The Face in the Abyss by Merritt, A - 1931

New York: Horace Liveright, Inc.. Very Good- in Fair dust jacket. 1931. First Edition. Hardcover. Inscription on half title page reads, "To Wallace Palmer, Whose faith in me was more than once all that made me go on with this book to its end - and which therefore is as much his book as mine. Sincerely, A. Merritt Three hooded serpents raised their heads, their hooded heads are plumed with flames, deep, deep from the abyss they came..." . Yellow cloth covers have surface staining and light edge wear. Corners are square but bumped, spine ends slightly curled. Inscription has bleed to corresponding pages. Text is otherwise very clean. DJ has heavy chipping at edges with several small tears, creasing, and small pieces missing. Wallace's mother, Mrs. W. L. C. Palmer's book review from the Kansas City Star pasted in at rear. Mrs. Palmer was Harry and Bess Truman's high school math teacher, the first woman to hold elected office in Independence, MO, and a long time literary critic for the Kansas City Star. ; Signed by Author(s) .