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WIDDERSHINS
by Onions, Oliver (George Oliver)
- Used
- first
- Condition
- Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover
- Seller
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Laurel, Maryland, United States
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About This Item
London: Martin Secker, 1911. First edition. Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover, corners a bit soft, a very good copy of an important book. (27968). Octavo, pp. [1-10] 11-315 [316: printer's imprint] [317-320: ads], original decorated orange-red cloth, front panel stamped in gold and blind, spine panel stamped in gold, rear panel stamped in blind, top edge stained orange-red, fore and bottom edges untrimmed. Collects nine stories. "A landmark book in the history of supernatural fiction." - Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 1261. Includes "The Beckoning Fair One," "... one of the finest of all ghost stories ..." and "Onion's work is stylishly suspenseful, and his best works are very effective" Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror 4-119. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1720. Jones and Newman (eds), Horror: 100 Best Books 31. Tymn (ed), Horror Literature 3-190. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 398.
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- Bookseller
- John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
(US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 27968
- Title
- WIDDERSHINS
- Author
- Onions, Oliver (George Oliver)
- Book Condition
- Used - Light foxing to end papers and page edges, spine age darkened with bright gilt lettering, light splash mark to lower front cover
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Martin Secker
- Place of Publication
- London
- Date Published
- 1911
- Keywords
- Horror . SC
Terms of Sale
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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About the Seller
John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
Biblio member since 2017
Laurel, Maryland
About John W. Knott, Jr., Bookseller, ABAA/ILAB
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