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THE BEAUTIFUL WHITE DEVIL.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1897. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1] 2-289 [290: blank] [291-298: ads], printed wrappers. First U.S. edition. Part of the Appletons' Town and Country Library series. Adventure fiction set in the Far East. The beautiful White Devil is a female pirate.
A BID FOR FORTUNE.
New York: D. Appleton, 1895. Octavo, cloth. First U.S. edition. The first Dr. Nikola novel. Bleiler: Science Fiction: The Early Years #240.
DR. NIKOLA'S EXPERIMENT.
New York: D. Appleton and Company, 1899. Octavo, cloth. First edition. Issued as "Appleton's Town and Country Library" Number 269, August 1, 1899 (50¢]. Third of the four novels featuring Doctor Nikola, a occult adventurer who seeks immortality. The diabolical doctor, a precursor to Sax Rohmer's Fu Manchu, is considered by some to be the first fictional super villain. Dr. Nikola attempts to rejuvenate a senile man. Bleiler: Science-Fiction: The Early Years, p. 75-76.
DR. NIKOLA'S EXPERIMENT.
London: Hodder and Stoughton, 1899. Octavo, pp. [i-ii] iii-vi [vii-viii 1-340 [341-342: blank] [note: last leaf is a blank], twenty inserted illustrations by Sydney Cowell, original pictorial green cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, white, blue-gray and gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition. The fourth novel with Doctor Nikola, this one featuring him. Doctor Nikola has a continuing quest for immortality and world domination. Among his attributes are, great wealth, strong deductive powers, a dedicated scientist, hypnotic powers, a master of disguise and familiarity with the occult. Doctor Nikola continues on with his experiments of rejuvenation. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 40. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 242. Blackford, et al., Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction, p. [221]. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 47. Bleiler (1978), p. 27. Reginald 01626. Hubin (1994), p. 87.
'FAREWELL, NIKOLA.'
London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1901. Octavo, pp. [1-7] 8-315 [316: printer's imprint] [317-320: ads], eight inserted illustrations by Sydney Cowell, original dark blue cloth, front panel stamped in black and white, spine panel stamped in black, white, and gold, pictorial paper inlay on front panel. First edition. The final novel with Doctor Nikola, this one featuring him. Doctor Nikola has a continuing quest for immortality and world domination. Among his attributes are, great wealth, strong deductive powers, a dedicated scientist, hypnotic powers, a master of disguise and familiarity with the occult. In this novel, the series wraps up and the origins of Doctor Nikola are revealed. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Fiction, p. 40. Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 243. Blackford, et al., Strange Constellations: A History of Australian Science Fiction, p. 222. Sullivan (ed), The Penguin Encyclopedia of Horror and the Supernatural, p. 47. Bleiler (1978), p. 27. Reginald 01627. Hubin (1994), p. 87.
THE LUST OF HATE.
London, New York and Melbourne: Ward, Lock & Co., Limited, 1898. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1] 2-283 [284: printer's imprint] + 12-page undated publisher's catalogue inserted at rear, six inserted illustrations by Stanley L. Wood, original bevel-edged blue cloth, spine and front panels stamped in gold, all edges untrimmed. First edition. The third novel with the villain Doctor Nikola, however he is not the central character. Reginald 01628. Hubin (1994), p. 87.