Physicians by Learoyd, First Edition (4 results)

First edition, first printing. Original grey cloth with red titles to the spine, in dustwrapper. A very good copy the binding lightly bumped at the extremities, the contents without inscriptions or stamps. Complete with the good rubbed and nicked dustwrapper which has shallow loss to the top of the spine and some soiling of the rear panel. Not price-clipped (7/6net to the front flap). A short story collection, some criminous, some science-fiction and fantasy. Further details and images for any of the items listed are available on request. Lucius Books welcomes direct contact with our customers.

First edition. Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9 [10-12] 13-301 [302] [303-304: blank], original gray cloth, spine stamped in red. Collects twenty-one stories, some crime and several science fantasy, most with a medical flavor, "humorous, pathetic, macabre -- as seen from the doctor's point of view, slices of life, flights of imagination, a murder or two, a mystery or two . all have the sting in the tail." - publisher's blurb. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 120. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 135. Hubin, p. 489]. A fine copy in a very good dust jacket with mild wear to upper corner tips, 15 mm closed tear with creases to upper right front panel, wear with chip and closed tear along upper spine panel, closed tear and some dust soiling to rear panel. (30512).

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Beautiful copy of the first U.S. edition of this collection by Learoyd, which is listed in Hubin as containing "some criminous" stories. Fine book with sharp corners and bright orange boards with crisp black lettering to spine. Jacket near fine with a short tear to top edge of front panel, and some rubbing to corners else fine.

Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Fine. First Edition. Original gray cloth lettered in red to the spine. 8vo - 301,[1]pp. A collection of 23 short stories all with a medical theme and many involving mystery and the macabre. A stunning copy in all respects. Some off-setting to the endpaper from the jacket flap. "7/6" to the front flap. Near Fine / Fine.