introduction (nf) h.w. (presumed to be herbert williams)
the dunwich horror (novelette) h. p. lovecraft, weird tales vol. xiii #4, 4/1929 cthulhu mythos
the panelled room (short story) august derleth, the westminster mafazine 9/1933
the fireplace (ss) henry s. whitehead, weird tales vol. v #1, 1/1925; repr. in vol. xxv #2, 2/1935
the haunted doll's house (ss) m. r. james, 1923; tyopped/mispelynge of ''the haunted dolls' house''
the squaw (ss) bram stoker, holly leaves 2/12/1893 (annual christmas issue of illustrated sporting & dramatics news)
wingless victory (ntte) h. f. heard, in ''the great fog'' h. f. heard (1944), gerald heard (uk 1947), qq.v.
through the dragon glass (ss) a. merritt, all-story weekly 24/11/1917; self-titled (24pp. chapbook 1932); fantastic novels vol.1 #2, 9/1940
naked lady (ss) mindret lord, weird tales vol. xxiv #3, 9/1934
the curious case of benjamin button (ntte) f. scott fitzgerald, collier's 27/5/1922
bottle party (ss) john collier, esquire 1st/10/1939
by the waters of babylon (ss) stephen vincent benét, the saturday evening post 31/7/1937, as ''the place of the gods''
the salamander (ss) william f. seabrook, the english review vol.35, 11/1922; reprinted in story magazine vol. xxiv #10 3-4/1944
anc avon book company new avon library first printing, first edition
reprint anthology of nine short stories and three novelettes, nf introduction by h.w. assumed to be herbert williams
cover art unsigned, uncredited; sfaik still as-yet unattributed
cover price (none: mmpbs were then presumed to be 25¢ unless elsewise stated)
256pp. including titles, indicia, acknowledgments etc, end pp.
sometimes seen accounted as 260pp, which includes inside & outside front & back covers