Item #17388 QUESTIONABLE SHAPES. Howells.

QUESTIONABLE SHAPES ...

New York and London: Harper & Brothers Publishers, 1903. Octavo, pp. [1-6] [1-5] 6-219 [220: blank] [221-224: ads] [225-226: blank] [note: first and last leaves are blanks], four inserted plates, original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition. Three supernatural novellas; "His Apparition," "The Angel of the Lord," and "Though One Rose from the Dead." These stories introduce the psychologist Wanhope, who explains scientifically the ghost stories told by members of his dinner club. Anatomy of Wonder (1981) 1-101. Barron (ed), Horror Literature 3-96. Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 865. Clareson, Science Fiction in America, 1870s-1930s 432. Bleiler (1978), p. 104. Reginald 07501. Smith, American Fiction, 1901-1925 H-936. BAL 9752. Private owner's bookplate affixed to the front paste-down, previous owner's stamp just below and also to rear paste-down. Some mild rubbing to cloth, spine a bit dull, a very good or somewhat better copy. (17388). Item #17388

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