Lot 279
Jackson (Shirley) The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, 1960.
Hammer Price: £1,200
Description
Jackson (Shirley) The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, light browning to endpapers original boards, light bumping to spine tips and corners else fine, dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, light toning to rear panel, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, but a near-fine example overall, [Tymn 4-119], 8vo, 1960.
⁂ Jackson's classic ghost tale, subject of multiple adaptations and one of the great works of the genre. The English edition appears to be far rarer than the American, we can trace only one other like example at auction.
Description
Jackson (Shirley) The Haunting of Hill House, first English edition, light browning to endpapers original boards, light bumping to spine tips and corners else fine, dust-jacket, spine slightly darkened, light toning to rear panel, light rubbing to spine tips and corners, but a near-fine example overall, [Tymn 4-119], 8vo, 1960.
⁂ Jackson's classic ghost tale, subject of multiple adaptations and one of the great works of the genre. The English edition appears to be far rarer than the American, we can trace only one other like example at auction.