First Edition, housed in publisher's slipcase. First edition of the author's first published book. This is the de-luxe state limited to 250 numbered copies SIGNED by the author and by the illustrator, Harry O. Morris. Number 174. Issued without dust jacket. Collection of twenty-seven stories by Richard Christian Matheson. Foreword by Stephen King. Introduction by Dennis Etchison. Illustrations by Harry O. Morris. Book and slipcase are both in fine condition. No fading, no toning. tight and bright book without inscriptions or remainder marks. The slipcase too is in fine condition. An attractive copy.
