London: Sidgwick & Jackson, 1911. First Edition. First printing. Octavo (19cm). Original pale brown cloth, stamped in gilt on front and spine, top edge gilt; grey pictorial endpapers; [viii], [164], [4]pp; 4pp of publisher's ads at front, list of Forster's works opposite t.p. Bookseller's ticket of W. Heffer & Sons, Cambridge. Straight, tight, and unfaded, though gently rubbed at edges, one or two tiny spots of foxing to prelims and final leaves, overall: Very Good.

Forster's first collection of short stories, largely supernatural and fantastical. With endpapers designed by fellow Bloomsbury member Roger Fry, titled "Practical Culture; Imperial Culture." Includes the "Story of a Panic" about English tourists in Italy, which Forster composed during the trip to Florence when he began A Room with a View. Without dust jacket, as issued. 1000 copies printed. KIRKPATRICK A5a.

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Bookseller: Lorne Bair Rare Books (US)
Bookseller's Inventory #: 56644
Title: The Celestial Omnibus
Author: FORSTER, E. M
Book Condition: Used
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Sidgwick & Jackson
Place of Publication: London
Date Published: 1911
Bookseller catalogs: Modern Fiction;

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