DERLETH, August (1909–1971). A group of 10 titles, including:
Not Long for this World. 1948. INSCRIBED BY DERLETH. –– Something Near. 1945. –– Someone in the Dark. 1941 [but actually 1967]. OFFSET EDITION, or the second printing, one of only 300 copies. –– And others.
Together, 10 works in 10 volumes, all 8vo, all published in Sauk City, Wisconsin by Arkham House (one by Mycroft & Moran), all in original cloth bindings and dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITIONS, condition generally fine.
Provenance: Richard Manney (book labels), one of the most famous book collectors of the 20th century who was known for the best examples on the market. A selection of his library was sold at Sotheby’s in 1991, amassing a total of over $3.9m which was the first multimillion–dollar library assembled in the 1980s to come up for auction.