Sought-after first edition of the classic gothic horror novel: The Haunting of Hill House by Shirley Jackson. First edition. NY: The Viking Press, 1959. Hardcover with original unclipped dust jacket (priced at $3.95), 5.75 x 8.25, 246 pages. Book condition: VG/VG, with a slightly cocked spine, wear to corners and spine ends of the dust jacket, and a few small nicks and tears to the jacket's edges. Jackson's iconic novel, considered one of the best literary ghost stories of the 20th century, has been adapted for a variety of popular media—it has been made into two feature films and a play, and is the basis of a 2018 Netflix miniseries.