustwrapper. A very good or better copy, the binding square and firm with a little rubbing at the extremities and some darkening of the spine. The contents, toned to the text block edges, are otherwise clean throughout. Complete with the rare, rubbed and nicked dustwrapper that has several small chips at the edges and pieces of tape to the underside. A previous owner has drawn a small ink doodle (window?) to the upper panel. Correctly priced 7/6 net to the front flap.

Inscribed by the author in black ink on the front endpaper "To Louise and Otto / with love / from / John / John Metcalfe". The horror and supernatural author's first novel, following his 1925 short story collection "The Smoking Leg and Other Stories".