MERRIL, JUDITH — Shadow on the Hearth
NY, Doubleday. 1950, First Edition. Hardcover, with dust jacket. Book, 1st printing, 1950. Black cloth; stamped in silver on spine. "Post-catastrophe science fiction novel; how a woman copes with the chaos in the wake of a nuclear war" (Locke; Spectrum I, p. 155). Author's first book, filmed as "Atomic Attack" in 1954 (ABC). Previous owner's name on front pastedown; dj chipped at all corners with a few short edge tears, edgeworn; sticker pull from spine. Near Fine in an otherwise Very Good dj. Near Fine/Very Good-.