Monsters of the Deep.
New York: Dodd, Mead and Co, 1962. First Edition. Hardcover. Octavo. xx + 232pp. Green cloth lettered in black on spine. B/w frontis. & illustrations by Alexander Key. The first edition of this look at monsters of the sea by the author of "The Shark". Contents include: In the Beginning; True Monsters of the Deep; The Fossil Fish that Came to Life; The Squid and the Octopus; Seals and Other Pinnipeds; Eels; Dependable Sightings; Loch Ness Monsters and Other Unexplained Creatures; Margin for Error; The Deep Dark. Cloth unevenly faded, light bruising and chafing to spine ends and corners, top edge a bit darkened and foxed, pages lightly toned - overall a tight bright VG+ copy in VG dust jacket (Dust jacket panels lightly rubbed, light chafing to extremities and folds, not clipped). Item #59572
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