Rossell Hope Robbins compiled this reference book.  Published by Crown 1960,2nd printing. This hardcover has an unclipped dj with moderate edgewear. 571 pgs w/b/w illustrations taken from rare books, contemporary prints, and old manuscripts, many of which have been published for the first time. "Research sourced by the world's greatest libraries, Robbins has compiled a rational, balanced history of 300 years of horror concentrated primarily in Western Europe."  Condition wise, the interior is Like New and the dust jacket is Very Good.