Something Near
Item
Title
Something Near
Creator
Description
A collection of twenty previously published Derleth stories, including four in the Cthulu mythos.
Table of contents: A Thin Gentleman with Gloves; Mr. Ames' Devil; A Wig for Miss Devore; Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind; Pacific 421; Headlines for Tod Shayne; No Light for Uncle Henry; Lansing's Luxury; Carousel; Lady Macbeth of Pimley Square; Here, Daemos!; McElwin's Glass; An Elegy for Mr. Danielson; The Satin Mask; Motive; The Metronome; The Inverness Cape; The Thing That Walked on the Wind; Ithaqua; Beyond the Threshold; The Dweller in Darkness
Table of contents: A Thin Gentleman with Gloves; Mr. Ames' Devil; A Wig for Miss Devore; Mrs. Corter Makes Up Her Mind; Pacific 421; Headlines for Tod Shayne; No Light for Uncle Henry; Lansing's Luxury; Carousel; Lady Macbeth of Pimley Square; Here, Daemos!; McElwin's Glass; An Elegy for Mr. Danielson; The Satin Mask; Motive; The Metronome; The Inverness Cape; The Thing That Walked on the Wind; Ithaqua; Beyond the Threshold; The Dweller in Darkness
Date
1945
Publisher
Arkham House Press
annotates
This is a first Arkham House edition. It is signed by Derleth. The personalized inscription reads: " To D...[illegible], this second - and I fear, less good - collection. Cordially, August Derleth"
Format
18.5 cm long, 12.25 cm wide, 2.3 cm tall
Cover Description
In pale blue against black, a long-haired woman reaches into flames; behind her, a skeleton also seems to reach into the fire.
