The Sorcery Club

O'Donnell, Elliott

Published by William Rider, London, 1912

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O'Donnell, Elliott. The Sorcery Club. London: William Rider & Son, Limited, 1912. First edition. Octavo, pp. [i-iv] v-vii [viii] [1] 2-342 [343-344: ads] + 16-page publisher's catalogue dated November 1912 inserted at rear. Illustrated by Phyllis Vere Campbell with four inserted plates. Original gray-blue pictorial cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold and light gray-green. Cloth a bit scuffed, more noticeably on outer joints, but a firm good copy. On rear paste-down is the tiny black sticker of The Times Book Club with one rubber-stamped date next to it (FEB 21 1913). A nicely designed binding, the main design elements of which present well in this copy. $3455. $325. "Sensational occult thriller concerning confederacy of occultists who discover secrets of Atlantean magic and employ these to nefarious ends. His best work of supernatural fiction, distinct from the ghost-hunting collections." -- Robert Knowlton. The illustrations are expert and highly atmospheric. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 140. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-153. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1249. Eichner, Atlantean Chronicles, p. 180. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy Volume II, p. 86. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 307. Reginald 10922.

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Title: The Sorcery Club
Publisher: William Rider, London
Publication Date: 1912
Binding: Hardback
Edition: First Edition.
Condition: Good

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When I began my bookselling business in 1996 I called it "Eldritch Books" because that adjective at least partly covered the type of material I offered (and because its similarity to my own surname seemed so -- eldritch). "Ghost stories" would be another handy, if somewhat reductive, term. Most of it is fiction from the 19th and early 20th century with a strong emphasis on the fantastic. Since the most familiar and relevant genre terms in use today -- "science fiction," "fantasy," "supernatural," "horror" -- were not so much in use when these books were first published, pegging them that way can be anachronistic. But that should give you the general idea. I don't have much in the way of American pulp (either in magazine or specialty press book form) but otherwise my interests range widely from high-brow to middle-brow to low-brow to amateur/eccentric. You're more likely to find rare and obscure works here than high spots. (Or at least they're obscure now, whatever their status was when first published.) In 2001 I went to work for L. W. Currey as cataloguer and general assistant. Since 2014 I've been back working on my own. I have exhibited at convention fairs (such as WFC and Readercon) in the past. I began collecting and studying antiquarian fantasy around 1980. Some of my essays have appeared in genre publications such as NYRSF, Wormwood and F&SF. I tend to carefully research my inventory and write extensive notes. (If another dealer wishes to make use of any of these notes, I'd appreciate the courtesy of putting such excerpts in quotes and giving proper attribution to me. That's what I do when I quote from any of my reference works.) I will be gradually listing my inventory on ABE over the coming years. I hope you find something of interest.

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