A. Merritt

Dwellers in the Mirage

Providence, Rhode Island: The Grandon Company, 1950. Octavo. 295 pp. First Grandon edition. Text toned; scattered foxing to endpapers. Jacket rubbed, with edge tears, small chips at spine ends, and abrasion to upper front panel; dust jacked unclipped, original $3.00 price intact. Old transparent jacket protector secured with browned tape tabs at flaps and pastedowns.

Merritt’s lost-world fantasy of a hidden Alaskan valley, an ancient warrior reborn, and the monstrous Khalk’ru. An edition of 1,000 copies recorded by Owings and Chalker, combining Finlay’s atmospheric frontispiece with Swanson’s striking jacket design. Good / Good. Item #1305

Price: $75.00