LYCANTHIA.
London: Herbert Jenkins Limited, [1935]. Octavo, pp. [1-6] 7 [8-10] 11-312 [313-320: ads], original red cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black, publisher's monogram stamped in black on rear panel. First edition. A werewolf novel in which the title character, corrupted by occult dabbling (i.e., spiritualism), assumes wolf form by astral projection to express her sensual urges, as in Blackwood's "The Camp of the Dog." A lively potboiler but no masterpiece. Lycanthia herself is a femme fatale stereotype. [Reference: Bleiler, The Guide to Supernatural Fiction 986. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 28. Bleiler (1978), p. 120. Reginald 08739]. Mild foxing to end papers and first few leaves, spine slight dulled, a nearly fine copy with the front panel of the dust jacket. An attractive copy. This book has been observed in gray cloth and this red cloth, no priority (if any) established. (28398). Item #28398
Price: $850.00