THE HANDS OF ORLAC ... Translated and Adapted by Florence Crewe-Jones.
New York: E. P. Dutton & Co., Inc., [1929]. Octavo, pp. [1-8] [1-2] 3-337 [338-344: blank] [note: last three leaves are blanks], original purple cloth, front and spine panels stamped in orange, fore and bottom edges rough trimmed. First edition in English. Renard, "generally regarded in France as the most important native SF writer for the period 1900-1930, best known in English for his SF novel LES MAINS D'ORLAC (1920) ... The story deals in Gothic terms with the ominous consequences of a hand transplant." - Clute and Nicholls (eds), The Encyclopedia of Science Fiction (1993), p. 1003. "Classic macabre murder mystery ..." - Barron (ed), Fantasy and Horror (1999) 4-125. The basis of several films, including "Mad Love" (1935), featuring Peter Lorre and Colin Clive. [Reference: Bleiler, Science-Fiction: The Early Years 1856. Locke, A Spectrum of Fantasy, p. 182. Bleiler (1948), p. 233. Reginald 12140. Hubin (1994), p. 674]. Small inked bookstore stamp to lower front paste down, spine a bit leaned, corners and spine ends soft with edges a bit rubbed, a very good copy. (31147). Item #31147
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