Description

• First Edition [Farrar, Straus & Cudahy, New York, 1958]; v, 245pp; black papered boards over grey cloth spine, black titling on spine, yellow topstain, minor rustmarks on spine, an excellent copy; in like unclipped [$3.75] dustjacket, eyecatching design by Ronald Clyne, a little rubbed at extremities, discolouration verso
• Jackson’s fourth novel is set largely under the shadow of Halloran House, said to be something of a foreshadowing for the Haunting Of Hill House [published the following year]