Birkin, Charles. THE SMELL OF EVIL. London: Library 33 hardcover. Fine in d.j.

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Birkin, Charles. THE SMELL OF EVIL. London: Library 33 hardcover, [1964]. Fine in d.j. Introduction by Dennis Wheatley.

Half-title carries the bookplate of noted Australian collector, Ronald E. Graham (the co-founder of Melbourne’s Space Age Books) and the copyright page carries the bookplate of another noted collector, Leigh Blackmore. Text block lightly age-darkened, else fine in red boards with gilt-stamped spine and front board. Dustjacket is VG although front fold-in is clipped.

Exceptionally scarce.  Collects 13 stories by the former editor of the famous CREEPS series of anthologies issued by Phillip Allan in the 1930s.