Restless is the River by August Derleth (Signed 1st Ed)

Signed by the author on the half title page. No dust jacket. The blue/black cloth boards are rubbed at the corners, bottom edge front and top edge rear a little soiled, spine sunned with small tears head/tail, both upper corners bumped. Front and rear gutter discolored. 1939 A printing, first edition. Restless is the River is a 1939 historical novel by August Derleth that follows a Hungarian exile named Augustin Brogmar as he helps establish the fictional Midwestern town of Sac Prairie (based on his hometown, Sauk City, Wisconsin) from 1839 to 1850. In 1939 Derleth founded Arkham House to publish the work of his late friend H.P. Lovecraft. All orders packed with care, most dust jackets protected by Brodart sleeve, independent bookseller since 2011.