WIDDERSHINS.
London: Martin Secker, 1911. Octavo, 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. First edition. 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. Mild foxing to first and last few leaves, top page edges dusty, corners bumped, light wear to cloth at spine ends, cloth split at lower rear corner at spine, moderate soiling, spine age darkened, a solid very good copy of an important book. (21808). Item #21808
Price: $1,500.00