"SPIDER" SERIES: # 1 Death Reign of the Vampire King / # 2 Hordes of the Red Butcher / # 3 The City Destroyer / # 4 Death and the Spider

Stockbridge, Grant (pseudonym of Norvell W. Page)

Published by New York: Pocket Books 1st Editions 1974-1975

----------paperbacks, 4 books. Reprints of novels first published in "The Spider" pulp magazine in the 1930s and 1940s. There were many other Spider novels, but these 4 books were all that were published by Pocket Books. These 4 novels were written by Norvell W. Page, who wrote most of the Spider stories in the original pulps, using the Grant Stockbridge house name. # 1 has a front cover crease and small tear, and is VG. # 2 has a slight spine tilt, a reading crease, store stamps inside, and is VG. # 3 has a cover crease, a back cover scuff, and is VG. # 4 has a slight spine tilt, and is VG. An attractive set, uniform in appearance, but with the front cover art by Robert Maguire doing nothing to capture the flavour of the original pulp cover art. Note: all but # 3 are Canadian printings, and bear an earlier date than the corresponding US printing. It is fairly common to see an earlier date for the Canadian printing of Pocket Books. Also, they state 2nd printing, which in this case indicates the 1st Canadian edition, a true 1st edition. Seller Inventory # 007942

Bibliographic Details

Title: "SPIDER" SERIES: # 1 Death Reign of the ...
Publisher: New York: Pocket Books 1st Editions 1974-1975
Binding: Mass Market Paperback
Illustrator: Robert Maguire (front covers)
Condition: Very Good
Edition: First Edition.