Joan Aiken - A Touch of Chill - First Edition

AIKEN, Joan (1924-2004).

A Touch of Chill: Stories of Horror, Suspense & Fantasy.

London: Victor Gollancz Ltd, 1979.

FIRST EDITION, first printing. Octavo (21 x 14cm), pp.190; [2]. Publisher's green cloth, gilt titles to spine, dust-jacket featuring a painting by Stuart Hughes, with printed price of £3.75 net. 

Internally fine, some spotting to top edge, wrapper toned to flaps, spine almost imperceptibly sunned. Near fine. 

A collection of fifteen short stories, aimed at younger readers.