THE GHOUL
Book Details + Condition: Grosset & Dunlap (New York, NY). First edition, 1929. Hardcover. 308 pages. Horror novel by English author Frank King that is most well-known for being the inspiration for the 1933 film of the same name, starring Boris Karloff as an Egyptologist involved in a jewel heist. The film was considered lost for decades and gained a cult following. Red cloth binding with embossed black lettering to cover and spine. Firm binding; rubbed corners and edges; light wear to boards, with some darkening present; darkening to spine, with a bit of fraying to spine ends; 4 pp with repaired tears to bottom; interior is clean and free of markings.