YELLOW DEATH (A TALE OF OCCULT MYSTERIES) RECORDING A FURTHER EXPERIENCE OF PROFESSOR RHYMER THE "SPOOK" SPECIALIST...
London: Books Limited, n.d., [1921]. Octavo, pp. [1-14] 15-299 [300-304: blank] [note: first two and last two leaves used as front and rear free endpapers and paste-downs, original decorated light brown cloth, front and spine panels stamped in black and blind, all edges rough cut. First edition. Scarce thriller featuring occult investigator Professor Arnold Rhymer, M.D., whose earlier exploits were recorded in Key's rare collection, THE BROKEN FANG AND OTHER EXPERIENCES OF A SPECIALIST IN SPOOKS (1920), who "tries to decipher a typed message made by one of the departed." - Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 128. Wilson, Shadows in the Attic, p. 304. Bleiler (1978), p. 114. Reginald 08230. Tanning to free end papers, corners and spine ends a touch rubbed, spine somewhat age darkened with lettering to title and publisher rubbed, a very good to nearly fine copy. (30399). Item #30399
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