Basil Copper
And Afterward, the Dark
Wisconsin, Arkham House, 1977 . First edition. Cloth. A superb first edition of this collection of seven spooky tales from Basil Copper, including his celebrated sci-fi short novel set in the future, 'The Flabby Men' The first edition. A fine example, in the publisher's original unclipped dust wrapper. A collection of seven short stories written by English author and editor, Basil Copping. 'An Afterward, the Dark' was the second collection published by Arkham House, with Copping's editor and Arkham House founder August Derleth, remaining close to the author throughout his career.Including "The Spider", "The Cave", "Dust to Dust", "Camera Obscura", "The Janissaries of Emilion", "Archives of the Dead" and "The Flabby Men". Notably, "The Spider" was Copping's first published work, previously appearing in the fifth 'Pan Book of Horror Stories' in 1964. In these works, Copping presents ghost stories with elements of the supernatural and science-fiction, particularly evident in "The Flabby Men", a novella set in the future following a nuclear war on Earth. Bound in the publisher's cloth, with the original, unclipped dust wrapper. Externally, lovely, with minor shelf wear only. Dust wrapper is also excellent, with light edge wear and sunning to the spine. Internally, firmly bound with bright, clean pages. Fine . Ill.: None. Fine/Near Fine.

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