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THE RIDDLE OF THE TOWER.
London, New York, Melbourne: Hutchinson & Co. (Publishers), Ltd., n.d., [1944]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7-152, original tan cloth, front and spine panels stamped in dark green. First edition. A presentation copy signed by both authors with inscription in Wynne-Tyson's hand on the front free endpaper: "For Winifred -- / With the very best of / good wishes, / from / Esme W.-T. / and / J. D. Beresford / The Retreat / Holt Wilts. / 1944." "Mankind descends through successful regimentation and mechanization to the final status of insects." - Gerber, Utopian Fantasy (1973), p. 155. [Reference: Clarke, Tale of the Future (1978), p. 78. Sargent, British and American Utopian Literature, 1516-1985, p. 226. Stableford, Scientific Romance in Britain 1890-1950, p. 181. Bleiler (1978), p. 21. Reginald 01162].
THE BARGE OF HAUNTED LIVES ...
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-333 [334: blank], original brown cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Interlocking sequence of macabre mysteries, involving vampirism, metempsychosis and cursed gems, in addition to the usual murder and mayhem. Clearly influenced by Robert Louis Stevenson's NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS (1882), with most supernatural elements being rationalized at denouement. Episodic, but cleverly constructed, with good weird atmosphere. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 197. Reginald 14374].
THE BARGE OF HAUNTED LIVES.
New York: The Macmillan Company, 1923. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-2] 3-333 [334: blank], original brown cloth, front panel ruled in blind, spine panel stamped in gold. First edition. Interlocking sequence of macabre mysteries, involving vampirism, metempsychosis and cursed gems, in addition to the usual murder and mayhem. Clearly influenced by Robert Louis Stevenson's NEW ARABIAN NIGHTS (1882), with most supernatural elements being rationalized at denouement. Episodic, but cleverly constructed, with good weird atmosphere. [Reference: Bleiler (1978), p. 197. Reginald 14374].