THE GRIP OF FEAR.
New York: Mitchell Kennerley, 1911. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 1-281 [282: blank], inserted frontispiece with duotone illustration, original blue cloth, front and spine panels stamped in gold. First edition English. Anonymously translated macabre murder mystery. Short weird novel by this noted practitioner of the conte cruel. This publisher specialized in material of a somewhat avant-garde nature. Ashley, Who's Who in Horror and Fantasy Literature, p. 117. Tymn, Horror Literature 3-147. Bleiler (1948), p. 180. Previous owner's name in ink to front free endpaper. Cloth rubbed at fore edges, spine ends and outer joints, some light staining, spine tanned, a clean and tight interior, a good copy. (20088). Item #20088
Price: $125.00