1965 First Ballantine (Bal-Hi) edition in very good condition. Cover has some minimal wear, tight bound, personal library sticker and note from original owner, as shown. Great for Halloween reading!!
Edward Groff Conklin (September 6, 1904, Glen Ridge, New Jersey - July 19, 1968, Pawling, New York) was a leading science fiction anthologist. Conklin edited 41 anthologies of science fiction, wrote books on home improvement and was a freelance writer on scientific subjects. From 1950 to 1955, he was the book critic for Galaxy Science Fiction.
A completely trustworthy collection by reliable individuals you probably already know if you've read things older than 1980. Lovecraft, Bradbury, Sturgeon, Bierce, etc. I got this specifically for Kuttner's Graveyard Rats, which was quite fun. I had no idea Roald Dahl wrote horror and that story was quite dark. Counselman's Night Court I've read before (amongst others here) and I'm always so disappointed by how racist it comes of, like much of her other work too, because it's an otherwise great story.
A few were duds for me, like the Hughes and West stories, but all are so tiny and fast that I didn't have time to be bothered about it. A particualy solid collection for someone unexperienced with but interested in pre-modern horror.