Writing Fiction.
Boston: The Writer, Inc., 1946. First edition. Hardcover. 20 x 13.5 cm. Octavo. xii 201pp. Red cloth in dust jacket. Signed and inscribed by Derleth on the front free endpaper. Original price of $2.50 present on front flap. First edition with no additional printings noted. There is some chipping and a few tape repaired closed tears to the jacket. Very Good in Good dust jacket. Item #75100
A how to book on writing by Derleth, author of dozens of works in many genre who is especially known now for his horror and weird fiction works. "Writing Fiction" deals primarily with romantic, realistic and imaginative fiction, with chapters on the hard-boiled story, regional writing, the ghost story, the elliptical story, science-fiction, stream of consciousness methods and many other fiction forms.
Price: $200.00