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Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1

  • Vol. 40 #1
    Weird Tales (1923-1985 Popular Fiction) Pulp 1st Series Vol. 40 #1


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    Auction opens July 6
    • .5" Spine split from bottom.
    Auction opens May 6
    • 2.5" Cumulative spine split. Cover oxidation.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 5%. Water damage: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Water damage: Slight. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 5%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Slight.
    • Paper: Off white
    • Front cover detached 10%. Back cover detached 10%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Paper: Cream to off white
    • Front cover detached 15%. Back cover detached 20%. Water damage: Moderate. Staple rust: Moderate.
    • Consignment. 3% buyer's premium charged at checkout. Graded by MCS, not consignor.

    November, 1947. Cover by Matt Fox. Horror and supernatural stories by Robert Bloch "The Cheaters, Allison V. Harding, Bert David Ross, Stephen Grendon, Mary Elizabeth Counselman, Carl Jacobi, Seabury Quinn, and George Whitley. Illustrations by Fred Humiston, Lee Brown Coye, and Boris Dolgov. 6 3/4-in. x 10-in.; black and white; 100 newsprint pages. Cover price $0.20.