first edition
1963 · New York
by DERLETH, August
New York: Duell, Sloan and Pearce, 1963. First Edition. First Printing. Octavo; black cloth, with titling and decorations stamped in green and gilt on spine and front cover; dustjacket; [viii],471pp. Touch of biopredation to cloth at extremities; Very Good+. Dustjacket is price-clipped, with some wear and dustiness overall; Very Good+. "A fictionalized version of the life of Nelson Dewey, the first governor of the state of Wisconsin, whose home, Stonefield, is now a museum at Cassville" (WILSON 575). (Inventory #: 39511)