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Octavo, pp. [i-vii] viii [1] 2-215 [216: blank] [note: title leaf is a cancel mounted on a stub; signature "O" apparenty reprinted (no printer's imprint on page 215 and page 216 blank)], inserted frontispiece with illustration by C. W. Furse, original black cloth, front and spine panels printed in black, top edge stained black, other edges untrimmed. First edition, second issue. Pain's second book, first published in 1892 by Henry & Co. An early collection of sentimental pieces, including fantasies "The Glass of Supreme Moments" and "Exchange." "Morbid, bittersweet pieces, more fin de siecle than his later work." - Robert Knowlton. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 143. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1277. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 143. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 400. See Survey of Modern Fantasy Literature IV, pp. 1662-64. Bleiler (1978), p. 153. Reginald 11122. Hubin (1994), p. 624. NCBEL IV 698. Cloth worn at spine ends and corner tips, cloth worn along outer rear joint, scuffs and scratches to cloth, a solid reading copy. An uncommon issue of this book. (#171268). Seller Inventory # 171268
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