THE BLACK REAPER. Tales of Terror by Bernard Capes. Selected and Introduced by Hugh Lamb.
London: Equation, 1989. First Edition. Octavo, original pictorial wrappers (trade paperback format). 192 pp. INSCRIBED AND SIGNED BY THE AUTHOR in ink on the first leaf: "To Richard, Who helped make it possible! Very Best Wishes, Hugh Lamb, Jun '89". The recipient, Richard Dalby, was a collector of rare books, an anthologist and a bibliographer. In the "Acknowledgments" at the end of the text Lamb writes: "I must acknowledge the help of Richard Dalby in compiling this book, who has supplied bibliographical details over and above the call of duty..." Minute stain to fore-edge, a fine, bright copy, unread and uncreased. Item #312435
¶ Collects twelve supernatural tale by Capes all collected from earlier books originally published 1899-1915, with an Introduction and Bibliography by Lamb.
Price: $100.00