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THE HOUSE OF SOULS
by Machen, Arthur
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Some foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, slight bump to lower left corner, spine ends with a touch a wear, a nearly fine
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: E. Grant Richards, 1906. First edition. Second binding with "GRANT / RICHARDS" at base of spine panel. Some foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, slight bump to lower left corner, spine ends with a touch a wear, a nearly fine to fine copy. A very nice copy of this handsome book with elaborate three-color cover design by Sime. (28700). Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-xiii [xiv-xvi] [1-2] 3-513 [514] [515: ad for The Three Impostors] [516: blank], inserted frontispiece with illustration by Sidney H. Sime, original pictorial gray cloth with cover design by Sime in black, gold and light green. Collects the contents of THE GREAT GOOD PAN (1894) and THE THREE IMPOSTORS (1895), the latter with some revisions and omissions, plus the first book appearance of three tales, "A Fragment of Life," "The White People," and "The Red Hand." "... Machen's most important collection." - Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 277. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-135. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1072. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 147. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-157. Bleiler (1978), p. 130. Reginald 09464. Goldstone and Sweetser 10e.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 28700
- Title
- THE HOUSE OF SOULS
- Author
- Machen, Arthur
- Book Condition
- Used - Some foxing to preliminary and terminal leaves, slight bump to lower left corner, spine ends with a touch a wear, a nearly fine
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition. Second binding with "GRANT / RICHARDS" at base of
- Publisher
- E. Grant Richards
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1906
- Keywords
- Horror
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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