Octavo, pp. [i-vi] vii [viii] 13-323 [324: blank] [note: text complete despite gap in pagination; two conjugate leaves headed "preface" and "contents," pages [v-vi] vii-[viii] are tipped in after the title leaf], original decorated gray cloth, front and spine panels printed in red and dark green. First U.S. edition. Vernede's only collection of short fiction. Mildly satirical stories about provincial culture hunters, spiced with several tales of weird horror. "The Finless Death" is a macabre fishing story. "On the Raft" concerns a battle between two men on a raft with a Red Sea skate. "The Maze" is a grim story about the French Revolution. Hubin (1994), p. 822. A nearly fine copy in very good printed dust jacket with light wear and several closed tears at edges and some mild general dust soiling. (#114450). Seller Inventory # 114450

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Title: PORT ALLINGTON STORIES

Publisher: George H. Doran Company, New York

Publication Date: 1920

Binding: Hardcover

Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included

Edition: 1st Edition

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