DACOBRA OR THE WHITE PRIESTS OF AHRIMAN ..
by Harris-Burland, J[ohn] B[urland]
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Large former owner bookplate to front free endpapern, front hinge starting, slight discoloration to corners of cloth, publisher
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: R. A. Everett & Co., Ltd., 1903. First edition. Large former owner bookplate to front free endpapern, front hinge starting, slight discoloration to corners of cloth, publisher lettering partially perished at base of spine. Still a solid very good copy. A nice copy of a major genre rarity. (14763). Octavo, pp. [1-8] 9-315 [316-320: ads], original dark green cloth, front panel stamped in black, spine panel stamped in gold. "Sensational horror thriller, in which an Oriental savant in a Scottish castle seeks to free soul of beloved from thrall of diabolic brotherhood; rife with supernatural elements, including immortality, metempsychosis, raising the dead, metastasis of stone to organic matter, all incorporated into occult framework based on Zoroastrian beliefs. Highly imaginative, suspense and weird atmosphere well-maintained throughout. An excellent specimen of its kind, well above the norm." - Robert Knowlton. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 43. Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 545. Bleiler (1978), p. 35. Reginald 06815.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 14763
- Title
- DACOBRA OR THE WHITE PRIESTS OF AHRIMAN ..
- Author
- Harris-Burland, J[ohn] B[urland]
- Book Condition
- Used - Large former owner bookplate to front free endpapern, front hinge starting, slight discoloration to corners of cloth, publisher
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- R. A. Everett & Co., Ltd.
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1903
- Keywords
- Horror
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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