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New York: The Viking Press, 1959. First Edition. Near Fine/Near Fine. First edition, first printing. Bound in publisher's yellow and turquoise cloth with titles stamped in black. Near Fine with light fading to yellow cloth, former owner's bookplate to front pastedown, and contents lightly tanned. In a Near Fine unclipped dust jacket with slight fading to spine, scuff to front panel and light edge wear. A nice copy of the horror novel that inspired the 1963 and 1999 films titled The Haunting and a more recent Netflix series.

The Haunting of Hill House is a 1959 horror novel by American author Shirley Jackson. It has been hailed as a perfect work of unnerving terror. The story concerns four main characters: Dr. John Montague, an investigator of the supernatural; Eleanor Vance, a shy young woman who resents caring for her demanding, disabled mother; Luke Sanderson, the young heir to Hill House, who is host to the others; and Theodora, who is implied to be a lesbian.

Look for the Viking Press imprint with a publication date of 1959.