[ARKHAM HOUSE]. A group of 8 inscribed titles, including:
BLOCH, Robert. The Opener of the Way. 1945. –– LEIBER, Fritz, Jr. Night’s Black Agents. 1947. –– BRENNAN, Joseph Payne. Nine Horrors and A Dream. 1958. –– BLOCH, Robert. Pleasant Dreams. 1960. –– WELLMAN, Manly Wade. Who Fears the Devil? 1963. –– BRENNAN, Joseph Payne. Stories of Darkness and Dread. 1973. –– CAMPBELL, Ramsey. Demons by Daylight. 1973. –– CAMPBELL, Ramsey. The Height of the Scream. 1976.
Together, 8 works in 8 volumes, all 8vo, all published in Sauk City, Wisconsin by Arkham House, all in original cloth bindings and dust jackets, ALL FIRST EDITIONS AND INSCRIBED BY THE AUTHORS, most to Dr. Steven Tas, 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.